Novels like Back from Cultivation, Now in the City
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- 1 Zhang Yang's Simple Life After Getting Stronger 张阳变强后的小日子 Beautiful women + Invincible hero + Miracle doctor + Cultivation + Pure wish fulfillment You are the lucky one. Life will not let you down, and good fortune will eventually find you. Zhang Yang was hunted by villains and accidentally fell into Ghost’s Sorrow, where he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of a remarkable master. From then on, he thrived wherever he went, with countless opportunities coming his way one after another... 303Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Urban Cultivation Against the Heavens 都市逆天修仙 After failing his tribulation, the Immortal Venerable Zhan Tian returned to Earth. Living a second life with immortal arts, knowledge of the future, and insight into all things, he is determined to live gloriously and look down upon the heavens. Battle the tyrants, take a beauty by his side, expand his territory, and vie for dominion over the world! Who can rival him in the dreamlike City of Flowers? Above heaven and below, I alone reign supreme! 128Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 3 Back from Cultivation, My Two Daughters Are Demons 修仙归来：我的两个女儿是妖精 After returning to Blue Star from fifty thousand years of cultivation, Lin Fan discovers he has two adorable daughters. What he never expected was that both of his daughters were demons! Was he cheated on? And by a monster, no less?! 34Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 4 Return from the Cultivation World 从修仙世界归来 Thunder roared across the land! As the clouds split apart, a figure slowly rose from the charred ruins! “I never thought I'd return after ten thousand years!” Muttering to himself, Yao Kun strode forward. “Mom, Dad, this time, I won't let the tragedy happen again!” 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 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—Shelves
- 6 The Strongest Cultivator in the City 最强都市修仙 The Void Supreme of the Xuanhuang Realm possesses the body of an unwanted son of the Ling family in the capital. From being bullied to gaining extraordinary skills, Ling Tian's fate takes a turn for the better. With these heaven-defying abilities, he can refine pills and save lives. On a mysterious island, he discovers countless extraterrestrial stars merging with Earth. As spiritual qi revival begins, he ascends to the pinnacle of martial arts. 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Supreme Cultivator in the City 修真至尊在都市 A supreme cultivator is unexpectedly reborn into the body of a good-for-nothing young master who was thrown out of his home. He begins his comeback, reclaiming everything he once lost and crushing his former enemies. 224Reads7.8Score102Shelves
- 8 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 都市之仙帝归来 What is an Immortal Emperor? A body swift as thunder, eyes like the stars, the sun and moon in his grasp. With a flip of his hand, he summons clouds; with a turn of his palm, he brings rain. Zhang Luochen, a mighty Immortal Emperor, is reborn on Earth. He will make up for the regrets of his past life and forge a legend for the ages! 207Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 9 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? 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 10 Transmigration: I’m from the Cultivation Realm 穿越：我来自修真界 (Multiple heroines, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing! Dual cultivation + mature beauties) The male lead has only just transmigrated into the modern city when his ex-girlfriend tells him to buy 20 pairs of stockings. He transforms into a pretty boy, starts out as a college student, and soon finds himself pursued by countless beautiful women. A series of romantic encounters begins, and by chance, he receives the teachings of a powerful tribulation-transcending master from ten thous 192Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Immortal Venerable Returns to the City 都市之仙尊归来 In his previous life, he was a cultivation genius rarely seen in a thousand years, honored by his peers in the cultivation world as the Immortal Venerable Cangming! Reborn in a mortal body, he rises to prominence in the city with five hundred years of cultivation memories! This time, he has no desire for immortality. He just wants to settle old scores and vent every grievance in his heart! 171Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 12 Super Abandoned Cultivator 超级修真弃少 When the Nine Suns Emperor Chu Zheng failed his tribulation, he transmigrated into the body of a foolish young master abandoned by his family in Huaxia. Everyone thought Chu Zheng was an idiot, but he began a story of playing the fool while secretly outsmarting everyone... 1.2kReads8.7Score108Shelves
