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- 1 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
- 2 Return from Cultivation 修仙归来 Return to Immortal Cultivation 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, and My Pagoda Is Amazing 穿越修真界，我的宝塔真牛 When the consciousness of Li Tianjie, a modern corporate drudge, awakens in a pool of blood in the world of cultivation, what awaits him is no halo of being reborn, but the lowly life of a menial, bullying by tyrants, and the cruel law of the jungle. At the brink of despair, the Nine-Turn Exquisite Pagoda, a relic left behind by an ancient transcendent, recognizes him as its master. Its nine heaven-defying divine abilities carve a bloody path for him to defy fate and change his destiny! Time-sp —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 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
- 5 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 416Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 6 I Returned from Cultivation to Be a Dad 修仙归来当奶爸 The Immortal Emperor tears through space and gives everything he has to find the beloved wife he lost a hundred years ago! But he discovers that only six years have passed on Earth. His wife hasn't aged, and she has even given birth to his child! From now on, I'll protect the two of you! The Immortal Emperor is back, and he'll crush anyone who dares to defy him! 162Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Livestream: My Great-Granddaughter Exposes My Daily Life as a Cultivator 直播：我修仙的日常被曾孙女曝光了 Also known as: Immortal for Ten Thousand Years, Exposed in a Livestream by My Great-Granddaughter (Feel-Good, System, Immortality, Exposure, Great-Granddaughter) He once climbed barefoot to the summit of the Himalayas, dressed in white, and once plunged into the Four Seas and subdued a flood dragon with his bare hands. He has crossed mountains and rivers, trod the Nine Heavens, sat upon the throne, and struck fear into the world. But who could have guessed he’d accidentally be exposed in his gre 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 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?! 35Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 9 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
- 10 The Hidden Cultivator in the City 都市隐修人 Lin Zhenyi, a young man from a small town with dual doctorates in biology and agriculture, worked at Huamei Biotech before resigning and experienced a romance with Feng Xiaoya. Through his dedication to Buddhist and Daoist cultivation methods, along with the development of his supernatural abilities, he embarked on a rich and exciting journey through life! Lin Zhenyi travels through infinite universes, treating the countless worlds of the Ten Directions as one boundless metropolis. He will alway 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 After Losing My Job, a Higher-Dimensional Being Possessed Me and Changed My Fate 失业后，我被高维生命附体改命 Three years!! After enduring the pandemic for three whole years, his finances still couldn't withstand the strain and collapsed. It was agony! Utter agony! Everywhere he turned, everything cost money. His funds ran dry, his company went bankrupt, and he was buried in debt. His friends stopped answering their phones, and even his girlfriend left him. Su Chen's life plunged into despair. At last, there was still a way forward. On this very day, the gears of Su Chen's destiny began to turn. He neve —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Immortal Dragon Path 仙龙途 The life of ordinary girl Lin Xiaomeng is turned upside down by a mysterious red mark on her palm. She discovers by chance that she is no ordinary person, but a rare, divine-ranked half-dragon, born once in a thousand years. What people call cultivators are, in fact, simply half-dragons in the eyes of ordinary humans. Guided by the dragon witch Yun Fei, she absorbs a demon-corrupted spirit core and awakens her dragon-blood spirit root. But the rampaging dragon blood takes hold of her, sending he 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Peerless Master Descends the Mountain and Becomes the Goddesses' Beloved 绝世高手下山成女神们的团宠 Urban cultivation, multiple heroines, beautiful CEO, super-S-dominant older woman, beautiful assassin, everyday urban life, decisive and ruthless, feel-good power fantasy. Zhang Zifan, an unrivaled cultivation expert who has lived in seclusion on a mountain, is ordered by his master to descend the mountain and protect Chen Xinyi, a CEO. He must also help her bring the "Nirvana" miracle drug she possesses to the world. While