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- 101 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves
- 102 Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster: With Fate on My Side, How Could I Lose? 趋吉避凶，天命在我怎么输？ [Decisive and ruthless + both saint and demon + political scheming and battles of wits + no System + divination by lot + progression-focused story + no female lead] In this corrupt world of the Five Turbidities, people are tormented by the eight sufferings. Hearts are wicked, no one cultivates virtue, false views prevail, and heresy flourishes. No living being escapes harm. Whenever Zhou Qingfeng reached a crossroads in life, he would draw a lot and cast a divination, avoiding misfortune and cho 5.5kReads8.3Score418Shelves
- 103 Bearing the Five Turbidities, I Walk Through a Wicked Age 身负五浊，行于恶世 [Xuanhuan] [Superpowers] [Single Heroine] [Two Powerful Leads] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Slow Burn] “When you look back on your life, how would you define yourself?” In 2050, alien species invaded Blue Star. Led by the “Dream Masters” who had awakened their “Strange Eyes,” humanity raised the banner of resistance against the all-consuming tide. The Five Turbidities: the turbidity of kalpas, views, sentient beings, afflictions, and life. As you journey through this evil world of the Fiv 2.3kReads—Score230Shelves
- 104 With a Three-Foot Sword on My Back, Who in This World Can I Not Slay? 背上匣中三尺剑，天下何人不可斩 [No System + Swordsmanship + Peerless Prodigy + One Heroine + Fiercely Protective Wife] Ye Ping'an had practiced the sword since childhood, becoming the greatest swordsman under heaven. He should have been the undisputed choice to become the next sect master of the Tianmen Sword Sect. But after his master was framed and imprisoned, Ye Ping'an was forcibly stripped of his cultivation overnight. The once-promising disciple became a cripple with shattered meridians. A fallen genius, cast out by his 14.1kReads8.6Score1kShelves
- 105 I Prove the Truth of Immortality Through the Eight Trigrams 我以八卦证真仙 “Others cultivate techniques. I cultivate the Dao, a Dao of my own making!” Across three generations, ordinary people created the Eight Trigrams. Xu An spent his whole life as a village schoolteacher, only to learn at the end that he had three years left to live. Drunk and alone, he angrily berated cultivators for fighting with their magic. By chance, he obtained a cultivation manual. From then on, he completed the Eight Trigrams and entered the immortal sect. True immortals live high above the 3.2kReads9.0Score282Shelves
- 106 The Great Dao Is the Pinnacle 大道为巅 [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is serializing now and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Ning Yuan bears the blood of an emperor and has had his six senses sealed. He ends up stranded in a peerlessly perilous place, but turns misfortune into fortune when the greatest Sword God of all time takes him in. He becomes the Fist Ancestor's disciple, coming and going through the deadly land as if it were deserted, digging for treasures and farming. From then on, he vow 11.4kReads9.2Score894Shelves
- 107 The Vermilion Bird Calls 朱雀鸣 This is an irreverent fantasy cultivation novel. Readers used to traditional cultivation stories may find it a little jarring. But if you're just as irreverent, then you're in the right place. This book is all about having fun. 20.4kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 108 Martial Dao Shakes the Three Thousand Realms 武映三千道 Xu Wuzhou transmigrates and is astonished to discover that he has become a live-in son-in-law, a universally recognized good-for-nothing parasite who even ended up in his bride's best friend's bed on his wedding night. He accidentally wanders into a brothel while out for a meal. His aloof wife is utterly disappointed in him, and his father-in-law sends him off to the family martial arts hall, leaving him to sink or swim. But transmigrating grants him a battered Samsara Bowl that can only be repa 6.4kReads8.5Score676Shelves
- 109 My Sect Was Wiped Out, So I Led My Fellow Disciples in a Desperate Escape 门派被灭，我带同门绝地大逃亡 [Authentic Sect Story] [The Entire Sect Ascends] [Ordinary Mortal's Path] [Smart Characters] [Team Battles] [No Harem + No System] There's a sect whose experience of near-annihilation brought everyone together. United as one, they hack their way through the cultivation world! In a world of selfish cultivators, they are a breath of fresh air! This unconventional sect struggles to survive in the cracks. They are decisive killers, audacious to a fault, and every last one of them is a bandit! They a 15.9kReads8.8Score2kShelves
- 110 Sword in Hand, Wine in Tow, a Dashing Wanderer 仗剑，载酒，惊鸿客 [Prodigy + no System + Swordsmanship + Lighthearted + Immortality] The fake prodigy: “Life and death don’t matter. If you’ve got a problem, fight me.” The real prodigy: “I want to draw my sword.” “No, you don’t,” said the leaders of the Daoist sects, the Buddhist Venerable, and the Demon Cult Master, trying to talk him down. Across this vast and boundless land, who will determine its fate? I have a sword, its white blade stained red by the mortal world. A vast and magnificent sky stretches a 16.8kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
