Cultivation, Ensemble Casts, and Sect Tournaments: No Airheaded Heroines 修仙 群像 宗门大比，不要傻雕女主

1. 1 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 31.8kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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   This book has a clear logical structure, with each chapter seamlessly connected, making it a worthwhile read. The pacing is also brisk and engaging. Highly recommended!

2. 2 穿EN A Guide to Saving Yourself After Becoming Cannon Fodder in the Cultivation World 穿成修真界炮灰自救指南 Knowing the Mountain Forest知山林Ancient Romance855k WordsOngoing [No CP, Multiple Secret Identities, Golden Finger, Woman Disguised as a Man, Cute Pets, Silly Comedy] Tang Yao transmigrates into a book. As a doomed gay man? As a minor cannon-fodder character with few appearances, his only job is to target the heroine in every way possible. In the end, he falls into demonic cultivation and the heroine runs him through the heart with a single sword strike. His whole life is wrapped up in just a few rushed lines. Thinking of the gay character's fate in the book, 68.4kReads9.2Score13.8kShelves

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   You can check these out, okay? The first one has the female lead revealing her true identity as a woman during the sect competition (she's disguised as a man, early on 💕), it's great! Great!! Great!!! (I'm saying it three times because it's important), and both female leads are incredibly intelligent!!! [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked], [Added to bookshelf]

3. 3 仙 The Immortal Sect Is Ungrateful? The Universally Hated Junior Sister Goes Solo 仙门忘恩义？万人嫌师妹单干了 Flowers on Stage台上花Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted Shen Zhu transmigrates into a villainous cannon-fodder role in a story where everyone dotes on the heroine. The junior sister is adored by all and blessed with the Heavenly Dao's favor. Her aloof master loves her in silence, while three genius senior brothers compete for her affection and grow jealous over her. The Demon Realm's Demon Venerable is willing to play third wheel for love just to win her favor, the injured Demon King of the Monster Realm clings to her, and the mortal emperor falls fo 3.6kReads8.2Score525Shelves
4. 4 穿 Transmigrated Into a Substitute Puppet, I Took Up Sword Formation Dual Cultivation 穿成替死傀儡，我直接剑阵双修 The Forest Stream Runs Deep林寒涧溯Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Power Progression + Slow Burn + Past and Present Lives + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + Redemption] The past-life arc is underway! Come join us~ Transmigrated into a book as the heroine’s puppet? Or a fake replacement meant to lure the villain into a trap and kill him? Chi Mian: “This script is trash. Tear it all up and start over!” Kill the heroine, seize her opportunities, make a contract with a divine beast... Chi Mian carves out a path of her own. She thinks her 10.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
5. 5 沙 My Wacky Junior Sister Loves Going Wild, Turning the Cultivation World on Its Head 沙雕师妹爱发癫，另类整顿修仙圈 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Complete] [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Some people transmigrate into a book as a treasure. Some transmigrate as a nobody. Yun Xi transmigrates as a vine. In the original story, she appears in just two chapters as a disposable villain in a hero-saves-the-beauty scene. After she dies, the captivating heroine takes her home, chops her into eighteen pieces, and turns them into eighteen good-luck charms for her eighteen devoted admirers. Yun Xi says, “If you’re maki 56.4kReads8.8Score8.9kShelves
6. 6 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 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves
7. 7 震 Shocking! My Junior Sister's Teammates Are All Picked Up Along the Way 震惊，小师妹的队友全靠捡 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Four-Person Team] [Xianxia-Inspired] [Ensemble Cast] [Sect Life] [Light Humor] [Redemption] [Unity] [No CP, No Romance Allowed in This Cultivation Story!] A somewhat unorthodox account of orthodox Daoist cultivators on their path to immortality. In the early part, they cultivate merit in the mortal world through several short stories. Later, they enter a secret realm for a chaotic free-for-all, with multiple sects joining in. The four youngsters save one another and grow together. There is too 9.1kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
8. 8 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 23.2kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
9. 9 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 67.9kReads9.4Score11kShelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.4kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves
11. 11 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 37.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    Group portrait, good-looking

