Novels like Making Money in the City, Cultivating Immortality in the Mountains
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- 101 After Reaching the Pinnacle of the Mahayana Realm, I Return to Earth to Attend University 大乘期圆满后，我回地球读大学 [Urban Cultivation + Campus Beauty + Invincible] Qin Chen died during his tribulation and was reborn on the day he was about to start college. Aunt Tang arrived to pick him up in a supercar, with the Xu family's heiress, Xu Shuqing, in the back seat. She glanced at Qin Chen's faded clothes and bargain-brand shoes, then curled her lip. "What a country bumpkin." But soon, this so-called country bumpkin would... Crush the powerful families with his left hand and dominate the martial arts world with 4.1kReads6.3Score37714d adds
- 102 Stepping Into the Clouds 步入云巅 The young Lu Xiaoyang leaves the mountains and enters the world of cultivation. The three heroines, Ye Xiaoxiao, Dongfang Xue, and Ren Yiyi, stand by him through life and death, while the divine beast Little Huang never leaves his side. After the Gates Between Worlds open wide, he continues to grow as he travels through countless realms. His journey brings struggles over unexpected treasures, trials of character, and deadly tribulations. In time, he comprehends the ultimate Dao of the Myriad Wor 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 With a Pure Yang Dragon Body, I Fought My Way From Earth to the Divine Realm 纯阳龙体的我，从地球杀到神界 [Urban power fantasy + invincible cultivation + ruthless killing + multiple worlds] Struck by a bolt of purple lightning and fused with a dragon’s bones, the young urban heir Yi Xinghe embarks on an extraordinary life! A Ninth-Rank Martial Artist is weak? Maybe for other people, but that doesn’t apply to me, Yi Xinghe! A Grandmaster? One punch and they’re done! A Great Grandmaster? One punch and they’re done! A Martial Venerable? One punch and they’re done! When faced with the pinnacle of martia 669Reads7.4Score11014d adds
- 104 The Immortal Emperor Is Reborn and Marries Into a Wealthy Family 仙帝重生，从入赘豪门开始 [Urban Fantasy + Wish Fulfillment + Face-Slapping + Divine Doctor + Xuanhuan + Spiritual Qi Revival] Set against the backdrop of spiritual qi revival, with transmigration and rebirth as its central threads and proving the Dao and protecting what matters at its core, this story follows the protagonist from Earth to the Immortal Realm, from the Immortal Realm to countless worlds, and from there to the reaches beyond the universe. 4kReads7.6Score31514d adds
- 105 A Nobody in the Cultivation World 修真界小人物 After a car accident, Lu Chen transmigrates to a world of cultivation. How will an ordinary nobody embark on the path to becoming a powerhouse in the cultivation world? From then on, the old masters are there to be trampled, the fairies are there to be wooed, and the spirit beasts are there to be eaten. Whatever you do, don't mess with me. Otherwise, I'll strip your medicine garden bare, steal every last one of your spirit stones, and dig up your ancestor's grave... 11.2kReads8.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 106 I Cultivate Immortality in a High-Martial World! You Say You Practice Buddhism and Abstinence? 高武世界我修仙！你说你礼佛禁欲 [Male-oriented] [No saintly protagonist] [No simping] [System] [A bevy of beauties] [Angst] [Occasional madness] Ling Siyuan transmigrates into the world of a high-martial-arts novel, only to discover that he is the young master of a reclusive immortal cultivation sect. After awakening his System, he encounters all kinds of familiar web-novel plots. There's even a rating system? What's with this System? It's a little different! He's invincible from the start, and his wife is a pious, celibate Bu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Please Call Me Lord of the Bowl 请叫我碗主大人 [Corporate drone comeback + Underworld encounter + Golden finger + Cultivation + Lighthearted humor] Who could have guessed that after accidentally wandering into the Underworld, the bowl the Judge of the Dead gave me as compensation would be so ridiculously powerful? From then on, this unemployed corporate drone embarked on a decidedly unconventional path to immortality! Even years later, while livestreaming, he still complained bitterly to his fans across the star domains of countless races. S 4Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 108 You’re Invincible Now. Go Down the Mountain. Even Your Master Is Afraid of You 你已无敌，下山去吧，师父怕你了 [Complete 380,000-character novel / rigorous logic / fresh plot / urban fantasy / cultivation / ruthless action / no System / one heroine] Ye Feichen was taken up the mountain by his master and spent ten years learning his peerless martial arts. He mastered everything, from swordsmanship, talismans, formations, and alchemy to controlling beasts and insects. Once Ye Feichen surpassed his master, his mischievous, troublemaking nature came out in full force. His beautiful master begged him to come 14Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 109 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Want to Live Forever 凡人修仙之我要长生 [Ordinary Cultivator’s Journey] [Fantasy Xianxia] [Traditional Cultivation] [No System] [No Transmigration] [Leveling Up] [Zhou Changsheng] [Human Hearts and Demonic Ways] [Alchemist] [Formation Crafting] [Talisman Making] [Ancient Times] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcendence, Human Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, True Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal Venerable, 691Reads7.0Score10514d adds
- 110 Period: I'm a Post-70s City Cultivator 年代：我是70后都市修仙者 [Historical era, growing personal space, decisive and ruthless, immortal cultivation, strategy] The soul of a modern person from 21st-century Earth transmigrates to the early 1980s in a parallel world. It also brings along a golden finger in the form of a personal space. This golden finger can be upgraded step by step. Once he gathers the nine origins of the world, he can create a real continent of his own. And each time he gathers an origin, the golden finger grants him knowledge of a new skill 3.3kReads8.4Score20214d adds
- 111 The Tribulation Dao Lord: Reincarnation Across the Three Realms 天劫道主之三界轮回 In his previous life, he was the Purple Heaven Dao Lord who mended the heavens and saved the world. But just as he was about to fulfill his mission, his closest friend betrayed him, scattering his soul into oblivion. In this life, he is reborn as the disgraced son of a military family. An ancient seal locks his dantian, and he suffers one humiliation after another. In the Immortal Burial Valley, the dying youth touches a bloodstained jade slip. Memories of the Primordial Chaos awaken, and his C —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Seth's Crash Course Handbook 赛斯速成宝典 The Seth Material was dictated and recorded by Jane Roberts (1929-1984) beginning in 1963. Over a period of 20 years and 8 months, it amounted to 30 books, totaling about 6.9 million Chinese characters, and was divided into four parts: Early Sessions, Class Sessions, Private Sessions, and Public Sessions. Its content explores the nature of the human mind and covers fields including psychology, parapsychology, medicine, and physics. It is a cornerstone of the New Age movement and is regarded by W 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Five Thunder Heavenly Venerable 五雷天尊 At twelve, orphan Wang Erniu joins the Flowing Cloud Sect to pursue his dream of becoming a great hero. By chance, he later obtains an inheritance of immortal cultivation. He is accidentally drawn into a conspiracy involving a small Foundation Establishment clan, and survives thanks to a mysterious little white monkey. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Purple Abyss Sect, a major cultivation sect on Yunxi Island, and begins to learn about the true world of immortal cultivation. Though possess 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Record of Reborn Cultivation 重生修行录 A second life, and a life full of excitement. Office workers, young wives, sisters, celebrities… Beautiful women are just one of the lovely sights along the road to the top. I’m no saintly gentleman, but I’m not despicable enough to have no limits. Since ancient times, the strong have always had more! 6.1kReads7.9Score41114d adds
