Novels like The Pill God Returns
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- 1 Pill Emperor 丹帝 Ye Chen, the First Divine Emperor, is reborn and unexpectedly awakens the Heaven-Devouring Dragon Soul. From then on, he rises against fate, sweeps across the six directions, and fights bloody battles across the eight wastelands! In this life, all gods and demons across the heavens will prostrate themselves at this emperor’s feet! The dragon’s roar shakes the nine provinces and resounds through the cosmos; blood stains the eight wastelands as he defies yin and yang! 1.9kReads7.5Score182Shelves
- 2 Pill and Martial Arts 丹武 “The vast universe, the boundless void. A sword cleaves the river of stars; alchemy and martial arts shake the firmament! In my previous life, I mastered the profound Dao of alchemy, only to be killed by a mighty martial artist. In this life, I will cultivate both alchemy and martial arts, and swear to change my fate and defy Heaven!” 427Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 3 Supreme Pill God 丹神至尊 In a vast world where martial might reigns supreme, geniuses and prodigies rise with the tides of a grand age. Ten thousand years ago, Ye Xiao was the only human to prove his Dao and become an Emperor. Supreme in both alchemy and martial arts, he was betrayed by his beloved and his sworn brother, who joined forces with the demon, witch, and spirit races to ambush him. He died with hatred in his heart in the Primordial Wilderness. Ten thousand years later, his soul is remade and he possesses anot 414Reads7.3Score101Shelves
- 4 The Sword God and Pill Emperor 剑神丹帝 In his previous life, he was the Sword God of the Nine Provinces. He could have become an immortal, but during his tribulation, his Dao companion and disciples betrayed him, and he died with hatred in his heart. Reborn in the body of a good-for-nothing, he rises from the mortal world, bearing the Heavenly Thief's Tomb and possessing supreme cultivation techniques, with a mysterious iron sword at his side. In this life, he is determined to crush all opposition, traverse the Nine Provinces, slay h 418Reads7.2Score102Shelves
- 5 The Peerless Pill Emperor 绝世丹帝 Young Chu Fei's dantian was destroyed, his parents were murdered, and his clan was taken from him. Yet he was neither afraid nor intimidated, and he never gave in. He returns to his clan for his coming-of-age ceremony, kills his enemy's son, obtains the Xuanyang Divine Cauldron, and embarks on the path to becoming a powerful cultivator who defies the odds! Anyone who dares lay a hand on what I protect will be killed until their soul is utterly destroyed. Not even the heavens can save them! 41Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 6 The Carefree Pill God 逍遥丹神 A legendary Pill Emperor fails his tribulation and is reborn thousands of years later in the body of a fool. In his previous life, he devoted himself to the art of alchemy. In this one, he wants only to live freely. But the events around him drive him to take up alchemy once more and resolve to climb back to its peak and become the supreme master of martial arts. From then on, his life is like a cheat code. The Blackwood Battle Spear and Nine Dragons Pill Furnace become his trademarks, while sho 3kReads8.4Score380Shelves
- 7 The Supreme Pill God 无上丹神 Lin Feng, a peerless Pill Emperor, chances upon the Nine-Flame True Fire Cauldron, only to be murdered by his fiancée. His misfortune turns into a blessing, and he is reborn. From then on, he kills gods in his way and Buddhas in his path, embarking on a cultivation journey that defies the heavens and conquering all before him… 2.1kReads8.0Score246Shelves
- 8 The Pill and the Sword Ask About Love 丹剑问情 In the Xuantian Cultivation World, where hierarchy is rigid and the weak are prey to the strong, Lin Chen is an outer-sect alchemy apprentice of the Azure Cloud Sect. One day, he accidentally knocks over a batch of Concentration Pills meant for the sect's inner-court prodigies, leaving him facing the dire prospect of having his cultivation crippled and being expelled. Desperate for a chance to survive, he is forced to accept the sect's dreaded “death order,” a mission no one else dares take: ent —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Ancient Cauldron That Devours the Heavens 吞天古鼎 [Pure wish fulfillment] [Invincible] [Passionate] [One heroine] [Legendary gear from the start] [Decisive and merciless] [Defeating enemies across ten minor cultivation realms] Young Lin Chen has his Saint Mark stolen and his dantian crippled, then is forced to leap off a cliff. Against all odds, he survives and accidentally obtains an unparalleled inheritance. He gains ten dantians, a Dao Eye of Divine Marks even mightier than Saint Marks, and supreme divine artifacts: the Chaos Devouring Heave 10kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
