Novels like Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World
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- 101 The Strongest College Student in the Cultivation World 修仙界最强大学生 [No System] + [Not a power fantasy] + [Ordinary protagonist] + [Not a saint] + [No heroine] + [Goofy protagonist] + [Everyday cultivation] + [Slow pace] You wake up in another world. As a university student, what can your major do for you? The answer: dream on! No parents, no inheritance, no family fortune, no System, no cheat powers. From the start, all you have is a shabby wooden hut, and now you're telling me that because I owe money, I don't even have the hut anymore!? A boy from another wor 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Everyone Wants Me as Their Son-in-Law 都想拉我做女婿 Does Everyone Want to Be My Father-in-Law? A fantastical martial arts-inspired story with a lighthearted style that won't make you think too hard! Should I hide from the world and eke out the rest of my life, or face the challenge head-on and meet the battle of destiny with my head held high? I set off on a journey, wondering who I am, and step by step, make my way to the summit. Love and tenderness, the good and evil of human nature, righteousness and wickedness: how should I choose? The path o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Heavenly Secrets in Utter Annihilation 寂灭天机 Ten million years ago, the Creator God Jimie sacrificed himself to create a world, bringing one realm into being. A million years ago, the world collapsed. Space crumpled in on itself, and the world lay dormant for tens of thousands of years. In time, nature gave rise to four continents: Dongsheng, Ximo, Nanling, and Yanhuang, along with the Dead Sea of Jimie. The great god Jimie shattered his divine soul into five pieces and sealed them at the heart of five regions. Of these, the Sea of Ten Th 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Swordheart Chronicles: Seeking the Way in the Mortal World 红尘问道剑心录 [Serious drama] + [Wits and strategy] + [Questions of human nature] + [Classic xianxia] Whether protagonist or supporting character, everyone is “human” first, and only then a “hero” or a “monster”! This isn’t a story where everyone is defeated in three moves and extraordinary opportunities are everywhere. In this jianghu, few can defy fate and remake their lives. More often, people are helpless before the mundane world. Few battles can destroy heaven and earth; far more are contests of wits, dr 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Sovereign of Ten Thousand Immortals 万仙独尊 [No System + Immortal Cultivation + Pills + Invincible + No Female Lead + Uncanny] By chance, Xu Luo is guided by a wisp of an immortal soul and obtains the Primordial Ancient Jade, embarking on an extraordinary journey of immortal cultivation. He cuts through every obstacle and sees through one scheme after another, only to discover in the end that he has never truly escaped. For when he leaps off the board and prepares to become the player, he sees an apocalyptic calamity descending... This en 9Reads—Score314d adds
- 106 Era of Beast Souls: Awakened a Double Soul Pact from the Start 兽魂纪元：开局觉醒双倍魂约 When Yang Wen steps aboard the train, his life will never stand still again. He'll meet all kinds of people he's never encountered and witness things he's never seen. Yang Wen doesn't know that he has the ability to turn chance into certainty. Every coincidence in this world is a gift, while every certainty is a power that belongs to him alone. Once the journey begins, he must either make it to the end or die along the way. This is a fated journey filled with danger. But don't focus too much on 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Record of the Primal Chaos Heavenly Dao 混沌天道录 [Traditional Xuanhuan power fantasy + a master’s secret alt account + no System + comedic cultivation progression] Ninety thousand years ago, a mighty cultivator left behind a strange book called The Record of the Heavenly Dao, also known as The Sutra of Saucy Memes. Legend says that anyone who fully comprehends it can ascend to the immortal realm and live forever. For ninety thousand years, people have memorized it backward and forward. It has baffled countless geniuses, yet no one has ever un 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Wayfarer and the Swordsman 路客与刀客 Yu Xiaotian, a frail top student in his class, unexpectedly meets Ying Ying, a police detective. After they endure a series of bizarre and terrifying events, he “unexpectedly” acquires extraordinary martial arts skills. The two then “unexpectedly” return to the Beiyang era. Armed with their skills and courage, they do what little they can for a nation stricken with chronic ills. Even ants can shake a tree... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 From the Start, I Brave a Cursed House. Ghost Sister, Stay Back! 开局勇闯烂宅，女鬼姐姐别过来！ By a twist of fate, Bai Xie, a destitute orphan, enters a haunted house. After narrowly surviving, he discovers that this world seems to be beyond anything he could have imagined. With help from an unknown space, he gradually rises to power and slowly learns the truth about his identity. The Celestial Emperor, who has spent ages eliminating irregularities in the lower realm, finally meets his end and fades away. The bell of reincarnation rings, and countless souls are reborn into new lives. Le 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Great Cang Returns to the One 太苍归一 See how Mo Lingfeng reaches the pinnacle of his own path! In the distant world of Taicang, countless races coexist, and every race possesses innate abilities. Through constant growth and cultivation, they can reach a state of astonishing mastery. Here, humans, demons, immortals, and devils, indeed all things under heaven, may find their own opportunities! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Netherworld: Ancestor 幽冥：祖 [Fantasy, underdog protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, no saintly heroine, decisive and ruthless, humorous references] The early chapters may seem a little slow, but the story gets more exciting as it goes on. Enjoy! Li Tian, a loser of a kid, accidentally transmigrates while gaming at an internet cafe. He thinks he'll take off just like the heroes of all those power fantasy novels! But Li Tian discovers that the body he's transmigrated into is useless? Or is that really the truth? Convinc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Mirage Calamity 蜃劫 Young Lu Anyuan lost his mother as a child and lived by the shores of Yanyue Lake with his ailing father. He had no idea that a strange poison called the Mirage was hidden inside his father's body, its black flames gnawing at his bones and consuming his life. On the anniversary of his mother's death, the black blood seeping from his father's nose and mouth awakened Lu Xuan's long-sealed memories: the great fire twelve years ago, and the woman cradling a baby, her body wreathed in blue light... W —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Fire Ancestor 火祖 An utterly ordinary country boy happens to encounter a lustful ghost woman, setting him on an unknown path of cultivation… 7Reads—Score16414d adds
- 114 An Ordinary Woman’s Path to Immortality Through Lucky Finds 凡女靠捡漏修仙 The heroine, Ye Qinghe, becomes a powerhouse in the immortal world by picking up overlooked treasures. A slow-burn cultivation story about an ordinary person. Ye Qing never imagined that an ordinary high school girl like her would one day transmigrate. If she had to transmigrate, fine, but she didn't get a top-tier golden finger, a pocket dimension, or a System. All she got was an eye technique that worked only now and then, and she had no idea when it might come in handy. She transmigrated 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Ancient Scripture of Longevity: Battling for the Immortal Path 长生古经：仙路争渡 (No harem, no clichés, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish fulfillment.) Cultivation isn't just about fighting and killing. There are worldly ties that can never be severed, Daoist fruits that can never be fully understood, cycles of reincarnation that cannot be escaped, and karma that comes full circle. How can one see through the maze and find one's true self? Become an immortal! Become an immortal! Follow Liu Yun as he grows from a lowly Qi Refiner into 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Dragon Ascendant 腾龙甲宇 The heroes of the realm clash in a world where three clans stand side by side. An entire family of master weapon crafters is wiped out overnight, revealing one conspiracy after another. The ugliness of human nature is even more terrifying than the monsters. Chosen by fate, Ling Han endures countless hardships and rises above the rest. Can he avenge his family, point his sword to the sky, and live a life of true understanding...? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The World Returns to Its Source 天下归源 A new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 118 Bloodthirsty Nether God 噬血冥神 [No System + Not a Saint + Slow-Burn + One Female Lead] Break through doubt and shatter your shackles. Even a fledgling bird will one day spread its wings and soar. Seize the world's fortune for yourself and prove your Dao through a bloodthirsty path, becoming the one and only Nether God beyond the ultimate realm! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Destruction of the Primordial World 洪荒灭 [A thrilling, classic xuanhuan tale, no System, decisive and ruthless, highly recommended, by an author who never misses an update.] Thieves coveted his secret bloodline, leaving his entire family slaughtered and everyone dear to him dead. After four years of brutal imprisonment, the young man shatters his chains and returns to the world, bearing the souls of gods and demons. He wields the power to devour, able to consume mountains, rivers, and all manner of techniques. Thunderous might dwells w 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Beyond the Path of Immortality: Wielding My Sword to Slay the Mortal World 超脱修仙路执剑斩凡尘 No System, no golden finger, no old master A pure cultivation novel. The first three cultivation realms are Spirit Refining: Spirit Qi entering the body, Spirit Qi turning to liquid, and Spirit Qi condensing into a core. Next comes Spirit Qi returning to the mortal state, also called the Spirit Transformation stage, the turning point in cultivation. There are three transformations: first, illuminating the heart; second, tempering the body; third, condensing the spirit… The cultivation method is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 A Mortal's Search for the Immortal Path 凡人觅仙路 [Mortal Realm Arc: 1.48 million words] [Spirit Realm Arc: 2 million words and ongoing] Gu Yuan, a young Daoist from a mountain village, obtains a Chaos Pearl from the start. He walks the path to the Profound Immortal Sect, enters the Heaven-Seeking Secret Realm, joins the war between the righteous and demonic factions, battles Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, forms a Great Dao Golden Core, refines his Natal Treasure, climbs the Immortal Stairway, slays demons, sits beneath t 306Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 122 I Only Realized How Powerful I Was After I Transmigrated 穿越后才知道自己多厉害 Body Tempering, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Celestial Realm, Golden Core, Profound Mystery, Nascent Soul, Spirit Refining, Void Return, Dao Union. The Taiji gives rise to the Two Principles, the Two Principles give rise to the Four Images, and the Four Images give rise to the Eight Trigrams. The Eight Trigrams form sixty-four hexagrams, each containing the mysteries of heaven and earth. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 After the Mortal 凡人后 (Cultivation, swordsmanship, formations, talismans, artifact forging, no System, no mindless plot, one female lead) "Young man, I can tell from your remarkable bones that you're a once-in-a-thousand-years cultivation genius. I have five secret manuals here. As long as..." Someone asked him why he cultivated immortality. He replied, "To find someone." Who? An old man. Years later, after ascending to the Upper Realm, someone else asked him why he had come there. He replied, "To find someone." A bi 638Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 124 I Went Undercover for the Police 我给警察当卧底 This book tells the story of a protagonist who, with no other choice, infiltrates a criminal organization and helps the police solve cases. Want to know how he finds love in this life turned upside down? Want to know how he redeems himself? Come and read! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Ascending to Heaven from Lingxu 凌墟登天 He should have enjoyed a life of wealth and happiness, but instead endured endless hardship, his family destroyed and his loved ones dead! He should have vanquished demons, defended the righteous, and ascended to the clouds, but instead bore a hated name and found no path forward! Heaven is unjust, so terribly unjust. Though he was just one step from the summit, the road ahead grew steep and winding just as he reached the final stretch. Heaven's blessing, how laughable. Though he was but a hair' 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 He's an Immortal Reborn, So Why Are You Messing With Him? 他仙人转世，你惹他干嘛？ Burdened by the karma of nine lifetimes, am I truly a reincarnated immortal, as everyone claims? Little do they know that I am an ancient undying demon god, bearing the bloodline of the Life Emperor Clan, yet cursed with the Immortal Time-Eroding Curse! A Dao Lord's lifespan drains a thousand times faster, leaving me less than thirteen years to live. To break the curse, protect my family, and save the Great Wilderness, I cross the Eastern Sea, storm the Imperial Tomb, and enter the Forbidden Se 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Way of Caution and the Fruit of Longevity 凡人修仙：苟道长生道果 [Mortal Cultivation] [Slow-Burn] [Pseudo-Immortality] [Playing It Safe] [Farming] [Smart Characters] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Harem] [Cannibalism] A lowly factory worker on Blue Star dies suddenly after pulling an overnight shift and transmigrates to a vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the son of a farming family. His parents are alive, and he has an older brother and a younger sister. Later, he takes part in an immortal sect's spiritual-root test and awakens a mid-grade spiritual r 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Xianran 仙苒 [Slow-burn ordinary mortal cultivation] + [No System, weak golden finger, relying entirely on hard work and cunning] + [Twelve secret realms] Xiao Ran is an utterly ordinary village boy, drawn into the path of immortal cultivation by an old feud. The road to immortality is exceptionally arduous. Just because I don't pick a fight with anyone doesn't mean no one will pick one with me. With a mixed spiritual root, he can only make up for its shortcomings through other means, cultivating the secret 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Azure Cloud Ambition: Clouds Beneath the Blue Sky 青云志之云在青天 Above the universe, heaven is divided into nine domains, where the nine great powers treat all living beings as pawns. Golden palaces and immortal towers suppress the Five Elemental Divine Beasts in the lower realm, keeping it secure as a breeding ground. Whenever a cultivator falls, their soul becomes nourishment for the upper realm. Qingyun, a modern soul, accidentally transmigrates to this lower realm after mistakenly cultivating a technique called the Pure Heart Art. When Qingyun opens his e 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Four Kingdoms of Chaos 混沌四国 The Four Kingdoms of Chaos —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Tomb of the Eternal Realm: Make Heaven’s Will Kneel 万古界墓，让天意跪下 He has three years to reach the Myriad Manifestations Realm. Luo Chen opens his eyes. The woman beside him drops ten spirit crystals, says a few words, and leaves. His family has fallen from prosperity, and everyone thinks they can bully him. Until the vortex in his palm awakens, accelerating time and multiplying his comprehension. But he soon discovers that cultivators in this world are nothing more than crops kept by their masters. Once they’ve grown fat, they get harvested. One crop aft 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Immortal Sect Is Actually a Beastfolk Breeding Farm! 仙门竟是妖族养殖场！ [Demon Clan Rule + Death Regression + Passionate Action + Ensemble Cast + Fantasy] The once-every-five-years selection for immortal sects in Wuyun City turns out to be a deception, a scheme for the demon clan to sort its food. Those with mixed spiritual roots are refined on the spot, while prodigies are fattened up before being slaughtered. Wen Yao, a cultivator with five spiritual roots, is refined on the spot, only to awaken the power to regress through death by chance. His spiritual roots sha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Lotus Art 莲花决 [Mortal] + [Fantasy] + [No System] + [Slow Burn] + [Formation Master] + [Body Cultivator]. A country boy sets out to find his younger sister and avenge his father’s murder. By a twist of fate, he stumbles into the world of cultivation. His crippled spiritual roots make him an object of scorn, but he refuses to give up on himself and sets out on a very different path... 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Apostle of the Dragon Soul Continent 龙魂大陆使徒 Mo Yi, an outer disciple of the Mohist School, secretly learned the core of its mechanical arts. The family elders forced him to his death, but he unexpectedly entered another world under a different identity. This was a world ruled by dragons, with no magic or martial arts, but strange dragon souls and essences. Together, dragon souls and dragon essences formed what was known as the Soul Warrior path! When Mo Yi, carrying the Mohist School’s mechanical arts, arrives in this strange world, can h —Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 135 The Sky Without a Trace 苍穹无痕 This book is also known as Reborn: From the Spirit Martial Continent to Slay Immortals and Gods [Classic fantasy] [Mortal's path to immortality] [Slaying immortals and gods] [Spirit pets] [Spirit Martial Continent] [His growth: Begins at age 8, enters the Dao at 9, joins a sect at 10, becomes famous across the continent at 11, and reaches the rank of an earthly immortal at 15. From then on, he roams the mortal world freely.] In his previous life, Lin Shu fought against the Divine Realm and was 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Beast Taming or Cultivation? 御兽还是修仙 Is this the cycle of fate, or a foregone conclusion? An invader with a System? Allow me to grant you your fated death. The countless opportunities that come Wu Shiming's way seem like foregone conclusions amid this vast game of chess, yet at the same time, they seem full of surprises. With fate pulling the strings, the pawns are the ones moving the players. Everyone thinks Wu Shiming is a penniless rogue cultivator with no powerful backing. That is, until his secret identities are exposed one af 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 I Woke Up as Lin X Rui? 一觉醒来，我变成了林x锐？ The Linx Rui virus has broken out!!! Everyone who gets infected turns into the person on my cover. It’s terrifying. Hehe, I’m going to save the world!!!!!!!!! But is the truth about the world really like that? 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 138 Bound to a Prodigy: I’m Always Three Major Realms Above Him 绑定天骄：我永远高他三大境界 [Transmigration] [System] [Invincible Protagonist] [Overwhelming Realm Advantage] [No Romance] "A little sinister. A little slick. A little funny." His entire family slaughtered, Cang Xuan awakens a heaven-defying System amid a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood! He can bind himself to any prodigy or saintess from the myriad heavens. All he has to do is raise their favorability to a hundred to forge a contract. Once bound, he instantly masters every one of their cultivation arts, secret te 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Echoes of Fate: A Promise Among the Stars 宿命回响：星之约定 **To bring his beloved back to life, he became a god and destroyed the world.** After losing the one he loved, Gu Yue Xiongjie ascended to godhood and obsessively followed a cold divine oracle: Kill the Chosen One, and your beloved can be resurrected. To that end, he unleashed a crimson miasma that twisted the world. Savage beasts ran rampant, humanity “awakened” talents that burned away their lives, and civilization collapsed. Everything he did was for one purpose: to find the one sacrific —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Path to Immortality for a Cultivation Sect 修真门派长生路 Traditional fantasy, sect management, farming, and ensemble rivalries Lu Tianqi transmigrates into the role of Qingyang Sect’s leader, only to have a disciple grab him by the throat the moment he opens his eyes. At the brink of death, he activates a “special Dao Foundation”: as long as the sect exists, he can live forever! He also awakens a game-style information panel that lets him see everyone’s “status” and “hidden talents.” To stay alive, he pretends to be crazy and foolish around the Great 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Spirit-Devouring Scrap Body? I Cultivate the Chaos Dao 噬灵废体？我修的可是混沌道 I am Lu Chuan, a spirit-devouring waste of a body, the loser everyone looks down on. They laugh at me for having no chance at immortality, but they don’t know that in the depths of despair, I formed the first Chaos Core in the world. They see ascension as an honor, but I have glimpsed the prisons and scythes beneath the Heavenly Dao. If that’s the way it is, then I’ll wield my mortal body as a blade, sever my shackles, shatter the Immortal Court, and rewrite the laws of heaven and earth! This pa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 I Have Two Innate Divine Powers 我有两个本命神通 [Eastern Fantasy + No System + Comedy + One Heroine + Three Male Leads] My name is Xiao Yibai. I’m a recent college graduate, but I was drawn into the Canglan Realm by an emperor’s game of chess and tasked with saving all living beings. But who’s going to save me? My name is Xia Longyuan. I am the emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom and the Human Sovereign of the Canglan Realm. When horrors from beyond the realm descend, I myself will be the Great Wall that protects humanity. I can withstand the Ca 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Cultivation: Starting with an Unknown Book 修仙：从无名书籍开始 A Dao Lord falls, and a mortal embarks on the path to immortality! The great Immortal Lord Taiguang of Shenya Dao perishes, splitting his divine consciousness into 103 fragments. Carrying three immortal arts, they descend upon the hundred realms of the various races, bestowing immortal opportunities far and wide. Mo Li, an ordinary boy from the Human Realm, unexpectedly receives one of these opportunities and begins his journey to immortality. When he breaks through to the Great Ascension Stage, 607Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 144 With a Powerful Expert From the Start, I'm Stronger Than the Sect Master 开局有大佬，我比宗主还要强 He gets a powerful expert to guide him right from the start, making it a breeze to take first place among the newcomers. Then he trounces a jerk of a senior student, overpowers the elders, and shocks the sect leader. The sect leader takes a closer look. This kid... is actually stronger than me? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Psychic Power 灵能 [Smart heroes and villains + one heroine + compelling worldbuilding + Eastern and Western fantasy] On the Spirit Energy Continent, Chen Hua enters the world of spirit energy after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, determined to uncover the truth. He becomes a wind-aligned spirit tamer. As he grows, he meets many companions and the love of his life, Murong Xue. He also witnesses the varied lives and fates of all kinds of people: A timid priest who cherishes his life ultimately choos 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 146 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It All Began with That Tomb Raid 凡人修仙：从那次盗墓开始 [Mortal cultivation] [Genius protagonist] [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [No harem] With a soul in your heart, all things can be named. All living beings have a spiritual heart, divided into nine apertures. One aperture brings you close to the ordinary; nine connect you to Heaven. Yun Yang, from the Western Regions, was born into humble circumstances but possesses the supreme talent of a Nine-Aperture Spiritual Heart. After a bizarre tomb raid, a mysterious black pill slipped into his h 67Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 147 The Heaven-Defying Martial God 逆天武神 Martial souls, divine abilities, battle qi, witchcraft... ancient martial arts, the immortal path. Across countless planes, with hundreds of ways to cultivate, which is strongest? Countless races stand side by side, and innumerable prodigies and heroes vie for supremacy. Who will reign supreme? On the Central Axis Minor Plane, a young man rises from humble beginnings, and a blood-pounding legend slowly unfolds., Across this vast land, I am the Martial God! 245Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 148 Sword of the Divine King 神王之剑 (No System + Ruthless and Decisive) The strongest cultivators across the Five Continents challenged the heavens in pursuit of a higher realm, only to die and have their cultivation vanish. Han Feng, a gifted young man from a frontier city, unexpectedly lost his spiritual power. Then, through some mysterious force, he obtained the strongest sword and awakened the strongest physique. Now he will reach the pinnacle of the heavens! 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Cultivation: Starting with the Female Emperor's Failed Tribulation 修仙：从女帝渡劫失败开始 [Cultivation] + [Empress] + [Spatial Powers] + [Fantasy] + [No System] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Golden Core, Nascent Soul] On his way to study at an Immortal Academy, the young Ye Che accidentally steps into a black coffin that transports him to an ancient tomb, where he happens upon an empress undergoing tribulation to ascend to immortality. But those who start from nothing must dare to burn their boats. During a test, young Ye Che awakens the ancient Four Symbols 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Chronicles of the Vast Dust 茫尘录 Heroes contend for a treasure, yet it seems as if demons have descended upon the world. Amid the chaos of the mortal realm, a brother and sister are drawn into it, only to part ways. Humans and demons pursue different goals, yet arrive at the same destination by different paths. Whether driven by personal gain or concern for all under Heaven, everyone sees things differently, but there is only one path to enlightenment. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
