Ensemble Cast, Cultivation! 群像，修仙！

1. 51 什 What Sword Spirit? That's My Wife! 什么剑灵，那是我老婆！ Spring Peach春日桃Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: After Becoming the Male Lead's Sword Spirit, the Entire Sect Regretted It My junior sister stole my spiritual root and my fortune, so I crippled her with one strike of my sword. Fu Xi was the eldest senior sister of the Yijian Sect. She trained diligently and was respected by her fellow disciples, but everything changed after their master brought home a junior sister. Her revered master repeatedly put the sect in danger for the sake of the junior sister. Her second junior brother 48.2kReads9.1Score6.4k14d adds

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   Why haven't I seen anyone recommending Wen Xi and Fu Xi's first book? It's not finished yet, but the world-building is very complete, with lots of foreshadowing and intricate plot twists. Some people might find the beginning a bit underwhelming, but it really takes off later on and becomes incredibly good. I won't say more to avoid spoilers; it's best to read it for yourself. ᯇᴗᯇ The second book is a bit older, but I remember it being very good. I really enjoyed the first volume's plot, but the second volume is practically an ensemble piece with incredibly powerful female leads, including Fu Xi, who has unparalleled fighting prowess. However, it seems like there aren't as many foreshadowing elements as in the first book, so it's not as intricately plotted. There's a part of the story that I found a bit bland and not very engaging. The world-building, though, seems pretty good (?).

2. 52 徒 My Disciples Are All Great Villains! So What If I Spoil Them? 徒弟都是大反派！宠着呗能咋办？ Changdong000长东000Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + comedy + no romance + ensemble cast + raising kids] Zhu Jiugu transmigrated into a beloved-by-all cultivation novel as the evil master whom the main characters would carve up and tear out the bones of. Her youngest disciple was the lucky heroine. For the Demon Lord hero, she hated her master like an enemy. The other four disciples were devoted male side characters. For their junior sister, they treated their master like dirt. Zhu Jiugu: “Whoever wants to be this master can 78.1kReads9.0Score12.5k14d adds
3. 53 满 My Whole Family Cultivates the Great Dao, While I'm the Only One Stir-Frying 满门修大道，唯我在颠勺 Paper Tiger纸老虎Fantastical Romance693k WordsOngoing [Unconventional cultivation, plot-driven, ensemble cast] Jiang Yan was born into a cultivation family with a history of ten thousand years. Her mother died young, her father was a wicked cultivator, and she had no spiritual roots. She also bore the blame for an ominous curse. After requesting to leave her clan, she forcibly picked up a dilapidated sect. The Bridge of Helplessness lay at the foot of the mountain, a mass grave behind it, and a crumbling temple stood between them, its roof leaking 10.2kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
4. 54 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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   Group portraits are eternal gods

5. 55 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 55.6kReads8.8Score8.7k14d adds

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   Ensemble stories are something I can never escape. Every time I finish reading an ensemble piece, I feel incredibly reluctant to say goodbye; there's a sense of loss, a feeling of emptiness. The charm of ensemble stories lies in the fact that everyone is a protagonist, and everyone has their own unique personality. I'm so reluctant to say goodbye! Goodbye, Lingxiao Sect!!!

6. 56 满 The Whole Sect Is Crazy, and It's All Thanks to Our Little Junior Sister 满门癫佬，全靠小师妹带飞 Wild Peach野桃儿Fantastical Romance658k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + absurd comedy + outrageous antics + everyone’s favorite] After Li Li worked herself to death, she transmigrated into a cultivation novel and became a cannon-fodder female supporting character. Her only purpose was to be a stepping stone for the heroine. If the heroine wanted a spirit sword, she took Li Li’s. If she wanted resources, she took Li Li’s. She even stole Li Li’s own father. Li Li packed up and fled down the mountain that very night, only to be picked up halfway by a c 46.9kReads8.8Score7.2k14d adds

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   Some silly and funny cultivation ensemble novels

