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- 1 Immortal for Billions of Years, and I’ve Only Been Alive a Few Decades 长生，我也就活了几十亿年 He was the first being in the world, born alongside it at the dawn of creation when Pangu split the heavens and earth. Over the endless ages, he lived alone on prehistoric Earth, kept dinosaurs for company, taught Nuwa to mold humans from clay, passed on the Dao to the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and witnessed the Investiture of the Gods... And now, this peerless being, carrying billions of years of experience, has unexpectedly arrived on Earth. See how he conquers the world and takes life as a ga 218Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 2 The Man Who Lived for Three Thousand Years 长生三千年的男人 He once sought immortality alongside Qin Shi Huang, commanded troops alongside Han Xin, discussed matters of state with Emperor Taizong of Tang, and roamed the land with Emperor Zhengde. He studied ingenious mechanisms with Lu Ban, discussed the arts of divination with Zhang Liang, judged cases between the living and the dead with Bao Zheng, and sampled every delicacy under heaven with Su Shi… His traces can be found throughout the river of history. His immortality continues, and the future will 958Reads6.1Score10514d adds
- 3 Urban: I Can See Time 都市：我能看到时间 After three years of struggling in the Magic City, Su Yun still hasn’t made a name for himself. His girlfriend leaves him because he’s going nowhere, and his company continues to exploit him without mercy. Su Yun finally snaps. To hell with love! To hell with the company! To hell with the world! An accident happens right in front of Su Yun at an intersection. Suddenly, Su Yun gains the ability to manipulate time. He can take time away from one person and give it to another. The Time Merchant, th 16Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 4 Immortal for Hundreds of Millions of Years 长生亿万年 Billions of years ago, Fang Yi was born amid primordial chaos. To him, the river of time was no more than a little stream. The gods and demons of the myriad heavens were nothing but countless specks of dust before him. This time, he would rule the Heavenly Dao, and he quietly enrolled at a school! “Don't even think about provoking me. My power is beyond your imagination...” 394Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 5 Ten Thousand Years of Immortality: An Archaeological Team Dug Me Up 长生万年：我被考古队挖了出来 Having lived for billions of years, he has witnessed the fall of gods and the extinction of the demon race. He has seen Pangu create the heavens and the earth, Kuafu chase the sun, and Nüwa mend the sky. He once joined the Yellow Emperor in defeating Chiyou, and even helped Qin Shi Huang unite the six kingdoms. A century passes like a dream, and the world changes beyond recognition. He has mastered the art of destiny and can defy heaven to change fate. He has mastered medicine and can bring the 7.7kReads8.2Score29614d adds
- 6 I Lived for Ten Thousand Years 我活了一万年 After ten thousand years as an Immortal Emperor, he has grown tired of scheming and returns to the modern world to live an ordinary life! He feeds his goldfish, plays with his kitten, tends his plants, and enjoys a quiet, comfortable life... But he never expected the immortal energy inside him to be so potent. From that day on, a carp breathed in a little immortal energy and became a dragon; a peony inhaled some and became an immortal, the Peony Fairy; a fox ate one of his watermelon seeds and t 59Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 7 Showbiz Dad: My Thousand-Year Immortality Exposed on A Journey to the Stars! 娱乐奶爸：长生千年被向往曝光！ Urban + devoted dad + entertainment industry + transmigrate + reborn + tycoon + livestream The new season of A Beautiful Life arrives in the lovely Peach Blossom Village. Beside the shabby, rundown mushroom house stands a luxurious country villa. According to village gossip, its resident has lived for hundreds of years and become the village's “immortal ancestor”! The crew had been filming for a whole month, yet no one had seen this person. Then, one day, a mysterious master appeared on the live 496Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 8 I’m an Immortal, and I’ve Been Exposed on The Longing in Peach Blossom Spring 我长生者，在桃花源被向往曝光了 Li Yichen, an immortal, has lived in seclusion in Peach Blossom Spring Town for countless years. Every day, he fishes, tends flowers, walks his dog, and teases the birds, enjoying a simple and peaceful life. Then one day, a production crew for "Yearning 5" arrives to livestream. “Holy cow! Are those chairs and tables made of top-grade huanghuali wood?” “Is that painting a lost work by Wu Daozi?” The bowls and chopsticks, vases, fishing rod... Each item is more extraordinary than the last. Countl 430Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 9 The Immortal Emperor Returns: Hall of Longevity 仙帝归来：长生殿 [Urban Cultivation Dad] [Invincible Qi Refining Stage] [Lighthearted Power Fantasy] [Longevity Spirit Body] Bai Changqing transmigrated from a cultivation continent to Blue Star and endured five hundred long, lonely years. Then one day, the moment Bai Changqing unexpectedly discovered that he had a daughter, warm, radiant sunlight finally poured into his life. At that very moment, the world's most mysterious faction, the Longevity Hall, gained a young lady of incomparable distinction. 1.5kReads8.5Score18314d adds
