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- 151 The Hidden Eastern Treasury of the Violet Palace 紫府东藏 A thousand cups of wine amid the mortal world, a pot of tea for an everlasting legacy. True love has never lasted since ancient times; only clever schemes can win people's hearts. The sons and daughters of the Jianghu roam the Jianghu, smiling to fulfill old wishes and burying grudges with a laugh. Even when all paths seem lost, shoot an arrow through the clouds, and thousands of troops will come to your aid! 775Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 152 The Cautious Blade Cultivator 苟刀修 Before him, there were no saber cultivators! Those who wielded sabers were no different from cultivators who wielded other weapons! After him, saber cultivators came into being! Not because he created the Way of the Saber! Nor because he wielded the saber to perfection! But because the saber in his hand struck terror into the hearts of countless cultivators! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 A New Realm Every Day, and the Empress Comes Knocking at Night 一天一个新境界，女帝夜登门 [Xuanhuan cultivation] + [Empress] + [Invincible] + [Multiple heroines] + [Decisive and ruthless] I, Ye Chen, was once the supreme God Emperor who ruled over countless realms. But just as I reached the summit, I was betrayed by my most trusted brother, Ling Hao, who joined forces with my beloved empress, Su Qingyue. They crippled my cultivation, stole my divine bone, and cast me from my throne. Thankfully, my spiritual pet, a golden canary, gave its life to save me, allowing me to return to the 1.8kReads—Score154Shelves
- 154 The Era of the Stirring Stars 星动纪元 "Mortal’s journey + sword cultivator + no external assistance + multiple heroines" An accident caused by an insignificant nobody led to a transmigration of the soul. If you’re not a chosen one, can you still cultivate immortality? If you don’t have four or five spiritual roots, can you still cultivate immortality? 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Mortal Bones, Sword Heart 凡人修仙传：凡骨剑心 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Mortal-Boned Swordheart Lin Jingchen, a borderland youth, was born with four spiritual roots and a mortal body. He has no System, no exceptional talent, and no heaven-sent treasures. The cultivation world unanimously considers him a "waste." After his parents are killed by demon beasts, he enters Qingfeng Sect with an unwavering desire to seek immortality, only to be made a menial disciple. He struggles at the bottom, short on resources and con 8Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 156 Wielding the Sword, I Am the Green Lotus 执剑青莲 Love began in bloom, yet ended in drifting fluff. How deep are the debts we owe in this life? Is there no way in this world to have it both ways? Through countless turns of rebirth, Through myriad dreams lived anew, May I be true to the Buddha and still be true to you… Amid the chaos of a troubled age, I was born. I wield my sword and roam, like a swaying green lotus. 18Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 157 Hand Over the Treasure, or I’ll Release the Demon 不拿宝贝我就放妖 "Hand over all your treasures!" "If you don't, I'll really release the demons!" Bearing a wondrous demon bell, he brings peace to the world of cultivation. He learns countless arts and wreaks havoc across the many planes. He is a harbinger of calamity. Wherever he goes, disaster follows. His wits may be dull, yet women always seem to favor him. He commands the demons of myriad worlds, roams the boundless cliffs and frontiers, brings them under the laws of Heaven, and reshapes the Heavenly Da 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: A Farm Boy's Path to Immortality 凡人修仙：农家少年修仙记 [The Ultimate Ordinary Cultivator: V5.0 + Fast-Growing Protagonist + Thrilling Plot + Clever Characters + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning Humor] My name is Han Muyu, though people also call me Han the Little Devil. Don't call me sinister or cunning; that's just envy of my intelligence. The truth is, I'm a good person. I was born a poor farmer, but I'm ambitious too. Wanting to get stronger isn't a crime, is it? Don't doubt how decisive I am. Lying low isn't in my nature. I'm not here to play the 329Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 159 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Farming with a Pocket Dimension 凡人修仙：带着空间来种田 [Mortal cultivation + No System + Farming + Decisive and ruthless + Not mindless + Comedy] Xiao Yun couldn't remember exactly what happened. He vaguely recalled shouting, "A ghost!" before being dragged into a coffin, and then the lid was shut again... 208Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 160 Immortal Fate of the Flowing Clouds 流云仙缘 [Cultivation] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Family] + [Power Fantasy] Across the boundless seas, countless sea beasts roam. The strong can turn the world upside down, while the weak struggle even to meet their most basic needs. Everyone has to fight against heaven and earth. Follow an ordinary young member of a small family as he travels farther and farther along the path of Cultivation! 276Reads7.3Score137Shelves