protecting her, he also ends up protecting her best friend, saving a bea 12Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 14 My Sloppy Master Turns Out to Be a Cultivator 我的邋遢师傅竟然是修真者 (Urban cultivation + Strong moral values + Sweeping the globe + Glory to China + Saving the world) A boy who survived a tragic childhood and a wretched family life unexpectedly becomes the disciple of a cultivation master. His hatred does not stop him from moving forward, nor does it turn him into a powerful man with darkness in his heart. Instead, he grows into a witty, straightforward young man. Watch how he makes his way through the mortal world, takes on the mighty United States, stirs up th 12.8kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
- 15 Immortal Emperor 仙帝 The two brothers were born on the same day, but their personalities could not be more different. One has exceptional natural talent but was born with an evil nature, and ultimately walks the demonic path, vowing to overturn heaven and earth. The other is seen by everyone as a good-for-nothing, unable to cultivate, but by a twist of fate, he awakens memories of his past life. From then on, he swims against the current, making dragons his younger brothers and phoenixes his wives as he takes the wo 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Return of the Cultivator 修仙归来 Ancient martial arts clans? A battle-hardened soldier? A peerless genius? X-ray vision? An invincible System? ...Sorry, I’ll smash them all! After half a year in a daze, I had my beloved by my side. After a thousand years of cultivating immortality, I have returned today. I have no desire to become an immortal in the heavens; I only want to protect the people by my side. If Heaven forces my hand... then I’ll split it open! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Feasting on Evil Gods 以邪神为食 [Urban Cultivation, Military Action, Lovecraftian Horror, Relentless Combat] Earth is no sacred land of cultivation. It is a mythic prison built to contain the oldest and most terrifying evil gods in the universe! The countless gods and Buddhas of China, the gods of Asgard in the Norse pantheon, the saints of ancient Greece's Olympus... They were never deities, but the first generation of [Wardens] in this prison. Now the Age of Declining Dharma has arrived. The claim that spiritual energy has d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Invincible in the City from the Start: My Divine Cooking Makes Li Shimin Drool 都市无敌开局：我神厨馋哭李世民 [Over 500,000 words and ready to binge!] [Also titled: Reborn in the City: The Nine Dragons Divine Emperor Returns] [Kneel! I'll reward you with ten trillion slaps!] [A hero's rescue from the start, and a beauty in Parisian black stockings offers herself to him?] [Top-tier writing and plot] [Not a food novel!] [Comedy] [Reborn] [Livestream] [Showing off and face-slapping] [Invincible urban wish-fulfillment] Xiao Yi, once titled the Nine Dragons Divine Emperor, returns to Earth in 2023, to his yo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 Urban: I Have a Thousand Years of Cultivation Memories 都市：我有千年修仙记忆 (Also known as: All the Big Shots in the World Are My Underlings; also known as: I’m Really Not Interested in Money) The ordinary young man Lu Bai dreams of a cultivation world and awakens memories of a thousand years of cultivation. He sets out on the path of cultivation in the modern city. “You actually think you can frame me? Ha, naive mortal!” “You actually doubt my strength? Heh, ignorant mortal!” “You actually dared to slap me? Hehehe, perish, foolish mortal!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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! 150Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn as a Mahayana Master, I Crush High Martial Arts with Cultivation 大乘期重生，我以修仙碾压高武 The protagonist was a powerful cultivator at the Great Ascension stage in the cultivation world. After failing to survive the True Immortal Tribulation, his shattered soul unexpectedly arrived on Earth. Using a blood-red immortal embryo, his remnant soul was reborn. In just three months, he became a young man and infiltrated a high-martial-arts academy, posing as a good-for-nothing and playing the pig to eat the tiger. In this world, martial arts, superhuman abilities, and the uncanny run rampan 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 都市之仙帝归来 Ten thousand years ago, his mother died in a car accident, his father vanished, his company went bankrupt, and his lover passed away... He didn't even know who his enemy was, yet his life had already ended in utter defeat! Ten thousand years later, he had become the invincible Northern Cold Immortal Emperor, standing at the pinnacle and gazing down upon the heavens, yet the hatred in his heart remained unresolved! Now, he has returned. 419Reads7.4Score106Shelves
