Novels like Surviving in the Cultivation World
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- 101 After Being Thrown into the Pond, She Became a Violent Female Sword Cultivator 沉塘后，她成了暴力女剑修 [No CP + strong female lead + Ice Spirit Root + genius + power progression + weak to strong] Before the age of thirteen, Li Chu's life was filled with nothing but indifference and bullying. Even her death came in the humiliating form of being drowned in a pond. Fortunately, just when things seemed darkest, fate gave her a second chance. She met her benefactor. She joined a sect. She became a promising talent. And then? Revenge? Her true enemy wasn't even within reach. Repay her benefactor? Their 682Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 102 Yearning for Immortality 欲求仙 Something seems off about this transmigration? If you transmigrate into the cultivation world as an utterly ordinary passerby, get a golden finger in the form of a useless panel from the start, get sold to a talisman shop owner to work, and nearly starve to death while in seclusion, is there any hope for a life like that? And does being abandoned count as having your parents sacrificed to the heavens? By the time Fang Mingliao finally reached the Golden Core stage, she realized that ninety-nine 11.8kReads8.8Score970Shelves
- 103 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect Is a Sword Cultivator 合欢宗的废材是剑修 The Useless Member of the Hehuan Sect Is a Sword Cultivator 196Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 I Transmigrated as an Orphan, and the Empress Chose Me as Her Cultivation Partner 穿越成孤儿，女帝选我做道侣 I Transmigrated as an Orphan, and the Empress Chose Me as Her Dao Companion 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 The Talisman Grandmaster Just Wants to Survive Until She's a Thousand 符箓老祖她只想苟到万岁 [No Romance, No System, No Pocket Dimension, An Inspiring Journey of Growth] When Lin Xiaoman came to her senses, she discovered she had transmigrated to a bizarre world of immortal cultivation! Fortunately, she had a spiritual root! Unfortunately, with four spiritual roots, she was still just an ordinary person! But ordinary people have aspirations too. Lin Xiaoman embarked on the path of cultivation, practicing, drawing talismans, and growing spiritual rice and spirit plants... Her main goals 8.4kReads8.8Score971Shelves
- 106 The Bone Lantern of Kunlun Ruins 昆仑墟骨灯 The Bone Lantern of Kunlun Ruins 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Crossing the Beacon Fires: The Princess and I Share the Rest of Our Lives 烽烟渡：我与公主共余生 Crossing the Beacon Fires: The Princess and I Share the Rest of Our Lives —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 The Demoness Descends: The Heroine Is on Another Killing Spree! 天降妖女：女主她又杀疯啦！ [Transmigration + Genius + All Elements + Beast Taming + Spatial Powers + Alchemy + Past and Present Lives + No Saintly Protagonist] Bai Sinan, a woman from the twenty-first century, is struck by lightning and transmigrates into the body of the legitimate daughter of a general’s household in the Shengzhan Kingdom! That’s not all. Without any memories, she finds herself facing an attempt on her life as soon as she transmigrates! Luckily, a godlike beauty descends from the heavens at the crucial m 452Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Among the Three Thousand Worlds, I Embrace the Moon and Become an Immortal 浮世三千，揽月为仙 Fuli came from an age when cultivation had all but vanished. After her death, she encountered the Heaven-ordained Three Lives Stone, and her soul transmigrated and was reborn on the Floating World Continent. This was a cultivation realm rich in spiritual energy, where any living thing could cultivate and attain the Dao if fortune favored it. Fuli looked at her Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root and her innate Chaos Body, which could contain every kind of energy, and smiled. Alchemy? Learn it! 2.1kReads9.3Score234Shelves
- 110 After Entering a Cultivation Novel, I Went from Hated by All to Everyone’s Favorite 穿到修仙文后，我从万人嫌变团宠 [No Romance + Cultivation + Wish Fulfillment + Genius + Transmigrate into a Book + Chaos Spirit Root + Growth + Selfhood + Lone Wolf + Questionable Values + Madness] A note: If this isn’t your thing, just leave. We’ll both be happier, so don’t force yourself. Qin Biezhi woke up to find she had transmigrated into the cultivation novel she’d read the night before. To make matters worse, she had become the universally despised supporting female character, saddled with the worst kind of useless spir 977Reads8.8Score211Shelves
- 111 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality: Two Golden Fingers from the Start 女配修仙，开局拿到两个金手指 [Life Simulator + cultivation + supporting heroine + strong female lead + no romance + fantasy + not a saint + comeback + leveling up + wish fulfillment + transmigrate into a book] Bai Lan transmigrates into a fantasy novel as the cannon-fodder supporting heroine who gives the female lead a golden finger, then disappears from the story. Just as she is fretting over how to escape her short-lived cannon-fodder fate, she binds to a life-simulation golden finger. Now she doesn't have to give away he 7.5kReads8.0Score632Shelves
