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- 51 The Ultimate Cultivation Expert 极品修真高手 When primordial chaos first opened, heaven and earth took shape. From chaos came four divine artifacts: the Ninefold Gate, the Ruler of Heaven and Earth, the Yin-Yang Mirror, and the Five Elements Pearl. By a twist of fate, Huo Zifeng, a prodigy blessed by heaven, obtains the Ninefold Gate and arrives on Earth. He takes on spoiled rich kids, flirts with campus beauties, captures evil spirits, and cultivates the Great Dao. If I become a man, I will be the Human Emperor; if I become an immortal, I 1.3kReads8.4Score11614d adds
- 52 Four Cases of the Mystic Sect: The Spirit Fiend’s Deadly Trap 玄门四案：灵煞降局 Four Cases of the Mystic Sect: The Spirit Fiend's Descent —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Immortal-Burying Tribulation 葬仙劫 The rootless tree blooms in leisure; who can resist the lure of glory? Life is a boat on a sea of suffering, drifting here and there, never free. Gathering qi, refining qi, Foundation Establishment, innate realm, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… Can one truly become an immortal? Do immortals even exist? Lin Huang is hunted by his enemies and falls into an abyss, but somehow survives. After his entire family is wiped out, he unexpectedly acquires a temporal treasure. Burdened with a blood feud but lack 33.3kReads8.3Score4.6k14d adds
- 54 The Chaos Devouring Heaven Art 混沌吞天诀 [Passionate Fantasy + Over-the-Top Action] Lu Chenxuan, a God of War in the Immortal Realm, is punished for his outstanding service and framed, stripped of his immortal meridians, and banished to the mortal world. By a twist of fate, he obtains the Chaos Heaven-Devouring Art! Nothing in this world is beyond its power to devour. I, Lu Chenxuan, shall soar above the nine heavens 31.4kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
- 55 Mortal Gu Immortal: I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Matchmaking Show 凡人蛊仙：修仙从穿越对口开始 Professor Qin Feng, a leading authority on heredity, saw his dream of genetic evolution shattered. Taking the Classic of Myriad Gu as his key, he combined modern technology with the sinister art of Gu cultivation, using the genes of all life on Earth to forge a “Divine Gu.” On the day it matured, global forces hunted him down. As his beloved betrayed him and a bullet pierced his heart, the blood essence in his chest awakened the Divine Gu and unleashed a world-ending thunder tribulation. The Div 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Reincarnation Pill Emperor 轮回丹帝 In the Divine Realm of Xuantian, the Alchemy Emperor of Creation and his disciple, the Empress of the Mystic Maiden, shone over the realm like twin suns in the sky. Their bond as master and disciple was deep, and their radiance illuminated the Divine Realm. Then the Alchemy Emperor of Creation obtained the supreme treasure, the Cauldron of Time and Space. But while refining it, he lost control of his cultivation and perished, body and soul. The Empress of the Mystic Maiden inherited her master's 3.3kReads8.4Score35214d adds
- 57 Reborn: From Livestock to Legend 重生之从牲畜开始逆袭 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Art of Strategy 算谋局 What? The Heavenly Dao is actually my master's clone! My sword spirit can chop the Heavenly Dao down like a chicken. No, no, no, I can do more than that: I can calculate the fate of people, demons, and all living beings. I have another scheme, too: plotting against heaven, earth, and the world. And I have a game to play: the chessboard of heaven and earth, the game of life. Once the piece is down, there's no taking it back. Come play with Daji? Fellow cultivators, please add this to your booksh 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 I Have a Primitive Earth 我有一个原始地球 He unexpectedly comes into possession of a primordial planet, brimming with seafood, jade, diamonds, ginseng, and all kinds of other treasures. Li Ming only wants to live quietly as a landlord, but it turns out there are also four Civilization Towers on this primordial Earth. He has no choice but to quietly begin changing the world. 6.1kReads7.7Score49014d adds