- 10 Urban: My Identity as an Immortal Has Been Exposed 都市：我长生者的身份被曝光了 Chen Xuan is the only cultivator of immortality in the world. In ancient times, he taught Shennong to taste a hundred herbs, showed Suiren how to make fire by drilling wood, and taught Youchao to build houses to keep wild beasts at bay. He earned the admiration of countless people. In more recent ancient times, he was the tutor of the First Emperor of Qin, joined the Han Emperor on an expedition against the Xiongnu, was adored and revered by Emperor Wu, and taught Zhuge Liang the Eight Trigrams 960Reads7.2Score15414d adds
- 11 The Mythical Shang Dynasty Exposed in a Livestream 3,000 Years Later 神话大商，被三千年后直播曝光 After transmigrating into the body of Di Xin, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, Yin Shou awakened a Wonder System. As long as he created a wonder, left a record of it, and convinced people in later generations of his great achievements, everything would become real. Yin Shou erected three thousand terracotta warriors in his mausoleum. He wrote: Three thousand ironclad soldiers beheaded a hundred thousand rebels. And so, those three thousand soldiers truly appeared out of thin air and wiped out 1.4kReads8.7Score11114d adds
- 12 This Immortal Emperor Is Kind of a Jerk 这个仙帝有点贱 [Immortal and Demon Cultivation] [Invincible Power Fantasy] [One Female Lead] [Strength Overcomes Skill] Ye Bufan, an Immortal Emperor of his generation. Five thousand years later, he returned to Earth with his cultivation intact. He devoured a demonic root and cultivated both immortality and demonic arts. Though already an Emperor Venerable, he repeatedly bullied low-level cultivators in the Qi Refining stage. Though he held the title of Immortal Emperor, he still devoured other people's cultiv 422Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 13 I'm Only 2,500 Years Old 我只有两千五百岁 Su Ye transmigrated to ancient times and lived all the way into the modern era. Still looking just 22, he becomes a student of traditional Chinese medicine and begins a brilliant new chapter of his life. He excels at the four arts of the scholar and knows every field of martial and civil learning. “I just want to live a good hundred years. Don’t mess with me, or I’ll beat you all right back!” 117Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 14 Exposed by a Hit Variety Show After Five Thousand Years of Seclusion in Ghost Valley 隐居鬼谷五千年，被向往曝光了 The crew of the sixth season of Yearning for a Better Life came to Yunmeng Mountain to film, and accidentally wandered into a valley. There, they found an old man with a youthful face and white hair fishing with a hookless line. To their amazement, he actually caught a huge fish! They discovered that the old house where he lived was built from top-grade golden-thread nanmu, worth an estimated 1.5 billion yuan! They also found that the flowerpot he used for gardening was a blue-and-white Yuan dyn 1.4kReads7.8Score10114d adds
- 15 I Transmigrated into a Prince's Mansion and Became Immortal 穿越王府后长生不死 [No heroine, depending on your perspective] + [Monk story] An immortal touches my head, and I receive eternal life when my hair is tied up. Li Changxiao returns to ancient times and gains the talent of immortality. He is a royal grandson of the Great Qin, once learning the sword from the Sword King, drinking with the God of Slaughter, and composing poetry with a Sage. He is a hidden wanderer of the Great Han, traveling north to the Xiongnu and assimilating countless people. He is a physician of 7.9kReads8.6Score43314d adds
- 16 I Spoke with the Ancients, and the Secret of My Immortality Was Exposed 对话千古，我长生的秘密被曝光了 My name is Zhang Liang. I’m a fine young man from the 21st century: I love good food, beautiful women, and having fun. I’ve just transmigrated, and now I’m in an ancient age of myth, where evil spirits roam everywhere, countless strange beasts lurk, and mysterious shamans hold sway. But I’m not afraid. I’ve got a video game character template, so I can level up and change classes, and I come with countless resurrection tokens. I can live forever! My name 6.9kReads8.9Score44714d adds
- 17 EN A Hundred Thousand Years of Immortality 长生十万年 A hundred thousand years ago, Su Yi ended the entire age of gods and demons with a single palm strike. Now he’s stepped onto a university campus to experience life as a student in the modern age. Su Yi: “I want to keep a low profile, but my strength just won’t let me. I’ve tried so hard to be an ordinary person!” 11.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 18 I Live Forever Through History 我在历史中长生不死 Li Ping’an transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and gains the ability to live forever. He watches dynasties rise and fall, and rules the martial world for centuries. He experiences the tumult of mortal life and witnesses the rise and decline of spiritual energy. He roams the Myriad Worlds, eventually becoming an Immortal Venerable of his generation... “My name is Li Ping’an. All I want is to live in peace!” 157Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 19 Urban: I’ve Lived for Ten Thousand Years, and I Can’t Hide It Anymore 都市：长生万年的我瞒不住了 Ye Tian has lived for ten thousand years. He once helped the First Emperor ascend the throne and unite the six kingdoms. He once sat and discussed the Dao with Laozi. He once enlightened the Buddha beneath a bodhi tree. He even traveled across Europe and helped spark the Renaissance. … In modern times, after far too many years and witnessing countless partings and deaths, he decided to return to an ordinary life. He adopted a child and went to live in the countryside. Eighty years passed in the 7.4kReads8.8Score54714d adds
