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- 1 I Returned to My Countryside Cottage for a Life of Secluded Cultivation 我回乡下小院过隐居修行的日子 After his parents pass away and he loses his job in a company layoff, Chen Xing returns to his little home in the countryside. Planning to live out his savings in seclusion among the mountains, he unexpectedly embarks on the path of cultivation. By the time Chen Xing comes down from the mountain again, the whole world has changed. Spiritual qi revival has begun, and cultivators are everywhere. Chen Xing just wants to keep his head down and cultivate, but who could have guessed that people would 210Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Cultivate Immortality in Qingling Mountain Village 我在青灵山村修仙 (Urban farming + urban cultivation + pocket dimension + ...) You framed me, but after I get out of prison, I gain a mysterious pocket dimension and enjoy a carefree life in the countryside. Once I have connections and influence, I'll make up for the harm I suffered and ensure you can't get away with your crimes. Just wait until you're crying and begging for mercy! Tang Ren is a remarkably young agricultural expert. After he develops a super strawberry, his jealous colleagues frame him. But in pr 2.5kReads7.9Score22014d adds
- 3 A Different Kind of Immortal 不一样的永生者 Stone: All you big shots from the real world, don’t miss out as you pass by! And if you do, no worries. This book is my home, and you’ll find all kinds of stories inside. It mainly features urban superpowers, an apocalyptic world, defending your homeland, alternate history, science fiction, and more. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Secluded Life in the Mountains: My Spirit-Possessed Items Can Level Up 隐居深山：我的附灵物品能升级 An unemployed college graduate returns to his ancestral home deep in the mountains and awakens an ancient secret art! Ordinary stones turn into everlasting warm jade, and well water becomes a miraculous healing elixir. While major financial groups frantically search for the “mysterious artisan,” Zhang Qing quietly tends to his three-room farmhouse. “Don’t look for me. I just want to quietly grow some crops and raise some chickens.” 320Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 5 The Taoist Priest Took Me Ghost Hunting 道士带我抓鬼啦 [Folk mysteries + Taoist ghost hunting + urban paranormal + supernatural tales] The headless little ghost at the amusement park The eerie singing in the morgue An elevator leading to a paranormal dimension... Are these bizarre events mere coincidence, or were they destined to happen? 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Cultivator Returns to Live in a Mountain Village 修真归来隐居山村 He accidentally stumbled into the world of cultivation and spent 5,000 years working hard to cultivate, becoming the mightiest Evil Venerable. Longing for his family, he tears through space to return to their side and enjoy a carefree life with them in a mountain village! 663Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 7 The Campus Belle Used My Superpower, So I Made Her Regret It 校花利用我有超能力，我让她后悔 Zhou Yan has powers like Superman, but only for three minutes. In this ordinary world, he has to learn to keep a low profile and hide who he is. Of course he's going to show off: saving the campus belle, rescuing a billionaire, and winning over a superstar. At this rate, how is he supposed to keep his identity secret? (Not a comic fanfic. Superpowers aren't flying around everywhere. He's not close with Homelander. The more you lick the ground, the deeper you'll be licked.) 53Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 8 I Transmigrated Back and Went to Live in Seclusion Behind the Mountain 穿越归来隐居后山 Fifteen years ago, he inexplicably transmigrated to the Great Li Dynasty and eventually reached the realm of an Earthly Immortal. After his final battle, he inexplicably transmigrated back. Tired of a life full of fighting and killing, he began living in seclusion in a mountain village. Little did he know that an accident during his transmigration years ago had left him with two adorable daughters. After a series of twists and turns, the family was reunited, and he thought they could finally liv 1kReads5.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Farming: My Leisurely Life in the Countryside 种田：我在农村的悠闲生活 [Livestreaming + Comedy + Pets + Everyday Life] After spending several years trying to make it in the city, Xiao Yunyu had ended up getting nowhere. Wouldn't it be better to go home and enjoy a quiet, carefree life? But he never expected that just a few days after returning home, he would unexpectedly inherit a cultivator's legacy. From then on, his extraordinary life in the countryside began. Note: This book has one female lead. 1.2kReads8.8Score10414d adds
- 10 The Dragon King's Farming Life 龙王的种田生活 [Farming life + modern cultivation + rapid rise + invincible village chief] After three years of farming, Li Ergou unexpectedly inherited a cultivation legacy. From then on, he defied fate and changed his life. After enduring cold stares and hitting obstacles at every turn, all he wanted was to quietly tend his three mu of farmland. Villagers: “No, you have to be our village chief.” Ancient cultivation power: “Young master, we’ve finally found you! Come lead us to greatness!” Li Ergou: “Um, I ju 3.1kReads8.4Score17514d adds
- 11 I Came Back from a Business Trip to Find My Wife with Another Man 出差归来，老婆跟了别的男人 I came home from a business trip to find my wife with another man 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Eternal Life Cultivation, Starting with the Sky-Piercing Cylinder 长生修仙，从通天圆筒开始 [Not invincible, no System, not brainless, not a wish-fulfillment story, no harem, no clichés, slow burn. Enter at your own risk!] Fang Yun unexpectedly obtains a cylinder, changing his precarious fate and bringing him into contact with martial and immortal cultivation, things beyond the reach of ordinary people. But he had only ever dreamed of becoming a small-time landowner. Now he is swept into a struggle within the imperial family and ventures into the Savage Plains, the Monster Beast Gorge, 1.3kReads7.7Score14414d adds
- 13 Cultivating Immortality in the City: I Inherited an Ancient True Immortal's Legacy 都市修仙，我得到了上古真仙传承 [Heavenly Emperor's inheritance + urban cultivation + comedy + one heroine + farming] After graduating from university, Yun Yang accidentally obtains a pocket-sized world of true spirits left behind by a True Immortal, where he receives the immortal's inheritance. There are all kinds of treasures and divine abilities, including the Immortal-Binding Rope, the Haotian Sword, the Haotian Mirror, and the Eight Trigrams Furnace. From then on, he farms while searching for the path to immortality. He d 2.6kReads7.4Score33114d adds
- 14 A Space Battle After the Tyrant’s Death 恶霸死后的星空大战 The Great Star Wars After the Bully's Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Living in Seclusion for Immortality: I Built a Hidden Clan in the Mountains 隐居长生：我在深山建立隐世家族 [Behind-the-scenes scheming + Longevity + Keeping a low profile + Self-interest + Family + Multiple women.] Jiang Heng transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world, only for the System to be killed by the Heavenly Dao from the start. With his golden finger gone, all he can do is proceed cautiously and keep a low profile as he grows stronger... 1.9kReads6.4Score10014d adds
- 16 The Girl Deceived by a Jerk Gets a New Lease on Life 被渣男欺骗的女孩重获新生 A girl deceived by a scumbag gets a fresh start. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 There Is Immortal Energy in the Countryside 乡村有仙气 The strongest Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Realm was besieged and killed, his soul and Dao destroyed. By a stroke of fortune, he brought a heaven-defying treasure with him and was reborn three hundred years in the past, just after graduating from university. Countless beautiful women flocked to him. One offered him a luxury car and a villa just to buy a single vegetable from him; another offered a fortune worth billions to persuade him to help her once. But Su Lin acted only according to fat 4kReads8.4Score36114d adds
- 18 Part-Time Celestial Master: The Nation Calls on Me to Hunt Evil Spirits 兼职天师，国家请我出山抓诡 "I had only just transmigrated, and before I could learn much of the Daoist arts, the old Taoist priest had already gone to heaven on a crane." "I'd barely learned the basics before they dragged me down the mountain to hunt ghosts for the state!" "And every ghost I catch turns out to be a female ghost. What's going on?" The mortal world is a mess of temptations, disrupting this poor Daoist's quiet cultivation! 1.7kReads—Score12414d adds
- 19 Everyone Came to Live in Seclusion, Yet You Actually Cultivate Immortality 大家来隐居，你竟然修仙 [Modern fantasy + lighthearted comedy + no female lead + face-slapping wish fulfillment + invincible protagonist] City dweller Liu Jin quits his job and retreats to Zhongnan Mountain, only to be brought back down to earth by harsh reality. By chance, he accidentally takes an immortal pill and becomes the only cultivator in the world. Using his immortal powers, he grows spiritual ginseng, brews immortal wine, and refines jade talismans. He just wants to cultivate in peace, but his displays of sup 2.7kReads8.9Score25514d adds
