Looking for Angsty Ancient-Era Stories! Preferably with Cultivation! No Romance!!! 想看古代虐文!最好有修仙!不要言情!!!

1. 1 让 You Told Me to Kill My Villainous Master, So Why Did You Kiss Him?! 让你杀反派师尊，你亲他干嘛！ Squeezed Peach Juice榨桃汁Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Complete + two male leads + shou protagonist + everyone speaks their mind + devoted romance] [Gentle, beautiful master × outwardly obedient, tea-scented villain disciple who is secretly unhinged] Shang Qingshi transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder master. Born into a noble family and blessed with striking looks, he even has both the male lead and the ultimate villain as his disciples. It’s a dream start from the start. But his cauldron physique prevents him 38kReads9.5Score7k14d adds

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   It includes elements of cultivation, and it's not a romance novel, but so far it hasn't been angsty (sorry).

2. 2 穿 The Villain Top Who Transmigrated Into a Book Fights for Everything, Until Their Forced Romance Turns Sweet 穿书反派攻又争又抢，强制变甜宠 Ten Thousand Gourd Springs万斛泉Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [A possessive gong who fiercely protects and competes for his love x a cool and aloof shou in public, but flirtatious and adorable with his gong] [Gong’s POV + transmigrate into a book + both devoted in body and heart + older gong + happy ending + mutual, intense attraction] Xiao Yan transmigrated into the villain of an angsty romance novel. His mission was to abuse the shou protagonist. After transmigrating into the book, Xiao Yan saw the character he’d loved in the story come to life before hi 54.2kReads9.4Score10k14d adds

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   It gets a bit angsty later on.

3. 3 拯 After Saving My Evil Cannon-Fodder Junior Brother, I Was Forced Into a Relationship 拯救恶毒炮灰师弟后被强制爱了 Du Jiuqi度九七Two Male Leads559k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger love interest + mutually faithful + bickering enemies-to-lovers couple at first, obsessive coercion later] Xiao Li is a devoted follower of the protagonist shou in a novel where everyone is smitten with him. His System task is to save the protagonist shou’s foil, Qi Yu, the junior brother everyone despises. Faced with this paranoid, vicious junior brother who is bent on killing the protagonist, Xiao Li has no choice but to become his accomplice: When Qi Yu wants to rele 3.5kReads8.8Score62914d adds

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   The later parts are a bit angsty, but it's a very good watch with two male leads.

