Novels like Xuanhuan: I'm Just an Ordinary Mortal
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- 1 I’m Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me Senior? 我只是凡人，怎么都喊我前辈？ [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Delusion-inducing misunderstandings + Contrast + Fantasy imagination + Weak System] Lin Fan transmigrated twenty years ago. A useless System ruined his life, leaving him with no hope of cultivation and forcing him to live as a lowly mortal. Little did he know, what the System had taught him was already the pinnacle of this world. A pill he refined on a whim, a pot of tea he casually brewed, or a set of broadcast exercises he put together at random could help an u 164Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 2 Please, I’m Really Not a Hidden Powerhouse! 求求了，我真不是隐士大能！ Lin Xian transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes a useless nobody who can't cultivate. With no other choice, he takes up some side hobbies, molding clay figurines and dabbling in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. But who could have guessed... The painting he casually creates, "New Rain Over Empty Mountains", lets a fairy form her Golden Core on the spot! The characters he scrawls with his eyes closed make a little rabbit demon exclaim that he's amazing, and her cultivation skyrocke 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The System Ran Away from the Start, and I'm Really Just a Mortal 开局系统跑路，我真的只是凡人 [System + Cultivation + Everyone Misunderstands Him + Invincible Protagonist + Power Fantasy] Xu Gang transmigrates to a cultivation world, but since he can't cultivate, he's stuck as a mortal. With no other choice, he can only study the music, chess, calligraphy, and painting provided by the System, and tend to flowers and plants. Little does he know that the tabby cat he keeps is actually the ancient divine beast White Tiger, a demon sage of its age, and the flowers and plants in his courtyard 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I'm Really Not a Peerless Expert 我真不是绝世高人 [Misunderstandings + Invincible Hero + Comedy] After transmigrating to another world, Qin Han has no talent for cultivation and can only live as an ordinary mortal. But to his shock, the mighty sect master exhausts his sect's entire inheritance just to beg to become his disciple. A peerless powerhouse who once dominated the world shamelessly tries to become his neighbor, claiming he can sense supreme Dao aura in Qin Han's little courtyard. A ragged old man comes by every day to discuss the Dao w 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I'll Come Clean: I'm Really Just a Mortal 摊牌了，我真是个凡人 [System + playing the fool to catch the tiger + invincible hero + lighthearted comedy] Lin Fan, an overworked corporate drone who died suddenly from exhaustion, was forced by an all-purpose System to spend three hundred years learning trades from all walks of life. When the System finally went dormant, he was dumped in a remote wilderness with a “really high-quality” hoe and told to be a farmer. He thought his kitchen knife was just good for chopping vegetables, not knowing it was a celestial we 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Fantasy World: Turns Out I'm Already Invincible 玄幻，原来我已无敌 [Invincible + comedy + System + sect + female emperor] “Why did I transmigrate into a fantasy world if I can’t cultivate immortality?!” Wu You has spent ten years in another world. After being put through the wringer by the System, he has learned all kinds of skills, but he has no aptitude for cultivation and can’t become an immortal. He can only live as an ordinary mortal. But is he really just an ordinary mortal? The dog he keeps is a Great Emperor of the Divine Realm. The cat he keeps is the 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 I'm Invincible, Yet I Thought I Was a Mere Mortal 无敌的我以为自己是凡人 After transmigrating to a world of martial arts, Wu Yong thought he was a hopeless martial arts nobody. Little did he know that the melodies he casually played contained the sound of the Great Dao, helping people break through with ease. His casual paintings contained profound Daoist aura, allowing martial arts masters to advance effortlessly. His chess skills embodied the ways of heaven and earth, making everything suddenly clear to those who watched. Even the meals he casually cooked brimmed w 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 He's Obviously Strong, Yet He Pretends to Be Weak 这人明明很强却假装很弱 After a previous life of hard work and constant busyness, Li Feifan transmigrated to a world of cultivators. Though he was nearly invincible, all he wanted in this life was to enjoy a leisurely, carefree existence in a small mountain village. But a chance mishap led him to become physically intimate with the Holy Maiden of the Illusory Sect, a top cultivation sanctuary and the woman hailed as