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- 1 Part-Time Worker for the Underworld 地府临时工 Wu Di dropped out of college and came from a family so poor it could hardly get any poorer. He sold off the family’s possessions to pay for his father’s treatment, only to lose both his father and his money. With no other choice, he set up a stall telling fortunes, but the city inspectors shut him down. Single, lovesick, and a total loser, he was kicked out by his landlord during the Ghost Festival, only to run into Ma Mian from the underworld, who was hiring. Wu Di became a low-ranking ghost of 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Immortal Emperor Reborn: My Senior Year of High School 修真仙帝之重生高三那年 Just as the Immortal Emperor, supreme among all immortals, was completing his tribulation and about to ascend, his own brothers joined forces to ambush him. His imperial body was destroyed, and his soul was extinguished! When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn ten thousand years later as Lin Feng, a timid and lowly high school student in the city. His family had nothing, he was bullied at school, and the troubles of life as a mere mortal came crashing down on him. But so what? He will 562Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 3 Chaos Saint Venerable 混沌圣尊 Myth will be myth no longer. Chen Hong will shatter it! An ordinary man, he happens upon the Primordial Treasure, the Chaos Bell. How will he rise step by step to the pinnacle of myth, stand at the very top, and look down on the world? This is my latest work. If you enjoy it, please give it a read. Thank you all for your support! This is purely fictional, so don't take it to heart! 75Reads7.4Score1414d adds
- 4 I Found a Cultivation Manual in Middle School 我上初中捡到修仙功法 Synopsis of I Found a Cultivation Manual in Middle School Jack was an utterly ordinary eighth grader at Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School. An average student and an introvert, he spent every day buried under mountains of homework and the little troubles of adolescence. Then, in a corner of the school's old library, he stumbled upon an ancient thread-bound book with a yellowed cover and strange writing: The Azure Cloud Art. At first, he dismissed it as a cheap paperback from a street stall. But one 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Working as an Official in the Underworld 我在地府当差 I was just an ordinary university graduate, but by a twist of fate, I became a yin messenger in the mortal world. From then on, I began a life of dealing with people, ghosts, and beasts... 300Reads—Score1014d adds
- 6 The Gluttonous Scholar's Cultivation Chronicle 贪吃书生修仙记 [Mortal-style cultivation + traditional fantasy + comedy + slow-burn cultivation + no System] In the future, an expedition team climbing Mount Kunlun suffers a tragedy: its leader, Zhuang Sheng, and teammate Wu Zheng lose their lives. By a twist of fate, they are reborn in a cultivation world called the Divine Dragon Continent. They have lost all their memories, however. One is a young prodigy of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, while the other is a scholar-official of the Great Shang Kingdom. Through 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Defying Fate and Cultivating Demonic Arts in a Xianxia World 我在仙侠世界逆命修魔 Cultivation + wish fulfillment + scheming protagonist + imaginative fantasy + fast-paced My name is Chen Yuan. I was born into a poor family. Misfortune followed me, and a landlord cruelly oppressed me. My legs were crippled, and I was left in the wilderness, my blood soaking into the earth. I thought I was about to die, but Old Devil Qi saved me. From then on, I embarked on the path of demonic cultivation… P.S. This is a long novel, with a faster pace in the later stages. It 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: My Immortal Mansion and Grotto-Heaven 凡人修仙，我的仙府洞天 [Mortal-style cultivation + pocket dimension + cave abode] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing...] A young man stumbles upon a fortuitous opportunity, and the gates to immortal cultivation swing open before him! The pills others would pay a fortune to obtain are like candy beans in his hands. While others struggle for years at a bottleneck, he breaks through with pills. While others are still scrambling to seize resources, he has already achiev 290Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Urban Soul Sovereign 都市魂尊 No face-slapping, no endless nesting plot twists, no mindless showing off. Insect cultivation + soul cultivation + sword cultivation: a different path to immortality, with an entirely new cultivation system! It's all about thrills, fear, and mystery! 18Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 10 The Underworld's Office in the World of the Living 地府阳间办事处 After losing his job and taking to the streets, he unexpectedly becomes a temporary worker in the Underworld? The King of Hell's Judge's Brush is out of ink? I'll go buy some! The Great Sage Equal to Heaven's peach trees aren't bearing fruit? I'll go buy fertilizer! 74Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 11 Awakened AI Made Me 觉醒AI成就我 [System, clones, no wish-fulfillment, no harem, no clichés. Enter at your own risk if you don't like that.] By a strange twist of fate, Lu Ziyi implants the cultivation concepts from a fantasy novel into an AI program, awakening an AI cultivation System. Miraculously, he also obtains the Domain-Suppressing Ring and embarks on the path of cultivation. Watch as he writes his own legend. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Master of the Nine Heavens 掌控九重天 [Urban Fantasy + Xuanhuan + Power Fantasy] An orphan abandoned as a child accidentally falls into a primordial spiritual spring. He absorbs its power and inherits the astonishing Heavenly Punishment Heart Sutra, a peerless art created by the Heavenly Dao before the world was divided. As the name suggests, a Heavenly Punisher oversees the laws of the universe. Whoever violates the rules of heaven and earth, no matter who they are, must face the Heavenly Punisher's judgment. The worst offenders ar 711Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 13 I Signed a Contract With the Underworld, Yet Took a Side Job in the Mortal Realm 我，签了地府合同，却在阳间兼职 Chen Yu was a college student who couldn't find a job. By chance, he won the favor of the Yin Lord. He signed a contract with the Underworld Group. And so began his carefree life in the world of the living. Promotions, side jobs, raises, cultivation techniques, healing the sick and saving lives... 1.1kReads8.2Score—14d adds
- 14 Cultivating Immortality on Earth 在地球修仙 A cultivation prodigy, reborn on Earth, shaking the world and proving the eternal Dao! In his previous life, he devoted himself to cultivation and the Dao, only to die in a war between sects. By a twist of fate, he was reborn on Earth. From then on, he could turn the clouds with one hand and bring the rain with the other. 368Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 15 The Immortal Emperor Returns to Campus 仙帝归来在校园 Lin Feng, a mighty Immortal Emperor, perished during his tribulation, only to be reborn on Earth in his final year of high school. The once-humble boy has returned with ten thousand years of memories and the soul of an Immortal Emperor. Bullied at school? With a flick of his finger, the school chairman and his son vanish into thin air. Born into poverty? A casual word of guidance brings even the richest man to heel, and unimaginable wealth is within reach. Challenged by ancient martial artists? 313Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 16 Huh? Me? I Became the Ghost King? 啊？我？成鬼王了？ Wang Gui always thought she would sooner or later drop dead at her desk. Overtime, takeout, endless messages saying “Received,” and a salary that barely qualified as compensation for emotional distress: that was her entire life. Then, late one night at work, her heart stopped and everything went black. When she opened her eyes again, an iron chain thicker than her wrist was dragging her forward. Ahead of her was a towering, muscular figure with horns on its head, muttering: “Ran a lot of them in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Devouring Dao 噬道传 [Devouring + System + Domains + Food + Multiple Heroines] “My buddy's lived for sixteen years and hasn't even cursed at anyone. And you're telling me he's the top assassin?” “Over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators are surrounding a Golden Core powerhouse?” He formed a hand seal with one hand, and his domain unfolded!!! Someone who has lost all meaning in life couldn't possibly have so many sweet, silly people by his side… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Qi Thief's Path to Immortality 灵气大盗修仙传 (Traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person, no System! Adapted title: The Mortal's Ring Steals Spiritual Energy) The path to immortality begins beneath your feet. Spiritual roots are the foundation, fortune is the boat, temperament is the rudder, and diligence is the sail. If you've found this book, your journey to immortality begins now! Spiritual energy too scarce? I'll steal it from the surrounding area! Aptitude too poor? I'll transform the energy of the five elements! Gravely w 144.5kReads8.1Score20.1k14d adds
- 19 The Divine Dragon Ring 神龙戒 Obtaining the Divine Dragon Ring was only the beginning. Parallel worlds and the bonds of family are hard to leave behind; the Galaxy Continent and the Immortal Realm are merely stops along the way. He battles the gods with magic and vows alongside Hongtian Dao Ancestor to lead humanity to the pinnacle. 4.5kReads8.5Score90414d adds