- 13 The Divine Art of Five Elements Cultivation 五行修神诀 A country boy accidentally stumbles upon an unparalleled cultivation technique left behind in the mortal world by ancient gods and demons. With the Dragon God and a vast harem at his side, he sets out to slay demons and vanquish evil... then gradually conquers the realms of immortals, demons, and gods, achieving unrivaled supremacy! 910Reads6.6Score121Shelves
- 14 The City's Supreme Being 都市之极品至尊 A young man was possessed by the Evil Venerable. At the critical moment, a jade bead shielded him and turned the possession back on the Evil Venerable, granting him the Venerable's inner power. From then on, he astonished the world, obtained peerless martial arts, and eventually became a supreme master, surrounded by beauties in his harem and embracing them on both sides. A hidden dragon, a lurking tiger. 795Reads7.8Score122Shelves
- 15 The Super Genius Young Master 超级天才狂少 After Chen Haotian catches a super virus and comes back from the dead, he finally turns his life around. He also attracts all kinds of extraordinary women who throw themselves at him. From then on, he takes the city by storm and lives life exactly as he pleases. 520Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 16 The Immortal Wanderer of the City, Ren Xiaoyao 都市仙踪任逍遥 The universe is vast, and the path to immortality stretches endlessly. He returned to the city, already invincible. Chu Chen: “I stand atop the highest peak. You’re all ants beneath me. How boring!” He roamed the planets of the universe and grasped the Great Dao of Immortal Cultivation. With the sun, moon, and stars beneath his feet, he uncovered the shocking truth of his origins! Our protagonist is aloof and withdrawn, yet still has a sense of humor. The setting is inspired by reality, but the 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 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—Shelves
- 18 Cultivating Immortality on Earth 在地球修仙 A cultivation prodigy, reborn on Earth, shaking the world and proving the eternal Dao! In his previous life, he devoted himself to cultivation and the Dao, only to die in a war between sects. By a twist of fate, he was reborn on Earth. From then on, he could turn the clouds with one hand and bring the rain with the other. 368Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 19 The Immortal Venerable Is Reborn on Earth 仙尊之地球重生 [Modern cultivation + return through rebirth + plenty of beauties + nonstop thrills + rapid updates] [A new work from the strongest Immortal Venerable!!!] After cultivating for thirty thousand years, the Celestial Origin Immortal Venerable failed his tribulation and returned through rebirth to settle old scores, destroy prestigious families, trample great sects, and shake the world! Zhang Daoran: “I have lived through one cycle of reincarnation and two lifetimes in the mortal world. Yet the road 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 20 The Abandoned Young Master Returns to the City to Cultivate Immortality 都市修仙之弃少归来 Eight hundred years ago, Chen An, a cast-off young master, was discovered by his master to possess a natural sacred physique that was blocked from birth. His master took him away from Earth to cultivate among the stars. He became a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius, swept through the Immortal Realm, and inherited the legacy of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, drawing envious eyes from all sides. In the end, he was ambushed during his tribulation and reborn in the urban world as a young man. In th 429Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 21 The Supreme Castoff 至尊弃少 When Luo Feng woke up, he discovered that he had been reborn on Earth. Everything was new, and he had become the discarded son of his family. His fiancée had broken off their engagement, and he had fallen so low that he was working as an advertising salesman. And that wasn’t all: his beautiful boss was about to go bankrupt, he was about to be fired, he had no money for rent, and he owed half a million. Yet none of that was the worst part: someone was secretly trying to kill him. Faced with all t 489Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 22 Gone for Three Days: I Returned After Cultivating to the Nascent Soul Realm 消失三天：修炼至元婴归来 After graduating from high school, Jiang Taimi accidentally falls into the sea and transmigrates to a cultivation world. After cultivating for three hundred years, he reaches the Nascent Soul stage and successfully returns to Blue Star, only to find that just three days have passed here. Watch as a Nascent Soul expert makes waves on a university campus, uncovers the ancient martial arts civilization hidden in the shadows of China, and then sets foot in the Immortal Realm once more. 1.3kReads—Score137Shelves
