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- 1 Three Hundred Years of Immortal Cultivation: Seven Beautiful Disciples Bring a Nation to Ruin 修仙三百年：七个美女徒弟祸国殃民 Threatened by his first love’s family, Li Huangchao leaves his homeland. By chance, he receives the legacy of the Three Sovereigns of antiquity at Kunlun, then spends three hundred years cultivating. During that time, he casually takes in seven stunningly beautiful disciples, never expecting them to grow into women capable of bringing kingdoms to ruin. His seventh disciple, Ye Linglong, is sweet and adorable, with peerless medical skills. His sixth disciple, Qin Baobao, is a superstar whose sing 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Immortal Emperor Reborn: After the Broken Engagement, the Saintess Begs to Get Back Together 仙帝重生：退婚后，圣女哭求复合 [In my previous life, I fell protecting all living beings. In this life, you don't even deserve to kneel before me!] [On the first day after being reborn, I slapped the broken engagement letter across the Saintess's face!] Li Chengfeng, a prodigy of the Eastern Wasteland, is publicly jilted by the Saintess of the Qingyun Sect. But no one knows that the one awakened within him is Cangming Immortal Emperor, who once destroyed three thousand worlds with a single sword strike! The Saintess of the Qi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Villain: The System Arrived a Century Early, Breaking the Empress 反派：系统提前百年，女帝破防了 [Villain + invincible] After transmigrating into the role of a holy son of the Demonic Cult, Chu Huangyu assumes he'll have to follow the old path of a cannon-fodder villain. Who could have guessed that his System would awaken, and a whole century early? A hundred years from now, the Empress who will cleave the galaxy with a single sword and shake the universe is currently just a naive, inexperienced saintess of a noble clan. Her family even presents her to him as a gift, making her his personal 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Taking in Villain Disciples, I Became the Strongest Master 收徒反派，我成了最强师尊 [Laid-back daily life + lighthearted humor + System + taking disciples + sect + slow-paced] Enter at your own risk. Gu Yan transmigrates to a fantasy world, but the System's loading progress is painfully slow, and it still hasn't activated. With no other choice, Gu Yan keeps a low profile and cultivates steadily on his own. A hundred years later, just as Gu Yan reaches the Core Formation Realm, the System that has lain dormant for a century suddenly activates. [Ding! The Strongest Master System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Do Not Ascend 不要飞升 An old saying has been passed down through the cultivation world: Do not ascend. Ancient murals warn future generations: Do not ascend! Oracle-bone inscriptions carved on turtle shells and animal bones say: Do not ascend. When a new head of a cultivation family takes over, the first thing they must remember is: Do not ascend! “What? I’m just a food-delivery guy. What are you talking about, ascending or not?” 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Divine Comprehension: I Read My Way to Immortality 神级悟性，我靠读书成陆地神仙 Li Mubai transmigrates into a world overrun by demons and evil spirits, becoming a live-in son-in-law. From the start, he is cast out, but fortunately, he awakens a Divine Comprehension System. Li Mubai grows stronger by reading. “Ding! Host has studied Confucian classics attentively and comprehended the Righteous Qi of Heaven and Earth.” “Ding! Host has studied The Gallants’ Journey attentively and comprehended the Supreme Mystery Sword Manual.” Li Mubai reads his way to becoming an Ear 1.3kReads6.1Score10414d adds
- 7 The Real Villain: I’m Evil, But I Have Standards! 真反派：我坏的很有底线！ [True Villain] [Completely Original Plot] [Multiple Heroines] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Cruel and Merciless] [Sly and Vile] [Shameless and Brazen] Qin An’s memories awaken, and he discovers that he is actually an early-stage villain who has taken the protagonist’s younger sister for himself. The protagonist is about to descend from the mountain as the Dragon King! Just then, the little eunuch sweeping nearby mutters, "I’ve been reborn?!" Qin An kills him with a single punch: "Congratulations, Mas 47Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 8 Xuanhuan: The Down-and-Out Live-In Son-in-Law Marries a Reborn Empress 玄幻：落魄赘婿，我迎娶重生女帝 [Fantasy + Exhilarating Payback + Decisive and Ruthless + Unstoppable and Invincible + Live-in Son-in-Law + Empress Stunned] After transmigrating to the Great Yu Dynasty, Gu Chen became the heir to the Northern Strategy King. His status seemed lofty, but in truth he was a pawn controlled by Emperor Yu. From the start, Emperor Yu arranged his marriage, making him the live-in son-in-law of the Jiang family’s divine maiden! Gu Chen was furious and resentful, but could do nothing about it. Just then 130Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 9 In the Depths of Dongyuan: The Immortal Beneath the Earth 洞渊深处：地底仙 [Lovecraftian Cultivation] + [Eerie] + [Madness] + [Classic of Mountains and Seas] Immortals aren’t in the heavens. They’re underground! Ever since returning from exploring a cave, Chen Si has finally understood this truth! The immortals told him: “Use blood to power the formation, and offer sacrifices to all spirits.” He will follow their example, using human blood and flesh to forge his path to immortality! Is this truly an ascent through a grotesque transformation of flesh and blood, or merel 1.5kReads8.4Score22314d adds
- 10 EN Cultivating in the Lovecraftian Mythos: Am I the Strongest Cthulhu? 克系修仙，我是最强克苏鲁？ [Death Rewind + Eerie Immortals and Buddhas + Chinese-Style Cosmic Horror (Light)] [Madman] [No Female Lead] [The World Has Gone Mad] [Chinese-Style Cosmic Horror, Madman Cultivates Immortality] He transmigrates to a place where even the world has gone mad. He possesses the power to rewind time upon death. From then on, death is no longer the end, but... a toy he can play with. He travels between the future and the past, manipulating gods and monsters with ease. Bizarre horrors, sickly immortals 405Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 11 The Myriad Worlds in a Box 箱子里的诸天万界 (Creation + behind-the-scenes mastermind + ensemble cast + the Myriad Worlds) Lin Ming transmigrates and becomes a brand-new Creator. He obtains a bronze box, and under his control, one wondrous world after another begins to evolve inside it. From desolation to civilization, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, from low dimensions to higher ones, a single world evolves into the Myriad Worlds. Cyberpunk wizards, giant-beast technology, Lovecraftian cultivation, bizarre girls... One civilizatio 67Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 12 From the Start, the Fated Empress Broke Off Our Engagement, So I Snatched Her for Myself 开局天命女帝被退婚，我反手截胡 [Genius Protagonist] [Empress] [Broken Engagement] [Female-Wastrel Trope] [Pure Love] [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] [Great Emperor Potential] [Lighthearted Power Fantasy] Reborn as a baby, Ye Tianlan discovers that he has the template of an ancient Great Emperor. From the start, he has Heaven-Defying Comprehension, miraculous signs at birth, and peerless talent! Most importantly, he discovers that simply being near women boosts his cultivation speed, and the greater their talent, the stronger t 4.2kReads7.5Score33914d adds
- 13 I Just Got the Entry System, and My Adoptive Father Kicked Me Out 刚得词条系统，养父把我赶出家门 “Li Yuan! You have no heart for the Dao! I’m the family’s hope! It’s only right that you work to support my cultivation! I got sterilized so I could focus on cultivation twenty-four hours a day! I don’t sleep or eat, and I never miss a day of tutoring! What gives you the right to compare yourself to me?” Li Hei demanded. Li Yuan nodded. “Your cultivation level is lower than mine.” Veins bulged on Li Hei’s forehead. “I became an alchemy apprentice at just nineteen!” Li Yuan beckoned, and a young 1.4kReads9.0Score—14d adds
- 14 My Saint-Transforming Wife 我的化圣娘子 I transmigrated into the most terrifying place in Journey to the West: Lion Camel Ridge. I went crazy. Then the whole world went crazy. P.S. Lion Camel arc: Little Whirlwind became the king?! Chang'an arc: It's over, I'm surrounded by my aunties!! Journey West arc: refining the monkey, slaying the dragon, surpassing the pig, the Fourth Calamity, baiting the heavens... Creation arc: Nuwa, a snail? Pink arc: Hahahaha… P.P.S. After the Chang'an arc, the protagonist goes completely insane. Th 1kReads8.3Score10014d adds
- 15 The Great Demon Reborn 大魔苏生 (Cultivation with Lovecraftian horror) (No female lead) The sages have vanished, and all living beings have fallen! How can we cross this sea of suffering? Only slaughter leads to the shore! Mo Lu is steeped in demonic nature, possessed by all three poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion. He does no good deeds, preferring instead to kill and burn. Yet in this chaotic world of cultivation, he is like a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate, or a tiger returning to the mountains. Just see what path 4.3kReads8.9Score36414d adds
- 16 I Feed on Gods and Demons 我以神魔为食 Lin Hao is terminally ill, with no cure in sight. To avoid burdening the family members who are willing to give everything for him, he secretly takes part in the “God Eater” project. He goes in fully prepared to die, hoping only to earn five million yuan to support his parents in their old age. But to his utter astonishment, Lin Hao makes it through the God Eater project, where the death rate is as high as 99.9%. He becomes a man who devours gods and demons, standing at the top of the food chai 3.8kReads8.3Score35414d adds
- 17 My Immortal Venerable Is Clearly Super Powerful, Yet Only Wants to Lie Flat 我家仙尊明明超强却只想躺平 [Invincible lead + mastermind behind the scenes + unconventional twists + raising disciples] While others emerge from ten years of sign-in cultivation to rule the world, Chen Chang’an keeps to himself until he reaches the peak of the Sage Realm before daring to show his face. Who could have guessed that the moment he leaves his valley, he’d run into a Demon Venerable who had just broken free after a hundred thousand years? After the two strongest beings of the age fight so fiercely that heaven 11.7kReads7.3Score96014d adds
