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- 1 A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Am a Sword Cultivator 凡人修仙之我是剑修 [Mortal Cultivation] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Clever Protagonist] [Low-Profile Cultivation] Through a twist of fate, Zhang Xuan, a young man from the martial world, steps into the vast and turbulent realm of cultivation and begins an extraordinary journey as an ordinary mortal. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Professional Killer 全职杀手 Being an assassin was hard. So, after becoming a top-tier assassin, I decided to change my life. Beautiful women, nightclubs, and fine wine became necessities. I gradually got used to this lifestyle and learned to enjoy it, until one day I became someone’s assassination target. And the person behind it was... 155Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Killer’s Survival 杀手的生存 While everyone else was living happy lives, he was taken to a mysterious training camp, where he was to be trained as a cold-blooded killer. He believed that a perfect person had to have a perfect personality, or else they should be destroyed! Years later, he entered society, only to find himself facing a fog-shrouded world where reality and illusion intertwined. How long could family bonds and love endure the trials of blood and fire? Finding our way forward and knowing who we are is truly diff 333Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 4 The Cultivation World’s Assassin Organization 修仙之杀手组织 Lin Yi was an ordinary modern teenager until a like he left in a comment section caused him to transmigrate to the cultivation world, onto the azure shores of Bibo Island in the Spirit Realm. There, he awakened a rare dual-spirit root and brought the System, “Rise of a Faction,” with him. Using the System, “Rise of a Faction,” he established an assassin organization in the Spirit Realm called the “Red Tavern.” System, “Rise of a Faction”: [Host, you have successfully established a faction. It is 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Killer Sovereign 杀手尊者 An orphan who grew up never knowing his own name or surname was sold to the assassin organization “Dark Night” at the age of ten. He underwent training in the art of killing in Siberia, made his debut at seventeen, and led like-minded brothers across the world, stirring up the dark underworld and striking fear into the shadowy forces of nations everywhere... 58Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 6 Killer: My Killer System 杀手：我的杀手系统 [System + cultivation + urban + transmigrate + reborn + no heroine] Mo Chen's family was wiped out. While fleeing with him, his parents lost their way and disappeared without a trace. In despair, he met his end. When he woke again, he discovered that he had been reborn eight days before his family was destroyed. He swore to make those responsible pay in blood. As it happened, he also awakened a System to lend him a hand… [This won't be a main storyline. At most, it'll take five or six chapt —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Assassin 杀手 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Chronicles of a Ruthless Immortal Cultivator 狠人修仙纪 From the start, his female ghost master abducts him to cultivate through dual practice. But instead, he drains the beautiful master dry and refines her into a corpse puppet! Cultivate supreme demonic arts, wield a treasure that commands space and time. I’m invincible among my peers, and can take down anyone stronger at the cost of my life! I’m either fighting or on my way to a fight! [Commoner’s journey] 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I’m an Assassin Who Keeps Coming Back from the Dead. How Will You Escape? 我一个杀手无限重生，你怎么逃啊 [Transmigration + Alternate Setting + Invincible + Dual Identity + Ruthless + One Heroine] Zhang Yan transmigrates, is treated like a lab rat and injected with an experimental drug, then cruelly dumped in a filthy ditch. Luckily, he activates a System. With rebirth points, he can resurrect endlessly. Killing murderers earns him bounty money, which can comprehensively enhance his physical attributes and abilities or be exchanged for all kinds of weapons and ammunition. The bounties that appear 128Reads6.9Score113Shelves
