Novels like The Hongmeng Cauldron
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- 101 The Creation Star Art 造化星辰诀 [Traditional Xuanhuan] [Excellent Writing + No System + Unrivaled Swordsmanship + Alchemy] Emperor Chenming, a peerless Sword Venerable, fell in battle after fighting six Demon Emperors alone to hold back the Demon Realm's invasion... After being reborn in another life, he returned to the starting point of his previous one: the Lingwu Continent! As memories from his past life flooded his mind, everything in the Immortal and Mortal Realms would be utterly transformed by the man he had become. 10kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
- 102 Soul-Reaping Martial Emperor 镇魂武帝 He rises amid silence and returns amid destruction... The young man leaves the Great Wilderness and slays every enemy beneath heaven. The road to the Dao is strewn with bones. I trample the heroes and claim the throne! In this world, I alone stand supreme! 959Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 103 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 3.3kReads8.2Score334Shelves
- 104 The Dao Cauldron in the Mortal World 道鼎凡尘 I was once an ordinary servant with poor spiritual roots, looked down on by everyone. By chance, I awakened an ancient Dao Cauldron that could let me comprehend the Great Dao, temper my mortal body, and turn life and death on their heads! While others cultivated bitterly for a hundred years, I gained enlightenment with the cauldron and advanced by leaps and bounds in a single day. From a lowly servant to one who sweeps aside all the prodigies, from a mortal ant to one who stands above all the he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Chaos God King 混沌神王 The Eternal Heavenly Stele connects to the primordial source of chaos and bears the countless peerless arts of the Myriad Worlds. The young Qin Ming loses his father, sees his clan destroyed, is betrayed, and has his heart pierced. At the brink of death, he awakens the Eternal Heavenly Stele, connects with chaos, forges an unrivaled Chaotic Divine Body, and cultivates the myriad arts inscribed on the stele! From then on, with nothing but his fists, he takes on the world and contends with the gen 3.2kReads8.6Score293Shelves
- 106 My Cultivation Surpasses the Dao of Adding Words! 我的道行超越了加字学问！ This is a cheerful world, that's right... Cultivation is fun, and punishing evil and promoting good is fun too. Cultivation ranks: Fighter, Qi Gathering, Sea of Bitterness, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deification, Martial Saint, Titled Martial Emperor, Origin-Returning Martial Ancestor, Primordial Ancestral Realm, Primordial Eternal Life Realm, Primordial Void Realm, Supreme Creation Realm, Supreme Transcendent Origin Realm, Supreme Transcendent Space Realm, Supreme Ultimate Realm, and so on.. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 I Will Save This Fantasy World 我要拯救这个玄幻世界 Jiang Wu accidentally transmigrates into a vast fantasy world made up of five regions: Zhongzhou, Nanjiang, Dongxuan, Beirong, and Ximing. Countless races inhabit this world, each with its own strengths. Humanity is foremost among all living beings. Though humans are born with limited gifts, they are close to the Great Dao. Even naturally powerful races such as true dragons, true phoenixes, tigers, and immortal foxes must take human form to draw closer to the Great Dao, for it treats all things 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Immortal Sword Sovereign 不朽剑尊 On the Nine Heavens Continent, martial souls reign supreme, and the only way to obtain one is through a ceremony to worship the heavens. Yet during the ceremony, young Ye Tian resolutely refused to awaken the powerful martial soul bestowed by heaven. From then on, he was branded a good-for-nothing. But just as Ye Tian despaired, a mysterious stone orb and an immortal Supreme Venerable Art helped him rise against the heavens and awaken an unprecedented Supreme Martial Soul. From then on, he would 5.3kReads8.5Score639Shelves
- 109 Devour the Firmament 吞噬苍穹 After losing his closest family, the orphan Xuanyuan is reborn in another world where might makes right. He inherits the legacy of the ancient Devouring Emperor, devours heavenly treasures, and masters devastating killing techniques. From an ordinary boy, he gradually rises to become the supreme ruler of the Nine Realms! Defying the heavens and commanding the world, he uses his innate gifts and countless incredible encounters to reach the ultimate peak! 427Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 110 Peerless in the Martial Way 武道独尊 On the Tianyuan Continent, the truly powerful can move mountains, overturn seas, and tread on stars and moons. Ye Ming is an ordinary nobody whose parents were murdered by members of his own clan, and whose entire cultivation was crippled! By a stroke of luck, he obtains a divine robe, takes a miraculous Foundation Establishment pill, and cultivates the Heaven-Connecting Scripture. With unwavering resolve and relentless courage, he shows no mercy to anyone who blocks his path to martial mastery! 1.2kReads7.9Score148Shelves
