Novels like Seeking Immortality Through the Five Elements
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- 1 I Have a Cauldron That Can Refine Eternal Life 我有一鼎，可炼长生 [An ordinary man’s comeback]+ [Ruthless and decisive]+ [Traditional cultivation] Yuan Chu, an ordinary mortal, unexpectedly merges with an immortal herb and awakens the supreme treasure, the Primordial Cauldron. Put a medicinal pill into the cauldron, and it instantly becomes a top-grade spirit pill! Put a cultivation technique into the cauldron, and it can be transformed into another technique of the same rank! Materials and damaged magical treasures can all be reforged! In this cultivation wor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Victorious Fighting Buddha’s Journey to Another World 斗战胜佛异界行 The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was set up by the Buddha Tathagata and fled to the otherworldly Hongmiao Continent. He hid within the sea of consciousness of the male lead, Ye Xiang, and helped him master the Great Art of Celestial Immortality. Together, they gather the Ten Primordial Divine Artifacts and rule the Hongmiao Continent. The male lead travels through time and space, joining the Great Sage Equal to Heaven in an assault on Spirit Mountain... and exposing the conflict between Buddhism a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Wielding a Sword to Attain the Dao 仗剑得道 After enduring countless hardships and experiencing every kind of joy and sorrow, he finally becomes a martial arts grandmaster, only to discover that everything has just begun... The minor, intermediate, and major realms stretch across a vast universe filled with countless worlds... Cultivators seek immortality, demonic cultivators embrace their demonic nature, ghost cultivators roam the netherworld, and monsters cultivate until they take human form... The Great Dao is as dense as a forest, wit 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Stealing Spiritual Energy a Hundred Billion Times: I Picked Up a Medicine Spirit Saintess from the Start 偷灵百亿次：开局捡到药灵圣女 Synopsis: Mine slave Lin Yu, with a public humiliation progress bar over his head from the start! After transmigrating into the body of the lowest-ranking mine slave in the Lingxiao Sect, Lin Yu awakens the Spirit-Stealing System in a pitch-black mine: A publicly displayed [Spirit-Stealing Progress: 0/10 Billion] hangs over his head! Humiliation? No! This is his road to the heavens! He can steal anything! Spiritual energy, talent, skills… even “recharge” a Saintess! Steal spiritual energy from 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Mortal, Immortal Realm Positioning System 凡人，仙界定位系统 [Farming] [Slow Burn] [No Harem] Can't an ordinary person cultivate immortality without a little green bottle? Can't an ordinary person cultivate immortality without a growth-accelerating liquid? Chen Feng refuses to believe it. Spirit herbs? I don't have time to grow them faster. I just pick them up. Magic treasures? I don't have time to trade medicine for them. I just take them. From the start, armed with nothing but a hatchet, Chen Feng vows to make his title, Chen the Skinflint, resound thro —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Origins in the Far West 凡人修仙：缘起极西之地 [Fantasy Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Mortal's journey] [No System] [No golden finger] [The villain is intelligent] It all begins in the Far West. When a man wielding seventy-two long, blue-gray swords seeks to refine this part of the mortal realm, how will Cheng Buhuo respond? “Why does everyone say I remind them of him? I'm just myself: Cheng Buhuo.” How can an ordinary cultivator born in the Far West survive in this deceitful world of cultivation? After enduring countless hardships, he proves the Dao 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Li Feiyu 凡人修仙传：厉飞雨 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Li Feiyu 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wen Tianren 凡人修仙传：温天仁 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wen Tianren 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Legends of the Ancient Immortals 古仙传奇 Zhao Gu, a Miao boy born deep in the mountains, came from a poor family, and his parents separated when he was young. Through diligence, hard work, and arduous cultivation, he overcame one hardship after another, changed his fate, and built his own career. In the end, he cultivated from a mortal into an immortal, then slew gods and immortals alike. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 After a Hundred Years Guarding the Tomb, I Emerge as an Immortal 守墓百年，出世即神仙 Broke and down on his luck, I take a job at the West Suburbs Cemetery. I plan to lie flat and tend the graves, but then I awaken the [Tomb of Reincarnation] System. While my classmates gloat over awakening E-rank abilities, I get a hundred-year-old boxing master through sign-in and gain a century of internal cultivation. While nations fight over treasures, I sweep the grave of a top hacker and obtain the backdoor key to a ruin. I planned to lay low until the end of time, but fate keeps entanglin 278Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 11 In the End of Dharma Age, I Transmigrated to the Golden Age of Cultivation 未法时代，我穿越到了鼎盛修仙界 [Not a power fantasy + No System + Decisive and ruthless + No harem + Vast world + Sound values + Tragic twists + Slow burn] In an age when Earth's spiritual energy has dwindled, he loses his job after a rough time at work. By a stroke of luck, he transmigrates to a flourishing cultivation world. Only after enduring countless hardships does he discover that it was all part of a long-planned conspiracy. A young man from an ordinary village steps into the vast world of cultivation. After experienc 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Xuan Gu 凡人修仙传：玄骨 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Xuan Gu 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Doctor Mo 凡人修仙传：墨大夫 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Doctor Mo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Zi Ling 凡人修仙传：紫灵 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Zi Ling 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Nangong Wan 凡人修仙传：南宫婉 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Nangong Wan 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Calamity of Reincarnation: Guixu 轮回之劫【归墟】 [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [Spatial farming] [Spirit beast raising] “You must break free of the shackles of reincarnation, or you will be trapped in the cycle forever.” “Remember, you will lose some of your memories with each cycle, but your goal will remain the same: break free of the shackles of reincarnation.” The voice from beyond the Nine Hells spoke again. “You think breaking free of the shackles of reincarnation will really change everything? How naive.” My heart trembled. “Who... a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Xiang Zhili 凡人修仙传：向之礼 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Xiang Zhili 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality Fan Fiction 凡人修仙同人 A Fanfic of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Infinite: Beginning with A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 无限：从凡人修仙传开始 Ding! System binding successful. Checking Host's physical fitness. In addition to one beginner-protection transmigrate experience, the Host will be granted an extra opportunity to change their physical fitness. Please choose carefully. System, what is this beginner-protection transmigrate thing? Also, can I uninstall you??? 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Five Senses Warn Me, Making Me the Craftiest of Them All 凡人修仙：五感示警我为最阴老六 Mortal-style cultivation + devious, cautious protagonist + last-second reversals + play the pig to eat the tiger Lin Muhan transmigrates into the cultivation world with a useless golden finger that can only warn him of dangers within the next five minutes. His heart pounds like a drum, and his hair stands on end. It’s a warning that death is closing in, but also a chance at unimaginable fortune. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Date with the Old Demon 凡人修仙我和老魔有个约会 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 192Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Venerable Xuan Gu 凡人修仙之玄骨上人 The night his family was slaughtered, his dream of immortality shattered. When the once-innocent boy Xiao Cha crawled out of a mountain of corpses and sea of blood, he no longer sought the illusory promise of eternal life. A fragmentary demonic cultivation manual he found by chance became the only path he could follow. Devouring souls and refining bones, he lived by the law of the cruelest jungle: blood for blood, tooth for tooth. Everyone knows the fearsome name of Venerable Xuan Gu, but no one —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Transmigrated into the Cultivation Tale 穿越了修仙传 Wang Lin transmigrates into The Immortal Cultivation Saga and challenges Han Li to a duel, fighting until heaven and earth grow dim as they advance from Qi Refining to the Great Ascension Realm. The real world and the world of cultivation become linked through a special item. The bronze jade pendant Wang Lin carries serves as a means of transmigration, hinting at a secret connection between his bloodline and the cultivation world. Spiritual energy from the other world gradually transforms Wang L 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Map of Mortals and Immortals 凡仙之图 [Mortal's journey] + [Has a heroine] + [No System] + [Cautious yet ruthless and decisive] + [Tight, consistent logic] + [Fast-paced plot, no padding] Chu Wen's parents hoped he would pass the civil service exams and earn official honors. But after he happens to find a map, a twist of fate sends him down the path of immortal cultivation. Alchemy, formations, artifact crafting, magical treasures, cultivation: see how a mortal gradually cultivates into a true immortal. The protagonist isn't a saint 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Transmigrating to Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms 穿越三国蜀汉 Transmigrating into the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Psychic's Fleeting Springtime 精神念师的春光乍泄 The Sudden Bloom of a Psychic 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Meow, A Companion for the Soul 喵，心灵的陪伴 Meow, a Companion for the Soul —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World: From Blackstone Mine to the Azure Cloud Summit 凡尘问道：从黑石矿到青云巅 [Mortal's Journey] [Ley Line Talent] [No Saintly Hero] [Decisive and Ruthless] In the lightless depths of a blackstone mine, fifteen-year-old Lin Ye struggles like an ant. He watches his companions get consumed by the mysterious Stone Plague, while the shadow of death clings to him like a curse. During a mining accident, he unexpectedly touches a strange black stone, which eases the plague toxin in his body. Cultivation becomes his only hope of survival. Fate is cruel. The only person who has 