Novels like The Poor Alchemist
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- 101 Cultivating Immortality: I Have a Mysterious Space 修仙我有一个神秘空间 A fishing village boy with an inferior spiritual root is recruited into an immortal sect as a menial disciple. By a twist of fate, he obtains the ancient spiritual treasure, the Void Mirror, and rises against all odds. From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul, he tramples the geniuses of every immortal sect underfoot and takes the world by storm! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Peerless Alchemy God 绝世丹神 He returns to a world ten thousand years in the past, where martial arts reign supreme and powerhouses are everywhere, while the path of alchemy is only just beginning to flourish! Qin Feng, a god-tier alchemist, possesses countless pill recipes and knows every kind of medicinal technique. He embarks on a frenzied quest to refine pills and concoct medicines, advancing the art of alchemy through his own efforts. At the same time, he cultivates all kinds of top-tier techniques and meets countless 1kReads8.8Score15914d adds
- 103 I Have a Spirit Ring That Can Grow Crops 我有灵戒能种田 [Mortal’s Journey] [Inspirational] [No Female Lead] [Clever Protagonist] A strange illness in a mountain village and a peculiar ring changed Ye Qing’s life forever. The world is full of surprises. Who says an ordinary mortal can’t become an immortal? 237Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Kill One Person, Gain One Year of Life. How Will You Respond? 杀一人增寿一年，阁下如何应对？ A long-life cultivation novel: [Proficiency] [Sign-In] [Family] [Sect] [Immortal Officials] A middle-aged, paunchy man transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a young rogue cultivator. Just as he is worrying about rent, he discovers that he has a Proficiency System, and can also claim a sign-in reward every year. Every time the protagonist kills a demon beast or a cultivator, he gains an extra year of life. From then on, immortality is no longer a dream. In the early days, the protago 22.1kReads8.1Score2.3k14d adds
- 105 Cultivating to Immortality Through a Billion Practices 亿练成仙 [Farming and Cultivation] [Slow-Paced] The demon race rules the world, and countless demons roam the land. Cultivation sects establish market towns, spread the teachings, and revive the Dao. They inspire more people to embark on the path of Qi Refining, carrying on the work of those who came before. Li Yinian, a young man who transmigrated here, relies on his talent for making up for his shortcomings through hard work to stand out among the spirit-seed tenant farmers… 18.7kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 106 The Dao Diagram's Path to Immortality 道图升仙录 [4.8 million words, complete. A long cultivation novel with a satisfying ending and no abandoned plotlines] [A hundred cultivation instances for you to explore] [Traditional cultivation + clan cultivation + spiritual herb space + alchemy + weapon forging + Ancient Desolate Dao Diagrams] A poor young man from Immortal Cat Valley has no parents and is a humble spirit farmer with only three mu of spirit fields. He awakens the Eight Ancient Desolate Dao Diagrams: the Immortal Zhi Medicine Diagram, w 10.6kReads8.0Score99514d adds
- 107 Code Name: Gardener 代号：园丁 Codename: Gardener 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 After I Resigned, My Boss Became My Subordinate 提交辞呈后，顶头上司成了我下属 After I Handed In My Resignation, My Boss Became My Subordinate 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Livestreaming My Way to Survival at Work 我在职场直播续命 I Keep Myself Alive by Livestreaming at Work 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Rust Breathing 锈蚀呼吸 Rusty Breath —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Immortal Farming: I Cultivate the Dao Through Planting and Gain an Invincible Immortal Path 灵农修仙：种植悟道，获无敌仙途 Because of the 996 grind, Li Yixuan transmigrates to another world and becomes a spiritual farmer in Lingze Market, in the Southern Wilderness. While harvesting spirit plants, he accidentally discovers that he can gain insights when they ripen. From then on, Li Yixuan sets off on a fast track to cultivation through farming. The hundred arts of cultivation all begin with spirit plants. Five-element spiritual roots follow the ways of nature and are best suited to growing spirit plants. This is a w 12.9kReads8.1Score94214d adds
