Novels like Surviving in the Cultivation World
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- 51 I Steal Fortunes and Get a Thousandfold Return, While the Side Character Secretly Becomes an Immortal 截胡机缘万倍返还，女配偷偷成仙 (The animated series is now available) [No romance + scheming + System + sly operator + transmigrate into a book + power fantasy + unstoppable dominance + female-leaning strength + leveling up and growth] Ye Wushuang transmigrated into a book as the legitimate daughter of the Famous Sword Manor. She thought she could lie flat, slack off, and live a carefree life. Who could have guessed that as soon as she transmigrated, she would be humiliated in every way by the future Mandate of Heaven empress 30.9kReads8.3Score4.8kShelves
- 52 Transmigration: This Female Sword Cultivator Can Refine Artifacts 穿越之这个女剑修会炼器 [Traditional cultivation fantasy] [Divine deer] [Ice spirit root] [Cool-headed sword cultivator] [No romance] [Coming-of-age, unconventional strong heroine] Shen Qing, a modern craftswoman who forges weapons for an ancient martial arts clan, transmigrates to the cultivation world. She trains hard and fights her way up, wielding a hammer in one hand and a sword in the other. In the end, she becomes a powerhouse, solves the mystery of her transmigration, proves the Great Dao, ascends to the upper 1.8kReads8.4Score145Shelves
- 53 Stealing My Luck? The Reborn Female Lead Goes Mad and Turns Into a Villain 吸我气运？重生女主她疯批变反派 [One-on-one romance, true heroine + fake villain versus fake heroine + fake hero, satisfying revenge, strong female lead] Qian Jiujiu died. In a secret realm, she fought for a fortuitous opportunity, only to be betrayed by her fellow junior sister and kicked into a lava ravine, leaving no trace of her body. She closed her eyes, then opened them, and suddenly discovered she had been reborn! The ravine was right before her. Her body had been restored, and her cultivation had greatly increased. Not 5.4kReads8.5Score660Shelves
- 54 Record of Returning to Mortality and Attaining the Dao 归凡证道录 [Earth - Cultivation Realm - Immortal Realm - Divine Realm - Saint Realm - Multiverse] He seeks the Dao with an ordinary heart and breaks free of fate’s cycle. He burns with a lifetime of conviction, trading it for a path home for all living beings! From the Golden Core tribulation to the “Three Realms Beyond the Dao” (Void Shattering, Return to the Ruins, and Boundlessness), traditional cultivation collides with philosophical reflection, revealing a defiant path to enlightenment that proves one 37Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 55 A Broken Scroll Crosses the Nine Netherworlds 残卷渡九幽 [Heroine transmigrates + play the pig to eat the tiger + mutual salvation + fantasy adventure] Lin Shiqian, a young woman from the twenty-first century, discovered a damaged scroll at an art exhibition and transmigrated to the Jiuyou Dynasty, where she fell into a dungeon full of bones. A man in the dungeon was tightly bound in shackles. He was Ye Lan Jin, prince of the fox clan. Ye Lan Jin could never forget the great fire of ninety thousand years ago, when the fox clan was wiped out. But he 11.3kReads8.8Score366Shelves
- 56 A Sacred Constitution and Peerless Talent: The Cultivation Sidekick's Guide to Turning the Tables 圣体天资，修仙女配逆袭指南 [No System + Strong Female Lead + Everyone's Favorite] She transmigrated into a book and became a stunningly beautiful supporting character. The usual first move: kick the terrible male lead to the curb. With her family on the brink of ruin, her sect riven by power struggles, and the imperial court fraught with danger, Miaoxin faced deadly traps at every turn as she forged her path to becoming the empress of an immortal dynasty ruling the Four Seas and Eight Desolations. How difficult it was to 491Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 57 With a Woodcutter's Axe, I Sweep Through the Immortal Realm 手持砍柴刀，横扫仙界 Wielding a woodcutting axe, he sweeps across the Immortal Realm 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Success Comes at a Gallop, the Future Looks Bright 马到成功，未来可期 Success is within reach, a bright future awaits 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Immortal Venerable in the Womb: Activate the Chaos Cultivation System from the Start 胎中仙尊：开局激活混沌修炼系统 Immortal Venerable in the Womb: Activate the Chaos Cultivation System from the start 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Divine Farmer Sign-In System: A Nobody Has Unlocked Her Cheat Powers 神农签到系统：路人丁她开挂了 The complete Shennong story is finished. Come on in! Strong female lead, satisfying read, System, sign-in, Shennong farming, founding a sect, transmigrate into a book, the Myriad Worlds The strongest cultivator in the Tianqing Realm is dead! The entire continent is in an uproar! “No way! Immortal Le Xian was the strongest person on our continent and its greatest beauty. Who