- 10 Fate’s Parasite: Cultivating Inside an Ancient God’s Blood Vessels 天命寄生：我在古神血管里修仙 [Ordinary protagonist + poisonous spiritual energy + Lovecraftian style + smart characters + wasteland survival + parasitic cultivation + dark fantasy + System] “Longevity comes at a price: one ounce of vitality for one ounce of life.” Everyone believes that cultivating immortality means comprehending the Heavenly Dao. Only Wan An knows that this world is the remains of an ancient god that has yet to fully die. The so-called spiritual veins are the ancient god’s withered blood vessels. The so-ca —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Against the Tide, Weaving Dreams with Craftsmanship 逆流之上，匠心织梦 Lin Ni is a richly layered and complex character, combining elements of history, culture, personal growth, and emotion. He is not only a restorer of ancient architecture, but also a guardian of history and a preserver of cultural heritage. His story and experiences will inspire more people to care about and protect our cultural legacy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Martial Arts, Alchemy, and the Dao 武炼丹尊 An eight-star alchemist is reborn thirty thousand years in the past. Once weak and powerless, he was looked down on by everyone. Now he has another chance at life: he will cultivate the strongest techniques, meet peerless beauties, and return to the peak without regrets. 1.8kReads7.8Score181Shelves
- 13 The Way of Elixirs and Talismans 丹符之道 In a world ruled by cultivation, Luo Xinghe accidentally inherited the legacy of an Emperor Realm powerhouse in an unnamed mountain range. It included complete inheritances in alchemy, talisman-making, and swordsmanship. His father, Luo Beichen, knew nothing about it, while the Luo family faced an unknown danger. Desperate to protect his beloved son, Luo Beichen threatened him with his own life and forced Luo Xinghe to leave. But Luo Xinghe only pretended to depart, secretly keeping a low profil —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Cultivation Master Pays Off Her Debts with Alchemy 修仙大佬靠炼丹还债 An original novel from Tomato. A cultivation powerhouse fails her tribulation and transmigrates into the body of an overworked wage slave saddled with millions in debt. Her bank account has just 400 yuan left, dozens of debt-collection texts are piling up, and the original owner worked herself to death. Who cares about this lousy job? She takes out her alchemy furnace. Foundation pills and meridian-restoring pills: one dose cures all. She tries selling pills at the market and gets mistaken for a 1.3kReads8.1Score131Shelves
- 15 Reborn: I Conquer the Apocalypse with Devil Fruits 重生：我靠恶魔果实称霸末世 The moment the zombies tore Lin Feng apart, he was reborn! The apocalypse was only three days away. Snatch Devil Fruits! Stockpile supplies! Recruit allies! He’ll make up for the regrets of his past life and crush his old enemies in this one! Barrier, Swamp, Phoenix, Qilin, Mermaid… a team of Devil Fruit users is his ticket to rising from the wasteland. But when the power of the Devil Fruits draws the gaze of something lurking in the depths of space, and the meteorite’s core reveals Earth’s co 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Supreme Pill Lord of the Myriad Worlds 万界丹尊 Lin Feng of the Lin family was only six years old, yet had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. He even won the boys’ division at the family tournament. But fate had other plans: his own uncle and cousin poisoned him, leaving him on the brink of death. Luckily, he was not fated to die. A small pine tree growing on a sheer cliff caught him, and he escaped death. Later, he nearly had his body taken over by an ancient corpse. After a clash of souls, he acquired top-tier alchemy skills 3.3kReads8.3Score368Shelves
