Novels like The Immortal Path of Demon Refining
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- 1 Xuanhuan: Three Thousand Years as a Rogue Cultivator, and None Can Defeat Me! 玄幻：散修三千年，无人能敌！ [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless] Raised from childhood by bandits and a pack of wolf cubs, Shi Yun incurs the wrath of an immortal during a highway robbery. Yet this misfortune turns out to be a blessing, and Shi Yun sets foot on the path to immortality. The road to immortality is long, and its countless trials will only make Shi Yun more resilient! When talent falls short, hard work makes up for it! The poorer and more determined you are, the less you will abandon your lof 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Returning to Tiannan to Become the Human World's Greatest Female Cultivator 重返天南，成为人界第一女修 After transmigrating, she finds herself the younger sister of Han Li, the notorious Han the Devil, in A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. Obviously, she has to cling to her powerful brother and cultivate immortality! Cultivate immortality! What, she has the Five Elements spiritual roots? No problem, here comes her cheat! [Reverse harem + multiple male leads + many male admirers + mortal cultivation style + lots of original plot + devoted to the Dao] The heroine isn't brainless, and sh 2.5kReads—Score197Shelves
- 3 The Immortal Path to Azure Clouds 青云仙路 His primordial spirit was stolen, but the young man instead refined the body-snatcher, cleansing and reforging his meridians before entering the immortal sects! He fights his way through blood-soaked prisons to seize magical treasures and refines every true spirit talisman under heaven! See how Qi Yunxiao takes beautiful companions by his side and roams the world of cultivation, trampling every wicked immortal and demon underfoot. See how he becomes a master of an immortal sect and stands at the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 In Search of the Great Dao 大道寻踪 Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things like straw dogs. The Great Dao is hard to find, yet over the centuries, countless outstanding people have endured hardships and narrowly escaped death to break through the limits of the human body, glimpse the Great Dao, and step into a new world. Cast off all sentiment! Slay without mercy! Break through! Compete with Heaven for a longer life, and ultimately attain the supreme Great Dao. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Red and Green as Bait, A Mediocre Man's Path to Immortality 红绿为引，庸人成仙路 [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] + [No System] + [One heroine] + [Slow-burn growth] A fresh take on body-snatching rules, explaining the three iron laws of possession! Down-on-his-luck college student Liu Yi is burned by karmic fire and transmigrates to a world of ancient martial arts and immortal cultivation with fragments of his memories. However, he also inherits red-green color blindness! After enduring one hardship after another, he makes a surprising discovery: red represent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn into a Misty Journey 重生之飘渺之旅 [Xuanhuan] + [Mortal Cultivation] + [No System] + [Slow Burn] + [Urban] + [No Harem] Ye Qiu was reborn on Earth after leaving a cultivation continent, and now cultivates in this age of spiritual decline. 671Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 7 I'm the Only Deity Statue Online to Come Alive 我是全网唯一成精的神像 I’m the Only God Statue on the Entire Internet to Come to Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Reborn, I Became the Internet's Top Cat Emperor 重生后我成了全网第一猫皇 After Being Reborn, I Became the Internet’s Top Cat Emperor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Folklore Tales: Echoes in the Hallway 民间野谈之楼道回声 Folk Tales: Echoes in the Stairwell —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Immortal Destiny: A Struggle in Troubled Times 仙缘：乱世之争 [Eastern fantasy] + [technology] + [Transmigration] + [all-rounder] + [feel-good story] Let go, and feel the weight lift from your shoulders. A transmigrated young man, a powerful star core, a mysterious crystal, and an accidental trip into a pocket dimension that brings him a fortuitous opportunity! It’s time to rise. Ten years as a hidden dragon trapped in the abyss, then one leap on the wind to the highest heavens. Heaven does not create useless people, nor does earth grow nameless grass. E —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Driving a Taxi in the Age of Declining Magic 在末法时代开出租 The transport industry is a race to the bottom with no limits. Taxi fares are so low even dogs won't drive. If the dogs won't do it, I will. A rideshare driver of ten years starts driving a taxi in the Age of Decline, turning his fortunes around and becoming a big shot. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Mortal Sword That Slays Heaven 凡剑斩天录 An ordinary boy from a remote mountain village stumbled onto the path of cultivation through a twist of fate. Watch as Liu Chai, a mere mortal armed with a beginner's sword, hacks his way all the way to the grand finale. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Strongest Mad Immortal in the City 都市之最强狂仙 A generation’s Azure Venerable is reborn through reincarnation. At first, he only wanted to change the regrets of his past life, but he never expected to be surrounded by beautiful women: nurses, heiresses from prestigious families, and so on. Sorry, he isn’t interested in any of them. Beside the Three Lives Stone in the Lake of Reincarnation, an old woman once stood beside a broken bridge and asked Chen Qing, “Is all this worth it?” Chen Qing said nothing. He walked straight past her and eventu 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Qing Xuan’s Cultivation Chronicle 清玄修仙记 [No System] + [No Golden Finger] + [Free-Form Cultivation] + [Map Exploration] [Slow Burn] Yun Qing, an inner sect disciple of the Qingyang Sect, was born with rare dual water-and-wood spiritual roots. As a boy, he witnessed the evil cultivator Xuedaozi massacre his family, and buried his deep-seated hatred in his heart. He traversed the dangerous reaches of the Great Wilderness, enduring bloody trials to cultivate, facing battles against demonic beasts and tribulations of inner demons along the 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 After Dumping My Scumbag Ex, My Billionaire Uncle Spoils Me Rotten 踹掉渣男后，我被首富舅舅宠上天 After Dumping My Trash Ex, My Billionaire Uncle Spoils Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Paranormal Files: Night Watch at the Funeral Home 诡异档案：殡仪馆守夜人 Strange Case Files: Night Watchman at the Funeral Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Good-for-Nothing Mortal: I Sweep Across the Nine Heavens with One Sword 废柴凡躯：我一剑横推九天神魔 Good-for-Nothing Mortal Body: I Sweep Through the Nine Heavens and Gods with One Sword —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Kunlun Rift: Who Said His Cultivation Was Destroyed? 昆仑裂：是谁说他的修为被废了？ [I Used Modern Military Strategy to Fight a War of National Defense in the Cultivation World!] Lingchen Sect’s God of War, General of Jingnan, has had his cultivation crippled and is left with only seven thousand battered soldiers. Before him stands a coalition of sixty thousand cultivators from the Southern Frontier, with Nascent Soul experts as numerous as raindrops. Behind him lies his homeland, Jingnan, where the lights of countless homes still shine. No spiritual energy? I’ll use spirit st —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Investing Across Myriad Worlds: From the Start, Critical Hits Return a Chaos Physique 投资万界：开局暴击返还混沌体 The Demoness attacks the mountain, the village of Xu vanishes, and sixteen years of life turn out to be an illusion. With his dantian shattered and his future uncertain, he binds himself to an Investment Rebate System. An explosive start awakens chaos, and an unexpected bloodline link connects him to the Four Sacred Beasts. He invests across the myriad heavens in search of the truth, fighting through every obstacle and bathing in the blood of demons. [Cultivation Realms] Qi Refining, Foundation —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Mortal's Path to Enlightenment 凡人悟道传 Ordinary people seek longevity, while cultivators pursue the Great Dao. Lu Yu is a mere mortal. With the Dao Comprehension Stone, he deduces cultivation methods, fathoms the Great Dao, and embarks on a path to immortality that reaches the heavens. 15Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 21 The City's Strongest Immortal Venerable 都市最强仙尊 Lin Ruofeng was destined to become an Immortal Venerable, but with his inner demons unresolved and treacherous enemies plotting against him, he failed to overcome his tribulation. Relying on the heaven-defying Chaos Godslayer Diagram, he returned to Earth... In his previous life, his family was destroyed. In this life, one sword makes him emperor! In his previous life, his wife was stolen from him. In this life, his fury shakes the world three times! An Immortal Venerable returns to Earth and 62Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 22 An Ordinary Young Man’s Journey on the Immortal Path 平凡小子闯仙路 A boy of mediocre talent but with a touch of immortal fate enters the world of cultivation. The road ahead holds true affection, deceit, sorrow, and confusion. Yet he remains true to himself, wronging neither others nor heaven and earth! 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Mo Caihuan Rises to Power 凡人修仙传之墨彩环上位 This time, Mo Caihuan is the heroine, and Han Li won’t abandon her. He’ll help her find a spiritual root. Will they be able to break free of the divide between immortals and mortals this time? I just want Mo Caihuan and Han Li to end up together. I’m sharing this purely because I like the idea! 