Looking for Stories About Building a Family’s Power Through Steady Progress and Deep Strategic Thinking 求发展家族势力，稳扎稳打，智谋极深的

1. 1 从 The Ancestor's Path, Beginning with a Golden Core Immortal Clan! 从金丹仙族开始的老祖之路！ Feng Feng, Chili-Fried Pork辣椒炒肉冯冯Xianxia959k WordsOngoing There are already plenty of stories that start with a Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment family. I want to write one about a Golden Core family beginning its revival. The synopsis is a bit weak, but if you're interested, come read the first fifty chapters. [Family Saga] [Genius] Traditional cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification 391.6kReads8.8Score47.4kShelves

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   This one looks good too.

2. 2 修 Cultivation Begins in Qingfeng Market 修仙从青枫坊市开始 A Proper Cultivator正墨修仙Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Cultivation | Ordinary Mortal | Swordsmanship | Divine Powers | Sect] Lin Zhao transmigrates into the son of a declining cultivation clan. With the wisdom of two lifetimes and his family's secret techniques, he lays a solid foundation. He finds opportunities and gains experience in Qingfeng Market, studies talismans and swordsmanship, then joins the Pojun Demon-Hunting Squad to venture deep into the perilous wilderness. He navigates the power struggles among the market's factions and fights aga 60.8kReads8.1Score5.4kShelves

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   I'm following both of these books, and they're both good. The first one is about family cultivation, which has a higher starting point but the pace isn't too fast; it's a steady and methodical story. The second one also features a protagonist who joins the Zhen Shi Sheng Zong sect from a small family. Both are stories about prodigies.

3. 3 长 The Immortal Clan Begins by Cultivating Swords 长生家族从种剑开始 The Way, the Way, the Way道道道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Five-Element Spirit Swords] [Astral Sword Formation] [Sword Cultivator] [United Family] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Not a Saintly Hero] [Sharp-Witted] [the Myriad Worlds] [Ensemble Cast] [Sword Seeds in the Dantian] (Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification...) A wandering rogue cultivator, a chance encounter with the Sword Dao, and the rise of a family... A different path to ascension. Fellow Daoists, come take a look inside. 21.8kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves

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   The Sword Immortal Clan is quite a sight to behold!

4. 4 家 Family System: I, the Villainous Patriarch, Develop Steadily 家族系统：我，反派家主稳健发育 April Green Gardenia肆月青栀Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Dark Writing, Do Not Read If You're a Goody-Two-Shoes] + [Cautious] + [On the Side of Righteousness, but With a Demonic Heart] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Family Interests Above All] + [Cruel and Merciless] + [No Holds Barred] + [Family Unity] At seventeen, he takes charge of a cultivation clan and forges it into an immortal family through cold-blooded slaughter! “The old family head died suddenly, enemies surround us, and the clan is in panic. I'll take the seat!” Li Xingge was born into a 237.3kReads8.9Score21.3kShelves

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   I think this book is quite well-written, but I don't know if it suits your taste. The world-building is a bit too vast, and I feel like I need to write a few million more words.

5. 5 转 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 101.7kReads8.8Score11.4kShelves

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   The first book had some flaws at the beginning, but it got better and better as it went on. The second book was quite novel; Tomato doesn't have many good books of this type, but all three are worth reading, as you can tell from the length of time I spent on them.