- 161 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Name Is Lu Qichen! 凡人修仙，我叫陆起尘！ Synopsis: This is a proper cultivation novel. Genres: [traditional cultivation + mortal’s journey + no System + no harem + treasure hunts and magical duels + ancient secret realms + fighting monsters and leveling up] Realms: [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Great Ascension, Tribulation Transcendence] 1.6kReads8.2Score100Shelves
- 162 The Chu Immortal Clan 楚氏仙族 By chance, Chu Ziyue, a junior member of his clan, encounters a stroke of fortune. He leads his family step by step through the cracks of the brutal cultivation world, until they become a colossal force in the realm of cultivation. He climbs to the peak of immortality and gazes upon its wonders! 5.4kReads8.5Score440Shelves
- 163 From the Start, My Dantian Was Shattered. Who Ever Heard of Such a Powerful Servant? 开局丹田碎裂，谁家杂役这么猛？ [Traditional Fantasy] [No System] In his previous life, Gu Qingzhou inexplicably exploded and died. Though reborn, his dantian was crippled, leaving him a menial servant. But so what if his dantian is crippled? So what if he’s a menial servant? We cultivators contend with Heaven for the Dao, defy fate, and struggle against ourselves. As long as we persevere, even a menial servant can charge beyond the heavens! As the great battle erupts, Gu Qingzhou stands proudly in the void, sword in hand. “En 171Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 164 The Myriad Forms of the Netherworld 幽墟万象 A shroud of mist blankets the world, and technology lies in ruins. Humanity, eking out a living within lighthouses, never imagined that beneath the shadows at their feet lay a secret buried for countless ages: the present world is merely a phantom of the Ruin Realm. A devouring cycle that repeats once every 129,600 years has already ground countless eras to dust. Every 129,600 years, the Ruin Realm devours the world, and the cycle begins anew. The bones of countless civilizations lie buried deep 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 The Tale of an Ordinary Man's Immortal Cultivation 凡人修仙述 [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [One Female Lead] [Traditional Cultivation] A fisherman’s son named Lin Yi joins a martial sect called Medicine King Valley to stop his younger sister from being sold off as a servant to a wealthy household. With his humble background, how will he find a place for himself in the sect? A mysterious cultivation technique and a magical orb draw Lin Yi into a vast and tumultuous world. With his mediocre aptitude, how will he carve out a place for himself in this peri 4.9kReads8.4Score341Shelves
- 166 Stop Cultivating, You Have a Spirit-Extinguishing Root 别修仙了，你绝灵根 [Ordinary Protagonist] [Earth Teleportation] [Cultivation] [Comeback] [Worldbuilding] Before the Spirit-Testing Stone, I made a thousand-year-old crystal pillar glow in all five colors before it shattered. The whole place fell silent. The elder announced with a trembling voice, “A spiritless root... an outcast of Heaven!” The sect humiliated me, my fellow disciples bullied me, and I became the biggest laughingstock in the Cultivation world. But they had no idea The chaotic vortex spinning in my —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 Hehuan Sect: Starting by Helping the Eldest Senior Sister 合欢宗，从援助大师姐开始 [Invincible Hero + Alchemy Cultivator + Exotic Flame Rankings + Decisive Killer + Multiple Heroines] [Consistently Explosive Updates + Maximum Thrills] After the death of alchemy master Su Heyang, he is reborn with the mysterious Nanli Trigram Flame. However, he finds himself reborn in the Hehuan Sect, as the sect's only male disciple! With the Nanli Trigram Flame in hand, he can refine all kinds of exotic flames, making the path of alchemy cultivation a breeze! Su Heyang: “Fellow Daoist, I'll t 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Reborn in the Mortal World, I Rise to the Summit of All Ages 重生凡尘，我重登万古巅峰 Reborn into the mortal world, the Emperor returns. The fated heroine plays the pig to eat the tiger. He is Ye Wuchen. In his previous life, he defied the heavens in his cultivation and became an emperor in just a thousand years, commanding all races beneath the heavens. He was truly the greatest emperor of all time! Yet after touching a forbidden secret at the world's origin, he was surrounded and attacked by nine old monsters who had lived for countless ages. That battle shattered heaven and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 A Mortal's Path to Immortality 凡人成仙之路 [Mortal cultivation + no System + one female lead + decisive and ruthless + values loyalty and affection] After progressing through the realms of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation, ordinary young man Li Hui sets out on the path of cultivation, driven by his dream of becoming an immortal. Though his talent is mediocre, he refuses to fall behind and works hard at his cultivation. With the help of an unknown pearl left behind by his parents, 186Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 170 The Immortal Realm's Divine Calculator 仙界神算子 Chu Feng, a nondescript young man, was a street thug in his previous life. He spent his days roaming the streets and died from