Novels like The Emperor Comes to the City
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- 151 I Cultivated to Immortality in My Dreams, Then Awoke Invincible and Ready for Revenge 梦里修真成仙，醒来无敌复仇 A year ago, Qin Bufan was framed by his lover and the man she secretly adored, leaving him in a vegetative state. His soul transmigrated to the cultivation world for a thousand years, where he proved himself and became an Immortal Emperor. Then he tore through the void and returned. He began his plan for revenge. This time, he would no longer be a lovesick doormat. He would strike decisively and show no mercy to a single enemy. After learning the true nature of her beloved, his former lover was 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 I Survived the Tribulation and Ascended! You’re Telling Me This Is the Immortal Realm? 渡劫飞升！你跟我说这是仙界？ [Reverse transmigration; lighthearted everyday life; no pressure; instant punishment for anyone who acts up] Dark clouds blanket the sky as a thunder dragon coils and surges. On a mountain peak, a young man stands with his sword, his robes fluttering in the wind. I, Lu Yunsheng, Sword Venerable, shall overcome the tribulation and ascend today!!! As soon as he finishes speaking, the thunder dragon dives down in a furious charge. Wait, this tribulation lightning doesn't seem right. It's so fast! W 219Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 153 An Ordinary College Junior, Transmigrated to the Cultivation World to Live in Luxury 大三小人物，穿到修仙界苟富贵 An ordinary third-year college student falls into a parallel cultivation world, where one wrong step could make him vanish forever. Sect battles and bizarre secret realms unfold one after another, as prodigies scramble for immortal opportunities and chase eternal life. Everyone sees him as an insignificant nobody. In the end, the entire cultivation world is stunned to realize that he has reached the point where it’s time for them to “answer for themselves.” “Fellow Daoists, give me an explanati —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Cultivating Immortality on Earth 在地球修仙 A cultivation prodigy, reborn on Earth, shaking the world and proving the eternal Dao! In his previous life, he devoted himself to cultivation and the Dao, only to die in a war between sects. By a twist of fate, he was reborn on Earth. From then on, he could turn the clouds with one hand and bring the rain with the other. 368Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 155 Reversing the Stars 星辰逆世 Deep in a distant world, a mysterious, brilliant star broke free from the darkness. Carrying boundless power, it hurtled toward us. As its light first shone upon the atmosphere, the entire sky was dyed in strange colors, dreamlike and beautiful, yet filled with a terrifying aura. The star's arrival brought no hope. It was the prelude to the apocalypse. Howling winds raised monstrous waves, and cities were swallowed by floods in an instant. The earth shook violently, mountains collapsed, and th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 After I Came Back Alive from the Depths of Kunlun Mountain 当我从昆仑山深处活着回来后 My name is Chen Mo. I’m an ordinary high school graduate, and I have a sister who isn’t related to me by blood. I’ve always tried to learn about her origins, but I never found a single clue. Then one day, I received a letter from Bureau 749! It told me to go to a place in the Kunlun Mountains, where I would find clues about my sister’s past! I ventured deep into the Kunlun Mountains, where danger lurked at every turn and survival was a long shot. And that wasn’t all. I saw the legendary Heavenly 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 157 The Supreme Cultivator in the City 修真至尊在都市 A supreme cultivator is unexpectedly reborn into the body of a good-for-nothing young master who was thrown out of his home. He begins his comeback, reclaiming everything he once lost and crushing his former enemies. 224Reads7.8Score10214d adds
- 158 I Cultivated Deep in the Mountains for Decades, and Now No One Can Beat Me 深山修仙数十年，下山无敌手 [Master Returns from the Mountains] [Invincible Protagonist] [Gets More Evil as the Story Progresses] [One Female Lead] The Nine Heavens shattered, and spiritual energy ran dry. A mysterious old man dragged a peerless genius deep into the mountains and forced him to cultivate immortality. He did so for twenty years straight. Twenty years later, He Nian emerged from seclusion. He rode his sword down the mountain, hoping to make up for all he had missed during those twenty years. Only when the old 3.5kReads7.5Score32214d adds
