Novels like The Return of the Cultivator
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- 1 Return from Cultivation 修仙归来 Return to Immortal Cultivation 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Returned from Cultivation and Am Invincible 修仙归来，我已无敌 Five years ago, the Zhou family was wiped out for offending a powerful clan. Five years later, Zhou Yan returns from the cultivation world as a Great Emperor. His former wife is about to get engaged to his enemy, and wants a divorce. She has no idea that Zhou Yan, once an ordinary man, is now invincible under heaven. The whole world lies beneath Zhou Yan's feet… 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 仙帝归来在都市 He disappeared for three years. No one imagined that he had transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation, where he cultivated for three thousand years. What kind of life will he lead when he appears on Earth again? 5Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 4 Return from Immortality 修仙归来 The young master of the imperial capital is framed and forced out of his family. After learning ancient martial arts, he begins cultivating immortality, and his strength skyrockets. He returns to the capital in triumph, faces off against all comers, and rises to become a Martial Emperor. Taking charge of the Sword Sect, he sets his sights on the Immortal Realm! 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Return from Immortal Cultivation 修仙归来 My family fell into ruin, and my parents were driven to their deaths. As a grown man, I endured humiliation beyond measure! I will never forget this hatred, not for all eternity. Hundreds of years later, I returned from the cultivation world and relived my youth. This time, no matter how powerful you are or how much influence you wield, if you dare harm anyone by my side, I will never let you get away with it! … But you, woman… can you please stop clinging to me? Three chapters every day, with 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Cultivator Returns as a Daddy 修仙归来当奶爸 The Peerless Immortal Emperor unified the Immortal Kingdom. After returning to the city, he found a daughter waiting for him at home. But his wife had… The Immortal Emperor flew into a rage, splitting the earth and shattering the sky. The end of the world had arrived… 66Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 7 The Immortal Emperor Returns and Reveals My Peerless Cultivation 仙帝归来，曝光我的绝世修为 [Immortal Emperor Returns + Overwhelming Power + Doting Husband and Father + Gradual Reveal] One year on Earth is a thousand years in the Immortal Realm. After transmigrating to the Immortal Realm for three thousand years, Jiang Fan became the dreaded Emperor Jiang. When he returned to Earth, all he wanted was to live a quiet, ordinary life. But he soon realized things weren’t that simple. Trust-fund heirs, crime bosses, assassins, and even demon emperors came looking for trouble. You won’t let 115Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 8 I Returned from Cultivation, Only to Be Dumped, and My Mother-in-Law Is So Young 修仙归来被退婚，丈母娘太年轻了 [Urban cultivation + miracle doctor + treasure appraisal + multiple heroines + invincible + no false saintliness] Lin Yang cultivated for ten thousand years, but failed his tribulation. His remnant soul is reborn and returns to Earth ten thousand years in the past, to the time after his family cast him out and his fiancée broke off their engagement. In this life, Lin Yang decides to make up for his regrets and subdue the world… 12.3kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 9 Back from the Immortal Realm 从仙界归来 I'm back from the world of cultivation. You have a luxury car, but I have a divine beast for a mount. You have money, but I have spirit stones money can't buy. You have the world's best hospitals, but I have a divine pill that grants immortality. You want to show off? I'll beat the crap out of you, you weakling! This is the story of a cultivation powerhouse reborn in the modern city, playing the pig to eat the tiger and making up for past regrets. Pure exhilaration, come on in... 171Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn: Invincible in Cultivation This Life 重生：今世修仙我无敌 Reborn: I’m Unrivaled in Cultivation in This Life 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 11 The Immortal Lord Returns 仙尊归来 In his previous life, his girlfriend betrayed him, his parents died tragically, and his family was destroyed. Unable to endure the humiliation, he chose to end his own life. In this life, he returned from the immortal realm. He would repay every grudge from his past life a hundredfold! “Once, I lacked the strength to protect those closest to me. Now, I will make the whole world grovel at my feet!” 2.1kReads7.0Score17014d adds
