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- 151 The Mortal’s Furnace 凡人炉鼎 [Traditional fantasy, no tired tropes] + [Multiple heroines] + [Slow-paced, satisfying read] The Hehuan Sect secretly abducted disciples and cultivators from various sects to use as cultivation furnaces, growing stronger by the day until the Six Sects finally discovered them. The Six Sects joined forces, brought their armies to the Hehuan Sect, and stormed its gates. In the ancestral grounds, they found no sect patriarch, only an ordinary man on the brink of death... 48.4kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
- 152 Northern Wind Falls Upon a Turbulent World 逆乱寰宇北风落 [Epic Saga + the Myriad Worlds + Partly Wish-Fulfillment + One Heroine + Traditional Fantasy + Rebirth] When the barriers between realms become a prison and blood feuds are carved into his very bones, a young man challenges the heavens with his mortal body, vowing to rekindle the last sparks of the crumbling Dragon Domain. “The Nine Heavens have fallen and the Dragon Domain lies adrift? Then I will make myself the Dragon Domain's final line of defense!” In the Dragon Domain, the young man sets o 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Dao Gui's Path to Immortality 道癸仙途 A country boy gains a fortuitous opportunity and sets sail for adventure, then returns in triumph. He catches a glimpse of the colorful world of immortals, yet sees bones littering the path to the Dao. Let’s see what kind of wonders Lin Xuan, a lad from a mountain village, can accomplish in this vast and turbulent world of cultivation~ 582Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 I Was But a Common Soldier, Yet Forged a Green Blade and Slashed Down Every Celestial Above 我本凡卒铸青锋，背剑斩尽天上人 [Sequence-Based High Martial Arts] [High Martial Arts College Entrance Exam] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Unconventional One-Heroine Romance] [No Holding Back on Power] The 3D animated series of the same name, A Young Man Born to Defy Fate, Sword in Hand, He Scorns Princes and Lords, is now streaming on Hongguo Short Dramas. Welcome to the Infinite Tianyuan World. Here, countless races vie for a place to survive in a world where habitable land makes up just one percent of the total area. Here, [iden 64.1kReads8.2Score6.7kShelves
- 155 The Legend of Hua Xiang and Ling Zifei 华翔与灵子飞传说 The Legend of Huaxiang and Lingzi Fei —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Martial Dao Pill Emperor 武道丹帝 [A ten-million-word epic of traditional fantasy, no System + one female lead + ruthless action + overpowered wish fulfillment, packed with nonstop excitement!] “You and I are worlds apart, saint and mortal. You’re nothing but a dog in the mortal realm!” On the day of his engagement, Ye Yan’s fiancée, a saintly prodigy, tore up their marriage contract in front of everyone and destroyed his father’s keepsake! Unable to bear it any longer, Ye Yan unsealed his Myriad Paths Emperor Physique! He poss 78.8kReads9.0Score7.6kShelves
- 157 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 768Reads—Score105Shelves
- 158 The Demon Dragon and Diancang 魔龙与点苍 The Demon Dragon and Diancang 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 The Ancient Ring Spirit 上古戒灵 [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, not stupid] The foremost divine craftsman in the Immortal Realm, Lu Ban, spent his entire life forging the Ring Spirit, an immortal artifact hailed as the greatest of the ancient immortal artifacts. Then, all of a sudden, he vanished along with the Ring Spirit. 5.9kReads8.5Score794Shelves
- 160 I Escaped That Cannibalistic Old Street with Nothing but a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn? 我逃出那条吃人的老街，只靠手里的一串冰糖葫芦？ I escaped that man-eating old street with nothing but a skewer of candied hawthorn berries in my hand? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 Mending the Heavens with One Hand 只手补天 [Invincible + Transmigration + Power Fantasy + Alternate World + Overwhelming All Opposition + Ruthless] Synopsis One: The story of a fallen prince’s rise to power. Synopsis Two: On his first day after transmigrating as the crown prince of Great Yan, his kingdom was destroyed. Fortunately, he bound himself to a high-level civilization System, gaining supercomputing power, the ability to make limitless deductions, and access to multiple levels of additional permissions. Unlock Level One: [Devour] 489Reads5.0Score105Shelves
- 162 Immortal Official of Taixia 太夏仙吏 Wei Ping'an wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from being a young man with nothing to his name in the modern era into a low-ranking constable in the Six Fan Gate of Great Xia. In this world, spirits run rampant and demons wreak havoc. Humans are as insignificant as ants, while immortals and ghosts walk among them. In the halls of government, sages cultivate a righteous spirit, traversing vast mountains and rivers and suppressing the fortunes of the realm's four corners! Across th 26.2kReads8.8Score2kShelves