- 17 The Eternal Alchemy Emperor 万古丹帝 Gu Xuan, an emperor of his age, refined a Heavenly Flame but was ambushed by his eldest disciple and died in a perilous land. A hundred years later, he was unexpectedly reborn and rose against the heavens. His disciples from a century ago had become Venerables. Even his former servant had been enfeoffed as the Flame King. His once-beloved thought he had found someone new, and her nature changed drastically. She became the Heartless Great Emperor, cutting down every faithless man beneath the heav 6.4kReads8.4Score788Shelves
- 18 Pursuing the Path to Immortality, Starting as an Alchemy Grandmaster 逐道长生，从炼丹宗师开始 Chen Chen transmigrates to the world of cultivation with a golden finger. With the golden finger's help, he easily masters alchemy, talisman-making, crafting magical artifacts, and forming arrays. The four arts of cultivation: he excels at all of them, masters all of them, and is invincible in all of them! Becoming an alchemy grandmaster is only the beginning. Talisman-making geniuses barely meet the threshold to see him. Artifact-crafting masters are merely his disciples' assistants. Arra 284Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 19 The Pill Emperor Is Reborn 丹帝重生 A generation’s greatest alchemy emperor returns to the past, carrying the boundless regrets of his previous life. The dazzling geniuses, powerful enemies, and immense regrets that once haunted him will all be crushed in this life. 8.1kReads8.4Score550Shelves
- 20 The Azure Sun Divine Emperor 青阳神帝 A xianxia cultivation novel where the protagonist has every advantage from the start, with swordsmanship pushed to the limit. It has realism, romance, killing, wandering, near-invincibility, and the classic underdog-who's-actually-a-master act. Nothing is missing. Fellow cultivators, come and enjoy! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Cultivating Immortality: Beginning by Becoming the Master of the Xuanhuang World 修仙，从认主玄黄世界开始 The winds and clouds shift across the Cangqiong Realm. An apocalypse looms like a dark cloud, and the shadow of doomsday covers every inch of the land. The people struggle in despair as the righteous, demonic factions, and demon races battle endlessly for the last remaining resources, spreading bloodshed everywhere. Chu Feng is an ordinary young man, plagued for years by strange nightmares. By chance, the mysterious ancient mirror on his chest, the Taixuan Hao Mirror, undergoes a sudden transfo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Supreme Pill and Martial Arts 丹武至尊 Ning Yue, a prodigy in both alchemy and martial arts, is surrounded by enemies and killed atop the Heavenly Demon Peak. He is reborn in the body of the eldest young master of the fallen, third-rate Ning family. When he opens his eyes, he's already onstage at an alchemy competition. What? They actually need to refine a mere Qi-Gathering Powder? Anyone could do that! With a single gesture, Ning Yue condenses qi into a pill, bringing the residents of a remote town a taste of a genius's astonishing 4.9kReads8.3Score542Shelves
- 23 The Pill Emperor Returns 丹帝归来 Heaven is the furnace, earth the cauldron; all creation is medicine, and I am supreme. Yin and yang within the pill reach the heart of creation; with a snap of my fingers, I command life and death and reverse the world! A generation's Pill Emperor is reborn and returns, astounding the four seas and eight wastelands with his heaven-defying talent. In my last life, I saved countless people, yet I could not save the one I loved most. In this life, I will take your hand and stay by your side through 3kReads8.6Score335Shelves
- 24 Divine Emperor of Alchemy 帝道丹神 The Pill Emperor is reborn, carrying the memories of his previous life back to his youth. This time, he will leave no regrets, and every enemy will be crushed beneath his heel! He has advanced pill recipes and advanced martial arts techniques in abundance. He will slay gods and demons and forge divine abilities. He will make the world tremble beneath his feet, use pills as his stepping stones, and ascend to the throne of the Divine Emperor. I am the Pill God of the Emperor's Path! 6.7kReads8.4Score772Shelves