- 10 The Years I Didn't Work as an Assassin 我不当杀手的那些年 “One last job. When it's done, I'm out.” But Ye Chu unexpectedly fails while carrying out her final mission... And so she is swept into a turbulent world of passions and upheaval. Even a hero can’t resist a beauty’s affection! 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Wugui Pavilion: I Became the Head of an Assassin Organization 无回阁：成为杀手组织阁主 [Low-profile System + strong female lead + no CP + historical strategy + assassin organization] Shen Luo transmigrates into a parallel world as an orphan named Yan Luoyue. After awakening an assassin System, she establishes the world’s greatest assassin organization from the start: No Return Pavilion. She also creates No Return Teahouse, an intelligence network that “surveys the past and present, and knows all there is to know under heaven.” Everything in the world is under No Return Pavilion’s 899Reads—Score101Shelves
- 12 A Mortal's Cultivation Through a Hundred Lifetimes 凡人百世修 A rainy night in the city. Delivery rider Ye Tian has a broken leg. A rich heir presses his face underfoot and sneers, asking whether an ant knows its place. Ye Tian says nothing. He is simply leafing through the memories of his ninety-nine past lives. In his first life, he was a Northern Song judicial commissioner who solved cases like a god. In his second, he was a Ming Dynasty imperial guard, ruthless and decisive. In his third, he was a wandering starfarer who wiped out a whole clan with a s 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Five Halls of Dragon Gate 龙门五殿 The protagonist, Sun Long, establishes the Five Halls of Dragon Gate, recruits talent, and destroys his enemies. After ascending, he vies for supremacy in the Spirit Realm alone. In the end, he retreats to the mountains and forests instead of ascending to the Immortal Realm. 183Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Record of Burying the Heavens 葬天记 Lost in the space between inches, I battle heaven, earth, gods, and demons; The jianghu’s past is ever present. I seek the Dao, question my heart, and pursue immortality. Welcome to the Middle-Aged Cultivator series, and Song Yixiao’s very different path to cultivation. I hope you enjoy it, and I’d love to hear your valuable feedback. Join in, and let’s bring this work to life together. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Mystic Heaven Immortal Realm 玄天仙域 The world is on the verge of collapse. To save his people, Feng Wushang, an ordinary boy driven into a desperate situation, sets out on the path to immortality. With his wit and courage, he overcomes one obstacle after another, slaying demons and vanquishing monsters. Along the way, he meets a group of friends, including Ling Tian, who is also trapped in adversity and struggling to survive, and Qian Zhen'er, a kind and brave girl whose past is shrouded in mystery. They each carry their own ideal —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Little Monk Who Cultivates Immortality 修仙小和尚 To save a little white fox undergoing tribulation, ordinary man Su Yi was sent by the Bodhisattva Miaoyin to the Huayan Continent, where he obtained a pocket dimension inside an immortal mansion. Together with Su Qingxue and the little white fox, he embarked on the path of cultivation. Along the way, he stumbled upon one heaven-defying opportunity after another, mastered the Three Shadows technique and the Five Elements Art of Chaos, and entered the Chaos Realm with a body attuned to the Five El 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Genius Assassin 天才杀手 Assassins are among the world's oldest professions. They kill for profit, carrying out acts of murder. What would happen if assassins had supernatural abilities? Han Yu was an ordinary person until a twist of fate gave him such powers. Recruited and trained by an assassin organization, he became an assassin with supernatural abilities. But his targets aren't only ordinary people. Some of them are things no one could have imagined... 1kReads6.2Score101Shelves