12. 12 路 A Nobody, Yet a Savior 路人甲，但救世 Guan You关游Ancient Romance537k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + System + face-slapping power fantasy + the heroine switches sides] The moment I opened my eyes, I found myself in the book as a nobody, reduced to the heroine’s most inconspicuous, cowardly lackey. The male lead treated me like an insect, beating, berating, and humiliating me at the drop of a hat, all because I had looked at the heroine one too many times. Just then, the System activated: “Host’s ultimate mission: take down the male lead and claim his destiny.” 901Reads8.1Score102Shelves
13. 13 病 The Sickly Junior Disciple Wins Every Love Triangle by Doing Nothing 病秧子小师弟每天都在修罗场躺赢 Dust and the Starry Sky灰尘与星空Two Female Leads1.7M WordsOngoing [Woman disguised as a man] [System] [Multiple women] [Harem] [One-sided crushes and a love rivalry in the main story] [One-on-one romance in the extra chapters] After transmigrating into a cultivation novel as the sickly “junior brother” who dies early, Lin Wan stares at the blood on her handkerchief and falls into thought. System: [Lower the heroines’ admiration for the domineering male lead, or you’ll die in a year!] So When the male lead shouts, “I have a sword that can split the heavens!” on 22.8kReads9.0Score3kShelves
14. 14 觉 I Awakened a Heaven-Defying Martial Soul, and the Jilted Hero Won't Leave Me Alone 觉醒逆天武魂，退婚男主赖上我了 A Cartload of Gold一车金子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + talented female lead’s rise to power + overwhelmingly powerful martial soul + pocket dimension + no suffering] [The female lead is no saint. She’ll do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. There is a male lead, but he has little screen time.] Yun Shang, the notorious Night Empress of the 21st-century Blue Star, the world’s top assassin and number-one international mercenary, is betrayed and transmigrates into a book. And not just any book, but a wish-fulfillment fantasy 7kReads8.9Score748Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly powerful, invincible all the way to the end. Her background and origins are mysterious, but she wields immense power. It's finished! Hooray for the finale!

15. 15 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 156kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves
16. 16 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
17. 17 癫 Madness! While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Raise Demons, and the Heavenly Dao Dotes on Me 癫！别人修仙我养魔，反被天道宠 Yunmeng Golden Shuttle云梦金梭Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Sang Longyue is reborn as cannon fodder in a doted-on heroine novel. Not only does she have her golden core ripped out from the start, but her senior brothers also force her to take the female lead's place and serve her sentence. In the end, she dies miserably. ...She decides to make a quick getaway! Before leaving, she turns the tables and makes her senior brothers take the blame and punishment instead; then steals the female lead's golden finger, repairs her dantian, and starts cultivating bot 53.5kReads8.5Score9.9kShelves
18. 18 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 20.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
19. 19 觉 After Awakening, I Dumped the Dragon-Aimed Protagonist 觉醒后，我踹了龙傲天 A Bridge in the Southeast东南一座桥Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted Black-hearted heroine, known as the Queen of Online Servers, Liu Ruyan VS male lead who seems like a world-ending villain but is actually a loyal, lovesick puppy [Satisfying Read ➕ Fantasy Cultivation ➕ Both Leads’ First Love ➕ System ➕ Female Side Character Awakens ➕ Light Ensemble Cast] When Yu Yao was eleven and nearly starving to death on the street, she learned that she was nothing more than the future concubine of the male lead, a domineering hero in a fantasy novel. As a child, she was ex 8.1kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    No need to say more, it covers all three of my favorite genres: romance, cultivation, and ensemble cast. The only downside is that the updates are a little slow. [Got it]