- 111 Heavenly Dao Overlord Body Art 天道霸体诀 [Traditional xuanhuan + no System + passionate power progression] On the Eternal Continent, strength rules. Martial artists soar through the skies and burrow beneath the earth, strike across the nine heavens, seize stars and pluck the moon, and stand above all who came before and after. Born into humble circumstances, Ye Qing had his rare Dragon Martial Vein stolen. But what seemed like a misfortune turned into a blessing: he awakened the supreme Martial Vein, unrivaled throughout history, and b 20.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
- 112 Nine Heavens Sword Emperor 九霄剑皇 “The sword is king of all weapons, and the path of the sword is ever-changing. A sword can be graceful and nimble, using finesse to master the forces of the world; it can also be weighty and powerful, cleaving mountains and seas with sheer strength; or it can strike like thunder, using speed to overcome every technique under heaven.” So said a beautiful sword goddess. The boy took the sword from her hand, unaware whether it could end the chaos now gripping the world, where monsters ran rampant.. 6.5kReads8.8Score542Shelves
- 113 The Cycle of the Pill Dao 丹道轮回 Lin Tianya, heir to the title of Saint of Alchemy, is betrayed by the woman he loves, Senior Sister Molian. By chance, the two of them are swallowed by a ninth-grade divine pill. Xia Chuan, a cripple who barely survives in the Ye family of Qingyang City, gains Lin Tianya's reincarnated divine soul. With his crippled body, he conquers ruined worlds, searches for the truth about his origins, strides across the universe, slays his enemies with his own hands, unravels countless conspiracies, and win 1.9kReads8.5Score235Shelves
- 114 The Tale of Reincarnation 转生传 [Reincarnation + pocket dimension + cultivation + alchemy + divine beasts + hilarious] The Ancestor Ye of the Danfu Sect has a grandchild! This child fell from the sky, is exceptionally gifted, and is adored by all. The entire sect treats the little one like royalty. The Demon Emperor told Ancestor Ye, “There’s an almighty being behind this child. I keep feeling like a pair of eyes is watching me.” After the little one entered a secret realm for the first time, a life of cheating their way to su 14.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
- 115 Peerless Sword Soul 绝世剑魂 Ye Fei obtains an Undying Sword Soul and battles across the nine heavens and ten lands. With a single sword in hand, he slaughters billions of gods and demons. In a fit of fury, he cleaves the boundless galaxy for the woman he loves. For his brothers, he is willing to risk death and stand against the world. The Sword Emperor has lain dormant for countless ages, all for this day. His sword intent will endure forever, and his fame will last for eternity. 12.7kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
- 116 The Ninefold Divine Emperor 九转神帝 On the Lingwu Continent, countless races stand side by side, prodigies emerge in droves, and might makes right. The weak are worth no more than blades of grass. A disciple of the outer sect at the Heavenly Sword Sect in the Eastern District of Cangyun Kingdom struggles to stay alive. He inherits the greatest cultivation technique of all time, the Nine Revolutions Dao Scripture, and rises to become an unparalleled Great Emperor, crushing all who stand in his way. Ding Lie says, “This world is vas 2.4kReads7.7Score271Shelves
- 117 Gathering the Dao of Immortality 拾道长生 [Mortal-style cultivation + bargain hunting + no System + cautious cultivation] An ordinary boy who makes his living scavenging junk accidentally saves a badly wounded Saintess. After cultivating dual techniques together, he embarks on the path to immortality. Relying on his cautious nature and knack for finding hidden treasures, he steadily grows stronger in the cultivation world. 14.5kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
- 118 The Heaven-Defying True God 逆天正神 Suitable for adaptation as a TV series, web series, movie, or animated drama. Zhao Qiankun (Zhao Yuanji) is gravely wounded by mysterious clansmen and falls into Black Mountain Ravine. As beast spirits gnaw at him, Yun Qingwan unexpectedly comes to his rescue! Beautiful Yun, love me! Beautiful Su, you love me even more! The demonic path, the demonic beast path, the immortal path, the divine path! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 The Nine-Colored Nascent Soul 九色元婴 In the frozen wasteland, an ice coffin appeared, and a young man sealed inside for ten thousand years awoke. He had no idea who he was and remembered nothing else, save for a cultivation technique: the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul! Who sealed him away? Who were his enemies, and who were his friends? Why was he cultivating a cultivation technique in this world of body refinement and profound cultivation? With only a sword at his side, he began sweeping across the continent in search of his lost memo 6.4kReads8.2Score846Shelves