- 25 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… 67Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 26 Infinite Rebirth: The Longer I Live, the Younger I Get 无限重生，越活越年轻 [Invincible + feel-good power fantasy + lighthearted + immortal body + Demon Realm System] Mo Yun was once the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm. After being ambushed and sealed by a group of immortals, he is reborn five thousand years later when the seal is broken. With each rebirth, he can expend some of his lifespan to restore his strength to its peak. Any lifespan he spends can be replenished by restoring his demonic energy. He is the creator of the Demon Realm System. Through it, he commands 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Reborn in the City as the Cold-Hearted Emperor 都市重生之冷漠帝君 He was once a Celestial Venerable in the heavens. When his tribulation failed because of karma from his past life, he decided to use the magic power he had left to return to his previous life. Those who hurt or humiliated him would become souls beneath his blade and vanish forever. This novel has a devoted male and female lead, a short romance, and only one heroine, whom the hero dotes on exclusively. Later, he ascends to immortality with her and her family, then holds his beloved wife in his ar 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Exorcism 除邪 Author’s note: I’ve asked many people, if cultivation really existed, who would be able to cultivate? Without exception, they answered, “People with good aptitude and strong physiques!” I asked in return, “Why not everyone?” They all fell silent, as if the thought had never crossed their minds! When you watch your family and friends die before their time, while cultivators live longer, stay forever young, and enjoy all the riches and pleasures of the world... Can you, in your grief, still ca 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Ten Years to Sainthood: Sparking a Cultivation Craze on the Ancestral Planet! 十年成圣，开启祖星修仙热潮！ [Return from Cultivation] + [No Hiding] + [Invincible Protagonist] + [Everyday Life] + [Supporting Character Growth] + [Transmigration] + [Cultivation for All] Chen Shouluo transmigrates to the Immortal Domain by chance. Thanks to his unbelievable fortune, he reaches the pinnacle of the world in just ten years. After becoming a Saint in ten years, Chen Shouluo returns to the Ancestral Star, builds a teleportation array with a wave of his hand, and opens the way for cultural exchange between the 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Mahayana Cultivator Reborn in the City 大乘修士重生在都市 [Urban Cultivation + Face-Slapping Wish Fulfillment + Invincible + Decisive and Ruthless] Wang Teng is reborn in the city and asks his girlfriend to return the one million he lent her, only to be framed by her for extortion and thrown in jail. How can he get out of this mess? I, Wang Teng, simply make my girlfriend confess everything to the police! Wang Teng is reborn as a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and unexpectedly enters a global math competition hosted by a certain online shopping 534Reads8.6Score137Shelves
- 31 After a Thousand Years of Cultivation, I Return from the Immortal Realm 修仙千年，我从仙界归来 Huo Ye spent three thousand years traversing the Primordial Immortal Realm before returning to the city, only to find that he had been unconscious for just seven years. Yet in those seven years, his friends betrayed him, his lover mocked him, and his parents endured countless glares and abuses. Now reborn, he has plenty of things to set right. 90Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 32 The Invincible Master in the City 无敌大能在都市 The mighty cultivator Wang Lin comes to Blue Star by a twist of fate to seek enlightenment in the Immortal Dao. An icy CEO, beautiful campus belles, a cold-blooded assassin, and an arrogant heiress all come his way, while mysterious factions emerge one after another. See how Wang Lin looks on the mortal world with a smile and ascends to the realm of immortals! (The pacing may be a little slow at first, but it gets absolutely thrilling later on.) Wang Lin: Don't 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Demon Emperor Descends: Turning Back Time 魔帝降临之逆转时光 The Demon Emperor returns to Earth with all his cultivation intact, turns back time, and avenges his grudges! Then he heads to the cultivation world to find the two Immortal Emperors who killed his master, only to learn, just after arriving, that a great calamity is about to strike! The Divine Realm is sealed, and disaster is on the way! Can he defy fate and save the people of the Three Realms...? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Dragon Hidden in the City: The Live-In Son-in-Law's Stormy Rise 龙潜都市之赘婿惊涛 He was once the Eastern Dragon King, standing at the pinnacle of the world, commanding the winds and clouds and looking down on all creation. To repay his master's kindness and settle his debts of fate, he concealed his power, took the name Xiao Jin, and vanished into the mortal world, becoming the live-in son-in-law of Lin Qingya, heiress to the Lin Group. For three years, he devoted himself to the household, cooking and caring for the family, while secretly clearing obstacles in the business w —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 You Think My Family Has No One to Back Us? My Ancestor Is a God 欺我家里面无人！我的老祖是大神 His parents died young! His grandfather was beaten to death! Their house was forcibly demolished! Jiang Yuntian was so devastated he nearly cried himself to death... After enduring endless hardships and injustice, Jiang Yuntian went to mourn at his grandfather's grave, only to weep so hard that his ancestor Jiang Ziya appeared. In a single night, his ancestor granted him the power of a True Immortal, and from then on, Jiang Yuntian began his “lavish” life... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Venerable One of the Ruins 墟元异尊 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Cultivation Online Shuts Down, So I Return to Earth Online 修仙OL关服，重返地球OL Content is currently being reset. Preparing to rewrite Chapter Four. After an accident, Lu Chuan mistakenly enters Tianxuan. With the help of the System, he roams freely through the cultivation world. When an accident brings him back to Earth, three years have passed. Having lost all his cultivation, can he find a way back to the cultivation world and reunite with the women he loves? But Earth is no simple place. Immortals clash, and there are many cultivation systems he has never encountered. W 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 I Returned from Cultivation, and Now I’m Invincible 修仙归来，我无敌世间 Lin Feng was forced to cultivate for ten years before accidentally discovering the secret of his birth. With no choice, he descends the mountain to raise his cultivation level. When he returns from his cultivation, hoping to reunite with his adoptive family, he finds his foster parents dead and his younger sister left alone. Fury takes hold. He’ll kill anyone who stands in his way, god or Buddha. A dragon’s scales must never be touched, and blood debts must be paid in blood. 17.9kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
- 39 I Returned from the Immortal Realm 我从仙界归来 Five thousand years felt like a nightmare. When I finally awoke, I was already invincible beneath the heavens! I have returned from the immortal realm. If Buddha stands in my way, I'll slay Buddha; if the gods stand in my way, I'll kill the gods! This is my path: the path of invincibility! 24Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 40 I’m an Immortal Emperor, Reborn at the Moment I Was Kidnapped in My Past Life 我为仙帝，重生回前世被绑架时 13Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 41 After the Divorce, My Identity as a Returned Immortal Is Revealed 离婚后，我修仙归来的身份曝光 Su Lin returns from cultivating immortality, only to be greeted by divorce papers. Yin Qingya says she can’t stand a man who does nothing but lie flat and live off his wife. But only after the divorce does Su Lin’s true power come to light. The high and mighty grovel before him; Things ordinary people could never accomplish in a lifetime are beneath his notice; Mysterious martial artists and powerful, secretive clans are just as easy for Su Lin to wipe out. Su Lin says all it takes is a little e 296Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 42 The Cultivator Returns as a Dad 修仙归来当奶爸 A thousand years ago, Mo Xun was accidentally swallowed by a spatial rift and entered the world of cultivation. A thousand years later, after enduring countless hardships, he returns, only to discover that just seven years have passed on Earth! The woman he loved is still here, and she even had his child! The moment he comes back, he’s promoted to dad! Well, his wife is beautiful and his child is adorable, so he can live with that. He had hoped to quietly settle