20. 20 师 Senior Sister, Drop the Act. You're the Tight-Lipped One in the Whole Sect 师姐别装了，整个宗门数你嘴严 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + stronger woman/ weaker man + 1v1 + sweet romance] [Max-level reborn Nether Ancestor Soul Master × arrogant, cheeky young master of the Fox Clan] Everyone knows that the eldest direct disciple accepted by the master of Dragon Transformation Peak in the Lingxiao Sect is a peerless genius of this age, with terrifying talent. She is also respectful toward her master and devoted to her fellow disciples. Every disciple in the Lingxiao Sect admires her wholeheartedly and 33.9kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves
21. 21 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 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
22. 22 这 Are There Any Normal People Left in This Cultivation World? 这个修仙界还有正常人吗 KELJINXAncient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Group Transmigration + Absurd Humor + Lighthearted + Ensemble Cast] [Completed] A shocking incident has recently rocked the cultivation world: several celebrated prodigies have disappeared one after another, their whereabouts unknown. These astonishingly gifted young geniuses all come from extraordinary backgrounds. Among them are sword cultivators from Kunlun Mountain, music cultivators from Wuwang Mountain, and even the Demon Realm has not been spared. Just as everyone laments, “The cultivati 5.9kReads9.1Score818Shelves
23. 23 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves

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    I'm not sure if that's it, but you can take a look; it's quite interesting.

24. 24 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    This is beautiful!

25. 25 我 I Become Cannon Fodder in an Old-School Cultivation Novel 我在古早修仙文里当炮灰 Braised Pineapple Head红烧菠萝头Ancient Romance4.0M WordsOngoing [The animated comic is out. Thanks to the production team!] [Leveling Up] [Five Elemental Roots] [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemy and Artifact Crafting] [No CP] [Warnings: Slow burn, native-born heroine (not transmigrated or reborn), traditional-leaning cultivation, has a golden finger, somewhat low-key, and a conventional plot!] Jiang Zao is determined to reach the pinnacle of the sword path. Eager to study and join a sect, she arrives at Sword-Questioning Peak full of anticipation. But this peak se 12kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    Speaking of which, I have to recommend this book! This is my third day reading it, and I haven't finished it yet. The plot is good, and there are plenty of funny moments! The female lead is a virgin! Anyway, I think it's good and I really want to keep reading. I don't know why the rating is so low! It should be at least a 9 out of 10!

26. 26 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 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves
27. 27 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 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
28. 28 惊 Shocking! The Holy Sons and Daughters Are All So Awful 惊！圣子圣女们竟然都缺德 Angry Hippo愤怒的河马Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Absurd humor and memes + no romance + laugh-out-loud comedy + ensemble cast] With a loud crash from the heavens, Chun Jin met her end on the spot. Dying was bad enough, but then she transmigrated into a book, and not only that, she became a character everyone hated! As the saying goes, a doting older brother spoils his little sister. In the original story, Chun Hanwen was the unluckiest guy around. Even a dog would have left its mark on him. But a joke should never be made at a person's expe 56.4kReads9.3Score9kShelves

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    An abstract class that meets all the conditions; the female protagonist is even more abstract.

29. 29 全 The Whole Sect Has Cheats, and Senior Sister Keeps Them All Fed by Roasting Them 全宗开挂，大师姐她靠怼人奶全宗 love Lilove狸Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Some people are just asking for a verbal takedown! Lin Xiao, nicknamed Lin the Roaster, transmigrates into a novel about a woman adored by everyone, becoming its miserable senior disciple. Is she supposed to put up with that? Lin Xiao promptly roasts the white-lotus heroine until she passes out. From then on, Lin Xiao powers her way through life, launching into a cultivation-world career of “talking absolute nonsense.” Trying to guilt-trip her? Sorry, that only works if she has a conscience. Try 29.7kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    Beautiful, really beautiful, great! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

30. 30 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 247.3kReads9.6Score24.8kShelves
31. 31 神 The Divine Lord Is Gorgeous, Dazzling, and Powerful in the Mortal World 神尊在人间又美又飒又强 Summer Flowers Bloom, Autumn Leaves Fall夏花娇秋叶落Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted No CP + Invincible Heroine + Supernatural Horror + Immortal Cultivation + Plot-Focused + Strong Heroine Power Fantasy + Single Emotional Thread (Male characters develop feelings for the heroine, but those are their own feelings. The heroine loves all six realms and will never fall in love with just one person.) Also known as Azure Jade Luan. Every character who sees the heroine for the first time is filled with awe and dares not look her in the eye. A friendly reminder: Only cultivators can see 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is intense, the female lead has powerful magic, there's no romantic pairing, and it's very exciting and thrilling to watch.

