Cultivation Novels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul 修仙小说，练气期。筑基期，金丹期，元婴

1. 501 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡骨求长生 Chen Dou辰斗Eastern Fantasy768k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Traditional Wuxia] [Witty and Humorous] [Logical Deduction] [Lopsided Genius] [One Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] This book has no fast-food-style, three-chapter hook, no exhilarating face-slapping from the start, and focuses on plot, careful buildup, and deeply rooted characters. The protagonist is an ordinary mortal, an undocumented resident of the immortal realm. His talents and shortcomings are sharply defined. He is no transmigrated or reborn overpowered hero, with neith 806Reads8.1Score232Shelves

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   I think this book is quite good.

2. 502 一 I Accidentally Started Cultivating Immortality 一不小心就开始修仙了 Eat Less, Sleep Better少吃睡眠好Eastern Fantasy571k WordsOngoing Chen Xuan is garrisoning the frontier when he receives a special mission. By chance, he obtains an immortal root for cultivation, leaving his mortal body behind to face life-and-death struggles in the cultivation world, where he eventually becomes an immortal sovereign of his age! 408Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Cultivation novels: Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Core Formation Stage, Nascent Soul Stage!

3. 503 自 Cultivation Begins with the Clan 自家族开始修仙 Melancholy Hammer忧郁的锤子Eastern Fantasy503k WordsOngoing A 400,000-character cultivation novel, plenty to binge [No Golden Finger]+ [Grand Schemes]+ [A Different Kind of Cultivation Novel]+ [Not Brain-Dead]+ [Strategic Maneuvering]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Slow Start, Strong Finish]+ [Major Twists]+ [Superior Cultivation System] (After writing over a hundred chapters, this old author has found his rhythm. It's guaranteed to be good.) The path to immortality stretches wide, and the Dao has no end. Why do people spend a lifetime toiling away at cultivation? 33Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 仙 Two Companions on the Immortal Path 仙途双侣 Yun Zi Tong运自通Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted “A sword may lack an edge, yet its intent knows no end. So long as love endures, the Dao is never lonely. Let the heart be the blade, And love the flame...” After his mother passed away, Ling Yunzhi embarked on the path of cultivation. While searching for a chance to break through, he met Huang Xiaolei, a young woman gathering medicinal herbs. As they spent time together, they gradually fell in love, but the gulf between them, one a cultivator and the other a mortal, stood in their way. For the 442Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend a different kind of mortal cultivation novel, where you cultivate with a beautiful concubine; it gets even more interesting later on.

5. 505 我 I Have More Spirit Stones Than I Can Spend 我的灵石多到花不完 Ice Cream Coffee Candy冰淇凌咖啡糖Fantastical Romance674k WordsOngoing [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good] [Character Growth] [Romance] [Cultivation] [Transmigration] [Cute Pets] [Friendship] [Family Bonds] [Sect Loyalty] [Love] I transmigrated into the world of cultivation. Cultivation it is! Spirit stones: Thank goodness for transmigration and the gifts of my pocket dimension. Spirit plants: I dig, dig, dig, and plant, plant, plant. Formations: Study, study, study! Formations are so hard to learn! Talisman crafting: This is where my talent shines. Pills: Creative alc 13.7kReads8.1Score2.3kShelves

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   Push! [Send a heart][Send a heart]

6. 506 双 The Era of Dual Cultivation 双修时代 Liao Zhongchao廖忠潮Eastern Fantasy671k WordsCompleted A village boy gets lost while playing hide-and-seek and wanders into a primeval forest, leaving his hometown behind. Then, because of a drop of blood and a single person, he enters the White Snake Sect and embarks on a very different life. Follow Liao Menghao, Luo Xiaoshi, Shangguan Ning, and Zhang Yatou to see what entanglements await them and what kind of lives they will lead... 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A promising book worth reading