injuries he sustained in a fight. An immortal realm elixir triggered the Soul-Swapping Transplantation Technique, and he transmigrated into the body of a young Daoist named Xuanzhen in a cultivation world, inheriting his divination skills and knowledge. Xuanzhen and his master died after saving Bai Yu, the second senior brother of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sect. Chu Feng 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 The Azure Heart Mirror 苍心鉴 [Swordsmanship] [No System] [Ordinary protagonist + fiery action] [If you like a single heroine, don't come in if you want no heroine] [Seasoned readers, don't forget to give it a try. It might be right up your alley.] Keywords: Heaven's Bane, anomaly. Main plot 1: Cang Dongling, a swordsmanship prodigy, escapes a land devoid of spiritual energy and awakens the Blood Sword Eye, battling the greatest geniuses from every corner of the world. He is Heaven's Bane, bound by the fate of “Six Great —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 I Found a Pocket Dimension and a Medicinal Herb Garden, and Now I'm Doing Research in the Immortal Realm 捡到空间药田，我在仙界搞研发 [Portable pocket world with medicinal fields + solo cultivation + building a faction + no female lead + no harem] Lin Feng came across a portable pocket world with medicinal fields that accelerated the growth of spirit herbs. Combining Blue Star technology with the world, he cultivated technical talent and got into product research and development. Later, he discovered that the pocket world’s laws were complete enough to let other people enter, so he moved his people and laboratories inside. Pro 163Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 173 A Mortal Ventures into the Immortal Realm 凡人闯仙界 Traditional cultivation, not a power fantasy, with smart characters, no female lead, and a journey from Qi Refining to Deification and then Mahayana I am Venerable Shen. Please don’t call me Shen the Runner. The modern-day mortal Shen Mu accidentally stumbles into the immortal realm. With no System, no golden finger, and no old-timer mentor, how does an average-talented man become the revered Venerable Shen? The story of a modern mortal cultivating immortality in the immortal realm. 33Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 174 Cultivation: My Golden Finger Is a Bit of a Trap 修仙之我的金手指有点坑 [Space Farming + Cautious Cultivation + A Protagonist Who Knows Who Deserves What + Wildly Imaginative Technology] (This isn’t a completely traditional cultivation novel. The protagonist has a golden finger, but he has to put in the effort to develop it himself. He isn’t a bleeding heart and kills decisively. There’s no female lead; he is wholly devoted to proving the Dao and becoming an immortal.) After inexplicably transmigrating to a cultivation world, Chen Ge finds himself without astounding 798Reads6.3Score103Shelves
- 175 Immortal Realm of Heroes: The Legend of Lingyun Heavenly Venerable 仙侠神域：凌云天尊传 At the moment the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation tore through the Qinglan Continent, Ye Chen, a young man from the Northern Province, rose from the ruins clutching half of a bloodstained jade token. The Nine Suns Pill Canon in his arms glimmered with a bloody light. He made Lingfeng City his game board, built a business empire with the “Breeze Chasing the Moon Step,” and cleaved through the battlefield of gods and demons with the “Void Nine Suns Sword,” embarking on an against-heaven journey from —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Mysterious Tales 1 神秘故事1 The story follows Lin Yan, with a corroded bronze bell known as the Moon-Eater Bell at its center, linking a series of supernatural incidents and mysteries surrounding his past. Lin Yan is a young man struggling to make ends meet. After discovering the bell by chance in a university district slated for demolition, he encounters one bizarre event after another that defies common sense: a food delivery rider floating in midair, strangers with no shadows, and the revelation that he may be connecte 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 The Dao Crumbles: A Carefree Wandering Immortal 道堙，闲散游离仙 Thirty thousand years have passed, and immortals are no more in this world. Time wields a mighty force, turning seas into mulberry fields. A carefree Daoist priest, lucky enough to escape the calamity that destroyed the Dao, has spent ten thousand years in seclusion. Now he wanders the mortal world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 Heaven-Defying Immortal Venerable 逆天仙尊 [2013 Annual Roundup Selection] The human body is the most profound and unfathomable thing under heaven. Cultivation means advancing step by step from the mortal and Flesh Immortal realms to the Human Immortal realm, defying the stars, battling the heavens, and attaining eternal life. That is the path of a cultivator. This book tells the story of a boy who could not cultivate because of a crack in his dantian. While paying respects to his ancestors at his family's sacred grounds, he discovered a 3.3kReads8.2Score339Shelves
