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  1. 351 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 162.2kReads9.1Score18.7kShelves
  2. 352 EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我,从洪荒苟到西游 Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35.2kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
  3. 353 The Diviner Jiuhe 卦师九河 Mystery152k WordsCompleted In the second year of the Xuantong reign, the unscrupulous merchant Zhao Wanshan digs up graves and takes lives, only to be hunted by vengeful spirits in the form of paper effigies. The diviner Jiu He sees through his fatal predicament with a single remark, but in doing so, he accidentally crosses Shen Yanzhi, a master of the underworld trade. In the third year of Xuantong, dark forces run rampant across Beiping, the ghost market opens its gates, and restless spirits stir beneath the river. Bone 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 354 After I Transmigrated as a Cultivation Good-for-Nothing, I Went on a Rampage with the System 穿越修行废柴后我靠系统杀疯了 Eastern Fantasy189k WordsOngoing Lin Chen, an overworked office drone pulling an all-nighter to meet a deadline, opens his eyes to find he has transmigrated to the cultivation world. He has become a good-for-nothing cannon-fodder disciple with a crippled spiritual root, someone everyone in the sect can bully. The original owner, unable to bear the humiliation, had just breathed his last and left Lin Chen the body. Just as Lin Chen thinks he is doomed to repeat the original owner's fate, mocked and oppressed before meeting a mis —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 355 Online Game: The Heavenly Craftsman Era 网游之天工纪元 Sports448k WordsCompleted The Era of Celestial Craft Prologue In the year 2333 of the Star Era, humanity’s reach had already extended into deep space, yet it found another dimension of existence in the virtual world. The Celestial Craft Group poured a trillion into creating the full-dive online game The Era of Celestial Craft, which did away with traditional keyboard and mouse controls. Using neural-link technology, it built a fantastical world indistinguishable from reality: towering mountains piercing the clouds, river —Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 356 Divination to Summon Souls 卜卦引魂 11k WordsCompleted Divination and Soul-Summoning —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 357 Calculating Every Secret of Heaven, Starting with Three Senior Sisters Who Torment Me 算尽天机从被三个师姐蹂躏开始 Eastern Fantasy641k WordsOngoing Every chapter ends with a picture of a senior sister for everyone to enjoy, and the author's notes at the end of each chapter include a little bonus. Lu Chen is a PhD candidate in mathematics at one of Earth's top universities. During a numerical simulation experiment, he was sucked through a blue vortex on his screen and into a world of immortal cultivation. When he awoke, he had become a six-year-old orphan, taken in by the Qingyun Sect. Twelve years later, at eighteen, he was at the third le 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 358 Don't Mess With Him, My Junior Brother Is Ridiculously Strong 别惹他,我家师弟强得太离谱 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Invincible Power Fantasy + Multiple Heroines + Fresh, Tightly Paced Plot: An Addictive Must-Read] Lin Chen transmigrates into the body of a servant disciple, but his spiritual root is too weak for him to cultivate. His fiancée keeps her distance, while men in the sect covet her beauty and want him dead so they can claim her. Fortunately, Lin Chen awakens a special bloodline that lets him rapidly increase his cultivation. As he helps his junior sisters improve their cultivation, he fights and ki 3.1kReads8.2Score343Shelves
  9. 359 My Junior Brother Is Seriously the Worst 小师弟可太不是人了 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [A lighthearted slice-of-life story] Xia Yan transmigrated, only to become a puppet in this world? And the real protagonists even took him in as their junior apprentice brother? He absolutely must not reveal that he has become human ahead of schedule within the next year? Xia Yan lay low and bided his time, finally infiltrating the protagonists’ circle and earning the following reviews: (*/?\*) My junior apprentice brother is so handsome, and he’s great at everything from laundry to cooking 1.2kReads8.9Score129Shelves
  10. 360 You Bastard! The Kingdom Falls in Seven Days, and You’re Passing the Throne to Me? 混蛋!七天后亡国,你传位给我? Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as The Harem Has Three Thousand Beauties, So Why Are You the Greatest Emperor of All Time? The Substitute Prince Who Died in My Place? I Started My Own Family Tree and Stole the Crown Prince's Consort Lin Mo was reborn in the womb as a prince. He spent eighteen years treading carefully, yet was still treated with disdain. After he glanced at the Crown Prince's Consort, he was thrown into the imperial prison. The entire Northern Mang nation mobilized, sending 200,000 cavalry south and 28.5kReads7.8Score3kShelves