6. 6 投 I Invest in the Chosen Clan, and My Strength Equals the Entire Clan's 投资天命族人，我实力是全族总和 Sleepy Cat 9睡不醒的猫9Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Clan + Ensemble Cast + Behind the Scenes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Dominant + No Female Lead + No Romantic Tension + No Simping + No Holding Back + Decisive and Ruthless + Even More Exciting Later] Jiang Daoxuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the head of the Jiang clan. He obtains the Strongest Clan System. His strength is tied to the combined strength of the entire clan: the stronger his clan members, the stronger the Host! What's more, investing in clan members 127kReads9.1Score9.7kShelves
7. 7 灵EN Spirit Stone Immortal Clan 灵石仙族 Writing Nonsense一通乱写Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing (The animated series is now available, and the first print edition is on sale. Its title is "Blackstone: Bloodline Awakening". Search for it on any platform.) (All six volumes are complete. There’s plenty to read, so dig in!) [Family saga + ensemble cast + no System + not saintly + slow burn + the protagonist is a stone + behind-the-scenes machinations + no female lead] Volume 1: Winds Rise over Song Mountain (complete) Volume 2: Clash of the Origin Condensation Realm (complete) Volume 3: Riding 59.1kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves

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   This book is very good, with a grand world-building, a united family, and a protagonist with a powerful background.

8. 8 不 An Immortal Clan: I Can Change My Descendants' Aptitudes 不朽家族，我能改变子孙资质 Tongtong Rushing Like a Mountain通通如山Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing [Farming + System + family saga + partial ensemble cast + slow burn + no saintly heroine + not a power fantasy] After Zhou Ping died, he was reborn in a world of cultivation. The Great Dao flourished in this world, where carefree immortals roamed between heaven and earth and mighty beings enjoyed eternal life. Yet it was also rife with endless dangers: demons and beasts ran rampant, while ordinary people were no more than grass or ants. Though he had a System, it was practically useless. After t 83kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves

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   Personally, I feel this book is one of the top-tier cultivation novels in the Tomato family's history. The protagonist has already achieved the [Earth Virtue] level, becoming a Transcendent Being among the human race, and has even fought alongside other powerful human figures to kill the three great demon kings: [Mingwei], [Fuyao], and [Qingmu].

9. 9 看 After Seeing Attribute Points, I Led My Clan to Dominate Myriad Worlds 看见属性点后，带领家族称霸万界 Gold as Jade金如玉Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Behind-the-Scenes Scheming + Ensemble Cast + Clan + System + Ruthless + Eradicate Every Last Enemy + No Goody-Two-Shoes Hero + Building a Power Base] Qin Feng transmigrated to a cultivation world called the Xuantian Continent, where the strong can burn the heavens, boil the seas, and pluck the sun, moon, and stars from the sky. Everyone else transmigrated as an invincible powerhouse, but Qin Feng became the young master of a minor clan. After waiting eighteen years, he finally got his golden fi 8.6kReads8.2Score603Shelves

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   The pinnacle of Tomato Family Rise novels! "After Seeing Attribute Points, Leading the Family to Dominate All Realms" is a must-read! The protagonist, Qin Feng, is bound to the Chaos Supreme System, using attribute points to create geniuses in batches. The entire clan rises simultaneously, Great Emperors are everywhere, Quasi-Emperors are as insignificant as dogs, and he sweeps through the forces of all realms. The level of enjoyment is off the charts!

10. 10 家 Cultivating Immortality with My Clan: I Have a Boundary-Breaking Pearl 家族修仙，我有一颗破境珠 Three Thousand Regrets三千遗憾Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Clan Cultivation] + [Swordsmanship] + [Invincible] + [Body Tempering] + [Soul Tempering] + [One Female Lead] In the Jiuyi Realm, humans and demons stand side by side, while monsters and fiends run rampant, locked in endless warfare! Zhang Huaijin transmigrated, reincarnating into a Qi Refining clan in Langya County. The path to immortality is incredibly cruel. The bottlenecks between cultivation realms are like chasms, all but impossible to cross. Countless prodigies and heroes have met their e 82.6kReads7.9Score7.1kShelves

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    These are all very good. 1 is about using the family ruthlessly without being a saint. 2 is a more cautious family-themed novel that doesn't act impulsively. 3 is similar to 1, both involving using any means necessary for personal gain. 4 is a fast-paced, satisfying read.