- 18 I Just Won a Million-Dollar Jackpot, Then Transmigrated to Cultivate Immortality 刚中百万大奖，我就穿越去修仙 [Leveling Progression + Multiple Heroines + Scheming Protagonist + Transmigration + Passionate and Invincible] Someone once said, “Isn't this supposed to be classic xuanhuan? Why are there so many beautiful women and romantic entanglements?” I said, “When I was a kid, I watched Journey to the West and only paid attention to the Monkey King. But now that I'm grown up, naturally I appreciate beauty.” Reading something shallow inevitably leaves you with something shallow. I'm trying to write a book 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Heavenly Dao Academy: I Only Recruit Cultivation Rejects! 天道学院，我专收修仙废材！ Invincible + sect + taking disciples + transmigrate + golden finger + System + cultivation + rewards The protagonist, Yu Xin, transmigrates from Blue Star to the Tianqiong Continent. Though he has no cultivation at all, he awakens a System. At the System’s behest, Yu Xin establishes the Tiandao Academy. Within the academy’s territory, Yu Xin is invincible. At the same time, Yu Xin begins taking disciples. Whenever he successfully recruits one, he receives their transformed physique and bloodl 3Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 20 The Nine Heavens Immortal Sword Art 九天仙剑诀 [Transmigration + swordsmanship + invincibility] Sword cultivation ranks: Sword Disciple, Sword Warrior, Sword Adept, Sword Master, Great Sword Master, Sword Sovereign... Cultivation ranks: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Void Refining... In early twenty-first-century China, a news story breaks: a man tragically dies of sudden cardiac arrest at home after staying up all night. Who could have known he would transmigrate to a world of immortal cultiva 67Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 21 Don't, Disciple. I'm Much Older Than You, Master 徒儿不要，师尊我比你大很多 [Invincible Protagonist + Ruthless and Decisive + Repays Kindness + Never Forgives a Grudge] Five years ago, I broke the arm of a young heir from a powerful family because he had hurt my sister. My father ordered me to apologize, since the other family held tremendous influence. Furious, I left home. Later, a peerless beauty who became my master took me up the mountain to train. Now, five years later, I, Su Yifan, have returned! “You call yourself a grandmaster? You’re trash!” “You say you’re a 2.5kReads8.7Score289Shelves
- 22 Cultivating Immortality: Beginning by Becoming the Master of the Xuanhuang World 修仙，从认主玄黄世界开始 The winds and clouds shift across the Cangqiong Realm. An apocalypse looms like a dark cloud, and the shadow of doomsday covers every inch of the land. The people struggle in despair as the righteous, demonic factions, and demon races battle endlessly for the last remaining resources, spreading bloodshed everywhere. Chu Feng is an ordinary young man, plagued for years by strange nightmares. By chance, the mysterious ancient mirror on his chest, the Taixuan Hao Mirror, undergoes a sudden transfo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn in Another World: Becoming an SSS-Rank Assassin 重生异界：成为SSS级杀手 [Decisive and ruthless + do-gooders, stay away + no heroine] Long Hao, an assassin on a mission, was betrayed by his superior and killed. By chance, he was reborn on another world’s continent. This was a land filled with powerful warriors. The very strongest could split mountains and rivers and tear through the void! Just as Long Hao thought he was destined to live an ordinary life, a voice rang out in his mind. “Assassin System binding successful!” “Mission issued: Assassinate the ancestor of t 73Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 24 You Were Supposed to Cultivate, So How Did You Become the Great Villain? 让你去修仙，你怎么成大反派了？ [Mortal cultivator, I have a Coin of Fate] [Not AI] [A mortal's path to immortality, no System, unscrupulous, flexible morals, ruthless and decisive] Not long after transmigrating to the cultivation world, Xiao Yunsheng faced the threat of his family's annihilation. His father sent him to join the Xuanqing Sect as a servant disciple, setting him on the path of cultivation, and gave him the family heirloom, the Luobao Money. From the Luobao Money, Xiao Yunsheng gained a divine-level eye technique —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I’m the Unkillable Rascal of the Qingnian World 我，庆年世界滚刀肉 Emperor Qing scolds me for being too reckless. Pingping says I never do my proper work. Fan Jian chases me down eight whole streets, fists raised... In the end, Old Qing has no choice, Pingping is convinced, and Fan Jian can only sigh... What an infuriating rogue! Think that's the end of it? How naive... 1.4kReads5.9Score—Shelves
- 26 The Heroic Outlaw: Seventeen 枭雄十七 What is the underworld? It is a place where no one is free to choose their own path. It is about more than fighting and killing: it is about human relationships, worldly affairs, old grudges, and tangled loves. It is a dark age, and a turbulent one, where gangs of every size stand side by side and officials collude with bandits. 566Reads7.2Score105Shelves
