Novels like The Insect Cultivation World
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- 1 Gu World: I Keep Feeling the System Wants to Harm Me 蛊界：我总觉得系统想害我 Ye Qiu ends up in another world by chance. Here, all kinds of strange “little things” exist. They are fragments of the Dao, collections of Dao Marks, and those who control them gain miraculous powers. Thus begins his life as the Immortal Venerable of “Eternal Benevolence.” 22Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Gu Dao: Blood Stains the Heavens 蛊道之血染天穹 Xue Yin unexpectedly transmigrates into the Gu world, becoming a descendant of the Xue Clan, one of the Five Heavenly Patrol Aspects of Southern Border. His blood cultivation is shunned by the world, and orthodox forces have nearly wiped out his clan, bringing it to the brink of extinction. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 On the Art of Gu 论蛊术 The Blood Realm is a place filled with cruelty and bloodshed, but it also holds the most sincere emotions. Here, where some lay plans, others find a way to foil them. Fang Xu is the one who breaks the deadlock from beyond their calculations. He continually acquires inheritances of the Gu Dao, transforming from timid to merciless. In this world, Gu arts are the only path, yet they are incomplete. Fang Xu will forge a new road for the Gu Dao. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Gu Zhenren's First Book 谷针任的第一本书 [Ruthless] + [Slow-paced] + [Well-balanced cheat ability] Atop the silent Qing Mao Mountain, one glittering star after another blazed with an unbearable radiance, slowly merging together. The stars fused into a sphere the size of a full moon. They plunged at great speed from the immemorial black heaven, eventually taking the form of an infant lying beside the newborn Bai Ningbing. Bai Lingbing: “Ice path, water path, human path, heavenly path: none of them can compare to the path I cultivate.” B —Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 Gu Immortal: From the Start, I Have a Thought Gu 蛊仙：开局一只思想蛊 “I seek eternal life and endless days; too much rigidity breaks all things.” “When the realms shatter and chaos begins, protect yourself and keep your freedom.” “The dragon lurks in the deep, the crocodile sinks below; the wolf still wears a lamb’s fleece.” “I never wished for others to know me; I watch coldly as he builds his lofty tower.” Upon the boundless River of Time, Lu Wang held the Thought Gu and faced Heaven’s Will in a standoff. “A ninety-eight percent chance of victory is still a lit 19Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 6 The Gu Immortal Is Reborn and Gets the Wolf Immortal Blessed Land from the Start 蛊仙重生，开局获得狼仙福地 After his soul transmigrates to another world, Jiang He is reborn as a rank-two Gu Master at the initial stage. Just as he's fretting over what to do, the System gives him a damaged blessed land, throwing the entire world into turmoil. 17Reads6.8Score414d adds
- 7 Transmigrating into a Book as a Gu World Henchman, Chu He Becomes a Dao Venerable Through Lightning 穿书蛊界马仔楚河雷道成尊 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 43Reads—Score414d adds
- 8 The Gu Box Has Arrived, and I Can See Through Everything 蛊匣降临，我能看穿一切 After the apocalypse, he is reborn, and Gu boxes descend. Everyone gambles with their lifespan, sacrificing three days, three months, three years, or even thirty years to draw bizarre Gu worms from black boxes. Some draw a Death Gu and drop dead on the spot; some draw a useless Gu and find life worse than death; others rise to greatness and become kings overnight. In his previous life, Ye Jin struggled underground for three years, only to be stabbed through the heart by the person he trusted mo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Gu Path: Shadow Burial of the Heavens 蛊道之黯影葬天 [Cold-blooded protagonist] [No female lead] [Gu cultivation] Humans are the spirit of all things, while gu are the essence of Heaven and Earth. This is a world of gu. Those who can command gu insects are known as gu masters. Song Zang, a student from Huaxia, has his soul transmigrate to the Gu World after an accident, where he takes over the body of a boy on the verge of death. He assumes the boy's identity, inherits his karma, and receives a legacy. Yet behind this legacy, everything remai 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Immortal Venerable Eternal Life: The Way of Gu 蛊道之仙尊永生 An ordinary young man from the modern world has an accident and transmigrates into the body of his counterpart in another world. There, he battles heaven and humanity, overcomes countless hardships, and ultimately achieves eternal life. A young man: “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't look down on a poor young man!” The young man's big brother: “If you dare stand in the way of my path to immortality, then you deserve to die.” 2Reads6.3Score114d adds