11. 11 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 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves

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    These are all very good. 1 Is about using the family ruthlessly without being a saint. 2 Is a more cautious family-themed novel that doesn't act impulsively. 3 Is similar to 1, both involving using any means necessary for personal gain. 4 Is a fast-paced, satisfying read.

12. 12 开 From the Start, I Have a Chaotic Sword Body, Building an Immortal Clan That Will Never Fall 开局混沌剑体，打造不朽仙族 You Shiqi幽十七Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsOngoing [System+Invincible+Feel-Good Story+Building Up the Family+If Anyone Dares Defy Me, I’ll Fight!] Gu Changqing transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the more children, more blessings System. From the start, he marries the future Empress and embarks on the path to invincibility! His aptitude is lacking? [Ding! Congratulations, Host, your child has been born with the Violet Heaven Thunder-Eroding Physique. You receive the Chaos Sword Physique in return!] His cultivation technique is lacking? 92.2kReads8.6Score9.7kShelves
13. 13 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 13kReads8.2Score995Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic world of cultivation as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unsuitable for leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking one last, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, before leading his children and flying away into the distance without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grows into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.6 Million words, welcome to read!

14. 14 长 The Changqing Immortal Clan: Starting from Qi Refining 长青仙族从炼气开始 Dream Architect梦想构造Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Family unity + slow-burn growth + decisive and ruthless + ensemble cast + ascension of an entire world] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] The Great Yan Kingdom is dotted with sects and teeming with powerful cultivators. The four great Golden Core sects rule the land above, while the seven great Golden Core clans enforce a rigid hierarchy below. Chen Changqing transmigrates to the Great Yan Kingdom, only to be born into a Q 5kReads6.1Score346Shelves

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    This is also a cultivation novel about developing a family; although the rating was low, it's starting to rise.

15. 15 家 Clan Cultivation: Starting with Activating the Fortune Bar 家族修仙：从激活气运条开始 Little Bird Chirping小鸟渣渣叫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing At first, the Chen family was a small Qi Refining clan on the books, so poor they had only one mountain and a few dozen acres of spirit fields. Over a hundred years later, the whole Chen family was hiding their true strength. They claimed to be Foundation Establishment cultivators, but were actually Golden Core. They claimed to be Qi Refining cultivators, but were actually Nascent Soul. Even the green ox that worked the fields at home was secretly trying to reach Golden Core. Chen Li always live 81.1kReads8.0Score9.1kShelves

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    Steady and cautious approach, eliminating crises in advance, no melodramatic plot twists, lighthearted and enjoyable, let's progress together.

16. 16 旧 Surviving with an Old-Era Family: My Family Tree Is Full of Taboos 旧日家族求生，我家族谱全是禁忌 Spring Autumn Edamame春秋毛豆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse520k WordsOngoing The good news: Yan Hua discovers that he has transmigrated. The bad news: He’s transmigrated into a book. More precisely, it’s a family tree. This is a world ravaged by pollution. In a world that has been completely contaminated, humanity can only huddle underground, building ever deeper layers of underground cities to escape the pollution. The Gu family, three generations living in the first underground city, are ordinary people crammed into a tiny home of less than fifty square meters. 221.5kReads8.7Score34.3kShelves
17. 17 从 Building a Cultivation Clan Starting With Finding a Dao Companion 从结道侣开始建立修仙家族 Milk, Watermelon, and Banana牛奶西瓜香蕉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [More children, more blessings + multiple heroines + keeping a low profile + slow-paced progression] Liu Xuan transmigrates to the world of cultivation with no talent, no connections, and a terrible spiritual root... But he has the strongest Clan System: the Heavenly Dao grants gifts whenever he has a child, and his cultivation increases by the combined total of his descendants’ cultivation. Does cultivation require insight? Does it require abandoning worldly desires? “I, Liu, don’t think it’s a 105.4kReads7.9Score11.1kShelves

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    This is a rare gem in its genre, much better than other works in the same category, and quite enjoyable to read.