32. 32 穿 I Became a Cannon Fodder Junior Sister, but I Won Over My Senior Sister 穿成炮灰师妹，我把师姐追到手了 Shu Mo姝茉Two Female Leads607k WordsCompleted [Dual female leads] [Healing mermaid junior sister × genius sword cultivator yandere senior sister] Sang Ning transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder female character. All she has to do is bully the heroine a hundred times to go home. But just as she reaches a hundred and gets ready to log off, the System runs away! As a mermaid, Sang Ning is a treasure from head to toe. Her tears turn into pearls that can heal and let people breathe underwater. Her flesh, bones, eyes, hair, heart, and sc 5.4kReads8.9Score859Shelves

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    Beautiful, so beautiful!

33. 33 女 Empress: Is My Sword Really Just Ordinary? 女帝：我的剑是凡品吗？ Life Is but a Dream147人生如梦147Ancient Romance349k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Strong Male Lead] [Golden Finger] Xiao Qinxue was once the most dazzling prodigy in the Xiao family, with an indomitable spirit and cultivation talent that surpassed her peers. She was a source of pride for the entire clan. Then, on the day her martial spirit awakened, the Soul-Illuminating Mirror clearly displayed the words “First-Grade Mortal.” In an instant, all her glory and praise shattered. From then on, her grandfather, who had always favored others, grew even more c 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please recommend it.

34. 34 满 My Sect Is Full of Hidden Dragons and Young Phoenixes, but My Junior Sister Is the Best of Them All 满宗卧龙凤雏，师妹她是个中翘楚 Bei Ji'an Liang北季安凉Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted What should you do if you accidentally become the senior sister who serves as a stepping stone for the female lead in a novel? Gu Xia is in a complicated mood after from the start receiving a wonderful package deal: a huge drop in cultivation and a blind master who plays favorites. There’s no way she’s going to admit she did anything wrong. She hands back her disciple token, dusts herself off, and heads down the mountain to find a new backer. Instead, she leaps straight to the top and joins the 20.7kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend episodes 1234 *^O^*, everyone go watch them! 😭

35. 35 全 Everyone in the Sect Is a Grind King, Except the Junior Sister, Who's a Survival King 全宗门皆卷王，小师妹纯苟王 Yuan Yuan鸢缘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Silly Power Fantasy] [Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters] Ning Zhi transmigrated into a book as the stepping stone on the female protagonist's path to immortality. The female lead freeloads, and Ning Zhi pays the price. The female lead causes trouble, and Ning Zhi takes the blame. The female lead finds a lucky break, and Ning Zhi takes the hit for her. The female lead ascends, and Ning Zhi gets sacrificed to the heavens! From the start, the female lead asks her to join 6.5kReads8.3Score884Shelves
36. 36 你 Why Are You Messing with Her? The Little Junior Sister Has the Heavenly Dao’s Favor 你们惹她干嘛，小师妹有天道宠着 Saving Up for Stickers努力攒钱买贴纸Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Print Edition: I Hope You’ll Come in Person] [No Romance, Strong Female Lead] Tian Ning was the long-lost blood descendant of the Wenren family, a prominent clan in the cultivation world. When she was fifteen, they brought her back home. Everyone thought she was just a country bumpkin from the mortal world, nowhere near as good as the fake heiress, Wenren Xue, who had been raised in luxury and treated like royalty. Wenren Xue was exceptionally talented. At a young age, she had successfully form 41.6kReads9.4Score5kShelves
37. 37 熊 The Bear Clan Rises: A Hilarious Diary of the Bear Who Keeps Holding Everyone Back 熊族崛起拖后腿熊熊搞笑日记 Flower Fragrance Speaks to the Heart花香解语Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing [No romance · No golden finger · Not a wish-fulfillment story · Cultivation · Farming · Fluffy creatures · Set in a cultivation world where men and women are equal, with just a little favoritism toward women] A little bear (female) accidentally ate a high-grade spirit herb. At the brink of death, she awakened memories of her past life… as a third-year college student in the 21st century… The little bear says: If I'd been in high school, I could have figured out a thing or two about cultivation. 5.3kReads9.1Score652Shelves

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    A fantasy cultivation story with a very unique perspective on cultivation, definitely worth reading. The female lead is a cheeky and hilarious bear, and it's an ensemble piece with no romantic pairing. It's super good, you absolutely have to read it, sisters!

