Novels like Against the Wind, Beneath the Heavens
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- 1 This Immortal’s Cultivation Is a Little Too Steady 这个仙，修的有点稳 In the vast universe, countless paths stretch in every direction, and each person follows their own. There are myriad paths to immortality and endless rivalries among the powerful, yet in this age of great upheaval, one seeker remains utterly cautious. “What! A ninety-nine percent chance of success? No, there's still room for error. If this path won't do, I'll take another.” Shi Han, who awakened the Longevity System, shouted, “You laugh at me for cultivating without a desire to compete. I la —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Accidentally Transmigrated to the Immortal Realm. Now, How Do I Get Back? 意外穿越到仙界，看我如何穿回去 [No System] [Transmigration to a Cultivation World] [A Refreshingly Original Fantasy Xianxia] A handful of people on Blue Star begin to mutate, evolving into higher species. Gu Qiaoyue is one of them, but just as he masters the laws of evolution, he unexpectedly transmigrates to a world of cultivation. To return to Blue Star, he combines his evolutionary abilities with the cultivation techniques of the immortal realm, creating a peerless martial art of his own. After hundreds of years, Gu Qiaoyu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Not an Immortal: The Biography of Wen Lihui 不谓仙：温离晦传 [Fantasy + Cultivation + Male-Oriented + Slow-Paced + Genius] A beloved woman sacrifices herself to pave the way to immortality. This book is best read at a leisurely pace. The early chapters move slowly. She risks her life to find Wen Lihui a path to the immortal realm, but he dismisses her sacrifice. With a single sword stroke, he cuts off the path to heaven and vows to seek justice for her and himself, enraging the Heavenly Dao! His parents die when he is young, leaving him with a terrible st 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Divine Path to Immortality 神途问道 Ten thousand years ago, a mysterious force launched a surprise attack on the Xianyue Continent, leaving it in ruins after the battle. Ten thousand years later, in a remote corner of the Xianyue Continent, Min Wushuang, a youth from Jingyun City in the Wuyue Kingdom, rises from humble beginnings. He slays immortals and destroys gods as he seeks the path, leaving mountains of corpses and rivers of blood in his wake. He flies into a rage for the woman he loves and would take a blade for his friends —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Heaven’s Will Made Me a Spy, but the Demon Realm’s Two Beauties Want Me to Take Responsibility 天道让我卧底，魔界双娇要我负责 At the end of the Yellow Springs in the underworld, above the River of Forgetfulness, Qin Yuan closed his eyes and accepted Meng Po's soup, ready to drink after dying suddenly from staying up all night. “Young man, it's time to go to another world.” Before the soup could touch his lips, a mighty voice rang out. When he opened his eyes again, he had been born into the Immortal Cultivation Realm. He thought he would begin a heaven-defying path to immortality, but to his dismay, he discovered h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After I Transmigrated, I Could Smell My Way to Immortality 穿越后我闻着味修仙 [Ordinary protagonist, no System, scent-based cultivation, everyday progression, cautious growth, slow-paced] After transmigrating, Ye Xiaobai obtains a cultivation technique for refining qi (the qi in this case means scent), and sets off on a path of cultivating immortality by following his nose. The technique is called A Single Breath Can Smell a Thousand Miles. After cultivating it, can he really smell scents from a thousand miles away? First, he follows scents to find spirit herbs! Then, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Chaos Shatters the Three Realms 混沌破三界 [Fantasy + Chaos Origin + layers of careful schemes + decisive and ruthless] An abandoned baby raised by demon beasts awakens the Chaos Origin and grows stronger through bloodshed. Every step is fraught with danger, but time and again he breaks through the traps laid for him. Little by little, he uncovers the truth that was hidden: Why was he abandoned in the Hundred Thousand Mountains? Who rules the order of the Three Realms? Watch as he crushes the bones of gods and demons and rewrites the law 16Reads—Score114d adds
