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- 51 Immortal Heavenly Emperor 不朽天帝 After narrowly escaping death time and again, Gu Changqing awakens an undying bloodline. He burns his essence blood, sacrifices his soul, tempers his body through self-inflicted wounds, and refines his path with pill poison. Born into humble circumstances, he still dares to swallow the heavens. Even as one abandoned by the Heavenly Dao, he will fight the heavens for supremacy. Become a god, and I am the God King. Become a demon, and I am the Demon Lord! A young man from the Northern Frontier, wi 11kReads8.9Score72114d adds
- 52 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Swallowing the Sun and Moon, Treading Across Realms 凡人修仙：我吞日月踏界行 [Mortal’s Journey] [Cultivation] [Spirit Beasts] [Pocket Dimension] [Alchemy] [Talisman Crafting] [Formations] [Swordsmanship] [Combat] [No System] [Not a Transmigration Story] [Not a Rebirth Story] A true mortal’s journey + sound values + no AI + ambitious and hardworking + slow-paced Immortals absorb immortal energy, while demons use demonic energy. Without either, one is just a mortal. The myriad worlds are vast, and the realms of immortals and demons are but a corner of them. Only the chaoti 404Reads—Score10514d adds
- 53 Godly Game: High Melee Damage and High Ranged Damage 神明游戏：近战伤害高远程高伤害 [Apocalypse + Game System + Multiple Worlds + Power Fantasy] The further you read, the more exciting this book gets, and the bigger its world becomes! The first world is overrun with zombies; the second is a realm of demons and spirits pursuing cultivation! The Divine Game suddenly descends, and Zhang Wu is forcibly selected to participate. His sole main quest is staring him in the face: [Become a God]. His first stop is a zombie apocalypse. Zhang Wu hunts zombies to accumulate evolution points 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Cultivating Immortality Through Science: From Good-for-Nothing to Creator God 科学修仙：从废柴到创世神 Wang Linyuan is the good-for-nothing castoff of the Qingyun Sect, someone anyone can bully. Born with damaged meridians, he has no path to cultivation. After enduring endless humiliation, he leaps into the deadly Burial Immortals Abyss in despair, vowing to become a vengeful spirit and take his revenge. Yet what awaits him at the bottom of the abyss is not death, but the skeleton of a transmigrator from another world and an astonishing legacy known as “science.” From then on, he enchants a Gatli 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Master of the Game 神操手 After nine lives, can he escape his shackles? Can cultivating through code create a miracle? A seasoned spirit hunter starts out with a wronged spirit in tow and faces Hell-level difficulty from the start: Should he lie flat, or break free of his shackles? The One-Line Chasm, Soul-Eater Forest, the Inspection Team... The clues to extending his life point to the Guardian of the Abyss, locked away inside a ward. But when he risks his life to reach the Hall of Ten Thousand Clans, he discovers it is 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 A Will That Reaches the Divine, Starting as a Workhorse 意志通神，从牛马开始 By sheer coincidence, Ning Buyan leaves both the righteous and demonic factions reeling. As for him, he casually picks up a sect and starts an assassin organization on the side. With ties to both sides, he constantly switches allegiances. When he meets the righteous, he says, “Sorry, I’m a demonic cultivator!” When he runs into the demonic faction, he shouts, “Stop right there! I’m here to vanquish evil!” What? You’re an unaffiliated cultivator? How dare you act so arrogant in front of me? Don’t 3Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 57 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Ring of Time 凡人修仙之时光戒指 [Mortal's journey + fantasy cultivation + power fantasy + multiple heroines + treasure appraisal + playing dumb to catch a tiger + ruthless decisiveness] With eight stars aligning, Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival. Li Feng, an antique shop owner carrying a time ring, unexpectedly embarks on another path to immortality. So what if I have five useless spiritual roots? I have a time ring, and I can appraise treasures to earn spirit stones. I have a golden mask, so I can play dumb and cat 7.5kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 58 A Leaf Enters the Dao: The Sages Battle for Heaven 一叶入道：诸圣争天 Other cultivators defy the heavens and seize spiritual energy to cultivate. He cultivates by starting a fire and brewing rough tea. This is a cruel cultivation world where the Sages use the universe as a game board and all living beings as their pieces. Lu Yu, an abandoned child of the Buddhist sect with no spiritual roots and a lifelong stutter, nevertheless comprehends a shocking path to cultivation in a traveling theater amid the bustling mortal world. While gods and Buddhas plunder the bount 52Reads6.7Score11014d adds
- 59 The Gods Bow Low, While the Wind God Shines Alone 诸神折腰，风神独美 The Gods Bow, but the Wind God Stands Alone 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Transmigrating to the Earth's Core: The Good-for-Nothing Rises to Become an Emperor 穿越地心：废柴逆袭成帝君 Transmigration + rebirth + a good-for-nothing’s comeback + a legendary romance + modern special forces + subterranean adventure + mysteries of ancient humanity Who transmigrated across 160,000 years? Who sent a cry from the depths of their soul? A rift in space and time tears open with a roar, and Himalayan beasts break free from their seal. The human world is plunged into catastrophe. Xia Qitian, a member of the Special Incident Investigation Team, has his soul transmigrate. His body is left a 2.2kReads8.9Score13414d adds
- 61 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 6.5kReads7.5Score65614d adds
- 62 The Ninth-Rank Heavenly Doctor 九五天医 What is an emperor worth mentioning? He rules one nation, while this man commands the rulers of countless lands. What is a miracle-working physician worth marveling at? A doctor heals the sick and injured, while this man can cure all the world's ills. He is Hai Bao'er, a man skilled in both letters and arms, with peerless medical knowledge and extraordinary schemes. [Story Synopsis] ■ Overnight, the Lei family of Dongyang Commandery was framed and destroyed by a coalition of enemies. This centur 405Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 63 The Eternal Divine Lotus 万古神莲 [Traditional fantasy] The Infernal Fire Red Lotus, Purifying White Lotus, World-Destroying Black Lotus, Reincarnation Purple Lotus, Merit Golden Lotus, and Primordial Green Lotus: these six divine lotuses form the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus within Ye Yunfan’s soul. The world is a chessboard, and the Profound Ancestor, the Longevity Ancestor, and the Lotus Ancestor are all players. Heaven is the one who laid the board. Watch as Ye Yunfan cultivates the Nine Eternal Heavenly Dao, refining the powe 15.2kReads8.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 64 Mortal Blood! 凡血！ [Exceptional talent] [No brainless characters] [Foundation Establishment] [Golden Core] [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [No harem] Lin Fan is an ordinary mortal born in “Short-Lived Village,” yet he is determined to become an immortal whose life lasts as long as Heaven itself. By a twist of fate, Lin Fan takes part in the Seven Mysteries Sect’s entrance trials. Though he is destined never to become a cultivator, with the help of a mysterious copper bottle in his possession, he works hard one st 37.1kReads8.7Score3.7k14d adds
- 65 Past and Present Lives, All to Meet My Soulmate 前世今生，只为遇见有缘人 Women's Fiction: The Son-in-Law Is Actually the Crown Prince. A spiritual spring space that heals illnesses, a widow's son-in-law who is the Crown Prince, immortal cultivation and farming to wealth, and a princess with two souls who shakes the world. A top police doctor from the 21st century ➜ a country widow raising three children. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx and wants her dead. She saves a man, battered and covered in blood. He begs her to take him in. Taking pity on him, she has him s 4.8kReads9.5Score87014d adds
- 66 The Assassination of Ke Bi 刺杀轲比 At the end of the Three Kingdoms period, Han Long, a soldier in the Youzhou army, accidentally saved his enemy, Kebineng, the Xianbei chieftain who had long plotted a rebellion. After being rescued, Kebineng not only laid an ambush that killed Han Long’s mentor, but also nearly murdered his uncle. To make amends for his mistake, win the love he longed for, and bring peace to Youzhou, Han Long decided to kill Kebineng with his own hands. He set out from Youzhou for Longcheng, deep in the desert, 51Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 67 The Ink-Stained Wanderer of the Martial World 墨染江湖客 My name is Lin Mo, and I’m a good-for-nothing. I rank near the bottom of my senior class, and the person I have a crush on never even looks at me. Then I transmigrated into the novel I read all the time. But I wasn’t the protagonist; I was a cannon-fodder character who wouldn’t survive three chapters. Yet I discovered that the abilities people mocked me for in real life had become deadly weapons here. Stranger still, it seemed this book was hiding a secret... Wait, how did she transmigrate here 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 68 Chronicles of the Wonder Sword 奇剑录 My name is Murong Tianci. I was born on the Vast Continent. My parents’ glory faded, and I became an orphan. I cultivate, and I search for my parents. I still haven’t found my parents, and now my wife has gone missing, too... Is it really that hard to have a family? I’ll kill, kill, kill... I’ll search, search, search... 545Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 69 Chaos God King 混沌神王 The Eternal Heavenly Stele connects to the primordial source of chaos and bears the countless peerless arts of the Myriad Worlds. The young Qin Ming loses his father, sees his clan destroyed, is betrayed, and has his heart pierced. At the brink of death, he awakens the Eternal Heavenly Stele, connects with chaos, forges an unrivaled Chaotic Divine Body, and cultivates the myriad arts inscribed on the stele! From then on, with nothing but his fists, he takes on the world and contends with the gen 3.1kReads8.6Score28214d adds
- 70 You Sent Me to Be Your Cultivation Furnace. Now You Regret It? 把我送去做炉鼎，现在你后悔了？ Wang Ritian was originally a cultivator with five spiritual roots. His clan believed he had no hope of advancing, so they sent him to a witch's home to serve as her cultivation furnace. Later, he awakened an against-heaven talent, and the clan's cultivators regretted their decision bitterly. They begged him on their knees to return to the clan! Wang Ritian simply said, "You only know to turn around after you've banged your head against a wall, and only know to wipe your nose when the snot reache 3.1kReads8.6Score31514d adds
- 71 Reborn, I Won’t Let Anyone Bully My Guard 重生后，谁都不能欺负我的侍卫 After Being Reborn, No One Can Bully My Guard 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 46.7kReads8.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 73 The Cat-Cat Star from Above 天降喵喵星 A Cat Star Falls from the Sky —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Stone Immortal Who Fears No Lightning Strike 不怕雷劈的石头仙 [No System, No Harem, Traditional Xianxia, Mortal’s Journey] A young martial artist is accidentally bitten hard by a venomous snake. With his life hanging by a thread, he is struck by heavenly lightning. Despite being so unlucky, he somehow survives! Instead, five spiritual meridians inexplicably open within him, turning him into a spirit cultivator capable of practicing spiritual arts. Only then does he learn that beyond martial arts, there are two even more mysterious paths of cultivation: the 15.3kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 75 Turn Sorrow into Song 斩悲伤为歌 [Ensemble cast + youthful heroes + tragic beauty + wuxia style + not a power fantasy + no mindless characters] He was once a spirited young prodigy, the greatest talent in his sect, blessed with the fortune of an ice dragon and the bloodline of an ancient demon emperor dragon. Yet hardship after hardship befell him. His senior brother died saving him. The person who loved him died because of him, and he then killed the one he loved with his own hands. He even became a sinner in the Xuan Zhen Rea 88Reads8.3Score714d adds
- 76 Lord of the Desolate Firmament 荒穹之主 [Traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + no System + satisfying battles + slow-burn] When chaos first took shape, heaven and earth were one, and countless sacred artifacts were born. Donghuang Taiyi, leader of the Donghuang clan, used the foremost sacred artifact, the Donghuang Bell, to bring the Primordial Wasteland to an end and divide the two realms. After that, heaven and earth were incomplete, and no more sacred artifacts came into being. Donghuang Hanyu was just born, yet a “Primordial S 4.9kReads9.2Score45714d adds
- 77 Evil Emperor 邪帝 In a chaotic age, seven factions of formidable power reign: the Demon, Buddhist, Devil, Confucian, Mystic, Ghost, and Daoist factions. Each follows its own path, seizing the wonders of heaven and earth and vying to become the overlord of this troubled world. Whoever rises above the rest will attain eternal life and uncover the secrets of chaos. A useless young man of the Ye family rises proudly, pacifies the four corners of the world, and pursues the ultimate Heavenly Dao, eventually unifying al 7.9kReads8.2Score92614d adds
- 78 A History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国史 A focused analysis of the briefest and most chaotic period of division in Chinese history. The book reveals how, behind the military men’s grip on power, society struggled to rebuild its order, and how this turmoil gave rise to the civil official politics of the later Song dynasty. A profound study of social transformation and the patterns of power changing hands, it offers a distinctive perspective and rigorous reasoning. 74.8kReads9.6Score10.3k14d adds
- 79 The Old Pact of Immortality 长生旧约 In the Great Wilderness of the Nine Provinces, everyone seeks immortality. The immortal sects dwell high above the clouds, while mortals are as insignificant as grass. The boy Lu Xingchen grew up in a small frontier town, in an old shop that sold spirit artifacts. He repaired low-grade artifacts for the immortal sects, such as spirit-testing disks, talisman lamps, and formation plates. He had seen countless people change their fate when a spirit-testing disk lit up, and just as many lower their 37Reads—Score12114d adds
- 80 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 [The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, thes 526Reads9.2Score10014d adds
- 81 Whales Fall with the Tide, Wind Rests on the Shore 鲸落于潮，风栖于岸 A whale falls with the tide, the wind comes to rest on the shore 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Immortal Jade, Dust, and Destiny 仙玉尘缘 Lin Mu, a lowly servant of the Qianyu Sword Sect, accidentally discovers that the jade pendant left to him by his parents contains three mu of spiritual farmland. From then on, he uses the pendant to grow spiritual herbs and medicinal plants, earn a fortune in spirit stones, buy flying swords and magic treasures, and refine miraculous pills. Thus begins his rise in the cultivation world. 328Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 83 Five Elements Grotto-Heaven: I Cultivate in Secret and Become an Immortal Through the Eight Trigrams 五行洞天，我靠八卦苟成仙 Portable grotto-heaven + mortal cultivation + divination + alchemy + artifact crafting + spirit insects + spirit beasts. After inheriting the legacy of his ancestor, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, he comprehends the Art of the Zhou Yi Eight Trigrams, allowing him to discern opportunities, locate dragon veins and auspicious sites, and see fortune and misfortune at a glance. He gradually unlocks a portable Five-Element Grotto-Heaven secret realm! Its area keeps expanding, and the flow of time within 127Reads—Score27114d adds
- 84 Invincible Across Two Worlds: The Carefree Immortal's Journey 双穿无敌，逍遥仙途传 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. With a fresh take, it follows Mo Chou, an ordinary member of society who one day accidentally obtains a jade pendant left behind by the ancient, powerful immortal Master Xian before his ascension. Sealed inside it are all the skills Master Xian mastered in his lifetime. Whoever finds it and becomes its owner will inherit everything he knew. The ancient jade also contains storage space and a portal 600Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Asura Sword 修罗剑 A man carries a giant sword on his back, a monkey fights across the wilderness, and a bird spreads its wings to blot out the sky. So what if I become a demon? So what if I become a Buddha? I follow my own path. Why should I fear the world’s judgment of right and wrong? With a dragon sparrow beneath my feet, I soar through the heavens. With a giant sword in hand, I battle across the world. I fly into a rage for the woman I love, and my sword leaves the streets stained with blood. Commanding wind 3.5kReads8.6Score36914d adds
- 86 This Campus Belle Can Control Thunder 这个校花能御雷 This School Belle Can Control Thunder —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Little Sunshine Is Selfish and Sharp-Tongued 小太阳她自私又毒舌 The Little Sun Is Selfish and Sharp-Tongued 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 8.1kReads7.0Score95014d adds
- 89 I Saw the Killer's Face While Preparing the Campus Beauty's Body for Her Funeral 我给校花整理遗容时，看到了凶手的脸 While preparing the school beauty’s body for burial, I saw the killer’s face. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Mountain Doctor: Peerless Beauty, Divine Medical Skills 深山医女，容貌绝色，医术通神 A Beautiful Healer from the Deep Mountains, with Miraculous Medical Skills 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Born to Make Them Laugh 转笑生 Turn to Laughter —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Legends of Jiuzhou Yunhua: Storms 2 九州云华风雨传说2 Legends of Wind and Rain in Jiuzhou Yunhua 2 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Happy Golden Fish’s Immortal Cultivation Story 快乐的黄金鱼修仙记 The Happy Golden Fish's Immortal Cultivation Diary —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 424Reads—Score24014d adds
- 95 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 502Reads—Score25814d adds
- 96 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 788Reads—Score27314d adds
- 97 Ming Dynasty 1572 大明1572 In the first year of the Wanli era, the ten-year-old emperor ascended the throne. Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng enforced the Kaocheng system and the Single Whip Reform with an iron hand, filling the dying Ming treasury and securing its borders over the next ten years. But the deeper the reforms went, the fiercer the opposition became; the greater his power, the deeper his loneliness. He had once been the "Teacher Zhang" most respected by the emperor, but ultimately became the person the young so 139Reads—Score12414d adds
- 98 Yuhe Goods Depot 裕和货栈 Yuhe Trading Depot 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Lotus-Born Pill Venerable 莲生丹尊 Ji Shiyi, a country boy from a mountain village, unexpectedly gains a space linked to a twin lotus. One day in the outside world equals one month inside. With the lotus space, Ji Shiyi survives a famine and saves the grandfather who raised him. By a twist of fate, Ji Shiyi embarks on the path of cultivation. Everyone knows how difficult cultivation is, and everyone wants to pursue it. While everyone fights tooth and nail over a single spirit plant in a secret realm, Ji Shiyi says, “How did you k 13kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 100 The Divine Emperor's Son-in-Law 赘婿神皇 [Live-in Son-in-Law + Rise to Power + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Good-for-Nothing Rises + Golden Finger + Son-in-Law Who Marries into His Wife’s Family + Invincible] Xiao Fan, the discarded son of the Xiao family, is ambushed and gravely wounded by his own younger brother, then sent to marry into the Long family in exchange for resources. At the brink of despair, he activates the Diagram of the Celestial Stars. He shatters stars to obtain treasures and tempers his body by cultivating the 2.7kReads8.9Score40214d adds
