Novels like Cultivation Is Forbidden After the Founding of the Nation
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- 101 Tale of the Dark Night 冥夜传 [Everyman’s cultivation + no System + no transmigration + no mindless protagonist + slow pace + no female lead] Vast and chaotic, dim and indistinct, seeming real and yet unreal. With the mission of promoting Chinese history, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and other religious cultures, the author has taken great care to base the characters, details of objects, and depictions of scenic sites in this book on real places and historical evidence. With a rigorous approach and vivid prose, the story 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Stars and Seas on the Deck 甲板上的星辰大海 Stars and Seas on the Deck —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Reborn to Cultivate the Dao in This Life 重生之道修今生 He's a capitalist, yet he loves taking his adorable pets across countless mountains in search of rare herbs and treasures! He's also a Daoist who controls an entire industry and commands boundless wealth! After dreaming through an entire lifetime, Song Chenyang wakes up determined not only to become a business tycoon, but also to pursue his original dream: exploring dangerous places, gathering immortal herbs, and refining immortal medicine. What secrets lie within the mysterious, towering Kunlun 15.9kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 104 Soul's Return to the Blue Waves: From Obscurity to Lord of the Deep 魂归碧波：从微末到深海霸主 Soul Returned to the Azure Waves: From Humble Beginnings to Ruler of the Deep 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Yin-Yang Wicked Son-in-Law 阴阳恶婿 At the end of the Ming dynasty, four families discover a terrifying dragon's lair, a feng shui site said to lead to heaven. They divide it into four parts, named Power, Wisdom, Wealth, and Beauty. Those buried within it can ensure their descendants enjoy power, wisdom, wealth, and beauty forever. But the lair defies the natural order. Even its good fortune carries danger, and it invites Heaven's punishment. To preserve their destiny, the families must find a scapegoat to take the blow in their p 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 106 From the Start, I Was the Female Emperor's Furnace Cauldron 开局穿成，女帝的炉鼎 From the Start, I Was Transformed into the Female Emperor’s Cultivation Furnace 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Dutch Pine on the Balcony 阳台那株荷兰铁 The Dracaena on the Balcony 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Maoshan Celestial Master's Art 茅山天师诀 [Maoshan Taoist arts] [Urban ghost-hunting] [Folklore and strange tales] [Chinese cosmic horror] Lu Xiaoyang, an heir to the Maoshan tradition, drank blood instead of milk for his first taste of anything after birth. After enduring three calamities and nine tribulations, he was personally appointed “Judge of the Living” by King Yama. To avoid becoming the son-in-law of the Great Emperor of Mount Tai, Lu Xiaoyang heads to the city to find the woman he was betrothed to as a child, only to be dumpe 16.1kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 109 The Kalanchoe on the Balcony 阳台那盆长寿花 The Kalanchoe on the Balcony 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Struggles of a Taoist Priest 一个道士的奋斗 [Rookie climbs the ranks + No System + Not a power fantasy + Slow burn] Fan Shengman graduated from Longhu Mountain Taoist Academy with a four-year bachelor's degree. Legend has it that once a Taoist priest receives a celestial register, his name is entered into Heaven's official records and he is appointed an immortal official. By upholding justice, slaying demons, and building merit in the mortal world, he can keep rising through the ranks, eventually earning a place among the immortals. As a 1.8kReads8.9Score13614d adds
- 111 A Peaceful Mountain Village 悠然山村 Life is about more than just getting by in the here and now. There are also... a daughter and fields. After leaving the bustling city and returning to his hometown, he unexpectedly acquires a mountain god’s realm. He plants crops and vegetables, picks fruit in the fields, climbs trees to raid bird nests. It’s all easy and relaxing. He raises chickens and walks the dog, goes into the mountains to look for herbs, and catches shrimp and crabs in the river. There’s no shortage of fun in the wild. Da 4.8kReads8.8Score37814d adds
- 112 Sixth Day of the New Year: Send Off Poverty, Start a New Journey 大年初六：送穷神，启新程 The Sixth Day of the New Year: Send off the God of Poverty and set out on a new journey 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Cultivate Immortality in Silence 重生后，我选择默默修仙 [Everyday cultivation] [Lighthearted comedy] [Students] [The one and only immortal] [Daily life] When he opens his eyes again, he's back in the classroom. Xu Qingfeng, a mighty Soul Formation cultivator reborn from the cultivation world, decides that this time he'll take life one day at a time and cultivate to immortality at his own pace. 32.2kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 114 I Grind Experience Across the Myriad Heavens! 我在诸天刷阅历！ [Myriad Worlds] [Gain points by accumulating experience!] [Transmigration] [Lu Quan] [Techniques: Five Animal Frolics (Mastered)...] [Secondary Skills: Archery (Mastered)...] [Inner Landscape: Jade Purity (0%) Outer Landscape: Gate of Time and Space] [Experience: 77] Lu Quan transmigrates to the late Qing and early Republican era, becomes a disciple of Liu Ruyi of the hidden Maoshan lineage, and cultivates the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Starting world: Uncle Jiu's world! Planned worlds after 8.7kReads8.5Score37014d adds
- 115 A Courtyard Full of Vegetable Fragrance 蔬香满院 A Courtyard Full of Vegetable Fragrance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 A Martial Worlder with a Few Taoist Tricks 人在武侠，会点道法 (This is an irreverent wuxia novel, so please bear with me.) After finally landing a secure job as a Taoist library clerk, he transmigrates into the only Taoist priest at Peach Blossom Temple on Peach Blossom Mountain in Linbin Town. He assumes the world is full of immortal powerhouses, with sages and demon gods as common as dogs. Zhang Zhengdao, who has mastered the Golden Core Great Dao, only wants to keep his head down and stay safe, performing blessing rituals, funerals, and ceremonies for t 12.1kReads7.9Score92214d adds
- 117 The Number One Immortal in the City 都市之第一仙 This completed novel is ready for you to enjoy! Qin Fan is a cultivator at the early Nascent Soul stage. To seek an opportunity to transform into a Deity, he decides to become mortal first and then ascend. He travels to Earth and turns into an ordinary person, then unexpectedly signs a contract with a woman named Lin Qingyan to be her fake boyfriend, setting his legendary life in motion. 10.4kReads8.4Score87114d adds
- 118 Fishing and Crabbing: I Take the Girls Deep-Sea Fishing for Giant Catches 赶海捕鱼，我带妹纸钓巨物 (No System, no rebirth, multiple heroines, a happy life for an avid angler) Yan Chujiu went to a married woman's home to fix a water pipe. After she accidentally bit him, his body underwent a startling transformation. He gained eyes that could see through water, the breathing technique of a turtle, and strength like an ox... From then on, he hauled in huge catches while fishing, filled bucket after bucket gathering seafood, and packed his holds full when fishing at sea. Yan Chujiu: You're ge 22.1kReads8.7Score1.6k14d adds
- 119 Twenty Years of Taoist Cultivation: I’m Invincible the Moment I Leave the Mountain 道观修行二十年：下山直接无敌 He was the last Taoist priest at Little Immortal Temple, skilled in divination, feng shui, martial arts, and medicine. But after one look at a woman in the crowd, fate decreed that he must descend the mountain and settle an old karmic bond with her. 12.4kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 120 Laid-Back Days in Miststone Forest 雾石森林的悠哉日常 [Healing]+ [A life like Stardew Valley]+ [Slow-paced] [No cheap tricks, no melodrama. This book is for everyone who hasn't yet had the chance to truly live.] Important note: No CP, no CP! I wasn't going to spoil anything, but then I noticed Tomato had tagged this as “Ancient Romance” and “Fantasy Romance,” which left me baffled. There are men in the story, and some of them develop feelings for the heroine. Isn't that perfectly natural? But it doesn't mean they're a couple. At the age of seventy 3.4kReads6.6Score47914d adds