18. 18 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves

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    These are all good; you can take a look if you're interested.

19. 19 圣 The Sacred Clan Is Too Weak? What Does That Have to Do with My Eternal Emperor Clan! 圣族太弱？关我万古帝族什么事！ The Wind Comes Blowing风涌而至Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Family + System + feel-good power fantasy + invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless + genius + ensemble cast + gets better as the story progresses] Lin Xuan, a corporate drone from Blue Star, transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the young master of the Lin family at the age of sixteen. With no powerful backing, no extraordinary talent, and no golden finger, he's a thoroughly ordinary man with none of the usual advantages. He's just about ready to give up and coast through life 25.6kReads7.6Score1.9kShelves
20. 20 家 My Family’s Support Made Me the Strongest! 家族反哺，我即巅峰！ Shepherd of the Wasteland荒地牧羊人Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + family-building + ruthless and decisive + genius growth] Ye Xiaochen wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a fantasy world, only to become the number-one good-for-nothing in Qingyun City! Born without meridians and with no cultivation at all, he could be casually killed even by a clan guard. To make matters worse, his father dies just after he transmigrates. The family is beset by internal strife and external threats, and everyone is waiting to laugh at him! “Ding! In 4.8kReads6.9Score302Shelves
21. 21 点 Point at Beasts to Turn Them Into Demons: The Immortal Beast-Taming Clan Begins With a Hunter 点兽成妖：御兽仙族从猎户开始 Super Immortal超级大仙Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing Blizzards seal off the mountains, harsh taxes cut like knives, and a poor family in the wilderness teeters on the brink of ruin. Hope lies hidden in a broken stele: awaken ordinary beasts, kindle their demonic spirits, and begin to defy fate! Spirit dogs patrol the mountains and keep the home safe; Demon chickens lay eggs, securing the clan's stores. A crow becomes a sword, slaying enemies thousands of miles away. Awakening demonic beasts is no private privilege, but the foundation of an entire 23.1kReads7.1Score1.9kShelves
22. 22 修 Cultivation Clan: After I Die, I Become a Ginseng Fruit Tree 修仙家族：我死后成了人参果树 Practicing the Reverse Boy's Kung Fu逆练童子功Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes], [Ensemble Cast], [Family Development], [Cautious and Steady] After transmigrating to a world of immortal cultivation, Lu Yuan worked hard for years before finally establishing his own cultivation family. Only after he died did he discover that the mysterious tree seed that had been with him since birth was a spiritual root of heaven and earth: the Ginseng Fruit Tree! By then, the deceased Lu Yuan had already become one with the Ginseng Fruit Tree! Watch as Lu Yuan, now the G 595Reads7.9Score173Shelves

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    Both of these are solidly written and very enjoyable; you can read them all in one sitting.

23. 23 星 Interstellar Longevity: Live Long Enough to Rule the Universe 星际长生：活得够久就能称霸宇宙 The Moon Is Not the Moon月非是月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsOngoing [Soft Sci-Fi + AI as the System + Ensemble Cast + Creator + Farming + Vast Worldbuilding + Civilization Development + Interstellar War + Physical Ascension + Hegemony] Earth is destroyed by an unknown ray. Yan Xia, the only human survivor, embarks on a journey through the cosmos alongside Ella, the AI aboard his rocket. He builds interstellar warships measuring ten thousand, a hundred thousand, and even a million meters; colossal interstellar cities spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers; a 88.7kReads8.9Score14.4kShelves

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    Please come and help me, the updates are too slow.