- 12 Return from Cultivation: I Am Unrivaled Under Heaven 修仙归来：我举世无敌 Chen Fan cultivated for a thousand years. On the eve of his ascension to the Immortal Realm, he used a teleportation array to return from the cultivation world to Earth, only to discover that his mother and younger sister had been humiliated! In a fit of rage, he reduced their tormentors to dust! The powerful families who had been his enemies ten years ago? He wiped them out with a wave of his hand! The great hidden traditions and lineages all submitted to him! The Western Church, its knights an 964Reads8.1Score10414d adds
- 13 Back on Earth, I Find My Daughter Kidnapped by a Scam Gang 回归地球，女儿竟被绑到诈骗窝 [No System + Invincible + One Female Lead + Raising His Children + Behind-the-Scenes Influence + Everyday Urban Life + Fantasy] The Celestial Emperor returned from another world with his cultivation at its peak. When he discovered his daughter had been kidnapped, he flew into a rage and wiped out over a million people. When someone secretly harmed his son, leaving him with both legs amputated, he taught him cultivation techniques to help him take revenge. His wife was in the late stages of cance 128Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 14 The Strongest Immortal Emperor in the City 最强仙帝在都市 The strongest Immortal Emperor is reborn, and from then on takes beautiful women along on his cultivation journey, dishes out face-slapping to rich heirs, and tramples all kinds of experts. “Miss, want to cultivate immortality? I guarantee you’ll learn, and I’ll even throw in a beauty treatment...” “Old-timer, want an immortal pill? Three courses will make you young again...” 1kReads8.4Score10914d adds
- 15 Missing for Five Years, I Returned as an Immortal Emperor 失踪五年，归来已是仙帝 [Returned from Cultivation + Dad + Invincible Protagonist] After eight thousand years of cultivating on the Xuan Yuan Continent, Qin Yang finally became an Immortal Emperor. He reversed time and space and returned to his familiar hometown. From that moment on, everything began to change because of him. “There’s nothing a single palm strike can’t solve!” “In the city, I’m invincible!” “Anyone who dares hurt my daughter will die!” 636Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 16 The Immortal Emperor Returns: After Being Reborn, I Have Max-Level Cultivation 仙帝归来：我重生后竟是满级修为 Back then, all he could do was watch helplessly as the girl he loved was driven by his rival to jump to her death. Now, he has returned with power unmatched in the world... 1.6kReads6.9Score14914d adds
- 17 The Immortal Emperor Is a Dad in the City 仙帝奶爸在都市 (A steady three chapters every day, with frequent bonus updates!) Five years ago, Zhang Chen fell off a cliff while exploring the wilderness. He passed through a teleportation array into the Star Spirit Immortal Realm and began his path to immortality. Time passes differently in the world of cultivation. In the blink of an eye, 5,000 years had gone by. Now an Eternal Immortal Emperor, Zhang Chen returned to Blue Star, only to discover that just five years had passed there, and that he had a cute 2.1kReads7.9Score17914d adds
- 18 The Azure Emperor Returns: A City Cultivation Tale 都市修仙之青帝归来 "If one day I become the Azure Emperor, I'll make all the peach blossoms bloom together!" The Azure Emperor was destroyed by a heart demon while undergoing tribulation. Returning to his youth on Earth, he begins cultivating immortality in the modern city! 1.2kReads7.4Score10014d adds
- 19 The Prodigal Returns: Back from Cultivating Immortality, My Wife Forces Me to Divorce Her 浪子回头：修仙归来，老婆逼我离婚 An accident sends Chen Dong, a compulsive gambler, to the cultivation world for three hundred years. When he returns, only three years have passed on Blue Star! During those three years, Chen Dong's disappearance leaves his parents hounded by debt collectors, his younger sister forced to give up her studies to repay the debt, and his beautiful wife subjected to humiliation! Now Chen Dong is back! Blue Star has gained a cultivator! “Martial arts grandmasters? Whatever! You have no idea what a cul 1.4kReads8.2Score21014d adds
- 20 The Immortal Emperor Reborn: Starting as a Freshman 仙帝重生：从大一新生开始 Xie Fan, who had been fighting for the Dao Fruit in the Immortal Realm, was besieged and unexpectedly reborn on Blue Star. “This body is way too weak...” Xie Fan woke up in a hospital bed, completely bewildered. “Bet you didn’t expect me, Xie, to still be alive...” “Once I regain my cultivation, I’ll fight my way back to the Immortal Realm.” Determined to enjoy himself in the mortal world, Xie Fan set off on his journey across Blue Star. “Have you saved enough for tuition?” I, Xie, am a dignifie 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Returned from the Immortal Realm, and You're Telling Me You Want to Break Off Our Engagement? 我从仙界归来，你跟我说要退婚 [Invincible cultivation, decisive and merciless, explosive wish fulfillment, multiple worlds, crushing everything in his path] Back then, Ye Chaochen was trampled into the dirt. On his wedding day, his older brother was buried alive, his younger sister was abused, and his family was destroyed. Now, having reached the supreme heights of the Immortal Realm, he reverses time and returns to Earth. Armed with countless immortal arts, he is invincible in the mortal world. But then his enemies show up 598Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 22 A Cultivator Returns to the City 修仙归来在都市 Looking back on the past, it all seemed like a grand dream... Three years before, on Earth, his parents had died with regrets in a tragic car accident. The once-mighty Li financial empire had passed into someone else's hands as a result. From then on, he spiraled downward, drowning his sorrows in alcohol day after day to escape his pain. Later, for reasons unknown, he somehow found himself in the mysterious world of cultivation. In that world, where human lives were as worthless as grass, life w 1.4kReads8.3Score10914d adds