7. 57 杀 After Killing My Husband to Prove the Dao, I Ran Into My Brooding Ex-Husband Again 杀夫证道后，我又偶遇阴湿前夫啦 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Fantastical Romance601k WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] To ascend and return home, Yun Zhao decided to prove her Dao by killing her husband. So she packed her bags in the middle of the night, went down the mountain, found the villain of the book, became his Dao companion, and then plunged a sword into him. Her ascension failed. Yun Zhao: “???” Her now ex-husband, the villain, said, “Maybe you weren’t sincere enough.” So Yun Zhao sincerely stabbed him again. Her ex-husband said, “Get lost.” The situation was awkward fo 39.1kReads9.3Score6k14d adds

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   I highly recommend these two books! They're both incredibly good, I've already read them twice. Both are by the same author and share the same world. The first book is about a high school student, Yun Zhao, who transmigrates into a cultivation novel. She has failed countless times to ascend to immortality and return home, so she decides to kill her husband to achieve immortality. She then tries to become the Daoist partner of a villain who destroys the cultivation world—the male lead, Chu Buli. Through a series of coincidences, they become entangled in a Daoist bond, forming a Daoist pact. Later, they meet Ming Lan, Shangguan Xi, and Zhao Wugui, and together they travel to various places, uncovering numerous mysteries. In the later stages, Yun Zhao is forced to kill the out-of-control Chu Buli, revealing that Yun Zhao and Chu Buli's true identities were revealed—they knew each other a thousand years ago. Although there's a slight angst at the end, it's ultimately a happy ending. The book is full of foreshadowing, humorous, and entertaining; the early interactions between the male and female leads are really funny. The second book is about Sang Nian transmigrating into a cultivation novel. She's the villainous female supporting character destined to be sliced ​​into pieces by the antagonist, but her mission is to win over the villain whose favorability towards her is negatively low. By chance, she meets Wen Buyu, Song Chuyao, and Su Xueyin, and then goes to the Xiaoyao Sect to become an apprentice. There, she meets the rich and foolish Shen Mingchao. In the following years, they participate in the Heroes' Gathering, where seven champions emerge. The group travels together, encountering various difficulties. "May we all have a bright future," they say. Over time, Xie Chenzhou unknowingly falls in love with Sang Nian. Later, there's a bit of heartbreak; characters die or scatter, and Sang Nian dies by her lover's sword. "I can't go home, Xie Chenzhou," "I miss my mother..." However, the ending is a happy one, so don't worry! The author's writing style is incredibly fun and lively, the interactions between the characters are hilarious, and every character she creates is unique and vivid. You'll really regret not reading it!

8. 58 穿 Transmigrated as a Background NPC, I’m Courting the Beloved of Everyone 穿成路人npc，攻略万人迷 Laughing All Day Long每天笑不停Two Male Leads653k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + cultivation + two powerful leads + transmigration + lighthearted comedy + carefree, irreverent NPC with endless complaints × canonically popular, scheming heartthrob gong] Ge Shanqing accidentally got bound to the Lone Wolf System and transmigrated into a world of cultivation. Here, he was a passerby NPC with no part in the plot, and his only mission was to stay alive. Well, if staying alive was all he had to do, that still left him free to enjoy life in the cultivation world~ 42.8kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds

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   These three books are super good, I recommend them.

9. 59 我 I Became the Pope in a Western Fantasy World 我在西幻世界当教皇 Shen Mingxiao沈铭萧Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Otherworldly Continent + No Female Lead + Western Fantasy + Slow Burn + Leveling] After transmigrating into the role of the Fate Church’s pope from the start, Phil Gray finds himself under a lot of pressure. Before he can even get used to life as pope, he’s plunged into one crisis after another. Fortunately, the gods favor him. Other people blessed by the gods devoutly worship a particular deity, offering thousands upon thousands of prayers just to earn a single glance in retur 3.4kReads9.1Score37314d adds

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   These two books are very good.