- 112 Cultivating Immortality Is a Tough Job 修仙是件苦差事 A regular mortal cultivation story! No System, no transmigration! A fragmentary cultivation manual set Mo Xun on the path to immortality. He has no powerful connections and a poor spiritual root, but he does have black soil that can speed up the growth of spirit herbs. A cool head and steady temperament are the only things he can rely on to survive. Later, he even picks up a jokester for a companion, though it isn’t a person! This is a cultivation story about an ordinary mortal, with smart chara 11.2kReads8.7Score74114d adds
- 113 Immortality Begins with Transporting Goods Between Two Worlds 长生，从两界搬运开始 Yun Zheng, a student at the Alliance Cultivation High School, had one great wish in life: to get into the least prestigious academy and bring honor to his family. Then he transmigrated to another cultivation world, where alchemists, looked down upon in the Alliance, were revered by everyone. Spirit herbs, extremely scarce in the Alliance, could be bought everywhere here. So Yun Zheng decided to aim a little higher... 21.3kReads7.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 114 I Transmigrated Into a County Magistrate, and From the Start Everything Was a Mess 穿越成县令，开局烂摊子 Transmigrated as a County Magistrate, With a Mess from the Start 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Alluring Alchemist 妖娆炼丹师 Hua Ruge, the Great Zheng Empire’s most notorious good-for-nothing woman, was abandoned by her family, despised by the world, and betrayed by her fiancé, who fell for someone else, killed her, and dumped her body! Even an uncle could put up with that, but an aunt couldn’t! The queen of the ancient martial arts world transmigrates into her body. From then on, this good-for-nothing turns her life around, and the fool becomes a dazzling temptress, blinding everyone! You bullied her? She’ll beat you 142Reads9.0Score10914d adds
- 116 Vial of Divine Light for All Spirits 万灵神光瓶 [Traditional Cultivation + Thoughtful Plot + No Harem + No System + Comedy + Cautious Cultivation + Cunning Hero + Decisive and Ruthless] The main story is a slow burn. Thirteen-year-old Han Dachui is cutting grass on a mountain when he accidentally discovers a porcelain bottle, without knowing what it is. As he investigates it on his own, he gradually uncovers its purpose and slowly sets foot on the path to immortality. Traditional cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core 17.2kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 117 Clan Cultivation: Swordsmanship, Alchemy, and Body Refinement 家族修仙：修剑炼丹又练体 [Family-centered cultivation + no System + traditional fantasy] This is a cultivation story about a person and his family growing together. After his soul is reborn in a cultivation world where resources reign supreme, he opens up a trade route to secure resources for his own cultivation and help his family consolidate its cultivation resources. The family's growth and the expansion of the trade route complement each other, propelling both the family and the protagonist to the pinnacle of the cu 2.1kReads8.0Score11814d adds
- 118 I Look Like Xiao Zhan, but the Dragon-Slaying Hero Aura Doesn’t Work on Me 长得像肖赞龙傲天光环对我失效 No romance, no harem. The protagonist focuses on cultivating immortality, accompanied by friends. There's more friendship, and they grow together. His only golden finger is his good looks. The protagonist respects women, so don't click if you want a harem novel. 7.6kReads8.4Score60314d adds
- 119 The Spirit Eye That Sees Every Detail 秋毫灵眼 [Mortal’s journey + no System + no harem] Li Changsheng stumbled upon the Spiritual Eye of Fine Detail and began his path of cultivation. The road to immortality was as difficult as climbing to the heavens, like rowing upstream, where failing to advance meant falling behind. The cultivation world was full of deceit and treachery, its fortunes as unpredictable as the tides. Li Changsheng had no choice but to tread carefully, as if walking on thin ice. Though he had an ordinary three-element spiri 367Reads8.1Score10614d adds
