Novels like The Return of the Cultivator
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- 51 I'm Back After Cultivating Immortality 老子修仙回来了 Lin Chen, the strongest Immortal Venerable in the Immortal Realm, is renowned across the four corners of the world! But one day, when he wakes up, he discovers that he's returned to his youth. “I'm finally reborn.” He grins. From this moment on, the world will change because of him... 1.1kReads8.2Score16414d adds
- 52 The Immortal Venerable Returns to the City: This Time, I’m Going to Take It Easy! 仙尊重回都市：这次我要摆烂辣！ [Urban life]+ [School]+ [Students]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Comedy]+ [Modern cultivation]+ [The One and Only Immortal] “Can you really call it indulging in pleasure when you're an immortal cultivator?” The Taiyi Immortal Venerable, who once slew thirty-six great demons in a single day, slammed the table and rose to his feet. After perishing in a tribulation of eons, his ruthless path to immortality shattered, and he returned to his youth. The only human in the Demon God Realm suddenly understood: Immor 3.7kReads8.3Score27414d adds
- 53 The Soldier King Transmigrates and Activates the National Fortune System to Rule the World 兵王穿越开启国运系统之雄霸天下 [Transmigration, Elite Soldier, System, Reborn, Apocalypse, Infinite Realms, Primordial Wilderness, Games, Scheming, Genius, High Stakes, Handsome, Monster Hunting, God of War, Invincible, Otherworld, Single Female Lead] Heroes are born in troubled times. This is an age of chaos, an age that creates heroes. Who will rule this world of heroes? Just wait and see. Sai Rui’s gaze is sharp as a blade. He seeks to measure himself against the heroes of the world, dominate all under heaven, and forge an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Reborn to Restore the Three Realms 重生之重整三界 (Modern urban cultivation, traditional xianxia, upright values, decisive and ruthless, no idiocy, no System, lighthearted power fantasy) The carefree Immortal Emperor Gu Changsheng had just ascended to the Divine Realm when, during a fight, he unexpectedly got his wish and was reborn on Earth. Now he can make up for the regrets of his past life. From the mundane world to the cultivation world, then the Immortal Realm and finally the Divine Realm, he’ll dominate every step of the way... 5.7kReads8.3Score47214d adds
- 55 The Peerless God of War 盖世战神 He is a peerless God of War, famed for his unmatched achievements. To repay a meal from years ago, he willingly became a live-in son-in-law... A tiger fallen on the plains is bullied by dogs. But when the tiger returns to the mountains, the sky will be stained red! For the past three years, you have endured humiliation for my sake. For the rest of our lives, I will make sure you shine brighter than anyone! 10.4kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 56 The Abandoned Young Master Returns 弃少归来 A once-mighty Immortal Venerable was betrayed and died at the hands of the woman he loved most. By chance, he is reborn in the modern city, only to become a discarded young master addicted to drugs. He intends to devote himself to cultivation, reclaim the pinnacle of his former life, and reign supreme across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. But the beautiful women around him keep causing trouble. Wait, why do I suddenly have a wife?! Should I be a beast, or even worse than one? Lin Junhe is torn. 16.4kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 57 The Strongest Immortal Emperor in the City 都市最强仙帝 The Immortal Emperor Ye Chen, who once commanded the stars, fell beneath the heavenly tribulation, only to return to Earth at the age of twenty. His previous life was full of regrets. This time, I will roam freely across heaven and earth, settle the old scores, reclaim my place as Immortal Emperor, and create an entirely new world! 