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Mortal's Record of Cultivating Immortality 凡人修仙箓 [Mortal’s Journey] [No System] [Cultivation] [Traditional Style] [Qi Refining] [Foundation Establishment] [Golden Core] [Nascent Soul] [Spirit Severing] [Body Integration] A young man from Siguniang Village was orphaned at a young age. While living with his maternal aunt, she sold him to a martial sect as a test-subject disciple. By a twist of fate, he acquired an Immortal Register and began cultivating its arts, embarking on a very different path to immortality. [Flying Swords] [Talismans] [Alc —Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 25 Heaven-Refining Cauldron 炼天鼎 [Five-Element Spiritual Roots + Qi Refining + Body Cultivation + No Harem + Not a Good-for-Nothing Protagonist] An ancient war shattered heaven and earth. A small cauldron accidentally fell into the lower realm, changing the world and turning the natural order upside down. A shepherd boy in the lower realm stumbled upon the cauldron, and from then on began his path to becoming an immortal. 62Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 26 She Won't Wear the Wedding Dress 她不披嫁衣 She Won’t Wear the Wedding Dress —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Hongmeng Chaos Mirror 鸿蒙混沌镜 [Not a feel-good story + Hongmeng + cultivation + transmigration + no brainless behavior + no saintly savior + no padding + no laying low + apocalypse + no harem] Read at your own risk if this bothers you. At the end of the river of time, I had still lost everything. In my utter grief and indignation, I ignited my soul’s blood and let out the first cry of Father God since the ancient dawn. “If I survive, I will overturn heaven and earth. I will seek proof of the Dao in this very age.” 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 From the Start of the Famine, I Led My Whole Family to Ascension 饥荒开局：我带全家修到飞升 Wang Xiao, a soil scientist who died suddenly in his laboratory, opened his eyes to find himself reborn as a notorious lazybones in a year of famine. A dilapidated hut, a sickly mother, a timid wife, Li Wanniang, who had suffered for six years, and a frail daughter without even a proper name... His family owned nothing but a mountain of debt. “Survive.” That thought became his sole support. Using modern knowledge, he distilled clean water, made traps, and improved farming tools. Starting with 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Awakened: I Grow Stronger by Chopping Trees 觉醒后：我砍树就变强 [Invincible Protagonist]+ [Low-Profile]+ [Scheming]+ [Slow Burn] (It gets better after the first hundred chapters, so please be patient) Also known by the titles: “Senior Sister Framed Me, So I Kissed Her Back,” “Senior Sister, I Really Didn’t Steal Your Underwear,” “Senior Sister, Hear Me Out,” and “Cultivation: My Aloof Senior Sister Is Pursuing Me” Lu Hao awakens memories from a past life and grows stronger just by chopping wood, but accidentally gets on the wrong side of his cool and distant 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Mortal Ascends to Immortality: From the Start, Black Mist Devours the Heavens 凡人登仙：开局黑雾吞天 [Partly Ordinary, Partly Genius] [Cultivation in the Apocalypse] [No System] “What? I have a mixed spiritual root? But my Golden Core master says I have the finest mutated dual fire-and-wood spiritual roots! Hey, did you get my test wrong?” At nineteen, Yang Yuan was found to have a mixed Five Elements spiritual root. With no hope of becoming an immortal, his father sent him to the Iron Sword Sect to be an ordinary martial artist. He planned to stick it out for three years, then return to Qingsh 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Everyone in the Cultivation World Has Cheats, Even the Locals Must Ascend 修仙界全是挂，本地人也要飞升 The native geniuses of the cultivation world have trained hard for a thousand years, only to discover that all the ascension spots have been claimed by a group called “transmigrators.” They have Systems at their side, throwing the balance of the cultivation world into chaos. Eight local powerhouses put their heads together: if we can't beat them, let's make one of our own! So Lin Hao is chosen and enters the fray in a daze, carrying the ultimate cheat the powerhouses “crowdfunded” for him: the M —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Hongmeng Immortal Gourd 鸿蒙仙葫 [Mortal Cultivator] [No System] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Clever Protagonist] [Slow-Burn Early Story] A young man from a mountain village went gathering herbs and stumbled upon a yellow-skinned gourd that could duplicate copper coins without limit. He had only wanted to settle down as a wealthy landowner, but to save his gravely ill grandfather, he took the cultivation sect's entrance exam in hopes of obtaining an immortal elixir. Thus began his path to immortality. A mixed spirit root and a d 10Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 33 My Lady, Quick, Hide in My Alms Bowl: Killing Makes This Little Monk Stronger 女施主快躲钵里，小僧杀生就变强 [Classic cultivation] [Factions of various races] [Large cast] [Invincible] [Status panel] [Slow burn] A modern person transmigrates into the body of a young monk and waits ages for a System to appear. It finally does, after he breaks his vows...