- 121 Uncle Nine: Cultivating the Way of Caution, Maoshan's Strongest Support 九叔：苟道修仙，茅山最强辅助 Also known as: Infinite Synthesis in Uncle Jiu’s World! I’ll Help Uncle Jiu Become an Immortal! [Uncle Jiu + zombies + Taoist priests + System + invincible + weapon crafting + alchemy + sly schemer] In an age when the spiritual energy is depleted and resources are scarce, with a System cheat in hand, how could my Maoshan sect ever lack resources? The red thread and glutinous rice are still here, but the Taoist priest Lin of old is long gone! How can I use cheats to help Uncle Jiu become an immor 13.4kReads8.0Score72014d adds
- 122 Snow Falls on New Year's Day, Warmth Fills the World 雪落元旦，暖满人间 Snow Falls on New Year's Day, Warmth Fills the World 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Starlight and Cooking Smoke on New Year's Day 元旦的星光与炊烟 New Year's Day Starlight and Cooking Smoke —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Thirty Years on Maoshan 茅山三十年 ♥ Don’t let the rating fool you, my book is top-notch! A feel-good story about a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to catch ghosts and drive out evil. No romance, no saintly do-gooder. Traveling far and wide to vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. No padding, no rambling, no romance. 9.3kReads8.8Score75714d adds
- 125 With So Many Female Ghosts Around, I Might as Well Stop Being Human 这么多女鬼，那我就不当人了 [No System]+ [Multiple Heroines (Most Aren't Human)]+ [Hunting Ghosts to Prove the Dao]+ [Comedy] After picking up a female ghost as a passenger from the start, Qin Tian's extraordinary life begins. (The audiobook version is even better.) A long-legged, adorably ditzy little ghost girl A domineering, blunt-talking Ghost Queen A mischievous cat-eared girl A sexy, bewitching fox spirit Cultivation, power, money… All kinds of strange and wonderful stories begin to unfold around him… 18.6kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 126 Uncle Nine: I Became Daoist Master Qianhe and Shook the Taoist World 九叔：我成了千鹤道长，威震道门 I was reborn as Qian He, a guy who only plays in Peak matches! I never expected to get a Peak Match System. I show off and soar to the top, then shake the cultivation world and become the ruler of the Daoist sect! Qian He: “I’m playing Peak matches? No, you’re the one playing a Peak match!” Shi Jian: “What? Is this really the Qian He I know? His lightning is even more terrifying than mine?” Si Mu: “Junior Brother Qian He, and you still say you’re not cheating?” Uncle Jiu: “Junior Brother Qian He 5.7kReads8.1Score35414d adds
- 127 My Girlfriend’s Birthday 女友的生日 His Girlfriend's Birthday 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Reborn in 1960 with a Billion-Food Warehouse 重生1960，带着亿万食品仓库 (Period setting + Rebirth + Spirit Fields + Pocket Dimension + Supplies + Cultivation) A cultivator with a pocket dimension connecting two worlds is just about to stockpile billions of food supplies and enter seclusion, when an accident sends him reborn to the resource-starved 1960s. From cornmeal buns to meat at every meal, he takes advantage of his childhood sweetheart's innocence, sweet-talks her into becoming his wife, and leads the whole family to a better life. 9.3kReads7.9Score79314d adds
- 129 My Days at the Immortal Cultivation Administration 我在修仙管理局的日子 Why was a woman running down the road in the middle of the night, barely dressed? Construction workers called the police after digging up a living person. On a rainy night, a figure was seen in the sky, getting struck by lightning again and again. Was this a distortion of human nature, or a collapse of morality? Ye Ping'an, a university graduate who couldn't find a job after graduation, stumbled into the Cultivation Management Bureau and began working for the government. He has to arrest cultiva 13.4kReads8.4Score93914d adds