- 25 I Have a Pill Refining Furnace 我有一尊炼丹炉 The Ten Domains of the Nine Heavens Void Realm stretch vast and boundless. Sects are countless, empires are in disarray, and myriad races vie for supremacy. Cultivation flourishes, with each path following its own system. Yet alchemists rank among the most revered professions in the entire Nine Heavens Void Realm. By a twist of fate, the protagonist Chen Feng obtains an alchemy furnace and becomes utterly consumed by refining pills and taking them to boost his cultivation. He rises all the way t 642Reads7.1Score120Shelves
- 26 The Primordial Treasure Cauldron 混沌宝鼎 Qin Tian, a genius from Yong'an City in the Mortal Realm, was betrayed because of his peerless talent by his clan elders, patriarch, and the father and daughter who were his fiancée and future father-in-law. They drained his bloodline, shattered his bones, and cast him into Soul Devouring Valley. His sister and old servant died protecting him. On the verge of death, the Chaos Cauldron in his dantian awakened. He unlocked the Chaos Sword Body and obtained the Heaven-Devouring Sword, his bonded we 131Reads7.0Score116Shelves
- 27 Supreme Alchemist: Reborn to Reach the Peak 至尊丹师：重生踏巅峰 Xiao Ran, the greatest alchemist in the Great Luo Immortal Realm, died after being betrayed by his closest friend. Yet he was reborn in a lower world. In this life, he will reach the pinnacle of the martial path, then make his way, step by step, to the friend who betrayed him and ask: “Have you ever wondered what happens to those who betray me?” 2.9kReads8.8Score229Shelves
- 28 Divine Realm: A Tale of War 神域：烽烟传 That time in Shajin Village, everyone in the village died. I was the only one who survived. I have carried this blood debt with me ever since. The Mingcang Sacred Sect, Jinliu City, and those immortal sects in the Upper Realm who watched coldly from the sidelines. The road ahead is long. The Spirit Realm is perilous, and the Divine Domain is far away. I don't expect some stroke of luck to fall from the sky and avenge me. I can only rely on my own fists and keep moving forward, one step at a time 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 My White Jade Thumb Ring Comes with an Alchemy Furnace 我的白玉扳指带着炼丹炉 Jiang Tian’s soul transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he becomes a menial disciple. Luckily, the white jade thumb ring he bought from a street stall comes with him. It can store objects and refine medicine without limit. Pop a few pills, level up a few times, and it turns out cultivating immortality isn’t that hard after all... 1.3kReads8.0Score125Shelves
- 30 Roaming the Martial World with a Wooden Sword 带把木剑走江湖 Li Tianhai has finally mastered the sword and descends the mountain to gain experience. Facing the dangers of the martial world with calm resolve, he meets a remarkable woman and joins forces with her. Together, they overcome every challenge and protect justice and peace throughout the martial world. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Rebelling Against My Master, My Master Is Song Yu 冲师逆徒，我的师尊是宋玉 [Transmigrate into a book: A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality]+ [More Children, More Blessings]+ [Invincible Among His Peers]+ [Feel-Good Harem Story]+ [Antagonists with Brains] Duan Yu, a modern-day office drone worked to death by his job, transmigrates twice in a row! First, he becomes the Prince of Zhennan from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, only to regret that he never married the Fairy Sister or got a golden finger. Then he transmigrates into A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immort 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Divine Alchemist 神级炼丹师 On the Martial Peak Continent, alchemists reign supreme. Luo Ming was a courier in his previous life, but after accidentally transmigrating, he obtained the Everything Delivery System. As long as he has money, space and time are no problem. What, you want the Three-Flavored True Fire? No problem. If you have the cash, we can work anything out. How about the World-Creating Sacred Flame for a little extra? Need a way to boost your combat power? No problem. As long as you have money, we have peerle 666Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 33 The Primal Chaos Cauldron 混沌元鼎 “Lin Yu, you useless piece of trash! The family supported your cultivation for five years, yet you haven’t even broken through to the first level of Qi Refining. And you still dared to steal the family’s most precious treasure!” “Lin Yu, our engagement was arranged by our fathers. Now that you’ve become a cripple, I, Su Qingyao, would never marry a worthless man like you. From this day on, we are through!” “I refuse to accept this... I can’t die...” Summoning his last ounce of strength, he roare 176Reads7.0Score110Shelves