و̑̑ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Burying the World: I Return from the Age of Declining Dharma 葬界：我从末法归来 The Heavenly Gate Realm was destroyed. The tribulation-surviving cultivator Gou Liu perished alongside the Demon Wasteland Realm, using the Realm-Splitting Grand Formation. When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn in a hospital bed on Blue Star as Gou Tiantian, a poor young man with both legs broken. This time, armed with memories of three thousand years of bloody battles, he swears to give the countless millions of departed souls a different ending. I returned from destruction. In t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Attain the Dao! All for Immortality 证道！只为长生 A coming-of-age story, not a power fantasy: decisive, not brainless, with no dumbing down of characters. Zhou Hao knows he is a bandit with no backing. No matter how high his cultivation becomes, he can never change what he is. Before he began cultivating, the common folk despised him. Once he started cultivating immortality, the great clans and sects would not accept him either. People first branded him a bandit, then called him an evil demon. He knows he will never be accepted into the orthodo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Resounding Heavens 铮天 This is a world filled with primordial energy, and the protagonist, Liu Tianyi, carries many secrets. An accident severely damages his cultivation, leaving him with almost nothing. Just as he sinks into despair, however, a mysterious blind old man comes to his aid, helping him rise again and return to the peak. What is the old man's purpose, and what experiences await Liu Tianyi in the future? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Fishing Up a Little Cauldron to Supreme Immortal of the Realm 凡人修仙：从钓到小鼎到仙界至尊 [No System + underdog comeback + smart protagonist + ruthless decisiveness + traditional cultivation + slow burn, no transmigration] The rating just came out, so it's low for now. It'll rise later. [Protagonist and opportunity] Jiang Chen is an ordinary boy with a useless Five Elements spirit root. While fishing in an ice cave, he unexpectedly hooks the Five Elements Cauldron, a supreme treasure from the Spirit Realm. When a useless Five Elements spirit root meets the Five Elements Cauldron, th 17kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
- 38 Tomb Feng Shui Master: I Join an Archaeological Team to Explore Ancient Evil 镇墓风水师：我陪考古队探万古凶 Ancient tombs lie hidden in the mountains and rivers, while dragon veins conceal mysterious traces. The Green Satchel holds secret arts, and the compass reveals fortune and misfortune. A fallen man with extraordinary skills, a true dragon hidden among common folk. A great scholar comes calling, inviting him to join the remote peaks as a specially appointed expert. He joins an archaeological team and explores the ancient tombs of the Nine Provinces. He sees through the yin-yang formations and u —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Have a System 凡人修仙之我有系统 The cultivation system is the same as in A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. The only difference is that the Little Green Bottle has been replaced by a System. The protagonist is also an Earthling who transmigrates into the world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, hoping to use the System to create a different kind of mortal cultivation world. There may not be a female lead. The protagonist is a cultivation fanatic who believes women only slow down his draw, with no rom 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Have a Tower That Ascends to Immortality 我有一座升仙塔 [Treasure Pagoda, Decisive and Ruthless, Banner of Ten Thousand Souls] By chance, a young man obtains an “Ascension Tower.” As long as he feeds it spiritual power, it can spew out spirit stones... Relying on the tower’s many wondrous uses, he steadily advances step by step: joining an immortal sect, braving secret realms, obtaining great opportunities, slaying prodigies, winning beauties, exterminating foreign races, and ruling all worlds. Above and below the heavens, I alone am the Great Luo He 119Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 41 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: I Invite Fellow Daoists to Their Doom 凡人修仙之我请道友上路 [Mortal cultivation] [Slow burn] [Ghost path and corpse refinement] [A decisive protagonist who kills without hesitation] [No saintly protagonist] He Guang comes from a cultivation family. Not only is his talent heaven-defying, his cultivation has also progressed smoothly. But everything changes when he obtains a corpse of peerless beauty... “He Guang’s rules for surviving in the cultivation world come down to four things: a long lifespan, plenty of magical artifacts, plenty of refined corpses, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Caring for My Master's Wife from the Start, the More Beauties Around Me, the Stronger I Become 开局照顾师娘，红颜越多我越强 [Transmigrate to cultivate immortality + multiple heroines + invincible protagonist + System + spatial storage + wish fulfillment] A soul from another world returns, and Ye Feng transmigrates to Chaoyang Peak of the Tai Xuan Sect. Though he inherits his master's legacy, calamity strikes his sect. After his master passes away, his senior brother even tries to banish his gentle and graceful master's wife, Liu Wan'er, to the bitterly cold outer sect. To protect the sect's honor and stand by his pri 859Reads5.8Score124Shelves
