Novels like Setting Foot on the Path to Immortality
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- 101 Twin Shadows 【双影】 [Swordsmanship + Eastern Fantasy + Playing the Fool While Hiding One's Strength] A flash of crimson lightning brought the dying Yi Qianchen to the Lingyuan Continent. Watch as he wields a three-foot sword, comprehends the supreme Way of the Sword, slays demons and evil spirits, destroys soul fiends, and reaches the pinnacle of martial cultivation! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Bro, This Is How Cultivation Works! 狗哥，修仙就是这样子的！ [Traditional fantasy + one female lead + power progression + not an invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless] Zheng Qiu had a miserable childhood and grew up with a big yellow dog by his side. After inheriting the legacy of the Eternal Samsara Emperor, he unexpectedly discovers that his dog seems to be no ordinary animal! The path of cultivation is full of hardships. Yet Zheng Qiu seems born to face calamity, destined to pursue the Dao! What shackles? What chains? They mean nothing to him! 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 The Genesis Cultivation Legend 创世修真传 When others undergo tribulation, they face the heavenly lightning alone, in a scene both tragic and stirring! When Ding Yang undergoes tribulation, it becomes a full-scale display of overprotective family love in the cultivation world. The Palace Master of the Phantom Sound Palace and the Sect Master of the Inborn Sect stand guard on either side, ready for anything. His twin sisters sob pitifully as they keep stuffing life-saving talismans into his arms. The favored daughter of the Azure Cloud S 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Trials of the Human Way 凡人修仙传之人道沧桑 This is not a fanfic of the great Wang Yu. This is a brand-new world. Xu Xiaochuan is a street punk from Pingyang City and the sole surviving descendant of the Xu family, an unremarkable mortal. Yet the great clans are convinced that the Xu family possesses a priceless treasure. After facing threats and enticements from all sides, Xu Xiaochuan returns to the Xu family's ancestral grounds. He finds no treasure, but he does meet an ancestor who has lived for over two thousand years. From then on, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 I Only Wanted to Fish and Drink Tea, but Was Forced into the World 本想钓鱼喝茶，却被迫入红尘 [Multiple heroines + invincible protagonist + a story that isn't brainless] He is the strongest being in the world. At the slightest movement, heaven and earth tremble and the void shatters. He had been living in seclusion among the peach trees, but when Ye Yuling, the leader of the Sky Serpent Clan, fell into the grove, he was forced to enter the world and deal with something that had existed since ancient times: the terrifying creature known as Devourer. When he strikes, heaven and earth lose 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 From the Start at a Mass Grave: Turning the Tables with Sarcasm and Logic 开局乱葬岗：靠吐槽和逻辑逆袭 Transmigrated into the body of a disgraced young master in another world who has been framed, Ling Qianxuan thinks his start is more absurd than a code bug. This is a high-martial world where the strong rule, his enemies are influential giants with eyes and ears everywhere, and his original body is on the verge of losing its cultivation foundation. Luckily, his soul, that of an Earth-born wisecracker, comes with two buffs: hyperthymesia lets him remember everything he sees, and reading cultivati —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds: The Path to Invincibility 万界至尊，无敌之路 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Iron, Fire, Power 铁火权舆 This is a slow-burn story, but not a brainless power fantasy. At just 19, he was made a general. The empire called him the "Dragon Strategy War God"! Yan Siheng, the brightest rising star among Beiming's generals, bore the weight of the realm on his shoulders amid an era of iron and fire. The arrow wound on his left shoulder was a "gift" from a famous imperial general, while the canteen in his arms was the last keepsake of a fallen friend. He made his name in the bloody Battle of the Tranquil Se 2Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 109 The Ordinary Immortal of the Talisman Dao 符道凡仙 [Fantasy Xianxia + Mortal's Journey + Talisman Cultivation + Slow Early Growth, High-Octane After a Hundred Chapters] Alternate title: I Have a Talisman Who can become an immortal? I have a talisman that can split mountains, part seas, grant enlightenment, and send souls through reincarnation! I will prove the Great Dao of Talismans through the fortune of the human race. In the name of a mortal, I will enter the path of slaughter and cut down every injustice above my head! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 The Nine Heavens of Illusory Stars 辰幻九天 The gods descend upon the mortal realm, bringing boundless calamity. A human hero rises in response, slaying gods and demons and fighting alone all the way to the Upper Realm, until the divine realm is sealed off. Evil spirits invade, and the continent's inhabitants are in mortal danger. In this godless age, a young man whose spiritual bones were shattered in the disaster finds another stroke of fortune. With a three-foot sword in hand, he defies the eternal order and slays the evils of the heav —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 The Legends of Yuanmeng 元梦演义 The planet where Yuxiu lives undergoes an unprecedented change that comes “suddenly.” By a twist of fate, he takes a trip through a parallel space. After returning, Yuxiu begins a life of “seclusion,” experiencing stories in other parallel spaces and encountering a few “legendary” events that even he can’t explain... Some say he’s dreaming... But he firmly believes this is no dream... He’s convinced that, by a twist of fate, his special abilities have awakened, allowing him to transmigrate back —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Dream-Born Path: The Road to the Summit Begins in Dreams 梦引生道：巅峰之路从入梦开始 [No System] + [Not Mindless] + [A Different Kind of Transmigration] + [A Different Kind of Thrill] One night, he enters a dream and his soul crosses between two worlds. Everything is turned upside down, and the world changes beyond recognition... Fang Qing is a down-and-out herb gatherer, yet his fate is tied to all living beings and to the heavens themselves! Countless ancient cultivators have spent their entire lives and gone to extraordinary lengths, all to bring him out of hiding and force h 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 The Gluttonous Scholar's Cultivation Chronicle 贪吃书生修仙记 [Mortal-style cultivation + traditional fantasy + comedy + slow-burn cultivation + no System] In the future, an expedition team climbing Mount Kunlun suffers a tragedy: its leader, Zhuang Sheng, and teammate Wu Zheng lose their lives. By a twist of fate, they are reborn in a cultivation world called the Divine Dragon Continent. They have lost all their memories, however. One is a young prodigy of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, while the other is a scholar-official of the Great Shang Kingdom. Through 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 A Clan's Rise on the Path to Immortality 仙途之家族崛起 Fan Yunheng transmigrated as the spirit of an artifact, attached to a bronze cauldron, and was found by Fan Wei. Using the power to condense Dao Seeds, he helped the Fan brothers embark on the path of cultivation, while Fan Wei laid the foundations of the clan. But the clan's growth was far from smooth, and it faced one crisis and challenge after another. The clan members all had distinct personalities. Fan Wei was thoughtful and decisive, Liu Ting was kindhearted, and the many other descendants 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 A Mortal’s Rise to Nobility 凡体封侯 No spiritual roots means you can't cultivate immortality? He refuses to believe it. A path to ennoblement long since forgotten, from mortal body to Imperial Lord, from insignificant insect to master of the universe. While those who mocked him are still standing where they were, he has already reached the summit of the universe, gazing down upon all the worlds. There can be only one Imperial Lord in each universe. And he will be the one. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Walking the Lonely Path 行孤道 No lucky encounter from the start. He grows through hardship, falls in the mud, and relies on himself to reach the summit. A nobody stumbles into the path of immortality, moving from an insignificant ant to repeatedly standing on the brink between life and death, and ultimately forging a path all his own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 The Ancient Covenant of the Immortal Age 仙古旧约 In the Age of Declining Dharma, the war among the gods comes to an end. The seven creator gods gather to discuss matters of great importance and establish the ancient pact of the Immortal Era. They select bodies of supreme constitution as vessels to explore the secrets of the Heavenly Dao, seek breakthroughs for themselves, and escape the suffering of reincarnation… —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 118 Earning Merit in the Demon Sect to Ascend? Seems Perfectly Reasonable 身在魔宗积攒功德飞升，很合理吧 Demonic cultivator, decisive killer, Fortune Jade Disc, Twelve Soul-Life Lamps, golden merit light, Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, Eight-Nine Arcane Art, and Three Pure Ones from One Breath. "I must thank all the fellow cultivators of the Xuanxi Realm for your help. Without it, I could never have ascended so quickly." "A friendly reminder: I left many treasures behind in the Xuanxi Realm, including secrets of ascending to the Immortal Realm. If you're interested, feel free to seek them out!" "Onc 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Marked for Silencing from the Start, I Cultivate My Way to Wealth by Controlling Corpses 开局被灭口，我靠御尸富甲修仙界 [Mortal Cultivation Style] [Old-School Fantasy] [Leveling Up] Qin Chuan was a big, chubby baby, weighing over ten pounds at birth and astonishing the neighbors. After learning to cultivate immortality, he put a pretty corpse puppet to work as a laborer, hired an old yaksha as his enforcer, opened shops across the vast Han Sea, and sold spirit cannons for astronomical prices. He had only wanted to live quietly as the richest man around. Who could have guessed that the Immortal Sects, the Demon Re 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Pinnacle of Martial Arts: Soul Splitter 武道巅峰之裂魂人 Sixteen years ago, the Sage of Calligraphy, Qiu Lubai, was ambushed by nine masked figures in black at Clearwind Gorge on Dragonspine Mountain, bringing the life of a generation's greatest calligrapher to an end. Sixteen years later, the young Qiu Li enters the martial world, gradually uncovering the identities of those who ambushed Qiu Lubai and unraveling a vast conspiracy... —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 121 I Fought Demons for a Thousand Years, Yet Was Slandered. Why Do You Regret It After I’m Dead? 御魔千载被污蔑，我死后你后悔啥 [Decisive and ruthless + Cruel-hearted + Regret + Revenge + Traditional fantasy + Overpowered protagonist] A thousand years ago, the demons from beyond the realms invaded Tianyuan Realm. Countless lives across the planes were sacrificed by the Demon Emperor, and blood stained the heavens as all creation mourned. The myriad realms fell beneath the demons’ shadow. Qi Yuan, of the Heavenly Dao Sect, was hailed as the Shengyuan Divine Emperor most likely to become an immortal. Alone with his sword, 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Xuanhuan: Martial Saint of the Nine Heavens 玄幻：九霄武圣 [A story with sound values, no brainless characters, no forced dumbing down of villains, no cuckoldry, no antisocial behavior, no defiance of human decency. A straightforward cultivation and martial arts novel.] Across the Three Realms and Five Elements, only those who become gods endure for all eternity! Ning Quan possesses a god-tier Thunder bloodline. He ascends through the Nine Heavens, slays evil, breaks the shackles of heaven and earth, forges an immortal body, and becomes a god with a sin 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 The Yin-Yang Scripture of the Divine Dao 神道阴阳经 [Classic Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No System] A five-element spiritual root is the ultimate cultivation talent! Ascension is no scam. It just relies on a filthy method no one knows about! Good and evil are irreconcilable? What is good? What is evil? Born with a crippled body? You can still stand above millions and break free of the shackles of the rules! Become a demon or a saint? It doesn't matter. No one should be able to block out the sky with one hand and decide another person's life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Stop! Don't Dig Out My Junior Sister's Spiritual Root 住手，别挖我师妹灵根 [Immortal cultivation + traditional fantasy + demonic transformation + no System + exhilarating + ruthless and decisive + from the start] Chu Bin stands before the Heavenly Sword Sect, gazing at its plaque with a proud expression. He has come to the Sword Trial Assembly, hoping to win the title of genius. At the competition, he easily defeats his opponents and wins the admiration of a young woman, but his gaze is fixed on Lan Xue'er nearby. Beautiful and refined, she waves to him. Lan Xue'er i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Spirit Lord of Ten Thousand Realms 灵主万域 The path of cultivation leads to understanding the mysteries, commanding every spirit, transforming a thousand possibilities, subduing heaven and earth, defying the natural order, and venerating the Sacred Ancestor. Only then may one pray for the descent of the gods and rule over all domains! [Traditional fantasy + no filler + never dropped + no brainless decisions + plenty of satisfying moments + fast-paced] 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 The Cultivation Tale of a Mortal Emperor 凡帝修行传 [No System + one female lead + ordinary-life story] On the Sacred Province Continent, humans and demons coexist, and the strong rule all. There are nine realms of cultivation: Budding Yellow: temper the body. Spirit Profound: cultivate spiritual power. Earth Origin: practice cultivation techniques. Heavenly Human: stride through the air. Venerable: control heaven and earth. Supreme: shatter the void. Saint: pierce the firmament. Saint Emperor: attain immortality. Saint Sovereign: endure forever. 245Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 127 Sea Spirit, Crescent Moon 海灵弦月 (New author, please roast me!!! There’s no transmigration, no rebirth, and no System in this book. It’s a different kind of self-reinvention, with no competing for men. All the girls are adorable.) [Strong female lead + devoted couples + equally matched leads + cat-like boyfriend + ensemble cast] Xianyue woke up to find that someone had stolen her body, her identity, and even her fiancé. Then her most revered master used her as a replacement bride for the Demon Lord. Who isn’t suffering these da —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 An Otherworldly Cultivator: The Fox Aims for Immortality 异类修仙之狐狸要成仙 This is the story of a man reincarnated as a fox who receives the teachings of Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun in an illusory dream. Left with no choice, he gathers merit to create the Heavenly Court, puts a puppet on the throne, journeys through the Investiture of the Gods and the Journey to the West, and ultimately takes charge of the Heavenly Dao. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 The Mountains and Seas Without End 山海未央 In ancient times, as Chaos first opened and Heaven and Earth took shape, things should have been off to a splendid start. But war broke out everywhere, leaving the people in misery. By a twist of fate, the chosen one entered the fray, leading everyone ever upward, uniting the realm under a common ruler and founding the territories of the Nine Provinces… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 The Moon in the Abyss 渊中月 [A fiercely protective god × a quick-witted little demon + mutual angst + no female rivalry + plot-driven + substitute!! Not a brainless power fantasy, and nobody is perfect!!] Her elder brother, the Moon God, is dead! To find out why he died, he accompanies her as they uncover one conspiracy after another. But they discover that one game of chess was already underway thousands of years ago, and this fate was set in stone from the very beginning of heaven and earth. Shu Yin, Chen Yuan, Gu Zhuo, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Peach Abyss Realm 桃渊界 Across the myriad realms, the stars stretch on without end. On a mysterious planet, who can turn everything around? Why has a once-sacred land fallen into ruin? Why has a supreme realm been shattered, causing the main realm to vanish? And what is the connection between it and him? A seed, a young man, and a barren wasteland: what earth-shaking events will unfold... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Your Sword 你的剑 Not a saint, not brainless, decisive and ruthless. The Mortal Realm and the Sword Realm. In the Sword Realm, swords are a part of their wielders' lives: when a sword is destroyed, its wielder dies. The protagonist's sword is a living sword. It can devour the sword intent of others to grow stronger, but it can also turn on its wielder and corrupt his mind. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Refining the Spirit, Mastering Heaven and Earth 灵炼乾坤 Rumor has it that beyond the real world lie countless subspaces, each home to many civilizations. On the Soul Continent, there is a particularly strange world known as the “Spiritworld.” In this age of rampant evil and tyrannical rule, the people live in misery. Heaven is unjust and treats all things like dogs of straw; the sages are unkind and regard the people as mere weeds. Yet at this turning point, when everything lies in ruins and needs rebuilding, a boy is born into the Huang family. Unli —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The Grand Primordial Scheme 太元局 The one who creates the game surveys the whole board; everything is a piece. The one who controls the game can cover the sky with one hand and command all living beings. A game within a game, a world beyond worlds. Fight across Taiyuan once more and uncover long-buried secrets. Why would the one who created the game need anyone? The one who controls the game is just another piece. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 The Dragon-Commanding Chart 御龙图 [The opening chapters are free, then the price will rise + no System + ensemble cast + multiple heroines] A prophecy is passed down through the world: The day will end, and the long night will come. In a bitterly cold land, a weather-beaten old man shuffles into a sheepfold. In the depths of the Northern Sea, evil demons and vengeful spirits take shape and shriek. Among the ruins of Kunlun, a woman in black furrows her brow and sighs deeply. On the immortal isle of Penglai, a white-robed sorcere 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 136 Qiyun 启云 I came back from my first trip outside the sect. The sect leader was gone. I came back from my second trip outside the sect. My master was gone. I came back from my third trip outside the sect. The sect was gone. The mountain had vanished along with it. And then you tell me that the sect's hopes rest on me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Transform in an Instant into a Demon Immortal, Sweep Through Ten Thousand Armies 秒换妖仙，横扫千军 [Switching Between Demon and Immortal] [Instantly Switch to Invincible] [Bickering Frenemies] [Lighthearted and Witty] [Multiple Female Leads] After transmigrating to the Great Wilderness, Li Chen nearly had his body taken over by the demon immortal Ningchuan. Fortunately, he fought with all his might and took it back. To get back at Ningchuan, Li Chen decides to bring her out whenever he needs someone to take a hit. To get back at him, Ningchuan takes control of his body and goes on stealing sp 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Battle Spirits and Sealed Beasts 斗灵封兽 In ancient times, the power of contracts connected heaven and earth. Cultivators forged pacts with demon beasts, resonated with magical artifacts, and lived in harmony with the laws of nature. Thus began the Golden Age of Contracts. But the ancient clans coveted the source of contract power and unleashed a cataclysm with their power of stillness. War engulfed the Nine Provinces, leaving the land in ruin and its people in misery. At last, the contract cultivators used five tokens of the primordia —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Chronicles of the Star Spirits 星灵幻录 A cultivator strengthens the body and nurtures the spirit, taking spiritual energy into oneself and controlling it. Those who attain the Primordial Origin take disciples; later they become Scholars, and those who reach mastery become teachers, then earn the title of Venerable. Advance to Ancestor, break through to King, condense the Emperor Realm, and reach the threshold before one may be called Emperor. Transcend the ordinary and attain sainthood; shed the spirit and become divine, and you will —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Blind in Both Eyes: My Childhood Friend Took Care of Me for a Year? 双眼尽废：青梅竹马照顾我一年？ My new book, “Seriously? You Turned Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune into Seeking Misfortune and Avoiding Good Fortune,” is out!! It’s a wild take on the idea of seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, with a satisfying, trope-subverting story. Please show it lots of support. Thank you, everyone. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 The Realm of Mist 雾之境 One day, a poisonous fog suddenly descended from the sky over the Jiuzhou Continent. Like the shroud of death, it left devastation in its wake wherever it went. Anyone engulfed by the poisonous fog became a mindless beast, driven mad and filled with despair. Flowers, grass, and trees across the land withered and died at an alarming rate. Countless humans and animals were killed or injured as the poisonous fog ravaged the world. There was a young man who had never seen his parents, not even o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 My Comprehension Really Isn’t That Great 我悟性真不高 Lin Cheng was the notorious good-for-nothing of the Yanxia Sect. After three years in the sect, he still hadn’t mastered even its most basic Qi cultivation method... until one day, he found an ancient jade pendant... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 The Forgotten Star Lord 遗忘星主 Arbitration among the stars, balance of order. Civil war erupts across the Ten Provinces, and a great battle rages in the demon realm! Dark forces, unknown lands. As multiple factions vie for power, a young man rises amid schemes and conspiracies, bringing the world under control! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 My Fate Is a Chessboard, but I Break My Chains and Defy Heaven 命局为棋，我自破命亦破天 One hundred thousand years ago, the Upper Realm held dominion over destiny, treating the myriad races of the heavens as pieces and the lives and deaths of all beings as pawns. Unwilling to be controlled, the Dragon Ancestor and the Fate Ancestor joined forces to lay out a shocking game spanning one hundred thousand years, all to win future generations a chance to break free. One hundred thousand years later, Su Jin was pushed off Qinglan Cliff by his own people and plunged into a frigid pool. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 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—Shelves
- 146 A Young Man’s Wild Song of Cultivation 少年狂歌修仙记 Blending xuanhuan, xianxia, and suspense, this book tells the story of Liu Ge, an ordinary young man who accidentally enters a cave in Yimeng Mountain and acquires an ancient inheritance. He intends to devote himself to cultivation, but is forced to join the Tianque Sect. After a string of extraordinary encounters, fate eventually guides him to the realm of immortality. He wipes out the Shadow assassins, a dreaded organization feared throughout the martial world, and takes part in the climactic 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Dragon Soul Decree: Divine Sacrifice 龙魂令之神祭 (Angst, combat, and high-octane action. No System, and not a mindless power fantasy.) A thousand years after the great war, the Heavenly Dragon fell, the Divine Realm's Heavenly Continent shattered, and the passage between it and the Xingnan Continent was forcibly severed. To reach the legendary Divine Realm, one must cross the Heavenly Chasm. The protagonist, Lei Lie, was born with the aptitude for Imperial-level spiritual cultivation, but his talent was buried because of his origins. His famil —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 My Enemies Are Beyond My Reach 我的敌人，是遥不可及的存在 “Master, have I gone too far?” “They’re still climbing, one step at a time, while I seem to have already reached the destination they’re striving for.” “Among the paths I’ve walked, I haven’t seen a single peer. The enemies I’ve faced are beyond anything they can even imagine.” 171Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 149 Ancient Divine Beasts: The Azure Dragon 上古神兽青龙篇 At its heart, this story is about “rising from humble beginnings and protecting the universe.” It follows Qinglong, an orphan from the lowest ranks of the dragon clan. With no one to rely on and facing adversity, he trains tirelessly with an unyielding will, seizes opportunities on perilous roads and in desperate situations, and keeps breaking through every limitation as he rises against the odds. In the end, he transforms from a nameless nobody into a divine beast who commands the order of the 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 Sword Tomb 剑墓 [Swordsmanship! Unmatched! Decisive and ruthless! Classic cultivation fantasy!] When everyone spurns the path of the sword, he alone raises his sword and cuts through the shackles of heaven and earth! My sword is the law of the Great Dao! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