- 112 Take the Fall for Another, Guard the Escort with Your Life 李代桃僵，以命护镖 Take another's place, protect the escort with one's life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 The Lucky Carp Female Side Character's Guide to Cultivation 锦鲤女配修仙指南 [Complete] [Cultivation + heroine's growth, male lead appears much later; the early story focuses on the heroine's development] [The heroine is extremely lucky, a healing cultivator and alchemist, with decent fighting skills] [The heroine was reborn from birth] Fu Ling was abandoned in the Forest of All Spirits as soon as she was born. Daoist Wuyue, her master, found her and brought her back to the sect, taking her as his final disciple. When she was three, she recovered her memories of her past 3.5kReads8.6Score330Shelves
- 114 A Starlit Promise at the Corn Building 玉米楼的星光约定 The Starlit Promise at the Corn Tower 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 When You Reach the Mountain, There’s Always a Way Through 车到山前，必有路 When You Reach the Mountain, You’ll Find a Way 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Why Pick a Fight with Her? The Entire Six Realms Belong to Her 你惹她干嘛？整个六界都是她的 [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + rebirth + time control + beast taming + all-round talent + medicine and poison + punishing scumbags + eliminating threats down to the roots] Feng Jingyou is a peerless genius, unmatched in ten thousand years in the kingdom of Luo Wu. Her power is extraordinary, and she shines brighter than anyone! One day, she is ambushed and her spiritual meridians are destroyed. She barely survives for five years in a dark place. But Heaven cherishes the gifted: an acciden 1.1kReads9.0Score185Shelves
- 117 She Only Wanted to Ascend, but Became Everyone's Beloved 只想飞升的她成了全员白月光 [League competition + no romance + genius-focused story with a touch of ensemble cast + strong heroine] Overnight, Shen Ji transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder character. By a twist of fate, she awakens a top-tier spirit root and joins the worst sect. Who would’ve guessed every member of the sect is a tragic, powerful foil? The sect leader defected, the senior disciple’s damaged spirit root left him a cripple, and the sweet, naive one turned into a smiling snake. The second 670Reads8.7Score148Shelves
- 118 I’m a Menial Disciple with a Sign-In System 我，杂役弟子，有签到系统 (No romance + System + transmigration) After transmigrating into a cultivation world, the protagonist plans to focus on cultivating, only to be tested as a good-for-nothing with five spiritual roots and become a menial disciple of a sect. Then, with the help of a sign-in System, they rise to greatness. “Sign in: Chaos Sacred Body.” “Sign in: Imperial-grade cultivation technique...” “Sign in: Divine beast egg...” 3.6kReads8.7Score304Shelves
- 119 Why Mess with Her? She’s a Prodigy with Every Element in the Cultivation World 你惹她干嘛，她是修真界全系天才 Her motto: If someone wrongs me, I get even on the spot. I never wait until tomorrow! No matter how many dangers lie ahead, I’ll cross mountains and rivers and kill my enemies with my own hands! Song Nianchu has just completed a difficult operation when she transmigrates. Her soul has simply returned to its rightful place. She is the original owner, and the original owner is her. After receiving the original owner’s memories, Song Nianchu can think of only one word: miserable. The Song family ha 10kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 120 Immortal for Eternity, Healing the Cultivation World 长生不死，我在修仙界悬壶济世 A slow-burn, heartwarming story that only gets better as it goes. Gu Bai transmigrated into a cultivation world. Though his aptitude was ordinary, he gained the ability to live forever. The road to immortality was long, and Gu Bai didn’t want to provoke anyone. He only wanted to keep his head down in the cultivation world and witness its prosperity. But as he watched his friends and loved ones grow old around him, he could do nothing to help them. Gu Bai decided to cultivate the way of medicine. 7.9kReads8.7Score499Shelves
- 121 Unintentionally Seeking Immortality 无意问仙 [Mortal's Journey] [No System] [Cultivation Through Caution] Li Wuyi was an ordinary man who delivered food part-time after work, until a small silver stone drew a bolt of heavenly lightning that sent him into the cultivation world. With no backing and no one to rely on, he had little access to spirit stones, pills, or magical treasures. Luckily, a small space hidden deep within his sea of consciousness could produce spirit liquid and accelerate the growth of spiritual plants. Qi Refining, Fou 496Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 122 Don't Set Me Up, I Just Want to Cultivate Immortality 别坑我，我只想修个仙 During a rescue mission, Li Mingtong's soul transmigrated to another continent, where she became a useless, multi-element cultivator from a minor clan. She had no powerful background or arrogant swagger, only diligent training and endless battles. Time and again, she survived desperate situations, growing stronger one step at a time. Through sweat and blood, she carved out a path to growth. Along the way, she met the male lead, who loved her for a lifetime, and together they overcame one challen 5.6kReads8.9Score508Shelves
- 123 Ordinary Woman Cultivates Immortality: When Aptitude Falls Short, Talent Makes Up for It 凡女修仙，资质不够天赋凑 Lin Mujin, an ordinary mortal girl, became a little beggar after losing both her parents. By a twist of fate, she embarked on the path of cultivation. So what if her spiritual roots are mediocre? She has an extraordinary talent for drawing talismans and setting up formations! She can draw talismans and sell them for spirit stones, refine formation plates and sell them for spirit stones. With spirit stones, how could she not quickly improve her cultivation? As for the fact that no one on the Qing 5.5kReads8.8Score624Shelves
- 124 She Only Wanted to Cultivate the Sword, but Became Heaven’s Darling Daughter 本想修剑的她，成了天道亲闺女 [System + sign-in + cultivation + adored by everyone] No romance! The female lead is the most beautiful woman. An adored-by-everyone story dressed up as a cultivation novel. The female lead stays constant, while the male supporting cast comes and goes. A slow-burn story, not a face-slapping power fantasy! The female lead is an adored-by-everyone type who grows over time, and lots of people will fall for her without reason. There are tons of male supporting characters, and she may be a little ind 393Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 125 Endure Hardship, Taste Bitterness 卧薪、尝胆 Endure hardship and bide your time —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Refine Divine Pills, Tame Divine Beasts, Reborn and Slaughtering Her Way Through 炼神丹！驭神兽！重生归来杀疯了 [All-Elemental Spiritual Roots + Spirit Spring Dimension + Ensemble Romance] In her previous life, Feng Qingyan lived a miserable, pitiful existence. She was mute and couldn't speak. That would have been bad enough, but she was also a useless fool with not a trace of spiritual power! As if being useless weren't enough, she was blind to the truth and foolishly let herself be deceived by a scumbag and a vile woman. In the end, she died a miserable death on the life-and-death arena. Who could have 5.1kReads9.0Score730Shelves
- 127 Xiao Matou’s Fourth Book 小码头的第4本书 Completed. Hope you enjoy it! [Rural Divine Healer + Rural Fortune + Rise to the Top + Space + Immortal Cultivation + Revenge] The Immortal Path of Tao Gen Please click to read the main story. 10Reads8.0Score112Shelves
- 128 An Ordinary Woman's Immortal Cultivation: Leveling Up My Proficiency in the Cultivation World 凡女修仙：我在修仙界刷熟练度 [Proficiency]+ [Everyday life in the early chapters, dealing with scumbags in the middle and later chapters]+ [No romance]+ [Talisman crafting]+ [Alchemy] Gu Jiuyue was born into the world of cultivation and saddled with a pair of lazy parents. From a very young age, she had to start supporting her family. Fortunately, she activated a proficiency panel, her golden finger. To improve their lives, Gu Jiuyue spent six years grinding her fishing proficiency and gained the angler’s gift of never comi 5kReads8.4Score462Shelves
- 129 I Cultivate Immortality by Adding Longevity Points. How Will You Respond, Fellow Daoist? 我在长生加点修仙，道友如何应对 [System + Transformation + Playing It Safe + Invincible + Immortality + Little Girls + Cuddling + Yuri] Su Bai unexpectedly arrives in a world of immortal cultivation. From the start, she transmigrates as the daughter of a tenant farmer hired by others. Even after a whole year of hard labor, she can't earn more than a few low-grade spirit stones, and the steward still skims her wages! Fortunately, she carries the Myriad Worlds Cauldron, which can take her between different worlds and let her obt 10.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 130 A Woman’s Adventures Across the Cultivation World 女子修仙界纵横录 [No romance; cultivation story about an ordinary person; slow-paced at first, better in the middle and later; sword cultivator; lighthearted and funny; decisive and ruthless] Xu Yin transmigrated into a little carp, inherited the legacy of a spiritual beast of heaven and earth, and embarked on the path of cultivation. She had no heaven-defying talent and no powerful backer. She could only rely on herself, taking one step at a time as she cultivated and grew stronger. In Boshang Lake, she had 435Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 131 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Novel and Kept My Head Down Until I Became a God 穿进修仙文，苟成神 The heroine grows up gradually from just over two years old, so there are plenty of warm, healing moments along the way. She isn’t powerful from the start, so feel free to skip this if that’s not your thing. Writing is hard. If it’s not for you, please move on, and don’t leave nasty comments. Thank you in advance, lovely ladies and handsome gentlemen. After being betrayed and ambushed by those around her, Tiantian’er, a high-level lightning-element ability user in the apocalypse, blew herself 10.4kReads9.2Score966Shelves
- 132 Don't Panic, My Mother and I Will Ascend to Immortality Together 别慌，我和我阿娘一起成仙了 (No romance) Song Yue transmigrated to an unfamiliar dynasty and found herself with a beautiful, intellectually disabled mother. Her mother may have seemed a little foolish and clingy, but she doted on Song Yue and always put her first. The mother and daughter had been living in a village nestled against the mountains, making a living by hunting and practicing medicine. But a series of events brought on by a plague forced them to flee. By a twist of fate, they ended up in a town inhabited by cul 2kReads8.7Score250Shelves
- 133 The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Cultivation Rise to Power 炮灰女配修仙逆袭记 [No Romance + Building a Career + Taking Down Scumbags + Face-Slapping] Lou Hansi was an ordinary modern college graduate who had only recently started an internship. Apart from work, her main pastime was reading novels. One night, she stayed up late reading a cultivation novel called The White Lotus's Path to Immortality. She discovered that one of the novel's supporting female characters shared her name, and out of curiosity she read the whole thing. The story made her grind her teeth with fur 6.5kReads8.8Score450Shelves
- 134 Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 穿成修仙界的小老鼠 Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 419Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Blood Curse: The Eye That Gazes into the Void 血咒，虚空凝望之眼 Pure no-romance story, no women fighting over men, sound values, a grand vision, a powerful female lead! No male lead, no romantic tension, no suffering in silence, no one-sided crushes, no bizarre troublemakers, no love affairs. The story contains no romantic push and pull whatsoever. Fantasy + jianghu + nontraditional cultivation + multiple worlds + immortality, with a heroine who grows into a chivalrous figure. * This world is no small-minded place! From the mortal world, to the world of fles 7.1kReads9.4Score902Shelves
- 136 Transmigrated Into a Stunning Female Side Character, I Went on a Rampage in the Cultivation World 穿成神颜女配，我在修仙界杀疯了 [Cultivation, peerless beauty, no romance, adored by everyone, transmigrate into a book, strong female lead, genius] Jiang Ying transmigrates and discovers she has entered a novel she once read, as a minor character who shares her name. Right at the start, when demon cultivators attack, she is shoved off a spirit boat while shielding the ambitious supporting female character from disaster. With the novel’s original heroine before her and the ambitious supporting heroine behind her, she crushes e 1.4kReads8.8Score130Shelves
- 137 The Spiritual Veins Awaken: I Brave the Five Realms with Just a Hairpin 灵脉重启，我靠一根簪子勇闯五界 [Classic fantasy progression + strong heroine's rise and growth + taming all kinds of spirit beasts + academies and sects + powerful ensemble cast + slow-burn, long-running story] In the final era of the God Realm, where spiritual power reigns supreme, a “girl with nothing” whose clan concealed her identity for hundreds of years has, with only a phoenix hairpin, “accidentally” restarted her spiritual meridians and unlocked a medicinal realm. Now approaching you is: A heaven-blessed daughter be 259Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 The Rebellious Xu Yao in the Cultivation World 逆女许瑶之修仙界 Cultivation | No Romance | Transmigrated, Powerful Female Lead | Decisive and Ruthless Ensemble Cast. This is the official sequel to The Rebellious Girl Xu Yao. It’s recommended that you read the original first. Xu Yao and her companions travel through more than a dozen realms, great and small. Starting from nothing, they save up spirit stones, temper their life-bound treasures, master the Sacred Demon Body Art, seize secret realms and formations, unite the Central Island, and are named the Dem 246Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.5kReads9.1Score459Shelves
- 140 Fishing Isn't About the Fish, but the Patience to Wait for the Wind 钓鱼钓的不是鱼，是等风来的心态 Fishing Isn't About the Fish, It's About Waiting for the Wind 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 The Rebellious Daughter, Xu Yao 逆女许瑶 Transmigration, hunting, strong female lead, leveling up, ruthless and decisive. If you’re interested in this book, you can keep reading Against the Current: Xu Yao in the Cultivation World. The man set down his catch and sat across from Xu Yao as if they were old friends. “When did you learn to hunt? People in the village say you got over your idiocy and then went crazy. Is that true?” Xu Yao gritted her teeth. “Yes, I’m crazy. When I get really crazy, I eat people.” The man grinned. “Heh, I do 821Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 My Golden Finger Is So Overpowered, I Take My Pocket Dimension and Cultivate Immortality 金手指太逆天，带着空间去修仙 Synopsis: Cultivation + transmigration + space + opportunities Xu Ya transmigrates into a xianxia novel. The original owner is constantly sabotaged by her cousin, the book's vicious supporting female character, who hides behind a facade of “I'm only doing this for your own good,” leaving her unable to defend herself. The heroine happens to come to her rescue, but only to scheme for the original owner's teardrop pendant and get her killed. And that's not all. Xu Ya's parents are also killed one a 17.3kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