- 8 One Sword to Immortality 一剑化长生 Wu Changsheng, known by his Daoist title Changshengzi, grew up alone, dull-witted and taciturn. All he ever wanted in life was the immortality his master had told him about. So, during a year of severe drought, he refused to leave a jujube tree that had never flowered but was now laden with blossoms. In the end, at the age of one hundred, he starved to death where the founding patriarch had shed his mortal shell. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Immortal Path: I’m Really Just an Ordinary Civil Official 仙道：其实我只是个普通文官罢了 The young man traveled far and wide, seeing countless magnificent wonders, as well as countless absurdities. Some said, “May you grow wings and transform into a fish of the Northern Sea.” Some said, “Scatter my path of grass and trees; shatter my cup of colored glass.” Some said, “To fulfill the wish in my heart, I would have Jingwei fill the sea.” As he walked between heaven and earth, the young man laughed softly and said: “Follow your heart, and heaven and earth will hold no restraints.” 317Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 10 Red Spirit Sword Maiden 赤灵剑姬 [Classic fantasy + no System + a lightly pay-to-win golden finger + multiple heroines + plot-focused] At the grand feast in the Nine Heavens ten thousand years ago, on the very day the Scarlet Spirit Empress succeeded to the throne as Domain Lord of the Nine Heavens, an ancient ferocious beast appeared. Knowing she could not defeat it, she transformed herself into a spirit to preserve the last spark of hope, fleeing to the lower realm. She wandered among the spirits of heaven and earth, waiting 28Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 11 Slay the Heavens 宰天 The Heavenly Dao divides bones into nine ranks. Those with immortal bones command the forces that follow Heaven; those with spirit bones harbor resentment; those with mortal bones are abandoned by Heaven. At fourteen, Chen Yuan pried a pitch-black bone casket from his father’s clenched fist. Inside was a remnant soul from three thousand years ago, who taught him an ancient art erased by the Heavenly Dao: Pattern Devouring. Kill cultivators, seize their Dao Patterns, and make them your own. Unabl 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After I Transmigrated, Even Emperors Wanted Me as Their Master 穿越后，大帝都想拜我为师 Before I transmigrated, I was a college student. I ran off during a probationary work placement, and, by a twist of fate, ended up transmigrating to the world of cultivation. I even got a System. This System is ridiculously overpowered: every cheat it gives me is invincible, from eternal life, stat points, and cultivation techniques to a Treasure-Gathering Basin, a little green bottle, and even godlike abilities. This world is full of prodigies. Who will rise to the top? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 One Sword, a World Beneath Me 一剑小天下 [Traditional fantasy] [Epic, passionate heroism] [No System] [Single female lead] [Gradually becoming invincible] On the turbulent Hidden Dragon Stage, the three princes' carefully laid death trap has been sprung. Can the young man, facing three enemies alone, escape alive? After a fierce battle, the wheel of fate begins to turn. The fortunes and destinies of all those involved quietly take a different course... In youth, I commanded ten thousand armored troops. With a sword in hand, I ask the v 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Prisoner of the Heavens, Plaything of the Wilderness 囚天荒戏 When immortality becomes a curse, the emperors need games to fill eternity. The emperors carve out floating continents, rewrite the laws of heaven and earth, and seal away the world. The countless living beings are no more than black and white pieces on a chessboard, their joys and sorrows nothing but entertainment for the gods. Until a comet tears through the sky screen A golden-eyed youth descends, a light burning in his gaze that does not belong to this world. When a pawn gains a will of its 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Seeking the Way Beneath the Heavens 问道苍天 In the dark, desolate, freezing reaches of space, a colossal seven-colored phoenix, showing no sign of life, carried the thousand-foot-tall Southern Heavenly Gate, ancient and austere. It glided proudly through the universe, radiating brilliant, multicolored light, sacred, noble, and serene. The phoenix bore the heavenly gate down to Earth and led Qin Yu onto a path of cultivation filled with passion, danger, novelty, mystery, and boundless turbulence. Defy the heavens