Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Void Spirit, Nascent Soul, Deification: Mortal Cultivation Stories 炼气，筑基，结丹，虚灵，变婴，化神，凡人修仙

1. 101 乞 The Beggar's Record of Immortal Cultivation: A Commoner's Rise to the Immortal Path 乞丐修仙录：草根逆袭仙途争锋 A Drop of Water in the Desert沙漠一滴水Eastern Fantasy605k WordsOngoing If fate treats me with such merciless cruelty, then I’ll defy heaven and change my destiny. I’ll destroy this damn Heavenly Dao. Only those who bear everything can press ever onward. With blood and tears as my cinnabar brush, and hardship carved into my memorial, I’ll ensure this world is controlled by neither gods nor demons. It belongs in our own hands. Whether divine or demonic, I decide what I am. Though our paths may differ, we all share the same human nature. Foundation Establishment, Ill 113Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   The cultivation realms have strict levels: Foundation Establishment, Enlightenment, Fusion, Heartbeat, Spiritual Tranquility, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, Spirit Division, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcending, and Great Ascension. Each realm is further subdivided into three smaller realms: the initial, middle, and final.

2. 102 凡 Mortal Cultivation: I Found a Chaos Spirit Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙，我开局捡到混沌灵珠 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy88k WordsOngoing (Traditional fantasy, mortal cultivation, Chaos Spirit Pearl, multiple heroines, an underdog’s rise, immortal cultivation) Ye Chen of Qingshi Town was gathering herbs in the back mountains when he was unexpectedly pushed off a cliff by a Zhao family disciple. By sheer luck, he obtained the Chaos Spirit Pearl and began his rise against the heavens. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 修 Why Cultivate Immortality? Reaping Leeks Is the True Way 修什么仙，割韭菜才是大道真谛 All Is Tenderness by Nightfall晚来皆是温柔Eastern Fantasy179k WordsOngoing Eastern fantasy cultivation + multiple heroines + farming + comedy + transmigration + no angst He transmigrates into the cultivation world as the number-one demonic cultivator on the SSS+ wanted list, with a red name across the entire server. His dantian is completely ruined. What can he do? Song Yi'an says, “No big deal. I'll just pay to level up.” But trouble comes knocking sooner than he expected. A poker-faced assassin latches onto him, saying he still owes her a life. His mature, big- —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A phenomenal masterpiece across the internet! [Thinking] This commercial farming novel directly uses modern business thinking to turn the cultivation world into a field of (a metaphor for exploiting others)! [Thinking] The harem storyline is so sweet it'll make your soul leave your body! The plot is so exhilarating it'll make your dantian explode!

4. 104 重 Reborn, I Help My Beautiful Master Soar! 重生归来，我带飞美女师尊！ Zi Guilai子圭来Urban380k WordsCompleted [Reborn to Cultivate Immortality] [Modern Urban Cultivation] [A Master Who Helps His Disciple Soar] [Overprotective Brother] Li Daoran, at the pinnacle of the Mahayana realm, is struck down by lightning while undergoing tribulation. By a twist of fate, he is reborn on the eve of his high school military training! In his previous life, his master Qing Yao self-destructed to protect him and perished. After thirty thousand years of arduous cultivation, all he had left was a heart full of regret. T —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is worth a look, it's about right.

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