- 159 Shocking! I Slay Gods All the Way from Blue Star to the Primordial World 震惊！蓝星到洪荒一路斩神 (No System, a female lead, and ruthless action. The blurb doesn't do it justice, so read the novel.) Earth is sealed away, yet many cultivators still live there. Kong Hao obtains a mysterious cultivation technique... His father vanishes, and it turns out to have something to do with the Primordial World... He commands the myriad heavens and treads across the Primordial World. Rumor has it: when Kong Hao rages, gods and demons perish. When the Nine Tribulations appear, the myriad heavens fall. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Buried in the Underworld 幽冥葬 [Invincible] [Feel-good power fantasy] [No self-righteous saint] [Clear structure] [play the pig to eat the tiger] Have you ever wondered whether hell truly exists when the ancients passed away? Have you ever wondered whether the immortals in the myths passed down through generations are real? Have you ever wondered whether darkness means nothing more than nightfall after the sun sets each day? Beyond the distant edge of the starry sky, unknown secrets lie hidden. An immense formation exists in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Strong Return 强者归来 He is the ruler of countless living beings, and he has been causing trouble since the moment he was born: devouring ten-thousand-year-old evil spirits, riding the noble White Dragon Lady, hanging the Supreme Being of the Immortal Realm up for a beating, trampling the Demon Realm's ruler underfoot, and teasing the fairy enforcer as if it were nothing… Now he has given up all his glory and returned to the city… to show off with you and play the fool while hiding his real strength. 384Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 162 I Cultivated into a Great Golden Immortal in the City 我在都市修成大罗金仙 Xu Changsheng, a prospective university student, accidentally falls into the ruins of Yuxu Palace. By a twist of fate, he obtains the Investiture of the Gods and inherits the legacy of ancient deities. Thus begins his path of cultivation in an age when the world’s spiritual power is waning. As his strength steadily grows, he gradually uncovers the secret behind the ancient gods’ downfall. To grow stronger still, he sets out in search of the other gods. 959Reads7.5Score9814d adds
- 163 I Picked Up a Broken Stone from the Start, and Somehow Became the Villain Boss 开局捡到破石头，我竟是反派老大 Lin Fan came from the countryside, where his life had been as plain as still water. But fate took a sudden turn after he picked up a broken stone. An unexpected inheritance became the turning point of his life, yet it seemed cursed, riddled with flaws. To perfect the inheritance, Lin Fan fights his way through the turbulent city, rising from a country bumpkin everyone looked down on to a man who has carved out a place for himself. But everything he worked so hard to gain is suddenly at risk whe 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Reborn as an Ordinary Cultivator 重生之俗人修真 After drifting aimlessly through his thirties, Chen Hao is reborn in 1998. In his previous life, he achieved nothing and faded into the crowd, constantly scrambling to make ends meet and trapped by money. He was nothing but an ordinary, worldly man! In this life, the ordinary Chen Hao starts a business while cultivating immortality, using his advantage of knowing what lies ahead to build a financial empire. Through cultivation, he discovers an astonishing world he never knew existed in his previ 313Reads8.2Score6114d adds
- 165 I'm a Cultivator. What's Wrong with Going All In? 我是修士，狂点怎么了？ [Modern Urban Cultivation, Urban Fantasy, Xianxia] After Han Fang’s soul transmigrates into the cultivation world, he transmigrates back. Once he wakes, he deals with the fake young master who turned him into a vegetable, then resumes cultivation using resources he brought back from another world. There’s too little spiritual energy to cultivate these days, but fortunately, he has a soul dimension filled with spirit springs, spirit herbs, and spirit fruits beyond counting. He reaches Foundation 435Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 166 I Reign Supreme Across the Star Sea 星海我獨尊 Deep in the boundless universe, stars glitter like brilliant gems set in a vast black sky screen. Countless galaxies spin and intertwine, forming a breathtaking yet mysterious tapestry. Yet behind this