- 163 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score441Shelves
- 164 EN Ringlord of the Source Realm 源界环主 With one sword, he splits the heavens; all things return to the void. Qin Yu traverses annihilation, cuts through nothingness, and finally sees the Zero Page: the primordial blank beyond all settings, authors, and readers. He neither contests nor merges with it. He simply takes the manuscript paper back into his arms. From then on, the supreme powers of all worlds are no more than dust on a page. The master of the Zero Page is Qin Yu alone. One final question: who has the right to define what is 6.8kReads8.3Score776Shelves
- 165 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 唐小鸣与叶华传说 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Spirit Martial World in Another Realm 异世灵武天下 After transmigrating, he becomes the dead young master's good-for-nothing body and meets the mysterious elder Uncle Nan. For family, for the women he loves, and for the people dearest to him, Lu Shaoyou rises step by step from a good-for-nothing to a powerful expert. The road to power is covered in thorns, but nothing can stop a heart set on becoming strong. He sleeps with beauties in his arms and wakes with the fate of the world in his hands. They say that reaching the pinnacle of the Martial D 25.7kReads8.7Score3kShelves
- 167 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 96.2kReads8.4Score10.7kShelves
- 168 I'm Already the Lord of the Universe, and You're Still on Earth? 我都宇宙之主了，你们还在地球？ Xu Que awakens his golden finger and gains the ability to draw talents! Talent One: [Immortality] Gain one year of life every day, with no limit. Talent Two: [Heaven-Defying Insight] Gain one point of insight every day, with no limit. Talent Three: [Hundredfold Critical Hit] Your cultivation progress gets a hundredfold boost every day! Talent Four: [Your Life Is Mine] Kill someone and gain an extra life, with no limit. Talent Five: [I Carry a Healing Spring] Recover 1% of any injury every second 433.6kReads8.5Score51.8kShelves
- 169 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves
- 170 The Immortal Ascension Chronicles: A Fated Beginning 缘起成仙传 A naive young man who was pampered from childhood endures youthful arrogance, betrayal, pain, and a crushing defeat that brings him to the brink of death, forging himself into someone patient and ruthless. A realistic cultivation novel with slow-burn growth. Readers who prefer mindless power fantasies may want to steer clear. [The cultivation world is as deep as the sea, and only I, Qin You, can stir its waves!] [Fresh Setting + Epic Length + Slow Burn + Vitality + Growth + Cause-and-Effect and 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 One Sword Opens the Immortal Gate 一剑，开仙门 Classical xianxia romance + swordsmanship + immortal cultivation + love + the heavens and myriad worlds + one heroine + no harem + no stupidity + no mindless decisions + comedy + wild imagination Thirty thousand years ago, a great war to destroy the immortals erupted in the metaverse. The Immortal Court collapsed, the Heavenly Dao was damaged, and spiritual energy dissipated. The entire metaverse split apart into various domains, including the Myriad Heavens, the Sacred, the Demonic, and the Spi 10.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
- 172 Xuanhuan: My Senior Brother Is Kind of Divine 玄幻：我的师兄有点神 “The profound lineage of Heaven and Earth.” “The root from which all energy springs.” “Cultivating through countless tribulations.” “To prove my divine power.” “My name is Su Liang.” “I am a god who walks among mortals.” “Have you ever seen a god?” 22.9kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
- 173 The Peaceful Inn 安心客栈 The jianghu has its own tales to tell. Why see everything under heaven? Young man, don't ask how rough the road ahead will be. The young man asked, “What is the jianghu?” The old man replied, “Ride your horse, cross the river, and plunge into the mortal world.” 2.8kReads8.9Score172Shelves
- 174 The World of Dao 道界天下 A mysterious young man emerges from a mysterious village. He has no Daoist heart, no Dao spirit, and no Daoist physique, yet he is determined to seek the Dao. He joins the Wenda Sect and embarks on an utterly unconventional path of cultivation! 38.4kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