10. 60 我 I've Become the Villains' Master, How Could I Be a Good Person? 我都成反派们师父了，能是好人？ Shang Buyu商不予卿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing The animated series is now available. Search for “I Became the Villains' Master, So How Could I Be a Good Person?” [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast of Villains with a Few Screws Loose] “This master will shelter you from wind and rain, but don't ask where the wind and rain came from.” The villain, badly wounded after being defeated by the protagonists, cries out, “Stop standing around and save me!” “Maybe you shouldn't have slacked off in your training. You can't even beat a bunch 38.9kReads8.9Score6.7k14d adds

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    No romantic pairing, all characters are villains (selfish and ruthless), there's no brotherhood or sisterhood in the sect, only the desire to kill each other, and everyone relies on the female lead as their master. The female lead is very intelligent, and the plot twists constantly surprise me. It's a rare female-oriented novel featuring a villainous cultivation protagonist and a disciple-taking system, with a touch of humor—a truly high-quality story!

11. 61 她 She Held a Reunion Feast, and the Entire Court Showed Up? 她办个同窗宴，满朝文武都来了？ Little Su Mehmeh小素咩咩Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Group transmigration + ensemble cast + no System + imperial examinations + everyday academy life in the early story + political intrigue in the middle and later story] (Everyone is highly intelligent and career-driven; the heroine has no romance) An earthquake sent Zhu Lan and her entire class of top students into a book, where they became a notorious group of failures! How could they turn things around? Oh, apparently all they had to do was pass the highest-level imperial exam. What a relief! 10.4kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
12. 62 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53k14d adds
13. 63 拯 After Saving My Childhood Friend, the Chosen One, He Started Treating Me Like His Wife 拯救龙傲天竹马后，他拿我当老婆 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted (Audio drama released, complete) [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Cultivation] [Mutual Devotion, HE] [An Overpowered Hero in Public, a Mature and Devoted Guard Dog in Private: Top × A Stunning Beauty to Others, Actually a Funny and Carefree Bottom] You Yu transmigrated into a book, a cultivation novel about an overpowered hero, and got a three-piece starter kit: He arrived at the wrong point in the timeline, got assigned the wrong character card, and even had his 56.9kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds

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    I highly recommend these two books!

14. 64 搞 Who Can Cultivate Immortality Without Going Crazy? 搞修仙的谁不疯呢 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Two Male Leads612k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and they’ll go up, so enjoy without worry] [Two male leads + both powerful + transmigration into a book + comedy + one-on-one, both pure] [Sharp-tongued king who’s also genuinely strong, the bottom x a refined gentleman on the surface, but actually possessive and obsessive, the top] Yan Yangsheng transmigrates into a book and discovers he has become the male protagonist. Terrified, he quickly finds an upright, powerful man to cling to. When Yan Yangsheng’s identity 28.1kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds
15. 65 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Young Master Awakens and Runs Away with the Villain 炮灰小少爷觉醒后跟反派双宿双飞 Yu Mengyan雨濛烟Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted Yun Feimiao has a dream: his fiance is the protagonist's devoted admirer, and he is the devoted admirer of his fiance! If he keeps fawning over him, not only will he die at his fiance's hands, but that scumbag will also dig out his spiritual root and give it to the protagonist to absorb and use to level up. Even his entire family will be destroyed by the schemes of that crowd of admirers. Terrified, Yun Feimiao wakes up and immediately breaks off the engagement, then moves into another cannon fo 14.6kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
16. 66 拂 Defying Fate 拂命 Li Heng离珩Fantastical Romance420k WordsOngoing The rating just came out and will rise [Cool, aloof senior sister × Dark, obsessive junior brother | Both devoted to each other | Cultivation | Romance | Everyone changes their fate | Ensemble cast] Jiang Weishu possessed a book of destiny called The Book of Slander. It stated plainly that Dingxiao Sect, the foremost sect in the immortal world, was the source of calamities that would bring ruin to all under heaven. What a coincidence. She had just joined that very sect. She kept reading. Her sen 3.1kReads8.5Score74114d adds

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    It's really good, but not many people watch it.