- 60 After My Yandere Master Killed Me, My Love Life Blossomed 被病娇师尊杀死后我的桃花朵朵开 [No-holds-barred schemes + plenty of beauties + invincible from start to finish + nuanced romance] Gu Yi is a once-in-ten-thousand-years prodigy, destined to be admired by all living beings. Yet his sect keeps him hidden away, until he turns sixteen and finally learns the reason... His master lusts after him, and his junior sister wants to take him by force. Goddesses from every sect are vying to give themselves to him. What is Gu Yi supposed to do? He's in a real bind! When they realize they ca 21Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 61 Lord of the Pill God 丹神主宰 Qin Chen, the invincible Pill Emperor who dominated the continent for six thousand years, is reborn with the Heavenly Dao cheat pill he personally refined: the Chaos Immortal Pill. In his previous life, Qin Chen rose from humble beginnings, enduring one hardship after another, through blood and tears! Now the young Pill Emperor returns to battle across the borderlands, defy the vast seas, bathe the continent in blood, and stand supreme across the stars and cosmos on his path to invincibility! 2.4kReads8.7Score25214d adds
- 62 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 1.9kReads8.5Score24014d adds
- 63 Three Heiresses Vs. Three Young Masters 三位千金VS三位少爷 Three heiresses versus three young masters 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 From the Start: A Nine-Treasure Glazed Chaos World Tower 开局一座九宝琉璃混沌世界塔 Born with a Chaotic Dao Body that appears once in billions of years, he is deemed useless because no method of cultivation suits him. Though the beginning of the myriad paths is fraught with hardship, he will never give up. Even if the immortals are destroyed, my Dao heart will endure. How could a golden-scaled creature be content to remain in a pond? Given the right opportunity, it will become a dragon! With a cheat that lets him control time, he is a dragon among men, and the greatest of drago 9.4kReads7.8Score1k14d adds
- 65 The Devouring Emperor Reborn 噬帝重生 “Old man with the white beard, you make the Dao of Eating sound incredible. So how do we attain the Dao?” “The Buddha says that killing one person makes you a First-Ground Bodhisattva, while killing ten makes you a Second-Ground Bodhisattva…” “Stop! We’re talking about the Dao of Eating!” “Eat one person and gain the Lesser Dao, eat a hundred and gain the Middle Dao, eat ten thousand and gain the Great Dao…” “Ugh… I’m going to be sick!” “Senior Brother! Are you done throwing up? Come help me app 2kReads8.5Score28714d adds
- 66 I Was Born the Clan’s Discarded Son, and I Swear to Restore Its Glory 穿成家族弃子，我誓振兴全族 He transmigrates into a wastrel scorned by his entire clan, only to awaken the Alchemy Emperor's legacy in a blood-soaked valley! His younger sister is dying from a chilling illness? He'll refine the Nine-Turn Golden Pill and defy fate! The family estate is seized and his clan members humiliated? He'll bury every last one of his enemies alongside them! Those who once bullied and shamed him? One slash, and their souls are annihilated. His family is in decline and surrounded by powerful enemies? O 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Cultivating Playboy 修仙大纨绔 [Traditional cultivation] + [A rogue cultivator’s rise from an ordinary mortal] + [Swordsmanship] + [No System] + [No harem] + [A space for growing medicinal herbs] + [An exceptionally good read]. [The author has already published a million-character novel, a guarantee of quality.] The path to immortality stretches into the distant beyond. Who can command the tides of fate? Who can enjoy eternal life? This is a world where the strong rule. Here, cultivators of the Immortal Way roam freely throug 1.7kReads7.9Score13714d adds
- 68 Divine Master of Pills and Talismans 丹符神尊 Jian Zhengfeng sat in seclusion for eight years, poring over ten thousand volumes of scripture, all to comprehend the Great Dao Treasury in a single moment! The Demon God Art, the Song of Weiyang, the Profound Spirit Manual, and the Great Dao Treasury: four extraordinary books, but only the Great Dao Treasury contains ten million true meanings! Spirit talismans are needed to draw talismanic charms, set up formations, refine artifacts, and forge flying swords. Even superior-grade spirit pills req 8.7kReads8.9Score98314d adds
- 69 Spatial Powers, Comprehension, and a Visitor from Another World 空间，悟性，异世人 [Transmigration + no System + portable pocket dimension + supreme comprehension + fighting above one's level + swordsmanship] Lu Nan transmigrates to another world of cultivation after an accident. Though he has inferior-grade Fire and Wood spiritual roots, he still succeeds in joining the Qinglian Sword Sect. From that moment, the gears of fate begin to turn. The instant Lu Nan steps into the world of cultivation, a mysterious space suddenly appears in his mind. It contains not only a stone ste 4.5kReads8.0Score46414d adds
