Novels like Xuanhuan: Self-Cultivation for a Great Immortal Cultivator
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- 1 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I'm Just a Shop Assistant 凡人修仙：开局是个店小二 An ordinary mortal, alone and helpless in another world. He has watched the geniuses of the Myriad Worlds rise and fall. He has witnessed countless chosen ones reach their peaks and sink into obscurity. He has tasted the world’s warmth and cruelty, and when he looks back from the summit, how many people will still be by his side? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Ten Thousand Years in Seclusion, Then I Became an Emperor 闭关一万年，一朝成帝 After Ye Bufan, a once-in-a-generation prodigy, is ambushed while out training, he retreats into seclusion to heal and unexpectedly awakens a seclusion System. After ten thousand years in seclusion, he emerges and steps into the Emperor Realm! From then on, he kicks down sacred lands and punches his way through divine courts. No matter how powerful an opponent is, they're nothing before him. “What? Even his disciple has become an Emperor?” “We can't afford to mess with him!” 892Reads8.1Score105Shelves
- 3 Honghuang: My Past as an Invincible Dao Prover Has Been Revealed 洪荒：我证道无敌的过往被曝光了 Li Lang stands at the end of the river of time, waiting for those who come after him. Countless eons ago, he had already become invincible in the world. When the gods of the primordial world set out to find Li Lang, they strayed into the past along the river of time. From then on, the past of the being who shook the nine heavens and ten earths, suppressed the abyss, and proved himself invincible was revealed. When someone reached the end of the river of time, they could not help but marvel: The 99Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 4 Great Qin: From the Start, I Owe the First Emperor a Million Gold Pieces 大秦：开局欠始皇百万黄金 Lin Hao transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty. When he wakes up, he discovers he owes the First Emperor a million gold coins, and is instantly stunned. Fail to repay on time, and his entire family will be executed? To save his own skin, Lin Hao has no choice but to make a fortune in the Qin Dynasty. To keep Lin Hao, who owes him a huge debt, from dying, the First Emperor changes his ways and protects him at every turn. Lin Hao: “Selling state salt, building the Great Wall, appointing a crown prince.. 12Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 5 Sole Ruler of Eternity 独断万古 The game isn't over yet, and either of us could be the dark horse! If the outcome is already set, then I'll turn the whole situation around! Someone has to win. Why shouldn't it be me… My name is Fang Xiu. Whoever messes with me, I'll fight them to the death. I won't stop until I'm dead… 68Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 6 Great Qin: I Force the Ancestral Dragon to Abdicate With My Sword from the Start! 大秦：开局剑逼祖龙退位！ He transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty. He becomes Zhao Qi, the nineteenth son of the Qin emperor. From childhood, he pretends to be mad and foolish, becoming a useless outcast despised by everyone. It is now the thirty-seventh year of the Qin era. Ying Zheng, seeking immortality, insists on making an eastern tour to visit the immortals despite opposition from all his officials. “Father, you’re old.” At that very moment, Zhao Qi, the least promising of the princes, enters the Xianyang Palace with h 160Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 7 Global Freeze: I Am Humanity’s Guardian 全球冰封：我为人族守护神 The world ends, and the whole planet is frozen over! The Ice Age returns. Humanity collapses, and civilization crumbles! In the final year before the apocalyptic disasters strike, Qin Ge transmigrates here with the mission of saving the world. An underground Dragon Nation seems to appear out of nowhere, becoming famous worldwide overnight. “My ancestors came from Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, so I count as half a citizen of the Dragon Nation. Please, let me in!” “Move aside! My family only e 491Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 8 The Medicine God's Live-In Son-in-Law 药神赘婿 Veteran surgeon Lin Yun transmigrates with the Medicine God System and becomes a live-in son-in-law, while also gaining a sect master wife as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Divine-grade pills, made in no time with the System. Even as a live-in son-in-law, he’ll be the strongest and most ruthless Medicine God of them all! 108Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 9 Those Days Spent Watching the Show in a Fantasy World 那些年在玄幻世界看戏的日子 [Ensemble Cast, No Harem] Li Changsheng is selling things at a street stall when a wordless heavenly book transmigrates him to the Water-Blue Continent. He discovers that the continent is collapsing, ferocious beasts are running rampant, and the people have no means of livelihood and are suffering terribly. Then he meets four girls, and the story begins! 306Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 10 My Demon-Hunting Girl Next Door 我的狩魔女孩邻居 "Hey, do you think I seem like a reckless sort of person?" "Hmm... A little wild, I guess. Like... like someone who set a huge fire beneath the moon just to light a cigarette." An ordinary youthful fantasy novel, written in a dark, cool-toned literary style. The pacing starts slow, but the story will keep going. I'll do my best to make its world exquisite and... romantically rotten: addictive, ferocious, bewitching, with a demon's skin wrapped around a bouquet of blooming flowers. I'll try t 58Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 11 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—Shelves
- 12 One Sign-In and I’m Invincible! 签到一次，直接无敌了！ Invincible protagonist + sign-in system + pure power fantasy! “Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. You have received 100,000 years of cultivation.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. You have received 100,000 cultivation techniques and secret arts.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. You have received 100,000...” Ye Junlin sighed. Being invincible was so lonely. 96.1kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
- 13 EN Fantasy: The Ultimate Store Manager 玄幻：神级大店长 On the Tianlan Continent, there’s a miraculous shop called the Origin Mall. Its cola can instantly restore you to full health; its spicy strips let you fight opponents above your level; its games can raise your cultivation; and its novels can help you comprehend techniques... The shop has countless products, including leisure, entertainment, dining, and cultivation goods... Oh, and remember one thing: never cause trouble in the shop, because its owner is incredibly powerful... 7.4kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
- 14 Xuanhuan: A Billion Years of Cultivation from the Start 玄幻：开局一亿年修为 [Invincible + sect building + taking disciples + thrilling power fantasy] After transmigrating to another world, he awakened a quest System and started with a billion years of cultivation. He founded a sect and recruited the chosen children of destiny far and wide. His words became law, and he could reverse life and death. With a wave of his hand, he could slay the Heavenly Dao and cut down eternity! Above the nine heavens, I am the Night Venerable. Luo Ye: My invincibility begins now! 2.7kReads8.8Score235Shelves
- 15 Xuanhuan: Starting with Emperor-Realm Cultivation 玄幻开局帝境修为 Synopsis: [Invincible + Building a Faction + High-Energy Power Fantasy] After transmigrating into a world of cultivation, he awakens a System and gains a powerful family background. He establishes a faction that shakes the Myriad Worlds, and wherever he goes, his cultivation is at the very peak. Chen Xuan: “What? Hide my cultivation and pretend to be weak so I can catch people off guard? Not a chance! I don’t care what kind of nobody you are. If you mess with me, I’ll make you pay a price you ca 5.7kReads8.9Score334Shelves
- 16 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—Shelves
- 17 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—Shelves
- 18 Apocalypse Game: Buying the Whole World from a Subway Station 末日游戏：从地铁站购买全世界 [Apocalyptic survival + cities + upgrading hideouts + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + disaster survival] The apocalyptic game has arrived. Disasters are striking all over the world. Volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, extreme heat, viruses, bitter cold… In just six months, Blue Star's population has fallen by 80 percent, and civilization has nearly collapsed. With no other choice, humanity must enter the apocalyptic game and take on survival challenges in the hope of staying alive. Fortunat 22.3kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 The Immortal Emperor's Retirement Life 仙帝的退休生活 Invincible, reborn, no secrets from the family + overpowered hero + one heroine + sweet romance + goofy humor + laid-back daily life The eldest grandson of the Liu family of the old capital was persecuted... No, that’s not right. Let’s start over! As an idle Immortal Emperor, I just want to retire, feed the birds, walk the dog, and spend time with my wife and kid. A thousand-year-old ghost? My brother-in-law is a city inspector in the underworld. Look into it. A hidden sect? My great-grandfather 18.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 21 You’re Already a Great Emperor, and You’re Still Attending Graduation?! 