17. 67 配 A Side Character's Guide to Tearing Up the Script and Taking the Lead 配角撕碎剧本上位指南 Dawn Overflowing凌晨四溢Two Male Leads540k WordsCompleted [This book has been discontinued. It has only one extra chapter as an ending, so don't read it. Thank you for stopping by.] In his previous life, Shen Tingyun was a disposable villain in a scripted story. Before he died, he realized that the righteous path was not always righteous, nor was the demonic path always demonic. Good and evil were merely labels written into the story, and he was the supporting character written off. So after being reborn, he stopped running. He had only one thought: te 679Reads8.7Score10214d adds
18. 68 宗 The Sect's Workhorses Ran Away, and Three Days Later the Mountain-Guarding Array Collapsed 宗门牛马跑路，三天后护山阵崩了 Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Master deceiver + a people-centered view of history + ensemble cast + no romance + cutting off the lifeblood] Si Miao transmigrates into a male-oriented cultivation harem novel as the male lead's doomed master. In her sect, she's called an elder, but in practice she's little more than a workhorse. She handles odd jobs in peacetime and acts as a human shield in battle, exhausting herself for her male lead disciple. In the end, she dies after taking the blame for him, while not a single person in 47.4kReads9.0Score8.4k14d adds

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    Laugh until you're pounding the table! This is the most satisfying way to start reading! Just reading the synopsis will instantly make you a fan of the female lead, Si Miao. She's absolutely the pinnacle of anti-PUA (player versus player) tactics in the transmigration novel genre, and the Wudao Sect she founded is the wildest and most ruthless group of immortals in the cultivation world! The female lead is a cunning and ruthless sixth sister, specializing in stealing the male lead's opportunities—no saintly side, no mercy. About the Wudao Sect: A team of immortals who all rise to power. If Si Miao is the soul of this story, then the Wudao Sect is the most dazzling surprise. She picks up cannon fodder characters from the original novel who were crushed and died tragically by the male lead, transforming a dilapidated sect on the verge of disbanding into a gathering place for cultivation world powerhouses. The former weak and sickly all defy fate and become incredibly strong. The female lead is cool, cunning, and a true sixth sister!! The team members are hilarious, each with their own comedic moments; the story is packed with satisfying and funny moments—a truly high-quality read!

19. 69 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 31.3kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds

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    They're all great! I've written reviews for all five of them. Check out my homepage if you're interested—highly recommended!

20. 70 反 The Villain's Beloved Little Junior Sister Is No One to Mess With 反派的团宠小师妹惹不起 Long Yue龙跃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beloved by all + light ensemble cast + feel-good revenge + silly and lighthearted] Si Qingyu transmigrates into a female-oriented harem cultivation novel as the heroine’s doomed senior sister. When the heroine is injured, her lovesick admirer helps dig out Si Qingyu’s golden core to heal her. When Si Qingyu refuses, they take it by force, cripple her spiritual meridians, and cast her out of the sect. Later, Si Qingyu is rescued and joins the largest medical cultivation sect. Her new sect has mo 22.7kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds
21. 71 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 19.6kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
22. 72 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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    "First question to the Nine Heavens: You govern the Three Thousand Worlds, yet why do you allow cultivators to return to the mortal realm, letting them wreak havoc and harm mortals?" "Second question to the Nine Heavens: Cultivators possess power beyond that of mortals; in a casual battle, countless lives are lost. They are clearly at fault, yet why do they not receive a fair judgment?" "Third question to the Nine Heavens: You enjoy the offerings of mortals, yet why do you receive no protection in return?" "Fourth question to the Nine Heavens: You constantly speak of the well-being of all people, yet why do you use your immense power to arbitrarily control the lives of others and decide their fates?" "Fifth question to the Nine Heavens: You constantly speak of the well-being of all people, yet why do you turn a blind eye to the plight of those living beings, even when they are right before your eyes?" "Sixth question to the Nine Heavens: Having built a ladder for all living beings and made a promise, why do you refuse to fulfill it?" "Seventh question to the Nine Heavens: You cut off the path to immortality for mortals during the Human Emperor era, opening the cultivation world with bloodshed; how dare you call yourselves immortals?" "Eighth question to the Nine Heavens: What is the point of the Nine Heavens' existence, so selfish and devoid of morality?" "Ninth question to the Nine Heavens: Can you repent?"