- 23 The Son-in-Law Who Returned from the Immortal Realm 从仙界归来的赘婿 Ye Lin was an abandoned orphan who became a live-in son-in-law for the woman he loved, only to be mercilessly mocked and die a tragic death. By a twist of fate, he was reborn in the immortal realm. Three thousand years later, the Immortal Emperor returned to Earth with unrivaled power, only to discover that just three years had passed there. When the Immortal Emperor flies into a rage, heaven and earth change color! Those who once made me bow my head, now grovel at my feet! Those who once looked 4.5kReads8.5Score44114d adds
- 24 Return of the Cultivator 修真归来 Ten years ago, his girlfriend was stolen from him, and he died unexpectedly in disgrace. Ten years later, he returns from an incredible world of cultivation. He only wants a peaceful life, but the overly kind are always bullied. The only choice is to shine again and become a demon! He turns the tide, rewrites history from this moment on, and begins his path to a comeback! 600Reads8.5Score17914d adds
- 25 The Strongest Immortal Emperor Reborn in the City 最强仙帝重生都市 The strongest Immortal Emperor, Ye Xuan, perishes alongside his foe in a battle against the heavens, only to return to his youth on Earth. In his previous life, Ye Xuan strode over countless races, yet had no one by his side. In this life, he only wants to erase every regret and once again laugh above the heavens. Anyone who dares stand in his way, kill! Anyone who dares harm his loved ones, kill! Anyone who dares bully the human race, kill! The strongest Immortal Emperor, Ye Xuan, will fight hi 2kReads7.2Score15714d adds
- 26 Xuan Xiao Returns 玄霄重临 A true lord in my past life, a cast-off son in this one. I return to the modern city with memories of priceless treasures, carving my way from Earth to the Immortal Realm. The debts you owe me will be repaid. The throne of the Immortal Realm must change hands. This is Xuan Xiao’s return. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Why Mess With Him? He Takes Everyone Down in One Move 你惹他干嘛，他见谁都是一招秒 [Decisive and Ruthless + High-Energy Power Fantasy + Steamrolls Every Opponent] Xiao Chen, a great cultivator who had overcome the tribulation, returns reborn. No cultivation? No problem! I’ll absorb all the spiritual energy on Earth and reach the Land Immortal realm in an instant, becoming invincible under heaven. The first thing I do after returning is wipe out my enemies’ entire family. I won’t even spare their dogs! When I, Xiao Chen, act, I answer only to my conscience, not to cause and eff 6.1kReads8.5Score53114d adds
- 28 Returning After Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation 修真万年归来 After cultivating for ten thousand years and reaching the pinnacle of the universe, I am now reborn in a bustling modern city with memories spanning ten millennia. In this life, I seek only to follow my heart, protect those I love, and make up for the regrets of my past life. Give me twenty years to cultivate again, and I will send the gods to the underworld! 8.3kReads7.5Score94814d adds
- 29 EN Back from the Immortal Realm: Grandpa's Turn 修仙归来当爷爷 Zhang Hongxing was swallowed by a rift in space and time and ended up in the cultivation world. After enduring countless hardships for fifteen thousand years, he returned to Earth, only to discover that just thirty years had passed there. His beloved wife now had a head of white hair, and their three children were all grown up. Having missed his chance to be a father, Zhang Hongxing would have to start out as a grandfather this time. “Grandpa, Grandpa, our teacher told us to draw the moon.” “All 16.2kReads7.4Score67414d adds
- 30 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 仙帝归来在都市 To break the destiny imposed on cultivators. To resolve the regrets and tangled feelings left over from his past life. An Immortal Emperor is willing to shoulder immense karmic burdens, using tens of thousands of years of cultivation to reverse time and return to his youth. In this life, no matter how immense the karma obstructs his path forward, he will overcome it all! Family, friends, and beloveds: in this life, he will leave no regrets... 186Reads8.2Score2314d adds