- 111 The Sword-Bearing Disciple of Mount Shu 蜀山执剑人 [System + traditional style + invincible + swordsmanship + face-slapping without making anyone stupid] Lu Chen is a young man who transmigrates to a world of strange tales where gods and ghosts run rampant, becoming a disciple of Mount Shu. Cultivating? No chance. All he can do is grind monsters and complete missions, barely making ends meet. Years later, Mount Shu has gained a sword-wielder invincible in the world. Wielding a three-foot sword, he shoulders all of humanity, slaying demons, killi 56.7kReads8.7Score6.7kShelves
- 112 High Martial: I Begin by Mastering the Quick-Draw Technique 高武：从领悟拔刀术开始 [Plot-focused] [The story comes first, System upgrades are secondary] [Please don’t read if that’s not your thing]. Here’s the blurb: Tang Yu is kind by nature. He activates a System with killing as its goal, taking other people’s karma by killing them and using that karma to comprehend martial arts and grow stronger. Fu Hongxue’s Quickdraw, Duan Yu’s Beiming Divine Skill, Nie Feng’s Ice Heart Formula, Song Que’s Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques... The Wolf, King of Killers, Black Blade, Butcher 1.3kReads8.8Score199Shelves
- 113 The Brocade Gambit: A Record of Power Plays in the Tang Dynasty 霓裳弈：大唐权谋录 Silk and Strategy: A Record of Tang Dynasty Power Plays 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Sixty Years of Demon Slaying: This Taoist Gets Stronger with Every Kill! 甲子荡魔：这个道士杀怪就变强！ [Animated adaptation now airing] There are only fake tragic twists, no real ones, so enjoy without worry! [Decisive and ruthless] [Dark cultivation] [Slow burn] [Gender equality] [No female lead] [Sword immortal] War and calamity rage across the land, monsters run rampant. The human world is a furnace, and its people are mere weeds. Shen Hui transmigrates one day and becomes a Taoist priest at Qingfeng Temple on Qilu Mountain. He intends to spend each day meditating and cultivating qi, pursuing 274.5kReads8.5Score35.5kShelves
- 115 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 The Demon Sect's Medicine Slave Tames the Stunning Demoness 魔教药奴，驯服绝色女魔头 [Classically Written, Traditional Fantasy, No System, Multiple Heroines, Plot and Romance] After transmigrating into a beggar’s life for more than a decade, he was inexplicably taken in by a woman who used poison. He had to contend with a ruthless cult leader whose methods were even more vicious, four protectors with wildly different personalities who all killed without batting an eye, and even the seemingly obedient maid at his side, who was actually a cold-blooded assassin hiding her true abil 15.5kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
- 117 The Legend of Lu Ding 陆鼎记 After transmigrating into a cultivation world, the impoverished young beggar Lu Hao unexpectedly acquires an ancient divine cauldron. With a mortal body, he steps onto the path to immortality, refining all things under heaven and crushing countless prodigies. From a lowly boy begging on the streets, he fights his way upward and embarks on the road to immortality! 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The First Traveler 第一寰客 [Chinese-Style Supernatural Powers] [Abstract Instances] [Puzzle-Solving Challenges] [Team-Based Adventures] Delusion is the reflection of reality; madness is the ultimate clarity! After an exam, Fang Lai is chosen to become a Traveler and take part in a game organized by the Heavenly Dao called the “Delusion Realm.” He discovers a place filled with strange and wonderful things, a world of bizarre sights. Follow logic and you're a weakling; ignore logic and you're dead. He also discovers that ev 54.3kReads9.2Score5kShelves
- 119 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 The Tale of Yun Yao 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 299Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Better Than the Clouds 莫若凌霄 Tang Congxin, an art school reject, unexpectedly arrives in a world ruled by an empress and becomes a fallen imperial grandson whose life is hanging by a thread. But even an abandoned child can aspire to greatness. A fallen imperial grandson should rise like a dragon. If my grandfather could be emperor, and my grandmother could be empress, then I, an abandoned child, can do it too. 27.2kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
- 122 Eternal Heavenly Emperor 万古天帝 The strongest God of War in the Celestial Realm, he was betrayed by the one he loved and died on his wedding night after his achievements made his ruler fear him. Nie Tian was reborn a hundred years later, and would never again bow to another. In this life, I will create my own world! In this life, I will become the Eternal Heavenly Emperor! In this life, I will rule the divine realms of the Celestial Realm! 9.5kReads8.7Score596Shelves
- 123 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 223Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.5kReads9.3Score759Shelves