- 43 Record of Burying the Heavens 葬天记 Lost in the space between inches, I battle heaven, earth, gods, and demons; The jianghu’s past is ever present. I seek the Dao, question my heart, and pursue immortality. Welcome to the Middle-Aged Cultivator series, and Song Yixiao’s very different path to cultivation. I hope you enjoy it, and I’d love to hear your valuable feedback. Join in, and let’s bring this work to life together. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Withered Bones Slumber for a Hundred Thousand Years 枯骨沉眠十万载 The ancient battlefield of gods and demons, where countless millions of corpses have lain for untold millennia. The most ordinary skeleton wakes up. It has no memories or name, and its body is covered in cracks. Even a beetle could bite through its leg bone. But it doesn’t want to fall apart. Starting today, it will live. It begins by scavenging, learning to devour, to cultivate, and to survive in this land of death. What it doesn’t know is that the shattered bead inside its skull once held 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with the Golden Core Ghost-Taming Legacy 凡人修仙：获得金丹御鬼传承开始 [Transmigration + Mortal's Journey + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Hero] He Yu discovered that he had arrived in a world of immortal cultivation. Amid a chaotic era, he obtained an extraordinary ghost-controlling inheritance, earning the chance to seek immortality and pursue the Dao. In the world of cultivation, even more brutal than the chaos of the mortal world, he battles cultivators from every walk of life. The path to immortality is cruel. Those who aren't ruthless will die. Only the h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Li Qinghe's First Book 李清河的第一本书 [Mortal cultivation style + no System + no harem + space + cultivation + heaven-defying pearl + master of cautious cultivation + decisive and ruthless + alchemy + weapon crafting + talisman making + formations + insect raising] Cultivation ranks: Ant, Fellow Daoist, Senior Synopsis: No transmigration, no System, a traditional mortal cultivation story. This synopsis can't do it justice, so please head straight to the novel. Also known as: A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality Also known a 97Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 47 Chronicles of the Immortal Journey 历仙记 Some people say that if you transmigrate, are reborn, and have a golden finger, you can do whatever you want! But I, Li Feiyu, am different. Knowledge and ideas from Earth may not help you at all! If you can't win, run. If you can't win an argument, back down. Laying low to the very end and quietly building your strength is the best choice! So what if you have a System? You'll still be chased all over the map by powerful figures! After all, there's an old Chinese saying: “He who understands the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Winning Over Liu Yu and Joining Extreme Yin Island 凡人修仙：拿下柳钰，加入极阴岛 (The low rating is to protect the book. Those who know, know.) [No System + Not Brain-Dead + Decisive and Ruthless + Plot-Focused + Cautious Cultivation] He picks up a bronze mirror that can reveal glowing points marking opportunities! One day, the mirror lights up with its first golden point. Zhang Xiaochun follows it to a peerlessly beautiful immortal maiden, Liu Yu, whose eyes are alluring and who has been poisoned with aphrodisiac. After one wild night, he is nearly drained dry. When Liu Yu 1.8kReads6.2Score132Shelves
- 49 The Strongest Immortal Venerable in the City 都市之最强仙尊 He kills a man every ten paces, leaving none behind over a thousand miles. When the deed is done, he brushes off his sleeves and leaves, hiding his achievements and fame. Ye Fan was a promising young man, but a friend grew jealous and framed him, sending him plunging off a cliff. After cultivating to become a Supreme, he returns to the city. In this life, Ye Fan will no longer be timid. If someone is his enemy, he'll cut them down with a single stroke; if someone has done him a kindness, he'll r 558Reads6.5Score102Shelves
- 50 Cultivation: I'm Just an Old Mortal, but a Little Bottle Made Me an Immortal! 修仙：凡人老头，我靠小瓶成仙！ [Old-Timer Cultivation + Mortal’s Journey + Cautious Survival + Wind-and-Thunder Spiritual Root + Ruthless and Decisive + Clever Protagonist] Lu Changqing, a ninety-nine-year-old man, tested positive for a rare Wind-and-Thunder Spiritual Root. But with his lifespan nearly over and his meridians withered, the Tai Luo Sect tossed him into the Discarded Pills Pavilion to await death. No one could have imagined that the Fortune-Evolving Heavenly Vase on his chest could remove the toxins from discard 9.6kReads5.7Score1.2kShelves
