Novels like The Legend of Ding Chen
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- 101 Eternal Life Cultivation, Starting with the Sky-Piercing Cylinder 长生修仙，从通天圆筒开始 [Not invincible, no System, not brainless, not a wish-fulfillment story, no harem, no clichés, slow burn. Enter at your own risk!] Fang Yun unexpectedly obtains a cylinder, changing his precarious fate and bringing him into contact with martial and immortal cultivation, things beyond the reach of ordinary people. But he had only ever dreamed of becoming a small-time landowner. Now he is swept into a struggle within the imperial family and ventures into the Savage Plains, the Monster Beast Gorge, 1.3kReads7.7Score14414d adds
- 102 Han Li’s Cultivation Saga 韩立修仙传 The wind in the twelfth lunar month whipped snow into people's faces, cutting like little knives. Han Li hunched his shoulders and wrapped himself more tightly in his coarse cotton jacket, patched three times over. The half-basket of medicinal herbs on his back weighed heavily on his shoulders, and the splintered edge of the bamboo basket had worn through his jacket, exposing the yellowed cotton inside. He had just come down from Black Wind Mountain. Mud and snow clung to his trouser cuffs, froz 120Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 103 After I Transmigrated, I Could Smell My Way to Immortality 穿越后我闻着味修仙 [Ordinary protagonist, no System, scent-based cultivation, everyday progression, cautious growth, slow-paced] After transmigrating, Ye Xiaobai obtains a cultivation technique for refining qi (the qi in this case means scent), and sets off on a path of cultivating immortality by following his nose. The technique is called A Single Breath Can Smell a Thousand Miles. After cultivating it, can he really smell scents from a thousand miles away? First, he follows scents to find spirit herbs! Then, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Con Man to Immortal Venerable 凡人修仙：从骗子到仙尊 Ten years of hard work as a poor student, all undone by a scam involving an immortal’s blessing. Wang Yuan was a country boy whose whole family scraped together everything they had just to get him into the city. In his tenth year delivering takeout, he finally accepted the truth: studying couldn’t change his fate. Then he found a book called Notes on the Primordial Chaos at a used-book stall, and his life began to veer into the absurd. He became a “qigong master” in the park, conning people to s 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 I Don't Want Anything from You 我不稀罕你这里 I Don't Want Anything from You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 What Kind of Job Is That? 啥差事 What Kind of Job Is That? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Path of Immortal Corruption 蚀仙路 [Mortal cultivation] + [No System] + [Multiple heroines] + [Dark fantasy] ✨ While everyone else absorbs spiritual energy, I devour corrosive spirits. The more toxic my cultivation, the stronger I become! ✨ When the holy maiden of an immortal sect purifies the evil aura within me, I plant calamity in her immortal bones in return. ✨ The Immortal Realm sends down heavenly punishment to vanquish evil. I grin and say, “Many thanks, Immortal! You've helped me on the path to the Great Dao!” From then o 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The God of Death, Live 直播杀神 Meng Fan, a tech mogul, falls into a cultivation world burdened with enormous debts. When his spaceship crashes, the fusion of the “Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Herb” and “Life Origin Fluid” forms a “Life Origin Wheel,” launching his livestream survival journey. Under the rules of the “Void Observation Mirror,” Meng Fan must keep killing opponents to obtain resources while also catering to his viewers’ demands for gifts. His livestream draws the attention of countless cultivation realms. Ruthless an 15Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 109 Cultivation: Starting with an Unknown Book 修仙：从无名书籍开始 A Dao Lord falls, and a mortal embarks on the path to immortality! The great Immortal Lord Taiguang of Shenya Dao perishes, splitting his divine consciousness into 103 fragments. Carrying three immortal arts, they descend upon the hundred realms of the various races, bestowing immortal opportunities far and wide. Mo Li, an ordinary boy from the Human Realm, unexpectedly receives one of these opportunities and begins his journey to immortality. When he breaks through to the Great Ascension Stage, 607Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 110 An Evil Cultivator? Even a Dog Wouldn't Be One! That's Exactly What I'll Be 邪修？狗都不当！当的就是邪修 [Nontraditional cultivation] [Excellent short novel] Gou Busheng is obsessed with becoming a superior person... [Not a power fantasy, and not brainless] [No runaway inflation] [Subverts the usual tropes] [No System] [Female lead] 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Piercing the Sun 贯日 A day in the world, a thousand years in a dream. A dashing young sword immortal who proves the Dao through dreams. What? The Six Directions Heavenly Demon Banner doesn't count as a sword? You're not even a sword cultivator, so what would you know~! When Qin Yu discovers that his golden finger is dreaming, all he can do is marvel: I truly do love cultivating in my dreams! 2.5kReads8.0Score27314d adds
