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- 1 The Yin Gu Eats the Soul 阴蛊蚀魂 My younger sister has a life-saving gu inside her body... One failed attempt to prolong my life changed everything. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Gu World: I Keep Feeling the System Wants to Harm Me 蛊界：我总觉得系统想害我 Ye Qiu ends up in another world by chance. Here, all kinds of strange “little things” exist. They are fragments of the Dao, collections of Dao Marks, and those who control them gain miraculous powers. Thus begins his life as the Immortal Venerable of “Eternal Benevolence.” 24Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 3 Fortune Soars to the Heavens 鸿运齐天 They say fools are blessed. Ma Hongyun is so ridiculously lucky he finds money just by walking down the street. He can trip on flat ground and land right in the middle of a mighty expert’s legacy. Even girls throw themselves into his arms as he walks by. It doesn’t get any better than this! 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Gu Dao: Blood Stains the Heavens 蛊道之血染天穹 Xue Yin unexpectedly transmigrates into the Gu world, becoming a descendant of the Xue Clan, one of the Five Heavenly Patrol Aspects of Southern Border. His blood cultivation is shunned by the world, and orthodox forces have nearly wiped out his clan, bringing it to the brink of extinction. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 On the Art of Gu 论蛊术 The Blood Realm is a place filled with cruelty and bloodshed, but it also holds the most sincere emotions. Here, where some lay plans, others find a way to foil them. Fang Xu is the one who breaks the deadlock from beyond their calculations. He continually acquires inheritances of the Gu Dao, transforming from timid to merciless. In this world, Gu arts are the only path, yet they are incomplete. Fang Xu will forge a new road for the Gu Dao. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Gu Zhenren's First Book 谷针任的第一本书 [Ruthless] + [Slow-paced] + [Well-balanced cheat ability] Atop the silent Qing Mao Mountain, one glittering star after another blazed with an unbearable radiance, slowly merging together. The stars fused into a sphere the size of a full moon. They plunged at great speed from the immemorial black heaven, eventually taking the form of an infant lying beside the newborn Bai Ningbing. Bai Lingbing: “Ice path, water path, human path, heavenly path: none of them can compare to the path I cultivate.” B —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 With a System, I Venture into the Gu World 带着系统闯蛊界 Still fretting over how to get lost Gu insects? Still worried about refining your Gu insects to a higher level? Still racking your brains for powerful killer moves? Don't panic. Watch me bring my System to stir up the Gu world! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Immortal Venerable Eternal Life: The Way of Gu 蛊道之仙尊永生 An ordinary young man from the modern world has an accident and transmigrates into the body of his counterpart in another world. There, he battles heaven and humanity, overcomes countless hardships, and ultimately achieves eternal life. A young man: “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't look down on a poor young man!” The young man's big brother: “If you dare stand in the way of my path to immortality, then you deserve to die.” 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 9 Gu Immortal: From the Start, I Have a Thought Gu 蛊仙：开局一只思想蛊 “I seek eternal life and endless days; too much rigidity breaks all things.” “When the realms shatter and chaos begins, protect yourself and keep your freedom.” “The dragon lurks in the deep, the crocodile sinks below; the wolf still wears a lamb’s fleece.” “I never wished for others to know me; I watch coldly as he builds his lofty tower.” Upon the boundless River of Time, Lu Wang held the Thought Gu and faced Heaven’s Will in a standoff. “A ninety-eight percent chance of victory is still a lit 19Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 10 The Gu Immortal Is Reborn and Gets the Wolf Immortal Blessed Land from the Start 蛊仙重生，开局获得狼仙福地 After his soul transmigrates to another world, Jiang He is reborn as a rank-two Gu Master at the initial stage. Just as he's fretting over what to do, the System gives him a damaged blessed land, throwing the entire world into turmoil. 14Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 11 Transmigrating into a Book as a Gu World Henchman, Chu He Becomes a Dao Venerable Through Lightning 穿书蛊界马仔楚河雷道成尊 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Legend of the Gu Immortal: The Story of Bai Ningbing 蛊仙传奇白凝冰传 (Same main storyline, yandere Bai, Fang Yuan as the bottom, full of melodrama) Late at night, with the world quiet. Fang Yuan lay peacefully in Bai Ning Bing’s arms on the bed. A little girl’s sobs came from nearby. Bai Ning Bing nudged the beautiful woman in her arms. “Wake up. Xiao Mi Cai is up.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Gu Box Has Arrived, and I Can See Through Everything 蛊匣降临，我能看穿一切 After the apocalypse, he is reborn, and Gu boxes descend. Everyone gambles with their lifespan, sacrificing three days, three months, three years, or even thirty years to draw bizarre Gu worms from black boxes. Some draw a Death Gu and drop dead on the spot; some draw a useless Gu and find life worse than death; others rise to greatness and become kings overnight. In his previous life, Ye Jin struggled underground for three years, only to be stabbed through the heart by the person he trusted mo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Gu Heart Nirvana: Returning from Betrayal 蛊心涅槃：从背叛中归来 Gu Heart Nirvana: Returning from Betrayal 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Have a Cauldron That Can Refine Eternal Life 我有一鼎，可炼长生 [An ordinary man’s comeback]+ [Ruthless and decisive]+ [Traditional cultivation] Yuan Chu, an ordinary mortal, unexpectedly merges with an immortal herb and awakens the supreme treasure, the Primordial Cauldron. Put a medicinal pill into the cauldron, and it instantly becomes a top-grade spirit pill! Put a cultivation technique into the cauldron, and it can be transformed into another technique of the same rank! Materials and damaged magical treasures can all be reforged! In this cultivation wor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Refine Gu into Immortality in the City 我在都市炼蛊成仙 [Urban + Lighthearted + Gu Cultivation + Immortality Cultivation + Fiancée] Xia Jiu, heir to the Black Miao Gu Immortal Path in Yunjiang, is ordered by the village chief to win a Gu duel. If he loses, hundreds of his family's sheep and cattle will all be! Taken! Away! The battle has barely begun when his opponent suddenly slaps down a stack of property deeds and a pile of car keys! Well, would you look at that. It's the ultimate truth of the mortal world: the Money Gu! Wait... did I get this wro 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Gu Path: Ten Absolutes Seal the Heavens 蛊道之十绝封天 A mighty figure of the demonic path in the world of immortal cultivation unexpectedly arrives, while undergoing tribulation, in a world teeming with Gu insects. Is this the design of Heaven's will, or the scheme of a Venerable? The Ten Extremes constitution, a mark of peerless talent, draws its bearer closer to destruction with every step forward, as ordained by the impartial laws of Heaven. All that awaits him is either an ordinary life or destruction. 11Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 The Long-Lived Mortal: Refining Gu to Cultivate Immortality 长生凡人：炼蛊修仙 [Mortal’s Journey] [Gu Cultivation] [No System] Since ancient times, cultivating immortality has depended on talent. I cultivate immortality with Gu worms. Crimsonflame Sawtooth Centipede + Fire-element spell, Fire Snake Technique = Killing Move: “Flame Essence Spirit Dragon!” Blue Smoke Gu + Fire-element spell, Vermilion Bird Beak = Killing Move: “Frostsmoke Vermilion Bird!” Nurturing Spirit Gu + Blue Smoke Gu + Crimsonflame Sawtooth Gu = Ultimate Killing Move: “Flame-and-Ice Twin Jiao Shears!” 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Attaining Immortality Through Gu 以蛊证长生 Lin Xianlu is reborn in a xianxia world, but his aptitude is so poor that after three years of cultivation, he is still only at the first level of Qi Refining. Then, by a stroke of luck, he arrives in the world of Gu Masters. Gazing at all the different kinds of Gu, Lin Xianlu is overjoyed. These aren’t Gu at all: they’re fragments of the Great Dao, resources for achieving immortality! Immortality is within reach! It really is within reach!! 