24. 24 我 I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君，能有什么坏心思？ Hai Jingliangong海静凉宫Historical3.9M WordsOngoing [Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing 11kReads9.1Score777Shelves
25. 25 孤 The Chen Clan of Lone Mountain 孤山陈氏 Rainbow Big Orange七彩大橙子Eastern Fantasy798k WordsOngoing [Purple Mansion and Golden Core Cultivation] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [Ensemble cast] [Family cultivation] A pitiful beggar boy born to a prostitute. An illegitimate son shunned by a great clan. A lucky man who stumbles upon a priceless treasure. All of them are me. A person may take on many identities over the course of a lifetime, but as long as they are still alive, you cannot judge them by the identity they hold today. I'm heading to a remote little place to take over a small clan that 59.9kReads8.5Score6.2kShelves

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    This is acceptable.

26. 26 重 Reborn in the Qin Dynasty as a Divine Physician, I Build a Thousand-Year Clan! 重生秦朝当神医，建立千年世家！ Short on Gold and Silver金缺银少Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Reincarnation + Miraculous Healer + Decisive and Ruthless + Historical Saga] A modern medical student transmigrates into a convict laborer at Mount Li in the Qin dynasty! From the start, he’s in hell. He thinks he’s bound to die, but then he gains the heaven-defying ability to reincarnate among his own descendants! Armed with medical knowledge two thousand years ahead of its time, he proceeds cautiously, discussing immortality with the First Emperor and conquering the realm alongside Emperor Ga 5.5kReads7.8Score425Shelves

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    It's so good-looking, absolutely amazing!

27. 27 全 The World’s Most Terrifying Organization: Ruling the World 全球战力最恐怖组织：称霸全世界 Tian Jiubaiya天九白鸦Urban4.8M WordsOngoing [Assassin]+ [Mercenary]+ [Underworld] I founded the Underworld and hunted down the fiends. A hundred kings under my command wage war across the land, all to reach the pinnacle of the world. Assassins, mercenaries, the underworld, the whole wide world. My name is Zhou Du. I kill… I do not ferry souls! 83.8kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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    The serialization is interesting

28. 28 左 The Left-Handed Path to Immortality: Who Says It Can't Produce a Great Emperor? 左道长生：谁言左道无大帝？ A Spear Like a Dragon枪出如龙Eastern Fantasy349k WordsOngoing [Longevity + family + unorthodox cultivation + great emperors + multiple women + pseudo-ensemble cast + mastermind behind the scenes] Zuo Qianqiu transmigrates to the Great World of Xuanhuang and obtains the Unorthodox Immortal Clan System by chance. He establishes a family that cultivates unorthodox arts. Before long, a powerful and sinister clan appears in the cultivation world. Unorthodox methods run rampant, and countless cultivators with poor aptitudes happen upon techniques and divine abil 18kReads6.2Score1.8kShelves
29. 29 悬 Healing Demons with a Gourd, Ascending Through Beast Taming 悬壶御妖，御兽飞升 Your Humble Servant Aotian在下傲天Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + beast taming + founding a clan + marrying and having children] Lin Xin was reborn in a world of cultivation. After years of fruitless efforts to pursue the Dao, he unexpectedly came across a divine artifact called the Demon Refining Pot. With the Demon Refining Pot, he could defy fate for demon beasts, improve their bloodlines, awaken their innate abilities... Thus began Lin Xin's path through the cultivation world: building connections, raising a family, and founding a clan. [Can 2.8kReads7.0Score165Shelves

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    🌸🌸🌸Chen Jing'an transmigrated to the world of immortals, reincarnated into a small Qi Refining Immortal Clan in Qinghe County. His talent was mediocre, and his path to immortality seemed bleak. He thought his life was destined to be uneventful, but unexpectedly awakened the "Mother-Child Bell"—by giving birth to offspring, he could imprint his talents onto them, compensating for his own shortcomings. From then on, Chen Jing'an expanded his family, nurtured his children, absorbed their talents, and led his clan from a small Qi Refining Immortal Clan to rise step by step in the world of immortals. Alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, talismans… his talents converged, and all techniques became one!