- 179 The Lost Divine Clan: The Dawn of Time 遗失神族之天荒 [No System + Traditional Cultivation + The Blurb Is Weak, Please Read the Story] While others cultivate in pursuit of immortality, Lu Xuan cultivates in search of death. Every time he breaks through to a new realm, heavenly punishment descends. For fifteen years, his master has made him hide his cultivation, while his master's wife has set up hundreds of spirit-sealing arrays, all to stop him from advancing. But what is destined to come will come in the end. At the tenth level of Qi Refining, he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 The Cultivating Playboy 修仙大纨绔 [Traditional cultivation] + [A rogue cultivator’s rise from an ordinary mortal] + [Swordsmanship] + [No System] + [No harem] + [A space for growing medicinal herbs] + [An exceptionally good read]. [The author has already published a million-character novel, a guarantee of quality.] The path to immortality stretches into the distant beyond. Who can command the tides of fate? Who can enjoy eternal life? This is a world where the strong rule. Here, cultivators of the Immortal Way roam freely throug 1.7kReads7.9Score137Shelves
- 181 The Immortal Path of Flame Taming 驭火仙途 [No System + No Transmigration + Golden Finger + Decisive and Ruthless + One Female Lead] Early cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deification. From the birth of a world onward, you will follow the protagonist’s growth through an omniscient perspective, viewing this vast, cruel, and beautiful world from multiple positions and angles. “What is the purpose of cultivating immortality? To find one’s mother? To seek eternal life? No, cultivati 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 A Mortal's Path to Immortality 凡人之修仙问道 [Mortal cultivation] + [No transmigration] + [No System] + [Decisive and ruthless]: A poor country boy obtains a Mystic Spirit Pearl, joins a martial sect, and embarks on an endless, treacherous, dog-eat-dog path of cultivation, full of schemes and hardships. The road to the Great Dao in the cultivation world stretches on without end, and the path to immortality is perilous. See how an ordinary country boy struggles to cultivate. Mortal Realm: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formatio 860Reads8.2Score106Shelves
- 183 Ancestor of Ten Thousand Poisons 万毒之祖 [Mortal's Journey, No System, No Harem, No Old Master] A bullied young man awakens a special constitution. The poisons that kill others become his finest nourishment. He slays powerful enemies, seeks opportunities, ventures across the world, cultivates immortality, roams the four seas, and becomes invincible beneath the heavens, ultimately attaining the title of Ancestor of Ten Thousand Poisons! 613Reads7.7Score100Shelves
- 184 Immortal Jade, Dust, and Destiny 仙玉尘缘 Lin Mu, a lowly servant of the Qianyu Sword Sect, accidentally discovers that the jade pendant left to him by his parents contains three mu of spiritual farmland. From then on, he uses the pendant to grow spiritual herbs and medicinal plants, earn a fortune in spirit stones, buy flying swords and magic treasures, and refine miraculous pills. Thus begins his rise in the cultivation world. 328Reads7.7Score101Shelves
- 185 A Burning Pain to the Bone, Regret That Tears the Heart 蚀骨灼心，悔断肠 Burned to the Bone, Tormented at Heart, Regret Beyond Measure 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with Stealing Chickens 从偷鸡开始修仙 [Mortal cultivation, no System] This is a world of cultivators, where all cultivation techniques are based on spiritual energy. By a twist of fate, Xie Fan, a lonely young man, comes into possession of a bronze figurine capable of cultivating true qi. From then on, he embarks on a path to immortality unlike anyone else's. He meets a lovely woman, learns extraordinary techniques, suffers betrayal, and braves perilous dangers. He saves his beloved, explores secret realms, ventures through the Cent 530Reads7.6Score104Shelves
- 187 Heavenly Sword Ancestor 天行剑祖 A mortal's journey, with no System. The human, ghost, and demon races inhabit three separate continents. Though they occasionally clash, their conflicts have never threatened the foundations of their world over countless millennia. That changed when the Demon Lord appeared, intent on destroying the cosmos and claiming its core. Baiyang, the Lord of the Realm, rose to resist him. He fought the Demon Lord Wuxin to a standstill for endless ages, but the crisis was never resolved. The struggle betwe 455Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 188 Medicine Is the Way 医本是道 Classical xianxia + not a power fantasy + medicine + for veteran readers + original poetry Rituals collapse, music fades, mountains and rivers shatter; the people suffer as the state crumbles. The stars throughout the heavens dim: it turns out they have all fallen into the mortal world. The celestial signs take a disciple and impart a great calling; the Ziwei Emperor studies the mysteries. The Dao is heartless, yet immortals have feelings; medicine is the Dao that mends the Way of Heaven! In a 208Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 189 I Have an Infinite Spirit Stone System 我有无限灵石系统 (Transmigration + System + daily life in the cultivation world + a smart protagonist + many love interests + spirit pets + decisive killing + laying low and developing early on + going on a killing spree later) The