- 20 This Taoist Only Wants to Cultivate in Peace 贫道只想安静修仙 [One True Path] [End-Times Taoist Master + Dao Master] [No Female Lead] A Taoist priest in the Age of Declining Dharma obtains celestial seals from the Heavenly Palace. He becomes the last immortal official capable of performing spells and divine arts. Starting out as the impoverished master of a remote mountain temple, he administers talisman-infused water, saves the people, expounds the Dao, and commands ghosts and spirits. Step by step, he cultivates to immortality, reshapes the divine and im 491Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Tomb Raiding: From Mountain Hermit to Taoist Priest 盗墓：开局山出家成道士 Bai Tianyu transmigrates into a world that combines elements from several tomb-raiding stories, and discovers that he has arrived many years before the original timeline. After his family suffers a tragedy and falls into decline, Bai Tianyu faces a choice about his future and decides to take an unconventional path twenty years ahead of schedule: he heads into the mountains to become a Daoist priest and begins cultivating the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Bai Tianyu does not make this choice out —Reads—Score22914d adds
- 22 The Greatest Hermit Lives in the City, and His Temple Is Worth 300 Million 大隐隐于市，道观值三亿 [Slow-paced] [Contest Entry] [Traditional Martial Arts in the City] [Scientific Cultivation] “Miss! How many times do I have to tell you? I’m not a Taoist priest! I’m not a Taoist priest! I don’t catch ghosts, ward off evil, or read feng shui here!!!” At the entrance to an old Taoist temple that looked completely out of place among the towering buildings of the bustling city, Xu Xing let out a despairing growl. “Sure thing, Taoist Xu! Then tell my fortune!” … … Xu Xing, known by his Taoist name 1.6kReads7.2Score17614d adds
- 23 The Light You Strive to Become Will One Day Illuminate the Road Ahead 努力成就自己的光终会照亮前行路 The light you work hard to create will one day illuminate the road ahead. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 From the Start, I Lived in Seclusion for Ten Years 开局隐居十年 The martial world is all about human relationships and social graces. Just managing them is hard enough, let alone understanding them all. Or perhaps it’s better to say: You take your broad road, and I’ll take my narrow bridge. Some also say, “Picking apart every little thing leads to mistakes; taking a step back makes every path wider.” [No female lead. Starts as a wuxia story, and the System rarely appears.] 3.4kReads7.7Score11314d adds
- 25 The Apocalypse Arrives 末日来临 The apocalypse arrives 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Leisurely Days of Cultivation 悠闲的修仙时光 While out enjoying the spring countryside with his family, Ye Fei unexpectedly found a jade ring. Inside it was not only a cultivation manual, but also methods and spells for raising animals and growing plants. After that, Ye Fei decided to give up the bustle of city life and return to his hometown. He planted trees and flowers, raised chickens and walked dogs, caught fish and shrimp in the river, and searched the mountains for treasure, making a winner of himself. From then on, Ye Fei and his y 4.3kReads8.5Score30814d adds
- 27 Beijing: Hello, I've Been Here! 京城：你好，我来过！ I gained something in Beijing, and lost it there too! The high walls and red tiles could not offer me a place to rest, and the glittering nightlife left no moment of peaceful sleep. Some things feel so familiar, yet there's nothing we can do. We can see the beginning of a story and guess how it will end, yet still we have to live through it. Two people who promised to grow old together are kept apart for some inexplicable reason. After all the twists and turns, they will always realize that you 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Great Dao Awakens My Divine Insight 大道悟神之我的悟性超高 Fang Wen, a young man from a mountain village, gains the gift of the Divine Enlightenment Pearl after an accident. With his extraordinary understanding, he steps onto the path of cultivation and embarks on a whole new life. 32.1kReads7.8Score2.3k14d adds
- 29 The Yin-Yang Ghost Master 阴阳鬼师 The young Maoshan Celestial Master Zhao Ziyang ventures into the city. Half a bowl of clear water reveals the workings of heaven and earth; one spirit talisman commands ghosts and gods. He walks the Eight Trigrams steps of Maoshan and wields a divine sword to slay evil spirits. From the underworld’s ghostly canals and the six-eyed evil child to the great demon of Black Mountain and the thousand-year-old Blood Corpse King, he takes them all on along the way. There is a female lead. Pure supernatu 24.2kReads6.3Score2k14d adds
- 30 I'm Just a Taoist, Definitely Not a Spy 我就是个道士，绝对不是特务 The nation has fallen, families have been destroyed, and the ancestral traditions wiped out. A young Taoist priest descends from the mountains, seeking both survival and a way to help the world. A soul from a later age vows to do his small part to drive out the invaders. 5.1kReads8.5Score33614d adds