23. 73 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

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    Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! (By an author)

24. 74 全 Our Whole Class Transmigrated to the Cultivation World and Joined the Country's Development Effort 全班穿越修真界，上交与国搞发展 Rain on Jade Mountain山玉有雨Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No CP + ensemble cast + nontraditional cultivation + comedy + sect-building (Female-oriented! Female-oriented! Female-oriented! Not male-oriented!) The whole class transmigrates to the cultivation world after an accident. All 45 students in the class each get a System. Class Monitor: Everyone, get grinding! A golden finger is meant to be put to work. Class Organization Secretary: Come on, let's choose your cultivation paths based on your Systems and meet the assigned KPIs. Anyone who falls short 7.2kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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25. 75 我 I Level Up on My Own in an Old-School Romance Novel 我在古早言情文里独自升级 I Really Am About to Cry我真的要哭了Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Unconventional wish-fulfillment + woman disguised as a man + adored by men and women, with everyone harboring one-sided crushes, no romance + no System, progression through cultivation + ensemble cast] Shuo Li spent her whole life working for the Federation in an interstellar society, then died after eating too much cheap takeout. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she had arrived inside what might be a few-hundred-year-old fantasy romance novel for female readers. The heroine was kind 72.2kReads9.4Score7.9k14d adds
26. 76 炮 After the Cannon Fodder Awakens, He Elopes With His Childhood Friend to Cultivate Immortality 炮灰觉醒后，和竹马私奔修仙去 Yu Mengyan雨濛烟Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted [Two male leads · cultivation · a lovey-dovey couple who's already together from the start] For seven days straight, Xiao Yilin had the same dream. In it, someone possessed his body, and from then on he spent every day either seducing respectable women or killing innocent people. Even his childhood friend next door, who had grown up relying on him, was killed. The reason? His friend had actually fallen for him. Xiao Yilin was stunned. His childhood friend next door had secretly liked him? He'd b 13kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
27. 77 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.3M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 10.3kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    It's great! This ensemble fantasy cultivation story is really good. Every character is well-developed and interesting. There are no mindless plots or forced idiocy; it's not melodramatic at all. You should definitely watch it; it'll make your breasts feel refreshed. There's no female rivalry or those mindless, cringe-worthy scenes. Buy it with confidence; you won't regret it.

28. 78 小 The Little Junior Sister May Be Unreliable, but She's Really Strong 小师妹虽然不靠谱，但她真的强 Fold Nine Peach Letters折九支桃笺Fantastical Romance512k WordsCompleted [No romance + feel-good cultivation story + invincible heroine + touch of ensemble cast] Other people dodge heavenly lightning while cultivating. She chases it all over the mountain? Other people painstakingly cultivate for decades to reach Foundation Establishment. She makes it to the Golden Core stage in an hour without even trying? Other people cautiously make their way through the trial tower. She brings the whole thing crashing down??? Lu Zhixu is a lazy person who died and was promptly sen 1.9kReads—Score27914d adds

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    [Flying kiss][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Admiration]

29. 79 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 9.9kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
30. 80 这 Is This Right? Why Is My Golden Finger Bound to My Villainous Son? 这对吗？金手指绑定我反派儿子？ Little Star Grains星星米粒儿Fantastical Romance365k WordsOngoing [Cute Baby] [Traditional Cultivation Setting] [Romance] [爽文] [Genius] [Not a Mary Sue] [Scheming Mother and Son] Ye Qing transmigrated. She became the short-lived biological mother of a villainous toddler, and got his villain System as a bonus! Her son does the missions, but she gets all the rewards? Who cares who the Host is? As long as I get all the rewards! "Chenchen, stop poking the anthill. Mom's taking you to cultivate immortality!" [Destined Villain Reformation System] [Host: Ye Chen] [Cu 19.1kReads8.5Score2.7k14d adds

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    Cultivation novels. One completed, one ongoing.

31. 81 退 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Turned the Tables with Bullet Comments 退婚后，修仙女配靠弹幕翻盘了 Little Star Grains星星米粒儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Female Cultivator Turned the Tables with On-Screen Comments [Family bonds + sibling story + strong female lead + progression + no romance + on-screen comments + fake System] Song Jinshu was born into an ancient world. One day, her fiancé came to break off their engagement, and she saw comments scrolling above his head! [This is so infuriating! This is the scene where they force her into marriage, right?] [What a disgusting woman. She look 11.1kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
32. 82 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World and Opened an Inn 穿到修真界开客栈 Snow Falling Over Six Bridges六桥倾雪Two Male Leads684k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + cultivation + ensemble cast + lighthearted comedy + everyone’s darling] Chatterbox innkeeper Xiao Yao × the original story’s seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless male lead, Feng Yunzheng Xiao Yao thought he had transmigrated to another world, until a bizarre case revealed the truth: he had transmigrated into a book, becoming a minor innkeeper in a cultivation novel with no spiritual roots and an inn on the verge of bankruptcy. He had planned to lie 867Reads8.0Score16514d adds