12.6kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 58 The Chaotic Divine Cauldron 乱神鼎 [Mortal’s Journey style, no System, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, one female lead, frequent updates.] Zhao Wuji, a herdsman, dreams only of getting a full meal. His grander ambition is to have meat to eat... One day, while herding cattle, someone falls from the sky. Before dying, that person is concealed in Zhao Wuji’s palm by a mysterious cauldron! Yet on that very day, the entire village is inexplicably crushed and razed to the ground! He must survive. He must take revenge. By a 21.7kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 59 The Carefree Immortal Emperor of the City 都市逍遥仙帝 Su Luo, the family's eldest legitimate son and a peerless genius, disappeared for two years. When he returned, he had become a Supreme. Faced with a family utterly devoid of warmth, he swore he would reclaim the summit, never let down the woman he loved, stand proud above the universe, make heaven and earth tremble, restore the immortal lord's glory, and strike terror into all his enemies. 1.1kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 60 I Returned from Cultivation to Find Myself Surrounded by Children and Grandchildren 修仙回来后我儿孙满堂了 After cultivating immortality for six hundred years, Yu Fan falls to a lightning tribulation just as he is about to ascend. He returns to the world he transmigrated from and discovers that forty years have passed. His grown son, whom he has never met, has already given him three grandchildren. Son: Dad, as long as I’m here, you can enjoy your retirement! Eldest grandson Yu Jing: Grandpa, come share my bed. Our family may not have much, but we always have food to eat! Granddaughter Yu Yan: Grandp 31.5kReads8.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 61 The Supreme Immortal of the City 都市巅峰仙尊 In my past life, you looked down on me. In this life, I’ll leave you eating my dust! Chen Mo, a great cultivator of the Deification Realm, sneaks into a forbidden area with his junior sister. After dying there, he is reborn on Earth as a high school senior. Chen Mo discovers that his junior sister has also been reborn on Earth, a thousand years in the past! His first love from his past life? Chen Mo couldn’t care less. The most beautiful woman of his past life? Chen Mo takes her on as his maid. 2.3kReads8.4Score87914d adds
- 62 Urban Cultivation, Beginning in the Late Nascent Soul Stage 从元婴后期开始的都市修仙 [Urban cultivation + Nascent Soul cultivator returns to the city + play the pig to eat the tiger + invincible + campus beauty + enjoying mortal life] After graduating from high school, Lin Xuan sets off on a trip and unexpectedly transmigrates to the cultivation world. After a thousand years of arduous cultivation, he finally reaches the great perfection of the late Nascent Soul stage. But during a desperate escape, a streak of white light sends him back to Blue Star. A full thousand years have 3.1kReads6.4Score27714d adds
- 63 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 仙帝回归都市 The Immortal Emperor returns to Earth, and to his surprise, his cultivation remains intact. After going through untold hardships to find his beloved wife, he discovers that she is actually... Author Pang Ju brings you a different kind of urban Immortal Emperor story. 166Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 64 Does Cultivation Ever End? 修仙有没有尽头 A new story is here! Business prodigy Li Haoran started his own company at eighteen, with his classmate and close friend Mo Xingchen becoming his trusted assistant. In just one year, Haihua Group’s assets reached one hundred million yuan. Just as Li Haoran was about to tell his family... His classmate and trusted assistant joined forces to trick him into going to the outskirts, break all four of his limbs, and throw him off a cliff. By chance, an old Taoist passing through the mountains to gathe 186Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Immortal Emperor of the City 都市之修真仙帝 My name is Li Mo, and I’m an Immortal Emperor. You ask what an Immortal Emperor even is? Let me tell you: I’ll beat up the rich young masters you don’t dare touch, and woo the girls you don’t dare pursue. In short, I’ll do what you can do, and I’ll do what you can’t do even more. With a thought, I can shatter the heavens. I look down upon the world. That’s what it means to be an Immortal Emperor. In my previous life, I was set up by my beloved disciple, the Nanhai Fairy. In this life, I swear I’ 1.7kReads8.7Score17714d adds
- 66 I'm in the Mahayana Realm, and This Year I'm a College Freshman 人在大乘期，今年上大一 I’m invincible in this world. Why bother playing in the mud if I’m not going to slay immortals and saints? Jiang Fan transmigrated to another world, endured a hundred cycles of refinement, and was reborn a hundred times. At last, he gripped the sword in his hand and fought his way to the heavenly realm! During the final battle with the empress of the heavenly realm, space and time twisted, and Jiang Fan returned to his original world. He had cultivated for a thousand years in another world, but 3.5kReads7.9Score25114d adds
- 67 Chaos Sovereign 混沌君主 Earth, minor worlds, the Central Continent, the world of cultivation, the Immortal Realm... Fellow cultivators, let’s ascend together! When the void shattered, Jiang Fan happened upon a Creation Lotus Seed and had his soul transported into a body on Earth. He seized the creation of heaven and earth and unraveled the mysteries of the sun and moon. He ruled the modern world, swept through the cultivation realm, shook the worlds of immortals and demons, and claimed the throne beneath the heavens! 746Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 68 Reborn in 1980: I Lead My Whole Family to Prosperity 重生之1980年我带全家奔小康 Jiang Yuanchao died. After forty years of struggle, from being laid off in the 1980s to becoming an IT magnate in the internet age, he had witnessed the opportunities of every era and tasted the bitterness of missing his chance. On Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2026, a sudden heart attack struck him at the New Year’s Eve dinner table in his own villa. In his hand was a red envelope he hadn’t had the chance to give his grandson. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1980, the year he turned twe 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Divine Emperor Daddy 神帝奶爸 The merciless God Emperor Yun Mo wields the heaven-defying divine artifact, the Mount Yanfu Residence Painting, in the Boundless Realm… One thousand years: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Tribulation Crossing, then ascending to the Boundless Spirit Realm. Two thousand years: Void Refinement, Body Integration, Great Ascension, then ascending to the Boundless Immortal Realm. Three thousand years: True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Dao Ancestor, 5.7kReads8.9Score71014d adds
- 70 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Cultivate Immortality in Silence 重生后，我选择默默修仙 [Everyday cultivation] [Lighthearted comedy] [Students] [The one and only immortal] [Daily life] When he opens his eyes again, he's back in the classroom. Xu Qingfeng, a mighty Soul Formation cultivator reborn from the cultivation world, decides that this time he'll take life one day at a time and cultivate to immortality at his own pace. 32.2kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 71 My Little Sister Exposed My Everyday Life as a Cultivator 我的修仙日常被妹妹曝光了 [Modern Cultivation, Modern Cultivation, Modern Cultivation, Insanely Satisfying, Number One on the Entire Internet] An unconventional modern cultivation novel, focused on everyday life. Extremely satisfying, without making the protagonist an idiot. The supporting characters have brains, and the heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint. The protagonist gets little screen time early on, mostly appearing in other people’s stories to show off. (Everyday Cultivation: My Peerless Power Has Been Expos 11kReads8.8Score73714d adds
- 72 Reborn: I'm Invincible, Do as You Please 重生：我无敌，你随意 [Urban Cultivation + Invincible + Decisive and Ruthless + No Over-the-Top Drama + One Female Lead] Across the vast world, the Xuantian Divine Emperor returns, possessing power that defies the heavens and makes him invincible in this age. Jiangcheng, Huaxia: a legend descends. “No matter what schemes or tricks you use, I’ll crush them all.” The Xuantian Divine Emperor has returned, and from now on he will look down upon heaven and earth: “I’m invincible below the immortals, and I’m invincible abo 27.1kReads8.0Score2.4k14d adds
- 73 The First Immortal Returns to the City 都市归来第一仙 After six years of blood and turmoil, he returned as the pinnacle of another world. He had spent sixty thousand years cultivating in that other world, slaying immortals and gods, destroying Buddhas, with a Demon Palace to guard the world and divine weapons to awe the heavens. Even though he was invincible, he could never forget the blood feud of the past. At last, he crossed the cosmos and descended upon the city! The Demon Lord has arrived, his cultivation power shaking the heavens! Those who b 10.2kReads8.3Score91614d adds
- 74 I Saved the Whole Village, but Couldn’t Protect My Brother 我救了全村，却没有保护好兄弟 I Saved the Whole Village, but Failed to Protect My Brother 105Reads—Score114d adds
- 75 The City’s Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law 都市最强赘婿 A year ago, he became a live-in son-in-law, earning the honor by saving a wealthy young heiress suffering from leukemia. A year later, after she recovered, the heiress kicked him out of her home. He vowed to become an even more prestigious live-in son-in-law, make the heiress regret her actions, and show her what it means to be utterly out of reach. 12kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 76 Defying Fate, I Return to Before My Wife and Daughter Died 逆世重修，回到妻女死亡前 After cultivating for ten thousand years and becoming an Immortal Emperor, Ling Yi chose to defy fate and return to the world. In this life, the King of Hell says my daughter must die before midnight, but I will keep her alive for eternity! In this life, I alone will stand above every powerful family in the world! In this life, I will make the heavens tremble before me! 33.3kReads8.3Score4.3k14d adds
- 77 Five Years of Cultivation, Invincible the Moment I Descend the Mountain 修仙五年，下山就无敌 [Passionate urban action + decisive and ruthless + funny and lighthearted + no do-gooder heroine] “Dear apprentice.” “Your master is begging you, come down from the mountain.” Five years ago, Ye Fan was abducted by his beautiful master and taken to Kunlun Mountain to cultivate immortality. He became the temple's only male disciple. Five years later, Ye Fan, who had vanished and was believed dead, returns in triumph, possessing peerless powers. A hidden dragon plunges into the depths, stirring up 8.9kReads9.1Score80214d adds
- 78 Reborn: The Foolish Young Man Becomes a Peerless Medical and Martial God 重生之傻子极品医武神婿 Protagonist: Qin Fei Setup: After being reborn, he becomes a “fool” in everyone else’s eyes and finds himself in a difficult situation. Background: Apparently a live-in son-in-law, known as the “Divine Son-in-Law.” Golden finger: Combining medicine and martial arts, he seems to possess both medical and martial skills. Style: A classic play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger, comeback, and face-slapping power fantasy. Typical plot developments: Stories of this kind usually follow this pattern: At first, he 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Divine Lord Haotian 神尊昊天 Billions of terrifying bolts of lightning struck in an instant. God Venerable Ling Hao let out an unwilling roar. He had been just one step away from becoming a God King. As his consciousness faded, Ling Hao recalled how he had spent his entire life cultivating in pursuit of longevity and the Great Dao, never so much as touching a woman. And now, all he had to show for it was death and the end of his cultivation. “Heaven, it’s not like I dug up your ancestors’ graves!”... Ling Hao failed his tri 33Reads—Score314d adds
- 80 The Fist Beneath the Mountain 山下的拳 Fists Beneath the Mountain 16Reads—Score314d adds
- 81 The Beggar God Emerges 丐神出世 The Beggar God Emerges 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Ultimate Immortal Ancestor 终极仙祖 Ye Chen was an ordinary man, until he unexpectedly transmigrated to a world much like Earth, but filled with cultivators. He also acquired the Myriad Realms Shopping App, a gateway to endless worlds that lets him purchase extraordinary items from all kinds of places: rare treasures that boost cultivation, mighty magical artifacts, cultivation techniques that strengthen their users, and even bodyguards for hire. Along the way, he meets some fascinating fellow cultivators, including powerful big s 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Reborn as the Holy Venerable, Returned 重生之圣尊归来 An Immortal Venerable is reborn, advancing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and beyond. With a mature state of mind, he overwhelms martial artists. This epic tale features an expansive world, a fast-paced plot, ruthless decisiveness, and an invincible protagonist. Welcome! 9.6kReads7.