- 20 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Eternal Life 修仙从长生不死开始 A short drama with the same title is now available. If you're interested, go check out Cultivation Begins with Immortality. System + transmigration + keeping a low profile Lin Jiang transmigrates to the world of cultivation and gains a longevity sign-in System. Sign in for one day, gain one year of lifespan. Lin Jiang: “Cultivation doesn't seem all that urgent after all. I'll take my time.” (Not a dark, overpowered power fantasy. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.) 39.7kReads8.2Score4.1k14d adds
- 21 Strange Tales from the Min Tiao Bureau: Mian Zhuan 民调局异闻录之勉传 This is the story of an immortal man spanning two thousand years. In every corner of history, he left his name behind. To some, he was a nightmare. To others, he awakened them from the nightmares that haunted them. At the beginning of the story, his name was Wu Mian. By the end, his name was Invincible. 22.5kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
- 22 Immortals Hidden Among the Common Folk 市井藏仙 Zhao Mu transmigrates to the Great Jin dynasty and gains the power to grow young again. Whenever one life reaches its end, he returns to his youth, living forever without ever dying. For fifty years, I serve as an official at the entertainment bureau, leisurely watching celebrated courtesans dance and seeing every beauty the world has to offer. I live through the rise and fall of dynasties, watching wise rulers bring peace and foolish emperors plunge the realm into chaos. I roam the rivers and l 71.7kReads8.4Score6.2k14d adds
- 23 Immortality 长生 Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 28.7kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
- 24 Master of All Skills 全技大师 What? A Supreme Immortal Aperture Physique? I only get one chance, and they made me this useless body? Damn it! No! I'm different from them. I have a hidden quest built in! 438Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Sun and Moon Dual Cultivation Art 日月双修功 At the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Emperor Jing Chengxuan was killed by the Nine Profound Female Immortal Emperor. His soul was reborn in the body of the mortal Jing Chengxuan, who had his dantian destroyed by his bride on their wedding night. Jing Chengxuan cultivates supreme immortal arts, defies fate, and takes revenge on his enemies, making Yun Yiran regret her actions for the rest of her life. He rises step by step, fights his way back to the Immortal Realm, and takes his r 2.7kReads6.2Score32014d adds
- 26 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗废材 [Absurd comedy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + espionage + battles of wits] Ye Huan is a disciple so disappointing that even the Hehuan Sect wants nothing to do with him. By chance, he obtains an inheritance, and from then on becomes a man who can hold up the heavens. One way for men to survive in the Hehuan Sect is to become spies. As it happens, Ye Huan is an espionage enthusiast, and with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, he matches wits with all sides on the covert fro 1.7kReads7.2Score16714d adds
- 27 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强炼气期 Fang Yu has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years, yet still hasn’t broken through the Qi Refining stage... “I really am only at the Qi Refining stage, but don’t mess with me!” 42.4kReads9.1Score3.2k14d adds
- 28 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.6kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 30 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 309Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 31 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds
- 32 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 872Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 33 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
- 34 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 35 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 494Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 36 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 37 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds
- 38 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 577Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 39 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score11714d adds
- 40 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.2kReads7.2Score10314d adds
- 41 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 42 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds
