Novels like Turning into a Butterfly, Transcending the Great Dao
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- 1 Cultivation: Keep It Real, No Skipping Ranks 修仙：真实一点不许越阶 The most realistic kind of immortal cultivation: no broken power scaling, and no battles against opponents more than one major realm above. The old monsters don’t pop up everywhere just because the protagonist is growing stronger. Keep a low profile, enjoy life when you can, and stay hidden until the very end. The protagonist, Wang Yuan, was a private-school teacher who accidentally obtained a supreme treasure of space and time and embarked on the path of immortal cultivation. He eventually defi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Cultivating Immortality, Starting as an Outer Sect Disciple 从外门弟子开始修仙 [No System, no golden finger, no heroine, not saintly, has principles] The cultivation world is filled with spiritual energy. All things that obtain it can hope for longer lives and the power to command wind and rain. Zhang Li, a young man from Blue Star, unexpectedly transmigrates into the cultivation world and becomes an outer servant disciple of the Luocheng Sect. He sets out on the path of cultivation without hesitation. The world is vast, the Immortal Dao elusive, and the path of cultivatio 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 3 Chronicles of Another World: From Martial Arts to Immortality 异世录之从练武到修仙 [No System, Slow-Burn, Sound Logic, No Female Lead, Mortal Cultivator] After a young man from Blue Star, a hopeless romantic, ends his life over a painful love affair, he never expects to wake up again. Perhaps Heaven itself couldn’t bear to see what happened and gave him a chance to live again in another world. He arrives in the Kingdom of Wei, a different world ruled by an ancient dynasty much like the one on Blue Star. He thinks he’ll follow the usual novel formula and fulfill his dream of be —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: The Prince’s Mansion Can Turn Invisible from the Start 凡人修仙，开局王府会隐身 [Mortal's Journey + Traditional Xianxia + Decisive and Ruthless + No System + Cunning Old Fox] Butler Li: “Where did my jade Buddha go?” Li Mo: “Madam, you wouldn't want the prince to learn that you're the Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult, would you?” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Cautious Blade Cultivator 苟刀修 Before him, there were no saber cultivators! Those who wielded sabers were no different from cultivators who wielded other weapons! After him, saber cultivators came into being! Not because he created the Way of the Saber! Nor because he wielded the saber to perfection! But because the saber in his hand struck terror into the hearts of countless cultivators! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Cultivation: My Golden Finger Is a Bit of a Trap 修仙之我的金手指有点坑 [Space Farming + Cautious Cultivation + A Protagonist Who Knows Who Deserves What + Wildly Imaginative Technology] (This isn’t a completely traditional cultivation novel. The protagonist has a golden finger, but he has to put in the effort to develop it himself. He isn’t a bleeding heart and kills decisively. There’s no female lead; he is wholly devoted to proving the Dao and becoming an immortal.) After inexplicably transmigrating to a cultivation world, Chen Ge finds himself without astounding 543Reads6.3Score1914d adds
- 7 Cautious Cultivation: I Connect to the Heavenly Dao Through Enlightenment 苟道修仙：我靠悟性连接天道 The protagonist, Shi Jian, is sent to the cultivation world by a mud truck and gains the ability to connect with the Heavenly Dao thanks to his exceptional comprehension. No spell or supernatural ability can escape his notice. Shi Jian creates new techniques and takes up farming, quietly cultivating his way to greatness in the world of cultivation. 467Reads6.4Score11214d adds
- 8 A Mortal's Search for the Immortal Path 凡人觅仙路 [Mortal Realm Arc: 1.48 million words] [Spirit Realm Arc: 2 million words and ongoing] Gu Yuan, a young Daoist from a mountain village, obtains a Chaos Pearl from the start. He walks the path to the Profound Immortal Sect, enters the Heaven-Seeking Secret Realm, joins the war between the righteous and demonic factions, battles Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, forms a Great Dao Golden Core, refines his Natal Treasure, climbs the Immortal Stairway, slays demons, sits beneath t 302Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Juedi Tiantong: I Created the Age of Fading Dharma 绝地天通：我创造了末法时代 [Heaven-defying comprehension + Decisive and ruthless + Transmigration + Self-created cultivation techniques + Behind-the-scenes schemer + Slow burn] From mortal to cultivator, from martial arts to immortal cultivation, from the cultivation world to the Myriad Worlds. After transmigrating, he finds himself in an old, frail, depleted body. Fortunately, he has heaven-defying comprehension. Surviving in the mortal world To regain his youth, Qin Wuzhou creates a health-preserving breathing technique 1.8kReads7.2Score10714d adds
