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- 151 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 The Tale of Yun Yao 116Reads—Score414d adds
- 153 Yunhua's Memories 1 云华忆1 Memories of Yunhua 1 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Clan Cultivation: The Li Immortal Clan 家族修仙：李氏仙族 [Ensemble Cast] [Clan] [Farming] [No Transmigration] [One Female Lead] [No System] [Genius] In the 420th year since the founding of the Li clan, it welcomes the first member born with a spiritual constitution in its history: Li Changsheng. Li Changsheng cultivates immortal arts, tempers his spiritual body, raises spirit beasts, cultivates both magic and body, and excels in both alchemy and crafting. This is the story of a small clan that gradually becomes an immortal clan under the leadership of 21.9kReads8.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 155 The World Inside the Painting 画中世界 A fantastical, kaleidoscopic world that feels like ancient times, yet isn't. Immortals, demons, and Buddhists all coexist here. We have a wonderful story to tell, full of human warmth and the flavor of the jianghu. 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 156 Yunhua's Memories 2 云华忆2 Memories of Yunhua 2 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡骨求长生 [Mortal Cultivation] [Traditional Wuxia] [Witty and Humorous] [Logical Deduction] [Lopsided Genius] [One Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] This book has no fast-food-style, three-chapter hook, no exhilarating face-slapping from the start, and focuses on plot, careful buildup, and deeply rooted characters. The protagonist is an ordinary mortal, an undocumented resident of the immortal realm. His talents and shortcomings are sharply defined. He is no transmigrated or reborn overpowered hero, with neith 836Reads8.1Score23214d adds
- 158 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 22.7kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 159 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 EN Ascension Record of a Hundred Refinements 百炼飞升录 He was an ordinary boy from a mountain village until he accidentally ate an unknown vermilion fruit and embarked on the path of cultivation. Starting out as a weapon refiner and relying on his talent for crafting talismans, he ventured alone through the perilous world of immortal cultivation. Just as his cultivation was advancing smoothly and success seemed within reach, an unexpected change came over him. Was it a blessing or a curse? 11.5kReads8.7Score47514d adds
- 161 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Ring of Time 凡人修仙之时光戒指 [Mortal's journey + fantasy cultivation + power fantasy + multiple heroines + treasure appraisal + playing dumb to catch a tiger + ruthless decisiveness] With eight stars aligning, Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival. Li Feng, an antique shop owner carrying a time ring, unexpectedly embarks on another path to immortality. So what if I have five useless spiritual roots? I have a time ring, and I can appraise treasures to earn spirit stones. I have a golden mask, so I can play dumb and cat 7.5kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 162 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.1kReads8.5Score43014d adds
- 163 Record of Ascending to Immortality 凡人飞升录 [Classic mortal cultivation | No System | Ruthless and decisive | Master of dirty tricks | Scheming] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, body cultivation, formations, beast taming] [Traditional cultivation realms] This is the story of a master of dirty tricks coming into his own. His arrival will eventually become a mudslide sweeping through the Three Realms. After experiencing the joys of sabotaging others, one demonic cultivator has an epiphany. As a heart-stealing arsonist, he always has fairies sec 63kReads8.7Score5.5k14d adds
- 164 The Witch Initiated Me from the Start, So I Applied to Become Her Cultivation Cauldron 开局被魔女开光，我申请成为炉鼎 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11.5kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 165 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 A Broken Cauldron Helps Me Cultivate Immortality 破木鼎助我修仙 [Mortal cultivation + no System + Divine Wood Cauldron + fantasy world] A brother and sister went into the mountains to forage. His younger sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, she spotted an immortal flying through the sky on a sword. “Hey, immortal up there! Hello!” At her greeting, Ye Yao was kidnapped, and her brother Ye Fan was knocked unconscious. When Ye Fan woke up, he burst into tears, only to run into a passing fairy-like young wo 26.5kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 168 Useless? I Awakened the Eternal Divine Physique from the Start 废物？我开局觉醒了万古神体 (Traditional fantasy, no System, fantasy, underdog's rise, cultivation, Ancient Divine Physique, decisive and ruthless, multiple heroines) Ye Chen, young lord of the Ye family, is unable to cultivate because of his blocked meridians. Mocked as a once-in-a-century failure, he awakens the Ancient Divine Physique and rises against the heavens. 379Reads6.2Score10214d adds