the Eastern Wilderness’s greatest beauty. After that, the course of Li Feifan’s life changed just a litt 38Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 9 Xuanhuan: Sir, Stop Pretending, You’re a Peerless Expert 玄幻：先生别装了，你就是绝世高人 [Wild imagination + deluded protagonist trope + lighthearted comedy + endless overthinking] First Sword Immortal: “Mr. Li, you are unrivaled beneath the heavens. Anyone who dares disagree will fall to my sword!” Buddha of the Western Paradise: “Amitabha. Mr. Li is the supreme patriarch of our Buddhist sect. Anyone who offends him will never be reincarnated!” Empress: “Anyone who so much as harms a hair on Mr. Li’s head will have their country slaughtered!” The Four Divine Beasts: “The master’s i 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Obviously Invincible, Yet Convinced He’s a Weakling 明明无敌却认为自己是弱鸡 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ming is forced by the System to spend ten years mastering acrobatics! Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, steaming, stir-frying, pan-frying, deep-frying, smithing, fishing, healing, midwifery... He’s mastered all three hundred and sixty trades to the divine level! His dog can retrieve things from thin air, his cat can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth, and every egg laid by his chickens is golden! But this useless System refuses to g 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Invincible: Why Is Everyone in the Cultivation World So Polite? 无敌：修仙界的人怎么这么客气 Invincible + Building a faction + Face-slapping + Traveling the world After an unexpected transmigration to another world, Zhang Xuan discovers that he has a System. He plans to slaughter his way across the world, turning his hand to cloud and his palm to rain, but then discovers that he can't cultivate at all. He can't even see cultivators' combat spells. All he does every day is farm, forge, paint, and carve… He throws his head back and cries out: Are you going to let me cultivate or not? What 1.2kReads8.7Score117Shelves
- 12 Xuanhuan: I'm Really Not an Unrivaled Powerhouse 玄幻：我真不是无上大能 [Misunderstandings that make everyone think the protagonist is a great master] + [System] + [playing the pig to eat the tiger] + [comedy] Li Mu transmigrated to a fantasy world, only to discover he was an ordinary mortal. He gained a mysterious System, but all it did was make him farm every day. Then one day, he accidentally saved an unparalleled beauty, who proceeded to cling to him relentlessly. Good grief, let go of me! I'm not that kind of person. He thought the unparalleled beauty had g 193Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 13 When Did I Become an Immortal? 我什么时候成仙的 [Delusions of grandeur]+ [Hilarious]+ [Lighthearted] What? The chicken I raised is a phoenix? The toys filling my warehouse are actually immortal weapons? That giant white radish is a ten-thousand-year-old ginseng king? Then why does it still taste crunchy and radishy when I eat it? And why am I just a mortal? This book is funny and lighthearted, guaranteed to cure every bad mood!!! 386Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 14 Xuanhuan: The Expert Is Me 玄幻：高人竟是我自己 [Highly Recommended by Top Authors] [Explosive New Hit] [Regular Updates] In Zhou Ming's little courtyard! The River of Time nourishes the Divine Jianmu Tree! A three-headed hellhound lies at the gate! A white dragon swims in the pond, transformed into a carp! All kinds of primordial exotic creatures and rare treasures can be found here. As for Zhou Ming's reaction? It's another world! So what if it's a little more extraordinary than Earth? I'm a master? No, no. I wish I were, but the System won 318Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 15 I Turned Out to Be an Unparalleled Expert 我竟是绝世高人 Lu Xiuxuan had transmigrated to the Tianyuan Continent three years ago, but his cultivation was still that of an ordinary mortal. With the help of the System, he had learned music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and all sorts of other skills. One day, two immortal maidens came to visit him and actually mistook him for an unparalleled master! The Demon Emperor and powerful figures among the human race all thought he was an unparalleled master, too. The little rabbit in his attic turned out to be t 721Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 16 Could I Be a Cultivation Grandmaster? 难道我是修仙大佬 Jiang Xiaotian accidentally transmigrates to a world of cultivation. Unable to cultivate, he can only open a small pharmacy and live a quiet life. Every day, he does his exercises, cooks, and grows medicinal herbs… Life is peaceful and leisurely. Then one day, he suddenly discovers that those two old men who fight tooth and nail every day over a bite of his cooking are the supreme cultivators of the cultivation world. The man who clings to his leg and begs to hear him play music is the Son of He 640Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 17 When Did the Dog I Raised Become Invincible? 