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 84 Urban Cultivation: Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain 都市修仙：下山无敌万万年 [Urban Cultivation + Swordsmanship + Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Infinite-Level] Before he turned eighteen, he never wanted for food or clothing. After he turned eighteen, he went hungry nine days out of every three. “Xiao Chen was abducted by a blind Taoist priest and taken to a remote mountain to cultivate immortality for eight years!” Eight years later, he descended the mountain on his sword, and his path to invincibility officially began… Heaven and earth are impartial 20.4kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 85 I Learn to Slay Gods in the Asylum 我在疯人院学斩神 Youmeng, the worst student in her class, fought her way through every challenge and finally made it into Huaqing, the university she had dreamed of attending. She thought she could finally breathe easy and enjoy the college life she’d longed for, looking down on everyone from the top. But then... Among Huaqing’s four notorious madhouses, packed with geniuses, she was still at the bottom!!! Dou Xiaoyao roared, “I’m going to take down the gods...” 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Soul-Seizing Immortal Emperor 摄魂仙帝 In my previous life, I proved the Dao with my divine soul and looked down upon all the worlds. In this life, I will use my remnant soul as a guide to forge an invincible path anew. Those who insult me will have their souls seized with a single thought and be tormented by inner demons; those who betray me will have their spirits taken with a flick of my finger and be cast into the underworld for all eternity. In this life, I rise from humble beginnings and endure trials of blood and fire. See how 1.2kReads6.2Score—14d adds
- 87 A Quasi-Emperor from the Start, I Activate the Myriad Heavens Sign-in System 开局准帝的我，激活诸天签到系统 Xu Changqing transmigrates into a vast fantasy world and becomes the Lord of the Original Sacred Land. In just three hundred years, he rises to the rank of Quasi-Emperor. Just then, he activates the Myriad Heavens Sign-In System. By signing in or completing System quests, he can claim lavish rewards, including Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons, the laws of the world, peerless immortal pills, True Immortal talismans, and Creation Immortal Artifacts. Across the Myriad Worlds, myths have returned in some 15.4kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 88 Transmigrated as an Ancient Chinese Special Forces Soldier with a Sword 穿越之古代「利剑」特种兵 A Special Forces Soldier with a Sword Transmigrates to Ancient Times 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Number One Live-In Son-in-Law 第一赘婿 My parents disappeared. To gain the ability to find them, I had no choice but to remain mute for ten years. But at just that moment, I was picked to become a live-in son-in-law. My wife may be breathtakingly beautiful, but she has never once treated me kindly. She calls me a useless loser! And today, my ten-year restriction is over! I’m going to turn everything around... 6.7kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 90 The Tyrant Blade 霸道狂刀 In the world of ancient martial arts, the strong rule supreme. There are martial arts tournaments and duels atop Mount Hua. Only five years old, Shen Jinghong hides in a secret compartment in the ancestral hall. Through a narrow crack, he watches as his family is slaughtered! His father, Shen Canghai, is struck down, his Cloudbreaker Saber shattered and his chest pierced through. His mother's body crumples to the ground, and blood splashes across a pillar in the ancestral hall... From that mome 193Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 After Becoming an Immortal Emperor, I Returned with Unrivaled Power 我成仙帝后，带着无上修为回来了 [Modern cultivation + invincible power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + no hiding one’s identity] Chuzhou, Jiangnan. A celestial phenomenon shattered the city’s peace, rousing its powerful residents. A figure in white stepped out of thin air. “Listen well, all of you. From today onward, I will rule this place.” And so, that day, Chuzhou City gained a new master. Myths descended, and an age of chaos followed. As the only Immortal Emperor in the world, Li Xuan declared, “I’m invincible. Do whatev 31.7kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 92 Reborn in the City as an Immortal Emperor 都市之仙帝重生 The Nine Dust Immortal Emperor, Qin Feng, was ambushed by the Misty Immortal Maiden, the woman he loved. By chance, he was reborn into his youth on Earth, a thousand years in the past. The guiding principle of my life, Qin Jiuchen, is this: my benefactors will receive a hundredfold repayment, and my enemies will suffer for three lifetimes. Having lived again, all I want is to repay kindness and settle grudges as I please, while making up for all the regrets of my previous life... 48.6kReads9.0Score4.8k14d adds
