Novels like Nascent Soul Ancestor: Ruling the Otherworld
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- 151 Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Arrives 大秦：雄主临世 Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Takes the Stage 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 A Broken Cauldron Helps Me Cultivate Immortality 破木鼎助我修仙 [Mortal cultivation + no System + Divine Wood Cauldron + fantasy world] A brother and sister went into the mountains to forage. His younger sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, she spotted an immortal flying through the sky on a sword. “Hey, immortal up there! Hello!” At her greeting, Ye Yao was kidnapped, and her brother Ye Fan was knocked unconscious. When Ye Fan woke up, he burst into tears, only to run into a passing fairy-like young wo 26.4kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 153 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干白事儿这些年 After his master died, Lin Ran inherited his craft, took over the funeral business, and promised his master he would not leave this small town for three years. Keeping his promise, Lin Ran had to face the world without his master's protection. He saw all the strange sides of human nature that he had never witnessed before! Lin Ran remembered his master's words: “People look down on those of us in this line of work. Compared with ordinary people, we're also missing something. They call it being ‘ 72kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds
- 154 Gods for All: The More I Leave My Followers to Their Own Devices, the More Unstoppable They Become 全民神祇：我的眷族越放养越无敌 [Farming + lighthearted + reverse pursuit + everyone overestimates him + comedy] “I’ve worked my whole life. Can’t I finally enjoy myself?” After Zhang Cheng’an dies from working overtime, he transmigrates to a world where everyone can become a god. He decides to leave his followers to their own devices and be a hands-off boss, enjoying life ahead of time. “Followers? Dark elves? Pretty young ladies? Just leave them to it!” But as his Yanhuang bloodline awakens, his once utterly good-for-nothing 19.8kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds
- 155 The Last Cultivator on Blue Star 蓝星最后一个修士 [Classic fantasy] [Urban cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds] [Eastern xianxia] A parallel world. With no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration, Fang Yun was an ordinary country boy who practiced martial arts and cultivated qi. By a twist of fate, he received his master's legacy on his deathbed, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merged, and his mortal body laid the foundation for cultivation. See how the last cultivator wages war across the lands. 24.2kReads7.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 156 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 157 I Was Hunted to the Ends of the Earth for Being Too Handsome 因为长得太帅，被追杀到天涯海角 Liu Paopao, the Northern Hero, was as famous as Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero, because he had mastered an extremely mysterious and terrifying martial art: the Sky-Splitting Sword. This supernaturally fast sword technique was so swift that it was completely invisible. It also allowed him to launch attacks from the sky, blotting out the heavens and the sun. Using his mind’s eye and sword energy, he could fill his enemies with such intense fear that they were unable to move, leaving them helpless at 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Yuan Tiangang Reads Huang Chao's Fate 袁天罡算黄巢 Yuan Tiangang Predicts Huang Chao’s Rise 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Top-Tier Talent: Ascending Through the Game 顶级天赋，游戏飞升 Cultivation Game #Genius Protagonist #Invincible Protagonist #No Heroine #Sword Immortal A cultivation game called Featherfall Heaven suddenly appears in the real world. By entering the game, you can obtain cultivation techniques and embark on the path of cultivation. You may even get the chance to seek immortality and ascend to the Immortal Realm. All the abilities and items players obtain in Featherfall Heaven can be brought directly into the real world. Zhang Yuhe passes the screening and qua 28.2kReads8.2Score2k14d adds
- 160 Mei Feixin Takes the Case to Court 梅费心打官司 Mei Goes to Great Lengths to Sue 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Cultivation 修仙 A story of ordinary mortals, with no System, no harem, and no transmigration. The cultivation stages are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… A young boy shoulders the burden of supporting his family. While gathering herbs, he accidentally falls off a cliff. At the crucial moment, a mysterious pearl appears, turning disaster into fortune and leading him into the world of cultivation. He takes one step at a time on the path to immortality, living freely and at ease. 36.2kReads8.5Score2.9k14d adds
- 162 The Sacred Emperor of Life and Death 生死圣皇 In the seventeenth year of the Tianwu Era, Sword Emperor Ren Xiaoyao, one of the Ten Titled Martial Emperors, fell in the Heavenly Demon Mountains. A hundred years later, a young man named Lu Chen emerged from the small city of Tianyuan and embarked on an invincible journey of cultivation. 133.9kReads9.0Score9k14d adds
- 163 The Ancestral Soul Descends: Starting with Summoning Li Yunlong 祖魂降临：从召唤李芸龙开始 Su Han transmigrated. He arrived in a world where people had to rely on their ancestors to awaken their powers. Then Su Han realized something. He seemed to have an awful lot of ancestors? "I've stood unyielding and upright my entire life, Li Yunlong. And you, brat, are living off a woman?" "I am Tang Yin. You can also call me Tang Bohu!" "My surname is Yue, my given name Fei, and my courtesy name Pengju." "Li Taibai of the Great Tang." "I am the First Emperor, Ying Zheng!" "I am the Heaven-Conn 7.1kReads9.2Score68914d adds
- 164 I Set a Stool by the Grave and Overheard the Wrong Gossip, Then Slapped Him Across the Face 坟前摆凳吃错瓜，反手给他一嘴巴 [No Romance + Metaphysics + Supernatural + Satisfying Revenge + Lighthearted + Playing the Fool to Catch the Enemy Off Guard] Jiang Nanshu, the only child at Changqing Temple, went down the mountain to earn a living after the college entrance exams. Penniless, she discovered that a funeral home was hiring night watchmen for 800 yuan a night. The only requirement was an exceptionally strong birth chart. Jiang Nanshu eagerly raised her hand. “Me, me, me!” Even if a corpse rose in the middle of 24.7kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds
- 165 One Man and One Mouse on the Path to Immortality 一人一鼠要修仙 Ding Yu, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, was attacked by a host of immortals while in seclusion, preparing to ascend to Heavenly Venerable. As he fled, he entrusted his primordial spirit to a treasure and escaped, vanishing without a trace... During a flood in the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, an old fisherman surnamed Ding found a little boy in the Huai River and named him Ding Tianci. Though he endured countless hardships, the boy eventually embarked on the path of cultivation. With a rat for a 400Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Dragon-Subduing Divine Constable 降龙神捕 After several years as a police officer, I found myself in a strange and fantastical world. Mountain spirits roam the hills, while vengeful spirits, evil ghosts, and zombies appear in endless numbers at night. Though weak as ants, we should still aspire to greatness. Though oppressed, we must forge an unyielding heart. That was all nonsense. I’m just a low-level constable, working for the yamen. Greetings, honored sirs. 80.9kReads9.2Score10.9k14d adds
- 167 Thousand-Year Fox Demon: Devouring Souls and Stealing Bodies 千年狐妖，噬魂夺身 A thousand-year-old fox spirit devours souls and steals bodies 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Number One Hunk 第1猛男 Style: urban survival, easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with plenty of romantic tension. System: Get rewarded whenever an exciting conflict breaks out. Language: concise and clear. 143Reads6.8Score2414d adds
- 169 A Mortal Asks the Heavens: I Wish to Become an Immortal 凡人问天我欲成仙 [Traditional fantasy] [No System] Her parents disappeared, and her village was slaughtered. The boy was taken in by an immortal sect out of pity, but his useless spiritual roots earned him nothing but scorn. Even his master was mocked for accepting him. His master gave him a tattered book and told him it was an ancient secret scroll. But word of his useless reputation spread, and he endured humiliation wherever he went. One day, he happened to return home and discovered that the mysterious littl 39.3kReads9.0Score4k14d adds
- 170 The Extraordinary Era 超凡纪元 Originally titled "The Extraordinary Era" The end of science is the occult. As technological progress hits a bottleneck, humanity begins its transition from a technological civilization to an extraordinary one. The clash between civilizations plunges people, who have barely had time to enjoy the conveniences of technology, into endless panic. What should humanity's future look like: a technological world, an extraordinary world, or one where technology and the extraordinary coexist? 56.5kReads8.0Score4.7k14d adds
- 171 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 13.5kReads8.2Score1k14d adds
- 172 On the Night My Clan Was Wiped Out, My Descendants Summoned Me, the Great Emperor 灭族之夜，大帝的我被后人召唤 [Great Emperor + Invincible + Satisfying Read + Sweeps All Before Him + Decisive and Ruthless] One hundred thousand years ago, invaders from another realm descended. The land was laid waste, and countless lives were lost! The Great Emperor Lu Xuan entered the Heavenly Abyss alone to protect all living beings. He used himself as a vessel to seal the entrance to the other realm! But one hundred thousand years later, he suddenly received a summons from his descendants! “Ancestor, are you still aliv 22.1kReads7.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 173 EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 398.7kReads8.7Score30.3k14d adds