and cultivate immortality, 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 From the Start, a Fallen Kingdom’s Princess Awakens the Eye of Foresight 开局亡国公主，觉醒预判之瞳 (A slow-burn, humorous traditional power fantasy with a strong female lead and a female demon. She's neither sickly nor coy. Who says a beauty needs a hero to rescue her? This story is all about a tough, spirited heroine. Sorry to those hoping for a beauty who can flutter her eyelashes at handsome men: I only accept men who orbit around me.) She was a pampered phoenix fallen from a noble branch, a canary in a backyard cage, lonely and helpless, living under someone else's roof, until another sou —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 17 The Righteous Path to Demon Slaying 屠魔正道 [Traditional cultivation + no System + ordinary mortal’s journey] Demon cultivators slaughtered her village, but a child on her way into the city to sell medicine escaped the massacre and embarked on the path of cultivation. After awakening her spiritual roots, she swears to use the blade in her hand to slay every demon and monster. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 New to the Martial World, I Stun It with a Single Sword 初入江湖，我一剑震慑武林 They say that those at the pinnacle of power stop looking up and start looking around. 1.5kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 19 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with the Spirit Taming Sect 修仙，从御灵宗开始 [No System] [Mortal's Journey] [Cautious Protagonist] A little heads-up: later on, the story features the exploration of a new continent. Fellow cultivators who enjoy this kind of plot, don't miss out! Zhao Ming transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes an inner disciple of the Yuling Sect. From the start, he takes on a dangerous assignment at a mining site. In just a few years, he witnesses the many ups and downs of the cultivation world. He has no golden finger and no heaven-defying o 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Cultivating Immortality Is Hard! I’m Going to Lie Flat 修仙很难！我要躺平 [No System + No Transmigration + Reflections of Reality + Golden Finger + Female Supporting Characters] Farming, brewing wine, drawing talismans, refining pills, and setting up formations. He has a personal space, an innate spiritual treasure conceived from a phoenix’s inner core, and it obeys the law of conservation of energy. The protagonist lives by the essence of the survivalist way: he’s a sneaky old schemer, but not a cold-blooded killer or a demonic genius. Enjoy a laid-back daily life of 57Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 21 Cold-Blooded, Yet Kind: Night Seventeen 冷血，有情，夜十七 (No System) (No harem) (No mindless protagonist) (No tired tropes) (Character growth) (Immortal martial arts) (Cold-blooded) (Compassionate) (Decisive and ruthless) At six, Ye Shiqi's family was struck by disaster. A mysterious organization took him in and trained him. Through one perilous ordeal after another in an environment of brutal competition, he steadily grew into a dark assassin whose name made the whole world tremble. Calm, composed, and brilliant, he moved like a ghost. Though cold-bl 27.4kReads8.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 22 The Eternal Dao Manual 永恒道诀 Beneath the wasteland of the Myriad Worlds lie the darkest secrets of antiquity: emperors perished, gods and demons bled. A rusted, mottled spearhead, however, has endured through countless ages. The youth Lin Yu accidentally activates the spearhead and learns the Eternal Art. From then on, he rises step by step, towering over all the heroes of the ages! 547Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 23 Sword Sovereign 剑天子 Dongyang is a young man unable to practice cultivation. He comes alone to the imperial capital of the Great Xia Dynasty in search of a cure for his illness. After enduring endless humiliation and being turned away by all four sects, he accidentally wanders into the ruined Changsheng Abbey, where he unexpectedly finds a powerful benefactor waiting to help him… 3.2kReads8.7Score31814d adds