- 115 Urban Cultivation 《都市修仙》 Urban Immortal Cultivation 285Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Reborn as a Carefree Immortal in the City 重生都市休闲仙 [Reborn] + [Daily Life] + [Only I Can Use Magic] + [Modern Cultivation] + [Multiple Heroines] A Great Ascension Immortal Lord fails his tribulation and is reborn in his youth. In modern society, he experiences the human world and enjoys the leisurely life he never got to experience in his previous life. 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Reborn, I Help My Beautiful Master Soar! 重生归来，我带飞美女师尊！ [Reborn to Cultivate Immortality] [Modern Urban Cultivation] [A Master Who Helps His Disciple Soar] [Overprotective Brother] Li Daoran, at the pinnacle of the Mahayana realm, is struck down by lightning while undergoing tribulation. By a twist of fate, he is reborn on the eve of his high school military training! In his previous life, his master Qing Yao self-destructed to protect him and perished. After thirty thousand years of arduous cultivation, all he had left was a heart full of regret. T —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Nascent Soul Master, Is It Really Too Much to Transmigrate to the City and Become Invincible? 元婴大佬，穿越都市无敌不过分吧 [Two million words and counting] Mortal Realm + Cultivation Realm + Immortal Realm + Divine Realm (nearing the finale, so stockpile chapters and then binge!) Zhang Xuance had just survived his tribulation and advanced to the Nascent Soul stage when the Ten Elders attacked him. In the end, he was reborn on Blue Star. As Zhang Xuance explored step by step, he discovered that Blue Star was not as simple as it seemed. When he returned to the cultivation world, Zhang Xuance discovered that the world 2.6kReads8.1Score20114d adds
- 119 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
- 120 The Immortal Path of Yingchuan 颍川仙途 The road to immortality is long and arduous! Ten thousand years ago, the war between immortals and demons shook the lower realm. The spiritual energy of the Yingchuan Continent fell into chaos, and the path to ascension mysteriously broke apart. Ten thousand years later, Qin Yi, a young scholar's attendant, embarks on the path of cultivation. By chance, he inherits his master's legacy and overcomes one obstacle after another, becoming the strongest cultivator in Yingchuan. When he sets out with 2.5kReads7.4Score29514d adds
- 121 The Summoner of the Final Game 最后一局的召唤师 The Summoner of the Final Match 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Urban Cultivation: Wonders of the Otherworld 都市修仙：异境奇玄 Chu Fan was an ordinary man living in the city. A strange encounter after a suicide attempt fused him with the Two Realms Stone. He traveled between the two worlds and cultivated without pause, eventually becoming an Immortal Emperor. 57Reads—Score414d adds
- 123 Reborn in the City: The Abandoned Cultivator 重生都市之修真弃少 [Modern cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Laying low and building strength] Ye Xiu was a rogue cultivator from the Star Origin Continent. After unexpectedly being reborn in the modern world, he becomes the abandoned young master of the Ye family. You may be strong, but what can you possibly do against me? 717Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 124 Supreme Urban Immortal Venerable 都市无上仙尊 The supreme Immortal Venerable shattered the void and came to the mortal world, reborn as a city boy! Back then, I could raise you to the Immortal Altar. Today, I can send you down to the Nine Hells! In life, you either stand tall or fall... In this life, Chen Fan will revel among the flowers, rule the city with a laugh, and defy the heavens as he rises! 4kReads7.7Score33514d adds
- 125 With a Spiritual Spring in My Pocket Dimension, I Keep a Low Profile While Cultivating, Shocking Everyone 手握空间低调修炼，惊爆众人 The world undergoes a sudden transformation, and spiritual qi is revived. After her divorce leaves her heartbroken, Shi Ran accidentally unlocks a pocket dimension and unexpectedly sets foot on the broad road to immortal cultivation. From then on, she cultivates immortality while raising her child. Who could have guessed that her aloof ex-husband would shamelessly cling to her... 1.6kReads8.8Score12714d adds
- 126 Creator of a World United as One 世界大同缔造者 [Urban cultivation + traditional techniques + students and campus beauties + no System + humorous comedy + Immortal Realm + Divine Realm] Tang Yixuan saved a fox that had failed its tribulation. Its lingering soul took up residence in his spiritual platform. It was Tang Xiaowan, a Great Enforcer Golden Immortal from the Immortal Realm, who had escaped to Earth as a fragment of her divine soul during the war between gods and demons. Tang Yixuan’s family was bullied by a local tyrant. He couldn’t 1.4kReads9.1Score18214d adds