7. 507 偏 The Unorthodox Path to Immortality: A Road to Ascension Unlike Any Other 偏门仙途：非主流的登天路 Peach Handsome桃帅Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Lu Siyuan transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Born into poverty, he joins the Xuanhuo Sect, the largest sect in the Holy Flame Alliance, a demonic cultivation faction. After joining the sect, Lu Siyuan activates the System. He learns how to blow up furnaces at the Pill Sage Sect, how to calm his mind at the Joyful Union Sect, and healing at the Fist Overlord Sect. He learns sword techniques at the Demon Blade Sect, detoxification at the Nether Poison Sect, and even the beast-taming 196Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is not bad. Fellow Daoist, you might want to take a look.

8. 508 魔 Moonlight Above the Demon Abyss 魔渊之上有月光 Night Wanderer夜不归Eastern Fantasy257k WordsCompleted **“If the Heavenly Dao is unjust, I’ll stain the sky with demonic blood!”** On a snowy hillside in Cuilake Town, the dying youth Chu Yang is tied to a willow tree and whipped and humiliated. When his blood-blurred eyes see Liu Qingyao in her flowing white robes, he thinks he is looking at a celestial maiden from the highest heavens. With a casual wave of her hand, the gifted disciple of the Tianxuan Sect sends out a streak of green light that heals his battered body and tears a ray of hope into 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 509 顶 Top-Tier Talent: Ascending Through the Game 顶级天赋，游戏飞升 Long-Barreled Grenade Launcher长管加榴炮Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Cultivation Game #Genius Protagonist #Invincible Protagonist #No Heroine #Sword Immortal A cultivation game called Featherfall Heaven suddenly appears in the real world. By entering the game, you can obtain cultivation techniques and embark on the path of cultivation. You may even get the chance to seek immortality and ascend to the Immortal Realm. All the abilities and items players obtain in Featherfall Heaven can be brought directly into the real world. Zhang Yuhe passes the screening and qua 27.5kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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   A top-tier talent in game-based cultivation, 2 million words long and completed.

10. 510 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 214.7kReads9.4Score34.4kShelves

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    ⚡**Suffocating Worldview**: When the "Upper City" drains the Lower City of its lifeblood with a single gate, even sunlight becomes a privilege! Ning Fan from Sector F32 clenches his fists in the cold light of the electronic screen—his name isn't on the "Selection Day" list, but the fangs of an ant are already at the throat of fate! 📌**High-Energy Warning**: The first 10 chapters are mind-blowing, a blend of class warfare, human experimentation, and wasteland aesthetics; every page feels like bungee jumping on a knife's edge! #TheDefender #NewMasterpieceHotTopic #TheFireOfTheLowerCityFinallyBurnsTheUpperCity 👉Click to see how the "Chosen One" becomes the "Chosen One's Nightmare"!

11. 511 无 The Record of an Invisible Mortal's Immortal Cultivation 无影凡人修仙录 Yan Ying Mo Lan焱影墨澜Eastern Fantasy240k WordsOngoing Mortal cultivation + a unique assassin cultivation system (also known as: “A Life Without a Shadow”) A boy with a useless spiritual root and no shadow awakens a little-known bloodline spiritual root amid ridicule and contempt. He makes the blade his life and the shadowless path his Dao, forging an unprecedented path of assassin cultivation. A life without a shadow: that is what makes an assassin. The shadowless shall wield Heaven’s mandate. A life of wandering will ultimately become a legend. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mortal's cultivation journey begins with no shadow.

