Novels like Setting Foot on the Path to Immortality
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- 151 I Transmigrated, So Why Do I Get Endless Refills? 穿越就穿越呗，咋还无限续杯 [Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast of Friends + No System + Satisfying Coming-of-Age Story] She sets out alone on a path of bloody revenge, then keeps stumbling across delightful surprises: a sharp-tongued demon king (trash talk max), a sweet slime (devouring max), a shameless prince (unpaid bills max), a cunning rogue cultivator (escape skills max)... The cultivation world's glitch squad is applying to join! Revenge? Fast, fierce, and satisfying! Romance? What's the rush~ It starts with a flow 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Jade Qilin Palace 玉麟宫 “I’ll pass all my inheritance and memories on to you. There’ll be one tiny side effect: you’ll lose your original memories.” “Isn’t that body snatching?” “I can take you to the highest reaches of the heavens.” “Then... I’ll leave it to you.” “Should I tell you my name?” “No need. I won’t remember it anyway...” If fate cannot be defied, then I’ll write myself a new path to immortality! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Heavenly Origin Fantasy 天元幻想 [One female lead] [Many races] [Many supporting female characters] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Fresh, original plot] A young man sets out to find a peerless spirit medicine for his younger sister, hoping to repay the kindness of those who raised him. Little does he know that his arrival will bring tremendous changes to the balance of power on the Tianyuan Continent. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 The Ancient Divine Beast: White Tiger 上古神兽白虎篇 The Crown Prince of Kunlun Ruins saw his country fall and his family perish in a single day. On his three-hundredth birthday, he became the offering in a sea of blood. His second uncle murdered his own kin and usurped the throne, while Bai Hu fled alone into the wastelands of the Western Wilderness. He fell from the clouds into the mud, and the pampered prince of old became a stray dog with nowhere to go. In the perilous Western Wilderness, surrounded by the Wolf Clan, he was saved by Xuan Li at —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 Demon-Warding Apocalypse 魔御天启 Li Tianxiao was born with a Purple Mansion in his dantian, but the Purple Mansion was sealed. He thought the path of cultivation was closed to him, until he chanced upon the rare Spirit-Gathering Pearl. By refining it and merging it with his body, he forged a new dantian and reopened the path of cultivation. In a world where gods and demons regard mortals as little more than straw dogs, a man chosen by the demons takes on the burden of protecting all living beings. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 There’s a Brahma Stele in My Soul Sea 我的魂海有一座梵天碑 A cataclysm has swept through reality, and the world is on the verge of destruction. When the ancient treasure Brahma Stele awakened in Mu Heng's soul sea, he entered a perilous world of martial arts to protect his younger sister. An accident caused him to exchange souls with the young sect master of the Ethereal Sect. Living in someone else's body, he is surrounded by danger. On the outside, he must disguise his identity and contend with the sect's schemes; within, he uses the Brahma Stele to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 The Unorthodox Path 正道旁门 Life itself is a form of cultivation. Even after enduring hardship and upheaval, or straying onto an unorthodox path, as long as one keeps the righteous way in one's heart, one will find one's way back to it. Laozi said: Know glory, yet keep to disgrace; be the valley of the world. Be the valley of the world, and constant virtue will be fulfilled; return to the uncarved block. This is a relatively traditional fantasy novel, with a style and story structure closer to classic martial-arts fiction. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 Starry Sky Academy 星空书院 Traditional fantasy + no System + grand setting + decisive and ruthless protagonist + sword cultivation Across the vast starry sky, powers abound like the stars, yet the Starry Sky Academy stands alone. No one knows the limits of the academy. All they know is that everyone begins to encounter the Starry Sky Academy as soon as they start cultivating! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 I’m Laozi Shudao San 老子鼠道三 [Demon Cultivator Dao Seed] [Refining Demons to Protect the Chariot] [Classic Xuanhuan Without a System] [Chaotic Times] [Plot-Driven] Shu San transmigrates into the body of a rat demon. Using his eyes as a demon-refining furnace, he leads a gang of underlings out of the mountains to protect his lord. What kind of demons can rats and weasels be refined into? What will a flood dragon and a scorpion give birth to? And what if humans, ghosts, demons, immortals, and Buddhas are all refined together? 8Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 160 The Godslayer's Vault 弑神阙 Xiao Si is a slave. In this world of cultivation, slaves are forbidden to cultivate. They have no talent, no bloodline, no opportunities, only a desperate struggle to survive... A turning point comes when an unusual event occurs during a sacrifice. The soul of another Xiao Si from a different world transmigrates into this body, accompanied by a mysterious old man. Who says a slave can't cultivate immortality? Are immortals, demons, gods, and Buddhas born to special kinds of people? Break the cha 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 Waxing and Waning 盈缺 [One heroine, no harem] [No System] [Not an overpowered protagonist] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] This world was once ruled by twenty-two ancient clans. But as the caste system gradually crumbled, the lands in every direction grew increasingly chaotic. A young man from Xiaoxiang City becomes embroiled, knowingly and unknowingly, in the heart of the power struggles sweeping the world as he unravels the mystery of his origins. To his surprise, his past is closely tied to every conspiracy he enc 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Sealed Realm 封域 A grown man inherits a divine-grade seal and accidentally enters the cycle of reincarnation. But once you enter, there is no way out. He wants to escape the cycle and roam freely through chaos, but instead falls into its trap, becoming entangled with enemies from beyond the worlds. Can he break free from reincarnation at last? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Ancient Divine Weapon: The Light and Dark Sword 上古神兵：光暗剑 Once hailed by the world as the “Chosen Son of Unparalleled Talent,” Xi Ya was expected to restore his glory. But the heavens are unpredictable, and fortune and misfortune can arrive in a heartbeat. Fate toys with people, and heaven does not grant everyone their wish. On the day of the Yuanli assessment, the day the Battle Domain was tested, his Yuanli was extraordinarily strong, but he failed to awaken the power of the Battle Domain. With only his high-grade Yuanli, which might as well be nonex —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 Becoming an Immortal Takes Just a Little Luck 修炼成仙，全靠亿点点运气 [Cultivation + Mortal’s Journey + Lighthearted + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Self-Interest] When I became an immortal, rosy clouds filled the sky above the Ascension Platform. The Thirty-Third Heaven was shaken, and the koi in the Jade Pool leaped for joy at my reflection. The immortal realm was in an uproar. Where had this blessed true immortal come from? No one knew it all began with a treasure that gathered the blessings of heaven and earth and bestowed boundless fortune. * At that tim 2Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 165 The Supreme Daoist of the Primordial Beginning: 太初道尊： The vast and boundless Xuanhuang Continent stretches beneath the heavens. In the Northern Region, ferocious beasts roar through the vast Cangmang Mountains; in the Southern Region, cultivators soar above the immortal cities of Lingzhou. Chu Fan, an orphan from Blackrock Village, has worn a mysterious bronze token since childhood. Born with immense strength and a steadfast spirit, he accidentally awakens the token's power when beasts attack his village, killing a Mountain-Splitting Bear. But this 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Good-for-Nothing Defies the Heavens: I Became Invincible After Refining the Divine Orb 废柴逆天：炼化神珠后我无敌了 [Defying fate, decisive and ruthless, highly recommended!] Legend says the ancient sovereign detonated the primordial spirit pearl to protect future generations from the Demon Lord of another world, leaving its blessings for ages to come! A disciple of the Lin family in the lower realm unexpectedly obtains a Chaos Pearl and uncovers an ancient secret! To protect his loved ones, he slaughters millions of demonic souls! He breaks through the shackles of the ages and attains supreme power! 1.9kReads8.2Score225Shelves
- 167 The Scripture of Spiritual Breath 灵息经 [Mortal's journey, no System, gradual growth, with a satisfying payoff in the end] The Divine Land is dotted with countless cultivation sects. A country boy and a young beggar from the Beggars' Gang become sworn brothers, then swear brotherhood with a young monk from Jiuyin Temple. After enduring countless hardships, the three join Yuntian Sect, the greatest cultivation sect in the world, and begin an extraordinary life together. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 After My Broken Engagement, I Awakened Countless Divine Souls 退婚后，我觉醒无数神魂 A new book begins! I hope you'll all show it plenty of support! [Single heroine + hot-blooded + overpowered protagonist + swordsmanship + the Myriad Worlds + master and disciple + traditional fantasy] In the vast Divine Realm, planes converge and countless mighty figures stand tall. One genius after another arrives from the lower planes to write their own legends in this boundless realm. The young man sets out from the tiny Yan Kingdom, with only a sword and a horse by his side. Together with an 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 The Changing of Time and Space 时空变 Was the world we depend on for survival formed naturally, or was it made by someone? To a frog at the bottom of a well, the opening above is the whole world. To a fish, its little pond is the whole world... When you finally reach the summit, you suddenly discover that the world is nothing more than one vast cage... So what lies beyond the cage? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 The Daoist Sin 道孽 [Traditional Fantasy + Traditional Xianxia + Genius Protagonist + Mastermind] [No Transmigration] [No System] [One Heroine] The universe is an inn for all living things, and time is a passing traveler from ages past to ages yet to come. When we transcend the universe and surpass time, what will we see? This is the story of someone who is a calamity to the Great Dao. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Transmigration: Exorcising a Hundred Desires in Another World 穿越：我在异界除百欲 When the world first came into being, the various races arose with it. People experienced joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, and harbored selfishness, jealousy, and rage… Thus calamity was born. Calamity gave rise to a hundred desires, which spread throughout the world. Desire disturbed all things, and the mighty fell under calamity's control. The world descended into chaos, and no one could stand against it. A blue light cleaved the heavens, and a being from another world arrived… My mast 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 The Calamity of Nirvana Clouds 涅云劫 [Seventeen cycles of rebirth + intelligent revenge + layers of foreshadowing and symbolism + faux dual male leads + slow burn, with bigger payoffs later] (Alternate title: Trapped in an Endless Cycle, All to Kill a Saint) (Also known as: Becoming a Demon, Destroying the Hope of Eighteen Rebirths) Water is where clouds return to after their former life; rain is the tears clouds shed in this life. Yet legend has it that after clouds perish and transform for the eighteenth time, they may undergo a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Ten Years of Qi Refining, and My Spear Is More Driven Than I Am 凝气十年，我的枪比我还卷 Other cultivators compete over talent. Chen Yuan competes against time. Ten years after joining the sect, he's still stuck in the Qi Condensation Realm. Everyone says he'll never reach Foundation Establishment in this lifetime. Until one day Chen Yuan unexpectedly discovers a black spear in his sea of consciousness. The spear is strange. It can devour spiritual energy. It can devour spells. It can devour the power of weapons. It can even devour other people's cultivation techniques and divine ab 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 An Ancient Romance 古云奇缘 The six traits are physique, energy, speed, technique, control, and spirit. Together, they are known as the Six Traits. Everyone possesses at least one, and can learn cultivation techniques suited to their own traits. Li Zimo calls himself a “lucky guy.” Not only does he possess three traits, he also has a special gift! Through what he believes was a fortunate coincidence, he gets a unique scripture from an old Daoist priest. And of course, he also gets a “superweapon” from a powerful expert! T 23Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 175 Living in Ailao Mountain 常住哀牢山 Deep in the Ailao Mountains of Yunnan, the story unfolds across a vast range of landscapes: primeval forests, Hani and Yi villages, alpine meadows, and underground rivers. It weaves in the cultural beliefs of ethnic minorities, including reverence for mountain gods and the conviction that all living things have spirits. Through these elements, it reflects the life philosophy and wisdom of Southwest China's ethnic minorities, who live in harmony with nature, as well as the faith and spiritual str 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Slashing into Nothingness 斩至虚无 Lin Feng is almost thirty, muddling through life without accomplishing anything. He thought things would stay that way forever, until one day he drank a little too much and unexpectedly awakened his golden finger. His life was completely rewritten...! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 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! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 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—Shelves
- 179 Cultivation: From the Start, I Borrowed a Corpse to Return to Life 修仙之开局借尸还魂 [Feel-good power fantasy + cultivation + no System + traditional xuanhuan + no white lotus + no brainless decisions + no transmigration] A mighty cultivator fails his tribulation and returns to life in another's body. Blessed with top-grade aptitude, he starts cultivating all over again. So, how will you deal with that? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Chronicles of Ling Qi 灵炁录 This is a world teeming with spiritual energy, home to countless factions. But the emergence of the demon race changed everything. Heaven and earth were overturned, and the sun and moon thrown out of alignment. Li Xuan, a heaven-blessed prodigy born in response to the will of this world, is about to stir up a storm and save its countless living beings. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 To Hell With Justice, I Just Want to Live Well! 去他的正义，我只要自己过的好！ Transmigrator Qiu Zhe is timid and afraid of death, obsessed with money and beautiful women, and insatiably greedy! He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants! Heroism? Moral blackmail? He throws it all out the window! In his eyes, the only thing that matters is living well himself!! He starts out as a loser and gradually grows stronger! Readers who enjoy uplifting stories are welcome. If you don't like it, please don't flame me! Thanks. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Beggar to Saint 凡人修仙我从乞丐到圣人 [No Harem + No Clichés + No System + Not Invincible + No Stupidity + Not Wish Fulfillment + No Lucky Breaks + No Saintly Hero + No Female Lead + Pseudo-Immortality + Behind the Scenes] Qi Refining + Foundation Establishment + Golden Core + Nascent Soul + Void Refining + Deification… Cao Ning, a security guard, crosses into another world and only begins cultivating immortality in his fifties. He steals others' lifespans to fake immortality, working behind the scenes to farm and nurture talented 87Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 183 The Carefree Path to Immortality 修仙之逍遥长生 [Traditional cultivation, no System, no female lead] Wang Li is captured by bandits and becomes a mine slave. He thinks this is how he’ll spend the rest of his life, but one day, a bandit comes to him carrying a strip of cloth. From that moment on, Wang Li’s world begins to change… 1.5kReads6.6Score140Shelves
- 184 Great Evolution Heavenly Saber 大衍天刀 Long Yuan, an outer disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect, kept his head down and obeyed the rules. But lacking both strength and connections, he was ruthlessly framed by the sect and made the scapegoat for a genius disciple. His tongue was cut out, his cultivation crippled, and he was ultimately expelled. As he stumbled through life, struggling just to get by, he was unexpectedly caught up in a battle between powerful figures. Taking advantage of the chaos, he obtained the legacy of the Heavenly 38Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 185 With My Stunning Shadow Guard Wife, I’ll Slay Immortals and Destroy Emperors! 朕靠绝美暗卫娘子斩仙灭帝！ I, Chen Anniu, will unite the Three Lands and bring peace to a golden age! The Emperor Venerables run rampant, and the old order has long since rotted away. As for me, the young emperor most despised on the Xuanhuang Continent, my cultivation was sealed from birth. They’re all waiting for my kingdom to fall, waiting for me to be thrown off the dragon throne. But they never imagined that when I stopped seeking immortality and pursuing the Dao, and stood beneath heaven with nothing but my mortal 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Kneel! Call Me Your King! 跪下！请叫我大王 Also known as “Becoming a Saint by Selling Knives on Credit in the Cultivation World” and “The Knife Seller on Credit in the Cultivation World” A knife seller on credit enters the cultivation world, transmigrates into a tiger demon, and gets tricked into accepting a knife on credit himself, becoming a knife slave. No need to panic. My knife is even stronger: “One hundred percent synchronization!” “Unlimited editing!” Abandoned as a child in his previous life, he barely managed to support himself —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 The Nine Suns Emperor 九阳帝君 [Hiding his strength behind a humble facade] [Rise from the ashes] [Face-slapping] [Multiple female leads] The mysterious old man turns into a mysterious middle-aged man. Twin martial souls: who can stand against him? The Nine Suns Divine Art: one sun is the weakest, while nine suns reign supreme. He flies into a rage for the sake of a beauty. Yun Jing is the Nine Suns Emperor, revered by all. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 The Great Way of the Golden Core 金丹大道 Jiang Chen is the only all-around martial artist in centuries, recognized as such by the world. He is versed in all eighteen martial arts, from the saber, spear, sword, and halberd, and masters every one of them. By chance, he discovers a teleportation array leading to the far side of the starry sky. Alone, he ventures into an unfamiliar world. Watch as Jiang Chen makes his way to the pinnacle of martial arts. This is a world where countless races stand side by side, where the strong prey on the 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 The Four Kingdoms of Chaos 混沌四国 The Four Kingdoms of Chaos —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 The Immortal Meat Hermit Enters the Mortal World, Drawing the Wrath of Ten Thousand Demons 长生肉苟入凡间，招来万魔绞杀 [Xuanhuan + cultivation + slow burn + scheming protagonist + xianxia + magical battles] At the crucial moment in the great war between the immortal and demonic realms, Shang Nanfeng committed a crime that shook the heavens. To help him evade disaster, his master left him with a third of a measure of astral qi. He went into hiding in the mortal world, taking on the identity of Yichen. Soon, rumors spread through the demon and fiendish factions: One measure of astral qi grants ten thousand years o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Shanhai: The Divine Command 山海：御神令 [Traditional fantasy] The story is being replanned. Rewrites and continuation will come at irregular intervals... The Star Chart is my key, and godslaying my stepping stone. Wherever this decree reaches, all worlds bow. The seven stars of chaos awaken, and the laws of the heavens collapse! They say fate cannot be defied? Then I am the one fate itself has chosen! The worlds of Guixu want me to live on my knees? Sorry, but wherever the mountains and seas reach, all worlds shall bow and submit... # —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Daoist Magic Is Useless 道法无用 [No cheap tricks, not a power fantasy] Martial arts and immortal arts, with a consistent power scale. The young Daoist only wants to study medicine and cultivate the Dao in peace, but gets caught up in a fateful game between senior and junior disciples. From pawn to player: easier said than done. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 Beast Blood, Zen Heart 兽血禅心 Just as Lu Zhishen attained Buddhahood and ascended after hearing the Qiantang River's tidal bore, an accident befell him. A mysterious otherworld was being invaded by the Yin and Yang universes. The sun and moon were collapsing, and heaven and earth were breaking apart. The laws of this realm called out to the myriad heavens for help. In the Buddhist realm, Lu Zhishen was chosen for his belief in upholding justice on heaven's behalf. Bearing a sacred mission from Buddhism, his soul transmigrate —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Chaos Supreme Immortal 混沌至尊仙 [No System, Slow-Burning, Eastern Fantasy, Alternate History, a Touch of Wuxia, Chaotic Saint Physique, Innate Dao Body, the Benevolent and Mighty Holy Lord Dragon Emperor, the traitorous giant ape's bones, the secrets of the gods, half a divine bone, a ghost's lair atop a Profound Yin Grass, the legendary Little Bamboo Realm...] I will not hand my younger sister over to a despicable man... Even if the sun and moon turn through the ages and bones cover the world! After ten years as a lovesick do 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 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—Shelves
- 196 I Guarded the Empty Mountain Alone, Only to Learn That Ascension Was a Colossal Lie 我独守空山，原来飞升是弥天大谎 The entire sect ascended to immortality, leaving only me behind. Everyone laughs at me for being the sect's perennial bottom-ranker. Who knew that becoming the sect's last remaining member was the one and only condition for activating a god-tier System! [Ding! The Peerless Through the Ages System has been successfully bound!] [Core Function: Solitude means invincibility! The higher your Solitude value, the faster your cultivation grows!] [Beginner's Gift Pack: Inherit the entire sect's fortune, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 The Days I Was Forced to Become the Savior of a Cultivation Civilization 被迫成为修炼文明救世主的日子 [Cthulhu] [Road Trip] [Apocalypse] [Cultivation] [Vast Original Worldbuilding] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Smart Protagonist] This was once a prosperous, bustling world, free of madness and decay. Everyone knew that. There was always a world beyond the world, and this sealed-off continent was not alone. Everyone knew that. Then flies devoured this cracked egg, making an enemy of civilization and feeding on chaos. “Contact” was severed. Voices vanished. Factories exploded, immortals fled, or 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 The Blade-Refining Manual 炼刀录 [Traditional fantasy] [No System] [Not brainless] [Trading] [Reverse cultivation] The Northern Frontier's Changsheng Sky, Penglai Island in the Eastern Sea, Lingshan in the Western Desert, the million mountains of the Southern Border, and White Jade Capital in the Central Continent. Prove your heart with the Blood Dragon, raise your blade and knock upon the Dao! The whole world will know my name and fear my might! With a single slash, I cleave open the path to the Dao and claim the summit! Skip 2.3kReads8.0Score221Shelves
- 199 The Tale of the Empty Immortal 空仙传 (Mortal’s journey, no System) I was about to miss my deadline delivering takeout when I got struck by lightning and met an old man dressed in cosplay. He claimed to be a cultivation ancestor and wanted to take me as his disciple. He even said I was a cultivation genius seen only once in ten thousand years?! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 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... 27Reads—Score—Shelves
