Any Cultivation Novels Where the Protagonist Has the Spirit of a Martial Hero? 有没有主角性格更像侠客一样的修仙文

1. 1 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds

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   It's not that it's more like a chivalrous hero, just similar; the second one is a bit heart-wrenching!

2. 2 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
3. 3 攻 After Winning Over the Heartless Sword Cultivator, I Faked My Death and Lost My Memories 攻略无情道剑修后，我死遁失忆了 March Song三月歌Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted (Complete, ensemble cast, devoted couple with a happy ending) After Wen Li died, she transmigrated into the world of cultivation and was bound to a System. Completing its tasks would grant her wish. System: First, win over Pei Xingzhi. Second, cultivate diligently and become a powerhouse. Wen Li: Go on, tell me. Is he an obsessive villain or a sickly, lovesick second male lead? System: Neither. He’s an upright disciple of a righteous sect, a pure-hearted sword cultivator of the Ruthless Dao. 5.1kReads9.3Score32314d adds
4. 4 和 After Breaking with My Sect, I Joined My Archrival’s Instead 和师门决裂后，我转身入宿敌宗门 Fourteen Notes十四笺Ancient Romance830k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Romance] [Happy Ending] In her previous life, Wen Ling concealed her identity as the Young Lord. Thanks to her peerless talent, she became the God of War of the Nine Provinces, only to end up accused by her sect of colluding with the demons. Unwilling to accept that fate, she took them all down with her. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her first year at Lingxiao Sect. Her junior sister had framed her and gotten her spiritual root cripp 20.2kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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   These two are good choices. The first one is a female-centric rebirth novel with a strong, independent female lead; the pacing is fast and quite enjoyable. The second one features a female lead who is both incredibly cool and eccentric, with a few sharp wits. Both are well-written and worth reading.

5. 5 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
6. 6 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 38.1kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
7. 7 如 If I Could Choose, I'd Cultivate Immortality Through Technology 如果可以，我选择科技修仙 Chatterbox叽叽咕咕仔Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted I’ve never heard of such a miserable transmigration. I ended up in a cave! Qian Qinghua is that unfortunate: not only is she stuck in a cave, she can’t get out! What happened to the cultivation world being full of powerful figures and opportunities, with the heroine constantly face-slapping all sorts of old-timers? She hasn’t even seen another person! Still, that won’t stop her from preparing in advance. If she can’t get out, she’ll get ready to face-slap anyone who comes along! Want to frame me 2Reads—Score114d adds

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   I highly recommend this one! The female lead, Qinghua, has the style of Jin Yong's martial arts novels. It's an interesting and unconventional cultivation novel with a very original plot. 😂

8. 8 穿 I Was Reborn as the Villainess, So Why Are You Calling Me the Light of Righteousness? 穿成反派大小姐你叫我正道的光？ Si Jiayi斯嘉一Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance, Pure Power Fantasy] Su Zhuo transmigrates into a book as the fake heiress of an immortal sect. As the protagonist’s sworn enemy, she’s doomed if she stays in the holy land for long. Without hesitation, Su Zhuo joins a villainous sect, saving herself ten years of detours! Her new sect is full of powerful figures: a fiercely protective master, a formidable mistress, genius fellow disciples, and her, who can simply lie flat. Su Zhuo thinks, “The sect’s scenery is so lovely. I’ll take i 17.5kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
9. 9 论 A Hundred and Eight Ways for a Villain to Slack Off 论反派摆烂的一百零八种方式 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The comic is now available on Tomato Novel. Search for "The 108 Ways a Villain Can Give Up" to read it] [This is a slow-burn story with a couple. The male lead, Yu He, arrives late. The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she just gives up! This is not a conventional power fantasy, so fans of power fantasies should steer clear! Note: This story has lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't compare it to other works!] [A solemn announcement: Actually, never mind. Just make do with it! If 12.2kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
10. 10 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.6kReads9.5Score23.4k14d adds
11. 11 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 70kReads9.4Score9.6k14d adds

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    The main characters in cultivation novels have very distinct personalities, some are quite funny and very entertaining. Some are not yet finished, so you can put them aside and read the completed ones first. Hope you like them!

