[Slow-Burn, Engrossing, Smart Protagonists] A Hidden Dragon Bides Its Time: Xianxia Novels! 【慢热型·耐看型·带脑子】潜龙久卧，仙侠小说！

1. 1 烟 Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.4M 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 894.3kReads9.6Score225.5kShelves

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   These two books are pretty good. I'm still reading them now. I'm full of them.

2. 2 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.3M 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 925.8kReads9.4Score79.2kShelves
3. 3 通 The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 73.9kReads9.4Score8.2kShelves

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   Slow and engaging, clearly organized and well-written, Su Mo wakes up and is no longer in the past. He goes to Beijing to take the exam and accidentally enters the immortal world, gaining the power to connect to the underworld. Use the power to connect to the secluded world to lay out the path to immortality. It's just that Su Mo can't see clearly the truth of this world...

4. 4 我 I Rely on My Talent to Avoid Calamity and Seek Longevity 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 69.9kReads8.5Score4.4kShelves

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   It's about cultivating immortals, it's watchable, the main character has brains, it's not like the Holy Mother, and the word count is up, so you can watch it

5. 5 红 Proving the Dao in the Mortal World, I Am a True Immortal Among Men 红尘证道，我为在世真仙 Time to Sleep睡觉了吧Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + xianxia + lighthearted + invincible hero + showing off] A song of the mortal world, a tale of immortal dreams. Su Mu was a transmigrator. To perfect the cultivation system he had created, he ventured into the mortal world to hone himself. He traveled north and south, seeing humans, immortals, gods, demons, monsters, and strange creatures. With a broken sword, a bamboo hat, a handful of coins, and an old mountain goat, he slew demons in a lake and discussed the Dao in the fa 17.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
6. 6 诡 Seeking Immortality in the Strange Realm: I Have a Divine Ability Tree 诡界求仙：我有一棵神通树 Calm Waters of the Xiang River湘水无波Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Masterful survivalist cultivation + eerie cultivation + Tiangang divine powers + ruthless and decisive + no harem + not a bleeding heart] Born as the master of divine powers, I am the Dao Lord of the cosmos! The eerie invaded, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the cosmos was left in ruins… The gods and Buddhas of the heavens, the great powers of the Immortal Dao, all vanished overnight. The path to immortality was severed, the divine path fell silent, and demons and monsters ran rampant. Where ar 85.5kReads8.3Score7.1kShelves
7. 7 护 The Nation’s Guardian War Hero 护国战婿 Commandant of the Five Senses五官中郎将Urban7.1M WordsCompleted On their wedding night, his family forced him to the battlefield, leaving her alone in their empty bridal chamber. After three years of bloody battles, he returned home in glory, only to be drugged and turned into an idiot. Fortunately, she saved him. Oppressed by his family, mocked by the world... That night, he awoke! 1.2kReads8.5Score348Shelves

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   If you like counterattack, this book will definitely satisfy you

8. 8 人 In the World of Journey to the West, I Can Go Fifty-Fifty With Anyone 人在西游世界，和谁都能五五开 Er Gouzi's Dried Fish二狗子的小鱼干Eastern Fantasy905k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Zhang Beixuan was an ordinary college student in the 21st century. He accidentally transmigrated into the prehistoric world of Journey to the West, where he got a System that made him evenly matched with anything and everything. The System also gave him a mission: stop Tang Sanzang from traveling west! Now, whenever he can't beat Sun Wukong, he starts calling for reinforcements! King Li and the Third Prince Nezha? I'm evenly matched with you. A hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and ge 5kReads7.9Score322Shelves

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   This is the only Journey to the West novel that I have read in its entirety. The plot is interesting and beats all Journey to the West novels.

9. 9 渡 I Lead You Across the Immortal Gate 渡汝踏仙门 Zi Sa子卅Eastern Fantasy259k WordsOngoing Since the Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, humanity's fortunes have gradually declined. The Human Sovereign's rank of the Nine-Nine Sovereign was severed, reducing him to the status of Son of Heaven. The separation of Heaven and Earth cut off immortals from mortals, while the Battle of Muye sent the first Human Sovereign's soul onto the Investiture of the Gods list, where he was trapped in the Star of Heavenly Joy and bound by the Heavenly Dao. For eight hundred years, the Zhou dynasty —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a low-open book. It's ugly at the front, but it gets better at the back. Don't read the introduction. The main content is the humanitarian recovery plan starting from the First Emperor. Don't read the label. I didn't know what to write when I was writing. I only have eyebrows now. I wrote it myself. [Sending my heart] Please update, no one has read it [I'm about to cry] I can't change the label and title of the book [Crying]

10. 10 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 2.3kReads—Score126Shelves

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    Unique, unique

11. 11 凡 Mortal Bones 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 631kReads9.3Score94.2kShelves