would dare kill her? And who could even do it?” “Ah, I heard she ate a mysterious egg, and then...” Xiao Lexian never 637Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 61 Enchantingly Beautiful: The Crown Prince Must Cling to Me 绝色妖娆：帝子大人乖乖缠 [Recently completed] [One-on-one, both devoted, powerful male and female leads, spatial powers, spirit academy, divine beasts, sweet and indulgent romance, exciting plot] The stunning young woman Yue Yaorao has a bewitching immortal physique and unparalleled talent, yet a nine-star seal locks away her spiritual power, leaving her a good-for-nothing. After being framed and killed, a soul from 21st-century China is reborn in her body. From then on, she begins her path of cultivation. At times she 2.8kReads7.8Score360Shelves
- 62 After I Transmigrated, I Roasted a Whole Lamb and Forged a Path to Immortality 穿越后：用烤全羊烤出一条仙途 After I Transmigrate: Roasting a Whole Lamb to Roast My Way to Immortality 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 A Mortal Woman's Path to Immortality 凡女登仙路 Luo Qingci was born into an ordinary family but blessed with extraordinary talent. She is a decisive cultivator devoted wholeheartedly to the Great Dao, living on the Yuntian Continent in the Cangxuan Realm. By chance, she obtains a mysterious black stone, giving her cultivation a powerful boost. See how she overcomes trial after trial, remains true to her Daoist heart, and rises to the pinnacle of the Cangxuan Realm... 121Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 64 My Junior Sister Became the Leading Figure of the Immortal Dao 小师妹她成了仙道魁首 I transmigrated into a book. I became a cannon-fodder character who appeared for only one chapter and didn't even get an ending. The moment I woke up, an NPC triggered a quest mechanism. I had to duel the female lead. Huh? * There was no choice. I couldn't run, so I had to go for it. Relying on my memory of this scene in the book, I dodged, then dodged again. That was close. “Why aren't you drawing your sword?” Crap, I'm going to be exposed! I had no choice but to draw my sword. I couldn't win b 780Reads8.6Score122Shelves
- 65 Brahma's Echoes at Jiuhua: A Millennium-Old Promise to Ksitigarbha 九华梵音：地藏千年约 The Buddhist Chant of Jiuhua: Ksitigarbha's Millennium-Old Promise 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 After Transmigrating Into a Book as a Blind Cannon Fodder, I Steal the Heroine's Role 穿书炮灰瞎子后，我改拿女主剧本 Chi Qinglian, a soul without a body, finds herself inside a novel she read, inhabiting a blind cannon-fodder character who dies in the very first chapter. She intends to keep to the sidelines, cultivate immortality, grow stronger, and find the couple Chi Xu and his wife. Who knew that rare treasures, divine beasts, and magical weapons would fall into her hands with barely any effort, while all the original protagonists keep flocking to her? The original heroine: Qinglian, stay behind me. The ori 132Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 67 The Cool-Headed Senior Sister Turns into a Madwoman Whenever She Grips Her Sword 清冷师姐她一握剑就成了疯批大佬 No romance + ordinary-person cultivation + strong female lead + transmigration + no System After transmigrating, Ling Xiaoxiao becomes an orphan. As if having no parents weren't bad enough, her own uncle plans to sever her path to immortality and sell her off!!! But they never expected that she would not only get the chance to test her aptitude for cultivation, but also turn out to be a genius with a single mutated spirit root and a natural sword physique! Her scheming junior sister wants her de 137Reads8.3Score105Shelves
- 68 Golden Eyes Open, Divine Beasts Kneel: The Useless Young Lady Is a Genius 金瞳开，神兽跪，废材小姐是天才 [Alchemy + Beast Taming + Spatial Dimension + Strong Female and Male Leads + No Saintly Heroine + No Ridiculous Misunderstandings + Badass Female-Led Story] Shen Shuyuan, a genius from a family of ancient martial artists, transmigrated. Though she had a useless body, why was their compatibility so ridiculously high? She got the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts from the start and became its master outright. A divine phoenix was hers for the taking, and when she tested her spiritual energy affinity, 585Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 69 After I Bound the Sign-In System, It Forced Me to Become a Big Shot 绑定签到系统后，系统逼我做大佬 [No Romance · Beloved by All · System · Feel-Good Story · Woman Disguised as a Man · Strong Female Lead · Sign-In · Missions] After accidentally falling from a balcony, Wu Yue is bound to a System designed to raise powerful figures and brought to the world of cultivation. To complete her missions and become a powerhouse, she sets off on her journey through the cultivation world. What she doesn’t know is that from the moment she arrived, she had already been drawn into a vast conspiracy! Wu Yue’ 349Reads8.5Score105Shelves