4. 4 太 Your Highness, Crown Prince, Stop Hitting Me. Han Zhi Doesn’t Want to Love Anymore 太子殿下别打了，寒止不想爱了 Buyan Hall不燕堂Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Shou fans, don’t read! [Two male leads + physical abuse + emotional abuse + both virgins + happy ending + the shou fakes his death] [Just started getting ratings] A foolish-dog beauty with a sadistic streak gong x a cool, resilient, lowly shou To save her younger sister, Han Zhi is given by his mother to Chang Yuan, the Crown Prince of Hanxu and son of the Water God. At first, because of Han Zhi’s parents, Chi Changyuan bullies him without re 4.8kReads8.2Score39714d adds
5. 5 双 Falling for Each Other 双向沦陷 Qi Wanshan齐晚山Two Male Leads674k WordsCompleted [Older man + both leads’ first love + guiding and raising + redemption + a balanced mix of bittersweet and sweet] Sweet, obedient little quail × sharp-tongued, steady fox Ji Qiyong escaped the palace and stumbled into a brothel, where Qiu Ting’an found him. Seeing the situation, Wen Heng tried to talk him down: “Don’t get angry with the child. You’ve taught him since he was little, and he’s always been so well-behaved and gentle.” “You should reason with him more. If you punish him so harshly ev 2.2kReads9.4Score18914d adds
6. 6 穿 Book Transmigration: Becoming an Evil Senior Brother 穿书：做个邪恶的大师兄 Empty Green Lamp灯盏空青Two Male Leads737k WordsCompleted This novel has two male leads!!! They're both men! Make sure you know that before you start reading! [Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + reborn + unhinged + a husband chasing his spouse to the crematorium] When Su Qingbei discovers that he has transmigrated into a book as a villainous cannon-fodder character, he doesn't panic. As a man who knows the plot, he believes he can prevent the male lead from turning evil. When he senses that the male lead's feelings for him have changed, he still 4.5kReads9.2Score47214d adds
7. 7 丞 The Emperor Cried Himself Unconscious After the Chancellor Faked His Death 丞相假死后，皇帝哭晕了 Young Master Li璃公子Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Devoted to Each Other + Angsty Love + Over-the-Top Drama + Happy Ending] [Proud, Obsessive Gong × Aloof, Untouchable Shou] [Couple: Emperor × Chancellor] Mu Xizhi, the powerful chancellor of Great Yin, was willing to trade his life for the one he loved. Instead, he was met with Emperor Yin Wushang's suspicion and distrust. The emperor wounded him to the core while keeping him imprisoned at his side, caught between love and hate, torn by conflicting feelings. Only after Mu Xizh 1kReads7.9Score12614d adds
8. 8 反 The Villainous Chancellor’s Survival Guide 反派丞相生存准则 Wealth and Glory荣华富贵Two Male Leads346k WordsCompleted [Complete] In her previous life, Qin Lingyi was a treacherous minister who controlled the emperor, wielded power, and committed every kind of evil. In the end, she died after being forced to drink poison by the emperor, while all her followers were wiped out. Qin Lingyi returns to three years earlier, determined to be a good minister and devote herself to the state of Chu until her dying breath. But the young emperor has already been reborn, laying a trap to make her fall in love with him step b 2kReads8.3Score26614d adds
9. 9 强 The Deposed Emperor, Spoiled Rotten 强宠废帝 Xuan Lan轩岚Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted [Complete, 1v1, both pure, groveling pursuit, both reborn] Before rebirth, it was all tragedy. After rebirth, it all ends happily. If you love tragic endings, you can read only the part before the rebirth. He was a young general in red, his cloak snapping as he made ruthless decisions on the battlefield. He was the dazzling, brilliant Crown Prince of the Mu Kingdom, the pride of the court. He was also a young emperor who could calm the realm with a stroke of his brush and secure it from horsebac 2.5kReads8.6Score34214d adds
10. 10 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 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3k14d adds

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    It took her a lifetime to understand why her husband's mistress, Hua Yue, could never win—she came from the cultivation world, possessing profound Daoist arts, and had long transcended the mortal realm. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, abandoned by all, Li Fu crawled back from the River of Oblivion, consumed by hatred and resentment, seeking justice. But above the nine heavens, the Immortal Lord remained indifferent; destiny lay elsewhere. A wronged soul accusing the "chosen one"? What a joke. That day, she turned and returned to the River of Oblivion. Immediately—thunder shook the netherworld, all grievances returned to their places, and a prophecy appeared: the Lord of Ghosts would descend, bringing annihilation to the cultivation world! Deep within the River of Oblivion, the moment she opened her eyes, ten thousand vengeful ghosts cleared a path, and a single sword pierced the six realms. From this day forward, truth lay only where her sword pointed. —Wronged souls become demons, the sword questions the nine heavens, let us see who will ultimately decide this destiny!