seemingly eternal splendor, a terrible disaster is quietly unfolding. An invisible force of darkness spreads like a plague, devouring the light of the stars and sapping the universe’s vitality. Spiritual energy, the mysterious force that sustains all life and fuels cultivation, is gradually thin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Back from Cultivation, Now in the City 修仙归来在都市 The cultivation world's number-one figure, known for his ruthless decisiveness, fails his tribulation. His divine body is destroyed, but against all odds, he is reborn on Earth. He cultivates countless techniques to reclaim his former peak. The grudges and enmities of his past life will be avenged in this one! See how he reaches the pinnacle and rises once more to the peak of the immortal realm! 327Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 168 I Was at the Divine Transformation Stage, Now I’m Back as a College Freshman 人在化神期，归来上大一 After graduating from high school, Chen Yang went exploring and accidentally transmigrated to the Cultivation Realm. After a thousand years of cultivation, he reached the Deity Transformation stage and finally returned, only to find that just seven days had passed on Blue Star. With Longcheng University about to begin its new term, Chen Yang embarked on a new chapter of his life. Among all the incoming freshmen was an old monster at the Deity Transformation stage. The class beauty, department be 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Peerless War God in the Mountain Village 盖世战神在山村 (Original title: Peach Grove Beauty) He is Huaxia's strongest God of War. After faking his death to escape during a battle that shocked the world, he returns to his village and uses his unique cultivation skills to build a fortune from nothing, leading his hometown out of poverty and into prosperity. He plants medicinal herbs, builds factories, develops tourism... and earns a fortune every day, becoming wealthy beyond measure! He cultivates ancient martial arts, practices medicine, draws talisma 1.8kReads8.7Score25214d adds
- 170 Reborn in the City: The Saint Returns 重生都市之圣人归来 [Primordial Saints] + [Vast World] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Multiple Heroines] Li Feng, also known as Li Wuji, the Limitless Heavenly Venerable of the Primordial World, perished during an immeasurable tribulation. He was reborn in his youth on Earth. Watch as he cultivates step by step, rises to the top of the world, and recreates the Primordial World. 9Reads—Score14614d adds
- 171 The Taoist Temple Is Being Demolished, Forcing the Immortal Patriarch Out of Seclusion! 道观强拆，长生老祖被迫出关！ [Invincible protagonist + Taoist priest + no System + don't read if it's not your thing] After an unexpected stroke of luck, Lin Changsheng transmigrates to the early Tang dynasty. From the start, he inherits a Taoist temple. To live long enough to reach the twenty-first century and find out whether this is the same timeline as his original world, he invents a cultivation technique called The Dream-Sleep Longevity Art... But when he wakes up from a long sleep, he finds his temple reduced to ru 8Reads—Score32614d adds
- 172 The Silver-Faced Man of the City 都市银面人 An ordinary nobody, Ye Zhiqiu, unexpectedly gains a special ability and launches into a life of limitless possibilities! What? You're a big shot in the underworld? That's just a matter of raising my hand and striking once. What? You're the world's richest person? I just keep my wealth under wraps. What? You're a super mutant? Sorry, one look from me will leave you unable to move. What? You're a Martial God, showing off in front of me? I'll blow once, and you'll vanish into thin air. This bo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Who’s Calling Heaven? Please Hang Up! 谁在呼叫天界？请挂断！ Spiritual qi is abundant, and everyone can cultivate. Some use spiritual qi to meditate and temper their bodies, simply hoping to live longer. Some study techniques and practice magic, seeking to improve their skills. Others reach for a higher level, seeking to overcome death and explore the possibility of “becoming an immortal.” But everyone who reaches the “Divine Refinement” stage encounters a “bottleneck,” also known as “failing to ascend.” They remain stuck in the mortal realm, unable to ad 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 I Serve the People, So What's Wrong with Knowing a Little Daoist Magic? 为人民服务，会点道术怎么了？ Can official fortune hold back misfortune? How can Daoist arts be used within the system? Which is more terrifying, human nature or the supernatural? Those who glimpse the secrets of heaven invite its jealousy. Li Shouyi bears both a Daoist inheritance and a curse from heaven. With a sincere desire to “serve the people,” he plunges headfirst into the treacherous world of fame and fortune. He thought this would simply be an unusual cultivation journey, a gamble against fate. Little did he know th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Divine Emperor Returns 神帝归来 After sleeping for a billion years, he awakens one day in search of a beauty. He returns to the city, and the flames of an ancient war ignite once more. The author’s completed novel, The Immortal Emperor Returns, is available. No dropped updates, no abandoning the story, so feel free to dive in. 37Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 176 There's a Leaderboard at the End of the Dimension 维度的尽头有个榜单 This novel’s main focus is ascending to higher dimensions, with plenty of material involving time and planes of existence. I’ve been developing this idea for three years. It shouldn’t be too bad... right? Those who support a new author are early investors. Thank you, everyone! Scene break After gaining the authority of a fourth-dimensional life-form, Zhao Yu gazed into spacetime for the first time. So... The possibilities of the fifth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Peach Spring Village Kid Cultivates Both Immortal and Martial Arts in the City 桃源村小子仙武双修混都市 This is my second cultivation novel as I learn to write fiction. Unlike Five Elements Empress, this is a story about cultivating both immortal arts and martial arts in a modern city. It follows a country boy who inherits a jade-lake dimension from his ancestors and cultivates in a city starved of spiritual energy. I hope you enjoy it. I’ll work even harder. 42Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 178 After a Hundred Thousand Years of Life, I’m Invincible in the Mortal World 长生十万年，我无敌于人世间 [Invincible Protagonist + Immortal Life + Showy Swagger + Cultivation] Su Long is the last immortal in the world. After living for more than a hundred thousand years, he plans to bury himself in a coffin and sleep for a few thousand more. But someone accidentally wakes him up. Looking at the modern city two thousand years after he fell asleep, Su Long decides to wander the world again and experience the everyday bustle of human life. As he slowly travels through the human world, the secrets with 245Reads—Score10314d adds
- 179 Why Cultivate Immortality If You Never Age? 不衰修什么仙？ A God Is Hidden in the Green Stone I keep asking myself: why did everyone in the world receive a mysterious box, except me? Why can everyone awaken extraordinary abilities, while I have nothing at all? What lies behind all these years of constant bad luck and hardship? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The Taoist Priest's Pact with Three Thousand Beauties 道长与三千佳人的约定 · [Multiple heroines + dramatic rivalry] The CEO, the campus belle, the saintess, the sect leader, the nine-tailed fox, and the female ghost: he wants them all, and won't let a single one go. · [Funny everyday life] The hilarious daily adventures of a poor Taoist, with laughs in every chapter. · [Wish fulfillment + face-slapping] Showing off at class reunions, turning the tables on demon hunters, crushing challengers at their own dojos, and livestreaming a contest before thousands. · [Urban cult 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 I Beat Up the Bad Guys in the City 我在城市打坏蛋 My name is Gu Feng, an ordinary guy who nearly got beaten to death by thugs... At death's door, I received the legacy of a cultivator. From then on, trouble came one thing after another. I thought that was the worst of the hardships on my path to immortality, but I had no idea I was at the very center of a vast web of conspiracies... —Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 182 Missing for Five Years, I Cultivate Immortality in the Mountains and Become Unrivaled 失踪五年，我！深山修仙举世无敌 Five years ago, the world bullied me, and my girlfriend left me. Heartbroken, I leaped alone from Mount Kunlun. Five years later, I return, having cultivated the path to immortality! Every old grudge will now be repaid in full! No matter how wealthy you are, rich enough to rival a nation! No matter how high your position, powerful enough to control everything! I, Qin Wendao, have but one sword, and with it I shall cut down all under heaven! 26.1kReads6.4Score3k14d adds