你都大帝了，还来参加毕业典礼？ [High martial arts + stat-point system + martial arts school league + battles in another world + invincible + no heroine] “I long for a worthy opponent...” Jiang Hao, founder of Haotian Martial Arts Academy, Blue Star's strongest councilor, Lord of Calamity, the All-Heavens Fish-Fryer, and Chaos Evil God. (All the iconic scenes have now been revisited.) [Ping! Congratulations, Host! You instantly killed a Tier One opponent and earned 1 point!] [Ping! Congratulations, Host! You instantly killed a 16.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 22 After Guarding the World for a Million Years, My Disciples Beat Everyone 镇守百万年，我的徒弟吊打诸天 [Traditional fantasy, no System, one female lead! Hilarious + Absolutely exhilarating] Important: [Both leads are men. There’s no master-disciple romance] His master, Bai Fengliu, is known as the Sword Lord of Jingzhe, a man so powerful that all the heavens tremble before him. He commands life and death and defies the cycle of reincarnation. His disciple, Xiao Ke, possesses the world’s strongest skill: Summon Master. So you’re an Emperor? So your cultivation reaches the heavens? Sorry, but all i 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
- 23 I'm Invincible Anyway, Do Whatever You Want 我反正无敌，你们随意 Ye Changsheng transmigrates into a fantasy world, awakening the Chaotic Sword Physique from the start and acquiring a sign-in System. He signs in at the Sword Grave and obtains the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. He signs in at Heaven Mountain and gains the Divine Art, Heaven's Funeral. He signs in at the Divine Kingdom and obtains the greatest divine meridian of all time. He 12.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 24 System Crack: I Can Level Up Without Limit 系统破解版，我能无限升级 [Invincible Protagonist + Building a Faction + System + One Heroine] Lu Daosheng transmigrated to a world of cultivation. After years of struggling, he finally rose to the position of city lord, and thought that was how he would spend the rest of his life. Then one day, the System descended. Huh, why does this System seem a little different? “System, are the things in this shop free?” “They’re free.” “System, do I need to cultivate?” “No.” “System, I want a wife.” “I’ll find one for you.” And so 30.4kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
- 25 Honghuang: I, Hongjun, Am Really Not the Villain 洪荒：我鸿钧真不是反派 [Comedy + Satisfying Revenge + No Female Lead] Tongtian One: I am Tongtian. I will never found a sect. Tongtian Two: I am Tongtian. I will never become a saint. Tongtian Three: I am Tongtian. I will never confer the gods. King Father of the East: I will build the strongest Heavenly Court. Zhao Gongming: I will expose Hongjun's conspiracy. The transmigrators descend upon the Primordial World, naturally believing themselves righteous and making it their mission to overthrow Hongjun's rule. All Hon 14.2kReads9.3Score918Shelves
- 26 It's My Fault for Being Too Strong: I Scared the System Out of Its Wits from the Start 怪我太强，开局吓蹦了系统 The System submits to me and becomes my slave from the start? It gets so scared that it destroys its own intelligence program? I cause a sensation across the Nine Heavens the moment I’m born? “On my first contact with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, I awakened the supreme Innate Great Dao Physique, which can fuse countless Great Daos!” “On my first breath, I awakened the innate ability ‘Devour Heaven and Earth,’ which can consume the energy of all things in the world and make it my o 11.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 27 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
- 28 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 2.7kReads6.2Score320Shelves
- 29 I Just Have Lots of Skills, So Why Does Everyone Call Me a God? 技能多而已，为什么都说我是神？ [Comedy + Spiritual qi revival + One heroine + Passionate action + Nearly invincible protagonist + Unconventional ideas + Plundering the gods] Synopsis One: After transmigrating, Xin Yuan awakens the Hand of Replication, which lets him copy and enhance other people’s abilities. But his luck is so bad that he only manages to copy a low-level ability. Then, to his surprise, a young female examiner at his test turns out to be a top powerhouse with an SSS-rank talent! [SSS-rank talent, Ice Age, succ 40.4kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
- 30 Honghuang: From the Start, I Spoil the Plot for Nuwa 洪荒：开局给女娲剧透 [Primordial world + behind-the-scenes scheming + wild imagination] Chen Xuan transmigrates into the Primordial World as a little white dragon. His arrival sends the whole world wildly off course... Nuwa: “Becoming a saint through merit isn’t what I want. I’m going to sever the Three Corpses!” The Two from the West: “The West is far too barren. Starting today, we’re joining the East!” Tongtian: “The calamity of the Investiture of the Gods is upon us. All Jie Sect Disciples, follow me onto the Inv 43.4kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