- 112 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Am a Great Immortal Venerable 凡人之我可是大仙尊 This is the Immortal Realm arc of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality... We recommend watching the anime first and finishing the Mortal Realm and Spirit Realm arcs before reading this… 2kReads—Score23514d adds
- 113 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality: The Mystic Thunder Gourd 凡人修仙之玄雷葫芦 [No Transmigration + No System + Ruthless and Decisive] Poor young Xu Feng finds a Profound Thunder Gourd while gathering firewood in the mountains. His sister-in-law sells him to the Dragon-Tiger Gang, but he unexpectedly rescues a little white snake. With its help, he sets out to find his younger sister and pursue immortality. [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Trans 933Reads—Score13014d adds
- 114 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal, Proving Immortality Through the Blood Path! 凡人修仙，血道证仙！ [Mortal's Journey, no System, no harem, decisive and ruthless, increasingly ruthless, righteous and demonic paths, traditional xuanhuan cultivation] The story takes a while to get going. In his previous life, Song Yi was a low-level salesperson. He transmigrates into the body of an orphan who shares his name. As soon as Song Yi takes the entrance test, he attracts unwanted attention before even joining a sect. To protect himself, he is forced into a staggering conspiracy... Starting from the 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Taking It Easy and Cultivating Immortality in the Apocalypse 苟在末世逍遥修仙 (This is a mortal’s cultivation novel, with no System and no apocalypse. Enter at your own discretion.) Rebirth + Mortal Cultivation + the Myriad Worlds + World Hopping + Decisive and Ruthless + Careful Planning + Multiple Female Leads ≈ No Female Lead Cultivation Stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Body Integration, Great Ascension, Origin Immortal, Golden Immortal, Great Encompassment, Dao Ancestor, Heavenly Venerable Treasure Ranks: 318Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 116 The Immortal Ascension Chronicles of Yun Sheng 云升仙记 While Zhu Gouwawa and his friends were taking a dip in the cool water at their secret base, he pulled a snow-white pearl from a crack in the rocks. Later, due to family circumstances, he joined the Yun family through their talent-selection program and changed his name to Yun Sheng. Only after joining did he discover that he'd entered a cultivation clan. After accidentally discovering the pearl's secret, he relied on its help. Step by step, he rose from a cultivator of middling aptitude to join t 7.8kReads7.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 117 Cultivation: Awakening a Second Spiritual Root 修仙：从觉醒第二条灵根开始 [Mixed Spiritual Roots + Mortal's Journey + Spiritual Root Upgrades + No System + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless!] Yu Tian, a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, made a startling discovery: he had a second spiritual root! This mysterious spiritual root could not only speed up his absorption of spiritual energy, but also devour and evolve! An ancestral spiritual root left behind by the Ancient Emperor? Worthless! I’ll make it mine. Once it evolves, I’ll be able to absorb spiritual en 7.4kReads8.8Score97714d adds
- 118 A Gift of a Little Star: A Crossover Through Film and Television 综影视之送你一个小星星 Ning An Ru Meng is now underway. Princess, please come and read~ 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Reborn as a Good-for-Nothing: I Was an Immortal Venerable Who Survived Tribulation in My Past Life 重生废柴：我乃前世渡劫仙尊 The story follows the cultivation journey of the ordinary young Han Li. Born into humble circumstances, he enters the Seven Mysteries Sect through sheer perseverance, only to keep uncovering a forgotten past as he cultivates. It turns out he is the reincarnation of Venerable Han, who once ranged across the heavens. He fell while resisting the extraterrestrial Spirit Devourers, and a fragment of his soul was entrusted to a jade pendant before he was reborn. The Evergreen Technique conceals a mys 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Cultivation Record: A Commoner Boy and a Rich Heiress Stumble into the Immortal Path 修仙录布衣少年富家千金误入仙道 [Mortal’s Journey style, no System] Deliberately chasing something doesn’t guarantee you’ll get it. You might even lose your way. But a careless act can bring an unexpected surprise, leading you into the path of immortality before you even realize it. The road to cultivating immortality is long and arduous, yet people don’t understand that the Great Dao is simple, and complexity lies in the human heart. Only by simplifying the complicated can one reach beauty through unadorned simplicity. A youn 27Reads—Score114d adds