- 20 Mortal River 凡河 [Mortal cultivation + nonstop wish fulfillment + decisive and ruthless + multiple planes + one female lead + reborn] Jiang Xiaobai transmigrates into the body of a beggar and is forcibly ushered into the bridal chamber. He cries out, “Fairy Sister, it’s me, Xiaobai! I don’t know how to do this!” When an unexpected incident occurs, he obtains a small bronze cauldron capable of enhancing anything. From then on, he joins the Qinghe Immortal Warrior Sect, plucks stars, tears apart the moon, and shat 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 This Evil Cultivator Is Surprisingly Righteous 这个邪修，有点正 [Eastern Fantasy, Master-Disciple Comedy, No System, Misunderstandings, Cautious Cultivation, Power Fantasy, Subverting Expectations, Lightning Techniques, Genius, Play the pig to eat the tiger, Decisive and Ruthless] My demonic cultivator master lied and told me he was the leader of the righteous path! I believed him and devoted myself wholeheartedly to exterminating evil, defending the righteous, and slaying demons. One day, my master got caught trying to flirt with a female ghost because h 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Wild Poor Kid 混世穷小子 Striding across the mortal world and wreaking havoc in the immortal realm! Supreme beneath heaven and earth, with none who can rival me! The vibrant cities of the mortal world, the tumultuous conflicts of the immortal realm, an undying love, and a spirit that never admits defeat. A lowly poor boy uses his extraordinary intellect and exceptional skills to forge a brilliant future of his own! 381Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Cultivating Immortality Starts in My Sophomore Year of High School 修仙从高二开始 Urban cultivation, invincible hero, everyday life, exploration, ancient ruins, feel-good story (I only wanted to stay alive through the chaos and quietly build my strength on Earth. I never expected the cultivation world to be in such a sorry state! Turns out I'm the strongest. No point hiding it: I'm invincible!) I am a Great Golden Immortal of the Azure Nether Immortal Domain! I am a god descended from heaven! Alas, the path to immortality is elusive. One moment of carelessness, and it all sta 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I Refuse to Be Heaven's Will: I Forge the Supreme Dao Fruit with a Mortal Body 拒做天道：我以凡躯筑无上道果 The protagonist, Xu Fengnian, was born in Qingxi Town among ordinary folk and bears the Five-Element Waste Root, scorned by all. By chance, he learns a method for drawing in qi and invents his own secret farming techniques. At the Ascension Ceremony, he defies fate and earns an exceptional place among the outer disciples of Qingmu Sect. As a newcomer, he endures the disdain and exclusion of the sect's gifted elites, while veteran laborers use their seniority to bully the new arrivals. Xu Fengnia 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I'm a Ghostly Constable of the Underworld, and Ghosts Flee at the Sight of Me 我地府鬼差，鬼怪见了就跑的存在 (There is a couple. The pairing is Cui Jue.) [Light Horror + Metaphysics + Strong Female Lead + Past and Present Lives] After graduating from college, Yan Jin sent her resume to several companies. Before she could hear back, that very night she met the Black and White Impermanence... Yan Jin: I'm so young. How did I die? Black and White Impermanence: No, no, you've got it wrong. We looked at your resume and found you perfectly suited to the Underworld. Come join us right now! Yan Jin: ... Yan Ji 510Reads7.5Score10314d adds
- 26 System Binding After My Doctoral Admission Was Revoked 博士录取被取消后的系统绑定 Bound to a System After My PhD Admission Was Revoked 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Chaotic Adventure in the Immortal Realm 混混混仙界 A delinquent cultivates immortality, breaking every rule! With an against-the-heavens pocket dimension, he enjoys endless romantic adventures... When the young hoodlum Wu Tian transmigrates to the cultivation world, he relies on his incredible pocket dimension to turn the tables again and again. He lives in splendor, surrounded by beautiful women, and becomes the biggest winner in the immortal realm. A feel-good power fantasy... 5.5kReads8.6Score49414d adds
- 28 I’ve Lived for Ten Thousand Years, and I’ve Finally Found a Wife! 活了万年，我终于娶到老婆！ Lu Bei has lived for ten thousand years, yet he still doesn't have a wife. Unable to bear the thought of it, his god-grandson arranged ten marriage contracts for him before dying, each with a noble young lady from a different place. Shen Qingyu, heir to the wealthiest family, urgently needs to get married and have a child, so she comes to him to fulfill their contract. “Lu Bei, let's have a baby together.” 1.3kReads6.9Score10814d adds