12. 512 开 The Universal One-Hit-Kill System from the Start: I'm Taking Off 开局万能秒杀系统：我直接起飞 Underwater Overlord水下霸王Eastern Fantasy524k WordsCompleted [System + Ruthless + Unrivaled + Never Takes Insults + Both Righteous and Evil] After transmigrating into the body of a deposed crown prince, Jiang Chen gets a System that arrives late but gives him so much that he takes off at once! The instant his mind-reading ability spreads, a flood of thoughts surges into Jiang Chen’s mind! “Oh no, oh no, Senior Sister’s coming to see me. Could she have found out I took her intimate clothes?” “Hmph! He’s usually so quiet, but he actually dared to steal m 851Reads7.5Score101Shelves
13. 513 不 The Undying Madman’s Cultivation Chronicle 不死狂魔修仙记 Old Demon Kun鲲老魔Eastern Fantasy247k WordsCompleted [Handcrafted cultivation + comedy + ordinary protagonist + no System] I started out with five spiritual roots, and the whole sect was waiting to laugh at me. That was before I inherited the legacy of Qin Gang, an ancient sword cultivator, and learned to shatter ten thousand arts with a single sword strike. In the sinister Demon Caverns, I went undercover and played the pig to eat the tiger, making the evil cultivators look like fools. In a perilous secret realm, I fought my way back against the 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reading this book completely overturned my understanding.

14. 514 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Body-Cultivation Path Is Beyond Imagination 凡人修仙：我的体修之路超乎想象 Little Hu Li小胡璃Eastern Fantasy218k WordsOngoing [A mortal's journey, no System, no harem, no invincibility, no saintly hero, decisive and ruthless, cunning] A beast tide destroys Chen Pingfan's hometown. Amid a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, he stumbles upon the Chaos Tower and embarks on a path of body cultivation that no one understands. Using his mortal body as his foundation, he endures inhuman pain to temper his body and strengthen his soul, struggling to survive in a cultivation world starved of resources and surrounded by powe 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation style, body cultivation, no saintly figures, no heroes, no system, no harem.

15. 515 空 Space Mage and Alchemist: The Useless Legitimate Daughter Defies Fate 空间法师，炼丹师废材嫡女要逆天 Little Fish of the Su Family苏家小鱼Fantastical Romance205k WordsCompleted She was a modern-day agent who transmigrated overnight into the useless Sixth Miss of the General's household, someone everyone could bully. Her engagement was broken off, she was mocked and trampled into the dirt. Everyone said her life was over. He was the empire's Prince Jin, cold and wickedly charming, so powerful no one dared provoke him. The world feared him, but he alone clung to her relentlessly, closing in at every turn. She thought she would never trust anyone again, until that man 80Reads—Score115Shelves

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    Classics never go out of style. Super beautiful.

16. 516 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It Begins with a Broken Stone 凡人修仙：从捡到破石头开始 A Tiny Little Wind一只风小小Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + traditional cultivation] In a village where no immortal had ever been seen, a group of men in black suddenly appeared, seemingly searching for something. By the time they left, the village had already been burned to the ground. Lin Yuan, the sole survivor, set out to hunt down the men in black and take his revenge... 8.2kReads7.5Score599Shelves

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    A mortal's journey to immortality, a cultivation novel, over a million words, updated three times a day.

17. 517 太 The Supreme Dao Lord 太上大道君 Long Zijian龙子健Urban1.9M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell onto the snowy plains of the northern lands. No one knew it had brought not a child, but a fragment of the Heavenly Court's great calamity. At sixteen, the orphan Li Yuchen entered Shangqing Zhengyi Palace on Mount Longhu. Three trials, one talisman, nine orphans, and a single promise to stand as fellow disciples made them a family. Snake demons, plague gods, demon kings... One disaster after another struck. When the Jiangxia Nuclear Power Plant was on the verge of meltdown, he 2.1kReads6.7Score223Shelves

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    Authentic Taoist cultivation, urban fantasy!