38. 38 刚 I Just Transmigrated and Got Caught in an Affair, So They Put Me in a Pig Cage. Now I'm Going on a Rampage 刚穿越就被抓奸进猪笼，我杀疯了 Only Good Luck Ahead只走红运Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Farming + Fantasy + System + Raising Children + High Combat Ability Chu Tianjiao had barely transmigrated before she was caught in an alleged affair and thrown into a pig cage. Luckily, she had a System and drew the Sunflower Manual, which saved her life. But then she discovered she was a widow with five hungry children to feed. The protagonist isn't assertive enough at first. She's afraid of ghosts, timid, and held back by her lack of strength. After experiencing bloodshed, she will transform i 3kReads7.9Score264Shelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrated Farm Girl Becomes a Mother, Her Seven Sons by Her Side as She Conquers the World 穿越农女当娘亲，七子相伴闯天下 Only Good Luck Ahead只走红运Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Raising seven kids + Farming + Storage Space + Spirit Spring + Fleeing famine. (A new book in the same genre: “Caught in the Act and Thrown into a Pig Cage Right After Transmigrating, So I Went on a Rampage”) There are some martial arts scenes. The heroine is decisive, and never lets a grudge sit overnight: she gets even on the spot. She starts with a small business, later endures a chaotic era of famine and flight, and sees her children take the imperial exams and become offici 1.5kReads8.4Score183Shelves
40. 40 全 The Whole Sect Is on High Alert: The Little Junior Sister Has Gone Crazy Again 全宗戒备小师妹她又疯啦 Little Kitty小猫儿Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted The moment Mu Qiqi opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the famously useless junior sister of Qingheng Sword Sect in the cultivation world... She was stunned! Was this really such a generous transmigration perk? She’d walked in on a handsome man fresh from his bath right from the start? Hey, hey, was she even allowed to look at this? Oh, she was blushing~ He has an eight-pack! Let her feel it and see what it’s like~ The famously cold First Senior Brother: “Junior Sister, does it feel nice 699Reads7.5Score109Shelves
41. 41 团 The Adored Little Ones Charge Ahead 团宠幼崽崽崽向前冲 Little Kitty小猫儿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted When little Hanbao was one year old, her aunt took her away and disappeared. After two years of hellish abuse, she finally collapsed in a dark, foul-smelling basement. Just as she was on the brink of death, her eldest brother rushed in like a gale and gathered her into his arms. The decisive, ruthless eldest brother turned tender as he comforted the little one in his fury: “Little one, your big brother's taking you home.” “The Su clan's days are numbered. Just wait for the storm I'm about to unl 415Reads7.4Score100Shelves
42. 42 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
43. 43 吾 With This Sword, I Shall Save All Living Beings 吾以此剑渡苍生 Spring Brings Joy见春喜Ancient Romance562k WordsOngoing [Protagonist: Cang Sheng] (The rating was just posted, and it'll probably drop.) (No-brain fun. Proceed with caution if that's not your thing.) (Warning: two male leads.) Cang Sheng was born in the mortal realm, in the Kingdom of Changyuan. On the day she was born, rosy clouds filled the sky, birds flew low and sang, and red light suffused the imperial palace. An immortal descended that very day, leaving behind a stone that granted passage to the Immortal Realm. “This girl's fate is beyond preci 1.5kReads8.6Score200Shelves

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    These are all things I've watched recently, and I think they're alright.