- 120 Cold Flame, Burning Heart: The CEO's Contract Lover 冷焰灼心，总裁的契约恋人 A Cold Flame Burns the Heart: The CEO's Contract Lover 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Won Over the Villainous Tycoon with My Cooking 穿书后，我靠美食攻略了反派大佬 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Win Over the Villainous Big Shot with My Cooking 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 122 Forced into a Blind Date, I Found the Perfect Beginning 被迫相亲，成了最美的起点 Forced into a Blind Date, I Found the Best Possible Starting Point 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 A Master of Chinese Martial Arts, Practicing Immortality Through Science 身怀国术，科学修仙 Yang Lin, a mobile phone sales clerk who has studied traditional Chinese martial arts for three years, is transported by a ball of five-colored light to a world of cultivation after an unexpected stroke of fate. See how he uses the math and science knowledge from his previous life to cultivate through science, and rise to prominence in the cultivation world with his martial arts and Tai Chi. A rational, well-founded take on scientific cultivation, with clear logic. 5.6kReads8.7Score45114d adds
- 124 A Glimmer in White, Passed Down Through Generations 白衣微光，代代相传 A glimmer in white, passed down through generations —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 I Became a Good-for-Nothing, but My Superpowers Let Me Sweep the Cultivation World 穿成废柴后，我靠异能横扫修仙界 After Reincarnating as a Good-for-Nothing, I Conquer the Cultivation World with My Superpowers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Azure Sparrow of the Mystic Sect: Protecting Homes and Dispelling Calamities 玄门青雀，镇宅渡厄 A Green Sparrow of the Mystic Sect, Guarding the Home and Dispelling Calamity 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Legacy Immortal Mansion 凡人修仙之传承仙府 [Mortal cultivation, no System, one female lead, decisive and ruthless.] An ordinary country boy stumbles upon an immortal manor containing a legacy, and from then on, Yang Hao embarks on the path of cultivation. Inside the manor, he can grow spirit crops, craft artifacts and pills, raise spirit pets, and access an unparalleled legacy. See how he rises from humble beginnings, slays demons and vanquishes evil, and steadily becomes the strongest, roaming freely across the Myriad Worlds. 1.1kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 128 Hongmeng Supreme 2 鸿蒙至尊2 [Reborn Immortal Emperor] [Alchemy, Artifacts, Formations, and Talismans] [Multiple Heroines] [Building a Faction] [Invincible] [Spatial Powers] [Small World] When chaos first emerged, the forces of creation gave birth to eight supreme primordial divine artifacts: the Hongmeng Supreme Tower, the Chaos Pearl, the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, the Hongmeng Supreme Sword, the Luo River Diagram, the Chaos Bell, the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Mirror, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc. When th 747Reads8.2Score10514d adds
- 129 A Star Fell on the Wasteland, and I Raised a Nine-Tailed Fox Cub 星落荒原，我养了只九尾狐崽 Starfall on the Barren Plains: I Raised a Nine-Tailed Fox Cub —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66.2kReads8.6Score5k14d adds
- 131 Keeping a Low Profile in the Immortal Martial World, I Collect Corpses to Live Forever 苟在仙武，敛尸长生 How can you sit back and watch the world change, mountains and rivers shift, and the sun and moon turn, while you remain unchanged? I can tell you from personal experience: one word, lie low! Lie low until the end, and you’ll have everything you could want. I am Chen Changsheng. Changsheng means eternal life. 1.3kReads7.8Score26114d adds
- 132 Five Elements Immortal Emperor 五行仙帝 A young man unexpectedly finds himself in a cultivation world, but with only a Five Elements Spiritual Root, cultivation is grueling. Fortunately, he obtains the peerless Five Elements Longevity Art, created specifically for cultivators with Five Elements Spiritual Roots, along with an incredible little tower that can improve the quality of pills and magical treasures, and turn trash into treasure. Watch as he ascends the path to immortality, proves the Dao of eternal life, and remains undying t 44.7kReads8.7Score4.8k14d adds