- 169 Treading the Heavens to Become a God 踏天封神 [A pure ensemble-cast story, written entirely by hand. Aside from the first chapter, which has a lot of filler to set things up, the rest is absolutely exciting. If you don’t like it, feel free to criticize me.] “When the primordial chaos was divided, three great beings appeared between heaven and earth: humans, ferocious beasts, and demons. Humans developed intelligence early, but their bodies were frail, leaving them at the bottom of the pecking order. Ferocious beasts were unenlightened, bu 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Last Cultivator on Blue Star 蓝星最后一个修士 [Classic fantasy] [Urban cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds] [Eastern xianxia] A parallel world. With no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration, Fang Yun was an ordinary country boy who practiced martial arts and cultivated qi. By a twist of fate, he received his master's legacy on his deathbed, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merged, and his mortal body laid the foundation for cultivation. See how the last cultivator wages war across the lands. 24.2kReads7.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 171 Devour the Immortal Cosmos 噬仙宙 “The stars are beginning to vanish one by one, far off in the distance.” What kind of power could be responsible? “Could there be a beast hidden in the depths of space, larger than the sun, swallowing stars one by one?” Immortals and gods vie for supremacy, and fiery battles sweep across the myriad realms of the heavens. The young Cheng Bai awakens the Gluttonous Beast Physique, ventures into another world and gains the legacy of a fiendish god. He cultivates the strongest divine arts, comprehen 1.4kReads8.9Score15214d adds
- 172 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 173 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 299Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The World of Dao 道界天下 A mysterious young man emerges from a mysterious village. He has no Daoist heart, no Dao spirit, and no Daoist physique, yet he is determined to seek the Dao. He joins the Wenda Sect and embarks on an utterly unconventional path of cultivation! 39.1kReads8.8Score3.5k14d adds
- 175 If There's No Way Forward in This World, Then I'll Take the Heavenly Path 既然人间无路可走，那就走天路 Li Xue was an architect. After losing his job, failing in business, and being abandoned by his wife, he was left with nowhere to turn. With the aid of the Immortal Light Sword, and after a chance meeting with his confidante Zhang Yingxin, he resolutely set off for an alien world. There, he navigated the star systems, battling demons, evildoers, and forces of darkness. After enduring arduous cultivation, he ultimately forged a legend... 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 400Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Silent Sword’s Path to Immortality 默剑长生 Modern painter Shen Mo transmigrates into the body of a constable’s son in the Great Liang dynasty. Using the Daoist art of ink painting as a key to cultivation, he turns ordinary skills into a path to immortality, practicing amid the everyday bustle of life as he sets foot on the road to becoming an immortal... 4.3kReads9.3Score39014d adds
- 178 EN I Have a Sword 我有一剑 I wield a sword. Once it's drawn, nothing can stand against it! 2.1kReads9.3Score26714d adds
- 179 One Man and One Mouse on the Path to Immortality 一人一鼠要修仙 Ding Yu, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, was attacked by a host of immortals while in seclusion, preparing to ascend to Heavenly Venerable. As he fled, he entrusted his primordial spirit to a treasure and escaped, vanishing without a trace... During a flood in the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, an old fisherman surnamed Ding found a little boy in the Huai River and named him Ding Tianci. Though he endured countless hardships, the boy eventually embarked on the path of cultivation. With a rat for a 379Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The Heavenly Realm 天域 Shen Dong lives in seclusion deep in the mountains with his alcoholic father. He has made his living chopping wood since he was ten, though his father has secretly taught him a wealth of knowledge. When Shen Dong turns eighteen, his father passes away. Following his father’s dying words, Shen Dong goes down the mountain. At an inn, he meets Cai Qingquan, a transmigrator, who cheats him out of all his money. Later, the head chef arranges for him to enter Shenglin Academy. His outstanding literary 47Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 181 A Mortal Asks the Heavens: I Wish to Become an Immortal 凡人问天我欲成仙 [Traditional fantasy] [No System] Her parents disappeared, and her village was slaughtered. The boy was taken in by an immortal sect out of pity, but his useless spiritual roots earned him nothing but scorn. Even his master was mocked for accepting him. His master gave him a tattered book and told him it was an ancient secret scroll. But word of his useless reputation spread, and he endured humiliation wherever he went. One day, he happened to return home and discovered that the mysterious littl 39.5kReads9.0Score4.1k14d adds
- 182 The World of Mortals 凡尘的世界 One thought in the mortal world can bring a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood; endless years can bring spring warmth and blooming flowers. Across three thousand star domains, three thousand kinds of Dao fire forge the self and merge with chaos, from which yet more chaos is born, all for the sake of the mortal world. Lin Fan is a technician in modern society, and he and his wife, Lu Xue, have been married for just one year. On an ordinary day, Lin Fan is hospitalized after a car accident and 1.4kReads5.8Score13514d adds
- 183 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 41.4kReads9.0Score3.8k14d adds
- 184 A Mayfly in the Immortal Sea 仙海蜉蝣 [Ordinary-mortal cultivation + no System + no harem] A wandering cultivator, a speck of dust. The protagonist, Lu Luan, is a little independent cultivator at the second stage of Qi Refining, wandering among the mountain towns of the mortal world. He is fourteen, and ever since the old master who adopted him died, he has drifted from place to place through this world of cultivation... Note: The protagonist sometimes joins sects, but only as stepping stones, and never stays long. The story focuses 17.2kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 185 Chronicles of the Cataclysm in Shenzhou 神州浩劫录 The boy who left the mountains, Jiang Hen, searches for and joins a cultivation sect, one step at a time… He initially thinks he's a good-for-nothing with five-element spiritual roots, but his cultivation speed is astonishingly fast… What's more, the protagonist comprehends the laws of space while still in the Qi Refining stage… From there, he rises step by step from menial disciple to personal disciple, then from personal disciple to the sect's holy son… 1.3kReads8.2Score10614d adds