- 31 Uncle Nine: Wait, You're Trying to Outnumber a Maoshan Taoist? 九叔：不是，你跟茅山道士比人多 [Uncle Jiu, zombies, Maoshan Taoists, warlords, no female lead, calling for backup, group brawls, alternate setting] Maoshan's First Commandment: Good and evil stand opposed. Fight for life! Maoshan's Second Commandment: Whoever follows me is righteous; whoever opposes me is evil! Maoshan's Third Commandment: When there's trouble, call for backup! When there's trouble, call for backup! When there's trouble, call for backup! Standing guard is dull work for the Celestial Soldiers and Generals. Wha 107Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 32 There's Something Strange About This Taoist Temple 这个道观有点怪 [Traditional Fantasy + No System + Talented Protagonist] This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel. If it isn't to your taste, please move along. The cultivation realms are listed in the reviews. This Taoist temple is a little strange: the beautiful senior sister is handsome. The innocent junior sister is adorable, and the hot-tempered master has a weird name. So what about the senior brother? The senior brother is a slacker, always shirking work, pretending to be timid, and quick to run. He lazes in 1.4kReads7.8Score10314d adds
- 33 Doctor, You Can Save Lives and Kill Japanese Invaders Too 医生，不仅看病救命还可以杀鬼子 Huang Shangshu, a native of Jizhou in the land of Yan and Zhao, saw his family fall on hard times after his father lost their fortune. When disaster struck his hometown, he had no choice but to drift to the capital. By a stroke of luck, he acquired a house in the Siheyuan. Let's see how Huang Shangshu watches the courtyard's fortunes ebb and flow. 241Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 34 I, a Little Taoist Priest, Am Already Invincible 我，小道士，已经无敌天下了 A young Taoist in the Golden Core stage descends the mountain to gain experience. Broke and penniless, he arrives in the city and deliberately gets hit by a car driven by a beautiful police officer who is on duty. From then on, the two are bound together by an unbreakable bond. The young Taoist is determined to be a good citizen. He repeatedly helps the police solve cases, catches criminals, subdues female ghosts, cracks strange cases, and slays demons... Meanwhile, his extraordinary medical ski 7.4kReads8.8Score74214d adds
- 35 The City's Exorcist 都市驱魔先生 When shadows emerge beyond the reach of the city’s neon lights, young exorcist Jin Lei sets out on the path fate has laid for him. He inherits more than his family’s powers: he also inherits a tragic mystery spanning a hundred years. Why did his ancestor and fellow disciple turn evil? What earth-shattering scheme is the Xuanjing organization plotting from the shadows of history? From strange happenings on campus to bloody feuds in the countryside, from urban crime investigations to a battle ove 266Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Immortals of a Small Town 小镇神仙 [No harem, no System, no transmigration, no power fantasy, sensible characters, slice of life] The story begins in 2016. A high school student from a family in the funeral services business is a good student and handsome. By chance, he cultivates true qi from a family heirloom book, and a different life begins that summer. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Journey Through Uncle Jiu’s World 九叔世界畅游记 A soul from a later age suddenly finds itself in a zombie-film world plagued by warlords and crawling with demons and ghosts. Watch as he travels across mountains and rivers in this world and makes his way to the top of the world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Carefree Little Immortal Farmer 逍遥小仙农 A down-on-his-luck college student is fishing by the stream when he happens upon a token bearing the inheritance of the Azure Emperor. From then on, he leaps from obscurity to success and enjoys a wonderful life. With a little yellow dog at his side, he gathers herbs in the mountains, catches fish in the river, grows flowers and raises bees, hunts in the wilderness, tames rare birds and exotic beasts, helps the villagers prosper, and builds a secluded mountain village like a paradise. 248Reads9.0Score16314d adds
- 39 Wandering the Age of Myth: From the Start, I Became the Celestial Master's Disciple 游走神话时代，开局拜师道门天师 An ancient bell gave Chen Chuan the ability to enter the Mythic Era. He traveled back from the modern age. He once joined a celestial master to subdue a demon dragon, traveled to Spirit Mountain with Guanyin, and explored the netherworld with Ksitigarbha. He saw Bodhisattvas fulfill their vows, and witnessed Lord Laozi create the heavens. Then the myths of Blue Star were revived. Ghosts and monsters ran rampant, and the gods began to awaken. The order of the age was overturned, and people around 479.6kReads8.7Score75.2k14d adds
- 40 EN The Young Farmer Who Can Cultivate Immortality 会修仙的小农民 [Farming]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Urban Cultivation]+ [Everyday Life] On his way home, Su Ye is bound to an unknown pocket dimension that has flown in from beyond the heavens. Inside, he finds not only a legacy of cultivation techniques, but also incredibly rich spiritual energy and a spirit spring! Best of all, time flows faster inside than in the outside world. The medicinal herbs and fruit trees Su Ye transplants into the dimension are transformed by the spiritual energy… 15.9kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 41 Virtue Dao Lord: Beginning in the Republican Era 功德道君：从民国世界开始 [Eastern cultivation fantasy + Xuanhuan + Traditional cultivation + Myriad Worlds + Tomb Raiding + Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + The Solar Immortal + Jade Dynasty + Lotus Lantern + System + No Heroine] Chen Ziping transmigrates to the Republic of China era and activates the Merit Exchange System. He slays wolf demons, destroys corpse kings, punishes the wicked, and helps the world and its people. He progresses from nurturing the body to nurturing his primordial essence, and from a ritual 1.9kReads6.8Score10014d adds
- 42 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Mine: Unrivaled in the Universe 别人修仙，我挖矿，无敌寰宇 Mo Chuan, a bona fide miner of the modern age. An accident struck underground, and he immediately lost consciousness. When he woke again, he found himself lying in a bed. Stranger still, he was clutching the pickaxe he'd used for mining. “My lord, my lord, the young master is awake!” Just then, Mo Chuan felt an excruciating headache as a flood of memories surged into his mind. His head was throbbing, but he quickly realized that not only was he safe and sound, he had also transmigrated. This was —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Maoshan Daoist: Quest for the Tripod Across the Nine Provinces 茅山道士，九州寻鼎记 It is only natural for Maoshan to have Daoist priests, and it is easy enough to accept that ghosts and monsters exist in the world. But a Dragon Palace in Weishan Lake? Does that surprise you? Chen Gangdan, whose ancestors belonged to the imperial family, was blessed in misfortune as a child when he was taught Maoshan magic. But he unexpectedly discovered that his bloodline was deeply afflicted by a curse. The same curse had also befallen two other people. What secret do they share? How can the 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A True Adept in the Age of Declining Dharma 末法真人 From ancient times to the present, across all directions! How hard it is to go from mortal to immortal and attain the Dao! The road ahead is long and far. I shall seek high and low! Across the universe lie the ways of cultivation and the deep bonds of human life. The path of cultivation is so long! Do not dwell on the past or think of the future. Live only in the present! The result of cultivation matters greatly, but the scenery along the way is even more beautiful! 31Reads—Score714d adds
- 45 Cultivation Made Me Stupid 修仙修傻了 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! 232Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Oh No, My Compassion Is Overflowing Again 完了，老夫心又开始泛滥了 “I’m an old man who’s about to die. Why are you chasing me?” “Stop pretending. I know you’re the Immortal Dao Venerable Emperor.” “I’m cursed to be alone. Anyone who gets close to me will die.” “As long as I can be with you, I’m not afraid. Boo-hoo…” “Hey, don’t cry. This old man’s heart… Fine, I’ll marry you, all right?” “Hehe, old man, you’re hard-hearted about everything except women.” And then… she died… “Damn it, you old heavens, are you messing with me? I don’t believe it. I’m going to def 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 When a Taoist Meets a Top-Tier Star Goddess 当道士遇见顶流女神 The collective consensus of a group can form a force field. The dimension-fusion journey of Baoyang, a temple-guarding Daoist who discovers a loophole in the world, and the star Yang Mi. One female lead, no formulaic tropes, and airtight logic. 1.9kReads—Score10114d adds
- 48 Pure and Tranquil Immortal 清净仙 [Cultivation + Invincible Protagonist + No Female Lead + No System + Slow-Burn + Traditional Xianxia] Lin Qingjing transmigrates into the body of a young Daoist who is on the verge of death. His master, the only person he has to rely on, dies without a body left behind while trying to save him. Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao takes pity on them and preserves a wisp of his master's soul, allowing him to become a ghost. After waking, Lin Qingjing uses the Nine Breaths technique he obtains from a mys 1.3kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 49 Hong Kong Crossover: Uncle Nine? I Am Shi Jian, Overwhelming the Nine Heavens 港综：九叔？吾乃石坚，威压九天 Hong Kong cinema + Shi Jian + Uncle Jiu + invincible + System + suppressing the Myriad Worlds “In this age of declining magic, demons run rampant, the righteous path is in decline, and cultivators are vanishing?” “I, Shi Jian, am the law! I, Shi Jian, am the Dao!” “Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, True Lord of the Five Thunders, reveal yourself!” “Eastern Azure Wood transforms into thunder essence, the might of Trembling Wood shatters evil and darkness.” “Southern Crimson Fire, thunderlight sh 62.1kReads7.7Score5.3k14d adds
- 50 Maoshan Disciple 茅山弟子 Maoshan has divine arts to exterminate evil, gathering ill omens from both the yin and yang worlds. Where is the Seven-Star Dragon Spring now? Ye Shaoyang, the hero of those days, is nowhere to be seen! 1.8kReads8.2Score24414d adds