- 31 Returning After Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation 修仙万年归来 The God Emperor Ling Tian makes a triumphant return and strides through the city like a dragon! Born to rule, he stands at the summit! In this life and the last, everything I, Yin Lingtian, have lost will be repaid to me a thousandfold! Who dares stand in my way? They die! Yet after being reborn, Yin Lingtian suddenly discovers that countless secrets lie hidden, both behind this rebirth and in the desolate past life, secrets he had never noticed! Yin Chen, a God Emperor of his generation: watch 915Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 32 The Return of the Cultivator to the City 都市之修仙归来 [The hottest new novel of 2017] Xiao Yuqi: “Would you marry me three years from now?” Chu Yun: “The Hongmen heiress, the goddess of every homebody, ranked first on the world’s most beautiful faces list for three years running. In the prime of your youth, pure as ice and jade. Yuqi, do you think I’m worthy of you?” Xiao Yuqi: “I don’t care. I’ll only ask you this: three years from now, will you marry me?” In his previous life, one sentence from Chu Yun caused the woman he loved to die with regre 3kReads7.8Score28014d adds
- 33 Reborn as an Immortal Emperor in the City 重生都市仙帝 In his previous life, his family framed him, broke both his legs, struck his name from the family register, and left him dependent on others until he died in despair. Now he has returned from his cultivation, risen to become an immortal overlord, and can make the heavens tremble all by himself. He’ll take his revenge and live without restraint, unmatched beneath the heavens! I’ll make up for every regret from my previous life. Those who humiliated me will pay a hundredfold, and those who mocked 3.6kReads8.6Score28614d adds
- 34 Urban Fantasy: I Am the Supreme Creator 都市之我是创世大尊主 [One Female Lead + The Male Lead Is Fiercely Protective + Invincible + A Tycoon Who Spends Money Without Thinking + Urban Cultivation + A Myriad Worlds Arc in the Mid-to-Late Story] (Enter at your own risk. This story is entirely fictional. Do not confuse it with reality.) After spending ten thousand years in the myriad worlds, I returned to find that only one year had passed on Earth. I thought I could finally settle down and live a quiet life, but it seemed my identity wasn't so simple... You' 6Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 35 The Immortal Emperor Returns 仙帝归来 Falsely imprisoned and wrongfully killed, he ascends to the rank of Immortal Emperor three thousand years later! After exhausting his cultivation to finally return to Earth, Chu Xun is reborn with a vengeance, back in the prison on the eve of his unjust death! Those who tormented and humiliated me in my past life will pay for it! Thus begins the rise of an Immortal Emperor bent on revenge. He gets out of prison, enters the city, and makes his way through its glamorous underworld! He walks a bloo 243Reads8.9Score20914d adds
- 36 I Returned from Cultivation to Find a Wife and Child 修真归来有了老婆和孩子 Chen Fan returned from cultivating immortality to find that he had a child, and a beautiful wife as well... A new story begins! 367Reads8.6Score13714d adds
- 37 Reborn in the City: The Abandoned Cultivator 重生都市之修真弃少 [Modern cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Laying low and building strength] Ye Xiu was a rogue cultivator from the Star Origin Continent. After unexpectedly being reborn in the modern world, he becomes the abandoned young master of the Ye family. You may be strong, but what can you possibly do against me? 717Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 38 The Demon Emperor Returns to the City 都市之魔帝归来 The Demon Emperor has returned, looking down upon all living things as mere insects! Those who follow me shall prosper; those who oppose me shall perish! 2.3kReads7.0Score22214d adds
- 39 After Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation, I Return to Find My Daughter Is the Future Empress 修仙万年归来，女儿是未来女帝 [Feel-good power fantasy + invincible cultivation + decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart] Chu Hao accidentally falls into a mysterious immortal realm. After cultivating for ten thousand years, he reaches the throne of the emperor, only to be betrayed and killed by his brothers. To his surprise, he returns to Earth. In this life, I’m still invincible! When I reach my peak again, I’ll crush every last enemy! 44.1kReads8.5Score8.5k14d adds
- 40 Ten Years of Cultivation, Back in the City and Invincible 修仙十年，重回都市我无敌 My name is Wang Fan. I was framed and sent to prison, where, by a twist of fate, I spent ten years cultivating immortality. Ten years later, armed with heaven-defying abilities, I returned to the city and discovered that I had long since become virtually invincible. This time, I will reach the summit of the universe, look down upon countless worlds, and lord it over all creation! I will make everyone who ever bullied me pay a terrible price! I will settle every score and cut down every enemy 19.2kReads8.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 41 Half-Immortal, Invincible from the Start 半仙之体，开局即无敌 Chen Fan was born with immortal bones. His lover cut out his organs and threw his body into an abyss. But fate would not let him die: the only person to ascend in a thousand years took him on as a disciple. Not only did Chen Fan receive an immortal's five organs, he also inherited an unrivaled legacy. From then on, he wielded the Longevity Token and commanded Huaxia's four great families. He mastered the Supreme Love Gu, and seven peerless beauties all fell for him! You're the heir of a thousand 21.5kReads8.9Score3k14d adds