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    Fairy novels

12. 12 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 182.8kReads9.1Score24.3kShelves
13. 13 长 Immortal Travel of Longevity 长生仙游 Sleepless at Four in the Morning四更不睡Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted An accident brings Chen Changsheng to a world of immortals and martial arts, but he is surrounded by a curse that lets him live only from dawn to dusk. From then on, he comes back to life for just one day every three years, then falls asleep again, trapped in an endless cycle. Yet because of this, immortals from all walks of life mistake him for a sage who has attained the Dao. By a fortunate twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation, searching desperately for a way to break the mayfl 7kReads8.9Score1kShelves
14. 14 苟 Laying Low as a Villain in the Cultivation World 苟在修仙世界当反派 Rattlesnake-Skin Sack响尾蛇皮袋Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing [Xianxia + lighthearted + hilarious + ordinary mortal + absurd] After accidentally transmigrating to a cultivation world, I discover that I’m the sect’s most hated bully, and that I have an unscrupulous master who disappeared after visiting a brothel. I meant to turn over a new leaf and start behaving, but everyone wants to harm me. So I’ll just have to work hard and become the strongest under heaven! I raise spirit pets, puff on a pipe, and know exactly how to charm fairies. I slay immortals an 44.8kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
15. 15 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 53.2kReads8.8Score5.2kShelves
16. 16 问 Aspiring to the Immortal Path 问鼎仙途 Maple Boat Seeks Zen枫舟问禅Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + no System] Su Shier, a village boy of mediocre aptitude, is forced to embark on an endless, arduous path to immortality in pursuit of revenge for a blood feud. It is a world of deceit, the law of the jungle, scheming, and hardship... The road ahead is long, the way fraught with danger. Though this humble mortal must fight through every obstacle, he swears to forge his own path to immortality. 198.6kReads8.9Score20.3kShelves
17. 17 灵 Cultivating Clan: I Am the Guardian Spirit Stone 灵石仙族 Writing Nonsense一通乱写Eastern Fantasy3.9M 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 60.1kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
18. 18 打 Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 Qian Li Tongfeng千李同风Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 80kReads8.7Score8.4kShelves
19. 19 七 Legends of the Seven Realms 七界传说 Dreams Leave No Trace心梦无痕Eastern Fantasy11.6M WordsCompleted The complete Seven Realms, including the full prequel. For a thousand years, the cultivation world has passed down the legend of the Five Sects, Six Academies, and Seven Realms. Lu Yun was born with a physical defect. On his defiant path to greatness, he finds several unforgettable loves and friendships and suffers one hardship after another. But how will it all end? Immortals, Buddhas, Daoists, demons, monsters, and beasts all gather. Good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and wickedness: who c 21.3kReads8.6Score951Shelves
20. 20 雷 Thunder Gazi 雷霆嘎子 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lei Ting Gazi's Cultivation Chronicles: Got a Problem? Let's Settle It! The Cultivation world has a new shameless “honey badger”: Lei Ting Gazi. Rules? What rules? “Don't touch my woman. Don't touch my treasures.” That's where he draws the line. Cross it, and whether you're an Immortal Venerable or a demon lord, he'll grab a weapon and fight you head-on. He's never learned the meaning of backing down. See a beautiful female immortal? He'll brazenly say, “It's your good fortune that I took a fanc 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Slow-burning, watchable, and thoughtful] The male protagonist was too miserable in his previous life, and he had no women, not to mention money! You must experience the taste of different fairies in this life, experience the majesty of being an official, experience the domineering power of commanding thousands of troops, experience the immortality of cultivating immortals, and experience the joy of traveling around the world! [Blowing kiss][Bookshelf plus one][Grass planted][Love]

21. 21 九 Immortal Fate Beneath the Nine Heavens' Thunder 九霄雷霆仙缘 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted [Ordinary protagonist + thunder arts + beast taming + spatial treasures + insect control + corpse puppets + artifact forging] The ordinary man Wu Dao unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the Thunder Ancestor at the Sanqing Temple. Armed with the True Scripture of the Thunder Emperor, the Divine Heaven Thunder Art, and the Thunder Tempering Technique, he sets out on the path to immortality alongside two little beggars, a blacksmith’s son, and an auctioneer, leading thirteen divine beasts. Carrying 8Reads6.6Score—Shelves
22. 22 雷 The Creation of Thunder 雷霆创世 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy736k WordsCompleted A miserable chef transmigrates with his culinary skills. The eight great beauties of the Drunken Flower House fall for him, a three-eyed hyena becomes his kitchen maid, and an army of praying mantises serves as his honor guard! Who in the cultivation world has ever seen someone conquer the realm with a spatula? He's witnessed a princess's shy affection, tasted an immortal maiden's tenderness, and even brought the greatest beauty of the Miao frontier completely to heel! Thunderous Marquis of Jinb 14Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 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 70.4kReads9.1Score15.6kShelves

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    [Top post][Top post] Useless Ye Chen rises against the sky with his mysterious martial spirit! Traveling through the nine realms, fighting in the heavens, killing gods and demons like mowing grass, falling in love with beauty but not letting down the common people. "The Immortal Martial Emperor" is a masterpiece with tens of millions of words. It is so exciting that the critical hits are constant. The more you catch up, the higher you go, and you can't stop at all!

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