18. 518 刚 I Just Started Cultivating Immortality, and Got Pranked with a Ten-Million Immortal Cultivation Loan 刚修仙，开局被千万修仙贷整蛊了 Lone Wind Awake at Night孤风未眠Urban286k WordsOngoing [Fun-Loving Cultivator + Ancestors Have My Back + Urban Cultivation + Interactive Growth + Cautious System + Four Great Cultivation High Schools + Seriously Safe] My name is Ye Chen. Let me ask you something: Have you ever seen a loan with seven zeros after the one? I have. On my very first day of cultivation, no less. Only it was my cultivation loan. Don't envy me, bro. Once you end up in this hellhole, you'll understand that you don't get to choose. It's been rough. I have to be careful about 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation, that's what immortality is all about!

19. 519 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortals Should Cultivate Secondhand! 凡人修仙：仙就要修二手的！ Lard猪油Xianxia774k WordsOngoing The rating has just been released, and it'll rise later! [No AI, entirely handmade] [Mortal-style cultivation + spear-focused cultivator] (Traditional immortal cultivation, slow burn and not a wish-fulfillment story, rising from mortal to immortal, with an exciting later arc) Chen Tuo is reborn in the cultivation world with the ability to repair secondhand goods. He can mend worn-out straw sandals and piece together broken porcelain bowls, but he lacks the one thing that matters most: a spiritua 1.2kReads6.4Score100Shelves

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    A classic mortal protagonist story, the main character is decisive and intelligent, the later parts are incredibly exciting with constant plot twists, definitely worth reading!!!

20. 520 凡 The World of Mortals 凡尘的世界 You Have Ascended to Godhood汝已封神Urban1.6M WordsCompleted One thought in the mortal world can bring a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood; endless years can bring spring warmth and blooming flowers. Across three thousand star domains, three thousand kinds of Dao fire forge the self and merge with chaos, from which yet more chaos is born, all for the sake of the mortal world. Lin Fan is a technician in modern society, and he and his wife, Lu Xue, have been married for just one year. On an ordinary day, Lin Fan is hospitalized after a car accident and 1.5kReads5.8Score127Shelves
21. 521 大 The Demon Catcher of Great Qi 大亓捉妖人 Three Thousand Miles of Spring Breeze春风叁千里Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Demons run rampant across Great Qi, bringing misery to the people. Ding Fan, a demon hunter in the Imperial Demon-Suppression Bureau, is driven by a deep-seated hatred of demons and travels far and wide to hunt them. At first, his cultivation is weak, and powerful demons often abduct him. Though danger lurks everywhere, he also encounters countless opportunities. He joins a sect, obtains a famed sword, and masters the Nine Swords of Tai Bai. From then on, he cuts down demons and cultivates along 3.8kReads9.2Score367Shelves

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22. 522 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves

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    The most addictive fantasy novel I've been reading lately! Without a system to back it up, the protagonist relies entirely on his brains and sword to carve out a path, ending a century of injustice and directly creating a new heavenly order. It's so satisfying to read!

23. 523 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Inheriting a City 修仙从继承城主开始 Little Tang of Mount Lu匡庐小汤Eastern Fantasy300k WordsOngoing (The protagonist’s soul transmigrates to another world, no System, a steady-paced cultivation story about an ordinary person, with humor, a slow build, and plenty of schemes) Tour guide Tao Yiming transmigrates to another world and becomes the son of a city lord. By chance, he gains an opportunity to cultivate immortality... After learning the Heavenly Thunder Body-Refinement Art, Tao Yiming searches high and low for charging stations, luring down lightning to recharge. A hundred-year-old spirit 2.4kReads—Score153Shelves

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    Here it comes, let's give it a push.

24. 524 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Nine Tribulations Forge the Heavenly Gate 凡人修仙：九劫铸天阙 Er Yue弍月Eastern Fantasy203k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a fantasy world] [Decisive and ruthless] [One female lead] A tribulation is both an obstacle and a stepping stone; both suffering and opportunity; both the stripping away of illusion and the transcendence that comes from overcoming hardship. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended, new setting

25. 525 或 Perhaps I'm Still Not Invincible 或许我还不算无敌 Ling Xiaoran凌笑然Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing In a word, this is old-school traditional fantasy with no golden finger! If you like fast-paced stories that don't require much thought, this one's not for you! A rich young master from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of Lin Feng, a useless nobody from a minor family on the Qingxuan Continent! He unexpectedly awakens a golden palm! But from the start to the end, all he gets are two cultivation manuals. Lin Feng: Heavens above, I transmigrated, so why don't I have a golden ring?! Why —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good and worth recommending.