- 27 Journey to Immortality with a Beauty 携美向仙 Zhang Wen's parents vanished when he was young. At the age of eight, he went with his grandfather to gather medicinal herbs on Luoxia Mountain, where his grandfather was tragically killed by a demon beast. After burying him alone, Zhang Wen found that a mysterious ring had somehow chosen him as its master. Along the way, he happened upon an injured Golden Core cultivator and saved him out of kindness. From then on, he followed the cultivator to Jinlan Sect and began his journey of cultivation. H 66Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 28 A Fate of Immortality! 长生缘！ Chen He unexpectedly finds an earthen jar. Inside is a small world with a spiritual mountain, a spiritual river, and strange spirit fruits. Determined not to waste this immortal opportunity, Chen He sets out with his parents, Chen Shan and Li Qin, on a journey of cultivation to seek immortal fate, find the path to immortality, and pursue eternal life. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Cultivating Immortality with My Beautiful Teacher 带着美女老师去修仙 A common-born boy accidentally steps onto the path of immortality, then unwittingly obtains a fragment of the Chaos World. From then on, he takes a beautiful teacher with him, breaks through chaos, and enters the Immortal Realm. To discover why Earth's cultivation world fell into decline, he slays immortals and demons all along the way. Only after reaching the summit does he learn that he is the Son of Heaven's Dao. Seeking to break free of his restraints, he returns to Earth to find the origin 971Reads8.8Score120Shelves
- 30 Shared Damage: I Castrated Myself, and Now the Immortal Realm Has No Heirs 共享伤害，我自宫，仙界断子绝孙 Why did the Holy Son turn into a eunuch overnight? Why does the Holy Maiden get her period every single day? Bullied and mistreated, Song Shuhang awakened the ability to transfer damage. From then on, he began hurting himself, kicking people in the groin, practicing forbidden arts, provoking others, and even training in techniques that pushed him past his limits… Since he could transfer his injuries to other people, he never had to suffer any consequences himself. Transm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 My Lord Chaos: All Laws Return to One 我主混沌万法归一 The story of Jiang Liu, a reborn reincarnator who gains an unparalleled celestial opportunity and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of the Great Dao. [Mortal-style cultivation] [Power fantasy] [No harem] [Exciting fights] [Wild imagination] [Funny and humorous] Come on in and give it a listen if you have some time, honored guest. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 My Years as an Assassin in the Martial World 我在江湖当杀手那些年 [Fantasy Wuxia, Cultivation, Swordsmanship, Jianghu, Court] That year, I held a three-foot sword in my hand, and no one in the jianghu could rival me. That year, I held an eighteen-foot silver spear, singing softly as I rode my horse. Who would dare disobey? That year, I became a tree demon and retraced the Journey to the West, slaying every demon until none could escape. That year, I wielded a divine sword and finally fought my way into the Hall of Lingxiao... ----I have a jug of wine, enough t 114Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 33 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Fishing Up a Little Cauldron to Supreme Immortal of the Realm 凡人修仙：从钓到小鼎到仙界至尊 [No System + underdog comeback + smart protagonist + ruthless decisiveness + traditional cultivation + slow burn, no transmigration] The rating just came out, so it's low for now. It'll rise later. [Protagonist and opportunity] Jiang Chen is an ordinary boy with a useless Five Elements spirit root. While fishing in an ice cave, he unexpectedly hooks the Five Elements Cauldron, a supreme treasure from the Spirit Realm. When a useless Five Elements spirit root meets the Five Elements Cauldron, th 17.1kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