- 121 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Whatever the Protagonist Has, I Have Too 凡人修仙之主角有啥我有啥 Wang Defa: I just touched an electric wire. How did I end up transmigrating to the World of Mortal Cultivation?! By sheer coincidence, he tags along with the protagonist Han Li, slacking off, fighting monsters, and braving secret realms. The whole point is to experience the joy of cultivation firsthand~ 1. This is mainly a comedy. The pace is a little slow early on, but it's picked up now! 2. The plot has been tweaked just a tiny bit, so the author doesn't get in trouble for stirring the pot. 3. 59Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 122 The Supreme Goodness Is Like 上善若 An eight-hundred-year-old Daoist priest picked up a seven-year-old child and embarked on a path of being constantly duped. He was struck by lightning and turned into a four-year-old, then ate an apple and became a woman. Only later did I learn the truth: she was my shiniang, one of the creator gods, and my tribulation. I, Zhang Hefeng, was a famously penniless Daoist priest of Baiyue Mountain. After eight hundred years of cultivation, my greatest achievement was having achieved nothing. My drea 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Fight for Immortality 争【仙】 My parents are missing, and my younger sister is the only person I cannot let anyone hurt. On the verge of death, the ancient jade at my chest awakens, and I step onto the perilous path of cultivation. Factions clash within the sect, prodigies provoke me, secret realms brim with danger, and powerful enemies surround me. With no background and no one to rely on, I will fight against the odds with my mortal body and prove my way through protecting those I love! Whoever harms my family or friends, 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 124 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Ancestor Is Han Li 凡人修仙：我的祖宗是韩立 Tens of thousands of years later, Han Li had long since ascended to the Immortal Realm, leaving behind only a faint bloodline in the human world. Han Ming, a descendant of the Han family born with “false spirit roots,” unexpectedly discovered a replica of the ancestral little green bottle and half of a tattered copy of the Three Revolutions, Essence-Returning Art. What Han Ming did not know was that a shocking secret lay hidden in the Han family bloodline: any descendant of Han Li who reached th 3.3kReads6.3Score29214d adds
- 125 Ghosts Celebrate New Year 鬼过年 Ghosts Celebrate the New Year —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Gathering Spiritual Energy and Ascending 聚灵飞升 An ordinary mortal, a Spirit-Gathering Pot, and an invincible path to ascension! Yun Hao was a humble villager until he stumbled upon a mysterious Spirit-Gathering Pot. It contained its own world, gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and could accelerate the growth of spirit herbs, letting him cultivate immortality through farming! From then on, he embarked on an extraordinary path from mortal to immortal! Using the Spirit-Gathering Pot to farm, make pills, and grow medicinal her 133.5kReads8.0Score12.2k14d adds
- 127 I Revisit Other People's Past Lives and Steal Their Fortunes to Cultivate Immortality! 回溯他人前世，窃取机缘修仙！ [Please read at least 10 chapters, and you'll be satisfied] Gu Yang transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation and joins the top immortal sect in Yunzhou, the Tai Xuan Sect. Though he is only a menial disciple, he is about to be driven off the mountain. At this desperate moment, he awakens the ability to revisit past lives. As long as certain conditions are met, he can revisit another person's previous life, the life before that, and even the one before that, uncovering the opportunities 968Reads6.1Score10314d adds
- 128 We Cultivate Immortality Now, and We Still Have to Take the College Entrance Exam? 都修仙了还要参加高考？ (Traditional cultivation novel! Invincible! Not mindless! No System! No harem!) Urban cultivation in the early stages, followed by traditional cultivation that advances step by step! Guaranteed to keep you hooked! From Earth to the Tianyuan Continent and then to the Outer Heavens, let's watch Lin Chen grow stronger one step at a time. A cultivation-world prodigy failed his tribulation and was reborn on Earth, where he started cultivating all over again. With a mortal body, he retraced the path o 5.7kReads7.2Score69114d adds
- 129 My Master's Got a Bit of a Temper 师父脾气不大好 (Inspired by Journey to the West | Two heroines | Battles and healing | A master-and-disciple story of redemption) During a great famine, a girl struggling to survive saved a companion who wanted to die. By a twist of fate, the two broken children became disciples of a “fake immortal.” At first, they thought their master was just a young half-immortal, and figured they could live quietly while cultivating. Little did they know that their master was not only “rather capable,” but also kept giving —Reads—Score11514d adds
- 130 A Commoner's Guide to Cultivating an Immortal Clan 凡人家族修仙录 [Mortal’s Journey] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble Cast] [Handwritten, updated daily with 10,000 words] [If you’re looking for mindless power fantasy, please don’t come in] On the Tianhuang Continent, when an immortal gets angry, mortals aren’t even allowed to stand. Mo Shoutian and Mo Xiaochuan were just a father and son who had gone into the mountains to hunt. By sheer bad luck, they stumbled upon two immortals fighting with their arts, and both died together. The father and son nervously searche 428Reads—Score10414d adds