26. 526 茅 The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste 775Reads—Score103Shelves
27. 527 散 Chen Yeqiu, Rogue Cultivator 散修陈叶秋 Where Is Dongshan?东山在几Eastern Fantasy262k WordsOngoing He is Chen Yeqiu, a rogue cultivator who has believed in only one thing all his life: if Heaven and Earth are cruel, take what you need from them. At seventeen, his family was destroyed, and he crawled out of a blood-soaked mine. Seventy years later, he killed his enemy with his own hands, his blade never wavering. But there were things even he could not take. On an ice cliff in the far north, he held the Nine Heavens Breath Soil that could save the woman he loved. Beneath him lay the lives of a 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novels without a system or harem can only be read slowly.

28. 528 开 From the Start, I Charge Into the Cultivation World With a Little Tomato! 开局带着小番茄勇闯修仙界！ Head-Scratching Old Man挠头佬Eastern Fantasy596k WordsOngoing [Ultimate mashup!] [A touch of ensemble cast] [A wild imagination!] Carrying the innate supreme treasure, Biquge, Zhao Xuan transmigrates to a wondrous and perilous world of cultivation! This cultivation world is home to all kinds of children of destiny. From the start, the blacksmith's son in the village is named Tang Sang. He ventures to Black Rock City and finds a good-for-nothing named Xiao Yan. He enters the Three Emperors Mountain dungeon and discovers a demonic Gu Master named Fang Yuan. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Waaaaaahhhhhh~ It flopped, guys, please help me salvage it~

29. 529 弥 Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life, 147Reads6.2Score—Shelves
30. 530 重 Reborn to Crush the Immortal and Demon Realms for Revenge 重生后踏平仙魔两道只为复仇 Where Is Dongshan?东山在几Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (No System, not a wish-fulfillment story, traditional cultivation, quiet daily life, the blurb does it no justice) Betrayed, I watched the two of them whispering sweet nothings to each other, powerless to do anything. With a mere lift of a hand, a life ended in a choking gasp. Yet fate had other plans: by some miracle, I was reborn! Returning to life, I swore that the treacherous pair would pay for their blood debt! The long road of cultivation lay ahead. I would retrace my steps, cross ten thou 3Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 531 大 The Splendor of Great Ye 大邺梦华录 Mundane Little Things凡人小事Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted He crashed while delivering takeout and transmigrated. Everyone else got a System and a golden finger from the start, but he got nothing. This world has true qi, spiritual qi, and qi cultivators. But spiritual qi is so scarce that finding it is harder than snatching a takeout order! Countless people get stuck at the very first step, drawing qi into their bodies. He’s just an ordinary mortal, so what makes him think he can defy fate? No System, no wise old mentor. All he has is relentless self- 2.2kReads7.0Score188Shelves
32. 532 我 My Divine Cauldron Holds a Tree of Enlightenment 我的神鼎有悟道树 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban407k WordsCompleted [Spatial Powers + High Martial Arts + Cultivation + Urban Life] Su Tianyou was mysteriously left an idiot after a fall when he was ten. Twelve years later, someone tries to murder him, but fate has other plans. The disaster turns into a blessing when he stumbles upon an ancient Chaos Divine Cauldron and mistakenly enters its inner space. He devours a Fruit of Enlightenment and falls asleep, only to awaken his once peerless talent. He learns the ancient Chaos Art and masters the Chaos Sword Techn 1.2kReads6.8Score133Shelves