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Origins in the Far West 凡人修仙：缘起极西之地 [Fantasy Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Mortal's journey] [No System] [No golden finger] [The villain is intelligent] It all begins in the Far West. When a man wielding seventy-two long, blue-gray swords seeks to refine this part of the mortal realm, how will Cheng Buhuo respond? “Why does everyone say I remind them of him? I'm just myself: Cheng Buhuo.” How can an ordinary cultivator born in the Far West survive in this deceitful world of cultivation? After enduring countless hardships, he proves the Dao 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Gu Path: Shadow Burial of the Heavens 蛊道之黯影葬天 [Cold-blooded protagonist] [No female lead] [Gu cultivation] Humans are the spirit of all things, while gu are the essence of Heaven and Earth. This is a world of gu. Those who can command gu insects are known as gu masters. Song Zang, a student from Huaxia, has his soul transmigrate to the Gu World after an accident, where he takes over the body of a boy on the verge of death. He assumes the boy's identity, inherits his karma, and receives a legacy. Yet behind this legacy, everything remai 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 In the End of Dharma Age, I Transmigrated to the Golden Age of Cultivation 未法时代，我穿越到了鼎盛修仙界 [Not a power fantasy + No System + Decisive and ruthless + No harem + Vast world + Sound values + Tragic twists + Slow burn] In an age when Earth's spiritual energy has dwindled, he loses his job after a rough time at work. By a stroke of luck, he transmigrates to a flourishing cultivation world. Only after enduring countless hardships does he discover that it was all part of a long-planned conspiracy. A young man from an ordinary village steps into the vast world of cultivation. After experienc 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Gu World: I’m a Professional Gu Insect Power-Leveling Service 蛊界：代练蛊虫我是专业的 What matters most? Gu, of course! Ning Zhuo has a cheat for refining Gu and needs to go from Rank One all the way to Rank Nine. How will he stir up trouble in the world of Gu? Ding, ding, ding. A complete set of Transformation Path Immortal Gu. 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 25 I Wield Gu as a Blade, Slaying Every Heartless Man 我以蛊为刃，弑尽负心人 I Wield Gu as a Blade, Slaying Every Faithless Lover 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Mortal Disciple 凡徒 Dragons and serpents rise from the great marsh, spirits and gods dance beneath heaven and earth. With sword in hand, I seek immortality, just an ordinary soul in the vast sea. 6Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 27 The Gu Path: Rampage of White Bones 蛊道之白骨纵横 When I was young, I knew nothing of life's hardships, yet still dreamed of spreading great love throughout the world. With spring breezes at our backs, our bodies light as willow fluff, we journey together through the ebb and flow of fate. Countless kindnesses soften the heart, and united, we forge a sword. Today, our sword points toward the clouds: we love our beloved, our Gu, and even the heavens. An ordinary college student from Blue Star transmigrates to another world. How can he stir up —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Contending for Immortality with Spirit Beasts 御灵争仙 The Great Dao is fiercely contested, and each must seek their own path to immortality. The road to cultivation is long, and all strive for eternal life. A village boy with four spiritual roots accidentally enters the Hundred Spirits Mountain cultivation sect and becomes a menial disciple. Then he discovers that the mysterious little cauldron he picked up can refine mysterious spiritual liquid, provided it is fed enough heavenly and earthly treasures. The liquid not only aids cultivation, but als 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 29 Array Queries the Immortal Firmament 阵问仙穹 Inferior spiritual roots, and the path to immortality is closed? Use formations as a ladder, and let mortals question the heavens! With a single thought, a sealing formation rises. With a single thought, a killing formation appears. With a single thought, fate is born and calamity vanishes! Feng Yang steps across the shattered ruins of the immortal firmament, his formation disc pointed straight at the Heavenly Dao: "You judge immortals and mortals by spiritual roots, and rank people by their res 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 I Reincarnated into the Gu World and Was Blessed with Unparalleled Luck 魂穿蛊界的我鸿运齐天 [A little ruthless] [Fast-paced] They say that if you have the kind of luck usually reserved for a protagonist, you’re guaranteed to rise smoothly and enjoy a bright future. Yet Qi Xiao can’t bring himself to be happy. He has transmigrated into Ma Hongyun, a mere pawn blessed with incredible luck, while the demon Gu Yue Fang Yuan, who transmigrated and was reborn five hundred years ago, lurks by his side. The Shadow Sect lies hidden in the darkness, plotting across the Five Regions to control hi 54Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 31 Gu World: Good Thing I Have Plenty of Brothers 蛊界：还好兄弟多 A Gu World fanfic I accidentally ended up in the Gu World, more than 200 years too early. Can I leave now? No worries, I’ve got plenty of brothers. They’re all in other worlds, but they’re doing great. 14Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 32 The Demon Venerable’s Immortality 魔尊永生 Reading the original story moved me deeply. It’s a pity the page was too short, and the Immortal Venerable never achieved immortality. I waited a long time, but it never came. So I started writing for my own amusement, daring to add a shabby tail to the original. This book is purely for my own enjoyment. If you want to criticize it… go ahead. The world turns on and on; who isn’t a fellow cultivator? Today I’ll give it a try. May you achieve immortality one day. Previously: Humans are the spirit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Gu Master: Starting with the Life-Devouring Gu 蛊师：从噬生蛊开始 People are like trees: their lifespans extend through their branches, nurtured by heaven and earth. In a wondrous world of raising, refining, and using Gu, a wandering soul from another world is reborn. P.S. No System. No overworked protagonist. The protagonist is ruthless and decisive. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn into the Gu World with a Gu Path System 魂穿蛊界之我有蛊道系统 [Gu World + Transmigration + System + Theft Dao + Dream Dao] (You can follow along without reading the original; the setting is introduced gradually.) A modern-day Earthling unexpectedly transmigrated into the Gu world, becoming a down-and-out youth named Chu Ling. During a life-or-death crisis, Chu Ling unexpectedly awakened the Gu Dao System, allowing him to survive a seemingly certain death. However, Chu Ling discovered that his cultivation aptitude was the lowest grade, Grade D! With this le —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Gu Zhenren's Second Book 谷针任的第2本书 A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 557Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Gu Path: I Am the King of Ten Thousand Corpses, Beating Fang Yuan from the Start 蛊道：我！万尸王，开局暴揍方源 [A touch cold-blooded] [Heaven's Will influences the early stages] [Gu cultivation] From the start, I transmigrated into Ding Hao, who was supposed to die at Fang Yuan's hands. I command countless corpses and have Fang Yuan right where I want him. How will I grow from here, now that I can drive an Immortal Venerable into a desperate situation? Fang Yuan chooses to develop in Shang Clan City? Fine, I'll go to the Bai Clan to seek some “growth.” Fang Yuan chooses to head to Three Kings Mountain fo 10Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 37 The Sixth Book by Yang in the Peach Blossoms 桃花里的杨的第6本书 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Gu Kiss 蛊吻 Gu Kiss 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Sword Gu Immortal 剑蛊异仙 [Sword: a sound moral compass] + [Gu: a sound moral compass] + [Immortal: no moral compass] = [Sword, Gu, and Immortal] Sword, Gu, and Immortal = three books combined. Confucianism + Buddhism + Taoism = the three teachings united. A strange, interwoven illusion: Is it a dream? A scheme? An illusion? A small world? A parallel universe? Or a virtual game? Different personalities, some good, some evil, some strange, along with Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian personalities: Is it dissociative identi 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Cultivation: I'm Just a Spirit Planter 修仙：我只是一名灵植夫 [Transmigration + cultivation + no System + farming + ruthless decisiveness + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Jiang Jiuge wakes up to find he has transmigrated to a cultivation world. Faced with a world of brutal killings and ruthless competition, Jiang Jiuge says, “Don’t look at me like that. I’m just an ordinary spirit-plant farmer.” 