protagonist transmigrates from Earth to the cultivation world and acquires an infinite spirit stone System. What, you can’t win? Buy a mountain of spirit talismans and blast your enemies to death. Cultivation is too slow? No such thing. Just keep feeding it top-grade spirit stones. So 126Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Cultivation Is Quite the Lark 修仙也风流 Transmigration → Antarctic continent → comedy → no System → dual cultivation Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Earth Immortal “Oh, that matter? City Lord, you don’t know the half of it. You’re so busy with official business, working around the clock…” “Hold on. Who’s this Li Wanji? Why would I sleep with him?” Li Yuan stared at Wang Mang. “You’d better explain yourself, or I’ll deal with you.” Wang Mang was speechless. How could a b 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Venturing into the Immortal Realm with a Little Turtle 提着小龟闯仙界 Born with all five spiritual roots, he is persecuted by his fellow disciples and betrayed by his fiancée. After falling into the Spiritless Abyss, he encounters a gravely wounded divine tortoise and obtains the legacy of a divine formation. He wages war across the continent, steals his way through the cultivation world, and ultimately attains the Great Dao. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 The Five-Element Waste Spirit Root: I Have a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad 五行废灵：我有一只聚宝金蟾 [Mortal Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] At eighteen, with a fake Five-Element Spirit Root, was his path to immortality already doomed? Wang Han was a hunter from the countryside. By a twist of fate, he entered Leiyang Pavilion, only to be made a nominal "Core Disciple" and, in truth, reduced to chopping wood in the back hills. His poor aptitude earned him the label "useless spirit root," while the declining sect's leader treated disciples like disposabl 2.3kReads6.6Score223Shelves
- 193 Erga and I Are as Thick as Thieves 二嘎关系杠杠滴 With his knack for handling relationships, Erga has been thriving on campus. Whether it is a minor squabble between classmates or a breakdown in communication between teachers and students, he can always find a clever way to smooth things over. The school organized a large academic exchange event, inviting many renowned scholars and industry experts. During preparations, however, the student union members in charge of hosting disagreed with several experts over the schedule. The experts wanted 2Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 194 The Way of the World 这世道 This World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 Alone on the Fragrant Garden Path 小园香径，独徘徊 Along the Fragrant Garden Path, I Wander Alone 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 One Thought Turns Me into a Demon, and I Slaughter Every Hypocrite Under Heaven 一念成魔，屠尽天下伪善之徒 One Thought Turned Me into a Demon, and I Slaughtered Every Hypocrite Under Heaven 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Mine: Unrivaled in the Universe 别人修仙，我挖矿，无敌寰宇 Mo Chuan, a bona fide miner of the modern age. An accident struck underground, and he immediately lost consciousness. When he woke again, he found himself lying in a bed. Stranger still, he was clutching the pickaxe he'd used for mining. “My lord, my lord, the young master is awake!” Just then, Mo Chuan felt an excruciating headache as a flood of memories surged into his mind. His head was throbbing, but he quickly realized that not only was he safe and sound, he had also transmigrated. This was —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 Spirit-Devouring Body 噬灵躯 (The protagonist is a little slow + no System + humor + mortal cultivation) A mortal's struggle to survive. He obtains an Immortal Artifact that accompanied the Demon Emperor, but his spiritual root gets blown to pieces. From then on, he can only temper his body and become a crude martial brute. With no complicated spells or techniques, Yang Shen has nothing but his iron fists to struggle through a cruel world! The blurb doesn't do it justice, so give the story a try! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 Divine Sky Fiend Immortal 神霄煞仙 The baleful are malevolent beings, rejected by the world. The immortals attain eternal life and share the longevity of Heaven and Earth. Lu Chen was an ordinary man of mediocre talent, but his exceptionally gifted younger sister set him on the path of cultivation. Alas, the immortal path is a world where the strong prey on the weak, steeped in bloodshed. If ordinary cultivation cannot protect the people I love, then what does it matter if I become baleful? What does it matter if I kill everyone 7.4kReads8.4Score1kShelves
- 200 My Dantian Was Destroyed: Tempered a Hundred Times to Become an Immortal 丹田被毁：百炼成仙 [Mortal cultivation, no System, plot-driven, no padding] A young cultivator has his dantian destroyed and loses the chance to cultivate immortality. By chance, he obtains a mysterious piece of bronze and sets foot on the path of cultivation once more. Watch as he grows from an insignificant young cultivator and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of the immortal path. 3.3kReads8.9Score331Shelves