- 70 I Grow Immortal Herbs in the City 我在都市种仙田 Space + farming + cultivation + pills Before graduating, Chen Shaojie went on a trip to the mountains with his classmates. A landslide trapped him in a desolate mountain cave, where he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an ancient spiritual farmer. The fruits and vegetables he grows are delicious and good for beauty and health, while the medicinal herbs he grows can cure all kinds of illnesses and improve martial artists' cultivation. “Hey, handsome, I’ve run out of your peach blossom dew. Cou 4.4kReads8.7Score52914d adds
- 71 The Farming Space 种田空间 After waking up, Lin Zefeng discovers that he has somehow acquired a pocket dimension. There’s a well inside, and its water is extraordinary: it strengthens the body and can even be used to grow vegetables. 2.1kReads8.0Score19614d adds
- 72 The Supreme Alchemy Venerable 无上丹尊-梦醒泪殇 He was born a prodigy, but after his martial spirit was stolen and his bloodline damaged, he became a good-for-nothing. The thief who took his martial spirit, meanwhile, is celebrated by the world and enjoys unrivaled glory. Then the memories of an Immortal Emperor awaken within him. He cultivates the Five Elements Immortal Arts, gathers five martial spirits, and begins his rise to dominion over the Nine Heavens. So what if you have twin martial spirits? So what if you’re a once-in-a-millennium 4.6kReads8.5Score41314d adds
- 73 Weary Shadows in the Dust, a Lonely Lamp in the Study 尘鞍倦影，书斋孤灯 A weary shadow beneath a dusty saddle, a lone lamp in the study. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Farming with a Pocket Dimension 凡人修仙：带着空间来种田 [Mortal cultivation + No System + Farming + Decisive and ruthless + Not mindless + Comedy] Xiao Yun couldn't remember exactly what happened. He vaguely recalled shouting, "A ghost!" before being dragged into a coffin, and then the lid was shut again... 208Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 75 Primal Chaos Heavenly Body 混沌天体 A good-for-nothing? Unable to cultivate? No! Murong Yu has a rare constitution, the most powerful Chaos Body in all creation! He punches flying swords out of the sky, tramples immortal artifacts underfoot, has a body comparable to divine weapons, and withstands heavenly tribulations without a scratch! Great cultivation sects? Famous prodigies? Dare to provoke this menace, and their entire clans will be wiped out! He strides across the earth, shoulders mountains, and holds up the sky! Watch a goo 7.8kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 76 EN Everlasting 生生不灭 Young Chen Feng possesses an unparalleled divine artifact and cultivates peerless demonic arts. He battles the Human Realm, slaughters the Demon Realm, challenges the Immortal Realm, and charges into the Divine Realm. He fights his way across countless worlds, carving a bloody path to the heavens and becoming the supreme ruler above all. 5kReads7.8Score48714d adds
- 77 The Mortal Alchemy Immortal 凡人丹仙 [Mortal’s journey, no System, ensemble cast] Chen Ping is an orphan and a cowherd. Thanks to an immortal sect token left by his mother, he is taken to the cultivation world by a disciple of a cultivation family to work as a servant and child bridegroom. He later awakens a bloodline inheritance in the Way of the Elixir, and starts making a home for himself in the cultivation world through alchemy. From then on, he ascends the road to immortality, strides forward to the song of his own making, and 9.3kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 78 The Eternal Martial Emperor 万古武帝 A hundred years ago, amid a world-shaking war between gods and demons, he was betrayed by his beloved and his sworn brother. His body was reduced to ashes, and his soul sealed away for a century. A hundred years later, he returns to life in another’s body, settling scores with his enemies in a blaze of glory before ascending to the peak once more! Across the eight wildernesses and six directions, I rule over all. Beneath the nine heavens and above the ten lands, who can rival me? I slay gods and 5.1kReads7.9Score50914d adds