- 18 Raise Your Head Three Feet, and There’s an Evil God 举头三尺有邪神 [Eastern Fantasy + Lovecraftian Elements + Plot-Driven + Mystery + No Cliches + No System + No Brain-Dead Characters + Not a Power Fantasy] [Readers who may be bothered by this, proceed with caution] [The first five chapters are slow-burn setup. The story picks up afterward, and there's a detailed outline, so read with confidence!] After transmigrating, Zhou Mo finds himself in a small village that resembles one from ancient China. Gradually, strange and utterly inexplicable things begin happeni 912Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 19 Heaven-Slaying Blade 斩天刀 [High-octane action + ruthless killing + devour everything + invincible blade mastery] Awaken an Overlord Physique from the start, capable of devouring anything! With the Great Desolate Cauldron in hand, refine your enemies in an instant! The vast land becomes a furnace, even absorbing the heavenly tribulations! Absorb, absorb, absorb! Devour, devour, devour! Whoever wins is the one in the right! 24.9kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 20 My Left Eye Is from the Olden Days 我的左眼是旧日 [Lovecraftian horror + anomalous containment + supernatural powers + mystery + the uncanny] More than three hundred years ago, humanity received the "Pioneer Gilded Aluminum Plate" from a higher-dimensional world. Based on its pictographic writing, they provisionally translated its name as Shenhulu. At the same time, The entire world ascended to a higher dimension, and humanity evolved. Humans deciphered the arcane entities from higher dimensions recorded in Shenhulu. They also realized that the 49.4kReads8.7Score6.2k14d adds
- 21 The Ancestral Soul Descends: Starting with Summoning Li Yunlong 祖魂降临：从召唤李芸龙开始 Su Han transmigrated. He arrived in a world where people had to rely on their ancestors to awaken their powers. Then Su Han realized something. He seemed to have an awful lot of ancestors? "I've stood unyielding and upright my entire life, Li Yunlong. And you, brat, are living off a woman?" "I am Tang Yin. You can also call me Tang Bohu!" "My surname is Yue, my given name Fei, and my courtesy name Pengju." "Li Taibai of the Great Tang." "I am the First Emperor, Ying Zheng!" "I am the Heaven-Conn 7.1kReads9.2Score68914d adds
- 22 I Transmigrated, and Now I Have to Keep a Low Profile and Cling to a Powerful Patron! 穿越了不仅得苟，还得抱大腿！ [A Somewhat Dark Protagonist + A Very Talkative System + Multiple Heroines: Enter at Your Own Risk] After transmigrating, Mu Chenyi discovered that he was nothing more than an ordinary servant in the Prince Mu's household. Other transmigrators became young masters of powerful clans. Even the less fortunate ones still had some status. He had nothing at all, except for a chatty System. The System even gave him a dual-cultivation technique! What could he do? Keep his head down, but make it count. F 36.3kReads8.7Score2.7k14d adds
- 23 EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 38.2kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
- 24 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 15.5kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 25 Archaic God Venerable 太古神尊 Three thousand years ago, Ye Feng, Crown Prince of the Creation Divine Dynasty, was unable to cultivate because he was cursed. When foreign enemies invaded and the dynasty fell, he was powerless to resist and was killed in humiliation. Three thousand years later, the world has changed beyond recognition. His former enemies now stand high above the world like gods, while Crown Prince Ye Feng has unexpectedly revived. Awakening a divine bloodline and breaking the curse, he begins a path of frenzie 85.6kReads9.0Score30.7k14d adds
- 26 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Back to the Song Dynasty to Be a Tyrant 回到宋朝当暴君 In the halls of government, rotten wood holds office. Between the palace steps, beasts feast on their salaries. Men with hearts like wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the halls of power. Toadies and bootlickers fill the ranks of government, bringing the state to ruin and the people to misery! You dare demand to know whether the sword in my hand is sharp? 165.8kReads9.4Score19.2k14d adds
- 28 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 38.1kReads8.8Score3.4k14d adds
- 29 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.3kReads9.3Score5.6k14d adds
- 30 Beast Taming: From the Start, I Got a Monkey and a Cheat 御兽：开局一只猴，一个挂 [Beast Taming + Simplification + No Romance + Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment] Yi Tian transmigrates to a world of beast taming and obtains a Simplified Beast Taming System. Anything related to beast taming can be simplified. From the start, he forms a contract with a stone monkey that loves liquor! They say stone monkeys have no evolution path? Then I'll create one! Add a staff, some armor, and a cloud to ride on. Nice, that's got the right feel! When the assembled geniuses see the stone monkey s 87.9kReads9.1Score12.3k14d adds
- 31 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 16.6kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 32 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119.1kReads9.1Score14k14d adds
- 33 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
- 34 EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 88.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds
- 35 EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 1MReads9.3Score123.9k14d adds
- 36 EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 The print edition of The Voyage of the Dread Sea is now available on major platforms. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu Mythos] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a global seafaring survival game. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves and is almost impossible to spot. Like the Ironhead, with its massive ram and a charge that n 271.4kReads9.4Score27.8k14d adds
- 37 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 266.5kReads9.5Score22k14d adds
- 38 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds
- 39 EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7k14d adds
- 40 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
- 41 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds
- 42 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
- 43 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