- 120 Supreme Divine Soul 神魂至尊 On the Heavenly Armor Continent, strength is everything. The weak are as insignificant as ants, while the strong loom like mountains. The mightiest can split rivers and seas, and cleave mountains and boulders; those with divine powers can even shatter the void and sever the cycle of reincarnation! Zhuo Wen, a medical student, happened upon a jade cauldron and transmigrated into the body of a fallen young master. With the endless pill recipes inside the cauldron, he used his mediocre talent to cl 12.6kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 121 Asura Sword 修罗剑 A man carries a giant sword on his back, a monkey fights across the wilderness, and a bird spreads its wings to blot out the sky. So what if I become a demon? So what if I become a Buddha? I follow my own path. Why should I fear the world’s judgment of right and wrong? With a dragon sparrow beneath my feet, I soar through the heavens. With a giant sword in hand, I battle across the world. I fly into a rage for the woman I love, and my sword leaves the streets stained with blood. Commanding wind 3.5kReads8.6Score356Shelves
- 122 Martial God Storm 武神风暴 A boundless continent, vast seas, forbidden lands where life cannot survive, wicked forests, and endless primeval mountains. The world gave rise to ten golden ancient clans, alongside countless sacred lands and empires. They looked down upon all living beings and trampled everything beneath them. One thought could change the color of heaven and earth; one whim could spill blood across the sky. Here, billions of living beings revered martial strength, and empires prospered through the power of th 758Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 123 The Blood Saber Never Falls 血刀不落 [Traditional Fantasy + No Harem + Decisive and Ruthless + Thrilling Action] Ten thousand years ago, the Ancient Emperor Futuo sought to break through the shackles of heaven and earth. He led the ancient clans in unleashing a bloody storm that swept across the world. But heaven and earth wept blood, all races united against them, the ancient clans were destroyed, and Emperor Futuo was banished into the void. Ten thousand years later, the young Wen Peng enters the world bearing Futuo’s Blood Saber 877Reads8.7Score127Shelves
- 124 This Immortal Venerable Is Too Cruel: He Kills Anyone Who Crosses Him! 这个仙尊太残忍：谁惹他就杀谁！ [Exhilarating fantasy: decisive and merciless, cold-blooded, fiercely passionate, and never held back!] If someone crosses me, I kill them! If Heaven crosses me, I slay Heaven! My name is Tu Yu! Tu, as in slaughter. Yu, as in a storm of blood and violence! 464Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 125 Peerless 绝世 Those web novel writers weren't lying: everyone who came from Blue Star to the past had a golden finger... Also known as "Unearthing an Invincible Divine Physique from the Start" and "Rising to the Top, Starting with Mining." [The author isn't good at writing blurbs. No saintly protagonist, frequent updates, read with confidence.] 12.7kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 126 With a Pure Yang Dragon Body, I Fought My Way From Earth to the Divine Realm 纯阳龙体的我，从地球杀到神界 [Urban power fantasy + invincible cultivation + ruthless killing + multiple worlds] Struck by a bolt of purple lightning and fused with a dragon’s bones, the young urban heir Yi Xinghe embarks on an extraordinary life! A Ninth-Rank Martial Artist is weak? Maybe for other people, but that doesn’t apply to me, Yi Xinghe! A Grandmaster? One punch and they’re done! A Great Grandmaster? One punch and they’re done! A Martial Venerable? One punch and they’re done! When faced with the pinnacle of martia 657Reads7.4Score110Shelves
- 127 Primordial Chaos Overlord Body Art 鸿蒙霸体诀 [Decisive and ruthless, always repays a grudge, heaven-defying divine artifact, supreme legacy] Lin Xuan, an outcast of his sect, stumbles upon the Hongmeng Emperor Scripture! The scripture contains all things: the supreme art, the Hongmeng Tyrant Body Art; a furnace of heaven and earth that incinerates all creation; a battle-domain illusion that compresses space and time; the supreme swordmaster who holds down the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; an alluring and wicked ancient Demon Ancestor; primo 1.5kReads8.4Score209Shelves
- 128 Peerless Battle Soul 绝世战魂 On the Canglan Continent, the only way to become a martial artist is to awaken one’s own martial soul. Only through a martial soul can one commune with the heavens and earth, absorb spiritual energy, and cultivate. Martial souls come in countless forms and varieties. They are divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, with ten grades in each rank. The higher the rank of a martial soul, the greater one’s cultivation speed, abilities, and potential, and the better one’s chances 2.3kReads8.4Score430Shelves