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    [A Mortal's Journey to Immortality + Unified System + Divine Wood Cauldron + Fantasy Setting] A brother and sister were foraging for food in the mountains when the sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, the sister saw immortals flying in the sky on swords. "Hey, celestial being, hello!" She exclaimed, and the sister, Ye Yao, was kidnapped, while the brother, Ye Fan, was knocked unconscious. Ye Fan awoke crying, only to encounter a passing fairy sister. "A mixed spiritual root of four elements? You can still cultivate! I'll take you back to the [Lingxu Sect] to cultivate. Whether you can save your sister depends on your fate!" By chance, Ye Fan discovered that the broken wooden cauldron could turn ordinary pills into top-grade pills. Later, he discovered it could also turn waste pills into top-grade pills, ordinary cultivation techniques into top-tier techniques, and even corrupt a common iron sword into a spiritual treasure… "Hey, this isn't just a broken wooden cauldron, it's the [Divine Wood Cauldron]! There's hope of saving my sister!"

33. 533 我 My Secret Weapon Is a Mosquito 我滴杀手锏是只蚊子 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban207k WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Fantasy + Supernatural Powers + Scheming Protagonist + Spatial Ability] Not long after graduating from college, Luo Feng was hoping to follow in his father's footsteps when his sworn brother and childhood sweetheart joined forces to betray him. A blow to the head left him mentally impaired, then his parents were murdered and his family fortune seized. Fleeing for his life, Luo Feng collapsed in a ruined temple, his blood staining the wooden fish-shaped stone. A s 210Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 534 我 I, Chouwa! The Empress of the Suxian Sect Begs Me to Join 我，丑娃！素女宗女帝跪求我入宗 I Love Pickled Mustard Greens with Shredded Pork我爱榨菜肉丝Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing An ordinary, ugly-looking mortal from Qingshi Village, I was once an abandoned child of the cultivation world. My grandfather knelt and begged on his deathbed, earning a promise from Empress Luo Yiyun. She broke a thousand-year-old sect rule to take me as her disciple; She cut down those who challenged me at the immortal sect, protecting me as I grew; She defied the trials of Heaven's Dao to help me reach the summit. No System, no transmigration. Through sheer perseverance, I rose from a lo 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's written in a very simple and straightforward style. Very good.

35. 535 修 Cultivation: Gathering in the Mountains and Seas to Ascend Together 修仙：我在山海聚众飞升 Xiao Gao Doesn't Want to Mix Concrete小高不想打灰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + No System + Spiritual Qi Revival + Farming and Management + Pseudo-Ensemble Cast + Sect Leader Story + No Female Lead + Not Mindless Power Fantasy, Long and Slow-Burn, Starts Weak and Gets Better] In the Age of Declining Dharma, the young Tai Shang fell into a river and discovered a Supreme Dao Palace, inheriting the methods of the Dao Venerable from that moment on. Starting from scratch, he founded the Taiqing Immortal Palace, welcoming disciples from all walks of life and t 27.3kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    You can take a look; sect management type.

36. 536 仙 The Immortal Path: Road of the Demon Star 仙途妖星路 Yellow River Jie Lian黄河杰恋Eastern Fantasy187k WordsOngoing [Xianxia + Lighthearted + Ordinary Mortal + Uplifting] An insignificant cultivator rises step by step from the bottom of his sect. There’s plenty to enjoy, including laughs, tears, chance encounters, political scheming, and bloody battles. See how he rides the wind and transforms into a dragon, becoming a legendary figure and founding an immortal dynasty that will endure for eternity. A masterpiece from a veteran reader of ten years. Don’t miss it. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This mortal cultivation novel is really good. The male protagonist grows step by step, meets many friends, and faces constant difficulties and dangers on his path. It's full of highlights, with both humor and tear-jerking moments. It's a masterpiece and highly recommended!