- 93 The War Dragon Command 战龙令 The live-action short drama This Kid Is Invincible is now streaming. A prison holds the world's strongest fighters. Any one of its inmates could shake an entire region if set loose. And within the prison is a man like a god, whose every command all the inmates obey. Then one day, the man walks out of prison, and the whole world begins to tremble. 39.9kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds
- 94 EN I've Already Ascended, Yet You're Telling Me to Take the College Entrance Exam? 我都飞升了，你叫我去高考？ Ning Wangshu transmigrates to the cultivation world and spends nearly ten thousand years becoming the greatest cultivator in the immortal path, before finally ascending to immortality. But after ascending, he discovers that he hasn't entered the Immortal Realm at all. He's returned to Earth, where only a little over three months have passed, and the college entrance exams are just around the corner... And so, this year's graduating class gains an invincible immortal who has ascended to the highe 60.9kReads8.3Score7.3k14d adds
- 95 Disciple, Go Ascend to Immortality 徒儿，你飞升去吧 A six-year-old comes home from school to find that his parents have been murdered. He cries bitterly, then passes out. When he wakes, he finds himself in a strange place, where the first person he sees is an old man dressed in white, with white hair… 256Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Divine Beast Unleashed 神兽出笼 [Transmigration] [System] [Genius] When I wake from a dream, all my fingertips touch is a tear track from a thousand years of cultivation. The mortal world, drifting flowers, crimson streams: I forgot Buddha's life. Soft fragrance, misty rain, hazy madness: a single dream of benevolence. A thousand years of cultivation, all for this life, to meet him and fall for the mortal seed in his eyes. Amid the ten thousand feet of worldly dust, I take a step and look back. Is it fate, a trial, a debt, or 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Fox Immortal of Tianmen! 天门狐仙！ There is a love that was born for you, and a vow to stay by your side through life and death. There is a belief that true love knows no bounds, and a devotion to be captivating for no one but you. The orphan Su Wulan made his living chopping wood. One day, he happened to save a fox spirit, and from then on embarked on a path defying the immortals. A doomed romance takes root, and turmoil follows... See how Su Wulan, for Hu Feiyan's sake, dares the Stairway to Heaven, opens Heaven's Gate with a s 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Back on Earth as a Con Artist 回到地球当神棍 He vanished for eight years. No one imagined he'd transmigrated to another world and cultivated for eight thousand years! He eloped with a rich heiress. No one imagined that, while taking her away, he'd also wiped out her rotten fiancé. He's looking for his younger sister. No one imagined that, while searching for her, he'd also taken down every major power on Earth. He can make pills and fight. If anyone dares to provoke him... 14kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 99 From the Start: The Beautiful CEO Hires a Bodyguard 开局：美女总裁招保镖 New novel: Urban power fantasy + soldier king + miracle doctor + ancient martial arts + martial sage master + miracle doctor master After the soldier king returns to the city, he discovers that the woman his two masters arranged for him to marry is the very person his former commander ordered him to protect. His urban life remains tense... 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Dragon Son-in-Law and Ghost Doctor 龙婿鬼医 [Married into her family] [Sweet romance] [Doting dad] [Special forces king] Meeting and parting are all fate, and a thousand-mile bond of marriage can be forged in a single night. A fleeting marriage leaves regrets in life, so he sets out a thousand miles to find his wife and rekindle their bond! Since we parted, my thoughts have stayed with you; how many times have I dreamed we were together? Tonight, I hold up the silver lamp to look at you, still afraid that our reunion is only a dream. 25Reads—Score—14d adds