- 79 Supreme God King 无上神王 To pay for his mother’s medical treatment, Meng Fan broke his clan’s rules and went to mine for herbs on Jin Mountain without permission. By a stroke of luck, he obtained a black bead and inherited an unparalleled cultivation art. From then on, he turned his life around, crushed his enemies, challenged opponents above his level, tamed spirit beasts, and seized divine treasures. In a continent teeming with powerful cultivators, he tramples his rivals beneath his feet and defies heaven itself to b 7.4kReads8.2Score95214d adds
- 80 Supreme Mad God 至尊狂神 The God of War is reborn, wielding the divine weapon Heaven-Sealing Chessboard. He can craft the mightiest pills with a wave of his hand, easily tame the most powerful divine beasts, and have the most beautiful women throw themselves into his arms. In this life, Tang Long swears to reign supreme across the Ten Realms, find his old nemesis, and exact his revenge. 1.4kReads8.2Score10714d adds
- 81 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… 7.8kReads8.6Score97214d adds
- 82 Lotus-Born Pill Venerable 莲生丹尊 Ji Shiyi, a country boy from a mountain village, unexpectedly gains a space linked to a twin lotus. One day in the outside world equals one month inside. With the lotus space, Ji Shiyi survives a famine and saves the grandfather who raised him. By a twist of fate, Ji Shiyi embarks on the path of cultivation. Everyone knows how difficult cultivation is, and everyone wants to pursue it. While everyone fights tooth and nail over a single spirit plant in a secret realm, Ji Shiyi says, “How did you k 13kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 83 A Row of Lovesick Tears 相思泪成行 Heartache brings tears in streams. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 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. 3.3kReads8.9Score33114d adds
- 85 The Tribulation Dao Lord: Reincarnation Across the Three Realms 天劫道主之三界轮回 In his previous life, he was the Purple Heaven Dao Lord who mended the heavens and saved the world. But just as he was about to fulfill his mission, his closest friend betrayed him, scattering his soul into oblivion. In this life, he is reborn as the disgraced son of a military family. An ancient seal locks his dantian, and he suffers one humiliation after another. In the Immortal Burial Valley, the dying youth touches a bloodstained jade slip. Memories of the Primordial Chaos awaken, and his C —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Chaos God Heavenly Art 混沌神天诀 When heaven and earth first opened, chaos descended! The young Chen Zheng happens upon the Chaos Divine Cauldron and comprehends the Chaos Divine Heaven Art. From then on, he embarks on a path defying the heavens and builds an empire! The Chaos Divine Cauldron can devour heaven and earth, fuse the sun and moon, transform into a river of stars, and refine all things... 20kReads8.4Score2.3k14d adds
- 87 The Violent Pill Venerable 暴力丹尊 Chen Xuan, the Immortal Pill Venerable, was killed in an explosion while refining pills. He was reborn on the Wind and Cloud Continent. All he wanted was to quietly refine pills and level up, but somehow he ended up having to protect a fifteen-year-old girl. Fighting enemies? Chen Xuan tossed out a powerful hallucinogen, and the battlefield instantly descended into chaos. Cultivating? He casually refined pills that doubled the effects of the Profound Spirit Pill, and his level shot up without a 1.1kReads7.9Score10214d adds
- 88 The Gray Zone 灰色地带 The Gray Zone 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Nine Deaths Divine Pill Art 九死丹神诀 Pills can be used for medicine, but they can also help one cultivate martial arts. On a dark and stormy night, Jiang Kong has his inner strength drained by his childhood sweetheart and is left crippled. By chance, he obtains an ancient, mysterious cultivation art: the Nine-Deaths Pill God Manual. From then on, he enters the martial path through alchemy, cultivating both alchemy and martial arts. He forges a Pill God Cauldron, gathers undying flames, condenses Nine-Deaths Pills, and awakens the C 1.1kReads8.8Score17014d adds
- 90 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with Stealing Chickens 从偷鸡开始修仙 [Mortal cultivation, no System] This is a world of cultivators, where all cultivation techniques are based on spiritual energy. By a twist of fate, Xie Fan, a lonely young man, comes into possession of a bronze figurine capable of cultivating true qi. From then on, he embarks on a path to immortality unlike anyone else's. He meets a lovely woman, learns extraordinary techniques, suffers betrayal, and braves perilous dangers. He saves his beloved, explores secret realms, ventures through the Cent 530Reads7.6Score10414d adds