- 23 Spiritual Qi Revival: Leading the People in Cultivation 灵气复苏：带领全民修仙 [Spiritual Qi Revival + Invincible Cultivation + Unlimited Thrills + No System] After a thousand years of cultivating in another world, Emperor Haotian reached the Heavenly Emperor Realm, only to be ambushed and attacked by eight Heavenly Emperors working together. He returned to Blue Star, bringing with him the Chaos Pearl and the Chaos Heavenly Scripture, supreme treasures of primordial chaos. Their power sparked Blue Star’s spiritual qi revival. To take revenge on the other world, he sets out 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 From the Start, I Became Sun Wukong’s Disciple: The Monkey Won’t Leave Me Alone 开局拜师孙悟空：这泼猴赖上我了 In the heavens stands the White Jade Capital, with twelve towers and five cities. The immortal caresses my crown, and I tie my hair to receive eternal life. The path of cultivation consists of seven realms: Qi Refining (Neijin, Xiantian, Houtian), Foundation Establishment (Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Martial King), Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Incarnation, Unity, and Mahayana. Each realm has nine stages. Beyond that, one may summon heavenly lightning to undergo tribulation. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Twenty Thousand Years of Immortal Cultivation, Back to Blue Star 修仙两万年，重返蓝星 After cultivating for twenty thousand years, Chu Fan finally returned to Blue Star. On his very first day back, his adorable little daughter came looking for him. “Daddy, that star is so pretty!” “I’ll pluck it down for you!” “Those dragon horns look so fun!” “I’ll pluck them for you...” In the corner, a Azure Dragon trembled with fear. 247Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 26 Returning from Cultivation to Become a Big Shot 修仙归来当大佬 He was the fiercest and most powerful Emperor in the Immortal Realm. Immortal Venerables of the same rank couldn’t put up a fight against him. He tamed a golden dragon as his mount and turned a white tiger into a kitten... Now he’s back in the city. Don’t get too infatuated with me. I’m here to teach you how to be a decent person! 143Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 27 The Retired Immortal Emperor’s Daily Life: From the Start, My Sister Livestreams and Exposes Me 仙帝退休日常：开局妹妹直播曝光 [Healing + lighthearted daily life + invincible protagonist + everyone dotes on him + government involvement + spiritual qi revival] Immortal Emperor Li Xiu wants nothing more than to retire quietly in modern society and enjoy a carefree life. He plans to hide his identity and live in peace, but his younger sister, Li Xiaole, is a born livestreaming genius who turns his retirement into a global sensation. 14Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 28 Supreme Spirit Emperor 至尊灵皇 He is a good-for-nothing whose cultivation was crippled by his disgraced sect. But by chance, he obtains the supreme treasure, the Book of Epochs, in a deadly forbidden land and becomes the possessor of a legendary supreme physique. From then on, he tramples every genius underfoot, overpowers the prodigies of every sect, defies the gods and slays immortals, becomes a supreme ruler, enters the realm of immortality, and embarks on a bloody path to the throne. One Book of Epochs settles the grudges 1.5kReads8.2Score167Shelves
- 29 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—Shelves
- 30 Back to Earth After Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation 修仙万年回地球 After enduring countless hardships to become a major figure in the world of cultivation and successfully shattering the void to return to Earth, he takes up the work of teaching and educating the next generation. What do you do when the spiritual qi revival brings countless demons, monsters, and spirits? Luo Yu says, “Don’t be afraid. Every one of my students is talented!” And so Luo Yu, who only wanted to teach, becomes the revered “Immortal Master”! 106Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 31 I Am the City's Sword Immortal 吾乃都市一剑仙 On his master's orders, Song Xuan set off for Chang'an to help Crown Prince Li Jiancheng fight for the throne. Somehow, he ended up more than a thousand years in the future. “Miss, could you tell me how to get to Chang'an?” “Chang'an? It's over a thousand li away. Why are you going there?” “To protect Crown Prince Li Jiancheng of the Tang Dynasty!” “Li Jiancheng? I'm afraid you might be too late.” “What happened?” “His ashes have been scattered for over a thousand years!” “...” Song Xuan was 708Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 32 The Beautiful CEO’s Live-In Nanny Dad 美女总裁的贴身奶爸 The Lord of Myriad Domains, Chu Dizun, returns to Earth to find his parents bullied and his daughter held hostage. Furious, the Lord vows to make them answer for it. “My justice?” “My justice is this:” “Anyone who insults my parents, wife, or daughter dies!” “Anyone who harms my parents, wife, or daughter dies!!” “Anyone who treats my parents, wife, or daughter unfairly will be shown no mercy!!!” 216Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 33 Reborn: Invincible in Cultivation This Life 重生：今世修仙我无敌 Reborn: I’m Unrivaled in Cultivation in This Life 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Immortal Venerable of the City: I Became Invincible After Forcing a Kiss on the Campus Beauty 都市仙尊：强吻校花后，我无敌了 A supreme immortal from the celestial realm is reborn, only to become a good-for-nothing high school student whom everyone can bully? His family is dirt poor, debt collectors are at the door, his former brothers have turned against him, and the school belle wants nothing to do with him. At his lowest point, the [Invincible Cultivation System] activates. But these missions... are way too outrageous! “Ding! Beginner mission: Force a kiss on the school belle in public! Reward: [Supreme Dao Foundat 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Five Thousand Years in Seclusion, One Move to Take Anyone Down 闭关五千年，谁都一招秒 [Invincible protagonist, but not brainless; a satisfying power fantasy] Three years ago, Fang Ming disappeared. His adoptive father died under a cloud of false accusations, and his childhood sweetheart was hunted and threatened by the killer. Three years later, Fang Ming returns as a saint and turns the tide. Whether you’re a ghost, demon, fiend, Buddha, immortal, god, or even the Great Way of Heaven and Earth… I’ll kill you all with a single move! 588Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 36 Urban: I Returned to Earth with My Cultivation! 都市：我带着修为回地球！ [Taoist Protagonist] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Not Invincible] 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 都市之仙帝归来 Ye Qingyao, the strongest Immortal Emperor of the Three Realms, is reborn on Earth. Faced with the girlfriend who betrayed him, the world’s scorn, and the provocations of rich young masters, he strikes back without hesitation! In this life, he will take control of his fate and rise to the summit once more! 169Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 38 Five Thousand Years of Cultivation, Then Back to the Modern World 修仙5千年，飞升回现代 Three years from now, creatures from another world will invade Blue Star. Within ten years, humanity will be extinct! Qianli is chosen by the Heavenly Dao and transmigrates to other worlds to cultivate immortality. Five thousand years later, she ascends and returns! She launches cultivation for all and saves Blue Star! P.S. I won’t write about political scheming or nasty characters. I’m just writing this for fun, and I’m not sure how often I’ll update! I’m writing this to please myself. I’ll be 20Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 39 The Good-for-Nothing Rogue Immortal Descends to Save the World 废材散仙之下凡拯救苍生 [Apocalypse] + [Immortal Descends to Earth] + [Invincible] + [Reborn] + [Superpowers] Immortal Lord Yuehua was once a good-for-nothing in the immortal realm: plain-looking, idle, and constantly looked down upon by the immortals. However, a sudden upheaval in the mortal world forced him to descend to Earth, where he was entrusted with the mission of finding fifteen people possessed by spirits... Together, they must activate the world's protective barrier before Earth's Apocalypse arrives. But... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Before Spiritual Energy Resurged, I Started Cultivating Immortality Early 灵气还没复苏，我就提前开始修仙 [Joyful cultivation + lighthearted daily life + hilarious absurdity + thrilling power-ups + spiritual qi revival in the middle and later stages + myriad heavens + an age of great upheaval… A satisfying story with a clever protagonist!] Zhang Xuan lost both parents at the age of seven and was raised to adulthood by a kind-hearted nanny. Then one night, a young man breaks into his house and claims to be his long-lost grandfather, who has successfully cultivated immortality and returned from the mo 132Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 41 I Was at the Divine Transformation Stage, Now I’m Back as a College Freshman 人在化神期，归来上大一 After graduating from high school, Chen Yang went exploring and accidentally transmigrated to the Cultivation Realm. After a thousand years of cultivation, he reached the Deity Transformation stage and finally returned, only to find that just