Looking for Urban Cultivation Without the Usual Clichés 求都市修仙的，不要千篇一律的那种

1. 51 斩 Slashing the Dao to Seek Immortality 斩道求仙 Xunyue Wu旬月舞Urban151k WordsOngoing In the age of declining cultivation, spiritual qi revives. Explore ancient tombs for demon bones, and seek the Dao in famous mountains and old temples. Refine mortal blood a hundred times in search of immortality; temper a useless body ten thousand times to lay the foundation of the Dao. Demons, spirits, gods, ghosts, and monsters each have their own path of cultivation. Cats have their way, mice have their way, and humanity’s way is to act without contention. The Great Dao is fifty, while Heave —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Urban cultivation, tomb raiding in search of immortal destiny

2. 52 刚 My Campus Belle Girlfriend Revealed That I'm an Academician Right After I Started College 刚上大一校花女友曝光我院士身份 Yu Ji Like Snow虞姬如雪Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted Jun Yue, the youngest academician at the Dragon Academy of Sciences, returns to campus under a false identity to honor a promise he made long ago. On the very first day of the new term, however, he reunites with Jiayao, his former girlfriend and the campus belle, who resents him for “leaving without a word.” During a truth-or-dare game at a hot pot restaurant, Jiayao’s cold reply, “Not anymore,” cuts him to the heart. When he tries to make up for the two years he owes her, she confronts him in t 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Suitable for watching during rest time

3. 53 龙 The Young Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain Descends to the City, and Every Evil Spirit Falls to Its Knees 龙虎山小天师下山都市邪祟全跪了 Yu Ji Like Snow虞姬如雪Urban187k WordsOngoing Dragon-Tiger Mountain is in an uproar! The moment 20-year-old Nan Xun puts on the Celestial Master's crown, his seniority is enough to make all the mountain's elders bow. He then stuffs talismans into his bag, slings a peachwood sword over his shoulder, and heads down the mountain to face his trials. As soon as he reaches the city, he crushes a reckless rich kid's luxury car into the asphalt, leaving its furious owner unable to move a muscle. A century-old vengeful ghost haunts the old building 5Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 清 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 Recluse of the Void虚中散人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 7kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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   Life beat him down during the day, so he practiced his skills on evil spirits at night. With cinnabar as weapons and talismans as blades, he went from a clueless novice to a master who could sweep away evil spirits. On this unorthodox path of esoteric arts, every step he took was ruthless and steady.

5. 55 修 After Three Thousand Years of Cultivation, I Return to Find Myself Buried Alive 修仙三千年，归来竟然被活埋 The Ape Isn't White猩猩不白Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + one heroine + lighthearted + passionate + patriotic + sound values] A bizarre car accident sent Qin Ye's soul flying out of his body. No one could have imagined that Qin Ye, dead for three years, would struggle to survive for three thousand years in a bloody, violent world of immortal cultivation. In the end, he stood at the pinnacle of that world. He wanted to break through his limits and find his way home. At the crucial moment, however, he was ambushed by three Immortal V 1.1kReads7.2Score114Shelves
6. 56 高 High-Martial Arts Training Is Too Hard? I'll Burn My Lifespan to Speedrun Immortality! 高武练功太难？我氪命修仙速通！ There's a Little Book in the Tree树上有本小书Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High Martial] + [Lifespan-Stealing Stat Growth] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Satisfying Power Fantasy] Ye Qin transmigrates to a High Martial world where demons and monsters infest the globe, and a pack of nations friendly to the demons closes in on every side. Great Xia is on the verge of collapse! Fortunately, he awakens a Lifespan Plundering System! Kill martial artists and demons, steal their lifespans, and instantly deduce martial arts to their peak! The Qi-Nurturing Art has demanding tale 9kReads7.6Score834Shelves

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   You can check them out; these books are all good, although some of them don't seem to be about cultivating immortality...