- 34 Break Through the Cosmos 冲破寰宇 On Ula Star, more than 30 centuries in the future, two factions have emerged, each backed by several powerful families. One faction reveres science. Its members insist on using scientific methods to enhance the human body's combat abilities, drive it to evolve and grow stronger, and extend its lifespan. The other faction believes in the body's natural growth and evolution. Its members use no drugs, instead following the laws of Heaven and cultivating on their own to reach deeper levels of energy 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 With My Mortal Body, I Slay the Emperor 我以凡躯斩帝尊 [Xianxia] [No System] [Beauties] [Genius] He was once a cultivation prodigy the likes of which the family saw only once in a century. The moment he showed his brilliance, everyone his age took notice. But then a monstrous conspiracy struck. A family traitor joined forces with an old enemy, and his father died fighting to protect the entire clan. Before his body was even cold, his own relatives ambushed him, shattering his dantian and reducing him to a helpless invalid for anyone to trample on. E —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Immortal Fate in the Mortal World 凡尘仙缘 Chen Feng was an utterly ordinary mortal. After kindly rescuing a cultivator in dire straits, he received a fortuitous opportunity and embarked on the path of cultivation. He establishes a clan and leads his family on the path of cultivation. (Alchemy, artifact forging, beast taming, formations, talismans...) (Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcendence...) 342Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 37 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强的练气期 A fan-written continuation of The Strongest Qi Refining Stage in History, beginning with Chapter 6741. The main goal is to fill in unresolved plot points, with some changes along the way. [No harem + satisfying power fantasy + smart protagonist + suspense + invincible] Fang Yu, who has spent five thousand years refining Qi, must be the pinnacle of cultivation fantasy novels about an invincible protagonist, right? 212Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 38 A Mortal Assassin Can Slay Immortals 凡人杀手能弑仙 Gu Jinci, codename 007. He clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses and was taken in by the Shadow Pavilion, where he mastered deadly techniques of the night. In a world of cultivation that had existed for centuries, he never cultivated spiritual power or practiced immortal arts. Instead, he devoted himself to honing a heart for killing. The powerful use their cultivation to lord it over others, seeing ordinary people as ants. But they never imagined that the schemes of ordinary people, the k 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Soul Travels Across Worlds, and I Become the Divine Emperor 魂穿万界我为神帝 [A System That Arrives Too Late]+ [Compensates the Host with Earth Immortal Cultivation]+ [An Overpowered Sect]+ [Every Elder Is a God Emperor]+ [Even the Menial Disciples Are God Emperors]+ [Unifying the Myriad Worlds]+ [No Heroine] Every disciple guided by the System is a monstrous genius! First Disciple: Lin Yu, born with the Primordial Ancient Divine Sword Physique. One sword strike can cleave through the myriad worlds. Second Disciple: Puyang Yaoyao, with the Divine Phoenix Primordial Dao P 185Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 40 What's So Bad About Being a Rogue Cultivator? 散修怎么了 [No System] [No Harem] [No Womanizing] Starting from nothing and growing step by step, a fourteen-year-old boy who transmigrates into a world of cultivation where the strong prey on the weak. He battles powerful foes and struggles against fate. 133Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 41 Venturing Through Xuantian With a Pocket Dimension 带着空间闯玄天 Traditional cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation. [Mortal Cultivator] [No Saintly Hero] [One Female Lead] [No System] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Steady Pacing] [Expansive Worldbuilding] Tian Yu transmigrates from modern society to the Xuantian Continent. Using spatial abilities, he evades pursuers, grows stronger, and exacts revenge time and again, until he ultimately rises to the top of the world. His motto is to 78Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 42 I Have a Pill Refining Furnace 我有一尊炼丹炉 The Ten Domains of the Nine Heavens Void Realm stretch vast and boundless. Sects are countless, empires are in disarray, and myriad races vie for supremacy. Cultivation flourishes, with each path following its own system. Yet alchemists rank among the most revered professions in the entire Nine Heavens Void Realm. By a twist of fate, the protagonist Chen Feng obtains an alchemy furnace and becomes utterly consumed by refining pills and taking them to boost his cultivation. He rises all the way t 1.1kReads7.1Score120Shelves