- 129 Heaven-Defying Supreme 逆天至尊 Once, he shook the myriad divine realms. After countless reincarnations, his entire family was slaughtered! Cursed and burdened by vengeance spanning countless lives, Tan Yun swears he will never sink into despair again. For his beloved and his family, he will climb step by step over the corpses of his enemies and surpass the pinnacle! Defying heaven with slaughter, dominating myriad worlds: I alone am supreme! 1.5kReads8.7Score228Shelves
- 130 In a Fantasy World, My Senior Sister Forces Me to Live Off Her 人在玄幻，师姐逼我吃她软饭 [Transmigration + rebirth + cultivation + another world + fantasy + one female lead + empress + devoted couple + equally matched leads + conspiracy] (The early chapters lay down many clues. The heroine is at the center of a major conspiracy, and the story is absolutely thrilling.) Shi Zhisong transmigrated to a cultivation world and became an Immortal King. After obtaining the supreme divine art, the Yin-Yang Supreme Mystic Scripture, in an ancient ruin in the Immortal Realm, he unexpectedly was 3.5kReads8.6Score278Shelves
- 131 Martial Emperor of the Heavens 御天武帝 The Great Dao has no form, and the Great Dao has no feelings. The young Chu Yan carries a heart of pure innocence. To pursue his dream, he is willing to cross mountains and rivers and shatter three thousand worlds, ultimately becoming a generation-defining Martial Emperor Who Rules Heaven. 12.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
- 132 Great Wilderness Divine Sword Art 大荒神剑诀 (Fierce, blood-pumping cultivation fantasy + one heroine) After his spiritual sea was shattered, the young man was cruelly abandoned by his sect and plunged into despair. My family is counting on me. I can't give up! He inherits the Dragon Emperor's legacy and cultivates both the sword and the body. Step by step, he rises to the peak, reaching for the supreme realm! 22.8kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
- 133 The Great Dao of Decay 残蚀大道 The moment this book came out, the entire fantasy genre was moved to tears? This is traditional fantasy for a new era, the kind of novel the next generation should be reading! All things are governed by fate, and success and failure alike are now dust. Today, let us ride the rising wind and seize the moment to become dragons and stir up the world! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 My Heart Commands the Heavens 我心御天 [Male lead who isn't a Mary Sue + passionate action + comedy + playful references] A fateful connection begins with an interview at a bathhouse. A former genius wins the approval of a sharp-tongued old man, and the two embark on a partnership defined by love and rivalry! (P.S. This book pays tribute to some famous memes and iconic scenes from films and TV. I hope it makes readers smile. If you spot any, share them in the comments and join the discussion!) 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Dragon-Mark War God 龙纹战神 A hundred years after the world’s greatest sage was reborn, he cultivates supreme divine arts and vies for dominion over the world. Don’t compare alchemy with me. I can casually make perfect pills. Don’t compare your speed of advancement with mine. If I make you die of embarrassment, that’s on you. Don’t compare cultivation experience with me. I’m an ancestor. Jiang Chen’s very existence is destined to make countless prodigies die of shame… 7.8kReads8.6Score973Shelves
- 136 The River of Weightlessness 失重之河 The River of Weightlessness 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Immortals Descend into the Mystic Wilderness 仙落玄荒 With a Sacred Chaos-Hongmeng-Mystic-Desolate Body, he stands invincible across the Eight Desolations, Six Directions, and all under Heaven. Nine clones yearn for unfinished romances, while countless beauties weave a world of myriad charms. The author's distinctive perspective and rich imagination remain fresh and unconventional. Demons dance wildly as dragons and phoenixes sing together, the most enchanting sight of all. Come, immerse yourself completely and experience the captivating allure and 3.9kReads9.4Score232Shelves
- 138 Spirit Boat 灵舟 Daoists cultivate in this life; Buddhists cultivate for the next! The Dao is on this shore, the Buddha on the other shore, and people are in between! The Spirit Boats are not on this shore, the other shore, or in between! A cultivation prodigy is reborn as a spoiled young master from an aristocratic clan and arrives in a vast, wondrous world. Here are cultivators who stake their lives against Heaven, graceful and enchanting women, ancient powerhouses who traverse the cosmos, ferocious ancient be 3.2kReads8.6Score334Shelves