- 91 I Have an Infinite Spirit Stone System 我有无限灵石系统 (Transmigration + System + daily life in the cultivation world + a smart protagonist + many love interests + spirit pets + decisive killing + laying low and developing early on + going on a killing spree later) The protagonist transmigrates from Earth to the cultivation world and acquires an infinite spirit stone System. What, you can’t win? Buy a mountain of spirit talismans and blast your enemies to death. Cultivation is too slow? No such thing. Just keep feeding it top-grade spirit stones. So 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Foolish Immortal Doctor 傻子医仙 I'm a cultivator. What makes you think you can compete with me in medicine? Don't bring your yin-yang and divination tricks out in front of me. Put away your fortune-telling scams. Even I, a cultivator who can fly through the sky and burrow underground, wouldn't claim to know everything under heaven. What gives you the nerve to say you can predict the past and future? Get lost, get lost, get lost... 8.6kReads8.9Score89114d adds
- 93 My Dantian Was Destroyed, but I Awakened the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl! 丹田被毁，觉醒镇天珠！ The martial artist Ning Liang meets a Sword Saint's move with a single punch, and dies without regret! The Sword Saint cleaves a thousand-foot chasm with one slash, its sword energy lingering for ages! The young man fuses with a Heavenly Pearl and masters countless secret arts! One sword sunders heaven and earth; one hand determines the fate of all! He rises amid countless pursuers, standing above them all! The curse of the village... The Sword Tomb Mountain collapses... The Void Palace descends 7.2kReads8.9Score90014d adds
- 94 Dugu Qiubai: The Sword Hidden from the World 独孤求败：剑隐江湖 Dugu Qiubai: The Sword Hidden from the Martial World 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 A Wasted Spirit Root! I Trade Spirit Stones for Years of Bitter Cultivation 废灵根！我灵石兑换苦修年限 The comic adaptation of this book, The Trash Spirit Root! I Trade Spirit Stones for Years of Hard Training, is now available on Tomato. After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Lin Chen awakens a trash spirit root. With the worst aptitude around, he is bullied by his fellow disciples and lives worse than a servant. Just when he is about to die in the wilderness, the [Spirit Stone Hard Training System] activates with a thunderous roar! It has just one rule: spend spirit stones to exchange t 33.9kReads8.3Score4k14d adds
- 96 A Strange Romance in the World of Alchemy 丹尘奇缘 A menial disciple, busy doing odd jobs to earn a few spirit stones, is timid, afraid of death, and cares only about spirit stones. Everyone looks down on him, even his childhood sweetheart and cultivation partner, who abandons him. Then one day, he gets his hands on an iron gourd, and his life changes forever. A rise from humble beginnings + modest and low-key + immortal mansion realm + hidden depths + emotionally dense male lead + inspirational + xianxia + cultivation 2.9kReads8.9Score25914d adds
- 97 A Mixed Spiritual Root from the Start 开局杂灵根 Qin Tian was tested at fifteen and found to have a worthless spirit root, becoming synonymous with uselessness. At eighteen, he faced mockery from his family and betrayal by his fiancee. His romantic rival even destroyed his spirit root completely, turning him into an ordinary person. After plunging into the abyss for four months, he returned and embarked on the path of cultivation. [Traditional fantasy + no System + no transmigration + the blurb can't do it justice, read the story] 31.9kReads8.7Score5k14d adds
- 98 Night Watcher of the Mystic Sect: Shadows in the Haunted Tower 玄门守夜人：阴楼诡影 Night Watcher of the Mystic Sect: Ghostly Shadows in the Yin Tower 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The Primordial Ancestral Dragon Art 太古祖龙诀 In the Primordial Era, heroes vied for supremacy and mighty warriors were everywhere! The Chaos Heavenly Emperor severed the Heavenly Dao, defied the firmament, secured the foundations of humanity, and ruled the Nine Heavens Divine Realm! The Nine-Deaths Pill God turned his body into a cauldron, mastered both alchemy and martial arts, and struck fear into demons beyond the realm! And the Primordial Ancestral Dragon wielded peerless arts, crushed the myriad Dao, and ruled the Primordial Era! Coun 3kReads7.8Score32214d adds
- 100 The Final Corridor Is No Longer a Cruel Trial Ground 终局回廊不再是残酷的试炼场 The Final Corridor is no longer a cruel proving ground —Reads—Score—14d adds