- 70 From the Start, I’m a Nine-Tailed Fox: Invincible on the Path to Immortality 开局变身九尾狐，一路修仙无敌了 Bai Luoluo transmigrates into Lingqi Continent as its only nine-tailed fox. Blessed with extraordinary talent, she cultivates immortality with none able to stand against her. She repays every grudge and every kindness, becoming a role model for the female cultivators of Lingqi Continent. After ascending to the immortal realm as its youngest Earth Immortal, she makes a dazzling name for herself. She ascends to the divine realm to find the answer in her heart and personally kill her enemy. With ev 3.9kReads8.2Score571Shelves
- 71 The All-Round Cultivation Genius Will Take the Entire Continent to Ascension 全修天才她要带整个大陆飞升 [Cultivation, strong female lead, satisfying power fantasy, no romance, past and present lives, ensemble cast. The heroine is fierce and powerful!] The world is vast, spanning low- and high-level continents, the Immortal Realm, and the Divine Realm, fulfilling every reader's fantasy! After a conspiracy brought Sang Ruan and her five companions down from their divine seats, they were separated for tens of thousands of years by reincarnation before finally reuniting. Then Sang Ruan, living in the 985Reads8.9Score125Shelves
- 72 Stand Firm and Await Change, Let the Well-Rested Wear Down the Weary 坚守待变，以逸待劳 Hold fast and wait for change, conserve strength while the enemy tires —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The Mortal's Immortal Abode 凡人仙府 After waking up in the cultivation world, I find that an evil cultivator is about to possess my body. What am I supposed to do? Luckily, I get a little gourd, and there's even an acre of spirit farmland inside. Taking pills, meditating, and following the path to enlightenment as a minor rogue cultivator. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deification... 3kReads6.2Score267Shelves
- 74 Peerless Elegance 最风华 She didn’t transmigrate or get reborn. She simply dreamed of another life. She had a rare spiritual root, outstanding talent, and an impressive family background. But after she turned three, a sudden catastrophe shattered it all. In a single night, she lost every one of her loved ones… She sought immortality at six and took a master at twenty-one, only to lose her cultivation at thirty. After a brilliant life marked by bloodshed and hardship, she finally rose to glory once more. She thought she 2kReads8.7Score202Shelves
- 75 Cultivation: I Can Sacrifice Without Limit 修仙：我能无限献祭 [Rousing Feel-Good Adventure + Strong Female Lead + System + No Romance + Beloved by Everyone + Cultivation Levels Listed in Synopsis] Bai Yuer is an incurable miser who only cares about making money, hoping to enjoy a happy life free from worries about food and clothing someday. Unexpectedly, a sudden upheaval leaves her reborn in a world of immortals, where she awakens a System that can sacrifice all things. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have gained a large amount of experience and can rai 3.7kReads8.9Score438Shelves
- 76 Going Wild with Involution in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界：疯狂搞内卷 Yun Miaomiao slept through the night and woke up in the cultivation world. Boo-hoo… In this world where the strong prey on the weak, people kill each other for treasures at the drop of a hat. She wants to go home so badly. To avoid getting killed, Yun Miaomiao grits her teeth and throws herself into the rat race, pretending to be weak while secretly staying strong. As she keeps pushing herself, she somehow becomes a genius in everyone else’s eyes, the envy of all. (No romance) 835Reads8.7Score104Shelves
- 77 The Sword Sect’s Little Senior Sister Got Struck by Lightning Again 剑宗小师姐又被雷劈了 [Strong Female Lead Cultivating Immortality + Thunder Heavenly Spiritual Root + Special Physique + No Romance] Xiao Xiao is not only beautiful and backed by a powerful family, but her talent is also beyond everyone else’s reach. Though she could coast to victory, Xiao Xiao insists on working hard, because her heart is set on the Great Dao, and she wants to grow toward the sun. The silly version: Xiao Xiao has wanted to become the greatest sword cultivator since she was little, but the biggest o 509Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 78 Cast Off the Glitter, Find a New Beginning 洗尽铅华，寻得新生 Wash away all worldly splendor and find a new beginning —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 After Becoming the White Moonlight of the Male Lead in a Xianxia Novel 成为仙侠文男主白月光后 [Female Lead Transmigrates Into a Book + No Forgiveness + No Financially Supporting Romance + No Winning Over the Male Lead or Clinging to Powerful Allies + Slightly Unhinged + No Romance] After transmigrating into a cultivation novel as the male lead's beloved, she goes on a rampage! A cannon-fodder beloved? She holds the Book of Destiny in her hands! She'll defy fate and rewrite her life! At first, Shen Zhiyi thought that with a golden finger, even as a cannon-fodder beloved destined to be rep 1.6kReads9.0Score245Shelves