- 139 Cultivation: I Can Cultivate Even Without a Spiritual Root 修仙：无灵根我也能修仙 [Mortal’s journey] [Earth-to-cultivation-world teleportation] [Cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [No System] [Traditional cultivation] At forty-five, the useless Wang Hao had achieved nothing. He jumped off a cliff to end his life, only to trigger an ancient teleportation array and land in the cultivation world. With no spiritual roots, he was treated like trash by the sect and sent to the abandoned pill room to await death. In despair, he swallowed a poisonous spirit fruit and unexpectedly a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Divine Martial Sword Sovereign 神武剑尊 On the Tianchen Continent, spiritual and martial power reign supreme. A down-and-out youth awakens the spirit of a broken sword and obtains an unparalleled tome. He opens his martial meridians, seizes fortune, and fuses divine blood, turning the tide of fate at every step. For the peerless beauty he loves, he sweeps across the eight wildernesses and six directions and challenges the world! For a promise made as a man, he slays millions of gods and demons and shakes the highest heavens! With a si 2.4kReads8.4Score199Shelves
- 141 The Divine Soul Pill Emperor 神魂丹帝 After ten years of perseverance, the young man is brutally killed when his fiancée steals his martial soul! After transmigrating and awakening a mysterious martial soul, Qin Lang vows never to let anyone else control his fate again! He will cultivate like mad and shatter his fiancée’s scheme! He will grow stronger and take control of his destiny! He will laugh proudly across the world and become an Emperor of Alchemy! 3.2kReads8.8Score262Shelves
- 142 The Emperor Rules the Myriad Worlds 帝御万界 [Traditional fantasy, bloodlines, physiques, insights, mysteries, laws, the Great Dao, origins, the Myriad Worlds] The Hongmeng emerges, the Supreme appears, the Divine Realm opens, and the world is transformed. An ancient prophecy is set in motion, unveiling a shocking conspiracy laid down in the Primordial Era. The young Chen Yu rises from humble beginnings. He obtains a spirit pearl, creates extraordinary arts, proves the Great Dao, becomes a Great Emperor, and commands the Myriad Worlds. 1.4kReads7.3Score136Shelves
- 143 Hongmeng Overlord 鸿蒙主宰 “Beg me. Beg me, and I’ll give it back!” Yun Hu crushed the only hope Qin Yu had of cultivating right before his eyes. That was the last time Qin Yu ever bowed his head. That night, his parents sealed themselves away in the heavens, the Dragon Martial Guards’ blood stained the sky, and the Prince of the Side-by-Side’s mansion stood empty. His father left him only one sentence: “From the day you begin cultivating, you’ll have to face the pursuit of cultivators across the world!” After ten ye 1.9kReads7.2Score172Shelves
- 144 Reincarnated in Another’s Body: An Unfinished Bond Beneath Hanshan Temple 借尸还魂：寒山寺下未了缘 Rebirth Through a Borrowed Corpse: An Unfinished Bond Beneath Hanshan Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 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
- 146 The Legend of Creation 开天传说 [No System + No Transmigration + Spatial Realm + Alchemy + Slow-Paced, Traditional Cultivation] As spiritual energy dwindles, the immortal realm is forced to close the passage through which cultivators from the lower realms ascend. Yet of the fifty ways of the Great Dao, Heaven derives forty-nine, leaving one way to escape. When the immortal realm closed the passage, it also left behind a glimmer of hope. Xiao Yang has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, but unexpectedly acquires the Five Elem 11.4kReads8.4Score1kShelves
- 147 Thunder Martial 雷武 The young Zi Chen gave his life to see his brother’s true nature. By chance, he encountered the origin of thunder and was reborn, obtaining a body-tempering art and setting out on the path to becoming a powerhouse. Lightning tempers the Saint Body, while creation forges the path to heaven! With an unyielding heart, he will ascend to the peak of Thunder Martial Dao! 2.3kReads8.3Score143Shelves
- 148 Origin Ruins 元墟 When the ashes of forty-three people returned to the village, the cultivation seats they had traded their lives for already had new owners. Shen Wuchen refused to accept it. Right under the noses of the county office and the great families, he stole back the path to immortality. In this world, where the number of immortal seats is fixed and cultivation is registered, he became the “Seat Thief” everyone wanted dead. But when seven chains of the Ruins locked into the Inner Ruins, he finally und 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Emperor of Primordial Martial Arts 混元武帝 A God of Slaughter is reborn, surrounded by beauties and carrying the treasures of his past life. He carves out a whole new world through bloodshed. 1.9kReads7.6Score173Shelves
- 150 Nine Extremes War God 九极战神 Legends of the Innate Dao Body have been passed down across the Ling Tian Continent for ages. Ancient texts record: “Once the Dao Body awakens, none under heaven can stand against it.” A youth born with the Innate Dao Body came from the Eastern Wilderness, dazzling the world with his unrivaled talent and putting countless prodigies to shame. Years later, the Ling Tian Continent would divide geniuses into two kinds: geniuses, and Yun Yi... 16.2kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