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 My Second Siheyuan Novel 只会四合院的第2本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Have a Super Map System in the Gu World 蛊界我有超级地图系统 Zhao Changsheng transmigrates to a world of Gu Masters and awakens a Super Map System. He ventures into secret realms and captures Gu, growing from a nameless good-for-nothing into an unrivaled Gu Immortal and enjoying a wondrous life. The Super Map System can distinguish good from evil, determine direction, and locate treasures. While others are still poking their faces into bushes, Zhao Changsheng has already looted the resources and made his escape. Whenever his enemies pursue him, they alway 266Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 43 Striving to Cross the Mortal World 凡尘争渡 Vast mountains and seas, yet I remain unruffled aboard a battered boat. In those days of bold ambition, one jade dragon blade battled the river’s waves. I came from the mortal world, yet yearn to ascend the heavens and seek the immortals. Only when I tread the path to eternal life do I learn that true freedom is the greatest joy. I ride my sword, transform into a feather, and ascend. Looking back, all is empty. Struggle on, struggle on! When my Wu hook leaves its scabbard, immortals and demons a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Global Beast Taming: I Am the Lord of Starry Night! 全民御兽：我为星夜之主！ [Urban] [Pets] [Mostly everyday life] [Cute and handsome spirit beasts] [No couple for now] A seventy-year-old man can have an intense street brawl with a boxing kangaroo, and an eighty-year-old woman can outrun a dog! Bats blot out the sky as they try to destroy the city, while flames hot enough to scorch the heavens threaten to burn away all the world’s filth! Qingcheng is home to a hidden white dragon and a sweet-faced, violent little tyrannosaur. Countless men flock there, and every one of t 115Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 45 Cultivating to Immortality as a Mortal: From the Start, I Took Out My Senior Brother 凡人修仙，开局干掉我师兄 [Ordinary-person cultivation + decisive violence + traditional cultivation + thoughtful plot] You want to steal my spirit furnace? Take my life? Even if you're my senior brother, I won't let you! Let's do this! The rogue cultivator Zhou Yan kills his senior brother in self-defense and obtains a treasure: a spirit furnace. By a twist of fate, he later joins an immortal sect and uses the furnace in his hands and his own cleverness to grow stronger, step by step. A breeze begins at the duckweed's e 364Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 46 Mo He Zhao Xiao's First Book 摩诃钊小的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.1kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 47 Tomb Raiding: I Begin My Supernatural Journey with Gu Poison 盗墓：超凡从入蛊开始 He transmigrated into a world of tomb raiders, where The Divine Comedy and Ghost Flute had merged. The owner of this body was named Zhang Xian, and even in Blackstone Stockade, he was considered a promising candidate for cultivating Gu. The term “Gu” refers to a Gu before its owner discovers their life-bound Gu. The young man had only mediocre talent, yet he had fallen for one of the stockade’s holy maidens. The High Priest of the Jiuli Stockade, who governed all the Miao tribes of Miaojiang, wo 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Oh No, I've Been Cursed Again 糟糕又中蛊了 (Fantasy + no System + contracts + worm control and beast taming + wild imagination) My name is Gu Qiqi. Everyone says I'm a useless little orphan, and though I was born into the Gu clan, I can't even control a single worm. After years of holding on, I finally found a contracted Gu beast of my own, only to discover that it was a man who wanted to hit on me! Fate has a cruel sense of humor: the person I've secretly loved since childhood is destined to become the ruler of the nation... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Raising Gu Across the Globe: My Lifebound Gu Is Acting Strange! 全球养蛊，我的本命蛊不对劲！ A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Immortal Cultivation Saga of Jiang Liu 江流修仙传 (Not a power fantasy, but a gradual, steadily unfolding story) An ordinary country boy unexpectedly sets foot on the path of cultivation. “Hmph! The cultivation world is ruled by the law of the jungle, with the strong on top. Do you think you can survive among cultivators without getting blood on your hands? Don’t be so naive!” Le Xiuyuan wore a look of disdain. In his eyes, Jiang Liu was nothing but a callow young brat, and his current timidity was merely kindness that had yet to grow sharp fan 5Reads—Score—14d adds