- 42 My Wife Was Murdered, and I Returned with the Cultivation of an Immortal Emperor 妻子被害，我携仙帝修为回归 [No Realm Regression + Invincible from the Start + Decisive and Ruthless + No Hiding His Identity] He cultivated immortality for three hundred years, becoming the renowned War God Ling Tian of the Immortal Realm. When he returned to Earth, he advanced even further, surpassing the Immortal Emperor realm. This time, I, Ye Lingtian, will repay every grudge and every kindness. I’m invincible below the Immortal Emperor realm, and just as invincible above it! 7.4kReads7.9Score68414d adds
- 43 The Sword God Returns 剑神归来 Sword energy stretches for thirty thousand miles, a single blade shines cold across nineteen provinces! Lin Yi, the peerless Sword God of his era, was betrayed by his closest friend and failed his tribulation. His heaven-defying cultivation vanished, and he unexpectedly returned to Earth, reborn in his youth in the city. In his previous life, he stood at the summit and looked down on all living beings. No one under heaven dared disobey him! In this life, I’ll make up for every regret, kill those 559Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 44 The Immortal Venerable Returns 仙尊归来 Mo Hai, the Immortal Venerable of the Dark Sea, had dominated the immortal realm for three thousand years. When chaos engulfed the realm, he helped the Celestial Emperor seize the throne, only for the emperor to repay his kindness with betrayal and frame him, leading to Mo Hai's eventual demise. But who could have imagined that Mo Hai not only survived, but was reborn in his youth on Earth...? 584Reads8.1Score8114d adds
- 45 A Cry of “Daddy, Save Me!” Brings Me Out of Seclusion After a Thousand Years of Cultivation 一声爸爸救我，我修仙千年出关了 [Doting Dad + Urban Cultivation + One Heroine] He has lived for more than five thousand years, witnessed five thousand years of Chinese history, and accumulated countless mysterious stories and legendary tales! An accident leaves him with an adorable little daughter. His heart had long been still as water, but when he sees her innocent, radiant smile, something stirs within him. From then on, he’s happy to be wrapped around his daughter’s little finger! He thought his child’s mother was simply a 3.5kReads8.6Score33014d adds
- 46 I’m Invincible Once I Leave the Clan, Yet the Heavens Beg Me to Return 出族即无敌，诸天哭求我回归 Qin Tianming is reborn as the eldest son of the prominent Qin family of Jiangnan, a son who had been lost to them. After being brought back, he is subjected to endless disdain. They criticize his uncouth ways, accuse him of being uneducated and useless, blame him for bringing shame on the Qin family, and even say he isn't worth a single hair on his younger brother Qin Tianhe's head. But who could have guessed that in his previous life, Qin Tianming was the son of the exalted Lord of All Heavens 52.9kReads8.1Score3.3k14d adds
- 47 The Supreme Immortal Venerable in the City 极品仙尊在都市 The most revered immortal in the Immortal Realm opens his eyes and finds himself a live-in son-in-law. In his previous life, everyone looked down on him. After being reborn, he becomes a genius grandmaster of the ancient martial arts world and a miracle doctor renowned throughout the medical field, with skills that reach the heavens and strength that can split the earth. 5.4kReads8.4Score53614d adds
- 48 Seven Hundred Years of Cultivation, Reborn in the City and Invincible 修仙七百年，重生都市我无敌 The undefeated Immortal Venerable, who cultivated for seven hundred years, returns reborn. Decisive and ruthless, he plays the pig to eat the tiger, makes up for every regret in his heart, and cuts down everything that displeases him! 13.5kReads7.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 49 The Man from the Immortal Realm 来自仙界的男人 In my previous life, I was a mere mortal and brought trouble upon my parents. In this life, I am a mighty Emperor Immortal, powerful enough to blot out the sky with one hand. Kindness must be repaid many times over. Wrongs must be avenged, no matter how long it takes. 156Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 50 The Number One Immortal in the City 都市之第一仙 This completed novel is ready for you to enjoy! Qin Fan is a cultivator at the early Nascent Soul stage. To seek an opportunity to transform into a Deity, he decides to become mortal first and then ascend. He travels to Earth and turns into an ordinary person, then unexpectedly signs a contract with a woman named Lin Qingyan to be her fake boyfriend, setting his legendary life in motion. 10.4kReads8.4Score87114d adds