- 43 Immortal Guide 度人仙 Seated in the True Spirit Tower, I guide all under heaven. The Tianfu Continent shattered, and the three souls of the young heir to the Immortal Palace scattered across different times and spaces. His Earth Soul merged with his Life Soul and brought him to a strange world, where he began his path of cultivation. There, he would uncover the truth behind Tianfu’s destruction and embark on a journey of revenge and redemption. Along the way, he meets all kinds of people: a young scion whose talent d 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Lord of the Netherworld 幽冥战主 Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core cultivation. Brotherhood, passion, a small clan, family bonds, and growing together. Farming, cultivators, demon beasts, pioneering new lands. Clans and factions abound. Fight fellow cultivators for resources, vie with the Heavenly Dao for immortality, and wage war against the world for yourself. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Full-Time Assassin 全职刺客 At just thirteen, this boy took the fall for a murder and was sent to prison, where he reunited with his maternal grandfather, Huang Quan. Little did he know that Huang Quan was the infamous assassin known as the Reaper. For various reasons, however, the family had fallen into decline, and his children had died tragically. The boy took on the burden of restoring the family and, driven by his determination to avenge them, accepted his grandfather's mantle. After three years behind bars, the sixte 261Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 46 Invasion: Conquer a Hundred Races, Then March Into the Cosmos with Me 侵略：攻占百族，随我进击宇宙 This is a world where a hundred races coexist: humans, ghosts, demons, gods, Kodo, winged folk, and more... Wielding a sword, I roam the world; with a slender waist, I fit in the palm of your hand. “What do you mean, the human race is in turmoil?” Summon the human armies and help me unite humanity! “What do you mean, a hundred races are eyeing humanity covetously?” Summon their armies and sweep the whole lot away! Many years later... The hundred races said, “We are willing to submit to the Holy 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Retired Life of the World's Strongest Assassin 最强杀手的退休生活 Once the world’s number-one assassin, a god of slaughter whose name struck terror into everyone’s heart, he suddenly chose to retire for reasons unknown. He went into hiding in a small city and became an ordinary man, but after more than a decade as an assassin, he found it hard to fit into society. What was he supposed to do now??? 708Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Love and Immortality 情缘修仙 [Multiple Heroines] + [More Children, More Blessings] + [Exciting Plot] + [An Ordinary Man's Rise] + [Satisfying for Readers Who Value Logic] Making progress in romantic relationships grants him all kinds of cultivation arts, pills, and magical treasures. Li Cang transmigrated to the Xuan Yue Continent as a child and spent his life as a struggling freelance talisman master. Then, at the age of 34, he obtained a magical Romance Pearl. Making progress in his relationships with female cultivators 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 A Dreamlike Tale of Immortals and Heroes 梦幻仙侠传 The protagonist, Yu Shilin, was an ordinary man on Earth, struggling to make a living like everyone else. But by chance, he earned the favor of the Hongmeng Pearl, which carried his consciousness to an immortal-xia world. In this world of immortal cultivation and martial arts, he encountered the remnant soul of a fallen immortal in an ancient tomb and obtained the heaven-defying cultivation technique, the Hongmeng Transformation Art. From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn, and he embark 1.3kReads8.3Score153Shelves
- 50 The Blood Jade Pendant: A Path to Immortality 血佩仙途 [Entire book completed, safe to read] [One female lead] + [No mindless decisions] + [Passionate] + [Defying the odds] A useless spiritual root awakens heaven-defying aptitude thanks to a jade pendant! A mine slave of the Lin family cripples a prodigy with one punch! He massacres his way through Zhongzhou to save his beloved, and returns as a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator! He ascends to the Spirit Realm, sweeps all enemies aside, enters the Immortal Realm, and takes charge of heaven and earth! R 2.4kReads8.5Score221Shelves
