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- 51 Voyage Across the Immortal Sea 遨游仙海 An ordinary man accidentally comes into possession of a storage pouch, changing the way he sees the world. A cultivation story about an ordinary person: no mindless power-ups, steady progression, no System, and no time acceleration in the pocket dimension. I hadn't planned to write about a pocket dimension, but then I thought about how arduous the path to immortality is. Without something that sets it apart, it would feel as though the protagonist were just an NPC on the road to immortality. Qi 31.4kReads7.9Score3kShelves
- 52 My White Jade Thumb Ring Comes with an Alchemy Furnace 我的白玉扳指带着炼丹炉 Jiang Tian’s soul transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he becomes a menial disciple. Luckily, the white jade thumb ring he bought from a street stall comes with him. It can store objects and refine medicine without limit. Pop a few pills, level up a few times, and it turns out cultivating immortality isn’t that hard after all... 1.3kReads8.0Score129Shelves
- 53 Divine Alchemist 神级炼丹师 On the Martial Peak Continent, alchemists reign supreme. Luo Ming was a courier in his previous life, but after accidentally transmigrating, he obtained the Everything Delivery System. As long as he has money, space and time are no problem. What, you want the Three-Flavored True Fire? No problem. If you have the cash, we can work anything out. How about the World-Creating Sacred Flame for a little extra? Need a way to boost your combat power? No problem. As long as you have money, we have peerle 672Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 54 Transmigrating to Cultivate Immortality: From the Start, I Inherited a Golden Core Cultivator's Legacy 穿越修仙，开局得金丹修士遗产 [Mortal-style cultivation + Cultivation + xuanhuan + transmigration + strange flames + alchemy + decisive and ruthless + cautious survival] He transmigrates to a world of Cultivation and receives the legacy of a Golden Core cultivator from the start! Li Dao discovers that he has the useless Five-Spirit Root. With the help of the Five-Element Dao Body Art, he defies fate and embarks on the Great Dao of the Five Elements! He becomes an alchemy master, forges the Five-Element Cauldron, and creates 17.4kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves
- 55 The Pill God Returns 丹神归来 The supreme Alchemy God was ambushed by enemies, his true body destroyed, and reborn against the heavens. Living another life, Wu Chen was destined to rise to power, cultivate the strongest arcane arts, refine the finest pills, wield the mightiest divine weapons, and possess the most beautiful women. In this life, Wu Chen was destined to defy the heavens, slaying gods when he met them and Buddhas when they crossed his path. Beneath the nine heavens, he alone would reign supreme. 4.1kReads8.4Score487Shelves
- 56 The Extraordinary Divine Emperor 非凡神帝 The Continent of Nine Provinces is divided into nine regions. In Qingzhou, seven kingdoms vie for supremacy as war rages across the land. Yun Feifan, the ninth prince of the Yun Kingdom, has been frail and sickly since childhood and cannot cultivate, so he is scorned by all. His mother, born into a humble family, is framed and sent to the Cold Palace. Every day, the other princes beat Yun Feifan eight times in total, each giving him one beating. Only Xiao Qing, a maid he took in, remains by his 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 A Heart of Loyalty Defies Heaven 丹心逆天 Synopsis: Huang Haifeng, the castoff of the Huang clan, is scorned and mocked because he cannot gather alchemical flame. But after unexpectedly discovering the ancient text The Art of the Alchemical Heart in the mountains behind his home, he glimpses a new hope. Huang Haifeng studies the text day and night, using the fire within his heart as a guide to begin his journey in alchemy. After countless failures, he successfully refines his first unusual pill and gradually begins to make a name for hi 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Hand-Building a Super Engine, Charging Through the Miyako Strait 手搓超级引擎，怒闯宫古海峡 Hand-Building a Super Engine, Storming the Miyako Strait 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Five Elements Cultivation Chronicle 五行修神传 An ordinary mortal begins cultivating immortality, advancing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divine Transformation... Follow Liu Yu on his long journey of cultivation, starting from nothing! Alchemy, artifact crafting, spirit beasts, talismans... Adventure and treasure hunting, with no harem. 3.7kReads6.9Score394Shelves
- 60 A Big Shot in the 1970s: A Whirlwind Wedding and a Sweet Life Raising Kids 大佬穿七零，闪婚养娃甜蜜蜜 Qin Wan was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, pushing herself relentlessly until she nearly went mad. After blowing herself up, her soul transmigrated to the 1970s. From the start, she became a minor character who was nearly killed by some hooligans. At the critical moment, Lu Yu, who was on his way home to visit his family, saved her. They were both attracted to each other, secretly pledged themselves to one another, and before long, the lovers were finally together. They went on to live a sweet 92Reads9.0Score123Shelves
- 61 I Asked You to Forge Weapons, So How Did Your Weapon Spirit Cleave Through the High Martial World? 让你炼器，你器灵咋横断高武了？ [Urban high-martial arts + forging + artifact crafting + feel-good power fantasy] Su Qiye transmigrates into a high-martial world plagued by ferocious beasts. Orphaned, with only mediocre martial talent, he fails the martial arts exam with a dismal score! With no other choice, he takes over an enchanted artifact shop, only to unexpectedly bind himself to the [Creator System]. His D-rank talent as an Enchanter instantly becomes an SSS-rank Lord of Enchanting! When an artifact recognizes its maste 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 The Chaos Alchemy Furnace 混沌丹炉 He has one more spiritual root than even someone with all eight elements in their mixed spiritual roots. By chance, he activates the little iron gourd his grandfather gave him before he died, only to discover that it is a Chaos Alchemy Furnace. Thus begins his path to immortality. He tramples prodigies, crushes the outstanding, and slays countless enemies... With a pill in hand, the world is his! Genius protagonist + golden finger + no System + fantasy + cultivation + invincible + cultivation wo 15kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
- 63 You Were Hired as a Menial, but You Bankrupted the Alchemy Alliance 让你当杂役，你把丹盟干破产了 [Transmigration + System + Farming + Comeback + Alchemy] I transmigrated into a menial servant and couldn’t even get near the spirit herbs? After binding to the Myriad Ages Alchemy Scripture System, I can analyze the medicinal properties of anything! You’ve monopolized high-grade spiritual medicines? Sorry, I can use a single weed as a perfect substitute. At one-tenth the cost, with effects that blow yours out of the water! From floor-sweeping servant to founding patriarch of the sect, I lead 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 The Immortal Qin Alchemist 仙秦炼丹师 [Cultivation] + [Alchemy] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Cautious Protagonist] + [Building a Solid Foundation] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Separation, Soul Division, Body Integration, Void Cavern, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension...] This book has few conflicts and a slow, leisurely pace. Life is tiring enough already, so I hope this story can bring everyone a little relaxation and joy. After transmigrating to a cultivation world, he beco 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Mobius Escape 莫比乌斯逃亡 [Superpowers + Founding a dynasty + Power fantasy + Interstellar conquest + Ruthless decisiveness + Trending memes + Spatial powers] I... Chen Ping! I founded a nation overseas, crushed countless countries, and soon the entire universe will be mine. I command the power of space and can teleport while ignoring both time and space. But only I know that all of this actually comes from another being inside my soul... It... "Th-there's actually a pyramid at the bottom of the Nile!" "Hey, hey! Don't d 87Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 66 Supreme Pill and Martial Arts 丹武至尊 Ning Yue, a prodigy in both alchemy and martial arts, is surrounded by enemies and killed atop the Heavenly Demon Peak. He is reborn in the body of the eldest young master of the fallen, third-rate Ning family. When he opens his eyes, he's already onstage at an alchemy competition. What? They actually need to refine a mere Qi-Gathering Powder? Anyone could do that! With a single gesture, Ning Yue condenses qi into a pill, bringing the residents of a remote town a taste of a genius's astonishing 4.9kReads8.3Score542Shelves