  11. 361 My Cold, Beautiful Master Dug Out My Bones, So I Made Her Lean Against the Wall and Cry 冷艳师尊挖我骨,反手让她扶墙哭 Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Question: What should you do if your aloof master digs out your Dao Bone? Answer: Obviously, beat the hell out of her! Make her bleed on the spot! He was born with a supreme Dao Bone, unmatched since ancient times, had a peerlessly beautiful master, and was adored by his sweet and charming junior sister. Su Yunfeng, the first senior disciple of Misty Peak, was Heaven's favored child, with limitless prospects on the path to immortality. But everything changed when his master brought home a new ju 109.2kReads7.8Score12.3kShelves
  12. 362 Awakening to a Different Origin 异源觉醒 Eastern Fantasy445k WordsOngoing [Dark fantasy + healing themes + hyper-realistic combat + ensemble mind games + ruthless action] Every move breaks the mold; every blade can sever. I tread upon illusion and follow my true intent; demons and monsters forge my ghost sword! The road ahead is hidden, and the empty future shifts and changes. Only his obsession remains unchanged. He remembers the one by his side, with only a pair of red eyes and a beautiful woman in red... A boy who walks through the shadows has once again set foo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 363 A Mortal's Cultivation Through a Hundred Lifetimes 凡人百世修 Urban176k WordsCompleted A rainy night in the city. Delivery rider Ye Tian has a broken leg. A rich heir presses his face underfoot and sneers, asking whether an ant knows its place. Ye Tian says nothing. He is simply leafing through the memories of his ninety-nine past lives. In his first life, he was a Northern Song judicial commissioner who solved cases like a god. In his second, he was a Ming Dynasty imperial guard, ruthless and decisive. In his third, he was a wandering starfarer who wiped out a whole clan with a s 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 364 Pierce the Heavens, Stab the Universe 破天,刺乾坤 Eastern Fantasy364k WordsCompleted On the Canglong Continent, the young Chen He rises from humble beginnings. Bearing the primordial fire of Heaven and Earth, he tramples every thorny path, cuts down every powerful foe, and washes away the humiliations of his past. Amid the chaos of a troubled age, he meets Lin Xi, comes to know her, and walks beside her. Together they face bloody battles and share tender moments. Watch as, with a proud and unyielding spirit, he defies the heavens and carves out a supreme path of his own amid war 20Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 365 The Heart of the Dragon: Devour and Evolve 龙之心之吞噬进化 Eastern Fantasy373k WordsOngoing He hadn't deliberately made the process happen. It was his body, or rather the growing point of light within him, that had done it on its own. Once the light's pulses fell perfectly in sync with the flow of spiritual liquid inside the dragon-saliva root, a temporary, functional connection formed between the surface of his body's walls and the outer skin of the root. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 366 I Have a Soldier Hidden in the Star River 我有一兵藏星河 Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Zhixu. I was reborn. Spiritual weapons are divided into six grades: Common, Profound, Excellent, Rare, Spiritual, and Sacred. On the day I awakened an Excellent-grade Greenwood Sword, everyone thought I was just an ordinary student. No one knew that an ancient immortal weapon, Frost's Last Snow, lay dormant in my sea of consciousness. No one knew that Bingyi had waited three thousand years for me. No one knew that in this game spanning entire eras, the moment I made my move, I —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 367 Taking the Gaokao on Honor of Kings? I Become a God on the Spot! 高考考王者?我直接原地成神! Sports689k WordsCompleted (A nobody’s rise to the top + strategy + apocalypse + decisive violence) A game streamer transmigrates five hundred years into the future. Blue Star is overrun by monsters, and humanity has become their prey? Luckily, playing Honor of Kings lets him bring his rank’s power into reality! I’m a Hundred-Star King, and I’m destined to rise up and become a god! 2.7kReads9.0Score268Shelves
  18. 368 EN Don't Bully the Old and Poor: One Day Equals a Year of Cultivation! 莫欺老年穷:一天涨一年功力! Eastern Fantasy954k WordsOngoing [Power fantasy] [Cautious cultivation] [Slow burn] [Evil old cultivator] [Decisive and ruthless] Jiang Ye transmigrated to an age of chaos, where human lives were worth less than grass. After enduring hardship for seventy years, he was still hiding out as a gatekeeper at a martial arts school in the county town. He thought he would simply live out the rest of his days, but then his Fate of the Ascending Path awakened! [Fate: Ascending Path] [Effect 1: Extraordinary comprehension. There are no bo 26.6kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