- 174 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年，我在供销社看见未来 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Beijing Drifter Xiuxiu 北漂修修 I’m Wu Qi, an utterly ordinary poor kid. After graduating from high school, I ended up in Yanbei at a third-rate diploma mill where you could earn a degree through self-study exams. Then, in one night, I unexpectedly inherited a legacy, completed the Foundation Establishment stage, and reached the Golden Core stage in a month... From then on, I cultivated my mind, character, and practice in the mortal world... I started working part-time in Yanbei, selling things at street stalls, looking for jo 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Chronicles of the Cataclysm in Shenzhou 神州浩劫录 The boy who left the mountains, Jiang Hen, searches for and joins a cultivation sect, one step at a time… He initially thinks he's a good-for-nothing with five-element spiritual roots, but his cultivation speed is astonishingly fast… What's more, the protagonist comprehends the laws of space while still in the Qi Refining stage… From there, he rises step by step from menial disciple to personal disciple, then from personal disciple to the sect's holy son… 1.3kReads8.2Score10614d adds
- 177 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 [Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill 4.3kReads9.2Score72614d adds
- 178 Breaking the Bag, Defying Fate: Cultivating Immortality with a Mixed Spirit Root 破袋逆灵：杂灵根的修仙 In a brutally harsh world of cultivation, Zhu Bu'er is an ordinary man who stumbles into the cultivation world. With a mixed spiritual root and a broken sack as his only tool, he scavenges for scraps and rummages through rubbish, forging an unconventional path to immortality. 4.1kReads8.6Score31614d adds
- 179 The Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law's Ancient Legacy 废柴女婿的上古传承 The Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law’s Ancient Inheritance 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 If You Don't Understand, Don't Talk Nonsense: This Isn't a Mixed Spiritual Root 不懂别乱说，我这不是杂灵根 Xiao Yun transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, convinced that as someone from another world, he must have extraordinary talent. But the test reveals he has a mixed spirit root! He is even rejected as a servant disciple. With no one else willing to take him in, the senior sister of Little Bamboo Peak gives him a home. That very day, he completes the Qi Refining stage, and masters every cultivation technique as soon as he learns it... At the Seven Peaks Tournament six months later, the 41.3kReads7.6Score4.1k14d adds
- 181 The Way of Feng Shui Cultivation 风水修行路 The protagonist, Guan Tianlong, is the heir to the Guan clan of the south. After grasping the essence of his family’s core technique and receiving an infusion of spiritual energy from Heaven and Earth, he soars to greatness, and his clan’s power surges as well. He unexpectedly acquires the Nine Dragons Cauldron, which enables him to pioneer a new method of forming a golden core. With the help of feng shui, formations, alchemy, and artifact forging, he embarks on a legendary journey, even contrib 515Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 182 Carrying a Coffin on My Way to Cultivate Immortality 扛着棺材去修仙 A young man from a once-prosperous family accidentally finds a jade seal coiled by a dragon. He never realizes that this powerful seal is not only a formidable weapon, but also a key to a world of advanced civilization… 60.2kReads8.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 183 Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth 乾坤龙灵 [Abandoned child + master thief + cultivation + fortune + golden dragon + high-octane battles + secret-realm adventures + ruthless decisiveness + ancient divine beasts] She was the Dragon Realm's most gifted young woman, but was betrayed by her own family and self-destructed, only to be reborn! His birth was shrouded in mystery. By a twist of fate, he obtained a heaven-defying divine pearl, and from then on embarked on the path of cultivation! From an unknown pickpocket in Cangwu City to an unpa 11.2kReads9.2Score97714d adds
- 184 For That Dream, I Will Split Heaven and Earth 为了那个梦，我要开天辟地 Legend has it that everything in this world is an illusion. This world is merely a dream of yours. As long as you exist, this world exists. When you are gone, it will naturally crumble and vanish... Wang Bin lost his world, lost his dream. For the sake of that dream and the person he loved most, he would split open the heavens and cleave the earth. He would create that world... 506Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Urban Legends: Who Let This Taoist Priest In Here? 怪谈：谁放这个道士进这里的？ This book has a short drama adaptation. Rules of Terror: This Taoist Priest Is Acting Strange. Now streaming [No Female Lead] [Hilarious] [Hotheaded Hero] [Supernatural] [National Destiny] Rules of Terror descend upon the world, and the Dragon Nation loses five rounds in a row. For the sixth round, Chen Yang is chosen to represent his country. Just as the nation assumes he is an ordinary nobody, Chen Yang takes off his jacket, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yee-hee-hee! Ever s 16.3kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 186 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 45.7kReads9.1Score6.9k14d adds