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    This one! Although it's a new book and the rating is low, it's really good! A talkative innkeeper named Xiao Yao transmigrates into a novel, only to find himself in the cultivation world with no cheat codes, no powerful backers, and just a small, nearly bankrupt inn. He just wants to relax and enjoy life, but his best friends keep encountering strange things. With the Ascension Conference approaching, he suddenly finds himself with a system after living for over a decade? Wait, what? There's a male lead too? So it's not transmigration, it's transmigration into a book? What did you say? My father is best friends with the Emperor? My mother is the daughter of the Lingxiao Sect's leader, the strongest sect in the cultivation world? My sister is the chief disciple of the Qingyao Immortal Sect, full of beauties? My brother is the most well-informed pavilion master of the Moheng Pavilion in the entire cultivation world? Why am I the only ordinary one without even spiritual roots? And why have all his friends become powerful figures? A scion of a prestigious family, the richest man in the country, the most powerful martial artist in his sect, a demon spy… wait, why is the most beautiful woman in the world performing at his inn? Why is the Crown Prince having tea at his inn? Why did the male lead, whom I raised with such care… suddenly become a demon lord? Daily comedy + detective work + cultivation and leveling up.

33. 83 别 Don't Mess With Her: The Junior Sister Plays It Safe and Goes Crazy, Specializing in Taking Down Heroines 别惹，小师妹她苟中带癫专克女主 Please Don't Add Cilantro千万别放香菜Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available] [Ensemble cast + Couples + Beloved by all + A little goofy] [Goofy troublemaking junior sister × beautiful incubus senior brother] Ye Su's vision went black. She transmigrated into a cultivation novel about a pampered wife, as a minor cannon-fodder character who was doomed to die from the start. The bad news: She'd only read the first chapter. Thanks a lot. Whoever wants this death sentence can have it. Ye Su turned around and joined another sect. The good 52.9kReads8.7Score8.4k14d adds

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    This is a good book; it's about a group of people cultivating immortality, and there are romantic pairings.

34. 84 不 Wasn’t I Supposed to Cultivate the Heartless Path? Then Why Are We Kissing? 不是修无情道吗，怎么亲起来了？ Yu Yejing雨叶景Fantastical Romance157k WordsOngoing [A light ensemble cast, with a cozy, heartwarming, comedic tone] Everyone knows that this generation at Qingxuan Mountain has two prodigies. They study under the same master, one man and one woman, childhood friends who know each other inside out. They're evenly matched and always together... Wait, what? Something seems a little off. Didn't they cultivate the Heartless Dao? Why are they kissing on the mountain's back slope? Shen Xixue has known since childhood that her senior brother is a ge 77Reads—Score10314d adds

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    A heartwarming, healing, and funny story about a group of people cultivating immortality. [Heart]

35. 85 被 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, the Villainous Group Took Me In 被挖灵根后，我被反派团捡走了 Flowers on Stage台上花Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate-into-a-book body double + no romance + satisfying growth story + sect regrets too late] After transmigrating into a book, Sang Yao learns she's a disposable stand-in in a story about the unattainable ideal beauty. The ideal beauty is adored by everyone; Sang Yao is hated by everyone. The ideal beauty has countless admirers; Sang Yao has countless people hunting her. The ideal beauty is sweet and gentle; Sang Yao is just herself. To make matters worse, as soon as she transmigrated i 27.5kReads8.7Score4.4k14d adds

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    A non-CP (no romantic pairing) ensemble piece where the female lead, Sang Yao, transmigrates into a novel as the substitute for the protagonist's beloved, leading the entire villainous group in a counterattack!