- 11 Gu World: I’m a Professional Gu Insect Power-Leveling Service 蛊界：代练蛊虫我是专业的 What matters most? Gu, of course! Ning Zhuo has a cheat for refining Gu and needs to go from Rank One all the way to Rank Nine. How will he stir up trouble in the world of Gu? Ding, ding, ding. A complete set of Transformation Path Immortal Gu. 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 12 Gu Master: Starting with the Life-Devouring Gu 蛊师：从噬生蛊开始 People are like trees: their lifespans extend through their branches, nurtured by heaven and earth. In a wondrous world of raising, refining, and using Gu, a wandering soul from another world is reborn. P.S. No System. No overworked protagonist. The protagonist is ruthless and decisive. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn into the Gu World with a Gu Path System 魂穿蛊界之我有蛊道系统 [Gu World + Transmigration + System + Theft Dao + Dream Dao] (You can follow along without reading the original; the setting is introduced gradually.) A modern-day Earthling unexpectedly transmigrated into the Gu world, becoming a down-and-out youth named Chu Ling. During a life-or-death crisis, Chu Ling unexpectedly awakened the Gu Dao System, allowing him to survive a seemingly certain death. However, Chu Ling discovered that his cultivation aptitude was the lowest grade, Grade D! With this le —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Gu Zhenren's Second Book 谷针任的第2本书 A new work is out! You can 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! 557Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Gu Path: I Am the King of Ten Thousand Corpses, Beating Fang Yuan from the Start 蛊道：我！万尸王，开局暴揍方源 [A touch cold-blooded] [Heaven's Will influences the early stages] [Gu cultivation] From the start, I transmigrated into Ding Hao, who was supposed to die at Fang Yuan's hands. I command countless corpses and have Fang Yuan right where I want him. How will I grow from here, now that I can drive an Immortal Venerable into a desperate situation? Fang Yuan chooses to develop in Shang Clan City? Fine, I'll go to the Bai Clan to seek some “growth.” Fang Yuan chooses to head to Three Kings Mountain fo 10Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 16 The Sixth Book by Yang in the Peach Blossoms 桃花里的杨的第6本书 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Mo He Zhao Xiao's First Book 摩诃钊小的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Tomb Raiding: I Begin My Supernatural Journey with Gu Poison 盗墓：超凡从入蛊开始 He transmigrated into a world of tomb raiders, where The Divine Comedy and Ghost Flute had merged. The owner of this body was named Zhang Xian, and even in Blackstone Stockade, he was considered a promising candidate for cultivating Gu. The term “Gu” refers to a Gu before its owner discovers their life-bound Gu. The young man had only mediocre talent, yet he had fallen for one of the stockade’s holy maidens. The High Priest of the Jiuli Stockade, who governed all the Miao tribes of Miaojiang, wo 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Reincarnated into the Gu World and Was Blessed with Unparalleled Luck 魂穿蛊界的我鸿运齐天 [A little ruthless] [Fast-paced] They say that if you have the kind of luck usually reserved for a protagonist, you’re guaranteed to rise smoothly and enjoy a bright future. Yet Qi Xiao can’t bring himself to be happy. He has transmigrated into Ma Hongyun, a mere pawn blessed with incredible luck, while the demon Gu Yue Fang Yuan, who transmigrated and was reborn five hundred years ago, lurks by his side. The Shadow Sect lies hidden in the darkness, plotting across the Five Regions to control hi 54Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 20 Gu: Oh No, I've Become an Alchemy Furnace 蛊：坏了，我成炼丹炉了 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 178Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 21 Who Let Him Become a Sword Path Gu Immortal?! 谁让他成为剑道蛊仙的！ “I’ve said it all along: this is just how things are in the Gu world. What’s that got to do with me? I didn’t cheat, so why do people keep accusing me of it when I win?” Sword Path Gu Immortal Tie Yunqing said on Treasure Yellow Heaven, expressing his outrage. The next day. “I’ve said it all along: I’m the one who made the Gu world what it is. Who says the Sword Path has to be what you think it is? As long as I win, that’s all that matters!” Sword Path Gu Immortal Tie Yunqing said in Heavenly Co 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Gu World: Good Thing I Have Plenty of Brothers 蛊界：还好兄弟多 A Gu World fanfic I accidentally ended up in the Gu World, more than 200 years too early. Can I leave now? No worries, I’ve got plenty of brothers. They’re all in other worlds, but they’re doing great. 14Reads7.1Score314d adds
- 23 The Demon Venerable’s Immortality 魔尊永生 Reading the original story moved me deeply. It’s a pity the page was too short, and the Immortal Venerable never achieved immortality. I waited a long time, but it never came. So I started writing for my own amusement, daring to add a shabby tail to the original. This book is purely for my own enjoyment. If you want to criticize it… go ahead. The world turns on and on; who isn’t a fellow cultivator? Today I’ll give it a try. May you achieve immortality one day. Previously: Humans are the spirit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 My Second Siheyuan Novel 只会四合院的第2本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Cultivating the Cautious Way: My Gu Worms Are Just a Little Too Strong 苟道修仙：我的蛊虫有亿点强 A portable cave abode, spirit plants taking root within the body, a swarm of Gu running wild, and a leisurely life of cultivating immortality. 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Otherworldly Demon Venerable Who Cultivates Immortality in the Gu World 蛊界修仙之外道魔尊 Far from home in another world, I wander, lost and alone. The mountains and rivers are unfamiliar, and I cannot find my way. The customs and people are strange, and everything I see is different. The road ahead is unknown, and the way home lies beyond distant mountains. Though confusion leaves me helpless, I must find a way to survive. Xu Wang transmigrated into the Gu World with just one goal: all else is beneath him; as long as he stays alive, he can live free and at ease. 315Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn into the Gu Yue Clan, I Awaken the Stomach Panel from the Start 重生古月一族，开局觉醒胃袋面板 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Book 1 by Ye Yu Sheng Gu 夜雨声故的第1本书 A new work is here! Feel free to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 838Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 29 She's Three Million Years Older Than Me. What Am I Supposed to Do? 女大三百万岁，该抱什么 His soul crossed into another world. Ming Shi was born with Dao marks of Space Dao from beyond the heavens, allowing him to send his soul back through time. His soul traveled three million years into the past, to the Immemorial Era. “Little Su, my sister, you and I being together is the guidance of fate.” His soul traveled to the Ancient Era. “Hong Ting, how about becoming my disciple? I’ll teach you the Dao of Time.” His soul traveled to the Near Ancient Era. “Hey, bald guy, yes, you. I 86Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Nan Ye Jinyu's Fifth Book 南野瑾瑜的第5本书 Lin Su arrives in another world and saves Hong Yi from the start, earning the chance to awaken his potential at the Academy of All Beings. From then on, he embarks on a path beyond the ordinary. Drawing on the memories, experience, and knowledge of his past life, Lin Su taps resources from three sides, makes rapid breakthroughs, breaks free of his constraints, and rises like a hidden dragon taking flight. 187Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 31 Transmigrating as Fang Zheng with Only Five and a Half Primeval Stones 穿越方正，手头只有五块半元石 (A fanfic. Some details may be changed for the sake of the plot. There are scenes of the protagonist suffering. That’s called understanding humanity.) I’d barely transmigrated when Great Love Immortal Venerable wanted to sever our brotherly ties. Oh no! This misunderstanding is too deep to explain away. Fang Yuan is sharper than a monkey, so how can I fool him and keep things under control? I don’t want to die, and I don’t want to be a tool, so I can only become a Forgetful Daoist! Now, I, Gu Yu 20Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 32 What? You Want Me to Become the Immortal Venerable’s Moonlight? 什么？让我成为仙尊的白月光？ Also known as: What Burning Heaven Demon Venerable? Call me the Great Benevolent Immortal Venerable! Protagonist: Liu Piaoxu (Hu Qianxu) The blurb’s no good, so come on in and leave your brain at the door. The author’s aim: to write a story with a truly female-led protagonist. I’ve added some of my own ideas and worldbuilding. Original-work fans, please go easy on me. I’ll write as I go. I’ll try not to stray too far from the original, though the protagonist will also have her own path of develo —Reads—Score1.9k14d adds