- 125 The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 长安禾火之沈禾传奇 The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Heaven-Slaying Blade 斩天刀 [High-octane action + ruthless killing + devour everything + invincible blade mastery] Awaken an Overlord Physique from the start, capable of devouring anything! With the Great Desolate Cauldron in hand, refine your enemies in an instant! The vast land becomes a furnace, even absorbing the heavenly tribulations! Absorb, absorb, absorb! Devour, devour, devour! Whoever wins is the one in the right! 25.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
- 127 The Profound Heaven Cultivation Chronicle 玄天修仙录 Zhang Yuanjing, an early Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Xuantian Sect, only wants to keep his head down in the cultivation world and live a quiet, stable life. Even when people call him “Rat Daoist” and his peers mock him, he never goes to dangerous places or gets caught up in perilous situations. But without immortality, everything ultimately comes to nothing. With his lifespan nearly at its end and death close at hand, he has no choice but to take a gamble. By luck, he breaks throu 13.9kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 128 Supreme Divine Soul 神魂至尊 On the Heavenly Armor Continent, strength is everything. The weak are as insignificant as ants, while the strong loom like mountains. The mightiest can split rivers and seas, and cleave mountains and boulders; those with divine powers can even shatter the void and sever the cycle of reincarnation! Zhuo Wen, a medical student, happened upon a jade cauldron and transmigrated into the body of a fallen young master. With the endless pill recipes inside the cauldron, he used his mediocre talent to cl 12.6kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 129 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 19kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
- 130 Swordbone 剑骨 In an age when frost withered every blade of grass, a young man walked out of the Temple of the Bodhisattva and took up the heaviest sword in all the world. Facing the mortal realm, he carved out a glimmer of light. 595Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 131 Demon-Suppressing Envoy of the Great Wilderness 大荒镇魔使 I thought I was about to live an ordinary life, but then I unexpectedly discovered that I could pick up cultivation. I thought I was about to marry into the family of a commandery princess, but in the blink of an eye, she became an empress, and I became the empress’s man. I thought I could happily live off my wife as an emperor, but somehow I ended up becoming the Human Race’s Demon-Suppression Envoy. For the rest of my life, nothing is forbidden: when I draw my sword, I stand for justice. In th 7.2kReads8.3Score830Shelves
- 132 The Emperor's Domain 帝域 A powerful new novel from Liu Jie San Dao, following The Immortal Martial Emperor and The Eternal Gate! At the end of the Desolate Era, the Xuanwu Emperor fell. He was the last god in the world. In the Age of Chaos, the Great Transformation True Dragon died suddenly. He was the last Immortal King in the world. Eighty thousand years ago, the old Daoist died laughing and crying. He was the last saint in the world. The laws of the Great Dao and the order of fate were full of flaws. The gods fell il 69.2kReads8.6Score8.1kShelves
- 133 War God of the World 武神天下 The author has completed two novels of over ten million characters, “Spirit Warrior of Another World” and “Cultivator in Another World.” Read with confidence. A young man from a remote border town begins by cultivating a mysterious technique carved into an ancient stone stele. From there, he charges ahead at breakneck speed, forging a world of his own… 19.8kReads8.5Score2kShelves
- 134 Nine-Turn Divine Physique Art 九转神体诀 [No harem] [Decisive and ruthless] [Lighthearted] [Devouring and leveling up] [Face-slapping] [Playing the fool while hiding one's strength] To master divine arts, you must first cripple your own martial arts! Lin Tian was glad that his dantian had shattered, not that he had been castrated! Once the Immortal Stele appears, who can stand against it? Injured and despondent, Lin Tian's cultivation stalled, leaving him a good-for-nothing. He gave up on himself and was framed by others. His only maid 36.1kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
- 135 Proud God of Alchemy 傲世丹神 A good-for-nothing young man receives an unparalleled legacy, gains a heaven-defying divine meridian, learns peerless techniques, and masters extraordinary alchemy. From then on, his path in martial arts is smooth sailing, and he looks down on all under heaven! 4.5kReads8.8Score539Shelves
- 136 The Greatest Sword God of All Time 万古第一剑神 Every time my sword is drawn, blood is spilled. Every enemy I kill is reduced to ash. The battle across the myriad heavens shakes the divine path, and the demonic sword in my hand is still wet with blood! I am the greatest swordsman of all time! 14.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
- 137 EN Dragon War God 龙血战神 In the ancient era, when heaven and earth were first created, the Dragon Sacrifice Continent belonged to the Divine Dragon clan. Now, the dragons have all but vanished, and a mysterious cataclysm threatens once more, placing all living beings in grave danger! The young Long Chen bears the glory and mission of his forebears as he pursues the mystery behind the dragons' extinction. By a twist of fate, he becomes the only Ancestral Dragon martial cultivator in millions of years, rises to the pinnac 15.8kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