7. 57 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 219kReads9.3Score25.7kShelves
8. 58 神 Mythic Dungeon: From the Start, I Led the Azure Ox for the Dao Ancestor 神话副本：开局我为道祖牵青牛 Riding the Wind into the Painting扶摇入画来Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mythic Treasure Mirror binding successful.] [Current instance: Traveling west from Hangu Pass.] [Reward: A copy of the Dao De Jing personally written by a Sage.] [Current instance: Five-Finger Mountain.] [Reward: The 108 Transformations of the Tiangang and Disha.] [Current instance: The First Emperor’s Tribulation.] [Reward: Ancestral Dragon’s blood essence.] [Current instance: Investiture of the Gods] [Reward: The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.] [Current instance: The War Between the Witche 62kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves
9. 59 开 From the Start, the Temple Master Runs Off, Forcing Me to Inherit the Taoist Temple 开局观主跑路，被迫继承道观 The Cat King Rules the World猫王镇天下Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A System that’s sometimes serious and sometimes completely off the rails, paired with an unreliable Host. Why was the System caught from the start? Why did Wenqu descend the mountain in the middle of the night? A Taoist who wants to slack off, but just can’t. 33.2kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
10. 60 你 You’re Already a Great Emperor, and You’re Still Attending Graduation?! 你都大帝了，还来参加毕业典礼？ I'm Not a Cavalryman我不是铁骑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High martial arts + stat-point system + martial arts school league + battles in another world + invincible + no heroine] “I long for a worthy opponent...” Jiang Hao, founder of Haotian Martial Arts Academy, Blue Star's strongest councilor, Lord of Calamity, the All-Heavens Fish-Fryer, and Chaos Evil God. (All the iconic scenes have now been revisited.) [Ping! Congratulations, Host! You instantly killed a Tier One opponent and earned 1 point!] [Ping! Congratulations, Host! You instantly killed a 16kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
11. 61 你 You Only Have an F-Rank Talent, Yet You Outshine the Geniuses of the Nine Provinces 你一个F天赋，竟能力压九州天骄 The Tsundere Watermelon傲娇的西瓜Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Rise of the underdog + foreseeing the future + martial arts competitions at university + demon invasion + ensemble cast of humanity + no nested worlds + no System] Hong Yuan's diary can predict the future. He learns that before long, he'll be tested as having an F-rank talent, his girlfriend will break up with him, and his parents will be murdered by evil cultivators. Though things go badly for him from the start, the predictions in his diary help him obtain divine cultivation techniques, rare 36.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves
12. 62 高 High Martial: A Matchup? I Can Beat Even the Empress! 高武：对比？女帝我也包赢的！ Rolling in the Dirt, Eating Tomatoes扑土吃番茄Urban4.3M WordsCompleted 76.7kReads8.9Score7.6kShelves
13. 63 高 High Martial: My Cultivation Equals the Combined Total of My Classmates' 高武：我的修为等于全班总和 The Lazy Cat's Landlord懒猫的房东Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Satisfying Power-Ups + An Original Workhorse Cultivation System] Lu Yuan transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world and obtains a System. Can he gain the combined cultivation of his entire class and tally up his classmates' qi and blood every day? When his classmates get stronger, Lu Yuan gets stronger too! From then on, he has only one job. Get his classmates to cultivate hard while he gets stronger lying down! Lu Yuan: “Only those who endure hardship can rise above the res 15.9kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
14. 64 菌 Lord of the Fungi 菌之主宰 DongIFangIDaoIXin东I方I道I心Urban360k WordsOngoing Note: I Am What I Am, Ten Days to the End, Game Invasion, Slay the Gods, The King of Feng Shui, A Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Genshin Impact, Wuthering Waves, Honkai: Star Rail, Journey to the West, Naruto, and The Outcast have absolutely nothing to do with this book. (￣▽￣) “Cultivating immortality as a loser: endless suffering, and a mind that keeps wandering off.” “Urban cultivation” “No System” “No transmigration” “Fantasy with a twist” “Decisive and ruthless” “Tightly plotted” “The exci —Reads—Score—Shelves