12. 12 穿 After Becoming the Junior Sister of an Immortal Sect, the Cultivation World Went Crazy for Me 穿成仙门小师妹后修真界为我疯狂 Embroidered Spring Tower绣春楼Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted Ning Yue died and transmigrated into a cultivation world. Terrified, she immediately stripped off her clothes. Only when she saw the familiar flame-shaped birthmark on her shoulder did she finally relax. At least it was still her own body! To survive, Ning Yue threw herself into cultivation and earned a place at one of the five great sects. True to the principle of being a jack of all trades and master of none: Alchemy? Easy! Her cooking skills in her previous life were top-notch! Talisman-makin 23.3kReads9.2Score3.9k14d adds
13. 13 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.9kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds
14. 14 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds
15. 15 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 37.9kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds
16. 16 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
17. 17 卷 The Workaholic Junior Sister Is the Hardest to Kill in the Cultivation World 卷王小师妹修仙界第一难杀 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Ancient Romance570k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + mostly friendship and family bonds + multiple team battles] No one at Qingwu Sect expected their junior sister, who had always meekly gone along with everything and cried to win their favor, to suddenly rebel, drug them herself, and escape the sect. Even less did they expect to meet her again on the opposing side. The noisy, boisterous, rough-and-tumble young men and women of Yueming Sect surrounded her protectively and cleared a path for her. “Make way! Can’t you see our Die-di 14.7kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
18. 18 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 155.8kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds
19. 19 魔 Magical Boy, Transform!!! 魔法少男变身！！！ Tianya Xiaoxiao天涯笑笑Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing Western fantasy + magic + comedy + harem + multiple female leads + lighthearted power fantasy The magical boy makes his debut, and the battle of destiny is about to begin. “I, Duan Xiaoxiao, vow to become the universe’s greatest magic prince, in a world where only women can use magic!” This is a magical universe ruled by women, with a rigid hierarchy of power. Men? In this world, they’re just “background characters” who can’t sense magic, until he appears. Duan Xiaoxiao is the first male stu 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You should check out this new book. It's a fantasy/magic story, and the main character is optimistic, cheerful, and of good character.

20. 20 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book as a Genius Junior Sister, and the Villains Fight to Spoil Me! 穿书天才小师妹，反派们争着宠！ Sweet Lemon甜蜜柠檬Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Aloof, scheming master VS unhinged, mischievous little troublemaker, 1v1, sweet and doting] + [Transmigrate into a book and slack off, silly comedy] When Shen Wan opened her eyes, she had become a cannon-fodder female character in a cultivation novel, about to be drained, disfigured, and have her spiritual root dug out by the heroine? She immediately slapped her across the face. “Who do you think you're taking advantage of?” To enjoy a carefree life, lie flat, and grow old in comfort, Shen Wan 16.4kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds

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    Junior Sister's skill is evident from the moment she makes a move; she has a cheerful and straightforward personality, a chivalrous hero in the mortal world, dedicated to saving the world!

21. 21 缺 One Move from This Shameless Junior Sister, and the Experts of the Nine Provinces Are All Stunned 缺德师妹一出手，九州大佬全麻了 Holding a Lamp Beneath the Moon月下执灯Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Lingyou transmigrates into a novel about a universally adored heroine, only to become the cannon-fodder female supporting character. The original owner was useless at everything and always the first to take the blame. The heroine killed a fellow disciple? The heroine leaked the sect's secret techniques? The heroine was secretly involved with the Demon Clan's holy lord? She got blamed for all of it. In the end, she died horribly amid the cheers of the entire cultivation world! Lu Lingyou says 45.7kReads9.1Score6.7k14d adds
22. 22 什 What? The Number One Prodigy on the Rankings Is a Rogue Cultivator! 什么？天骄榜第一是位散修！ Treading Snow in Search of Immortals踏雪寻仙Eastern Fantasy205k WordsOngoing If someone was mediocre in their previous life, does transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation really make them any less mediocre? Yu Fan has spent seventy years in the world of immortal cultivation, yet he is still utterly unremarkable. After cultivating for most of his life, he has only reached the Qi Refining Realm. It is not until the sect strips him of his immortal status and expels him that he truly recognizes his own mediocrity. “Is there really no place for me in this vast worl 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    His personality is more like that of a chivalrous knight-errant 🌚🌚🌚🌝