seven days had passed on Blue Star. With Longcheng University about to begin its new term, Chen Yang embarked on a new chapter of his life. Among all the incoming freshmen was an old monster at the Deity Transformation stage. The class beauty, department be 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Immortal Emperor Is a Dad: My Daughter Is a Violent Little Lolita 仙帝奶爸，我女儿是暴力小萝莉 Urban Cultivation + Dad + Decisive and Ruthless + Invincible + One Female Lead A hundred thousand years ago, on his wedding night, Ling Yun was carried off to the Cangxuan Star Domain by a beam of golden light. A hundred thousand years later, he rose to become an Immortal Emperor. When he returned to Earth, only five years had passed. His wife and daughter were left helpless and alone, bullied by others. Now that I, Ling Yun, have returned, anyone who dares bully my wife and daughter will have t 2kReads7.9Score158Shelves
- 43 Trapped for Five Thousand Years, I Just Want to Lie Flat 被困五千年，我只想躺平 No System. Five thousand years ago, Zhuang Jun was trapped in a mysterious space. Five thousand years later, he became the guardian deity of Huaxia. The world had changed beyond recognition: cultivators had all disappeared, and spiritual energy was scarce. He was invincible in this age, but all he wanted was to lie flat. As he lies flat, Zhuang Jun draws closer to the truth of what happened all those years ago. 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Divine Emperor Returns to the City 神帝归来在都市 Urban life + the spirit realm + the immortal realm + the divine realm The male lead knows right from wrong, isn't a pushover or a simp, and the plot never drags. A child who wants to care for their parents may find them gone before they get the chance! Can you truly attain the Dao through cultivation if you harbor regrets and your Dao Heart is flawed? See how Lin Yun makes up for the regrets in his heart and ultimately seeks the Dao of Heaven and Earth... This world is different from other cult 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 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—Shelves
- 46 Return of the Immortal Cultivator to the City 都市之修仙归来 In his previous life, he was the son of a disgraced heir from a wealthy family, a family shame. His girlfriend betrayed him, his family cast him aside, the powerful hounded him, and his family was destroyed! In this life, he has returned to Earth. He will repay every humiliation and betrayal he once suffered! “From today on, no one can lay a hand on anyone I, Qin Jian, want to protect. Not even Jesus. I said it!” 95Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 47 Spiritual Qi Revival? My Great-Grandfather's Identity as an Immortal Emperor Is Exposed 灵气复苏？祖爷爷仙帝身份曝光了 [Invincible + Immortal Emperor + Urban + Cultivation + Return + Strange Phenomena Resurge + Spiritual Qi Revival] After transmigrating to another world, Su Bai painstakingly cultivates to the quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. Longing for his wife and children back home, he chooses to return to Blue Star to find his family. By then, Blue Star has changed beyond recognition, and strange phenomena have resurged, bringing death and tragedy everywhere. When his great-granddaughter sees Su Bai effortlessl 347Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 48 Life After the Immortal Emperor Returns 仙帝归来后的生活 Cen Qing returns from the brutal world of cultivation, hoping only to live a comfortable, peaceful life. But trouble keeps coming his way. When people come looking for trouble, Cen Qing takes them out with a single finger. “What a hassle.” Follow this max-level expert’s life in the city. 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 49 Urban Cultivation: A Tribulation-Transcending Expert Is Reborn 都市修仙：渡劫大佬重生了 [Cultivation • Rebirth • Cold and Detached • Decisive and Ruthless • Smart Protagonist • No Groveling After Women] The story of Venerable Xuanjian, Jiang Ran, who failed his tribulation and was reborn into his youth six hundred years earlier, then cultivated in the mortal world. 340Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 50 Urban: I’m an Immortal Emperor from the Start, and I Don’t Eat Beef! 都市：开局仙帝，我不吃牛肉！ [Absolutely invincible from beginning to end + sweeps aside all opposition + ruthless and decisive + never hides his cultivation + pure power fantasy] After sacrificing himself, Lin Shen transmigrates to the immortal cultivation world and becomes an Immortal Emperor revered by millions. Now, he tears through the barriers between worlds and returns to Earth. The tiny Sakura Nation is causing trouble again? Then wipe the island off the map! The King of Hell dares to stop me from resurrecting my pa 256Reads6.7Score104Shelves