  19. 369 Lord: From Wasteland to a Dynasty for the Ages 领主:从荒芜领地到传世王朝 Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Lord: From Barren Fief to Pilgrimage of All Races is a fantasy novel full of strategy and character development. Its protagonist, Allen Van Horne, is the last surviving member of the Horne family. After his parents are framed by nobles and killed, the imperial royal family “rewards” him with a desolate wasteland on the frontier: Blackstone Territory. He becomes its lord in name only. Faced with a hopeless situation and no soldiers, food, or people, Allen activates the “Heart of the Territory” go 19Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 370 Myriad Dimensions: The Secret Key of Flowing Light 万维境:流光秘钥 Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted During the cosmic upheaval in the Myriad Dimensions, the Cycle Formation unexpectedly tears open a rift into an ancient spirit realm, setting undercurrents surging throughout the domain. Feng Shao, the new generation's chief guardian, wields the Golden Command Talisman and faces a crisis of scattered spirit consciousness and scrambled coordinates alongside Ling Xi, a mysterious young woman, and Xuan Tie Wei, an iron-armored spirit general. Ling Xi is the last surviving heir of a family of spirit —Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 371 My AI Insists on Making Me Revert to My Ancestral Roots 我的AI非要让我返祖 22k WordsCompleted My AI Insists I Return to My Ancestors —Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 372 Tang Dynasty Ghostwriter: I Became a Top-Tier Star by Snatching Poems 盛唐文抄公:我靠抢诗成顶流 10k WordsCompleted The Great Tang Plagiarist: I Became a Top-Tier Star by Snatching Poems —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 373 The Life Exchange 生命交易所 22k WordsCompleted The Life Exchange —Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 374 The Ultimate Game of Plastic Best Friends 塑料闺蜜的终极游戏 23k WordsCompleted The Plastic Besties’ Ultimate Game —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 375 Wulong Agency: A Journal of Bizarre Experiences 乌龙事务所:千奇百怪体验录 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted The Ridiculous Affairs Agency Is Recruiting Beta Testers! Want to cultivate immortality? We’ve got peachwood swords for just 9.9, shipping included. They snap the moment you draw them, for an authentically realistic experience! Want to transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms? We’ve got all the potato chips you can eat, just like the ones Adou loved. We guarantee you’ll be so happy here, you’ll forget all about Shu! The Wulong Affairs Agency, located in Shop 3 of Happy Neighborhood, specializes in cur 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 376 The Quantum Path: Awakening 量子之途:觉醒 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse115k WordsCompleted An attack by the Dark Star Organization shatters the peace of the universe. Lin Yu, a young man from Earth, sets out to protect the universe’s quantum network with Su Yao, Zhao Feng, and Old K, guided by the consciousnesses of Zhou Ming and Professor Su Zhenhai. From a hidden chamber at the lunar base to the Sacred Hall of the Stellar Core in the NGC 6822 galaxy, they face one crisis after another: deep-sea clashes, battles of consciousness in dark-matter nebulae, and evaluations by quantum adju —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 377 The Great Yong Record of a Verbal Warrior: Hanlin Scholar Su Mo Debates the Confucians 大雍喷神录:翰林苏墨舌战群儒记 25k WordsCompleted The Great Yong Record of Verbal Sparring: Hanlin Scholar Su Mo Debates the Confucian Scholars —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 378 Cultivator of Luzhou 庐州修士 Eastern Fantasy346k WordsOngoing They say that if your title, cover, and blurb are bad, your book has no hope. Fine, I admit defeat. Please give it a patient read. As the saying goes, a few words of blurb can't reveal a book's mysteries. You have to step into the story to discover its strangeness! After transmigrating to another world, Chen Fan finds that all the laws of science have collapsed. Some people live for five hundred years and fly through the sky on swords; savage beasts dozens of meters long swallow people whole. No 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 379 Tales of the Murky Current: Secrets of the Yangtze River Corpse Collectors 浊流记:长江捞尸人秘闻 43k WordsCompleted Tales of the Murky River: Secrets of the Yangtze River Corpse Catchers —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 380 The Time Carried Away by the Summer Cicadas 夏蝉衔走的时光 Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted As midsummer cicadas sang through the treetops of the parasol trees, three teenagers with dreams of music planted the seeds of a promise beneath dappled shadows. Lin Yan, the sensitive guitarist, Xia Xiao, the passionate lead singer, and Zhou Ming, the steady drummer, built a secret hideout for their band, Shiguang, amid the dust of an abandoned warehouse, letting their youthful melodies grow wild beneath the moonlight. They made the patter of rain leaking through the warehouse resonate with the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 381 Secret Realm of Resentment: Seven Days to Turn My Career Around 怨气秘境:七日职场逆袭战 12k WordsCompleted Grudge-Filled Secret Realm: A Seven-Day Workplace Comeback —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 382 Electrician in Another World 异界电工 Eastern Fantasy263k WordsCompleted I rig up high-voltage electricity with my bare hands and walk over rolling landmines. With the power in my hands, I'll strike down evildoers and rid the world of injustice! A modern electrician winds up in a cultivation world. Should I connect left to neutral and right to live, or call on the God of Thunder to help me? Bring on the lightning... 57Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 383 An Ordinary Hero in a Data Maze 数据迷宫里的平凡英雄 9k WordsCompleted An Ordinary Hero in the Data Labyrinth —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 384 Interstellar Courier: A Qiang and the Sharp-Tongued Cactus 星际快递员:阿强与毒舌仙人掌 17k WordsCompleted Interstellar Courier: A Qiang and the Sharp-Tongued Cactus —Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 385 The Summoner of the Final Game 最后一局的召唤师 14k WordsCompleted The Summoner of the Final Match 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 386 Madcap Fantasia 疯批家的狂想曲 Fantastical Romance467k WordsCompleted Modern Arc: This world’s fate was decided long ago. Every choice we make leads to an ending already written. And I, Shu Yue, was the one who tore open every prelude with my own hands. Ji Hua’s ten years on the run began because of me; Chen Songhan’s two thousand years of waiting were for me; My older sister, Shu Wen, fell into the time of the Qin Dynasty because I got her involved; Ancient divine beasts, underworld generals, and a phoenix’s true form all gathered in the same storm because of me. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 387 From Today On, I'll Be a Bad Woman 从今天起当坏女人 27k WordsCompleted From Today On, I'll Be a Bad Woman 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 388 The Top Tamer 顶级驯化师 Modern Romance466k WordsOngoing The strongest Beast Tamer in a matriarchal world tames a dragon, unaware that the dragon is actually a disguised interstellar god of war. She hears his murderous thoughts, but he has no idea who the true captive is in this torturous romance. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 389 The Afterstory of Wukong's Startup 悟空创业后记 Eastern Fantasy244k WordsCompleted After Sun Wukong became a Buddha, he insisted on starting a business. The result is just what you’d expect: his Buddhahood was taken away, his Golden Cudgel confiscated, and he was left drowning in debt before jumping into the River of Forgetfulness. But he didn’t quite die. He crawled out of the river as a little monkey with not a shred of magic power. Some laughed at him: the Victorious Fighting Buddha had fallen so low he was selling beef noodles. Others kicked him while he was down: his old —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 390 Conquering the Great Wilderness 大荒御天 Eastern Fantasy548k WordsOngoing A chaotic age is dawning, and savage beasts run rampant. Qin Lie was the son of a hunter from Rocktown, a border settlement in Liangzhou. When he was fifteen, a beast tide swept through the town, and his father died fighting. His father left him just one final sentence: “You are a descendant of the Myriad Beasts Manor.” The bloodline of the Beast King awakens, and all beasts obey his commands. Others tame spirit beasts through force. He relies on bonds forged by sharing life and death with them. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 391 Haunted House Streamer: The Chat Keeps Telling Me to Clock Out 凶宅主播:弹幕催我快下班 Mystery279k WordsOngoing [Haunted House Vision System bound. Remaining lifespan: 7 days] The chat mocks it as “a fake script,” but Lu Chen opens the wardrobe in the newlyweds' room. A decomposing bride kneels inside, her head turned 180 degrees toward the camera. “Husband, won't you come keep me company?” Over 100,000 viewers are watching live, and the servers crash. Lifespan +3 days. Unlocked [Borrow the Dead's Memories]. The System suddenly blares an alarm: “Similar streamer detected. They are livestreaming your death —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 392 For a Man to Succeed, He