- 10 Xuanhuan: Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes 玄幻：我在百世轮回中长生 Chen Xuan transmigrated to a cultivation world and obtained the Book of a Hundred Lives, which could resurrect him a hundred times. His talent was poor in this life, and he died young. But what if he became an unparalleled genius in his next life? If he can't beat you in this life, no problem. He'll die first and fight you in the next. A gentleman can wait ten years to take revenge. Chen Xuan can take revenge, life after life. Ten thousand years later, His enemies: “Please, stop resurrecting. We 3.8kReads8.2Score20514d adds
- 11 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Can Live Forever 凡人之我能长生 Chen Yi transmigrates into the cultivation world and becomes a Qi Refining rogue cultivator with the same name. With a golden finger, he proves the Dao and becomes an immortal. Along the way, he gathers all kinds of resources and uses his golden finger’s abilities to roam freely between heaven and earth. 7Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 12 The Long Road to Immortality: Starting by Joining the White Lotus Sect 苟道长生：从加入白莲教开始 [No System + cautious cultivation + immortality + no heroine + decisive and ruthless] The Great Qi Kingdom has stood for two hundred years and is now on the verge of collapse. Natural disasters strike, the nation falls into turmoil, and the people are left homeless. Zhou Ming transmigrates into this world and becomes a refugee in a camp. His chest has been stabbed through, and he is on the verge of death. Even the System finds him a lost cause and runs off! Fortunately, he still has an innate ta 2.5kReads8.0Score22714d adds
- 13 The Mortal Cultivator’s Reincarnation Hall 凡人修仙之轮回殿主 The story of Han Li, Lord of the Reincarnation Hall. Defeated in his final battle against the Dao Ancestor of Time, Han Li is fortunate to have the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc send him back to his youth. See how he transcends the Six Paths and reigns supreme over the Three Realms in this life. (Traditional cultivation, slow-paced.) 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Don't Need Cheats in the Cultivation World 修仙世界的我不需要外挂 A young soul unexpectedly arrived in a brand-new world. No old master, no chat group, no golden finger. I was already a genius. I, Han Ding, don't need any cheats. 352Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 15 Myriad Saints Poison Immortal 万圣毒仙 A little beggar born in a world torn apart by war spends years struggling to survive. By a twist of fate, he accidentally stumbles into the perilous and unpredictable world of immortal cultivation, embarking on an extraordinary journey to immortality. 339Reads6.0Score10414d adds
- 16 A Cultivation Journey That Begins as an Ordinary Mortal 从凡人开始的修仙生涯 An ordinary name, an ordinary traveler who transmigrates into the world of mortals and gradually rises to prominence, from birth to the pinnacle, from the mortal realm to the spirit realm, from the false immortal realm to the true immortal realm and then the Dao realm, crossing the Myriad Worlds on the path to invincibility. 25Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 17 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. 15.8kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 18 Cultivation: Everything in Novels Is a Lie! 修真：小说里都是骗人的！ [Ensemble cast, no romance, slow-paced, just started receiving ratings] The protagonist, Lin Qinghe, has exceptional talent. After reading a cultivation novel written by the Xuantian Sect, he joins the sect and is taken in as a disciple by its leader. His family background and resources are top-notch, but... Senior Brother: “If destiny isn’t on my side, then I’ll take control of where it leads.” Senior Brother of the Discipline Hall: “If you break the sect rules, you deserve to be punished. I do 120Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 19 Xuanhuan System: My Stat-Based Path to Immortality 玄幻自带系统，我的属性修仙人生 [Mortal-style cultivation + fantasy cultivation + System stat allocation + ruthless combat + scheming] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation] Yang Lan unexpectedly transmigrates to the cultivation world. With a System panel from the start, he embarks on a cultivation journey driven by stats. He ignores bottlenecks and keeps breaking through! “Add points! Add points! Max them all out!” Yang Lan mutters as he looks at the long string of numbers on 384Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 20 Dustlight at the Mysterious Gate 玄阙尘光 (Genius, multiple female leads, no System) One afternoon, with cicadas shrilling overhead, a frail orphan crouched beneath the school wall, secretly listening to lessons. His name was Jiang Chen: Chen meaning “dust.” Master Zhou said dust was earth, and earth gave birth to all things, so it was easy to keep alive. When he was twelve, an immortal arrived on a flying boat and discovered that he possessed a superior spiritual root. From then on, he stepped through the gates of the Xuanque Sect. A s 23.4kReads6.