- 186 Breaking the Bag, Defying Fate: Cultivating Immortality with a Mixed Spirit Root 破袋逆灵：杂灵根的修仙 In a brutally harsh world of cultivation, Zhu Bu'er is an ordinary man who stumbles into the cultivation world. With a mixed spiritual root and a broken sack as his only tool, he scavenges for scraps and rummages through rubbish, forging an unconventional path to immortality. 4.1kReads8.6Score31614d adds
- 187 The Way of Feng Shui Cultivation 风水修行路 The protagonist, Guan Tianlong, is the heir to the Guan clan of the south. After grasping the essence of his family’s core technique and receiving an infusion of spiritual energy from Heaven and Earth, he soars to greatness, and his clan’s power surges as well. He unexpectedly acquires the Nine Dragons Cauldron, which enables him to pioneer a new method of forming a golden core. With the help of feng shui, formations, alchemy, and artifact forging, he embarks on a legendary journey, even contrib 515Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 188 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Purple Mansion's Immortal Destiny 凡人修仙：紫府仙缘 (A slow-paced mortal’s tale. No mindless decisions, no characters getting dumber, no System. The protagonist is decisive and there’s a little violence. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own risk.) The protagonist unexpectedly acquires an immortal estate and from then on embarks on the path of farming and cultivating immortality. I have a few acres of good farmland, and I watch the world change with a smile. I farm a little, refine some pills, and avoid all that environmentally unfrien 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 43.9kReads9.1Score6.5k14d adds
- 190 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.1kReads7.8Score46714d adds
- 191 The Wu Clan's Path to Immortality 吴氏家族成仙路 The story of an ordinary person who grows stronger step by step in the cultivation world with the help of the Ghost Valley Eight Desolations interface. (The golden finger isn’t very obvious and doesn’t come up often.) A new writer and a new book. I’m not good at writing blurbs. 2.5kReads6.4Score11614d adds
- 192 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 53.3kReads8.7Score5.1k14d adds
- 193 Immortality 长生 Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 28.7kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
- 194 The Immortal-Passing Spirit Diagram 通仙灵图 Without an invincible System or a mysterious little bottle, with demons surrounding them from outside and a weak clan within, how can a small Foundation Establishment clan weather one crisis after another? Gu Changhuan opens the map: spirit treasures, spirit herbs, and mineral veins are all laid out before him. With this golden finger, what is there to fear about the hardships of cultivation? Still, he has to keep a low profile. Lower and lower. After all, playing the pig to eat the tiger and qu 48.4kReads8.7Score3.7k14d adds
- 195 The Heavenly Book: The Imperial Star Descends to the Mortal World, One Sword Proves the Dao 天书：帝星化凡，一剑证道 [A golden-scaled dragon is no pond-dweller. Soon, the Heavenly Book will descend from the ninth heaven!] What would happen if Dugu Qiubai lived for a thousand years? A Heavenly Book spans a thousand years of China’s history, bringing him into contact with humans, demons, immortals, and Buddhas. (A historical cultivation novel about immortality, featuring Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ideas that may be difficult for most readers. Not a wish-fulfillment story; slow burn, so read with care.) [Imm 237Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 76.2kReads9.0Score8.2k14d adds
- 197 Mortal Cultivation, Beginning with Starlight 凡人修仙，从星光开始 An ordinary boy is chosen by a star and sent from Earth to another world. His fate is changed forever, and he begins his cultivation journey in this unfamiliar land. He stumbles through cultivation, treading as carefully as if on thin ice, all so he can find his way home. But being reborn was simply a fate that had been ordained... 3.2kReads7.3Score23814d adds
- 198 Eternal Night: The Twelfth Era 永夜：第十二纪 [No System, no characters suddenly getting stupid, no mindless plot, not a wish-fulfillment novel, slow burn, strategic plotting, an immensely expansive world] [Ancient Xia] [Yin Shang] [Heavenly Zhou] [Divine Han] [Immortal Qin] [Sacred Tang] [Daoist Song] [Demonic Yuan] [Imperial Ming] [Demon Qing]... Fortune-backed dynasties + a struggle for supremacy across the myriad heavens + spatial arts + alchemy + artifact forging + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nasc 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.4kReads8.9Score85914d adds
- 200 The Invincible Heavenly Emperor 无敌天帝 A botched ascension sends Ye Fan back to life a hundred years in the past. A prodigy in every field, with an endless array of martial arts techniques, knowledge of everything under the sun, and the power to foresee the future. Now that I am reborn, I shall rule heaven and earth. Those who disobey me will die! Those who refuse to submit will be slain! One word can bring an age of chaos to heel; one sword can cleave the nine heavens. I command divine beasts, forge divine weapons, shatter the void, 15.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