我养的狗什么时候无敌了 Zhang Xuan got a System that didn’t seem very reliable. Every day, his tasks were to grow vegetables, walk the dog, and do a little housework. Then he made a shocking discovery... The vegetables he grew were all at least Saint-grade spirit herbs! The dog he raised was actually a qilin demon sage! Any dish he cooked was comparable to an eighth-grade elixir! Zhang Xuan said, “No, that can’t be right! You must have made a mistake!!” 597Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 18 Cultivation: I Really Am Just a Mortal 修仙：我真的是个凡人啊 Bai Xiaofan transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. One day, the System that had kept him company for twenty years kicks the bucket and ascends to heaven. From then on, Bai Xiaofan starts thinking about how to get in good with cultivators. What he doesn’t know is that he is the Great Dao itself! A casual stroke of his pen can produce three thousand laws! The dusty, broken pot in his kitchen turns out to be the divine artifact, the Nine-Dragon Pot. The axe he uses to chop bamboo turns o 367Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 19 Xuanhuan: What? I'm Actually a Peerless Expert! 玄幻：什么？我居然是绝世高人！ [Hilarious]+ [Misunderstood as a Mastermind]+ [Invincible] The chicken Zhang Bufan raises turns out to be a phoenix. The fish Zhang Bufan raises turns out to be a true dragon. The trees Zhang Bufan plants turn out to be the Fusang and Bodhi trees. … “What? I’m actually a peerless master?” 399Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 20 I’m Really Not an Peerless Expert 我真不是绝世高人 [Delusions of Grandeur + Invincible + Fantasy + Face-Slapping] Chen Fan transmigrates into a world of martial arts, only to be abandoned by the System and revealed as a good-for-nothing with no martial soul. With no other choice, he can only live as the lowliest of mortals. What he doesn’t know is that his home is full of divine treasures, and even his bathwater comes from a spiritual spring. The one plowing his fields is the Dragon Clan’s crown prince. The one watering his vegetable garden is t 756Reads8.4Score127Shelves
- 21 I'm Really Not an Peerless Expert 我真的不是绝世高人 Ten years after Ye Linfan transmigrated to a parallel world where spiritual qi had revived, the System abandoned him, leaving him a completely ordinary man. Who would have thought that the dog he raised was actually a divine beast, the qilin? The chickens he raised turned out to be phoenixes. The carp in his pond was actually a golden dragon. The peach tree he planted was covered in immortal peaches. Even a casual painting of his contained the true meaning of martial arts. Countless peerless exp 1.3kReads8.1Score101Shelves
- 22 I Can't Believe I'm an Peerless Immortal 我居然是绝世仙人 Zhao Chen transmigrated to the cultivation world, but he had no spiritual roots. Instead, an unorthodox System forced him to learn chess, painting, music, swordsmanship, martial arts, and more! It even granted him eternal life! The only thing it wouldn’t let him do was cultivate immortality. In the end, Zhao Chen withdrew to the mountains. He had no idea that the little monkey he’d raised from childhood was an unparalleled Demon Emperor! The tea tree in his yard was the Enlightenment Tree that i 817Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 23 I'm Really Just a Mortal 我真的只是个凡人啊 After suffering the double blow of a System explosion and being born a good-for-nothing, Chu Ming finally decides to settle down and live as an ordinary mortal. That is, except that occasionally, writing a single character can trigger wondrous signs across Heaven and Earth, he keeps a few divine beasts in the backyard, grows a few stalks of immortal grass, and casually creates a few gods. But I'm really just an ordinary mortal! 3.2kReads8.8Score281Shelves
- 24 Turns Out I've Been Invincible All Along 原来我早就无敌了 A certain Chess Saint: I played thirteen moves of chess with Mr. Ye today. I feel I’m close to finding the key to ascending. A certain Sword Saint: If Senior Ye gifts me another piece of calligraphy, I’ll be able to open the gates of heaven with my sword tomorrow. Ye Changqing is at a loss. He’s just an ordinary mortal, so why do old-timers keep showing up at his door every day? 2.4kReads8.2Score248Shelves
- 25 I'm Really Not a Hidden Master 我真不是隐世高人 [Invincible protagonist, sign-in System, mistaken-identity comedy] He is a mortal, yet possesses powers so wondrous they seem beyond gods and ghosts. He grows vegetables that become precious medicines and raises fish that transform into divine dragons. Even the chaos sacred beasts rush to recognize him as their master. Ji Mo: “So even a mortal body can crush the gods…” 467Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 26 Xuanhuan: So I'm Actually a Peerless Expert 玄幻：原来我是绝世高人 Li Yixi transmigrated, but the System blew up. In this cultivation world, he was just an ordinary mortal, and he was scared out of his wits. He could only stay inside the courtyard rewarded by the System, too afraid to take a single step outside. But he had no idea that the dog he raised was a supreme Demon Emperor. The calligraphy and paintings he casually made were sought after by countless powerful figures, who gained enlightenment in the Supreme Dao from them. The fish he raised were divine 4.1kReads8.7Score338Shelves
