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1. 1301 盟 The Mengjin Crossing 盟津渡 Facing South from the Mountain朝山南Historical267k WordsCompleted Also known as The Awakening of the Ferry Boy. Wu Heyuan, a young man from a Yellow River ferry crossing, suffers the massacre of his entire family, and his younger sister goes missing. After delivering a letter to the Weishui Alliance for a mysterious stranger, he becomes Jiang Shang’s disciple and embarks on a path of political intrigue. When his sister is trained to become an enemy nation’s assassin, when his beloved tastes poison to save him from the brink of death, and when his master gives —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book; the plot is tight and the content is quite profound.

2. 1302 诸 The Celestial Emperor of All Heavens, Beginning With the Spirit Source Creation Altar 诸天仙帝，从得到灵源造化坛开始 Get Rich Mouse发大财鼠Eastern Fantasy501k WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Item Copying] [Alchemy] "Ning Wushuang, you're a menial who failed to cultivate qi for five years. What makes you think you're worthy of loving me?" The woman turned to the side, standing beside a young man dressed in fine clothes. The young man planted a foot on him and sneered. "Trash, know your place." After transmigrating five years ago, he had endured scorn and betrayal by the woman he loved, his dignity ground into the dirt. A thunderbolt crashed down, bringing with 40Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1303 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.4kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   A hilarious cultivation genius, combining spatial abilities, alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations, Yuanxiao, a lovable but somewhat naive character, along with two comical spirit pets, swindles and deceives his way through the land. The content is fantastic; the story is simply exhilarating!!

4. 1304 界 Worldburn 界焚 Flawless Wanderer无缺浪人Eastern Fantasy544k WordsOngoing [No System + Ruthless Combat + Tragic Story + Devoted to Protecting Her Husband + Primarily Cultivation, with Alien Urban Superpowered Elements] The author likes to leave things unexplained. If something doesn’t make sense, please be patient and read a dozen more chapters. A war between cultivation nations breaks out, and the Zidao Sect is destroyed. Lu Lang narrowly escapes. From then on, there are no sects left in the world, only a single sword with which to fight his way to survival. In these 13Reads8.3Score—Shelves
5. 1305 重 Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug 重生异世我的金手指被虫咬过 The Walking Pencil行走的铅笔Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug. I thought I’d live an ordinary life in another world. But as he gradually explored its mysteries, Zhao Wendong grew stronger with every step. When he finally looked back, he realized that although he’d been cultivating the martial path, somehow it had turned into something much like the immortal path! Damn it! Who cares? The demon path is still a path, and magic is still magic! As long as I can live freely, that’s 3.3kReads7.4Score209Shelves

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   This book is a bit overrated by its title, but you might want to check it out.

6. 1306 末 Apocalypse: My Pocket Master’s Pokémon Are a Little Unorthodox 末世：口袋大师的我精灵不太正经 The Old Salted Fish of Yashan亚山的老咸鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse302k WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted. Readers, please give it a look. [Apocalypse] [Superpowers] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Pokemon] [Invasion by Otherworldly Races] [Multiple Female Leads] [Decisive and Ruthless] The Apocalypse arrived and Spiritual Qi revived. Two-thirds of Blue Star's eight billion people turned into zombies. Liu Yang, a wage slave in the northwest of the East Alliance, obtained the Pokemon Master System. However, there were no Pokemon in this world for him to catch. Just then, his R 822Reads6.5Score118Shelves

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   This one's pretty good. The protagonist, with a lost Pokémon system, becomes a super rookie and then uses Pokémon to create local Stand users, which is quite novel. Five female characters have appeared so far, and they're all quite good. Worth recommending!

7. 1307 重 Reborn in Troubled Times: Fighting My Way to the Throne 重生之乱世奋斗当皇帝 Fish on the Balcony阳台上的鱼Historical315k WordsOngoing Special forces soldier Wu Feng transmigrates into a small mountain village in a parallel world resembling the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Poor, starving, and unable even to dream of a bowl of thick porridge. He never planned to become king. He just didn't want to starve to death again. He gathers refugees and builds a stronghold, growing from a single earthen wall to a realm stretching thousands of miles. The world sees him planning every move when sober and sleeping among 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Look at this, it's pretty good.

8. 1308 我 Three Years of Marriage to a Female Immortal 我与女仙三年夫妻缘 Bright Moon Ten Thousand Miles Away万里明月Eastern Fantasy399k WordsCompleted Su Yunjie, an upright official said to be the reincarnation of the Star of Literature, is demoted to serve in a deadly land of miasma, where he finds himself trapped in a hopeless situation. Fortunately, he meets Liachen, a high-ranking Taoist priest, who introduces him to Shen Qinghan, the reincarnation of an immortal born from an Ice Soul Lotus, as his wife. Gifted with esoteric arts, the female immortal suppresses evil spirits, battles witches, breaks curses, and brings peace to the people, h 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A dark horse is coming this May Day! A divine couple from a past life are undergoing tribulations in the mortal realm, helping the mortal star of literature to excel in the officialdom! A physicist and chemist from Shanghai during the Republic of China era, a returned PhD, and a stunning beauty use advanced technology to unlock the value of gold and protect cultural relics!

9. 1309 民 The Ethnic Alchemist 民族炼金术士 Bright Moon Ten Thousand Miles Away万里明月Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted When international gold prices surged by more than 70% in 2025, surpassing U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time in 30 years to become the world's leading reserve asset held by central banks, the real-world rush to “hoard gold in troubled times” echoed the battle over gold in this novel. Amid geopolitical upheaval and the restructuring of the monetary system, gold's value as a safe haven is once again in demand. Yet The Nation's Alchemist had already revealed the truth in its story: what people 60Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1310 默 The Silent Sword’s Path to Immortality 默剑长生 Gentle Breeze and Drizzle Rong和风细雨蓉Eastern Fantasy887k WordsOngoing Modern painter Shen Mo transmigrates into the body of a constable’s son in the Great Liang dynasty. Using the Daoist art of ink painting as a key to cultivation, he turns ordinary skills into a path to immortality, practicing amid the everyday bustle of life as he sets foot on the road to becoming an immortal... 4kReads9.3Score348Shelves

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    Here it comes!

11. 1311 隆 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical5.4M WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 9.2kReads8.5Score804Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless, slow-paced, not a wish-fulfillment novel.

12. 1312 剑 The Sword Immortal Rises 剑仙崛起了 Xuan Chen悬沉Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted The story follows Mo Wuchen, a once-gifted genius whose talents are crippled. Rising from the bottom, he defeats everyone who stands in his way and eventually becomes the ruler of an entire continent. 419Reads—Score—Shelves

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