- 133 My Sect Was Wiped Out, So I Led My Fellow Disciples in a Desperate Escape 门派被灭，我带同门绝地大逃亡 [Authentic Sect Story] [The Entire Sect Ascends] [Ordinary Mortal's Path] [Smart Characters] [Team Battles] [No Harem + No System] There's a sect whose experience of near-annihilation brought everyone together. United as one, they hack their way through the cultivation world! In a world of selfish cultivators, they are a breath of fresh air! This unconventional sect struggles to survive in the cracks. They are decisive killers, audacious to a fault, and every last one of them is a bandit! They a 15.4kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 134 The Clean God Is Invincible 洁神无敌 A hundred thousand years ago, in the primordial age, demons ran rampant and gods clashed. The world of cultivation flourished, the great deities took their places, and order reigned across the Three Realms. A hundred thousand years later, legends have faded, the Heavenly Dao shows no mercy, and the gods have fallen. In this godless age, on an ordinary day, a divine emperor is reborn into the world amid wondrous portents. He finds himself in the Zhao family, one of the four great clans of Huizho 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 135 Cultivation: Starting with a General Store 修仙：从一间杂货铺开始 Two fifty-year-old spirit ginseng roots can fuse into one hundred-year-old spirit ginseng root? Two low-grade magic artifacts can fuse into one mid-grade magic artifact? Two low-grade pills can fuse into one mid-grade pill? With enough energy, anything can be fused! 10.2kReads8.7Score71214d adds
- 136 Cultivation: Gathering in the Mountains and Seas to Ascend Together 修仙：我在山海聚众飞升 [Classic Xianxia + No System + Spiritual Qi Revival + Farming and Management + Pseudo-Ensemble Cast + Sect Leader Story + No Female Lead + Not Mindless Power Fantasy, Long and Slow-Burn, Starts Weak and Gets Better] In the Age of Declining Dharma, the young Tai Shang fell into a river and discovered a Supreme Dao Palace, inheriting the methods of the Dao Venerable from that moment on. Starting from scratch, he founded the Taiqing Immortal Palace, welcoming disciples from all walks of life and t 26.2kReads8.5Score2.8k14d adds
- 137 My Swordsmanship Is Unrivaled 我剑道无敌了 Lin Yi grew up in a mountain village. By chance, he stumbled upon a remarkable opportunity, and from then on, there was no stopping him. You're only at the first Qi Refining stage? Sorry, I'm already at the Foundation Establishment stage. Pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger? No need. My talent is unrivaled, and my mastery of the sword reaches the heavens. Anyone who provokes or hurts me gets cut down with a single stroke. With my three-foot azure blade, I, Lin Yi, will wipe out every injustice 2.8kReads7.1Score20414d adds
- 138 Peach Blossoms Still Bloom, Smiling in the Spring Breeze 桃花依旧、笑春风 The peach blossoms remain, smiling in the spring breeze 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Wind and Rain on the Path of the Dust-Mote Immortal Abode 微尘仙府风雨道途 The path of immortality comes like wind and rain, then passes like dust. Even with ambitions soaring to the clouds, one still needs fortune's favor. See how a mere junior steward of a sect, aided by an Immortal Lord's estate, stirs up wind and rain and gathers dust, rising from humble beginnings to turn the tides in the heavens. 978Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 A Spiritual Herb Space: Is Cultivating Immortality Really That Hard? 灵药空间，修仙真的很难吗 (Mortal cultivation, no System, cultivation and farming) The cultivation world is a jungle society structured like a pyramid. Those at the bottom have to claw their way upward to win a chance to catch their breath. Xiao Fei accidentally transmigrates into the body of a displaced refugee. On the verge of starving to death, he discovers a mysterious space hidden within him, gradually changing his fate as he rises from the very bottom of society… 18.1kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 141 Gu Erhe's Second Book 古二河的第2本书 My new story is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 142 Star Core Reboot: The Awakening of an Interstellar Navigator 星核重启：星际领航者的觉醒 Star Core Reboot: The Awakening of an Interstellar