- 175 Ultimate Martial Venerable 极限武尊 “Martial artists wield tremendous strength. Qi cultivators are unpredictable. Lu Fan is a practitioner of both martial arts and qi cultivation. I was an ordinary man, but fate had other plans. Yin and yang in my left hand, heaven and earth in my right. Above heaven and below heaven, I alone reign supreme!” 14.8kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 176 Qingyun and Jiange 青云与剑阁 Qingyun and the Sword Pavilion 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 Cultivating Immortality, I Shatter the Firmament 修仙破苍穹 [Mortal’s journey + no System + foreign races + immortal pets + supreme secret realm + sect] A young man ventures into the mountains and accidentally obtains a manual. After passing an examination, he joins the local sect, the Azure Dragon Gang. One night, an old man catches him cultivating. The young man becomes his disciple and learns that he has five spiritual roots, which will make cultivation extremely difficult. By chance, he obtains a mysterious little green bottle. The liquid inside cont 12.6kReads8.4Score1kShelves
- 178 Pill Emperor, Martial Emperor 丹皇武帝 A hundred thousand white-clad warriors raise their blades to defend Heaven’s Gate! A million evil spirits carry coffins to wage war on Kunlun! Phoenix coronets and bridal robes, bloodied gowns and withered faces, bone lanterns and bloody candles illuminate the cycle of reincarnation! A thousand years ago, a divine emperor fought his way to supremacy on the battlefield of a hundred clans, founding an eternal divine dynasty and striving for the supreme imperial throne, hoping to establish the Nint 15.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
- 179 I Rule the Archives of Life and Death on the Other Shore 我在彼岸执掌生死档案 "Chen Mo, would you be willing to work for the Underworld?" "That lousy place? Not even a dog would go!" "A monthly salary of fifty thousand." "If even dogs won't go, then I'll go!" "Triple overtime pay, and if anything goes wrong on a mission, we'll make sure you get a good next life." "Big Brothers Hei and Bai Wuchang, you can count me as clocked in today." "Lord Yama, you're paying me so much, it's got me worried." 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 The Legend of Shushan 蜀山传说 The Legend of Shu Mountain 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 My Wife Is Always Trying to Kill Me 我家娘子总想弄死我 “Gu Chuan, are you plotting a rebellion?!” “Your Majesty, I’ve been wronged!” “Then why are the commander of the Xuanyue Army, the White Lotus Sect’s Holy Maiden, the Shadow Guards, the Queen of Jialan, and the Daoist Sect’s itinerant cultivator all with you?!” Gu Chuan swears that all he wanted at first was to lie flat. But the longer he lay low, the more people gathered around him. He had no choice but to mount his horse and take up arms to bring peace to the land! In the first year of the Wuh 14.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
- 182 The Emperor of Life and Death 生死帝尊 A bolt of heavenly lightning went astray, and Fang Yue, a stubborn holdout, died in the street. After extorting compensation from the Celestial Court, he was reincarnated. Watch how the great demon king Fang Yue stirs up the world and turns everything upside down. 4.3kReads8.7Score406Shelves
- 183 The Wind Rises in Jingdu, Awaiting the Coming Rain 荆都风来待雨临 Overnight, a young blacksmith from a shop in Shengang becomes the last surviving grandson of a powerful family of scholars, whose influence once reached the highest halls of government. A pigeon’s whistle marks the way home, and old books conceal a conspiracy. With a nameless sword in hand, carrying his grandfather’s hopes and his adoptive father’s instructions, he steps into the turbulent world of Jingdu. The Shanfu Academy, deep within the Imperial College, is no ordinary place of learning. It 105Reads8.7Score125Shelves
- 184 EN Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 54.3kReads8.7Score5kShelves
- 185 The Immortal Emperor from a Humble Family 寒门仙帝 A hundred years ago, a humble scholar and successful candidate in the imperial examinations, Lin Jiaping, embarked on the path to immortality. A hundred years later, countless continents float in the Chaos Sea, and rolling waves of sound rise from each one. Immortals roar, gods wail, and heavenly demons weep. The powerful beings all share just one thought: Lin Ping’an must die! 20.1kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
- 186 Reaching to the Sky 参天 The appearance of fragments of the Heavenly Book sparks a frenzied struggle among the people. Is this a fortuitous opportunity, or does it conceal a deeper mystery? Is the pursuit of cultivation really only about attaining immortality? 4kReads8.9Score476Shelves
- 187 The Great Thousand World: Today, I Do as I Please! 大千世界：今日，吾逍遥也！ [Nearly Invincible]+ [No Romance]+ [System]+ [Vast Worlds] A folding fan stirs the world with a gentle wave, A drawn sword has no equal beneath the heavens. System missions? I'll do them when I feel like it. Something interesting? Where? I'm on my way. Shuo Heng lounged in a beautiful woman's house of music and wine, sipping wine and listening to songs. Life couldn't be better. “Host, the Child of Destiny just passed within ten meters of you!” “Hey, don't rush me. Let me finish this song first. 7kReads8.5Score712Shelves