- 33 Raising Gu Across the Globe: My Lifebound Gu Is Acting Strange! 全球养蛊，我的本命蛊不对劲！ A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 34 The Legend of the Gu Demon 蛊魔传 Gu are the true essence of heaven and earth; humanity is the spirit of all things. Does the protagonist have to be blessed with supreme luck and be a paragon of virtue? No, no, no. A protagonist can also be utterly wicked and devoted solely to profit. After living three lifetimes and gaining thousands of years of experience, what kind of storm can Gu Yue Ningchen stir up in the Gu World? What sparks will fly when Fang Yuan and Ningchen, the Heavenly Demon and the Old Demon, clash? 14Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 35 The Gu Path: A Vast Sea in Turmoil 蛊道之沧海横流 (New book out now!) Green hills, setting sun; autumn moons and spring breezes. Indeed, hair black at dawn turns white by dusk; right and wrong, success and failure, all vanish in the blink of an eye. Chu Luosheng, a Blue Star wage slave, accidentally transmigrates into the Gu world. How he might make his mark on this chessboard, where the Ten Venerables and Heaven's Will move the pieces together, still seems a long way off... Because he suddenly discovers that the person he transmigrated as is a 33Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 36 In the Gu World, My Song Leaves My Heart Shattered 人在蛊界，我一曲肝肠断 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Sixth Book by Guhan 孤寒的第6本书 My new story is here! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13.9kReads—Score39914d adds
- 38 Cultivating Immortal Gu and Immortality Together 仙蛊同修 Golden scales flash as fish and dragons dance, Blood Gu unleashes its might, and ten thousand snakes bow. Lightning flares, swift beyond compare, He treads on empty air and commands demonic spiders. His palm contains the universe; winds and clouds surge forth, He stirs the sun and moon and refines the void. A thousand years of painstaking effort are not in vain, For in this world, I am truly exceptional. See how a transmigrator climbs to the very summit of immortal cultivation in another world. 33Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 39 I Have a Super Map System in the Gu World 蛊界我有超级地图系统 Zhao Changsheng transmigrates to a world of Gu Masters and awakens a Super Map System. He ventures into secret realms and captures Gu, growing from a nameless good-for-nothing into an unrivaled Gu Immortal and enjoying a wondrous life. The Super Map System can distinguish good from evil, determine direction, and locate treasures. While others are still poking their faces into bushes, Zhao Changsheng has already looted the resources and made his escape. Whenever his enemies pursue him, they alway 266Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 40 Maoshan's Fifth Day's First Book 茅山第五天的第1本书 Where can I find a kindred spirit on the road to immortality? Only Gu can preserve affection through the ages. A young man stranded in another world endures countless hardships and steps over the withered bones of myriad races, rising step by step to the pinnacle of the Gu path. 8kReads6.2Score22314d adds
- 41 A Bug Cultivator by the Azure Sea 碧海虫修 [Beast Taming] + [raising insects] + [ordinary protagonist] + [no female lead]. A boy raised on a fishing island by the sea is drafted into the Five Tigers Sect, a seafaring gang. From then on, his fate changes. He awakens his spiritual aptitude, sets out on the path of cultivation, uses a spirit gourd, and raises spirit insects. The magnificent world of cultivation gradually reveals its mysterious side to him. 501Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 42 Farming and Raising Gu: I Have a Daily Intelligence System 种田养蛊：我有每日情报系统 The [Gu Era] update is complete. The full public beta is officially underway. In ten seconds, every human on Blue Star will be dropped into this game! From the start, you get a blessed land and one vital Gu. You must develop your blessed land to gather resources and refine Gu to grow stronger. Only then can you survive in this brutally hostile world. After entering the game, Wang Ju was lucky enough to obtain the Daily Intelligence System. [Intelligence One (Purple): Fortune-Surpassing Gu (Keywo 627Reads6.2Score10414d adds