30. 30 穿 Transmigrating into a Family Totem, Forging an Immortal Clan for the Ages 穿越家族图腾，铸就万古仙族 One Glance, a City Captivated, Never Forgotten一眼倾城不相忘Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [Family saga + farming and development + ensemble cast + slow-paced + no System + no heroine] [The protagonist isn't human, but a willow tree, and has an extremely low profile] Jiang Xun transmigrates to a fantasy world overrun by monsters and demons, only to discover that he hasn't become a gifted cultivator. Instead, he has turned into an ordinary willow tree, beside a Chen clan village on the brink of extinction, with fewer than a hundred households left. Cultivation levels: Blood Spring Real 164Reads5.5Score—Shelves
31. 31 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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    Cultivation and farming novels, a popular historical perspective reshaping the world, the internet revolutionizing cultivation, subjugating natives with overwhelming power, your methods are not easily passed on, I'll make them free across the entire internet...

32. 32 绑 Bound to the Strongest Family System, Our Clan's Prodigies Emerge One After Another 绑定最强家族系统，族中天骄辈出 Little Cloud Crane小小云中鹤Eastern Fantasy790k WordsOngoing [A family cultivation novel, ensemble cast, behind-the-scenes protagonist, no romance, no ambiguous relationships.] The protagonist is male, but there are quite a few female members of the family, roughly a 1:1 ratio. If that bothers you, please read with caution. Su Xiuyuan is nearing the end of his lifespan. While out searching for an opportunity, he encounters a fourth-tier demon beast. He escapes, but after exhausting all his resources, his injuries still show no sign of improvement. Just as 3.1kReads—Score155Shelves

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    Developing a family has a system, but the cheat codes aren't very strong.

33. 33 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.1kReads5.7Score181Shelves

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    [Conquest] + [Territorial Expansion] + [Lords] + [Crowd Portraits] Start building your power from Lake Baikal in a fictional Xianxia world. Build factories, manufacture cannons, and use technology to fight against the cultivation world.

34. 34 宋 Emperor Huizong of Song Taken North: Reviving the Great Song and Unifying the World 宋徽宗北狩：复兴大宋，统一全球 A Friend of Li Shu李树的朋友Historical328k WordsOngoing Li Shu, an expert on Song history, dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, the foolish ruler who is being taken by Jin soldiers to Wuguo City in the humiliation of Jingkang! Trapped in a prisoner cart, with the imperial clan captured and the whole realm cursing him, the original owner was destined to die in a foreign land, with all hope lost! But I have the golden finger of knowing all of Song history, along with expertise in modern military affairs, governance, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Developing family power! Just from the title alone, it's sure to be a fascinating topic!

35. 35 穿 I Transmigrate to the Warring States and Become the Crown Prince of Eastern Zhou 穿越战国：我是东周太子 A Friend of Li Shu李树的朋友Historical553k WordsCompleted [Pure feel-good fun! If that's not your thing, don't come in~] A history student finds his soul transported to the year the Eastern Zhou dynasty fell! He becomes the crown prince of the last Zhou king! In three months, Qin will destroy his kingdom and execute him! No money, no soldiers, no territory! Watch him defy fate and unite the land!!! 300Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 穿 I Transmigrated into a Clan Head and Led My Clan to Ascension Through Cyber Cultivation 穿越成家主，靠赛博修仙带族飞升 Ink-Colored Qilin墨色麒麟Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating just came in. It’ll gradually climb from here…) (At its peak, it had 160,000 readers and 150,000 people had added it to their libraries.) [Mortal cultivation + no female lead + no romance + scientific cultivation + clan cultivation + cyber cultivation + insectoid invasion + Cthulhu + mechs + angels + demons + elves + starts small and grows in scale + sci-fi and cultivation fusion + Eastern fantasy + the Myriad Worlds + lighthearted power fantasy + daily intelligence reports + grand-s 40Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Cyberpunk-style family cultivation novel