- 24 I Am the Mortal Emperor 我为凡帝 [Traditional fantasy + complete story + decisive and ruthless protagonist + no saintly behavior + no System] The world ranks innate talent into nine grades, with the first being the lowest and the ninth the highest. Lin Fan has the lowest grade, a useless first-grade talent. But his talent comes with its own space. While others cultivate for one day outside, he can cultivate for thirty days inside. One day... "Lin Fan, you're nothing but a mere first-grade talent. What makes you think you d 750Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 25 Return of the Embers 余烬归 Heaven and earth are a game board, the world is false, and time cycles endlessly. A remarkable young man wields a blade, unleashes a technique, summons a flame, and creates a world, all while searching for something called “truth”... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Ultimate Path to Immortality 极道问仙 While gathering herbs in the mountains, young Ye Xuan accidentally unlocks a small world. He absorbs the bloodline of Qiongqi and obtains part of the inheritance from a cultivator who died when two rivals fought over their prize. A series of changes in his fate sends him soaring along the path of cultivation. But the road to seeking the Dao is long, and progress cannot happen overnight. The young man still has to grow and temper himself, so he steps out of the wilderness one step at a time, disc 2.9kReads8.3Score26214d adds
- 27 The Jade Gourd Immortal Fate 玉葫仙缘 [Classic Xianxia + play the pig to eat the tiger + no System + single heroine] Beauty and heroes alike are destined to grow old. Time is merciless, and we cultivators must not let it pass us by. The path of cultivation is about claiming the blessings of heaven and earth, seeking opportunities on the Great Dao, attaining immortality, and roaming freely between heaven and earth. Zhang Lingdai, an outer disciple of Luoyun Sect, came across a Yin-Yang jade gourd while carrying out a sect mission. Fr 3.2kReads8.5Score28314d adds
- 28 The World of Joy 欢乐界 [Fantasy, cultivation, imaginative twists, prodigies, revenge, multiple heroines] The Joyful Realm is a spiritual treasure and a sealed world. For those who live there, the most important pursuit in life is cultivation. Refining Qi, Gathering Qi, Controlling Qi, Liquefying Qi, Condensing a Palace, and Taiji are all essential stages on the path. The ultimate goal is to enter Sainthood, but doing so requires comprehending the laws of Sainthood. To that end, the sages of the human race hid those la 21Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 29 Dancing Sword of Xiaoxiang 潇湘剑舞 [Traditional Xianxia + Tragic Human-Demon Romance + Classical Fantasy (The first few dozen chapters are a little melodramatic, but it gets better later. Not for readers who can't handle that.)] Qian Liuyin is entrusted by Li Yiqiu, the greatest swordsman under heaven, with delivering a letter to Yuhengzi, the head of Tianzhui Sect. On the way, he gets bitten by Qing Xue, a snow fox spirit. Furious, he chases her all night, but eventually lets her go. He even saves her life later, only to find hi 151Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 30 Heavenly Revelation Divine Diagram 天启神图 The Great Sun fell, and the Great Night withdrew from the world, allowing the demonic path to run rampant and plunging the realm into chaos. The young Jiang Chen stumbles upon a Divine Revelation Map. Accompanied by a talking rabbit, he sets out to exterminate demons and banish evil, saving the people from dire straits. 249Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 31 A Hundred Arts of Cultivation 修仙百艺 An ordinary boy happens upon the path of immortal cultivation. Through one trial after another, one chance encounter after another, and years of steady effort, he gradually reaches the pinnacle of the Great Dao and looks down upon all heroes. 327Reads8.4Score15214d adds
- 32 Emei 峨眉 He cultivates through wind and snow, seeking the Dao and questioning immortality. A young tavern boy sets out from Shu with the last wishes of an elder. The jianghu and the imperial court, love and hate, joy and sorrow. Behind the path to immortality, a shocking secret about Mount Emei slowly comes to light... 615Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 33 The Great Immortal of Formation Origins 阵元大仙 The Gates of Hell conceal hidden secrets, the frigid pool on Tianshan Mountain is shrouded in mystery, and the world beneath the earth reveals a prehistoric civilization. Why did the dragon race disappear? Follow the protagonist into the Zhenyuan Continent for an extraordinary adventure. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Conquering All Worlds 问鼎万界 [Good Fortune] The myriad races stand tall as calamity approaches. Who will rule this vast world and decide its fate? A young man emerges from the icy wasteland and ventures into a dazzling, multifaceted world. It all begins now... “Hey, young man, all alone. Are you afraid?” “Though a million demons stand in my way, I shall press on.” 