- 183 Reborn in the City, Treading on the Powerful Martial Arts Clans 重生都市之脚踏高武世家 [Urban Cultivation, Advanced Martial Arts, A Smart Protagonist, Decisive and Ruthless] Lin Ji, a peak Ninth-Turn Mystic Immortal, failed his tribulation and was blasted to pieces by the Black Min Divine Thunder. Carrying the memories of his past life, he unexpectedly was reborn on Earth, back when he was seventeen. Before leaving Earth in his previous life, he endured humiliation after humiliation. Even his closest loved ones were brutally harmed, and in desperation, he jumped from a building... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 I Am the City's Sword Immortal 吾乃都市一剑仙 On his master's orders, Song Xuan set off for Chang'an to help Crown Prince Li Jiancheng fight for the throne. Somehow, he ended up more than a thousand years in the future. “Miss, could you tell me how to get to Chang'an?” “Chang'an? It's over a thousand li away. Why are you going there?” “To protect Crown Prince Li Jiancheng of the Tang Dynasty!” “Li Jiancheng? I'm afraid you might be too late.” “What happened?” “His ashes have been scattered for over a thousand years!” “...” Song Xuan was 708Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 185 Stop at the Deep Sea 止步深海 [Gods + Sequences + Ancient Martial Arts + Soft Sci-Fi + Extraterrestrial Civilizations + Huaxia] This is a story about immortal arts and martial arts clashing with modern technology. In the modern world, technology reigns supreme, and traditional martial arts are gradually being abandoned. Humanity conquered space but found nothing there. Only then did it discover that an earth-shattering secret lay buried beneath the ocean. Undersea ruins, strange metals, gigantic creatures, alien life, myths 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 China’s Special Forces: Returning After Ten Years Abroad 华夏特勤，境外十年归来 “I was once Hua Xia’s sharpest blade, until my enemy told me that immortals truly exist in this world. So I swallowed a dragon… a five-clawed golden dragon!” Synopsis ↓ [Relentless combat + passionate action + high-octane thrills + no rambling + no System] He is the leader of Hua Xia’s Overseas Special Operations Group 003, part of the Founding Nation Division. He is a machine of the state. He is a battlefield maniac who has lost all feeling. For ten years, bloodshed and slaughter were his only 105Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 187 The Dark Night Medical Codex 暗夜医典 Ye Xiao was once the castoff of the Blood Moon family. After being reborn following an assassination attempt, he finds his cousin usurping power, his beloved transformed into a puppet double, and himself threatened from all sides. Then an accident brings him the mysterious tome, The Dark Night Medical Codex. Its pages are made of human skin, and it contains forbidden knowledge on merging bloodline descendants with cybernetic implants! Using the tome, Ye Xiao awakens the ability to “reconstruct f 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 188 Only I Am Immortal: Slaying My Way Through the Heavens from Earth 惟我独仙：从地球杀穿诸天 I once ruled the Myriad Worlds. They called me the Profound Emperor. But just as I glimpsed the path to transcendence, the Epoch Sovereigns of the so-called Upper Realm joined forces to erase me, shattering my imperial body. But how could my Dao ever perish? A drop of [Unique True Blood], carrying my indestructible Imperial Soul, deceived the heavens and slipped into Earth, the end-of-law prison forgotten by the heavens. In this life, I awaken amid the mortal bustle of the city. My audacity lies 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Urban Cultivation, Starting at the Golden Core Stage 都市从金丹开始修炼 This is an extraordinary city, home to the Ten Hidden Sword Masters and countless martial arts experts. Watch the protagonist conquer the city and forge a legendary life. 7.9kReads8.2Score88714d adds
- 190 Special Investigation Bureau 001 特勘局001 Spiritual energy is quietly returning to this continent. In this world of humans, demihumans, and elves, why did spiritual energy suddenly disappear, leaving behind a world of cultivation where it is pitifully scarce? The protagonist, Lu Feng, is a university student in Lanjiang City about to graduate. But in the final week before graduation, he gets caught up in a mysterious and bizarre supernatural murder case. Rescued at the brink of death, he joins the mysterious Special Investigation Burea 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Diary of a Silly Bird 呆鸟日记 After receiving an acceptance letter from a cultivation high school, he thought his life was about to change for the better. But the gender field said “female.” Fifteen-year-old boy Lu Yao is forced to attend school in women's clothes, becoming a soft and adorable “Dream Dao Immortal.” He has to handle his roommates getting all up in his face while keeping his little secret under wraps. When a cute cultivation girl, a cool and aloof older beauty, and a chuunibyou girl all crowd around him, his b 2Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 192 A Cultivation Master on Campus 修真高手在校园 I picked up an improper cultivation manual. Should I practice it? Urgent, waiting for answers online! 1.3kReads8.1Score11514d adds
- 193 Cultivating the Dao Through Carpentry 从木工开始修真 Cui Shiguang was an apprentice carpenter. While following his master deep into the mountains to cut timber, he fell into a cave while fleeing from a venomous snake. There, he obtained the legacy of a cultivator and began his journey toward immortality, one step at a time. 3.8kReads9.0Score34414d adds
- 194 The Divine Art of Five Elements Cultivation 五行修神诀 A country boy accidentally stumbles upon an unparalleled cultivation technique left behind in the mortal world by ancient gods and demons. With the Dragon God and a vast harem at his side, he sets out to slay demons and vanquish evil... then gradually conquers the realms of immortals, demons, and gods, achieving unrivaled supremacy! 910Reads6.6Score12114d adds
- 195 The City's Supreme Being 都市之极品至尊 A young man was possessed by the Evil Venerable. At the critical moment, a jade bead shielded him and turned the possession back on the Evil Venerable, granting him the Venerable's inner power. From then on, he astonished the world, obtained peerless martial arts, and eventually became a supreme master, surrounded by beauties in his harem and embracing them on both sides. A hidden dragon, a lurking tiger. 795Reads7.8Score12214d adds
- 196 The Divine Doctor and Sword God 神医剑神 I have a needle that can dispel the world's misfortunes, and a sword that can sweep away injustice beneath the heavens. You ask where I come from? I come from Earth! 50Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 197 Back at Ten: Enjoying a Carefree Immortal Journey 重回十岁：纵享悠闲仙途 This is an [Urban + Rebirth + Everyday life + Cultivation] novel. Why write about cultivation? Because there are always things money can’t accomplish, and you start imagining what it would be like to become an all-powerful immortal. Of course, perhaps there are things even immortals can’t do… Why do I want to be reborn at the age of ten? A lot of regrets may only have become etched into my heart once I started high school, But if I really had a choice, I’d want to go back to the age of ten, Bec 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Great Dao Is Void, Heaven and Earth Endure 大道太虚天地天寿 The Great Void is the heavens. The Great Dao follows the natural order. After his family was wiped out when he was young, the boy embarked on a path of seeking the Dao, pursuing truth and immortality. Only the Kun knows how deep the sea is; only the Peng knows how high the sky reaches. The vastness of the cosmos is known only through the stars and the myriad heavens and worlds. Rising on the wind, he soars ninety thousand miles; through three tribulations and nine trials, he challenges the firma 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 A Cultivation Genius in the City 修真天才混都市 Dao Ancestor Zhang Haoran failed to overcome the Chaos Lightning Tribulation and was reborn at eighteen. His medical skills, magical arts, and X-ray vision ability all awakened, letting him thrive in the modern world with no obstacle in his way. 2.5kReads—Score13614d adds
- 200 Urban Comeback: Terminally Ill College Student Inherits an Immortal Venerable’s Legacy 都市逆袭：绝症大学生获仙尊传承 [Urban Cultivation] [Multiple Female Leads] [Easy, Over-the-Top Wish Fulfillment] [Invincible] Just as I was getting ready to graduate, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness? College student Li Kun thought his life had reached its end, but unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an ancient Immortal Venerable, changing his fate against all odds! Hey, hey, hey, what's the Cosmic Essence Condensation Art? What's the Phoenix Yin Cultivation Technique? Cultivation, alchemy, medicine, formations, ta 2.7kReads6.4Score28114d adds