37. 37 苏 The Su Family's Spirit Rice 苏家灵稻 Wind Through the Kudzu风拂葛草Eastern Fantasy526k WordsOngoing [Fast-Paced Farming, Family Saga, Ensemble Cast, Management, Conquest, Multiple Heroines, Wits and Strategy] Su Fusheng had lived under someone else’s roof for fifteen years. With his meridians blocked, he was slapped in the face and called useless by the Chen family steward, and couldn’t even keep the iron pot off the stove. A letter from his father arrived, telling him to marry into another family and look after their spirit fields for five years. He laughed. No one knew that the green bead 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fast-paced, farming, family, strategic battles, ensemble cast, business management, and conquest themes—well-written and worth reading.

38. 38 重 Reborn into a Cultivation Clan 重生之修仙家族 Bronze King青铜王者Eastern Fantasy229k WordsCompleted The vast Cangxuan Realm is divided into nine continents, thirty-six domains, and more than ten thousand mortal dynasties. Tens of thousands of miles of deadly wastelands lie between domains, including miasma-choked forests, spirit-devouring deserts, and endless black seas. The mortal domains have a population of ten thousand trillion, while cultivation sects and spirit-hub cities hold sway in the cultivation domains, exploiting the mortal dynasties in a symbiotic relationship. The destitute make 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Where are the first wave of original readers for the new book?

39. 39 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical724k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.6kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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    That's exactly it.

40. 40 家 Clan Cultivation: Does Our Family Really Have No Golden Finger? 家族修仙：咱家真没金手指？ Scorpion Village King蝎子村大王Eastern Fantasy223k WordsOngoing [Family cultivation + ensemble cast + no golden finger + no transmigration + no System + everyone can die + ordinary-person cultivation + slow pace + no saintly protagonist + not a power fantasy. The early chapters take a while to get going, so impatient readers can start at Chapter 8.] “Uncle, our family really doesn’t have a golden finger?” “Of course not. If we had one, would our people still be so down on their luck?” “Then how are we supposed to seek immortality and cultivate the Dao?” “How 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book I wrote myself, which is currently being updated daily. It focuses on family-based cultivation, without any cheat codes or transmigration systems. The protagonist isn't alone; it's the entire family working together to develop the cultivation. Fellow cultivators who are interested can check it out. Feedback and corrections are welcome.

41. 41 修 Cultivation Clan: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan 修仙家族：金陵仙族崛起 Old Red Demon老赤鬼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Clan-building] [Decisive and ruthless] [No holier-than-thou hero] [Artifact crafting] [Ghost mastery] [Thunder mastery] [Body refinement] Xia Yuhui transmigrates to a cultivation world and obtains a Green Soul Lamp that can absorb other people’s souls to strengthen his spiritual sense, along with a crimson thunderbolt that enhances his physique. Once he figures out what the two treasures can do, he gradually rises to prominence in the cultivation world and leads his Xia clan to prosperity as we 3.7kReads7.0Score217Shelves
42. 42 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    Steady progress and cautious cultivation!

43. 43 散 Even a Rogue Cultivator Needs to Build a Clan 散修也要建家族 San Mao Has a Dog三毛有条狗Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted They say rogue cultivators are dogs, but I say, don't insult dogs. Dogs don't have it this exhausting. Starting a clan means you can't avoid having kids. Among a group of rogue cultivators, whoever has a child first gets to establish the clan first. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a family-themed novel that updates incredibly fast, with tens of thousands of words appearing daily as if it were child's play.