- 67 Xiao Feng's Immortal Journey: Beginning with an Immortal World 萧风修仙：从拥有修仙世界开始 A premium mortal-to-immortal fantasy epic. Before the Nascent Soul stage, he’s a little too cautious, keeping a low profile and concealing his tracks. After the Nascent Soul stage, it’s all fiery passion as he roars across the nine heavens. See how Xiao Feng masters Cultivation techniques, tempers his divine body, protects humanity, and becomes the supreme Divine Venerable. 43Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 68 The Pill Emperor Returns 丹帝归来 Heaven is the furnace, earth the cauldron; all creation is medicine, and I am supreme. Yin and yang within the pill reach the heart of creation; with a snap of my fingers, I command life and death and reverse the world! A generation's Pill Emperor is reborn and returns, astounding the four seas and eight wastelands with his heaven-defying talent. In my last life, I saved countless people, yet I could not save the one I loved most. In this life, I will take your hand and stay by your side through 2.9kReads8.6Score328Shelves
- 69 Divine Emperor of Alchemy 帝道丹神 The Pill Emperor is reborn, carrying the memories of his previous life back to his youth. This time, he will leave no regrets, and every enemy will be crushed beneath his heel! He has advanced pill recipes and advanced martial arts techniques in abundance. He will slay gods and demons and forge divine abilities. He will make the world tremble beneath his feet, use pills as his stepping stones, and ascend to the throne of the Divine Emperor. I am the Pill God of the Emperor's Path! 6.7kReads8.4Score772Shelves
- 70 Exchanging Love 爱的互换 [Powerful CEO, impostor heiress, wealthy family, stand-in young lady, tragic romance] She looks exactly like her, yet their lives could not be more different. One is the richest person in the city, while the other is the child of its poorest family. Their identical faces have tied their fates together. What will become of them? Find out in Love Swapped! 289Reads9.4Score103Shelves
- 71 Adrift in Another World: A True Cultivation Record 流落异世：真实修仙录 [Mortal Cultivation] [Fantasy] [No System] [Authentic Cultivation] [This book has a complete, original world and a cultivation system unlike those in other works of the same genre.] [There are many clues and this is not a mindless power fantasy. If you want a protagonist who is invincible from the start, this book isn't for you.] A plane crash brought Li Fei and his companions to a world of cultivation. This place was no earthly paradise. It was more like a living hell. Men were enslaved and wor 888Reads8.0Score110Shelves
- 72 Lotus-Born Pill Venerable 莲生丹尊 Ji Shiyi, a country boy from a mountain village, unexpectedly gains a space linked to a twin lotus. One day in the outside world equals one month inside. With the lotus space, Ji Shiyi survives a famine and saves the grandfather who raised him. By a twist of fate, Ji Shiyi embarks on the path of cultivation. Everyone knows how difficult cultivation is, and everyone wants to pursue it. While everyone fights tooth and nail over a single spirit plant in a secret realm, Ji Shiyi says, “How did you k 13.3kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
- 73 Alchemy Returns Ten Thousandfold: Before Long, I'm Invincible 炼丹万倍返还，炼着炼着就无敌了 Lin Yan transmigrated to a fantasy world, successfully joined a cultivation sect, and awakened the Alchemy Ten-Thousandfold Return System. Any pills he refined had a chance to earn him a reward multiplied several times over. Every time he successfully refined a pill, he also received a different reward! And so... [Successfully refined a perfect-grade pill. Received a cultivation technique as a reward!] [Successfully refined a perfect-grade pill. Received a cultivation reward!] [Successfully refi 7.4kReads8.6Score716Shelves