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15. 65 都 The King of Immortals in the City 都市仙王之王 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Urban1.7M WordsCompleted When Feng Xiaolou was twenty, his parents mysteriously disappeared, leaving him only an oral account of his family's past. The once illustrious Feng clan, a family of cultivators, now had no one but him left to fend for himself. Forced to drop out of school to make ends meet, he scraped by doing odd jobs in Jiangcheng. Starting with the Yin-Yang Mirror, he began his journey from ordinary mortal to peak powerhouse. Guided by the mirror, he took control of Jiangcheng's economic lifelines and estab 39Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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16. 66 从 Taking Control of the World, Starting with the Patrol Office 从巡检司开始掌控天下 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Shisan, is a low-ranking ninth-grade patrol officer in the Yuwo Patrol Office of Luzhou. From the government offices to the martial world, he uses his blade and his wits to break through deadlocks, unite forces, and climb step by step. In the end, he overthrows the decaying imperial regime and ascends the throne. Ruling the world is not his final goal. Leading his loyal and valiant followers, he conquers the globe and puts an end to war through war, until the Dragon Banner 257Reads8.6Score—Shelves
17. 67 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The Immortal Realm is very beautiful.

18. 68 修 Returning from Cultivation, I Get Twins from the Start 修仙归来：开局喜提龙凤胎 October Pen Tip十月笔尖Urban495k WordsCompleted [Returns to Earth with his cultivation + Keeps nothing from his family + Everyday urban life + Unmatched] Zhang Tian has just returned from the Immortal Realm, only to discover that someone has beaten his child? After Zhang Tian is framed for leaking his company's secrets, he spends all night deep in thought on a rooftop. Just as he sets out to confront the people he suspects, he unexpectedly transmigrates to the cultivation world. After a million years of arduous cultiv 5Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book, it's pretty good.

19. 69 争 Conquering the Nine Heavens 争霸九天 Coffee Sublimation咖啡升华Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Invincible in the mortal world, where immortals are like ants. Ye Yun ascends after surviving his tribulation, only to find that the realm he enters is no carefree paradise, but a brutal battlefield where swords are tempered in blood. Born in the mortal world, he endures contempt until one sword shocks the immortals and shakes the Mystic Firmament. The ancient Sword Bone resonates with him, and the Myriad Swords Secret Realm acknowledges him as its master. Only then does he learn that the swor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In "Conquering the Nine Heavens," Ye Yun, a mortal swordsman, ascends to immortality after undergoing tribulation, only to discover that the immortal realm is not a carefree paradise, but a cruel battlefield where the strong prey on the weak. Upon entering the Xuanxiao Immortal Realm, he is initially looked down upon due to his mortal origins, but his astonishing swordplay shakes the Heavenly Sword Sect and triggers an ancient sword bone phenomenon, attracting covetous eyes from all sides. In the Myriad Swords Secret Realm, Ye Yun gains the recognition of a mysterious sword spirit, learning that the immortal realm has suffered a great calamity, the sword path has withered, and he is the one destined to face this tribulation. With the invasion of the Demon Abyss and the alteration of the Heavenly Dao, he traverses the immortal realm alone with his sword, slaying demon kings, thwarting conspiracies, and building a force to fight against the corrupt immortal race. As the legacy of the ancient sword immortal reappears, Ye Yun gradually uncovers the truth behind the alteration of the Heavenly Dao, facing the obliteration of the supreme will. Defying the heavens, his sword points to the sky! Ye Yun uses his supreme sword intent to break through the shackles of rules, ascends to the pinnacle of the nine heavens, rules over all races, and restores order to the immortal realm. In the final battle, his sword swept across the universe, engaging in a life-or-death struggle with the ancient will of Heaven, transcending all constraints and stepping into eternity. This is an invincible path of proving the Dao through the sword, and an eternal legend of dominating the immortal realm!

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