- 131 Keeping a Low Profile While Seeking Immortality 苟在修仙寻长生 [Cultivation + Daily Life + Playing It Safe] By a twist of fate, Xun Changshou, a programmer ground down by work, transmigrates into the cultivation world as a lowly cultivator. He becomes a disheveled middle-aged cultivator who spends every day at the brothel, looked down on by everyone. Fortunately, he has a golden finger: a proficiency panel. With the panel, he throws himself into training, neglecting sleep and food as he scrapes by on the path to immortality, day after day, until he becomes 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Long Road to Immortality 凡人修仙：漫漫仙路 (Traditional cultivation) (No System) (Not a transmigration story) (Slow burn) (No female lead) Lu Yuan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village. When he is ten, his father is injured by someone and dies unexpectedly, leaving him a fragment of an immortal cultivation manual and an ancestral iron piece before he passes away. By cultivating according to the fragment, Lu Yuan escapes the clutches of the wealthy Li Youcai. The iron piece brings him an unexpected “immortal opportunity.” From then o 90.8kReads8.5Score7.8k14d adds
- 133 One Glance at the Universe 一目乾坤 (Beast Taming, Insect Command, No Harem, No System, Decisive and Ruthless) He merged with an immortal pupil from the start and stepped onto the path of immortality. He can see through all things, leaving nowhere for treasures to hide. He can shift places and reverse the flow of time. Most of all, he possesses the supreme art of beast taming, commanding countless creatures as he sweeps across the immortal realm. Is he merely a mutant spirit root? No. His mutant spirit root can evolve, too. He is 1.7kReads8.7Score17314d adds
- 134 A Mortal's Path to Immortality, Without Cheats 凡人修仙＆无挂 This is a cultivation story about an ordinary mortal, with absolutely no cheats. Of course, there will still be opportunities. As for the harem, there’s only one woman. I plan to make up for the mortal love and family life that are often missing from these stories. 329Reads6.1Score10514d adds
- 135 The Process of a Lifetime 一辈子的过程 A Lifetime's Journey —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Cultivating Immortality with Three Spiritual Roots: Starting with a Tenfold Space 三灵根修仙，从十倍空间开始 [Mortal Cultivation + Fast-Paced + Space + Talisman Crafting + Decisive and Ruthless + Power Fantasy + Rapid Leveling] Build your foundation in three years, form your golden core in five. Be decisive and ruthless, and just enjoy the ride. Three spiritual roots, a family heirloom jade talisman, a space with tenfold time and tenfold spiritual energy, and a tenfold boost to comprehension. From menial servant to Great Encompassment! Show no mercy: kill! 3.4kReads5.9Score28014d adds
- 137 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡人叩仙路 An ordinary young man with mediocre talent struggles to rise and fall in the brutal world of cultivation, all in pursuit of immortality. With nothing but a heart devoted to the Dao and unwilling to settle for an ordinary life, he struggles to survive in a world where the strong prey on the weak. Talent is a lock, and the path to immortality a prison. How can an ordinary man knock on the gates of eternal life? The path to immortality is treacherous, and eternal life lies far beyond. Can a mere mo 710Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 138 The Little Cultivation Troublemaker 修仙小捣蛋 [Hilarious Cultivation + No System + Mortal Cultivation + No Playing Fair + Travel Between Worlds] The story of how Shidan accidentally saved the True Person Tianshui, learned the Fart-Flying technique (the Qi Transformation Art) and the Arhat Golden Body technique, and gained an inheritance that lets him travel between planes through the purple gourd he wore as a child. He adventures and trains across different planes, gaining endless riches, immortal herbs, treasures, and cultivation technique 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Proving the Dao as the Thunder God 证道雷神 An ordinary mortal’s journey to immortality. This is not a power fantasy: no harem, no transmigration, no System, and no cheat artifacts. The path of cultivation is full of thorns, and one careless step can leave you utterly broken. The protagonist is like a modern-day wage slave, giving everything he has and ending up covered in scars, yet never giving up. Like a blade of grass, he endures hardship after hardship and stubbornly keeps growing, until, without even realizing it, he becomes a tower 33Reads—Score114d adds