- 74 Mortal Gu Immortal: I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Matchmaking Show 凡人蛊仙：修仙从穿越对口开始 Professor Qin Feng, a leading authority on heredity, saw his dream of genetic evolution shattered. Taking the Classic of Myriad Gu as his key, he combined modern technology with the sinister art of Gu cultivation, using the genes of all life on Earth to forge a “Divine Gu.” On the day it matured, global forces hunted him down. As his beloved betrayed him and a bullet pierced his heart, the blood essence in his chest awakened the Divine Gu and unleashed a world-ending thunder tribulation. The Div 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Reborn: From Livestock to Legend 重生之从牲畜开始逆袭 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Exorcising Gods and Demons: Becoming a Female Ghost at Lanruo Temple 诛神除魔，从兰若寺当女鬼开始 [Lighthearted Comedy + System + Fantasy + Wild Imagination] While others transmigrate to cultivate immortality, Su Zeqi transmigrates as a ghost, and not just any ghost, but a female ghost at Lanruo Temple. Su Zeqi was a Michelin-star chef in the 21st century, but met an undignified end and transmigrated to a world where humans, ghosts, demons, and monsters coexist. Bound to the Heavenly Demon Fiend System, he fights monsters and levels up alongside his ghostly sisters... 35Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 77 Supreme Alchemist: Reborn to Reach the Peak 至尊丹师：重生踏巅峰 Xiao Ran, the greatest alchemist in the Great Luo Immortal Realm, died after being betrayed by his closest friend. Yet he was reborn in a lower world. In this life, he will reach the pinnacle of the martial path, then make his way, step by step, to the friend who betrayed him and ask: “Have you ever wondered what happens to those who betray me?” 2.9kReads8.8Score234Shelves
- 78 The Martial Alchemist 武炼丹尊 Su Ling, a supreme alchemist in his former life, happened upon the ancient treasure known as the Heavenly Demon Pearl, only to be ambushed and killed by treacherous villains. Five hundred years later, Su Ling is reborn in the body of a good-for-nothing young master of the Su family, and embarks on a path that defies the heavens. Cultivating both alchemy and martial arts, who dares claim the title of Supreme? Only I, Su Ling! 12.7kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves
- 79 A Spirit Herb Garden in the Palm of My Hand 掌上一座灵药园 Just started getting ratings, so the score will go up (mortal cultivation, spatial abilities, spirit herbs, alchemy, spirit pets, sword cultivation; entirely handwritten; one female lead; slow-burn, but the story is hitting its stride). He starts out with three spiritual roots, but will eventually acquire the rest. His rune-based spatial golden finger will level up as his cultivation improves. Yi Shun unexpectedly obtains a celestial grotto realm: a hundred mu of spirit fields for growing spirit 2.9kReads6.1Score236Shelves
- 80 Roaming the Martial World with a Wooden Sword 带把木剑走江湖 Li Tianhai has finally mastered the sword and descends the mountain to gain experience. Facing the dangers of the martial world with calm resolve, he meets a remarkable woman and joins forces with her. Together, they overcome every challenge and protect justice and peace throughout the martial world. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Supreme Venerable of Alchemy and Martial Arts 丹武宇尊 The continent has gone tens of thousands of years without producing a single Supreme. The Supreme inheritance has been lost. An alchemy emperor of his generation, devoted to refining pills, uses all his talent to create a Supreme Pill. Just as he is about to help the continent produce another Supreme, he is betrayed by his disciple and dies beneath the pill tribulation. After being reborn, he focuses on his martial cultivation. While obtaining an inheritance, he unexpectedly discovers that the S 31.4kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves
- 82 The Tale of the Green Pearl's Immortal Fate 青珠仙缘记 [Ruthless, scheming, one heroine, gradually turns villainous later on, no limits. Marketing, livestreaming, and building an internet in the cultivation world, turning it into a cultivation-world Las Vegas] 275Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 83 Heaven-Swallowing Tower 吞天塔 The sword is the edge of sharpness! The young Xiao Fan is betrayed by his fiancée, who extracts his Martial Soul and leaves him crippled. By chance, he obtains the Heaven-Devouring Divine Tower left behind by his mother and awakens the Divine Sword Martial Soul. From then on, he embarks on the supreme path of the sword. He devours countless divine swords across the world, forges an imperishable sword body that withstands ten thousand tribulations, and with a sword in hand, storms across the heav 23.5kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves
- 84 The Bystander’s Revenge 旁观者的复仇 The Bystander’s Revenge 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Xuanhuan: The Wish-Granting Artifact Refiner 玄幻：有求必应炼器师 Su Bai transmigrates to another world, only to be captured by a powerful big shot who demands that he produce some kind of treasure, even though he doesn't know the first thing about making one! Su Bai is at a complete loss. Luckily, his Super System for Treasure Forging awakens. As long as he makes a profit, he can craft treasures, and crafting treasures makes him stronger! Years later, the gods and Buddhas of the myriad heavens kneel before him, begging him to forge treasures. Su Bai casual 909Reads7.4Score125Shelves
- 86 Mortal Cultivation: Starting Out as a Little Talisman Master 凡人修仙，从小符师开始 [Mortal cultivation + pseudo-spiritual root + no simping + regretful player + slow burn] [The theme of this book: As long as you're willing to work hard, the worst life can do is make you a late bloomer.] Li Ping'an is reborn in a desolate little city surrounded by monsters. The Host was a hopeless simp. His first move is to settle accounts with the woman who played him. She retaliates, determined to ruin his life. "The Soul-Strengthening Talismans you draw are selling like hotcakes across the c 2.4kReads8.3Score157Shelves
- 87 From Menial Alchemist to Immortal: I Start by Combining Failed Pills 炼丹房打杂，从废丹合成开始修仙 Qin Feng transmigrates into a menial worker at the Qinghefang alchemy workshop, where his daily duties are washing medicinal herbs, disposing of failed pills, and cleaning. With a mixed spiritual root, he thought he would never become an immortal in this life, but then he suddenly gains an unlimited synthesis panel. Any item can be synthesized to improve its quality: Discarded pills become low-grade pills, low-grade pills become inferior pills, then medium-grade pills, top-grade pills, and beyon 9.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves
- 88 The Entertainment Gala: My Journey Through a Parallel World 文娱盛典我的平行世界征途 After transmigrating to a parallel world with the entirety of Earth’s culture, he flourished in music, literature, film, and variety entertainment, triumphing wherever he went and ultimately becoming a legendary superstar. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 A Strange Romance in the World of Alchemy 丹尘奇缘 A menial disciple, busy doing odd jobs to earn a few spirit stones, is timid, afraid of death, and cares only about spirit stones. Everyone looks down on him, even his childhood sweetheart and cultivation partner, who abandons him. Then one day, he gets his hands on an iron gourd, and his life changes forever. A rise from humble beginnings + modest and low-key + immortal mansion realm + hidden depths + emotionally dense male lead + inspirational + xianxia + cultivation 2.8kReads8.9Score261Shelves
- 90 Immortality Across Worlds 跨界长生 I don’t just have the Chaos Pearl, which can open up a small world where I can grow spirit herbs and raise spirit beasts. I also have the Chaos Green Lotus Cauldron, which can be used for both offense and defense, as well as cooking and pill refining. Still not enough? I have the Great Evolution Cosmic Sword Formation too. Just see if I can skewer you. Still not enough? In the Chaos Green Lotus Realm, I can just stand there and let you hit me. If you can even knock out a single hair, you win. Th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Mountains and Rivers Witness the Calamity of Peace 山河鉴太平劫 [Original novel + traditional mythology + multiple heroines + real history + no omniscient perspective + events triggered as time passes] Gao Xing, a down-and-out operations director from the 21st century, unexpectedly transmigrates into the chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and is reborn as the young Gao Huaide. Together with the person chosen by fate, he saves all living beings. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Immortal Destiny in Tianling Valley 天灵谷仙缘 Also known as [Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: Finding a Red Stone Necklace from the Start] [Treasures]+ [Beauties]+ [Leveling Up]+ [Formations]+ [Invincible Treasures]+ [A Life with Cheats] The male lead was an ordinary mortal who happened upon a golden finger: a red stone necklace. Inside the necklace was a special being who could talk and called herself Weiwei! Weiwei wasn’t a soul, yet she had always existed! With Weiwei’s help, the male lead struggled to begin his path of cultivation. 212Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Supreme Alchemy Venerable 无上丹尊-梦醒泪殇 He was born a prodigy, but after his martial spirit was stolen and his bloodline damaged, he became a good-for-nothing. The thief who took his martial spirit, meanwhile, is celebrated by the world and enjoys unrivaled glory. Then the memories of an Immortal Emperor awaken within him. He cultivates the Five Elements Immortal Arts, gathers five martial spirits, and begins his rise to dominion over the Nine Heavens. So what if you have twin martial spirits? So what if you’re a once-in-a-millennium 4.6kReads8.5Score412Shelves
- 94 Cultivating Immortality: I Have a Mysterious Space 修仙我有一个神秘空间 A fishing village boy with an inferior spiritual root is recruited into an immortal sect as a menial disciple. By a twist of fate, he obtains the ancient spiritual treasure, the Void Mirror, and rises against all odds. From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul, he tramples the geniuses of every immortal sect underfoot and takes the world by storm! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 I Have an Infinite Spirit Stone System 我有无限灵石系统 (Transmigration + System + daily life in the cultivation world + a smart protagonist + many love interests + spirit pets + decisive killing + laying low and developing early on + going on a killing spree later) The protagonist transmigrates from Earth to the cultivation world and acquires an infinite spirit stone System. What, you can’t win? Buy a mountain of spirit talismans and blast your enemies to death. Cultivation is too slow? No such thing. Just keep feeding it top-grade spirit stones. So 126Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 The Mortal Alchemy Immortal 凡人丹仙 [Mortal’s journey, no System, ensemble cast] Chen Ping is an orphan and a cowherd. Thanks to an immortal sect token left by his mother, he is taken to the cultivation world by a disciple of a cultivation family to work as a servant and child bridegroom. He later awakens a bloodline inheritance in the Way of the Elixir, and starts making a home for himself in the cultivation world through alchemy. From then on, he ascends the road to immortality, strides forward to the song of his own making, and 9.6kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
- 97 The Spirit Eye That Sees Every Detail 秋毫灵眼 [Mortal’s journey + no System + no harem] Li Changsheng stumbled upon the Spiritual Eye of Fine Detail and began his path of cultivation. The road to immortality was as difficult as climbing to the heavens, like rowing upstream, where failing to advance meant falling behind. The cultivation world was full of deceit and treachery, its fortunes as unpredictable as the tides. Li Changsheng had no choice but to tread carefully, as if walking on thin ice. Though he had an ordinary three-element spiri 373Reads8.1Score106Shelves
- 98 The Immortal Cauldron's Curious Tale 仙鼎奇缘 Matthew was an ordinary mortal who had lived in a city full of cultivators ever since he was a child. After an accident, he came into possession of a treasure cauldron. With its help, Matthew successfully embarked on the path of cultivation. (This book has no female lead.) 14.4kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves
- 99 Immortal Venerable, King of Talismans 符王仙尊 Tang Qingshan accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world, penniless and forced to make a living by drawing spirit talismans. By a stroke of luck, he activates a tiger-head inkstone and gains the finest inheritance in the art of talismans. Along the way, he slays demon beasts, crafts spirit talismans, searches for spirit veins, and cultivates divine abilities... until he becomes the Immortal Talisman Sovereign! 469Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 100 The Violent Pill Venerable 暴力丹尊 Chen Xuan, the Immortal Pill Venerable, was killed in an explosion while refining pills. He was reborn on the Wind and Cloud Continent. All he wanted was to quietly refine pills and level up, but somehow he ended up having to protect a fifteen-year-old girl. Fighting enemies? Chen Xuan tossed out a powerful hallucinogen, and the battlefield instantly descended into chaos. Cultivating? He casually refined pills that doubled the effects of the Profound Spirit Pill, and his level shot up without a 1.2kReads7.9Score101Shelves