44. 44 修 Cultivating Immortality, from Clan Spirit Farmer to Azure Wood Emperor 修仙，从家族灵农到青木帝君 Li Chunfeng of the Capital上京城的李淳风Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the body of a lowly spirit farmer at the second level of Qi Refining, Han Yan thought his path to immortality was hopeless. Then he discovered that every time he planted a spirit crop, he could harvest a god-tier treasure chest! Cultivation, pills, divine abilities, and magical treasures came pouring in! When his clan faced annihilation, he took up a hoe and planted a path to the heavens, driving the entire cultivation world wild for his spirit fields! 98Reads5.5Score124Shelves

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    There is this new book

45. 45 紫 The Purple Gold Immortal Clan 紫金仙族 Lonely Traces孤独的痕迹Eastern Fantasy387k WordsCompleted On the Tianming Continent, strength reigns supreme. Sects stand everywhere, and powerful clans rule. A protagonist from another world transmigrates into this world of immortals and heroes. See how he leads the weak Zhang Clan to rise to prominence. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 海 Cultivating on an Island: The Rise of the Wang Clan 海岛修仙：王氏家族崛起记 Jinxiu Sanlang锦绣三郎Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Island Cultivation] [Farming and Fish-Raising] [Eastern Fantasy] [Mortal Cultivation] [Clan Cultivation] [Farming in Secret Realms] [Building and Development] [Spirit Beasts] Wang Changqing, a mighty Golden Core cultivator, was preparing to lead the Wang clan to dominate the vast seas when the alliance and his friends betrayed him. Beast tides, evil cultivators, pirates, pressure from outside and obstruction from within: in the end, beasts and evil cultivators surrounded th 266Reads6.0Score128Shelves

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    Island cultivation + farming and fish raising + spiritual herbs and beasts + sea creatures and humans + family rise = a classic cultivation novel! Worth reading, highly recommended!

47. 47 陆 The Lu Clan's Cultivation 陆氏家族修仙 Ye Caiying of Holy Lotus Pond圣荷池的叶才鹰Eastern Fantasy172k WordsOngoing Qingyuan is born into a family in decline. The Lu clan is under the control of the Purple Mansion, and generation after generation has failed to break through the Profound Gate. A member of a collateral branch, Lu Qingyuan sets foot on the immortal path with a mortal body. He protects his clan and his kin, searching for opportunities in humble circumstances and breaking through obstacles in desperate straits. He does not seek to stand unrivaled beneath the heavens. He only wishes to support the 13Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 王 The King’s Way: Who Can Stand Against Me? 王之道谁与争锋 I Am Wild吾狂尔Historical260k WordsOngoing He is Zhao De, the empire's fourth prince, raised in luxury and wanting for nothing. Yet, by imperial decree, he assumes a false identity, abandons the dignity of his princely rank, and joins the army on the battlefield. Starting as an unknown soldier at the very bottom, he fights bloody battles on the frontier and narrowly escapes death time and again. Together with brothers-in-arms who share his life and death, he rises step by step amid the smoke and chaos of war. In the mortal world, he 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He was Zhao De, the pampered fourth prince of the empire, living a life of luxury and ease. Yet, a royal decree forced him to abandon his princely status and join the army. Starting as a nameless soldier, he fought his way up the frontier, facing countless life-or-death situations, and forging his path through war and chaos with his sworn brothers. He encountered love and romance, experiencing tender moments and hidden emotions. The court was rife with intrigue, brotherly distrust, power struggles, and intrigue among powerful families; the battlefield was a battlefield of fierce competition, with renowned generals blocking his way, formidable enemies lurking everywhere, and life hanging in the balance. He endured estrangement from his father, estrangement from his brothers, the bond with a beautiful woman, the life-or-death struggle with a close friend, and the destiny of a formidable foe. From a lowly soldier, he rose step by step to command troops, establish his reputation, and secure the frontier, breaking through the treacherous chessboard of the world and becoming king against all odds. The golden throne was within reach; the vast empire was now in his grasp. Will I remain steadfast in my loyalty and surrender power to the Emperor? Or will I inherit the eternal legacy and ascend to the throne? The rise and fall of dynasties are in my own hands! When the chaos ends and the world bows in submission—I ask you, in this world today, who else but me can claim the throne!

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