- 29 The Divine Path to Immortality 神途仙路 Wu Xiaoqi is found to have an exceptionally rare mixed spiritual root and is taken in as an outer sect disciple by Tianhe Sect, a third-rate cultivation sect. Before he can learn much magic, his sect is destroyed by another sect. When he returns to his hometown, he discovers that every villager has been slaughtered. Fortunately, Wu Xiaoqi is blessed with great fortune as he wanders the martial world, and one wondrous encounter after another eventually sets him on the path to a comeback. He leave 21Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 After Saving a Tycoon, My Food Delivery Side Hustle Went Wild 救下富豪后，我的外卖卷疯了 After Saving a Tycoon, My Food Delivery Orders Went Through the Roof 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 I Understood You, and Then the Monster Cried 我懂你，然后怪物哭了 “Resonance type, F-rank. Recommended career: support and emotional soothing.” At the awakening ceremony, Lin Du is found to have the weakest special ability in history. He can’t fight, can’t take a hit, and can’t even roast a sweet potato. His mother is ashamed of him, his classmates mock him, and everyone says he’s a hopeless good-for-nothing. Until the S-rank Abomination, the “Shadow of Rage,” descends. It feeds on human anger. Hit it with lightning, and it grows stronger. Freeze it with ice, 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Burying the Heavens 丨葬天丨 The so-called Immortal Dao is nothing but a game for the strong. The Chaos Calamity that comes once every 6.48 billion years is also a conspiracy by the powerful... With playful jokes, humor, and a taste for the bizarre, this book will show you a cultivation fantasy world like no other. Protagonist: "If the Heavenly Dao is a prison, then I'll bury the heavens too..." 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Summoner of the Final Game 最后一局的召唤师 The Summoner of the Final Match 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 From Today On, I'll Be a Bad Woman 从今天起当坏女人 From Today On, I'll Be a Bad Woman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Master, Let Your Disciple Take a Few Wrong Turns 师傅，让徒儿走点弯路吧 Do the disciples want to experience the growth, setbacks, and bottlenecks of ordinary people? Not a chance! The reality is that their master is too powerful, so everything goes smoothly. Detours? They won’t get to take a single one. Invincible | Slice of Life | Cultivation | Taking Disciples | Comedy | Lighthearted | Ensemble Cast The number one sect under heaven, the Qingyun Sect, set in the Tianyan Continent. Watch as the protagonist leads his three disciples to the pinnacle of the world! 35Reads—Score214d adds
- 37 My Cultivation Family from the Start: I’ll Ascend to Immortality by Refining Pills 开局修仙家族：我靠炼丹飞升成仙 [Traditional cultivation + a mortal's journey + family cultivation + pocket dimension + talisman-making + alchemy] In his previous life, Qin Tianhao was an ordinary person, but he spent his entire life pursuing immortality. He never expected that an accident would claim his life in a natural disaster, only for him to be reborn in a world of cultivation. What's more, the ancestral stone bead from his previous life came with him to this new world. See how Qin Tianhao, with the help of his ancestra 1.1kReads5.8Score10214d adds
- 38 The Top Tamer 顶级驯化师 The strongest Beast Tamer in a matriarchal world tames a dragon, unaware that the dragon is actually a disguised interstellar god of war. She hears his murderous thoughts, but he has no idea who the true captive is in this torturous romance. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Hunt Immortals to Grow Stronger: A Young Hunter’s Arrow Breaks Ten Thousand Spells 猎仙就变强：小猎户一箭破万法 There's no problem one arrow can't solve! And if there is, then use two! Li Zhu, a young hunter from a mountain village, only wanted to hunt a bear and make a fur coat for his wife, Qingqing. Instead, he stumbled upon two immortal masters who had fallen into a valley and grievously wounded each other! To his delight, he bound to the Immortal-Hunting System, struck it rich, and took down two Golden Core cultivators in a single day, setting off on an almost dreamlike path to immortality... Let him 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 From the Start: A Nine-Treasure Glazed Chaos World Tower 开局一座九宝琉璃混沌世界塔 Born with a Chaotic Dao Body that appears once in billions of years, he is deemed useless because no method of cultivation suits him. Though the beginning of the myriad paths is fraught with hardship, he will never give up. Even if the immortals are destroyed, my Dao heart will endure. How could a golden-scaled creature be content to remain in a pond? Given the right opportunity, it will become a dragon! With a cheat that lets him control time, he is a dragon among men, and the greatest of drago 9.4kReads7.8Score1k14d adds
- 41 Special Envoy of the Underworld 地府特派专员 “The Worry-Free Pavilion: As long as you have enough money, we'll take care of all your worries.” A drunken underworld bailiff makes a blunder, mistaking Wang Yu, who was trying to help someone in need, for a dead man and dragging him to the underworld for judgment. The Judge discovers that Wang Yu is the reincarnation of a virtuous man from nine lifetimes ago, and that his allotted years are not yet up, so he wants to send him straight back to life. Unfortunately, Wang Yu is a nobody in the 5.4kReads8.5Score35214d adds