37. 537 李 Li Chengdao 李承道 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1.1kReads9.2Score245Shelves

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    Cultivation fantasy novels

38. 538 杀 Killing Demons Makes Me Stronger? I Cultivated from Qi Refinement to Immortal Emperor 杀妖就变强？我练气期修炼成仙帝 Dawnkr晨曦krEastern Fantasy358k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the Asura Continent and opened my eyes to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. I was at the third level of Qi Refining, armed with a broken blade, while a wolf demon chased a girl, trying to bite her. System bound: Kill demons to grow stronger. One slash, and I leap three levels. Swordplay, saber techniques, spear techniques, formations, talismans, puppets: while everyone else specializes in one, I train in all six. Every beast I kill yields a beast soul, and later I go 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy novels

39. 539 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Beginning with a Mysterious Ancient Jade 凡人修仙：从神秘古玉开始 Magpie Perched on the Southern Branch鹊上南枝Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey + Cunning Schemer + Spatial Farming + Ruthless and Decisive + No System] Li Changqing, an office drone working nine to five, accidentally transmigrated into the world of cultivation while still in the womb, all because of an ancient jade he found at a street stall. Once he learned that he was in a world of cultivation, he, like any Chinese person from Earth, couldn't resist the allure. Cultivation and eternal life became Li Changqing's greatest ambitions. After successfully e 648Reads6.9Score106Shelves

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40. 540 无 The Wordless Book of Mortals 无字凡书 Vanishingde Kaleidoscope消失de万花筒Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Original work, not plagiarized; tightly plotted; ordinary-mortal cultivation; no System; intelligent protagonist; no harem.] Character introduction: Fan Tian is a twenty-three-year-old unemployed young man who lives off rental income. After writing "I want to go to the world of immortal cultivation" in a blank book, he opens his eyes and really does transmigrate. He has five spiritual roots, works as a menial servant, and tends an herb garden. He also has a "book" that squeezes spirit stones ou 8.5kReads8.2Score638Shelves

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    It's a cultivation novel, specifically the "mortal cultivation" genre. There's no story of someone instantly killing someone from a vastly different cultivation level.

41. 541 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: I Awaken the Chaos Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙，我开局觉醒混沌珠 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy94k WordsOngoing (Traditional fantasy, Chaos Pearl, ordinary person strikes back, mortal cultivation, Eastern xianxia, cultivation.) Lin Chen, an ordinary man, is framed and has his dantian destroyed. By chance, he obtains the Chaos Pearl, and from then on rises against the heavens. —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 542 遭 My Master's Wife Stabbed Me in the Back, So I Became the Pavilion Master for the Empress and the Demon Venerable 遭师娘背刺反手给女帝魔尊当阁主 Uncle Gazing Eastward across the River望江东的大叔Eastern Fantasy173k WordsOngoing Lin Zhichen was cast out of the sect by his master, who treated him as a disposable pawn. But by chance, he obtained the legacies of an Empress and a Demon Lord from a thousand years ago. Taking his only remaining junior fellow disciple with him, he founded the Xi Ye Chen Pavilion and rose from having nothing to becoming famous throughout the Emperor-Fall Mountain Range. Yet just as his reputation soared, the junior brother he trusted most began to fall into darkness, driven by jealousy and rese 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Definitely worth reading. Unlike typical mindless wish-fulfillment novels, this isn't for beginners and has a touch of martial arts style. The character details are handled well, highlighting their personalities. The entire story flows smoothly, without any unexpected twists, and is structurally sound and logically coherent.

43. 543 我 I’ve Been Possessed for Ninety Thousand Years 我被夺舍九万年 I've Got a Rebellious Streak我这一身反骨啊Eastern Fantasy403k WordsCompleted I transmigrated, and then... I was possessed again. I was possessed for ninety thousand years. So, now that I've finally returned, let's see how I conquer the cultivation world and build a mighty empire. 404Reads6.3Score101Shelves

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    Unwavering in their courage and compassion, they build their own mountains with camouflage. A Chinese-style succubus shocks the cultivation world; the plot is novel, paying tribute to martyrs; everywhere you look, there are all sorts of amazing skills; super exciting, hilarious, and tasteful.