- 80 Feint East, Strike West: A Chain of Schemes 声东击西连环计 A chain of feints and surprise attacks 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Not a Wink of Sleep 目不交睫 Not a Wink of Sleep —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Got the Female Lead’s Cultivation Script 穿书后，我拿了女主的修仙剧本 [Cool, aloof beauty of a master who fiercely protects her own VS her sweet-and-salty little disciple who transmigrates into a book] As a failed author on an online platform, Mu Nanxi never imagined she would transmigrate into a mindless cultivation power fantasy she was reading, becoming the lovesick supporting female character who would do anything for the male lead. She still remembers how the character who left her most heartbroken was this supporting female character, who shared her name, an 2.9kReads8.6Score314Shelves
- 83 A Cannon Fodder Cultivator: She Kicks the Protagonist Aside and Takes the Throne 炮灰修仙，她踹翻主角自己上位 [Cultivation + no romance + growing female lead] Jiang Yu is a cannon-fodder character who transmigrated into a cultivation novel. After dutifully completing her part in the plot, she immediately makes a run for it. But then she gets dragged into the battle between the heroine and the supporting female characters. After nearly dying several times, Jiang Yu has had enough. She's going to seize every opportunity from them and claim the top spot. Heroines, supporting characters, all of you can get 3.8kReads9.0Score308Shelves
- 84 Reborn in a Pocket Dimension: The Supreme Path to Immortality 重生空间之无上仙路 [Traditional fantasy cultivation + strong female lead + slow burn + portable space] [Who doesn't love a heroine who can be both sweet and formidable?] [Complete] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, formations, spirit talismans, spirit pets] An Ge was born into her new life in the womb, never expecting that she would transmigrate to a world of cultivation. The ancient jade she had worn around her neck in her previous life turned out to be a primordial chaos space, and it granted her the rarest of gifts: 11.4kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 85 After the Entire Team Was Wiped Out, the Lazy Junior Sister Trains in the Heavenly Dao! 全员团灭后，咸鱼师妹怒修天道！ [Cutthroat Competition] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Everyone's Cherished] [Satisfying Level-Up Story] [Character Growth] * Have you ever wondered whether this world is real, or just one huge stage, where the only thing separating a superstar from a nobody, or a protagonist from an extra, is the whim of the audience? Every move you make, every word you say, is being watched. * Chi Yuan died. She did not die in the beast tide, but was run through the heart by her childhood friend, a transmigrator. Onl 556Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 86 Every Side Character in This Cultivation Novel Is a Villain 修仙炮灰身边皆是反派 [Female-Led Cultivation + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] Yun Youshu was born into the cultivation world as a useless nobody, and had already given up on herself. Then one day, her memories awakened. What? She was cannon fodder? The kind of cannon fodder who was killed by the male lead without even being given a name? Yun Youshu fought back. Now that she knew where the male lead’s opportunities lay, she wasn’t going to hold back! People of the cultivation world: Weren’t we told she was usel 8.3kReads8.9Score826Shelves
- 87 A Hidden Dragon in Troubled Times, Watching the Flames from Across the River 乱世卧龙，隔岸观火 A hidden dragon in troubled times, watching the fire from across the river —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 After She Transmigrated, the Heroine Disguised Herself as a White Lotus and Went on a Killing Spree 穿越后女主她伪装白莲花杀疯了 [No CP + no morals + no limits. A triple-no product. Slow burn.] Li Ke transmigrates. She hears that the original owner was a quiet little flower: obedient and well-behaved since childhood, soft-spoken, kind, and gentle. She always believed that if she tried hard enough, the people around her would eventually treat her well. Li Ke blinks. Kind and gentle? Me? Well, I suppose it’s not a bad persona. After secretly killing everyone who gave her a hard time, Li Ke is pleased to discover that, s 2.5kReads8.6Score272Shelves
- 89 Yuhe Goods Depot 裕和货栈 Yuhe Trading Depot 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Survive Until I Become a Cultivation Big Shot 穿书后我苟成了修仙大佬 [No romance + talent cheat, if you don't like it, don't read] After Ruan Lianzui transmigrated into a book, she unexpectedly discovered that she had become the notorious great demon everyone wanted dead. To save her own life, she decided to start over, hide her identity as a great demon, and cultivate immortality anew. She would see all the splendor and grandeur of the cultivation world and make a name for herself! Yet along the path of cultivation, she found family and friendship she could neve 1.4kReads8.9Score151Shelves