Navigator 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Cultivation: Starting Out as a Cook at a Refining Shop 修仙：从在炼器铺当厨子开始 New Title: The Timid Servant Is Actually a Master Synopsis: An outer-sect servant who’s always rushing around doing odd jobs to earn spirit stones is assigned a mission alongside a beautiful immortal maiden. He’s timid, afraid of dying, unambitious, and cares only about spirit stones, earning him the maiden’s complaints and disdain. But when the situation gets serious, he leaves her utterly stunned: who would have thought this kid was actually a master? [Rise from the Bottom + Humble and Unassum 20.2kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 144 The River of Weightlessness 失重之河 The River of Weightlessness 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Lucky Carp Female Side Character's Guide to Cultivation 锦鲤女配修仙指南 [Complete] [Cultivation + heroine's growth, male lead appears much later; the early story focuses on the heroine's development] [The heroine is extremely lucky, a healing cultivator and alchemist, with decent fighting skills] [The heroine was reborn from birth] Fu Ling was abandoned in the Forest of All Spirits as soon as she was born. Daoist Wuyue, her master, found her and brought her back to the sect, taking her as his final disciple. When she was three, she recovered her memories of her past 3.5kReads8.6Score33014d adds
- 146 Master Chef: From the Start, My Junior Sister Stole My Chicken 厨神，开局被小师妹偷吃了鸡 Hardcore food fiction + laid-back daily life + steamrolling the myriad races with food The executive chef of a six-star restaurant transmigrates to the Yaochi Holy Land and becomes the greatest chef in the world of culinary cultivation. There, he discovers that the pigs are bigger than elephants and the chickens have six legs! From then on, Beast-Taming Peak gets a large-scale, professional livestock farm, while fields of vegetables flourish year-round on Spirit Herb Peak. “These evil dragons an 6.6kReads9.2Score49014d adds
- 147 The Lone Path to Immortality 独行修仙路 An ordinary young man from Linjia Village, he is kind and simple-hearted. Determined to give his family a better life, he resolutely joins a sect in the martial world. Through his own hard work, he earns the guidance of Elder Huo, who is undergoing mortal trials, and eventually embarks on the path of cultivation. By chance, he obtains the heaven-defying treasure known as the Qiankun Mirror. But his nature is at odds with the cultivation world, and he suffers greatly for it, even nearly losing hi 15.9kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 148 Tortoise, My Longevity Is Just a Bonus 龟龟我啊，长生只是顺带 [Immortality + farming with exotic beasts + island management + maxed-out support skills + cautious survival + no female lead] When Mo An wakes up, he discovers that he has become a turtle. Fortunately, he isn’t an ordinary turtle, but a legendary Yin-Yang Longevity Turtle from the cultivation world: a turtle who has been immortal since birth, already standing at the end of every cultivator’s journey, with support abilities maxed out. * Innate Talent: Endless lifespan, immortality Divine Talents 12.9kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 149 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It Begins with a Broken Stone 凡人修仙：从捡到破石头开始 [Mortal cultivation + no System + traditional cultivation] In a village where no immortal had ever been seen, a group of men in black suddenly appeared, seemingly searching for something. By the time they left, the village had already been burned to the ground. Lin Yuan, the sole survivor, set out to hunt down the men in black and take his revenge... 8kReads7.5Score58814d adds
- 150 High Battle Clouds: Heroes Languish in Solitude 阵云高：英雄寂寞 Genius protagonist, no System, ruthless and decisive. Li Chengfeng, a genius formation master, uses formations to cultivate all kinds of mutated spirit insects. At last, he achieves a first-grade Golden Core. Just as everything seems to be going his way, he encounters a genius of the Ghost Clan. After a fierce battle, the Ghost Clan Golden Core cultivator dies, while Li Chengfeng, gravely wounded, is swept into a spatial black hole. A new legend is about to begin. 1.2kReads—Score14914d adds