- 127 Tower of Ten Thousand Ways to Refine the Spirit 万法炼神塔 In the Yue Kingdom, the young master of a tea estate, Mo You, saves an immortal in the mountains and receives a cultivation technique from him. On his path to immortality, Mo You obtains a heaven-defying treasure, and from then on, his era begins. As he cultivates, countless prodigies are trampled beneath his feet, and he fights his way to eternal life. As he cultivates, he meets countless kindred spirits, friends, and companions, leading them all to defy heaven together. The world of cultivatio 2.3kReads8.2Score19314d adds
- 128 I Am the Emperor! How Dare You Call Yourself Supreme? 吾为帝！尔敢称尊？ [Emperor Lord + Reborn + Invincible + Modern World + Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics + All the Heavens!] Lu Qingxuan was once a native of Blue Star, but after an accident transmigrated to the Immortal Mystic Continent, where he became known as Lu Jiuxiao. He once wielded the six great Origin Emperor Weapons, ruled over the nine great sacred grounds, and suppressed the three forbidden lands. He was the greatest Emperor Lord in the Immortal Mystic Continent’s history. 5.5kReads8.2Score53414d adds
- 129 From Today On, I'll Be a Bad Woman 从今天起当坏女人 From Today On, I'll Be a Bad Woman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 A City Youth’s Journey to the Immortal Realm 都市青年仙界行 Synopsis: No System + scheming male lead + traditional cultivation + ruthless and decisive A sudden upheaval on Mount Tai sent me to the bottom of the cultivation world, where I became a lone cultivator. With the help of a heaven-defying spirit beast, I found an unparalleled opportunity. I endured for thousands of years, all for the chance to return to Blue Star!!! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 A Powerhouse Descends the Mountain: Who Can Stand Against Me? 强者下山谁与争锋 [Everyone, the short drama is now available, so enjoy watching! You can also reserve the second season now! After more than a decade of cultivation in the mountains, I came down and became invincible. Chen Tian followed his master's orders, carrying a marriage contract as he descended into the city to find his fiancée. The moment he stepped into the mortal world, one storm after another swept in: his wife's tribulation, the truth of his origins, a 17.6kReads8.8Score96814d adds
- 132 Reborn as the Laid-Back Convenience Store Owner 重生之躺平小卖部 [Transmigration + reborn + comedy + no golden finger + satisfying moments + face-slapping + romantic tension] Li Xuan was once an ordinary nobody. By a twist of fate, he ascended to the Immortal Realm, fought through blood and fire, and ultimately became the Wuji Immortal Venerable. But when the path to godhood opened and the worlds were stained with blood, he fought to his very last breath and was finally defeated. The heavenly tribulation tore him apart, yet also sent him back to before the st —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 133 I Told You, I’m Not Making Up My Novels! 都说了我写小说不是编的！ Yan Linyuan, a student at Xinghai University, has a secret: the cultivation novel he wrote that took the entire internet by storm isn’t made up at all! Ever since he was born, he has had a continuous dream every fifteen days. In it, he is the cultivation world’s undisputed strongest: the Half-Immortal of Dreams. He knows every cultivation technique, pill, and secret from his dreams by heart, but he can’t cultivate in real life. With no other choice, he poured all this “real stuff” into a novel, 26Reads8.8Score414d adds
- 134 I Cultivated in the City Until I Reached the Immortal Emperor Realm 我在都市修行到仙帝境 [A reborn Immortal Emperor returns to Earth, only to become the Third Human Emperor! One sword strike severs three hundred thousand years!] The greatest Immortal Emperor of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands was betrayed and had his soul refined by the Imperial Sovereign! Yet a wisp of his shattered soul awakens inside the body of a young Earthling, Ye Haotian. Even more astonishing, the blood of the Human Ancestral Dragon flows through his veins. He is the very Third Human Emperor foretold by Ying 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Super Cultivation Reject 超级修真弃少 Su Bai, a tribulation-transcending Immortal Venerable from the vast world of cultivation, suddenly comes to his senses and discovers that he has become the abandoned son of a wealthy family on Earth! He also finds that not only has his clan cast him aside, but he is living under someone else’s roof, enduring cold looks and mockery even from his relatives, including his cousin... This is the story of an Immortal Venerable rising to power in the city, sweeping away the great clans, and settling sc 14.4kReads7.