- 91 Cultivating My Mindset in the Immortal Cultivation World 我在修仙界搞心态 Li Yu, an overworked office drone, had barely transmigrated when her family decided to cripple her spiritual root and send her to the mausoleum grounds to wait for death. How could she let that happen?! After eavesdropping, she learned that both she and her twin sister had been found to possess genius-level spiritual roots. But when her sister entered the ancestral hall, it blazed with light. When Li Yu went in, the family hall, which had stood for a thousand years, collapsed without warning! 3.3kReads8.7Score371Shelves
- 92 Farming for Immortality in the Immortal Realm 苟在仙界种田长生 A traditional cultivation story about mortals, finding hidden treasures, pocket dimensions, farming, spirit plants, and transforming with masks. Wang Feng transmigrates to a cultivation world and relies on his Shennong Space to grow spirit plants, trade them for resources, and embark on the path to immortality. Wang Feng transmigrates to the immortal realm and becomes a sickly young man in a remote mountain valley where spiritual energy is scarce. He has the Shennong Space in his mind. Wang Fen 1.8kReads5.5Score107Shelves
- 93 A Spatial Ability and a Lightning Spirit Root? How Could I Be Cannon Fodder? 空间异能加雷灵根，怎会是炮灰？ A space- and ability-wielding powerhouse from the apocalypse transmigrates into a cultivation novel she once read. Her father is a womanizer with a harem of wives and concubines and dozens of children. Her mother is an elite disciple of the clan, but also a hopeless romantic to the extreme. And in the original novel, this body of hers isn't mentioned even once! She absolutely refuses to become cannon fodder! With her knowledge of the future, Bai Yiqi latches onto powerful allies and snatches up 8.5kReads8.5Score780Shelves
- 94 A Song-Dynasty Mason: Transmigrating to Build Cement and Fortify the Realm 大宋泥瓦匠：穿越造水泥筑山河 A Song Dynasty Mason: Transmigrating to Make Cement and Build the Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Moonlight Crossing 清辉渡月 Moonlight Crossing —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 A Hardcore Achiever Transmigrates into a Cultivation Novel as a Female Side Character and Devotes Herself to Ascension 卷王穿成修仙女配，一心求飞升 She was just agonizing over whether to choose Tsinghua or Peking University when one careless moment sent her into a Mary Sue cultivation novel as a female supporting character destined for a gruesome death. As the sect leader’s disciple and a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius with an ice spiritual body, she has a golden core that becomes a tonic for the Mary Sue junior sister’s spirit pet. She dies with blood splattered three feet high. Talk about a tragic fate! Gu Yunlan decides to use every m 5.7kReads8.8Score636Shelves
- 97 After My Fortune Was Stolen, I Made the Entire Cultivation World Cry 被夺气运后，我卷哭了整个修仙界 [Strong female lead + leveling up + powerful wish-fulfillment + cultivation-focused + ferocious sword cultivator + alchemy + talisman-making] Chu Li was born with great fortune, but her Sword Heart was stolen and her destiny was taken from her. Her family abandoned her, and the eight great sects rejected her. Did they think she would become a good-for-nothing? Ridiculous. Without talent, she would simply outwork every genius until they dropped. Before she knew it, her relentless efforts had 4.1kReads9.0Score365Shelves
- 98 The Mortal's Path to Immortality 凡人修仙途 An ordinary country boy happens upon half a cultivation manual and a mysterious bracelet, setting him on the path of immortal cultivation. Rising from humble beginnings, the young man cultivates the Five Elements arts and practices secret divine abilities. He masters the seventy-two transformations of the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends, proves his Dao, and roams free on the path to immortality... 1.6kReads8.0Score139Shelves
- 99 Cultivation: I Just Pulled Out a Sword, What Are You All Panicking About? 修仙：我就拔个剑，你们慌什么 Also known as "The Green-Robed Girl Is Unbeatable: One Sword Leads to Immortality" A young woman in green robes travels through the heavens with a book in hand. Everyone assumes another bookworm has appeared, but in reality... A certain holy son roars in despair: “Reading is great! It cultivates the mind! But could you put down your sword while we talk?” A certain holy maiden gazes at her lovestruck: “So handsome! If I ignore the fact that she’s a woman, I could marry her. Pick me for the politi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 I’ll Give My All Without a Hint of Regret 肝脑涂地，亦无怨无悔 I would give my all without a trace of regret 1Reads—Score—Shelves