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 This Immortal Venerable Is Too Cruel: He Kills Anyone Who Crosses Him! 这个仙尊太残忍：谁惹他就杀谁！ [Exhilarating fantasy: decisive and merciless, cold-blooded, fiercely passionate, and never held back!] If someone crosses me, I kill them! If Heaven crosses me, I slay Heaven! My name is Tu Yu! Tu, as in slaughter. Yu, as in a storm of blood and violence! 460Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 36 A Hellish Start: What Kind of Good Person Trains Their Body at Six? 地狱开局，谁家好人六岁炼体 The ages turn in endless cycles, and rifts crisscross the heavens. The sky stretches high, the earth lies vast, and the worlds are boundless. Some wield their swords to cleave the river of time. Some kindle a flame with their blood. Others follow the paths of the ages, seeking to turn fate around. From different times and places, they collide at the crossroads and shatter the chains of destiny. In this game of chess spanning eternity, who will claim the final victory? This is the story of a grou 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Master of Canglan 沧澜玄主 [Traditional fantasy + mysterious origins + no System + no harem + one heroine + all-around protagonist + decisive and ruthless + face-slapping] The Canglan Realm is divided among five continents, where practitioners of profound arts abound and five-colored profound energy reigns supreme. Xiao Ce, young master of the Xiao family, bears strange, colorless profound energy. All the profound power he cultivates is devoured by a secret seal, leaving him a good-for-nothing. After being ambushed by his 69Reads—Score514d adds
- 38 A Mortal's Path to Greatness 凡人的通天之路 An unknown mortal finds a rare treasure and embarks on a thorny path of cultivation. The road to the heavens is never easy. It must be forged through endless conflict, step by step toward worlds without end. He has seen the splendors of the world, yet never forgotten who he was. 13.3kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 39 Immortal Emperor of Yunmeng 云梦仙皇 The might of a single sword can topple mountains and rivers and split the flow of the Milky Way. Tell me, who under heaven would dare take my sword? At sixteen, a young man resolutely leaves his mountain village. By chance, he obtains the Qi-cultivation method that ordinary people can only dream of, and from then on embarks on the path of immortality. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, where winners live and losers die. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Border Troops in a Chaotic Era: I Lead My Brothers to Conquer the World 乱世边军：我带兄弟打天下 Wei Linchuan, a former reconnaissance soldier, transmigrates into the body of an abandoned soldier on the northern frontier. Trapped in a deadly predicament at Blackstone Fort, he gathers a band of brothers willing to live and die by his side. He raises the black banner, fights for the north, advances into the Central Plains, and brings the realm under his rule, clawing his way from the very bottom of a chaotic age to become the founder of a dynasty. 3.6kReads—Score35814d adds
- 41 From the Start: A Nine-Treasure Glazed Chaos World Tower 开局一座九宝琉璃混沌世界塔 Born with a Chaotic Dao Body that appears once in billions of years, he is deemed useless because no method of cultivation suits him. Though the beginning of the myriad paths is fraught with hardship, he will never give up. Even if the immortals are destroyed, my Dao heart will endure. How could a golden-scaled creature be content to remain in a pond? Given the right opportunity, it will become a dragon! With a cheat that lets him control time, he is a dragon among men, and the greatest of drago 9.4kReads7.8Score1k14d adds
- 42 Spirit-Devouring Sword Lord 吞灵剑主 He gave her his heartfelt devotion for three years, only to be repaid with a sudden, merciless betrayal! The young Lin Xiao had his meridian energy stolen, but was fortunate enough to receive an unparalleled inheritance. A spirit sword acknowledged him as its master, devouring the life force of all things. He cultivated a heaven-defying technique and stepped out of a small town, embarking on the path of the sword! One sword splits mountains and rivers. One sword shatters the heavens. One sword d 7.5kReads8.6Score73414d adds