44. 44 满 Max-Level Thunder Spirit Root: I Outwork the Entire Cultivation World 满级雷灵根：卷哭修仙界 The Only Way Out没有办法的办法Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Beloved by Everyone + Nontraditional Power Fantasy + Subverting Expectations + Ensemble Cast + System + No Romance] (Original title: Max-Level Lightning Spirit Root: Making the Entire Cultivation World Work Itself to the Bone) (The bonus chapters will include a romantic pairing) (Content warning: The heroine does not have everything go smoothly! This is not a power fantasy where she steamrolls everyone from the start! There are angsty moments. Read without overthinking.) When three-year-old Lin 65.2kReads9.0Score7.9kShelves
45. 45 快 Run! The Shameless Junior Sister of the Carefree Sect Is Out! 快跑！逍遥宗缺德小师妹出门了！ Heartless Allen无心AllenAncient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Wait, don't go! The rating just came out! [No romance, shameless heroine, strongest spiritual root, wish-fulfillment] Bad news: Qi Luo died. Good news: Qi Luo transmigrated into a book, into the body of a character with the same name in a novel that wore the trappings of a cultivation story but was really about everyone doting on the heroine. Bad news: She wasn't the one everyone doted on. She was just a disposable supporting character... In the original story, she was the senior disciple of the 2.1kReads7.7Score288Shelves
46. 46 全 The Craziest Man in the Entire Continent, and My Flute Is No Less Deadly 全洲第一疯，我的箫也未尝不利 Grass and Wood One草木甲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Print edition signed] [Divine-grade wood spiritual root + powerful heroine + dual cultivation in array formations and music + subverting expectations + a touch of ensemble cast] “An Avalokitesvara’s face, a voice like colored glass.” That’s how everyone in Qiming Continent describes Wen Xi. Wen Xi died, came back to life, and was about to die again when the System finally piped up in time [System Xiaoming reminds you: complete the world-saving mission and you can bring Mommy back to life, darli 98.5kReads9.5Score14.2kShelves
47. 47 师 My Junior Sister Takes Down Everyone 师妹她干翻全场 Lullaby摇篮曲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + comedy + a little group adoration + prodigies + a few one-sided crushes] Wei Miao transmigrated into an insignificant nobody in another world. Not only was her spiritual core damaged, making her a useless cultivator, but after awakening ominous red eyes, she was hunted by her own Wei family. Luckily, there was always a way out. The Supreme Sect's leader found Wei Miao when she was on the brink of death from a deadly poison and brought her back to the sect. She had landed herself 11.9kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves
48. 48 傻 The Foolish Girl's Comeback: Supreme Beast Tamer 傻女逆袭：至尊驭兽师 Drifting Clouds Chasing the Moon流云逐月Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigration + fantasy romance + genius + beloved by everyone + beast taming + legitimate daughter + sweet romance + doting husband] They say the eldest daughter of the Yun family has blocked meridians and can't cultivate, so she's a good-for-nothing. Yun Luo kicked the troublemaker who'd come to pick a fight unconscious. “That's right. But you're even worse off: you're not even as good as a good-for-nothing.” They say the eldest daughter of the Yun family is fat and ugly 795Reads9.0Score107Shelves

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    Immortal cultivation novels [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

49. 49 逆 Defying Heaven, the Venerable Lord Has Come After Me 逆天狂后，尊上大人追来了 Jun Ajiu君阿酒Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted A thousand years ago, the Divine Realm, Demon Realm, and Underworld fought a great war. The Primordial Continent was sealed away and vanished from the eyes of the world. All that remains are incomplete records of that battle. She is Nan Qingyue, an assassin and poison doctor from the 21st century who transmigrated here. Is heaven playing a joke on her? It has sent her to such a fantastical world and even given her a powerful pocket dimension. But giving up has never been her style. Since she's h 7.5kReads9.0Score909Shelves
50. 50 空 Space: The Beloved All-Around Physician 空间：团宠全能医妃 Tang Ruoqian唐若浅Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Spirit Spring Space + Miracle Doctor + Beloved by the Whole Family + All-Rounder + Two Powerful Leads + No Saintly Heroine + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] She was a useless girl whom her father didn't cherish and her mother didn't love. In her previous life, she was a medical doctor at the very top of her field. After transmigrating, with a new soul in her body, she set about both taking revenge and cultivating. When it came to her enemies, she believed in pulling weeds out by the roots: leave one 4.9kReads9.3Score693Shelves

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