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Mystic Flame, Shimmering Light 玄火流光 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality fanfic, Xuan Gu pairing Mysterious amnesiac girl x aloof genius ghost cultivator The infamous demonic path's founding ancestor, Venerable Xuan Gu Xiao Cha, somehow fell into the same trap twice and was reduced to a wisp of a remnant soul, drifting amid the ruins of Void Sky Hall. Just as revenge seemed impossible, an amnesiac girl suddenly fell from the sky. Her soulfire could actually nourish his soul. He was quite happy to use her and then refine 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 I Transmigrated Into A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, but My Golden Finger Is a Little Off 魂穿凡人，我的金手指有点不对劲 Han Yue, the son of a poor farming family in Qingshan Village, thought he would spend his whole life working the fields and grow old in the village. But an unexpected stroke of fortune changed everything: he awakened memories of a past life and gained the help of a mysterious female cultivator's avatar! The woman is breathtakingly beautiful and has reached the peak of Core Formation, giving her a lofty status in the cultivation world. Though Han Yue is merely mortal, the two can communicate tel 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Transmigrating to Yellow Maple Valley 凡人修仙之穿越黄枫谷 Ye Tian had been coasting through life on Blue Star, but life is full of unexpected twists and turns. Somehow, while watching a solar eclipse, he was pulled into an illusion. When he came to, he had mysteriously appeared in the world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. To survive, he steadily developed his strength and accumulated power. And to endure in the cultivation world, he had no choice but to play the pig to eat the tiger. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Changing the World, One Sect at a Time 凡人从建设宗门开始改变世界 [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality fan fiction] A cozy tale about building up a community, with no killing for treasure or thrilling adventures. It barely touches on the original plot and doesn't follow it, so you can read it as a new novel. The heroine has a powerful golden finger, but there's no need for her to be a strong female lead. There is a male lead. I'm mainly too lazy to construct a whole background, but I like the setting of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality a 431Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Am Li Feiyu 凡人修仙：我是厉飞羽 From the Seven Mysteries Sect to the world of immortal cultivation, from a mortal body to the Great Dao of Eternal Life. In this life, he will shatter fate and rise to the very peak!!!!!!!! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Love and Youth 爱情，青春 After the female lead turns down a blind date, she runs into a high school classmate on the subway. Together with her best friend, she gets caught up in a battle against Tencent over game copyright infringement. What kind of lives will these four young people lead… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Mortal's Dao Gourd 凡人道葫 Lin Xuan is lucky enough to obtain a Heavenly Dao Gourd, granting him peerless, heaven-defying powers. Inside the gourd is a plot of land where he can grow spirit herbs: plant them on the first day, see them sprout on the second, and harvest them on the third. He searches the mortal realm for immortal arts and embarks on the path of cultivation, with an endless supply of immortal herbs to enjoy as he comfortably lays the foundation for the Great Dao. 722Reads6.8Score110Shelves
- 37 The Dao-Less Celestial Venerable of the Mortal Realm 凡修之无道天尊 Gu Yi, a player of the Cultivation Immortal mobile game, unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and arrived on the perilous Tiannan Continent. It was a world full of sneaky schemers, where one careless mistake could leave you thoroughly outmaneuvered. Fortunately, the mobile game System had come with him to this world. Relying on the System, Gu Yi struggled through one challenge after another, turned danger into safety, and finally embarked on the path of immortal cultivation. 246Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 38 Where Lies the Great Dao? 大道何方 After saving a little girl who had fallen into the sea, Lin Mu’s soul underwent a strange encounter and transmigrated to the Tianxuan Continent. Gravely wounded, he was rescued by Chen Ying’er of the Chen family, a cultivation clan. The Chen family’s ancestor divined that the clan would face annihilation in the future, and that Chen Ying’er would bring them someone who could avert that calamity. Lin Mu might be the one who would save the Chen family from ruin. The ancestor taught him the path of 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Double Gate: Immortal Lord of the Other Shore 重门：彼岸仙主 [Neither wholly righteous nor wholly evil + No System + Traditional slow-burn + No transmigration + Characters stay smart + Decisive and ruthless] The moment Zhou Han's assassination attempt failed and he fell into Fallen Immortal Valley, he lost all hope. Yet the small golden stone his parents had left behind gave him a chance to be reborn. Afterward, Zhou Han obtained a rusty alms bowl, practiced cultivation techniques, outwitted Daoist Ba Sun, braved Misty Secret Valley, joined a sect, fought —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 A Mortal's Record of Cultivating Immortality in Another World 凡人异界修仙录 Reborn in another world as a sacrifice to the Mountain God, Xu Fan is about to