- 43 Our Jianghu 我辈江湖 (A world of martial honor, court intrigue, an ensemble cast, swordsmanship, one female lead, no System) The world’s great heroes rise in our time, yet the moment we enter the jianghu, the years rush by. Three thousand sword auras soar to the heavens; a hundred thousand pagodas crumble at a touch. Turning clouds and rain is but a casual act; in court, we make our moves with a laugh and a toast. A thousand autumns of imperial ambition vanish in an instant; all that remains is a lifetime's drunken 278Reads6.3Score10614d adds
- 44 There's a Monster Inside Me 我的体内有一只怪物 [An alien possession story] [Two souls in one body] [No golden finger] Other aliens can take over their Hosts, replace their memories, and inherit their place in human society. I can only choose to coexist with this kid. What? You’re saying that two-bit thug with the big gold chain is my brother? That gun-wielding big sister is my teammate? And that one fat, one skinny pair of who-knows-what are my team members? At midnight, the edges between city and countryside are rife with danger. Skinless 116Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 45 From the Start, Everyone Mistook Me for an Otherworldly Heavenly Demon 开局就被当成了域外天魔 [Xuanhuan Cultivation + Incredibly powerful background + Hidden big shot + Cultivates body and magic + Invincible wish fulfillment + Playing the pig to eat the tiger] Lin Dongqing stayed up all night reading a novel. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into a newborn baby. No golden finger, no System, just an ordinary mortal body. But can someone tell him... Why does Daoist Taiyi look at him as if he were an otherworldly demon? When Taiyi tries to examine him, the spiritual energy of h 917Reads5.7Score11514d adds
- 46 The Path of Treading Demons 踏魔途 [One female lead] [Mortal cultivation] [Demonic cultivation] He was a scholar who failed the imperial examinations, but through a twist of fate he entered the demonic path, ventured among the stars, crossed seas of sand… battled ghosts and demons, slaughtered immortal heroes. With graying temples, he carried a scholar’s air; with yellow hair, he was like a demon from hell; with silver hair, he radiated an immortal aura; and with red hair, he was utterly bloodthirsty… Looking back on his long jou 131Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 47 The Hidden Eastern Treasury of the Violet Palace 紫府东藏 A thousand cups of wine amid the mortal world, a pot of tea for an everlasting legacy. True love has never lasted since ancient times; only clever schemes can win people's hearts. The sons and daughters of the Jianghu roam the Jianghu, smiling to fulfill old wishes and burying grudges with a laugh. Even when all paths seem lost, shoot an arrow through the clouds, and thousands of troops will come to your aid! 775Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 Gathering the Dao of Immortality 拾道长生 [Mortal-style cultivation + bargain hunting + no System + cautious cultivation] An ordinary boy who makes his living scavenging junk accidentally saves a badly wounded Saintess. After cultivating dual techniques together, he embarks on the path to immortality. Relying on his cautious nature and knack for finding hidden treasures, he steadily grows stronger in the cultivation world. 14.5kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 49 EN The Prodigies War 天骄战纪 An abandoned baby raised in the prisons of a mining town unlocks the treasured Heaven-Reaching Secret Realm and defies fate to embark on a path to the heavens! He was born into the Lin clan of the Forbidden City in the Ziyao Empire. At birth, Yun Qingbai stole his source spirit vein and abandoned him in the wilderness. Later, he masters spirit patterns, comprehends the wisdom of the ages, slaughters demons and gods, and bursts onto the scene to write a legend unlike any in history! 236Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 50 The Cultivation World's Biggest Scoundrel 修真界第一大烂人 [System + loopholes in the rules + comedy + comeback] Li Huaishui has zero cultivation, no spiritual root, and only a “Scoundrel System.” Substitute fighters are forbidden in the sect tournament? He pulls out some itch powder: “The rules don’t say you can’t use it.” The inner sect exam measures cultivation? He smears on some electric shock powder: “The rules don’t say you can’t glow.” An elder uses a blood test to check his background? He sneers: “Red blood cells burst when they come into cont 21Reads—Score—14d adds