44. 544 躺 You Can Cultivate Immortality While You Lie Flat 躺平也可以修仙 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Urban1.5M WordsOngoing These are my personal insights and experiences in cultivating the Dao and refining qi, woven into a novel that creates a strange and eerie supernatural world through both dreams and reality. If you enjoy supernatural mysteries and immortal cultivation, give it a read. It’s unlike anything else, and the opportunity is rare. When this old man achieves a perfected Golden Core, you’ll all be disciples of my Qingfeng Sect. 719Reads6.6Score100Shelves

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    My old man's experience in Qi cultivation is available for those who wish to learn.

45. 545 神 The Charlatan 神棍 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1.1kReads8.7Score136Shelves
46. 546 鬼 The Divine Schemes of Guiguzi 鬼谷神谋 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Historical Fiction Writing Contest] Other people are reborn into wealth and privilege, but I came back as a stalk of rice. No, a stalk of rice growing on a grave! A lovesick woman ate me, and became my mother. I became Guigu Wang Chan, whom later generations called Guiguzi, the founding patriarch of the Vertical and Horizontal School. In this turbulent age, watch me stir up the world once more and make my mark on the battlefields of the Warring States! 568Reads6.6Score102Shelves
47. 547 黑 The Black Blade Ghost Slayer 黑刀斩鬼人 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted No System, no clichés, not a naive protagonist, and no livestreaming. Mysticism, the Hetu and Luoshu, yin-yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams, and the nine palaces. Fantasy and supernatural events include a ghostly flood dragon in Changbai Mountain’s Heavenly Lake, a water spirit in the Peach Blossom Spring, a black dragon in Heilongjiang, a serpent transformed in the bamboo forests of southern Sichuan, an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, a wormhole in Ailao Mountain, an underwater 169Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 轮 Nine Reincarnations: The Dashing Young Swordsman Shines Across the Heavens 轮回九世，纨绔少年执剑耀苍穹 Lang Hui Xing Zhe朗辉行者Eastern Fantasy295k WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration] + [Reincarnation] + [Spoiled Heir] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Xuanhuan] Lin Lang, a spoiled modern-day heir, unexpectedly transmigrates into the Ziyao Continent and finds himself at the scene of his namesake's eighth reincarnation, facing the tribulation of the ninth divine lightning strike. On the brink of death, the man entrusts him with completing his ninth reincarnation and becoming an emperor. The memories of nine lifetimes pour into Lin Lang like a flood: swordsmanship, alch —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivators all suffer through countless reincarnations in search of a breakthrough, but Lin Lang is different. A modern playboy transmigrates with the cultivation level of nine lifetimes, he slacks off, slacks off, and spouts sarcasm, easily becoming an emperor with a single sword strike.

49. 549 陈 Chen Ping's Tale of Immortal Cultivation 陈平修仙传 Junfei俊飞Eastern Fantasy709k WordsOngoing [Posing as an Immortal’s Heir, Almost Got Caught] [Guest Appearances: Han Li, Xiao Yan, Li Changshou] [Mortal’s Journey] [No System, Not Invincible] [Characters with Their Wits About Them] Chen Ping, an orphan from a mountain village, joins an old Daoist’s sect for ten copper coins after the man examines his pulse, setting foot on the path of immortal cultivation… 111Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this one; it's not mindless, and the logic is sound.

50. 550 修 Cultivating Immortality: I Have a Mysterious Space 修仙我有一个神秘空间 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A fishing village boy with an inferior spiritual root is recruited into an immortal sect as a menial disciple. By a twist of fate, he obtains the ancient spiritual treasure, the Void Mirror, and rises against all odds. From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul, he tramples the geniuses of every immortal sect underfoot and takes the world by storm! 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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