become food for this eerie being when he unexpectedly obtains a heaven-defying spatial treasure. With time flowing ten times faster inside, he begins growing spirit herbs. A cultivator guesses that Xu Fan possesses a priceless treasure, but Xu Fan kills him and obtains the basics of Qi Refining, setting him on the path of cultivation. Using his modern chemistry knowledge, he develops grafting techniques and pesticides 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Slay the Immortals and Steal Their Spiritual Energy 诛仙窃灵 [Mortal Cultivation: It Begins When He Finds the Dao Academy’s Senior Sister] His soul has been abducted. Was it an accident, or was it destined? The story begins when Chen Fusu finds the Dao Academy’s senior sister! The soul of a modern office worker nearing thirty is forcibly dragged into a cultivation world, where he is reborn with his memories intact as the mortal son of a hunter. After enduring trials and tribulations, he strives to gain two hundred years of life, hoping only to follow the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Conqueror's Monastic Journey 征服者修道记 [Mortal Adventure] An overlooked boy, a rising star of his clan, a war hero, a princess's husband, a live-in son-in-law? No! He sails across the seas to cultivate immortality. A mortal stumbles into the world of immortals, but my fate is mine to decide. Three years in the east of the river, three years in the west: never look down on a poor young man. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Scheming for Heaven, Calculating the Fates 子谋天算 Book recommendation (Mentally ill? Idiot! Call me Officer!) I’m Han Li’s best buddy! A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I’ve calculated all that exists in the world and witnessed the vicissitudes of all things. My life: I evaded Heaven’s will and avoided karma. Countless shackles held back my true self. I followed Heaven’s will and accepted karma. Only today did I realize that I am myself. Across mountains and rivers, dragons ride the wind and cross the moon, watching the immortal se 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Ancient Scripture of Longevity: Battling for the Immortal Path 长生古经：仙路争渡 (No harem, no clichés, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish fulfillment.) Cultivation isn't just about fighting and killing. There are worldly ties that can never be severed, Daoist fruits that can never be fully understood, cycles of reincarnation that cannot be escaped, and karma that comes full circle. How can one see through the maze and find one's true self? Become an immortal! Become an immortal! Follow Liu Yun as he grows from a lowly Qi Refiner into 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Seeking the Dao of the Profound Heavens 凡人修仙传：玄天问道 Title: A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Questions of the Mysterious Heavens Genre: Classical xianxia · Passionate growth · Defying fate Core synopsis Han Tieshan, a village boy, steps into the perilous and unpredictable world of cultivation to save his gravely ill grandfather. A mysterious bronze ring and a fragmentary cultivation manual lead him from humble herb gatherer to a cultivator who defies the heavens. Yet as his cultivation grows, he gradually discovers that His bloodlin 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: I Prove the Immortal Dao with My Five-Element Spiritual Roots 凡人修仙，我以五行灵根证仙道 Li Yue transmigrates to the cultivation world, accompanied by a Five Elements Disc. But he starts out with a Five Elements spiritual root, commonly known as a mixed spiritual root. In his Qi Refining clan, everyone tells him to give up on cultivation. Li Yue decisively leaves the clan and ventures through the cultivation world as an independent cultivator. The path of cultivation is arduous, but fortunately, the Five Elements Disc provides him with cultivation techniques. By collecting Five Elem 28Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 47 The Evil Cultivator Continent: Sha Fan 邪修大陆煞凡 [Defy fate + turn the tables + feng shui + transmigrate] Sha Fan watched helplessly as one loved one after another died in his original world. Rumors spread until everyone was convinced that Sha Fan was a bringer of bad luck. To escape his fate, he became a yin-yang master in this world. A year later, while saving someone important to him, he transmigrates to a continent of demonic cultivators! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Mortal's Cultivation: The Reborn Li Feiyu 凡人修仙重生历飞雨 The Reborn Li Feiyu Cultivates to Immortality 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Dao Ancestor Descends to the Mortal Realm: Rekindling an Old Flame 道祖下凡之再续前缘 This book tells the story of Han Li, a Dao Ancestor suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. With cracks appearing in his Dao Heart, he reincarnates and cultivates anew, seeking to settle the karma of his past life and restore his Dao Heart! He saves Zhang Tie, cures Li Feiyu, marries Mo Caihuan, returns home to see his younger sister married, and cares for his parents until the end of their lives...! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Cultivating Through Sacrifice 凡人：祭道修仙 I’m a fan of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality and have read lots of novels like it. Most of them either went on indefinite hiatus or changed beyond recognition. I wanted to write my own story set in that world. I’m a beginner, so I hope you readers will go easy on me. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