23. 23 大 My Eldest Senior Sister Keeps Going Further Down the Road to Die 大师姐在求死的路上越走越远 Unconscious不醒人事Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted (Sword-Cultivating Genius + Strong Female Lead + Not an Ice Queen + Useless System That Only Talks + Traditional Style + No Romance.) (If you think the heroine is a goody-two-shoes or her sect is awful, try chapters 56 and 61 first!) Xiao Qingming has the misfortune of transmigrating into a book. She only managed to glimpse it briefly, and remembers little besides the heroine's name and the fate of the minor villainess who shares her own name. The good news is, she knows how her story ends. So s 154Reads6.7Score—14d adds
24. 24 修 The Cultivation World’s Oddballs All Became Saviors 修仙界显眼包们，后来都成救世主 inlineFantastical Romance124k WordsCompleted Come read about the prodigies of the cultivation world! You have nothing to lose by giving it a try: The cultivation world is full of prodigies, and the Qingyun Sect has taken in a group of “odd ones”: a sword immortal afraid of heights, an expert at blowing up alchemy furnaces, a diviner whose predictions always go wrong, and a formation emperor who can't find his way around... They joke and laugh their way through cultivation, until the calamity that threatens to destroy the world arrives. The 310Reads—Score10114d adds
25. 25 我 I Become the Most Beloved in the Cultivation World with a Secret Identity System 我靠马甲系统在修仙界当万人迷 Luo Yan洛衍Ancient Romance362k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. You can read the reviews first~] [No CP + adored by all + popular with men and women + multiple secret identities in a cultivation world + everyone has a one-sided crush on the protagonist, but she feels nothing] [Strong heroine, even stronger world] Cheng Qiong died, but a System came to her and said that if she could find the scattered fragments of the System, she could restore its functions and fulfill her wish. Cheng Qiong had only one wish: t 271Reads8.7Score—14d adds
26. 26 男 A Man Reborn as a Female Cultivator: My Brothers Turned Me into the Immortal World's Moonlight 男穿女修：被兄弟调成仙界白月光 White Colt c白驹cEastern Fantasy109k WordsOngoing Gender-bending / top-tier tea artistry / single-minded pursuit of the Dao / playing with people's hearts My name is Su Qingyi. One day, I transmigrated into the greatest immortal maiden of all time, with the goal of saving the people destined to fall to the dark side in the future. Only... my good buddy became my golden finger. But this good buddy kept issuing strange missions, and little by little... I became the white moonlight in the hearts of every male cultivator. 2Reads—Score214d adds
27. 27 S Exorcising Demons at the Spa, and Cultivating Immortality on the Side SPA馆抓妖顺便修仙 Shanshan Er Lai珊珊而来Modern Romance194k WordsOngoing Two powerful leads + cultivating immortality + sweet romance + human-demon couple I’m the pride of my sect, while you’re the fox demon king. My spiritual energy is abundant, your inner core is fully refined. They say dual cultivation will help us both ascend. Ah, what shameless, blissful days these are! —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 我 I'm a Snake, and It's Perfectly Reasonable That I Raised a Horde of Demons 我一条蛇，教出一群魔头很合理吧 Listening to the Waves听浪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythical Beast + Immortality + No Female Lead + Taking Disciples + Invincible] Zhu Jiuyin transmigrates into a snake that eats raw flesh and drinks blood. He starts out with eternal life, only to be sealed beneath Mount Buzhou for all eternity. Fortunately, he activates the Master-Disciple Rewards System. His disciples’ cultivation can be returned to him a thousandfold! To win his freedom, Zhu Jiuyin begins taking disciples like crazy. [Ding! Your disciple has gained one year of cultivation. Re 56.7kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds

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    I don't know if this fits, but I found the novel by watching the short drama. The short drama was really heart-wrenching; some of the disciples died or were injured, but the plot was great.