- 34 Divine Master of Pills and Talismans 丹符神尊 Jian Zhengfeng sat in seclusion for eight years, poring over ten thousand volumes of scripture, all to comprehend the Great Dao Treasury in a single moment! The Demon God Art, the Song of Weiyang, the Profound Spirit Manual, and the Great Dao Treasury: four extraordinary books, but only the Great Dao Treasury contains ten million true meanings! Spirit talismans are needed to draw talismanic charms, set up formations, refine artifacts, and forge flying swords. Even superior-grade spirit pills req 8.7kReads8.9Score983Shelves
- 35 Bai Qinghan, the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon 九尾妖狐白清寒 The Nine-Tailed Fox Demon Bai Qinghan 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Heart of Loyalty Defies Heaven 丹心逆天 Synopsis: Huang Haifeng, the castoff of the Huang clan, is scorned and mocked because he cannot gather alchemical flame. But after unexpectedly discovering the ancient text The Art of the Alchemical Heart in the mountains behind his home, he glimpses a new hope. Huang Haifeng studies the text day and night, using the fire within his heart as a guide to begin his journey in alchemy. After countless failures, he successfully refines his first unusual pill and gradually begins to make a name for hi 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Hand-Building a Super Engine, Charging Through the Miyako Strait 手搓超级引擎，怒闯宫古海峡 Hand-Building a Super Engine, Storming the Miyako Strait 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Bystander’s Revenge 旁观者的复仇 The Bystander’s Revenge 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Calamity-Breaking Divine Physique from the Start, With Five Beauties by My Side 山海经：开局破厄神体，五美相伴 [Urban Fantasy] + [Classic of Mountains and Seas Creatures] + [Supernatural Wonders] + [High-Octane from Start to Finish] + [Multiple-Heroines Power Fantasy] + [A Cunning Villain] Beneath a modern metropolis lit by neon, the spiritual energy of the earth’s veins weaves rifts leading to secret realms from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. A Tang-dynasty painting conceals the eerie Painted-Skin Demon; a mountain spirit guards an ancient mountain gate in Qingwu Village; the merfolk of Wangyu Villa 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Alchemy: A Struggle Along the Immortal Path 炼丹之仙路争锋 All I wanted was to quietly focus on alchemy, but then an old Nascent Soul ancestor from the demonic path came to possess my body. As luck would have it, I'm a transmigrator favored by the Heavenly Dao, so I can't be possessed. Well, I won't refuse a gift like that. I'll absorb your memories, and your techniques, secret manuals, treasures, and pill recipes will all be mine. Then I'll join a sect, prove the Great Dao, and leave behind a legendary tale of alchemy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Alchemist 丹师 To refine pills, one must calm the mind and steady the breath, letting stillness flow without end as qi enters the dantian. The breath stirs below the navel, flowing continuously. Clasp both hands over the navel, let the pill fire glow warmly, settle the six senses, and forget both self and world. This is the way of pill refinement! At the pinnacle of the pill path, heaven and earth become the furnace, and all creation becomes the herbs! A wisp of essence from the sun and moon, refined into a pi 9.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 42 Mortal Gu Immortal: I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Matchmaking Show 凡人蛊仙：修仙从穿越对口开始 Professor Qin Feng, a leading authority on heredity, saw his dream of genetic evolution shattered. Taking the Classic of Myriad Gu as his key, he combined modern technology with the sinister art of Gu cultivation, using the genes of all life on Earth to forge a “Divine Gu.” On the day it matured, global forces hunted him down. As his beloved betrayed him and a bullet pierced his heart, the blood essence in his chest awakened the Divine Gu and unleashed a world-ending thunder tribulation. The Div 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Cultivator Who Came from the City 从都市走出的修真者 Here is a world of dazzling wonders and brilliant stars. Here are mysterious magical treasures, each with unique powers. Here are pills in every color, shimmering with radiant light. Here is an adventure that never stops moving forward. Don't be surprised, because this is cultivation! 