down with his family, but their h 45Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 43 I've Reached the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, and the Campus Belle Wants Me to Be Her Child's Father 渡劫期了，校花让我当孩子爹 [Urban Cultivation, Invincible, Feel-Good, Ruthless, Multiple Heroines, Campus Beauties, Face-Slapping] Chen Xuan cultivated for thousands of years, but failed to ascend. After spending a century as the revered patriarch, he had only just come down from the mountain when people mistook him for some big shot’s illegitimate son! The peerless miracle doctor had learned only a fraction of Chen Xuan’s skills, yet his medical expertise was already unparalleled! A reclusive tycoon needed only a little 38Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 44 I've Cultivated Immortality for a Thousand Years, Can't I Enjoy Myself? 修了一千年仙，就不能享受享受吗 Han Chu accidentally transmigrated to the Jiuzhou Continent. After a thousand years of cultivation, he finally became an Ancestor at the Tribulation Transcendence stage. But after failing his tribulation, he returned to Earth. Given a second life, he decided to enjoy himself in the mortal world. After cultivating immortality for a thousand years, wasn't it about time he enjoyed himself? 127Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 45 Urban: Returning from Immortal Cultivation, Supreme and Unrivaled 都市：修仙归来，无上至尊 [No System + Master Descends the Mountain + Invincible Cultivation + Wish Fulfillment + Decisive and Ruthless + Endless Showing Off] In the Dharma-Ending Age, spiritual energy has dried up. A mysterious old man wanders the world and happens upon Ye Xuan, a young man with an extraordinary physique and an innate spiritual body. He forcibly takes Ye Xuan as his final disciple, hoping the young man can break through the shackles and ascend to immortality, fulfilling the old man's lifelong dream of t 526Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: My Ride Is a Goddess 四合院：我的座驾是女神 (Modern cultivation, thunderbolt-level ideas, laugh-until-you-spit comedy) Save lives to gain martial arts, and goddesses turn into dream cars! Zhang Hao, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, was framed by his girlfriend and her lover during his junior year of college. On the verge of death, he activates the “Medicine and Martial Arts Have the Same Origin” and “Dream Car Courtyard” growth systems. Ding! Activated the Eighteen Self-Defense Techniques for Women: Monkey 5.9kReads9.5Score376Shelves
- 47 Urban: I Can Refine Anything 都市之万物皆可炼 Lin Mo, an ordinary college student, unexpectedly awakens the ability to sense the spirit in all things. In a modern city where spiritual energy is scarce, he uses this unique ability to start by repairing a small magical artifact, then gradually refine all things, gather resources, and grow stronger. Drawn into the conflicts of the cultivation world, he uncovers the secret behind the spiritual qi revival and ultimately becomes a powerhouse who protects the city and even shapes the balance betwe 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Evil Young Cultivator of the City 都市修真邪少 Once the peerless evil cultivator of the cultivation world, he transmigrates into the body of a discarded young master with no talent after failing to overcome his tribulation. His life, once at rock bottom, takes a turn... 51Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 49 The Era of Cultivation I Despise 我厌恶的修仙时代 [Patriotism + alternate urban setting + Cultivation + ensemble cast + travel between two worlds + both thrills and heartbreak] Li Chengan hates this era of Cultivation. It took everything from him, then tried to force him to become one of its own. He refused. He would rather be the useless outcast this era had abandoned. But even then, he could never find peace. Everyone in the human world is pushing him to cultivate; everyone in the underworld is pushing him to die; the entire era of Cultivatio 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Vitality Revival: The World's Number One Menace 元气复苏：全球第一大祸害 He has several secret identities, and every one of them is inhuman, up to no good, and bent on wreaking havoc around the globe all day long. On the surface, he has nothing going for him except his good looks. In secret, he's a bona fide schemer! He lives up to his title as the world's number one menace. But he really doesn't want to accept the praise he gets from people of every nation around the world. All he wants is to survive a little better. All the trouble he's caused was accidental. He re —Reads—Score—Shelves