- 140 The Chronicle of Heavenly Evolution and Reincarnation 天衍轮回录 [Mortal's Journey] [Native] [No System] [No Female Lead] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] The pacing is a little slow in the first 20 chapters, and the plot is relatively calm. Fellow Daoists, I hope you'll give it a chance and read a few more chapters 🙏 I humbly thank you all. [Qi Refining - Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Deity Transformation - Soul Separation...] He was the Profound Ancestor of the Upper Realm, once standing above all cultivators. After a sudden calamit 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Qian Kun Art! 乾坤诀！ By a stroke of fate, the ordinary boy Qin Hong obtains a Universe Pouch and embarks on a long journey toward immortality... From then on, adventures come one after another as he grows stronger, ultimately ascending through the Myriad Worlds and making a legendary life for himself! 7kReads8.7Score63214d adds
- 142 The Great Immortal Lord 大仙主 [Ordinary mortal cultivation] [No System] [No clichés] Born a mortal, yet with a heart set on becoming an immortal! Faced with countless Daoist arts and ever-changing alchemy techniques, I, Xie Xiaofan, ask only one thing: Can they grant eternal life? Xie Xiaofan, an ordinary village boy, obtains a priceless treasure by chance, embarks on the path of cultivation, and becomes one of the undying immortals. 7Reads8.5Score114d adds
- 143 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I, Li Feiyu, Have Unlimited Firepower! 凡人：我，历飞雨，无限火力！ After transmigrating into A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, will Li Feiyu, the killer and arsonist, become the fall guy for Venerable Han, the savior of the suffering? Wang Chan: State your name! I, Wang Chan, don't kill nobodies! Li Feiyu: Han Li of Yellow Maple Valley. Nothing worth mentioning... Han Li: ? Li Feiyu of Yellow Maple Valley! ...The two brothers keep leaving all sorts of surprises for each other. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Autumn Sun Rises with the Wind 风起秋阳 [Mortal's journey] [No golden finger] [No System] [No face-slapping] [Farming and cautious growth] After transmigrating to another world, the protagonist cultivates steadily, one step at a time. Drawing on his past life experience and modern knowledge, he practices scientific cultivation, averts crises, and attains the Great Dao. Wind spiritual roots are among the least discussed attributes in cultivation novels. Plenty of people don't know what they're good for. Their offense isn't as powerful 12Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 145 Gathering the Dao of Immortality 拾道长生 [Mortal-style cultivation + bargain hunting + no System + cautious cultivation] An ordinary boy who makes his living scavenging junk accidentally saves a badly wounded Saintess. After cultivating dual techniques together, he embarks on the path to immortality. Relying on his cautious nature and knack for finding hidden treasures, he steadily grows stronger in the cultivation world. 14.5kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 146 This Is Not A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 这不是凡人修仙传 [Comedy, parody, invincible protagonist, pure power fantasy] Han Li, the most talented and most handsome young man in the Three Realms, leaves his mountain village and becomes a disciple of the great immortal cultivator Mo Juren, only to be told he has no spiritual root. Does having no spiritual root mean he can’t cultivate immortality? Preposterous! Master Mo, that body of yours looks pretty good. I’m going to take it over! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Wang Mancang's Path to Immortality 王满仓修真记 Wang Mancai, an office worker born in the 1980s, transmigrated by accident to another continent. He barely survived a week before suffering a gruesome death and having his soul searched. He unexpectedly came back to life and gained an upgradeable “Mustard Seed Space,” but couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was watching him… An office drone from the 1980s ventures into another world to cultivate immortality… No harem, no System. A mortal’s journey, decisive and ruthless, but not an invincibl 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: From the Start, I Obtain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit 凡人修仙，开局获得响雷果实 After a car accident, programmer Han Feng transmigrates into the world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality and becomes Han Li's cousin, Han Feng. While in the Seven Mysteries Sect, he obtains a cultivation System and receives a Marrow-Cleansing Pill and the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Han Feng decides to use his System's advantages and the knowledge he gained in his previous life to forge a different path in the world of cultivation. 19Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 149 My Real Life as a Post-80s Kid 80后现实中的我 The Real Me in My Eighties-Era Life 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 A Mortal From the Start, With a Cultivation Mega-Model 凡人开局，我有修仙大模型 [Mortal-style cultivation, System, decisive and ruthless, no brainless protagonist, no formulaic tropes] I'm Han Ping. In my previous life, I worked myself to death coding. I started out as a good-for-nothing with no spiritual roots, but I still made a comeback. A thrilling cultivation power fantasy with a well-reasoned plot! Fellow cultivators, stop and take a look. You'll be hooked in three chapters, says the Immortal Spirit. What? ...You want to know who the Immortal Spirit is...? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