36. 86 朝 Bloom by Day, Fade by Night 朝生暮落 Carefree Old Autumn逍遥的故秋Fantastical Romance107k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + pure love + a jianghu atmosphere] If you find the setup in the first few chapters boring, you can start reading from Chapter 17. “To us!” Zhu Youzhou immediately caught on, lifted his wine jar, and roared. “Ah...” Shen Qiuchao spoke softly. “Compared to life at the academy, I prefer roaming the jianghu, living freely beneath the heavens, drinking every fine wine in the world and seeing every beautiful sight.” “There'll be time for that someday,” Zhu Muxi said slowly. “After w 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's an ensemble piece with a strong sense of youthful energy and good writing, but it's not widely read. Perhaps I should read a few chapters before giving a proper review.

37. 87 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become My Master's Favorite 穿书后，我成了师尊的掌心宠 Hua Qingyao花卿尧Ancient Romance756k WordsOngoing [Aloof, Pure and Immaculate Male Master VS Clever, Cunning, Beloved Female Disciple] [Devoted One-on-One Romance + System + Beloved by All + Cultivation + Powerful Figures + Rare Constitution] Yun Xiyue transmigrates into a book and lands in a hellish situation from the start! The original owner had obsessively pursued the male lead and poisoned her beloved master, Shen Junci, with the world's most potent toxin. Dropped into the mess, Yun Xiyue publicly cripples her own cultivation to atone. Aft 4.9kReads6.9Score56614d adds

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    This book is becoming increasingly ensemble-oriented, with each character so distinctive and vividly portrayed. The plot and logic are both excellent. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

38. 88 仙 Bait on the Path to Immortality 仙途为饵 Serene Fengshui风水陶然Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Rating just came out, it’ll go up] Cultivation + Strong Female Lead + Dot-ed-On by Everyone + Transmigrate into a Book + No CP + All-Rounder + Chaos Spirit Root + Space + Family Power Struggles Lin Yueyue unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes Lin Yueyue, the original heroine who dies a tragic death. She knows just how miserable the Lin Yueyue in the book has it. She doesn't want to sit around waiting to die. Her only option is to save herself! But she's only five years old. What ca 30.9kReads8.5Score3.9k14d adds

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    This is a good one. It's a cultivation novel with a strong female protagonist, an ensemble cast, and no romantic pairing.

39. 89 洪 Honghuang: I Wield the Five Elements and Stand Above All 洪荒：我执五行，天下第一 White Wolf love白狼loveEastern Fantasy164k WordsOngoing Primordial light births the root of the Dao; the Five Elements shape the world and set the universe in order. Severing worldly ties three times, I attained sainthood; through the ages, I’ve been an idle man of the Great Dao. Ahem. I am Dao Yan. In the Primordial World, what I love most is discussing the Dao, drinking, and beating up the Ancestral Witches. As for friends, the more the merrier, except the Wu barbarians!!! As for disciples, a few are enough. Just look at Kong Xuan... Warning! Warni 2kReads—Score10014d adds

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    I gave it a push back, begging to see, begging for comments, begging for guidance.

40. 90 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

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    These are all very good cultivation novels: 1. Song Tingwan 2. Lin Du 3. Xie Qiao 4. Su Zhuo 5. Ning Weiyue 6. Yun Xi 7. Ning Yue 8. Jiang Mo 9. Xie Qing 10. Ye Ruyue 11. Meng Guiyi 12. Sang Nian (Friendly reminder, this one is very angsty) 13. Chi Miao 14. Feng Xi 15. Jiang Que 16. Xie Sisi