- 42 I Work as Meng Po's Underling 我给孟婆当小弟 I’m the young apprentice of Meng Po. I’m your comeuppance. I’m the most terrifying urban legend. I’m a mage who walks in the darkness. I’m the guardian of the order between yin and yang. I’m also the unluckiest person in the world. The story begins on Tomb-Sweeping Day, when I arranged to meet a girl I’d been chatting with for a long time... 635Reads7.8Score10214d adds
- 43 A Foundation Establishment Cultivator Wants My Golden Core? I’ll Gouge Out Both Her Eyes 筑基想挖我金丹？反手挖掉她双眼 [No System + face-slapping of female-oriented tropes (not for readers who mind) + not a mindless killing spree + invincible against anyone at the same level, sweeping all before him + schemes and calculations + nontraditional cultivation + fast-paced + highly recommended by hundreds of millions of readers; by 400,000 words, you'll see how satisfying it really is] Immortality? The lifelong dream of every cultivator. The immortal clans built celestial realms and forged the starry firmament in c 58Reads7.1Score16214d adds
- 44 Lost on the Path: You Are All Mere Ants 迷途之尔等皆蝼蚁 Heaven granted humanity supreme intelligence, placing us at the top of all creation and allowing us to enjoy every beautiful thing in the world, but it gave us only a limited lifespan. Humans are greedy by nature, and it's hard for us to be content with the happiness we have. After experiencing all the world's delights, people began to resent how swiftly their short lives passed. They sought cultivation and immortality, longing for eternal life, unaware that the Immortal Realm had already fallen 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 From the Start, My Dantian Was Shattered. Who Ever Heard of Such a Powerful Servant? 开局丹田碎裂，谁家杂役这么猛？ [Traditional Fantasy] [No System] In his previous life, Gu Qingzhou inexplicably exploded and died. Though reborn, his dantian was crippled, leaving him a menial servant. But so what if his dantian is crippled? So what if he’s a menial servant? We cultivators contend with Heaven for the Dao, defy fate, and struggle against ourselves. As long as we persevere, even a menial servant can charge beyond the heavens! As the great battle erupts, Gu Qingzhou stands proudly in the void, sword in hand. “En 171Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 46 After Reforging My Golden Core, My Wife Wants to Remarry Me. No Way! 重塑金丹后，老婆求复婚，不可能 Urban cultivation + miracle doctor + invincible hero + incredibly satisfying + no saintly do-gooder (Friends who found this through the animated series can start enjoying it from Chapter 72. Many thanks for your support!) Lin Bei, a peak Golden Core powerhouse, had his Golden Core shattered for some reason. He stayed home cultivating day and night to rebuild it, but his wife and her family thought he was a lazy shut-in. Unable to withstand the gossip, his wife Ye Manxue resolutely divorced him. 7.9kReads8.7Score77214d adds
- 47 This Immortal Isn't Reliable 这个神仙不靠谱 [Cultivation + high intelligence + technology + international conflict + patriotic themes + boosting national confidence + higher-dimensional space] Li Ge is a physics professor and a cultivator. His cultivation is unrivaled, and he hates evil with a passion. He is known as the “Killing God Doctor.” Humanity develops, and technology advances. How can Huaguo rise to greatness? How can the world be united? From Earth’s continents to higher-dimensional space and then the cosmic sea of stars... Li G 2kReads8.2Score19614d adds
- 48 A Cross-Section of Life in a Rideshare 顺风车里的人生百态 The Many Faces of Life in a Rideshare 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Lost Divine Clan: The Dawn of Time 遗失神族之天荒 [No System + Traditional Cultivation + The Blurb Is Weak, Please Read the Story] While others cultivate in pursuit of immortality, Lu Xuan cultivates in search of death. Every time he breaks through to a new realm, heavenly punishment descends. For fifteen years, his master has made him hide his cultivation, while his master's wife has set up hundreds of spirit-sealing arrays, all to stop him from advancing. But what is destined to come will come in the end. At the tenth level of Qi Refining, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Cultivating Playboy 修仙大纨绔 [Traditional cultivation] + [A rogue cultivator’s rise from an ordinary mortal] + [Swordsmanship] + [No System] + [No harem] + [A space for growing medicinal herbs] + [An exceptionally good read]. [The author has already published a million-character novel, a guarantee of quality.] The path to immortality stretches into the distant beyond. Who can command the tides of fate? Who can enjoy eternal life? This is a world where the strong rule. Here, cultivators of the Immortal Way roam freely throug 1.7kReads7.9Score13714d adds