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 21 Peering into the Spirit Realm, Seeking the Dao and Knocking on the Door to Immortality 窥灵问道叩长生 Deep in the tunnels of the Qingshi Spirit Mine, a sixteen-year-old mine slave was chipping away at the stone. His name was Lin Mo. He had five spiritual roots, considered the worst possible aptitude in the cultivation world. He'd been here for ten years and had seen what the mine slaves looked like when they were carried out: old, sick, or with their legs crushed by cave-ins. He'd never imagined he might make it out alive. Until one day, the dark stone he'd worn around his neck since childhood b 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 From the Start, I Returned to Age Eleven and Cultivated My Body to Sainthood 开局回到十一岁，我炼体成圣 [Reborn + Body Refinement + Temperament + No System + Traditional Xianxia + Everything Earned the Hard Way] Cranes bid farewell to the clouds of Yanyun; dragons rise from Baixi. Qi Jing was a menial servant of the Yanyun Sect. When his term of service ended, he was supposed to retire, but instead he returned to the age of eleven, before his cultivation had even begun. He thought he was merely a servant, watching the sun rise and set over the Yanyun Sect. But he was wrong. His life was never mean 42.1kReads8.1Score5.3k14d adds
- 23 The Bachelor Cultivator's Tale 光棍修仙传 I left home while young, with little affection for my family. I returned in middle age, only to find both my parents gone. Looking back, I was all alone. The road to immortality stretches on, with spirit beasts for company. A bachelor all my life, with no inner demons to torment me. Song Yang went down to the river to catch crabs and unexpectedly found a bead. Afterward, he was found to have a spiritual root and began his journey into the world of cultivation. Once there, he had only loneliness 1.6kReads7.6Score18814d adds
- 24 The Immortal Path Has an End 仙途有终 The Great Dao rises, and clouds roll as rain falls. When the rain lets up and the clouds thin, all living things are nourished. If one day you ask where the Dao began, its traces lie in the void. Refining qi to attain longevity makes one an immortal; beyond immortals lie the Taiyi, then the Daluo. Take one more step to grasp the Dao, and glimpse how all things have their beginnings and ends. 106Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 25 Five Thunder Heavenly Venerable 五雷天尊 At twelve, orphan Wang Erniu joins the Flowing Cloud Sect to pursue his dream of becoming a great hero. By chance, he later obtains an inheritance of immortal cultivation. He is accidentally drawn into a conspiracy involving a small Foundation Establishment clan, and survives thanks to a mysterious little white monkey. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Purple Abyss Sect, a major cultivation sect on Yunxi Island, and begins to learn about the true world of immortal cultivation. Though possess 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Sword's Edge! 剑锋！ Classic xianxia, not a spiritual-root story; orthodox Daoist sects backed by great powers; myths and strange tales drawn from the legends of the Classic of Mountains and Seas; dual cultivation of body and spirit, with character just as important; pure sword cultivation, following the genius route; ancient and modern methods; a cataclysmic era; a battle over the Great Dao. (The rating only appeared after 640,000 words and should rise from here. With nearly a million words behind it, the story has 2.2kReads7.0Score22114d adds
- 27 In the Cultivation World: Random Upgrades Every Day 人在修仙界：每天随机抽奖升级 After a mysterious old man talked him into it, Gu Yuan was born by transmigration on an isolated island in a remote sea. Fortune smiled on him: from the start, he awakened a Water-Thunder Earth Spirit Root. His talent was already extraordinary, and then his System awakened too. At midnight every day, the System holds a draw, randomly selecting any one of his possessions and forcibly upgrading it. Physique, fortune, movement skills, cultivation, divine weapons... Anything can be drawn. Others ris 101Reads—Score24614d adds
- 28 What Do You Mean the Cannon Fodder Supporting Lady Became the Heroine? 炮灰女配苟成女主什么鬼 A cultivation coming-of-age ensemble story. She transmigrates into a treacherous male-oriented cultivation world full of peril, where everyone is out to deceive everyone else. Weak, pitiful, and helpless, she trembles with fear and desperately clings to powerful people to stay alive. Who knew those lifelines would be poisonous?! She only wants to be a lazy fish, stay hidden in a major sect, and keep a low profile. But why does the male lead seem to like her more and more the longer he looks at h 61Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 29 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Rise of the Great Dao 凡人修仙之大道兴隆 A medicine for eternal youth grows within the dantian; a longevity fungus in the mysterious valley extends one's life. The world is full of people rushing about, yet they don't know to seek within themselves, and look everywhere else for answers. A young man with a Heavenly Spirit Root unexpectedly sets foot on the path of cultivation. What kind of astonishing and uncanny world awaits him? P.S. This book was originally titled A Mortal's Cultivation: The Rise of the Great Way, and is also known a 876Reads7.5Score10614d adds