41. 91 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7k14d adds
42. 92 全 The Whole Sect Dotes on Her Substitute? The Little Junior Sister Turns Around and Joins the Villain! 全宠替身？小师妹转身投奔反派！ Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Ancient Romance762k WordsCompleted [Goofy Comedy + Ensemble Cast + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Light Romance] Jiang Mo transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the villainess who was the male lead’s first love. In the book, the original owner was the beloved junior sister of the Xuantian Holy Land. She was gravely injured saving her senior brothers and sisters and remained unconscious for three years. When she awoke, she discovered that the female lead, a replacement, had taken everything from her. In the end, she turned e 20.9kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
43. 93 奶 A Baby? My Little Junior Sister Can Talk Anyone into Anything 奶娃？小师妹张嘴就能把人忽悠瘸 A Mortal Among Mortals人在凡间Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted No CP Ye Ruyue transmigrates into a book! Every senior brother in her sect is a hapless cannon-fodder! The heroine wants a true flame, and a senior brother gives her one! She wants an artifact, and they hand over the sect’s most prized treasure! When the heroine’s spiritual root is damaged, one senior brother even offers to let her dig his out? Isn’t that just plain crazy? But no worries! She’s got a silver tongue! With a little brainwashing and sweet-talking, she can get her senior brothers to 3kReads8.9Score34014d adds
44. 94 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
45. 95 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
46. 96 天 The Cataclysm of Heavenly Fall 天陨之变 Ghost Huangxing Who Loves Minced Meat爱吃肉沫的鬼荒星Eastern Fantasy50k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + cultivation + comedy + slice of life + everyone is a protagonist] Because of her father's "scheming," Han Yi sets off on a journey to train at an immortal sect. She expects the trip to be dull, but instead she meets many companions along the way and discovers that none of them seem quite ordinary. A silly, adorable-looking girl who can eat and fight like a champ turns out to be the last heir of the Jiuli Clan!? Hmm? Who is this handsome guy with such an extraordinary air...? Oh, 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A group portrait in ancient Chinese style! It's really good, just go watch it! The female lead, Han Yi, is so cool! The whole main group is hilarious together.

47. 97 我 My Irresistible Villainous Senior Sister 我那迷人的反派大师姐 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted (No romance + genius sword cultivator + ensemble cast) Her master, who raised her from childhood, calls her irredeemably wicked. Her junior sister steals her position as the sect’s chief disciple, and the people of Sword Peak gang up on her, but she still defeats them all and becomes a god! But the old ancestor isn’t satisfied and kicks her down to start over! So from the start, she gets a master who has been reborn and becomes the eldest senior sister, powerful enough to outshine everyone in th 2.8kReads9.2Score39314d adds
48. 98 反 The Rebellious Junior Sister and Her Maniac Disciple Turn the Cultivation World Upside Down 反骨师妹带着疯批亲传掀翻修真界 Not Yao不是夭Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is low. Don’t let that fool you \(`Δ’)/] [A little ensemble cast + a little everyone’s favorite + cultivation + some silliness + a bit mindless = this book = Yu Jiu ≠ the author] What do you do when you quick-transmigrate to the cultivation world without getting a script? Yu Jiu’s answer: Go crazy, of course! As one of the sect’s chosen disciples, what do you think? Yu Jiu thought for a moment. “There don’t seem to be many normal people among the chos 829Reads8.2Score16514d adds
49. 99 穿 Back from Transmigrating into a Book, She Leads the Gods' Squad to Slaughter Her Way to Victory 穿书归来，她带诸神战队杀疯了 Sheep-Bottom's Drool Bib羊屁屁的口水兜Fantastical Romance232k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Ensemble Cast + Academy + Human Civilization + Romance] Bai Youyou has transmigrated into a book! She’s become the foil to the novel’s heroine, Bai Yiyi: Bai Youyou, the legitimate daughter of the Bai family in Frost City of the Northern Wastes, and a good-for-nothing at cultivation. In the novel, the original Bai Youyou’s mother disappeared when she was three. A year later, her father, Bai Wei, brought home a new wife, along with Bai Yiyi, w 49Reads—Score414d adds

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    It's an ensemble piece about cultivation, not a traditional cultivation novel. The cultivation system is somewhat different, there are romantic pairings, and the main characters form a seven-person team. It's definitely worth investing in!

50. 100 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy595k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 16.2kReads8.1Score2k14d adds

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    If you're looking for something to read, this might be a good transition. [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation, Integration...] A story of cultivation within a sect, brimming with youthful spirit! Geniuses clash, some journey side-by-side, others are forced to part. Young cultivators journey forward, laughter and regret intertwined, many unavoidable choices hidden beneath the passionate battles. The tension between characters is high, making for a very immersive read. This book gets better as you read on. Youthful spirit, geniuses vying for supremacy, gradual growth—there are always things one must do, and farewells one must inevitably make. Flowers may bloom again, but the youth are gone.

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