- 27 All the Livestock I Raise Are Great Emperors! You Call Him an Ordinary Village Guardian? 饲养的牲畜都是大帝！你说他是普通守村人？ Also known as: So I Really Am a Hidden Master. An accident brings Ye Fan deep into the mountains. There is a small village here. He lives in the village as its guardian and raises a herd of livestock. Then one day... a group of people calling themselves revered masters arrives in the village. The moment they see the pets he raises, they tremble in fear. Only then does he understand... How dare you call those chickens, ducks, pigs, and dogs livestock! Your whole family is... 526Reads9.0Score114Shelves
- 28 I’m Just a Mortal, So Why Do You All Worship Me as a Saint? 我只是一个凡人，为什么你们都奉我为圣 [Delusions of grandeur + ironic contrast + play the pig to eat the tiger + wild fantasy] Gu Heng transmigrated twenty years ago. A useless System ruined his life, leaving him with no hope of cultivating and no choice but to live as an ordinary mortal. Even as a mortal, he still wants to do good deeds. He casually helped a poor young girl, who would later become the famed “Snow White Sword Immortal,” renowned across the Three Realms. He found an injured kitten and cared for it for a long time, on 6.2kReads8.7Score970Shelves
- 29 I’m the Lord of the Heavenly Dao Hall! All My Disciples Are Traitorous Apprentices 我，天道殿主！弟子全是冲师逆徒 [Overpowered wish fulfillment, lighthearted and funny, taking disciples, no angst, disciples who turn on their master, lots of them] [Adaptation of the short drama of the same name now available] After Chen Daoxuan transmigrates, he obtains a System that makes him invincible as long as he takes disciples. Whether they are Immortal Emperors or supreme saints of the heavens, they are like ants before him. None can escape his one-stop service of instant annihilation, spiritual deliverance, and havi 38.5kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
- 30 Xuanhuan: When Did I Become Invincible? 玄幻：我什么时候无敌了 Also known as When Did I Become a Legend of the Cultivation World? Chen Ping'an transmigrates to the world of cultivation and spends several years striving to cultivate. When he sees that he still has no cultivation at all, he decides he's not cut out for it. So every day, he follows the System's instructions, feeding the chickens and fish, washing clothes, and growing vegetables. But one day, the arrival of a breathtakingly beautiful immortal upends his orderly, ordinary life. “Immortal maiden, 13.9kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 31 The Empress Is My Principal Wife From the Start 开局女帝做正宫 Xiao Tian, a man with a persecution complex, is the top operative of Earth’s assassin organization and a grandmaster who has mastered both internal and external arts. When he is surrounded and attacked, he transmigrates to another world where combat power is off the charts and becomes the Empress’s husband. In the eyes of others, Xiao Tian is an ordinary man with no cultivation, the world’s number one kept man. And, right on cue, the System arrives. This seems to be a story about an Earthling wi 26.9kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
- 32 I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God 玄幻：原来我是绝世武神 Yi Feng transmigrates to a world of cultivation. Unfortunately, he has no hope of becoming an immortal, so he can only remain a mortal and hopes to live a peaceful life. But he has no idea... The dog he took in became a mighty demon king after eating his food. The kitchen knife he casually forged became an unparalleled divine weapon, sparking a fierce scramble among countless powerful figures. The young disciple he took in became an Immortal King after practicing his cultivation technique, usher 25.5kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
- 33 I've Cultivated to Level 9999, but the Patriarch Is Only Level 100 修炼9999级了，老祖才100级 The dog he raised turned out to be a Demon Venerable, sweeping across the demon world. The koi in his pond all leaped over the Dragon Gate and transformed into mighty dragons of the Nine Heavens? The little beggar he took in became an emperor with a casual touch of his finger? Ye Qingyun was at a loss for words. After being trapped deep in the mountains for a full ten years, he finally ventured beyond them, only to discover that he was an unparalleled expert? 7.3kReads9.1Score976Shelves
- 34 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 165kReads9.5Score21kShelves