- 30 Cultivation Begins as a Medicine Boy 修仙从药童开始 After the death of the grandfather who raised him, Su Yun, a village boy, leaves his mountain home with the family heirloom, the Desolate Cauldron, and enters the wondrous world of immortal cultivation. He begins his training as a lowly medicine apprentice. Put medicinal herbs into the Desolate Cauldron, and it can produce whatever pill you need. Step by step, the humble apprentice finds his own path to immortality in a world of scheming cultivators, a path unlike that of any other ordinary mort 255Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 31 I'm Known as the Dog Sword Immortal 人送外号狗剑仙 [Genius Protagonist]+ [Cunning Schemer]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Upright Values]+ [Sword Cultivator] A programmer suddenly dies and accidentally transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation, bringing his pet dog along. By chance, he obtains a peerless legacy that had vanished into the river of time. He cultivates the sword, withstands heavenly tribulations, and saves the woman he loves! Is the Heavenly Dao, which controls the fate of all living beings, truly just? Do immortals at the pinnacle of thi 833Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 32 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with a Tattered Book 凡人修仙：从一本破书开始 No transmigration, no System, just traditional cultivation to immortality. Follow the protagonist as he rises from humble beginnings, step by step, to the pinnacle of the immortal path. The world knows that books hold beauties and golden houses, but no one ever imagined they might hold immortals, too. 12.8kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 33 The Immortal Path of Yingchuan 颍川仙途 The road to immortality is long and arduous! Ten thousand years ago, the war between immortals and demons shook the lower realm. The spiritual energy of the Yingchuan Continent fell into chaos, and the path to ascension mysteriously broke apart. Ten thousand years later, Qin Yi, a young scholar's attendant, embarks on the path of cultivation. By chance, he inherits his master's legacy and overcomes one obstacle after another, becoming the strongest cultivator in Yingchuan. When he sets out with 2.4kReads7.4Score29414d adds
- 34 Ascending to Immortality 羽化飞仙 The road to immortality is lonely; who can know the fleeting turns of life? Years drift by, the mortal world roils. What is the Way? What is the demonic path? I have but one question: “Can one ascend to immortality?” 4.3kReads7.8Score35614d adds
- 35 Peerless Mad Immortal 绝世狂仙 In a world where the strong survive and the weak are eliminated, a young man cast out by his clan endures countless hardships, progressing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, then to the Golden Core realm, and finally forming a Nascent Soul. Follow the protagonist as he cuts through every obstacle and forges ahead on the path to immortality. 1.1kReads8.3Score10114d adds
- 36 A Mortal's Path to Greatness 凡人的通天之路 An unknown mortal finds a rare treasure and embarks on a thorny path of cultivation. The road to the heavens is never easy. It must be forged through endless conflict, step by step toward worlds without end. He has seen the splendors of the world, yet never forgotten who he was. 13.5kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 37 Only Cultivation Can Save Your Life 修仙才能救命 Mortal cultivation + one heroine + characters with their wits about them What would you do if you had only thirty days left to live? Wait quietly for death, or enjoy life while you can? Lin Nan is corrupted by a bronze mirror, enduring pain no one his age should have to bear. Seeking immortality is his only hope of survival, and he resolutely sets out on a path of no return. A bronze mirror changes the life of an ordinary man, while a long sword carves out a bright and open world. The young man 4kReads7.5Score42014d adds
- 38 The Mortal's Path to Immortality 凡人化仙传 [Invincible power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Ordinary man defying the heavens] [No System] [Passionate struggle for supremacy] Young Su Fan happens upon a mysterious spirit pearl. By a stroke of luck, he steps onto the path of cultivation and the search for immortality, despite being no more than an ordinary mortal. Demons and spirits have returned, suppressing humanity and slaughtering all living things. The human race is on the brink of ruin... In this vast world of upheaval, where evil 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Name Is Lu Qichen! 凡人修仙，我叫陆起尘！ Synopsis: This is a proper cultivation novel. Genres: [traditional cultivation + mortal’s journey + no System + no harem + treasure hunts and magical duels + ancient secret realms + fighting monsters and leveling up] Realms: [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Great Ascension, Tribulation Transcendence] 1.7kReads8.2Score10414d adds