- 130 Guardian of the Deep Sea’s Lost Pearl 深海遗珠守护者 Guardian of the Deep-Sea Pearl 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Rogue Heavenly Master 痞子天师 [No System] + [Not brainless] + [No harem] + [Not invincible] Beneath the surface of this world lurks a mysterious force known as the [Xuanmen]. Zhang Daoyi, a young Taoist priest from Niubei Mountain, is sent down the mountain by the Old Celestial Master to gain experience. Along the way, he meets many dependable companions, and together they encounter all kinds of bizarre events. In the end, he gradually uncovers the dark side of this world... #This will be a long story, so read with confiden 1.1kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 132 Digging My Own Grave: Playing It Safe on the Path to Immortality 挖坑埋自己，修仙苟到底 [Coming-of-Age + Pocket Dimension + Dual Cultivation of Swordsmanship + Ice Spiritual Root and Time Laws + One Frustrating Point Early On] [The male lead appears late, the romance is minimal, and he has little presence. He is basically an occasional golden finger.] Duoling was a web novelist devoted to digging plot holes and never filling them. After countless readers begged her in a petition, she gave the name of the story's number-one villainess to herself. But she never expected that one day 2.1kReads8.5Score15914d adds
- 133 To Truly Exist Is to Be Needed 真正的存在，是被需要 To truly exist is to be needed 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 134 I Turned My Hometown into a Paradise 我把家乡打造成人间仙境 The comic adaptation of the same name, "I Turned My Hometown into a Paradise on Earth," is now available. Leave behind the hustle and bustle of the city and return to a quiet, beautiful mountain village to live the leisurely life of a small-time farmer. Build mountain roads, grow good vegetables, build a new village, and watch city workers head home. The mountains are full of rustic charm, and there are plenty of adorable animals, too. Cultivate immortality, tend the fields, make some money, and 14.7kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 135 Uncle Nine: Divine Choices, the Seven-Kill Command from the Start 九叔：神级选择，开局神鬼七杀令 Jiang Chen transmigrates unexpectedly and becomes an eight-year-old child. Even more absurdly, he discovers that a blue-faced, fanged zombie is hopping toward him. At the critical moment, Uncle Jiu and Daoist Simu make a dazzling entrance. As Jiang Chen looks at the two familiar faces, the sound of a System rings in his mind. Divine Choice System! Option One: Become Uncle Jiu’s disciple and receive the Daoist art of the Seven Spirit and Ghost-Slaying Edicts, the Annihilation Edict. Option Two: B 28.7kReads7.8Score2.7k14d adds
- 136 Embers That Will Never Grow Warm 烬火难温 Ashes That Fire Cannot Warm 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Yinshan School: From Ghost-Hunting Jobs to Founding a Daoist Sect 阴山法脉：从接单捉鬼到称宗道祖 (Thriller) + (Supernatural) + (Mystery) + (Horror) + (Ghost Hunting) + (Exorcism) + (Feng Shui) + (Showing Off in Public) The sole heir of the Yinshan Sect's 37th generation! He inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. Armed with half a ghost seal and three pages of a fragmentary manual, his cultivation is mediocre at best, yet he relies on the Yinshan Sect's secret arts to hunt ghosts and exorcise evil! Is orthodox Taoism hostile to him? Are Southeast Asian sorcerers causing trouble? Do vengeful s 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Mad for the Martial Way: Eat People to Get Stronger, That’s Too Xuanhuan 武道疯魔：吃人就变强，太玄幻了 (Fantasy) + (Martial Arts Training) + (Wild Imagination) + (Cthulhu) + (Cannibalism) + (Martial Dao) + (Decisive and Ruthless) Martial arts are inferior to cultivation? Body tempering and opening meridians are impossibly difficult? Thanks for asking. I just finished eating an Old God. Now bring me a cultivator for dessert. A secret realm is crawling with tentacled horrors? Take one bite in a desperate moment and refine it directly into the source of martial power! Devour the bizarre and level up 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Little Taoist Comes Down the Mountain: My Love in the Mortal World 小道士下山之我的红尘情缘 [Fortune-telling + urban life + multiple heroines + martial arts] The day Zhang Qingfeng was born, his maternal grandfather took him away and abandoned him. His master later brought him back to a Taoist temple, where he learned martial arts and a little fortune-telling and character analysis. At seventeen, his master sent him down the mountain to resolve his own entanglements in the mortal world. 1.6kReads8.6Score15314d adds