- 138 The Great Azure Tribulation 太苍劫 Prologue: Dao Fire Ten thousand years ago. Fire, Dao fire filling the skies. Crimson flames erupted from beneath the earth, turning the entire Divine Capital the color of a hellscape. The bronze palaces that had once towered into the clouds collapsed one after another in the blaze. The dragon carvings on their upturned eaves warped in the heat, as if they had come alive to let out silent cries of agony. The man on the imperial throne had not left. He sat alone amid the collapsing palaces and bur 2kReads—Score207Shelves
- 139 God of Chaos! 混沌之神！ [This book is also known as: Nine Revolutions Profound Art | In the later stages, Xin Mo will overpower the Great Sage and Erlang, because he cultivates the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Art.] [An exceptionally long character-growth arc in the early stages] [Every five chapters form a little story arc. I put my heart into every word, and hope you enjoy it!] Civilization has fallen, a new age of chaos has begun, and humanity's darkest impulses spread without end... He emerged from the chaos 7.7kReads—Score651Shelves
- 140 Heavenly Sword Emperor 凌天剑帝 [Play the pig to eat the tiger + traditional fantasy] A year ago, the young Lin Che received guidance from an unparalleled master and destroyed his own dantian to start his martial arts journey anew. During that time, his cultivation plummeted, and his family misunderstood him, leaving him to endure the world's cold stares. A year later, Lin Che has forged an unparalleled foundation. The hidden dragon rises from the abyss, sweeping aside every genius with invincible might and embarking on a bran 56.3kReads9.1Score9.2kShelves
- 141 The Broken Blade! 断刀行！ [No System + traditional fantasy + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + multiple heroines + passionate fantasy adventure] (A novel typed out one character at a time.) Wang Shan was drafted into the war against the demons in the Continent of the Provinces. After a century of bloodshed, he returned crippled and drained of strength. Having offended a great sect, he was abandoned by them. So he scattered his cultivation and returned the techniques to the sect, then descended the mountain alone to c 1.6kReads7.0Score114Shelves
- 142 Hua Yan, Heaven and Earth 华炎天与地 Huayan Heaven and Earth 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 The Mountain Ranger of Guandong 关东巡山人 Black-handled blades, jade-faced foxes, the Thirteen Guardians who shook eastern Manchuria. Princes and generals, spirit mediums and magistrates. Limping beggars with long-stemmed pipes, monks and Taoist priests. Dragons, serpents, tigers, and leopards: none can escape the flying knives. A mountain range in a parallel world's eastern Manchuria, a feud sealed away for thirty years, a black blade that fills everyone with dread, a world of outlaws teeming with heroes, and a mountain patrolman who w 24.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
- 144 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 309Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 The Legend of Lu Hua and Hua Fei 吕华与华飞传说 The Legend of Lü Hua and Hua Fei 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 With a Weapon-Nurturing Immortal Coffin by My Side, I Raised a Million Divine Generals 伴生养兵仙棺，我养出了百万神将 Among all living beings, those blessed by heaven and earth and born with exceptional gifts may have a spiritual treasure accompany them from birth. Some prodigies are born alongside immortal swords, each stroke capable of cleaving the starry river. Some are born alongside pill furnaces, their alchemy skills unmatched beneath the heavens. Others are born alongside supreme formation diagrams, with killing formations filling the cosmic starry sky and making stars crumble like dust. There is even an 25.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves
- 147 Thunderous Crackdown on Black Crime in the Political Arena 官场之雷霆扫黑 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 89.1kReads8.1Score6.7kShelves
- 148 Laughing My Way Through a Perilous Path to Immortality 笑闯凶险仙路 Ye Bufan, a useless mortal unable to cultivate, obtains a Nascent Soul spiritual treasure. Traditional cultivation, slow-burn and cautious, no brainless decisions, no harem, no female lead, the Myriad Worlds, decisive and ruthless, and an invincible protagonist. The cultivation realms are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond… 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear. 15.2kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 150 The Prosperous Era's Medical Detective 盛世谋医神探 Tang Wei, a top modern forensic pathologist, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an ancient criminal's daughter who shares her name. The original Tang Wei's family was confiscated after her father became embroiled in an imperial examination cheating scandal. She was reduced to a government servant and took her own life in despair. When Tang Wei wakes up, she is immediately trapped in a desperate situation: her status as a government servant leaves her as lowly as dust, and the shadow of 3Reads—Score—Shelves