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Divine Soul Pill Emperor 神魂丹帝 After ten years of perseverance, the young man is brutally killed when his fiancée steals his martial soul! After transmigrating and awakening a mysterious martial soul, Qin Lang vows never to let anyone else control his fate again! He will cultivate like mad and shatter his fiancée’s scheme! He will grow stronger and take control of his destiny! He will laugh proudly across the world and become an Emperor of Alchemy! 3.2kReads8.8Score262Shelves
- 45 Peerless Alchemist: I Started Cultivating Pills While Caring for My Senior Sister 超品炼丹师：从照顾师姐开始炼丹 [Multiple female characters] + [fast-paced] + [Cultivation] + [weak System] Lu Chuan transmigrates to another world. After cultivating for over fifty years, he still can't attain the Great Dao. With no other choice, he becomes a fairy's old servant: “Senior Sister Liu, you've had so many of my pills. Let your junior brother help you one last time!” “Master Shao, the King of Chu is about to attack our Peach Blossom Valley. Have you made up your mind?” “Empress Dowager Jiang, how does the 659Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 46 The Chaos Alchemy Furnace 混沌丹炉 He has one more spiritual root than even someone with all eight elements in their mixed spiritual roots. By chance, he activates the little iron gourd his grandfather gave him before he died, only to discover that it is a Chaos Alchemy Furnace. Thus begins his path to immortality. He tramples prodigies, crushes the outstanding, and slays countless enemies... With a pill in hand, the world is his! Genius protagonist + golden finger + no System + fantasy + cultivation + invincible + cultivation wo 16.3kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
- 47 The Heaven-Defying Art of Creation 逆天功法天地造化诀 Fantasy. Xingtian, the personal disciple of a top sect’s leader, breaks through the spatial passage of a teleportation array during a sect mission. He crashes into Myriad Beast Mountain, gravely wounded and on the brink of death, where the old master of the Su family happens upon him and saves his life. Seeing him fall from the sky with his identity shrouded in mystery, the old master makes only one request: Xingtian must accept a beautiful fiancée who seems like a celestial maiden. But Xingtian 5.1kReads8.8Score620Shelves
- 48 I Can Synthesize Higher-Level Items Without Limit 我能无限合成更高级物品 Song Ping obtains a System that can combine two identical items into a higher-level item. From the start, he combines 128 ordinary wooden doors into a portal to another world. A wooden stick is too lame? No problem, upgrade it into the Sea-Calming Divine Needle, a staff powerful enough to kill a giant dragon with one blow. A tricycle is too low-end? No problem, upgrade it into an aircraft carrier and rule the stars... With a golden finger this ridiculously powerful, becoming invincible is a 2.5kReads7.9Score180Shelves
- 49 Immortality Across Worlds 跨界长生 I don’t just have the Chaos Pearl, which can open up a small world where I can grow spirit herbs and raise spirit beasts. I also have the Chaos Green Lotus Cauldron, which can be used for both offense and defense, as well as cooking and pill refining. Still not enough? I have the Great Evolution Cosmic Sword Formation too. Just see if I can skewer you. Still not enough? In the Chaos Green Lotus Realm, I can just stand there and let you hit me. If you can even knock out a single hair, you win. Th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Reincarnation: The Immortal Emperor's Pinnacle 轮回：仙帝之巅 An Art of Defying Heaven, a sword that slays immortals. Yun Yi and his beloved fight their way across the heavens, shake the Immortal Realm, uncover the shocking truth of his origins, and avenge eight lifetimes of blood feud. He is no lone wanderer, but the protector of his companions. —Reads—Score—Shelves