- 140 Hong Kong Crossover: I Started Cultivating from the Start, and Every Female Ghost Wants to Marry Me 港综：开局修仙，女鬼都想嫁给我 Sadako crawls out of The Ring and hands him a love letter. “Sir, I would be honored to cook for you.” A red-clad female ghost from a funeral home clings to him, her eyes sparkling. “Master, why not take me on as your little sidekick?” Even the wrongfully killed heiress of a wealthy family and a fox spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years come knocking, all hoping to marry him! Faced with a parade of stunning female ghosts desperately pursuing him, Lin Chen rubs his forehead helplessly. “ 202Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Good-for-Nothing Young Master’s Hilarious Road to Immortality 废柴少主的爆笑修仙路 The Good-for-Nothing Young Master's Hilarious Road to Immortality 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Monks Don't Give Their Names, Daoists Don't Speak of Their Lifespans, but I Can Exorcise Ghosts 僧不言名道不言寿但我会驱鬼 He was nearly buried alive at birth. The venerable Taoist Zhang Jiuye defied fate and changed his destiny, but in doing so planted a curse: he was fated to face three tribulations. At sixteen, he was summoned to call back a soul, then fought the Five Plague Gods by night, only to have his spirit dragged into a temple in the underworld! At nineteen, his life-and-death trial arrived, and beneath the Laojun Temple, a mysterious stone slab sealed away for a thousand years was unearthed... Other peop 1.5kReads8.6Score13514d adds
- 143 The Celestial Master Police Chief 天师警长 (Daoist priest + urban suspense + unconventional + no invincibility + no dumb decisions + not a wish-fulfillment story) Ever since Celestial Master Zhang Daoling ascended to heaven in broad daylight, the Zhang family of Mount Longhu has passed down its lineage for 2,000 years, with cultivating the heart amid the mortal world as its main path of practice. A top law student and collateral descendant of the Zhang family of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, Zhang Shouyi memorized scriptures at three 410Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 144 The Uncle Jiu Universe: I Became Uncle Jiu's System! 九叔世界：我成为了九叔的系统！ The blurb is a struggle, but the story is pure fun! No ships. Uncle Jiu is the protagonist. Even after getting a System, he won't pair up with Zhigu or Miqilian! [Only Uncle Jiu gets a System. Uncle Jiu shows off in every way and carries everyone to victory. He visits parallel zombie-movie worlds to show off.] Uncle Jiu is chosen as the Host from the start! Uncle Jiu: “So this is the System's power? Becoming an immortal and founding a lineage really could happen!” Mao Xiaofang: “Daoist Lin, you' 2.2kReads8.9Score15114d adds
- 145 Years Chasing the Wind on Wheels 车轮上的追风岁月 Chasing the Wind on Two Wheels 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I Find a Mysterious Little Furnace 凡人修仙：开局捡到神秘小炉 [Mortal-style cultivation] [Descendant of the Han family] [Qi Refining] [Foundation Establishment] [Core Formation] [Nascent Soul] [Deity Transformation] [No brainless protagonist] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel]. The martial world is full of schemes and struggles, and the story is shrouded in mystery. Han Feng, whose meridians have withered, joins the Black Tortoise Sect to survive, but through a twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation. 483Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 147 I Am Hongjun, the Dao Ancestor, Returned from the Creation of the World 我乃鸿钧道祖，从创世归来 (Invincible protagonist + System + mythology + urban + wild imagination + foreshadowing master + slow-burn power growth + time and space) He died at midnight five years ago and was cast back to the dawn of the world's creation, where he created the land of laws and became the ancestor of all paths. Five years later, he returns to the city of the living with invincible power. The billions of years that passed in the meantime have made him an supreme ruler whose fury terrifies heaven and earth, wh 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Meeting the Old Galaxy Again in the Evening Breeze 晚风再遇旧星河 Meeting the Old Galaxy Again in the Evening Breeze 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Starlight in My Palm Will Never Fade 掌心的星光，永不熄灭 The Starlight in My Palm Will Never Fade 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Old Year's End, New Chapters in the New Year's Eve Fireworks 跨年烟火里的旧岁与新章 The Old Year and New Beginnings in the New Year's Eve Fireworks 2Reads—Score—14d adds