- 188 Yunhua's Memories 1 云华忆1 Memories of Yunhua 1 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Sword Seed 剑种 One female lead, no angst. A sixteen-year-old boy with a sword case on his back sets out to wander the world for the first time. He only wants to recover the remains of his elders. Step by step, he uncovers the secrets of the sword case and masters one peerless famous sword after another, until he becomes the sharpest sword in the world. 6.7kReads9.1Score683Shelves
- 190 Wicked Cauldron 邪鼎 There is a cauldron in this world called the Demon King Cauldron, capable of burying all living things under heaven. There is a dog in this world called the Wicked Dog of the East Sea, capable of breaking through the underworld's deepest reaches. Su Fan is born with a useless spiritual physique and the fate of an ordinary mortal, with no chance to cultivate. That is, until the day he meets the Wicked Dog of the East Sea... "Trust me, being a great demon king is the way to get ahead." "No way. I 173.2kReads9.0Score17.2kShelves
- 191 Striving for Immortality 争仙 [A classic mortal cultivation story + no System + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation] Archaeology expert Wang Zheng transmigrates to the cultivation world, bringing with him a double-sided bronze mirror unearthed from an unknown ancient tomb. While tending cattle one day, he spots a block of ice floating down the stream. To his surprise, someone is sealed inside... 16.4kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
- 192 Hua Yan: Storm and Strife 2 华炎风雨2 Hua Yan: Storms and Strife 2 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 Cultivating the Dao of Caution: I Find Immortality in the Demonic Sect 苟道修仙：我在魔门长生 Whether the righteous path is a foot higher or the demonic path a yard higher, I ask only one thing: “Can I attain immortality?” Qin Feng transmigrated, and was lucky enough to take an ethereal old man as his master. Who knew the old man was an elder of the Demon Sect! The cultivation world was merciless, and the Demon Sect was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. Weak and helpless, Qin Feng could only keep a low profile and lie low if he wanted to survive. Unexpectedly, after keeping hi 11.6kReads8.6Score740Shelves
- 194 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 23.5kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
- 195 EN Star Martial Pinnacle 星武绝巅 [Stellar-Era Martial Arts] [No Female Lead, No Romance, Just the Thrill of Battle!] [Talent Copying] [The Author Has Already Completed a High-Martial-Arts Novel Nearly Two Million Words Long, So Read with Confidence] In the interstellar era, humanity has spread across the cosmos. Interstellar colonization, spaceships, alien races, and eldritch gods from beyond the boundaries of the universe... They arrive one after another. Chen Yu comes bearing a golden finger that lets him copy talents. All he 288kReads9.1Score32.2kShelves
- 196 The Strange Events of Yunjing 云京诡异事件 Strange Incidents in Yunjing 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Supreme God of Slaughter 无上杀神 Killing one is a crime. Killing ten thousand makes you a hero. Kill hundreds of millions, and you’re a hero among heroes! A lowly servant is beaten to death on the spot, only to unexpectedly inherit the legacy of the God of Slaughter. He cultivates the Five Palaces God-Slaying Art, and across the Myriad Worlds, among all the gods and demons, there is none he cannot kill! 15.9kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 198 EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.3kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
- 199 With the Sword in My Hand, I Suppress the Enemies of the World 我以手中剑，镇压世间敌 [Swordsmanship] + [Status Panel] + [Almost Invincible] + [Traditional Style] By a twist of fate, Chu Xiao arrived in another world overrun by demons and plagued by chaos. In this perilous world, he carved out an invincible path with the sword in his hand. Everyone marveled at his strength. “How are you so powerful?” Chu Xiao smiled faintly. “I’m this strong simply because I’ve trained hard.” After turning and walking away, he silently added to himself: “Status Panel, give me all the points!” 1.3kReads8.8Score108Shelves
- 200 The Eternal Evil Emperor 万古邪帝 He died because of the Emperor’s Scripture, and lived because of the Emperor’s Scripture… A reborn alchemy genius, burdened by a blood feud, cultivates the ancient scripture of the Great Emperor and sets out on the path of revenge. He pushes forward through adversity and survives against all odds, ultimately becoming a peerless War Emperor who looks down upon the ages and rules the universe in every direction! He buries his desire for revenge deep within and cultivates power that defies the heav 6.4kReads8.7Score875Shelves