11. 11 我 I Am a Cat Spirit 我是一只猫精 Yimeng Little Lu沂蒙小鲁Xianxia271k WordsOngoing Chocolate, a one-year-old tortoiseshell Persian cat, accidentally comes into contact with the Di Liu Jiang, which appears only once every sixty years, and somehow becomes a cat spirit! Newly awakened to consciousness, it is so frightened that it hides under the bed without making a sound, afraid that its fluent Mandarin might startle its owner into a faint. Only when a fox brother and sister from the Yokai Population Census Center come to the door does it learn about its extraordinary encounter. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 净 Notes on Bone Cleansing 净骨手记 Yimeng Little Lu沂蒙小鲁Mystery191k WordsCompleted After a nuclear war in the thirtieth century, the world has become a radioactive wasteland. The protagonist unexpectedly becomes a rotting corpse with its own consciousness. In agony, he strips away every last bit of decaying flesh, transforming into a lucid skeleton and using pain to prove he is still human. Alone in the desolate apocalypse, he rescues a U.S. military squad, encounters a female soldier, and later comes face-to-face with a mysterious priest who fills him with dread. In his body —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 古 Tales of Antiques (III) 古玩逸事（三） Yimeng Little Lu沂蒙小鲁20k WordsCompleted Tales of Antiques (III) —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 讽 A Short Satirical Tale (II) 讽刺小故事（二） Yimeng Little Lu沂蒙小鲁20k WordsCompleted Satirical Short Stories (II) —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 蜀 A Lingering Dream of the Shu Palace 蜀宫残梦 Yimeng Little Lu沂蒙小鲁Ancient Romance44k WordsCompleted A Lingering Dream of the Shu Palace —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 黄 High Noon in the Underworld 黄泉正午 Yimeng Little Lu沂蒙小鲁Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted Noon in the Yellow Springs —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 弃 Abandoning the Blackened Dragon-Prince, Only to Be Brutally... 弃养黑化龙傲天，死遁是要被狠狠 Chicken Stewed with Fries小鸡炖薯条Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + transmigrate into a book + Cultivation + younger love interest + a touch of ensemble cast + devoted to each other + two powerful leads] Evil black-and-white cat villain bottom Ning Henshui, with questionable mental health, x prickly, leveling-up-school overpowered male lead top Xie Zhizui In his hundredth year of struggling his way through the cultivation world and rising to the top of the demon realm, Ning Henshui transmigrated into a book, and the long-offline Villain Comeba 39.2kReads9.3Score6.5k14d adds
18. 18 九 The Merciless, Mad Eunuch Is Truly Beautiful 九千岁狠毒疯批，却实在美丽 Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Self-directed conquest x emotionally detached recipient + equally matched, devoted couple + reunited after a breakup, happy ending] Xie Yu, the most beautiful man under heaven, is frail and sickly, with weaknesses all over. Every prince and noble sees him as the ultimate plaything. The newly appointed top scholar can harass him, but will be dead by the next day. The imperial concubine can frame him, but her entire clan will be executed for it. A 12.6kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
19. 19 修 A Cannon-Fodder in a Cultivation Tragedy? From the Start, She Kills the Male Lead 修仙虐文炮灰？她开局先弄死男主 Shan Yao Jinghua山妖镜华Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This book is also known as The Cannon Fodder Supporting Actress Becomes the Cultivation Realm’s Most Beloved Through Livestreaming and After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Accidentally Put All My Golden Fingers Into My Looks. Gu Ersheng, the biggest cannon-fodder character in the book, mistook someone else for her husband. Her children were taken from her, and after she had outlived her usefulness, she was mutilated and thrown into a snake pit, where both body and soul were destroyed. She had o 104Reads8.8Score—14d adds
20. 20 我 After Ten Thousand Swords Pierced My Heart, All My Demon Sect Brothers Were Reborn 我被万剑穿心后，魔门师兄们全部重生了 Mirror Beyond the Clouds云外镜Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted [No-couple female-led cultivation novel] + [dual ice-and-lightning spirit roots] + [girl disguised as a boy] In her previous life, Yun Yanchu had both eyes gouged out and her peerless spirit roots stolen by Lin Wanqing. After enduring endless torment, she died beneath a thousand swords! Only after her death did she learn that she was the heroine of a novel about a girl adored by everyone, while Lin Wanqing was the supporting female character, reborn with a golden finger. Reborn in her childhood, 557Reads9.2Score10614d adds

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