- 31 The Savage Era 蛮荒记 [Primordial World, Invincible, Otherworld, the Myriad Worlds, Female Lead, No Harem, World-Destroying] One flower, one world. One leaf, one pursuit. One song, one sigh. One lifetime devoted to one person. One glance, one breathtaking beauty. One step, one descent into obsession. One thought, one dream. One lifetime spent waiting for one person. Pangu, alone with an axe, fought across the highest heavens, all for the sake of waiting for one person in this life… 5.3kReads7.0Score439Shelves
- 32 Asura Heavenly Emperor 修罗天帝 Eight years ago, a sudden upheaval struck Thunderclap Ancient City overnight. Qin Ming, the young lord of the city, was sent to Qingyun Sect as a servant, while two hundred thousand residents were driven into the Great Azure Mountain and enslaved. Eight years later, after tempering his spirit and entering the martial path, the unyielding youth awakens as a demon of slaughter and rises against the heavens. Give me a blade, and I can shatter the sky. Give me a sword, and I can point it toward the 27.4kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
- 33 I've Been AFK for a Trillion Years, and I'm Richer Than the Heavenly Dao 挂机万亿年，我比天道还有钱 [Invincible + Building a Faction + Laid-Back + Nurturing] After idling for a trillion years, I built the strongest family! World Will: Dad Ye, I want to reinforce the world's barrier. Could you give me some pocket money? I'll rub your feet. Will of Heaven: Big Boss Ye, someone's been secretly siphoning the world's essence lately. Could you lend me some money? Whenever people mention Ye Suifeng, one word comes to mind. Filthy rich beyond all reason! 49.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
- 34 EN The Villain Should Be Invincible 反派就应该无敌 The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world. 33kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
- 35 After a Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining, I’m Already Invincible 炼气十万年，我已经无敌 [Ten Thousand Years at the Qi Refining Realm + Invincible]+ [Reviving His Sect in the Lower Realm]+ [Taking Disciples]+ [Defeating Every Villainous Sect]+ [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil]+ [Free Travel Between the Human, Immortal, and Demon Realms, as well as the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Timespaces]+ [Protagonist's Halo]+ [An Incredibly Satisfying Power Fantasy] Zuo Xiaoyu had spent a hundred thousand years in the Immortal Realm, stuck at the Qi Refining Realm. One day, he discover 347Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Wielding the Strongest Superpowers, I Sweep Through the Apocalypse 集最强异能于一身横扫末世 [Zombie apocalypse · No System · No rebirth · One heroine · Squad growth · Ensemble cast · Strong protagonist · Decisive and ruthless] The apocalypse arrives, and staying alive becomes the greatest challenge. Scarce supplies, zombies everywhere, terrifying mutated beasts, and… human nature under the apocalypse all turn survival into a nightmare. Shaoguang → Kaiyang → Yuheng → Tianquan → Tianji → Tianxuan → Tianshu → Yinyuan → Dongming Lighting up each star grants an ability. Everyone else gets a 144.5kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
- 37 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 1.7kReads7.2Score167Shelves
- 38 EN Fantasy: My Sudden Enlightenment of the Chaos Physique 玄幻，我顿悟了混沌体 Xiao Yun's System has only one function: epiphany! Ordinary constitution? Have an epiphany and gain the Chaos Body! Cultivation technique too difficult? Have an epiphany and reach perfection! Divine ability too difficult? Have an epiphany and reach perfection! There's nothing an epiphany can't solve. And if there is, then have an epiphany ten times, a hundred times... 65kReads9.1Score8.2kShelves
- 39 EN In the Cultivation World, I Can Go 50-50 with Anyone 人在修仙世界，和谁都能五五开 In Li Zhoujun's fortieth year after transmigrating to become the mountain lord of an immortal sect, he finally obtained a System that let him match anyone fifty-fifty. Are you a ten-thousand-year-old monster who has spent ages hidden from the world? I'm your equal. Are you an unparalleled Immortal Emperor of peerless elegance? I'm your equal. Are you a demonic fiend whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts? I'm your equal. 64.7kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
- 40 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 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves
