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- 51 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. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Universe Is Destroyed, and Only an AI Transmigrates? 宇宙毁灭，只有ai穿越了？ [Transmigration] [Reborn] [Multiple Female Leads] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Travel Between Two Worlds] [Future Technology] [Blue Star Civilization] The universe was destroyed, and the apocalypse arrived. Qi, a super artificial intelligence embodying the pinnacle of human technology, escaped the destruction in the form of a structural wave and transmigrated into the soul of a newborn Yan Shi, a member of the Nieyu Clan, one of the most powerful races in the Great World Universe. The two became symbi 81Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 53 The Path of Practice 行之路 Within the imperial capital, a sage sat on the dragon throne. The emperor, who ruled over all the people, stood trembling at the sage’s side. The sage looked at the carefree young man below and roared, “You insolent brat!” The emperor jolted in fright and hurriedly grabbed the sage. “That’s Gu Xingzhi!” “What!” The force around the sage sent the emperor flying. He rushed over to the young man and said ingratiatingly, “So you’ve come! Please, take the seat of honor.” The cultivation realms are: E 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 I Transmigrated as Liu Ruyan, and I’m Losing It 穿越成柳如烟，我裂开了 Male-oriented, man transmigrates into a woman, gender-swap, no romance, decisive and never a pushover, light comedy My name is Chen Yi, an ordinary college freshman. On the first day of school, I went out drinking with my roommates and got wasted. When I woke up, I had transmigrated. I’d become Liu Ruyan. The vicious supporting female character who gets used as an experience point by the Children of Destiny in countless novels. I’d barely woken up and figured out that I was a woman now when the 55Reads—Score11014d adds
- 55 Sacrifice: Plundering Spiritual Roots from the Mortal Realm 献祭：从凡域开始掠夺灵根 After transmigrating to the Lingxi Continent, Qin Yu unexpectedly awakens the ability to “sacrifice”: sacrifice a demon beast, and he can absorb its power to rapidly strengthen his body; slay a cultivator, and he can even seize their spirit root and break through to a higher realm. Even cultivation bottlenecks are a joke! When they first meet in the mortal realm, he protects Qin Nian, a sister he has never met before. Tempering his body with spirit liquid and filling his belly with demon beasts 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Divine Path to Immortality 神途仙路 Wu Xiaoqi is found to have an exceptionally rare mixed spiritual root and is taken in as an outer sect disciple by Tianhe Sect, a third-rate cultivation sect. Before he can learn much magic, his sect is destroyed by another sect. When he returns to his hometown, he discovers that every villager has been slaughtered. Fortunately, Wu Xiaoqi is blessed with great fortune as he wanders the martial world, and one wondrous encounter after another eventually sets him on the path to a comeback. He leave 21Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 57 A Teacher from Another World: Teaching in the Three Kingdoms 异界先师，我在三国当老师 Just as Lin Yuan thought he had transmigrated to the Seven Kingdoms, all sorts of figures from the Three Kingdoms appeared. Just as he thought this was only a Three Kingdoms story, Confucius showed up. Just as he thought that was as far as it could go, the Naruto battlefield opened. After he had conquered pirates, Soul Reapers, Warcraft, and even DC and Marvel, he never expected that... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Sword Shadows and a Cold Flute 剑影寒箫 [Eastern fantasy cultivation] + [Transmigration] + [No System] + [One female lead] + [Political intrigue]... In his past life, he died alone in a hospital bed, a life of meekness and obscurity behind him. Transmigrated into a new life, he inherits the ravaged Guiyun Mountain and takes on the three-hundred-year blood feud of the entire sect. Once a prodigy whose name shook the immortal realms, he was struck down by the jealous Heavenly Dao and besieged by the major sects, left with his sect destr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Cast Out by My Clan! Why Regret It After I Awakened the Dragon God’s Bloodline? 逐我出宗族！觉醒龙神血脉后悔啥 [Traditional cultivation fantasy, defeating stronger opponents, high-energy action, followed by millions] Young Qin Rulong fights a bloody battle for his family and earns the hatred of his enemies. His own clan members then shatter his bones, cripple his dantian, and cast him out. Even his fiancée betrays him without mercy at his darkest hour! But the dragon pearl his father left behind awakens Qin Rulong’s divine dragon bloodline. Reborn, he rises to prominence in an age of great upheaval! He w 486Reads8.3Score10214d adds
- 60 Conquer the Heavens 御天 I, Chu Yan, have returned from the Abyssal Demon Prison. With the nine-foot greatsword in my hand, I will split mountains, cleave seas, soar among the immortals, and rule the heavens. 9.5kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 61 A Commoner's Guide to Cultivating an Immortal Clan 凡人家族修仙录 [Mortal’s Journey] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble Cast] [Handwritten, updated daily with 10,000 words] [If you’re looking for mindless power fantasy, please don’t come in] On the Tianhuang Continent, when an immortal gets angry, mortals aren’t even allowed to stand. Mo Shoutian and Mo Xiaochuan were just a father and son who had gone into the mountains to hunt. By sheer bad luck, they stumbled upon two immortals fighting with their arts, and both died together. The father and son nervously searche 428Reads—Score10414d adds
- 62 The Unfixed Needle: Reversal 无定之针：逆序 The goal is to make you sit up and take notice! (`･ω･´)ゞ (Not brainless, not formulaic, one female lead, emotional depth, rich plot) "Ow!" After Chen Wuyou was kicked out of the Mu residence for the 999th time, the steward could only sigh. "Young Master Chen, could you please mind your image?!" "What's the big deal?~~" Chen Wuyou ran a hand through his hair and grinned. "A fine lady is a worthy match for a gentleman." The steward pressed a hand to his forehead. Ten years ago, everyone in the cit 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Records of the City’s Strange Creatures 都市诡物录 Five hundred years ago, after the Great Sage Equal to Heaven wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he was captured and taken to the Lord Lao’s alchemy furnace in the Doushuai Palace. There, he honed his fiery golden eyes before breaking out of the furnace. With one kick, he toppled it, scattering its pills across the mortal world… and bringing calamity to humanity. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Chaos Cultivation: My Daoist Friend Is a Sage 混沌修仙：我的道友是圣人 A unique new take on Eastern fantasy, with a progression-focused story set across the Myriad Worlds. Pangu split the heavens from the earth, and the clear separated from the turbid. After his death, Pangu's vital essence gave rise to all things. The first innate beings were born with pure bloodlines and limitless power. Together, they founded the Heavenly Court and ruled the Myriad Worlds. But civil war soon broke out in the Heavenly Court. The gods fought fiercely, shattering the cosmos and dra 95Reads—Score16514d adds
- 65 Cultivating Immortality Is Hard! I’m Going to Lie Flat 修仙很难！我要躺平 [No System + No Transmigration + Reflections of Reality + Golden Finger + Female Supporting Characters] Farming, brewing wine, drawing talismans, refining pills, and setting up formations. He has a personal space, an innate spiritual treasure conceived from a phoenix’s inner core, and it obeys the law of conservation of energy. The protagonist lives by the essence of the survivalist way: he’s a sneaky old schemer, but not a cold-blooded killer or a demonic genius. Enjoy a laid-back daily life of 57Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 66 Me: The One and Only God 我：唯一的神 The seas change, the world transforms, and people are no longer the same, yet creation endures and the gods never die! This is a story about the laws of survival for a god. The god says: “If you have no strength and don’t lie low, you’re an idiot. If you have strength but don’t show off, you’re a fool.” The protagonist, Wuming, is neither an idiot nor a fool, so he became the one and only god in this world! 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 67 An Emperor Amid the Azure Sea 沧海一帝 In the boundless and mysterious Realm of the Sky, spiritual energy flows like rippling streams and drifts like ethereal mist, spreading freely through every inch of space. It nourishes all living things and gives rise to countless rare treasures and powerful beings. Here, cultivation flourishes like a raging storm. Countless people, yearning for power and seeking eternal life, embark on long and arduous paths of cultivation, hoping to claim a place for themselves in this world of the survival of 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 World Origin Tower 世界本源塔 [Mortal Cultivator] [No System] Ye Dongyu is an orphan with a five-element spiritual root. By chance, he obtains a little pagoda and embarks on the path of cultivation. His motto: What is there to fear? If bitter herbs are all I've got, I'll swallow poison pills. As long as I'm alive, nothing else matters. I'm a nobody, and I'll make my comeback, my comeback, my comeback… I don't envy rich heirs, and I envy the children of powerful cultivators even less. I'll be the first generation. I'll become 8.7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 69 A Female Immortal Emperor Lives in My Dantian 丹田住个女仙帝 Ye Xiaoyao is betrayed by his fiancée, who digs out his Supreme Bone and leaves him for dead in the wilderness. Just then, a female Immortal Emperor suddenly appears in his dantian. This female Immortal Emperor is perfect in every way, except she won’t let me find a cultivation partner. What’s that supposed to mean? 733Reads8.4Score11114d adds
- 70 The Eternal Dao Manual 永恒道诀 Beneath the wasteland of the Myriad Worlds lie the darkest secrets of antiquity: emperors perished, gods and demons bled. A rusted, mottled spearhead, however, has endured through countless ages. The youth Lin Yu accidentally activates the spearhead and learns the Eternal Art. From then on, he rises step by step, towering over all the heroes of the ages! 547Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 71 I Am the Mortal Emperor 我为凡帝 [Traditional fantasy + complete story + decisive and ruthless protagonist + no saintly behavior + no System] The world ranks innate talent into nine grades, with the first being the lowest and the ninth the highest. Lin Fan has the lowest grade, a useless first-grade talent. But his talent comes with its own space. While others cultivate for one day outside, he can cultivate for thirty days inside. One day... "Lin Fan, you're nothing but a mere first-grade talent. What makes you think you d 750Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 72 The Rise of Heng Yue 恒岳崛起 This book tells the story of the protagonist, Yue Feng, leading the Hengyue Sect from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of the Xuanhuang Continent! It offers a detailed look at how the sect operates, where its resources come from, and how duties are divided among its elders, stewards, and disciples. It’s packed with exhilarating scenes such as sect-wide battles, as well as the thrills of crushing enemies, life-and-death duels, leveling up, fighting monsters, and seizing resources! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Transmigrated on the Brink of Death from the Start: An Uncle Teaches You the Ways of Life 开局穿越濒死，大叔带你悟道人生 A college student who has just started university is unexpectedly chosen to enter the martial world, where he inhabits a body on the brink of death. An older man finds him and chooses him, setting him on the path of refining his heart. Then the older man vanishes overnight. Having been led into the Dao by him, the young man has to find his own way along the path... Chosen by the will of Heaven, is he a pawn, a player, or a discarded piece in Heaven's grand design? Please forgive the many rough s 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Burial Realm Tomb: Grandpa Wants Me to Send Him Money Down Below 葬界墓：爷爷要我给他寄钱下去 “Grandson! It’s your grandpa. Get me some money, quick. Your grandpa’s broke, and there are loads of treasures buried in the old courtyard back home!”... Wang Yu jolted upright in bed, eyes wide, breathing hard, cold sweat pouring down his body. This had been happening for over a month now. Every day, he had the same dream. In it, his grandfather, who had been dead for many years, stood before him with a kind expression, always urging him to return to their hometown. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Mocked for Having No Spiritual Roots, I Awaken the Great Dao of Positive Thinking 零灵根受嘲，我觉醒精神胜利大道 This may be the first anti-cultivation cultivation novel on the entire web. The book is divided into two major parts. The first part follows Qi Ming, who has no spiritual roots. As he grows and learns to protect himself, he becomes the Spiritual Immortal Venerable everyone envies, only to discover that it was all part of a massive conspiracy. In the second part, after being reborn, Qi Ming keeps the lessons of his past life in mind. He proposes that guiding and educating people's hearts is the 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Supreme Martial Soul 至尊武魂 Once a peerless prodigy, the young man has his martial soul stolen by his fiancée. Reduced to a good-for-nothing, he awakens two martial souls and sets out on the path to power. He cultivates relentlessly, crushes every enemy, and rises from a tiny commandery to the Myriad Worlds! 1.2kReads8.7Score15014d adds
- 77 A Foundation Establishment Cultivator Wants My Golden Core? I’ll Gouge Out Both Her Eyes 筑基想挖我金丹？反手挖掉她双眼 [No System + face-slapping of female-oriented tropes (not for readers who mind) + not a mindless killing spree + invincible against anyone at the same level, sweeping all before him + schemes and calculations + nontraditional cultivation + fast-paced + highly recommended by hundreds of millions of readers; by 400,000 words, you'll see how satisfying it really is] Immortality? The lifelong dream of every cultivator. The immortal clans built celestial realms and forged the starry firmament in c 58Reads7.1Score16214d adds
- 78 Benefactor, This Little Taoist Knows a Few Fist Techniques 施主，小道也略懂一些拳法 This book is mainly about fighting, with flirting as a side dish. The protagonist is either fighting or on his way to flirt with a girl. He's rather passive. The girls are always the ones who make the first move and pin him down! The most obscure star in the Big Dipper is called the Tiansha Star. It brings misfortune to one's closest relatives, a life of hardship, no companion in old age, and a lifetime of loneliness. This is the fate of the Tiansha Lone Star. “Amitabha. This humble Daoist is th 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Lost on the Path: You Are All Mere Ants 迷途之尔等皆蝼蚁 Heaven granted humanity supreme intelligence, placing us at the top of all creation and allowing us to enjoy every beautiful thing in the world, but it gave us only a limited lifespan. Humans are greedy by nature, and it's hard for us to be content with the happiness we have. After experiencing all the world's delights, people began to resent how swiftly their short lives passed. They sought cultivation and immortality, longing for eternal life, unaware that the Immortal Realm had already fallen 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Martial Arts Overlord 武道霸主 The path of martial arts begins with body cultivation. At the body's ultimate realm, a flip of the hand can move heaven and earth, while a turn of the palm can annihilate the cosmos! He was once a young genius, but an accident shattered his dantian. His clan turned cold toward him, and the woman he loved abandoned him. Then he obtained a mysterious body-cultivation art and rose to power, blazing a new trail in martial arts and laying the foundation for a glorious age! Across the ages, who rules 1.6kReads8.1Score19214d adds
- 81 I Caught a Spirit Beast to Be My Teacher 捉个灵兽当老师 A little monster? Fun! Catch it and make it my pet; A great monster? Tough hide! Catch it and make it my mount; A demon king? Now we're talking! Catch it and make it my underling; A heavenly demon? Well, fine, I suppose you can be my brother! What? You won't submit? Then I'll beat you until you do! I'm the Heaven-Ordained Demon Catcher! 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Mortal Cultivation: From the Start, I Found the Eternal Demon Ring 凡人修真，开局捡到万古魔戒 [Mortal cultivation, fantasy, traditional xianxia, careful planning, ascending to immortality and paying homage to the ancestors] Qi Refining, Embryonic Breathing, Illumination, Fasting, Enlightenment. Fusion, Heartbeat, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, Spirit Separation. Union, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension. Immortal (True Demon), Luotian Superior Immortal (Earth Demon), Great Golden Immortal (Heavenly Demon), Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal (Demon King), Immortal Emperor (Demon God). The H —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Ascension Token 飞升令 In the Age of Dharma Decline, with spiritual energy exhausted and the path to immortality severed, might makes right. Amid the snowstorms of the Eastern Wasteland, a twelve-year-old beggar named Chen Song nearly ends up in a wolf’s jaws while scavenging for a scrap of food. By chance, he escapes into an ancient cave in the barren mountains. Inside, he finds nothing but a mysterious animal hide, which turns out to hold a clue to a remnant of the “Ascension Order,” buried beneath the dust of histo 355Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 84 Xuantian Demon Emperor 玄天魔帝 Immortal inheritances endure across the land, passed down through the ages. The Immortal Dao shall flourish forever! This is a land that buries countless inheritances of the Immortal Dao, where one honors the legacy of immortals and rules over the earth. The Ancient Spirit Immortal Hall travels through the void, undying and indestructible, seeking the eternal shore. A Golden Immortal Coffin lies buried in the depths of a death realm, covered in the dust of time as it awaits the fated one who wil 1.5kReads7.8Score15214d adds
- 85 Heavenly Revelation Divine Diagram 天启神图 The Great Sun fell, and the Great Night withdrew from the world, allowing the demonic path to run rampant and plunging the realm into chaos. The young Jiang Chen stumbles upon a Divine Revelation Map. Accompanied by a talking rabbit, he sets out to exterminate demons and banish evil, saving the people from dire straits. 249Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 86 Cultivation: Decisive Battle of the Three Realms 修仙：决战三界 Across the Myriad Worlds, countless races stand in their ranks. The universe is vast and boundless. Each world has developed its own civilization and character: a flap of the insect race’s wings can unleash thunder across the heavens; the scaled race can stir up wind and rain as they swim; the winged race spreads its wings and cuts through the clouds of the highest skies; and as magical flowers and strange plants breathe, they bring forth immortal light across the land. In this age of countless —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Immortals and Mortals of Taowu 桃坞仙凡 [The Greatest Xuanhuan Novel of All Time] [Its title did it a disservice. More than ten outside sites have already pirated it. Veteran fantasy readers, jump right in.] The master is invincible, and the protagonist starts out with a cheat... The Cangyuan Continent, with its vast lands and mysterious seas. Wang Xiaoshi, a young islander, stumbled onto the path of immortal cultivation by chance. But his first attempt ended in failure, and from that day onward, a rainbow hung across the sky. When th 167Reads8.6Score1014d adds
- 88 The Demon’s Mutation: A Golden-Water Spirit Root 入魔之变异的金水灵根 Killed the sect master's son? No problem. The master is a spy? No problem. What to do when a beauty discovers your secret? Knock her out and take her away... [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Tribulation Crossing, Lesser Immortal, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor, Lesser God, God King, Divine Lord] [Demon Ranks: Levels one through twelve. Levels one and two are lesser demons, levels three and four greater demons, level five a Demon King, level six a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Strange Tales of the Hidden Mist Village 雾隐村的怪事 The Strange Happenings in Wuyin Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Ascending to Immortality 羽化飞仙 The road to immortality is lonely; who can know the fleeting turns of life? Years drift by, the mortal world roils. What is the Way? What is the demonic path? I have but one question: “Can one ascend to immortality?” 4.3kReads7.8Score35114d adds
- 91 One Stroke of Ink Stains Heaven and Earth 一墨染乾坤 The young Mo Ran displays his extraordinary talent, roaming the cosmos with his childhood sweetheart and journeying through countless worlds. He reverses the decline of spiritual energy, brings peace to turmoil across the Myriad Worlds, and ultimately restores order to the universe. 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 92 The Dao Cauldron in the Mortal World 道鼎凡尘 I was once an ordinary servant with poor spiritual roots, looked down on by everyone. By chance, I awakened an ancient Dao Cauldron that could let me comprehend the Great Dao, temper my mortal body, and turn life and death on their heads! While others cultivated bitterly for a hundred years, I gained enlightenment with the cauldron and advanced by leaps and bounds in a single day. From a lowly servant to one who sweeps aside all the prodigies, from a mortal ant to one who stands above all the he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Chronicles of the Heavens 诸天纪 Between the Myriad Worlds lies a place called Luofu. It exists for one hundred thousand years, then perishes for one hundred thousand years. All things in the world and countless living beings sink into this cycle of life and death, repeating without end. Then, in that year, a young man who had died tens of thousands of years earlier awakens in the Sword Repository... 848Reads7.3Score11314d adds
- 94 Origin Ruins 元墟 When the ashes of forty-three people returned to the village, the cultivation seats they had traded their lives for already had new owners. Shen Wuchen refused to accept it. Right under the noses of the county office and the great families, he stole back the path to immortality. In this world, where the number of immortal seats is fixed and cultivation is registered, he became the “Seat Thief” everyone wanted dead. But when seven chains of the Ruins locked into the Inner Ruins, he finally und 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Peerless in the Martial Way 武道独尊 On the Tianyuan Continent, the truly powerful can move mountains, overturn seas, and tread on stars and moons. Ye Ming is an ordinary nobody whose parents were murdered by members of his own clan, and whose entire cultivation was crippled! By a stroke of luck, he obtains a divine robe, takes a miraculous Foundation Establishment pill, and cultivates the Heaven-Connecting Scripture. With unwavering resolve and relentless courage, he shows no mercy to anyone who blocks his path to martial mastery! 1.2kReads7.9Score14814d adds
- 96 The Buddha Bone That Calms the Heart 佛骨镇心 The Buddha Bone Quells the Heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Heavenly Eye Reveals the Cultivation Scam 天降法眼，看穿修仙骗局 Lovecraftian horror + cultivation + alternate history + classic fantasy I once thought being blind was a curse, until I “saw” that the immortals filling the skies were monsters born by feeding on the mortal world. I also saw the ancient bronze tree inside me, its branches concealing nine altars. So I tore apart the lies of cultivation and, with nothing but an ordinary mortal’s martial body, carved a bloody path for humanity. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Eternal Supreme 永恒至尊 At the pinnacle of martial arts, one can move mountains and fill seas, seize stars and capture the moon, and turn time and space upside down! At the ultimate realm of swordsmanship, one sword can attain the Dao, reach the divine, and shatter all laws! Li Fuchen, a young man who happened upon a small golden talisman, sees his soul constantly evolve. In a world where geniuses are as plentiful as rain and powerful figures as numerous as clouds, he uses the sword in his hand to climb to the very sum 2.9kReads8.9Score28614d adds
- 99 The Blood Saber Never Falls 血刀不落 [Traditional Fantasy + No Harem + Decisive and Ruthless + Thrilling Action] Ten thousand years ago, the Ancient Emperor Futuo sought to break through the shackles of heaven and earth. He led the ancient clans in unleashing a bloody storm that swept across the world. But heaven and earth wept blood, all races united against them, the ancient clans were destroyed, and Emperor Futuo was banished into the void. Ten thousand years later, the young Wen Peng enters the world bearing Futuo’s Blood Saber 865Reads8.7Score12714d adds
- 100 This Immortal Venerable Is Too Cruel: He Kills Anyone Who Crosses Him! 这个仙尊太残忍：谁惹他就杀谁！ [Exhilarating fantasy: decisive and merciless, cold-blooded, fiercely passionate, and never held back!] If someone crosses me, I kill them! If Heaven crosses me, I slay Heaven! My name is Tu Yu! Tu, as in slaughter. Yu, as in a storm of blood and violence! 460Reads6.8Score—14d adds