- 40 A Mortal's Immortal Cultivation: The Long Road Ahead 凡人修仙，长路漫漫 (Mortal cultivation, no System, no harem) An ordinary village boy embarks on a long journey of cultivation, pursuing the Great Dao and immortality as he advances through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond... 81Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 41 A Mortal Ventures into the Immortal Realm 凡人闯仙界 Traditional cultivation, not a power fantasy, with smart characters, no female lead, and a journey from Qi Refining to Deification and then Mahayana I am Venerable Shen. Please don’t call me Shen the Runner. The modern-day mortal Shen Mu accidentally stumbles into the immortal realm. With no System, no golden finger, and no old-timer mentor, how does an average-talented man become the revered Venerable Shen? The story of a modern mortal cultivating immortality in the immortal realm. 31Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 42 A Mortal's Path to Immortality 凡人之修仙问道 [Mortal cultivation] + [No transmigration] + [No System] + [Decisive and ruthless]: A poor country boy obtains a Mystic Spirit Pearl, joins a martial sect, and embarks on an endless, treacherous, dog-eat-dog path of cultivation, full of schemes and hardships. The road to the Great Dao in the cultivation world stretches on without end, and the path to immortality is perilous. See how an ordinary country boy struggles to cultivate. Mortal Realm: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formatio 867Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 43 A Colorful Path to Immortality 多彩仙途 Qi Refining is only the beginning. Foundation Establishment is the path to immortality. Foundation Establishment forms a wondrous foundation platform where nine dragons become one, while the Five Elements Spiritual Root gathers into a mysterious, five-colored orb. A single Golden Core enters my belly, and all transformations of the Five Elements become spiritual power. 264Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 44 Cultivation: Starting with the Imperial Examination 修道：从考科举开始 Li Qingquan transmigrates to another world resembling ancient China and becomes a poor farmer’s son. Seeing more than a dozen family members crammed into one small courtyard, he decides something has to change. When he learns that this world has exalted cultivators, he is even more determined to make his move. Follow his journey as he leads his family to earn money and prosper, uses a simple golden finger to help his brothers pass the scholar examinations and take the Daoist exams, and eventuall 2.6kReads8.5Score18914d adds
- 45 Lone Cultivator 散修 No sect, no heroine, no backing, no faction, no System, no transmigration, no rebirth, and no invincibility. A top-grade single spiritual root, one male protagonist. See how Yin Yang Qiankun struggles to get by in the world of cultivation. 244Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Dugu Heavenly Venerable 独孤天尊 Dugu Feng, a peerless young prodigy of the Northern Qin Kingdom on the Ancient Wilderness Continent and the young sect master of the Beixuan Sect, is betrayed by a traitor within the sect. His dantian is crippled, he is beaten nearly to death, and he is thrown into a lake. Against all odds, he survives and awakens the treasured Black Profound Pearl. In a secret realm, he encounters an ancient ancestor who has lived for ten thousand years, and from then on his fortunes soar. His power grows rapid 28Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 47 The Immortal Path of Flame Taming 驭火仙途 [No System + No Transmigration + Golden Finger + Decisive and Ruthless + One Female Lead] Early cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deification. From the birth of a world onward, you will follow the protagonist’s growth through an omniscient perspective, viewing this vast, cruel, and beautiful world from multiple positions and angles. “What is the purpose of cultivating immortality? To find one’s mother? To seek eternal life? No, cultivati 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Stop Cultivating, You Have a Spirit-Extinguishing Root 别修仙了，你绝灵根 [Ordinary Protagonist] [Earth Teleportation] [Cultivation] [Comeback] [Worldbuilding] Before the Spirit-Testing Stone, I made a thousand-year-old crystal pillar glow in all five colors before it shattered. The whole place fell silent. The elder announced with a trembling voice, “A spiritless root... an outcast of Heaven!” The sect humiliated me, my fellow disciples bullied me, and I became the biggest laughingstock in the Cultivation world. But they had no idea The chaotic vortex spinning in my —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Dao Crumbles: A Carefree Wandering Immortal 道堙，闲散游离仙 Thirty thousand years have passed, and immortals are no more in this world. Time wields a mighty force, turning seas into mulberry fields. A carefree Daoist priest, lucky enough to escape the calamity that destroyed the Dao, has spent ten thousand years in seclusion. Now he wanders the mortal world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Immortal Longevity: Transmigrating to the Cultivation World with a Treasure-Gathering Basin 长生仙缘：带着聚宝盆穿越修仙界 [Cultivation]+ [Longevity]+ [Treasure-Gathering Basin]+ [Ascension] An ordinary young man from Blue Star accidentally transmigrated to a Cultivation world, bringing with him the supreme treasure known as the Treasure-Gathering Basin. As long as it has enough spiritual energy, this treasure can duplicate anything under heaven, from a tiny speck of dust to an immortal artifact. The synopsis can't do it justice. Read the story to find out. 16Reads6.0Score214d adds