- 143 Cultivation: We’re Serious About Taking Down the Male and Female Leads 修仙，弄死男女主，我们是认真滴 [Cultivation, ensemble cast, feel-good novel, with a tiny bit of romance near the end; it can also be read as having no couples] The good news: spiritual qi revival has come to Earth, and Su Yunqi has not only awakened an ability, but is also among the most gifted of them all. The bad news: all the students in their Daoyuan class died at the hands of ability users from other countries while protecting ordinary people as they evacuated. The souls of the seven, who had been lamenting their unfa 3.6kReads9.2Score493Shelves
- 144 After Transmigrating, She Chose to Cultivate Immortality 穿越后她选择修仙 A fire caused Mu Jin to transmigrate unexpectedly. She never expected to end up in a cultivation world, so she chose the path of cultivation. She thought she had four spiritual roots, but it turned out she had a single-element Heavenly Spiritual Root and two special constitutions. She thought the bead she carried was ordinary, but it turned out to be a spatial immortal artifact, containing a wealth of cultivation techniques and divine arts that would drive the cultivation world wild. She thought 4.3kReads8.9Score468Shelves
- 145 The Villainess Reverses Her Fate Through the Sword Path 女配她靠剑道逆袭修仙 [No romance + decisive and ruthless + sword cultivator + born with a sword physique + steady power progression + true underdog comeback] Lin Rushuang transmigrated and became the lowliest brothel slave in the mortal realm. She was also the white-lotus supporting female character in a rebirth revenge novel, proudly ranked among the top three on the heroine's revenge list. The spiritual and mortal realms have no connection. If she wants to reach the spiritual realm and cultivate immortality, she c 18.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 146 When All Beings Become an Ensemble Cast 当众生皆为群像 [Heaven-grade wood spiritual root + body cultivation + growing female lead + no romance + ensemble cast] Jiang Mian woke up to find she had landed inside a melodramatic novel she'd once read. The heroine won over a whole host of male cultivators with her looks? She was certainly beautiful, especially when trampled underfoot. The second senior brother died a horribly unjust death? The third senior brother fell to demonic cultivation? The fourth, fifth, and sixth senior brothers all became steppin 23.3kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
- 147 Your Majesty, Your Wife's Secret Identity Shakes the Three Realms 帝尊，夫人马甲轰动三界 [Spirit Spring Space + Chaos Element + Divine Musician + Medicine and Poison + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet, Feel-Good Romance] She was a medical and poison prodigy in the 21st century, heir to a family of ancient martial artists. After she transmigrates, she becomes the useless eldest daughter whom everyone despises. With a spirit spring space at her command, she restores her dantian and awakens her spiritual meridians, bonds with divine artifacts and refines divine pills, builds her own faction 7.8kReads9.1Score962Shelves
- 148 The Strange Incident I Encountered During My Army Service 当兵那年遇到的诡异事件 The Strange Incident I Encountered During My Military Service 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Autumn Leaves Send a Chill Through the Air 萧萧梧叶送寒声 [Fan fiction] Pairings include Shuangjue, Chunhan Lijiao, Chu Mu, Xue Ming, and others... After the great battle ended, Ye Qiao returned to the cultivation world after five years away, only to encounter one bizarre situation after another... “Ye Qiao, why don't you become Dao partners with Song Hansheng?” “Huh?” The stories mainly focus on the direct disciples, a group of heaven-blessed prodigies who are all protagonists. Told through a series of short stories. Please don't bash my writing; I'l 2.7kReads9.2Score382Shelves
- 150 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: I Awaken the Chaos Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙，我开局觉醒混沌珠 (Traditional fantasy, Chaos Pearl, ordinary person strikes back, mortal cultivation, Eastern xianxia, cultivation.) Lin Chen, an ordinary man, is framed and has his dantian destroyed. By chance, he obtains the Chaos Pearl, and from then on rises against the heavens. —Reads—Score—Shelves