Needs an Impractical Dream 男人想成功比需要不切实际的梦想 Eastern Fantasy133k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 393 I Really Just Want to Survive: Gou Xiaoqing’s Path to Immortality 我真的只是想活命啊:苟小庆修仙 Eastern Fantasy264k WordsCompleted This is a “cultivation romance wrapped in comedy.” At first, you’ll laugh at Gou Xiaoqing’s cowardice. In the middle, you’ll ache for everything he loses. By the end, Yun Wuyue’s steadfast devotion will move you. This isn’t a feel-good power fantasy that makes you laugh from beginning to end. It’s a story that leaves you remembering “It’s a little salty, but I like it,” “Just right,” and “You have to be afraid to stay alive.” If you want a purely comedic cultivation novel, the first half will sa 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 394 The Myriad Tribulations Immortal Emperor Cultivates in the City 万劫仙帝在都市修仙 Urban106k WordsCompleted Urban cultivation, one heroine, reborn, modern cultivation. The fantasies of youth: immortality and love. We only grow up and learn to cherish things when it is too late. I hope that when regret comes, there will still be a chance to make things right. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 395 Hanging Mountain: From the Start, I Obtained a Sword That Makes Immortals Kneel 倒悬山:开局获得一剑仙人跪 Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing (Sword cultivator + System + pseudo-invincible + one female lead) Behold the Sword Immortal who fought for Bai Ye in the Haoran world and carved an inscription while slaying a great demon on the verge of ascension. The drunken wanderer who composed the finest parallel prose of all time. One of the ten most outstanding young people across several worlds. The foremost disciple of the Confucians. The one who raised the banner for all under heaven during the defense of Haoran. The one who challenged 430Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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  46. 396 Immortal Emperor Xuanyuan 玄渊仙帝 Eastern Fantasy28k WordsCompleted Three thousand years ago, the ten great sects joined forces and razed the famed Xuan Yuan Sect of the cultivation world in a single night. Gu Chang'an, the sect's young master, survived only because the Grand Elder fought to escort him to safety. After centuries of wandering, he finally reached the realm of the Immortal Emperor. But by the time he returned for revenge, his enemies had long since entrenched their power. He could only watch as the nine women dearest to him fell while taking sword 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 397 The Chronicles of Wu Chen 巫尘记 Eastern Fantasy977k WordsOngoing As the Wu youth Ling Qianya was about to die, surrounded by humans and demons, an ancient primordial soul saved him and passed down an unrivaled cultivation art. He ventured into the barbarian lands, battled countless races, and defied heaven to carve out a broad road to greatness. 93Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  48. 398 The Book of the Dragon-Han Calamity 龙汉劫运书 Eastern Fantasy743k WordsCompleted When the River of Heaven flowed backward and washed out half a jade scroll, what slipped through Xuan Ming’s fingers was not starlight, but a future unfolding in the present. Blood droplets from the severed horn of the Ancestral Dragon froze into jade. The dying cry of the Primordial Phoenix scorched the jade slip, leaving burn marks. The collapsing body of the Primordial Qilin became flowing basalt. These three scenes of death, unfolding at the same time, made this lowly guard of the River of H 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 399 The Sword's Call from Wangchuan 忘川剑引 Eastern Fantasy53k WordsCompleted When a cultivator fails to survive the tribulation, their soul cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation and instead falls into the netherworld, becoming a Soul Ferryman. Meng Po's Soup comes in nine grades; the finest can reshape a soul's memories and reveal the karmic ties of past lives through the Three-Life Stone. Deep in the Yellow Springs lies the Reincarnation Sword Mound. The sword spirits within can sever the shackles of Heaven's Way, but only at the cost of sacrificing a Soul Ferryman's —Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 400 Chronicles of the Azure Cloud Dust Calamity 青云尘劫纪 Eastern Fantasy74k WordsCompleted Heaven and earth are the furnace, and all things are fuel. What people call the righteous path or the wicked path is merely the struggle and perseverance of those following different ways. When order becomes a shackle and sacrifices are reduced to pawns, can an ordinary mortal see through reincarnation’s deception and use the power of a speck of dust to shift a game that has lasted for countless ages? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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