29. 29 今 Did the Dao Venerable Go Broke Today? 今天道尊破产了吗 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance316k WordsCompleted [Hilarious Xianxia] Highly recommend "Has the Dao Lord Gone Bankrupt Today?"! A workaholic infrastructure tycoon of a heroine × a aloof, penniless sword cultivator of a hero. What a dream couple! When an infrastructure fanatic from the post-apocalyptic world is reborn as a laid-back junior sister, she meets the cultivation world's most aloof genius, who also happens to be short on spiritual energy. Other cultivators rely on talent, but these two cultivate by teaming up to make money! From “Didi 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all good; the plots, settings, and character designs are all very interesting. I recommend checking them out.

30. 30 判 Judge Fortune and Prosperity: Logs on Keeping the Three Realms in Balance 判财两旺：三界维稳日志 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance713k WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet Power Couple | A Log of Keeping the Three Realms in Balance] Xie Qingci, a junior judge in the Underworld, is a cool, adorable foodie who can tell good from evil by taste. With a flick of his Discernment Brush, even wicked ghosts have to write their apologies obediently. Shen Zhaocai, the little God of Wealth in Heaven, is a theatrical show-off who uses copper coins to predict fortune and misfortune. When his Wealth-Gathering Gong rings, even the poorest souls can find gold ingots. —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 师 My Master Says No, but Means Yes 师尊他口嫌体直 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted A clumsy genius crashes into her icy master, and her quest for love pushes recklessness to the limit. As the heroine turns up the pressure, her master's inner defenses crumble, and the jealousy factory is up and running. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 暗 The Dark Night Shines as One 暗夜同辉 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Two Male Leads351k WordsCompleted Corruption at court intertwines with the forces of the martial world, while foreign enemies watch hungrily from beyond the borders. The commander of the Imperial City Bureau appears to be a cold and ruthless attack dog of the court, but in truth he bears the burden of a family injustice and secretly investigates the truth. The young master of the martial world’s intelligence organization, Wind Listening Tower, seems like a carefree wanderer, but uses his network of informants to protect the peop 2Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 33 仙 Walking the Immortal Path Together, Mostly Being Unreliable 仙路同行，主打一个不靠谱 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance693k WordsCompleted Two seemingly unrelated young men meet by accident while fighting over a monster, actually a rare spirit herb capable of harmonizing chaotic energy. Starting out as rivals who can barely stand each other, they are forced to form a temporary team to face a crisis. When they discover that their cultivation techniques complement each other perfectly, they gradually become partners who would trust each other with their lives. Together, they explore ancient ruins and unravel mysteries, growing throug 6Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 穿 After Reincarnating as a Good-for-Nothing, I Awakened a Chaos Spirit Root 穿成废柴后我觉醒了混沌灵根 Lucky Treasure 4福宝4Ancient Romance175k WordsCompleted Lin Wan, a graduate student in modern archaeology, touched a Chaos jade pendant in an ancient tomb and transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing outer disciple of the Qingxuan Sect in the cultivation world. The original owner had a mixed spiritual root and couldn't gather qi, and was bullied to death by fellow disciples. Picking on me? Just wait until I use my golden finger, the Chaos jade pendant, a portable dimension, to turn things around! It contains a spirit spring and the ancient t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 仙 Heir to the Immortal Venerable: I Defy Fate and Change My Family’s Fortune 仙尊传人：我在家族逆天改命 Wutian of Nameless Mountain无名山的悟天Xianxia168k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Immortal Venerable's Disciple: Rewriting My Family's Fate A fantasy tale of Eastern cultivation, set in an ancient world, with a rise-from-the-bottom story. An ordinary character fights against fate, rises to success, and face-slaps everyone around him. Lin Chen was born into the main line of the Lin family, but after his martial soul deteriorated and he lost all talent, he became a discarded son and endured endless humiliation. Then he unexpectedly awakened the remnant soul o —Reads—Score—14d adds

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