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 136 I Attain Sainthood Through Hehuan, and My Spirit Stones Grow Without Limit 合欢成圣，我的灵石能无限生长 Mighty, satisfying power fantasy? You know the deal. Unhinged and invincible? Nothing feels better. Shen Peng transmigrates to the Yin-Yang Sect and awakens a dual cultivation method that combines the Tiangang and Disha arts. He masters not only seventy-two low-road techniques, but also thirty-six high-road ones. His dantian even transforms into a world of laws, where he can grow spirit stones, raise beauties, and keep spirit beasts. So his frosty senior sister comes knocking for help with her b 24.9kReads8.0Score2.3k14d adds
- 137 The Infinite Treasure Pagoda 无极宝塔 Zhang Wuji’s parents were betrayed by a close friend and both perished in the Netherworld’s deadly depths. An enigmatic stranger rescued Zhang Wuji while he was still an infant. After lying low for eighteen years, he stumbled upon a divine artifact and an inheritance, only to become the target of everyone around him. As he fled through the depths of danger, his parents’ former subordinates rescued him, revealed the mystery of his birth, and helped him set out on the path of revenge. After he had 10.7kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 138 Rise of the Soldier King 兵王崛起 [Urban Cultivation]+ [Awakened Memories]+ [All-Rounder]+ [Identity Mystery]. A military king awakens his memories. Was he an Immortal Venerable in his past life? Then he awakens another life’s memories: was he the Primordial Ancestor? It turns out he spent a million years laying plans and reincarnated a hundred times, all to truly unite the universe. But the universe is even greater than he ever imagined. Twists and turns, mysteries within mysteries, and plenty of excitement await in Rise of the 1.2kReads8.7Score14414d adds
- 139 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 仙帝归来在都市 To break the destiny imposed on cultivators. To resolve the regrets and tangled feelings left over from his past life. An Immortal Emperor is willing to shoulder immense karmic burdens, using tens of thousands of years of cultivation to reverse time and return to his youth. In this life, no matter how immense the karma obstructs his path forward, he will overcome it all! Family, friends, and beloveds: in this life, he will leave no regrets... 186Reads8.2Score2314d adds
- 140 The Cultivation Handbook 修行宝典 Cultivation is, at its heart, a profound spiritual journey that elevates one’s consciousness. It belongs to the realm of enlightenment through the Way and is clearly distinct from simple physical training. Yet in reality, many people confuse cultivation with exercises for strengthening the body, such as the body-tempering techniques of martial arts. Others mistakenly believe that cultivation is merely about cultivating the mind and character, and that being a good person is enough. In truth, non 110Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 141 The Mission of the Dragon Ring 龙戒的使命 [Modern Cultivation] + [Dragon Clan Legacy] + [Ascension] + [Pocket Dimension]. Forced to become a mercenary candidate at the age of seven, he endured one life-or-death trial after another before finally proving himself and becoming a qualified mercenary! After twenty years in the field, he was betrayed during a mission. His teammates gave their lives to buy him a chance to survive, and with no other choice, he disbanded the unit and returned home. There, he learned that the truth about his orig 5.6kReads9.0Score58314d adds
- 142 The Eternal Great Celestial Venerable 恒古大天尊 He rises from a sect in the mortal world, conquering Tianfeng City, battling the imperial dynasty, and reaching the pinnacle of the mortal realm. After ascending to the Cultivation Realm, he forms an alliance with the demon clan, fights the demon clan, and unites the forces resisting them. In the immortal realm, he topples the corrupt Heavenly Court, seeks the inheritance of the Heavenly Venerable, and gathers the blood of primordial chaos and the heart of chaos, uncovering the truth that he is 636Reads—Score6414d adds
- 143 My Cultivation Family from the Start: I’ll Ascend to Immortality by Refining Pills 开局修仙家族：我靠炼丹飞升成仙 [Traditional cultivation + a mortal's journey + family cultivation + pocket dimension + talisman-making + alchemy] In his previous life, Qin Tianhao was an ordinary person, but he spent his entire life pursuing immortality. He never expected that an accident would claim his life in a natural disaster, only for him to be reborn in a world of cultivation. What's more, the ancestral stone bead from his previous life came with him to this new world. See how Qin Tianhao, with the help of his ancestra 1.1kReads5.8Score10214d adds
- 144 The Top Tamer 顶级驯化师 The strongest Beast Tamer in a matriarchal world tames a dragon, unaware that the dragon is actually a disguised interstellar god of war. She hears his murderous thoughts, but he has no idea who the true captive is in this torturous romance. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Nature of Spirituality: The Seth Books 灵性的本质赛斯书 The Nature of Spirituality is more than just a book: it is a key to unlocking the multidimensional self. Where exactly are the boundaries of consciousness? Behind dreams, desire, and creativity, might there be deeper codes of life? Seth guides us in exploring the Psyche, the spiritual essence at the core of our existence. It is an adventure of consciousness that reveals: How the mind truly works: Transcend the limits of space and time and explore the multidimensional realities of consciousness. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Peerless Medical Saint 绝世医圣 Four years ago, Xu Dong gave up a bright future and risked everything for love, taking his fiancée’s place in prison and enduring untold hardship. Four years later, newly released and ready to start over, he learns that his fiancée is about to marry his former sworn brother. Furious, Xu Dong vows to get to the bottom of it. But by a twist of fate, he inherits the legacy of the founder of the Heavenly Physician Sect. From then on, he embarks on the path of medicine and cultivation, healing the si 5.5kReads8.8Score54014d adds
- 147 Phoenix Mountain Prison 凤凰山监狱 Phoenix Mountain Prison 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Universal One-Hit-Kill System from the Start: I'm Taking Off 开局万能秒杀系统：我直接起飞 [System + Ruthless + Unrivaled + Never Takes Insults + Both Righteous and Evil] After transmigrating into the body of a deposed crown prince, Jiang Chen gets a System that arrives late but gives him so much that he takes off at once! The instant his mind-reading ability spreads, a flood of thoughts surges into Jiang Chen’s mind! “Oh no, oh no, Senior Sister’s coming to see me. Could she have found out I took her intimate clothes?” “Hmph! He’s usually so quiet, but he actually dared to steal m 593Reads7.5Score10114d adds
- 149 Defying Heaven Through Cultivation: I Can Become Invincible Just by Lying Down 逆天修仙：躺着就能无敌 [Urban cultivation, invincible from start to finish, feel-good, multiple heroines, decisive and never takes abuse] A young man from a mountain village is betrayed by his fiancée. By chance, he obtains a heaven-defying treasure and begins his path to invincibility! Watch as he overpowers powerful clans, takes on grandmasters, and shakes the Myriad Worlds! But was all of this predestined, or carefully arranged? [This story is entirely fictional. Please don’t assume it has anything to do with you.] 4.6kReads8.5Score48814d adds
- 150 Reborn with a Coffin, from Heavenly Spiritual Root to Ordinary Mortal 带棺重生，从天灵根沦为一介凡人 The title isn't quite right, and the opening is slow, but I'll stick with it and finish the story! [Mortals + Righteous and Demonic Cultivators + Multiple Female Leads] The protagonist is murdered from the start in a conspiracy between his Dao companion and his junior brother! With the help of a mysterious stone coffin, he is reborn as Gu Yi, a foolish boy with no spiritual roots. He thought his path to immortality was over and revenge was out of reach, leaving him no choice but to live as an or 11Reads—Score114d adds