- 43 I Have a Nest of Ten Thousand Ants 我有一座万蚁巢 In another world crawling with monsters, could your System really be an ant colony? Chen Nian looks at the tiny ants in his hand, so weak he could crush them with one finger, and falls into thought. But once he successfully breeds armies of ants, including Aggregation Ants, Crystal Ants, Gold-Inlaid Ants, Hellfire Ants, Stormwind Ants, and Earth Mother Ants, he can fight a thousand miles away and win every battle! Bai Changding: "I've got ten million brothers!" Chen Nian: "I've got a hundred bil 194Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 44 The Qin Dynasty Gu Master: I Raise Poisonous Gu with the Blood of Rotten Confucians 大秦蛊师：以腐儒精血，养我毒蛊 Ying Qingxuan transmigrated to the Great Qin dynasty as Ying Zheng's seventh son and awakened a Gu-raising System! With Ying Zheng's days numbered, Ying Qingxuan used longevity Gu worms and Gu sorcery to earn the title of Marquis of the Owl! He raised bloodthirsty Gu worms in Bai Qi, the God of Killing, and built a bloodthirsty army! He raised bewitching Gu worms in the demon enchantresses of Baiyue and built an enchanting army! He raised illusion-crow Gu worms in the crows of the Nightfall and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Eighth Book of the Apocalypse's Superpowers 末世的异能的第8本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 346Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 46 The Mad Immortal of Gu Poison 炼蛊疯仙 In this world, Gu is supreme, and the lives of ordinary people are as worthless as ants. The young Gu Feng begins in the Sealed Demon Valley. To survive and grow stronger, he is willing to use any means necessary. Bowing and scraping is only my disguise. Refining Gu to become an immortal is my ultimate goal. I was never good. So how can I be called a demon? I’m no saint. Why should I pretend to be above it all? Heaven and earth are Gu, and all things are Gu. Gu Masters have nine ranks, and I’ll 2.2kReads6.2Score10314d adds
- 47 Gu Master: Starting with the Dreamweaver Gu 蛊师：从获得衍梦蛊开始 Huang Ting was traveling through Miaojiang, exploring secluded places, when one misstep sent him tumbling off a cliff. He transmigrated into the Gu World. (You can follow the story without reading the original; the setting is gradually introduced.) Here, the Gu path flourishes, with countless wondrous and bizarre uses. Here, people are treacherous and scheme against one another... Here, clans and sects hold sway, making it hard for those at the bottom to rise. Here, no one is free; all living be 214Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 48 The Gu World: Legend of the Demon Immortal 蛊界之魔仙传 I've just taken down Immortal Venerable Ju Yang's Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, and now I'm riding an eight-rank Immortal Gu House called the Hanging Sword Pavilion to the Southern Border battlefield. Among my companions, my Demon Venerable brother is busy slaughtering everything in sight, little Bai, who seeks excitement, is getting ready to stab us in the back, kindhearted Old Bai is worrying about the danger we're all in, and the ambitious Hei Loulan has just come aboard, still unaware of 55Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 49 I Have a Gu-Refining Panel 我有一张炼蛊面板 Gu are the true essence of Heaven and Earth, while humans are the most wondrous of all living things. People control gu in their search for survival, life, and the Dao. This is a world where people raise gu, use gu, and refine gu. There are Lifespan Gu, which grant immortality; Emperor Gu, which let you conquer the world; Fortune Gu, which bring boundless good luck; and Travel Gu, which let you wander freely through the world. … 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 Venerable of the Gu Dao: I Can Raise the Success Rate of Gu Refining 蛊道天尊，我能提升炼蛊成功率 Humans are the spirit of all things, while Gu are the essence of heaven and earth. Li Si transmigrated to a world ruled by Gu and awakened a Gu Refining System. By spending spirit points, he could increase his chances of successfully refining Gu, but spirit points could only be obtained through killing... 3.2kReads6.3Score24514d adds