- 187 Stop Pretending, Daoist. You’re Cultivating Immortality 别装了，道长你就是在修仙 Lin Han transmigrated into the body of a Taoist priest. From the start, all he had was a rundown temple, until he obtained a live-streaming System for spreading Taoism. Revitalize Taoism and help more people appreciate its wonders to earn all kinds of rewards. He keeps a panda as a pet, tigers act as docile as kittens in his presence, and he sends an eight-hundred-jin wild boar flying with a single palm strike! With a casual wave of his hand, he summons thunder and lightning. Netizens exclai 20.5kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 188 The Wu Clan's Path to Immortality 吴氏家族成仙路 The story of an ordinary person who grows stronger step by step in the cultivation world with the help of the Ghost Valley Eight Desolations interface. (The golden finger isn’t very obvious and doesn’t come up often.) A new writer and a new book. I’m not good at writing blurbs. 2.5kReads6.4Score11114d adds
- 189 From the Start, I'm the Holy Land's Granduncle-Master: The Empress Is My Disciple, and Immortals Are My Slaves 开局圣地师叔祖，女帝为徒仙为奴 Gu Liangyuan transmigrated into a fantasy world and became the grand-uncle master of a sacred land. His talent was average, but he had seniority to spare. One day, he awakened an apprentice-reward System. As long as he taught his disciples divine abilities or gave them treasures, he would receive rewards multiplied by millions. But the requirements for taking disciples were bizarre: he could only accept peerless geniuses who were total simps. Gu Liangyuan: “There are plenty of talented people, a 43.2kReads8.9Score4.1k14d adds
- 190 The Ancient Prophecy: The Return of Saling 先古之谕萨灵归来 In ancient times, shaman mages used their mysterious powers to protect the balance of the land. They lived in harmony with nature, using spiritual energy to preserve the peace of the mountains and rivers and the well-being of their tribes. But their peaceful days were shattered overnight when a rift suddenly appeared in the sky, and monsters and demons from distant star systems surged toward their tranquil homeland like a tidal wave. The shaman mages rallied at once, knowing that the fate of the 162Reads7.9Score214d adds
- 191 EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 81.5kReads9.1Score7.5k14d adds
- 192 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 53.9kReads8.7Score5.2k14d adds
- 193 The Chaotic Record of Mending the Heavens 混沌补天录 [No System, no being reborn, cautious cultivation, sound logic, quotable lines, and hilarious comedy] Please don't expect this to follow the usual formula of some cultivation novels, where the protagonist becomes invincible and starts killing as soon as he begins cultivating. This story follows the protagonist's transformation from an ordinary person, and strives to stay closer to real life, with plenty of introspection and social criticism. Starting as a law-abiding citizen, the protagonist fir 5.6kReads8.6Score59614d adds
- 194 Who Said You Could Really Cultivate Immortality? 谁让你真修仙了？ [Lighthearted] [Invincible protagonist] [Comedy] Qin Luo transmigrates to a cultivation world overrun by monsters and demons. To protect himself, he goes to the Longhu Temple to study under a master, only to discover that his teacher is a fake Taoist who makes a living by swindling people. In the first year, his master tells Qin Luo to meditate and cultivate. He gazes within himself and integrates the foundation of the Great Dao. In the second year, his master tells Qin Luo to scrimp and save. H 29.5kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 195 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 16.5kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
- 196 Chen Buqi, the Little Taoist 小道士陈不欺 Hello, everyone. My name is Chen Buqi. My professions include Taoist priest, locksmith, cook, phone repairman, driver, and tomb-raiding consultant…. I have too many to list them all. I was raised by my master and martial uncle! They were both incredible! I only learned that after coming back from my first year out in the world. Because I liked to play around, I also squandered a lot of techniques that people would have envied! Fortunately, I devoted myself to physiognomy and mastered two special 152.6kReads9.1Score13.6k14d adds
- 197 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 235Reads7.3Score10714d adds
- 198 Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术 This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective… 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 I Really Didn't Rely on My Disciple 我真没靠徒弟 [Raising disciples + lighthearted comedy + hot-blooded action. The protagonist isn’t instantly invincible. Some angst, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] “What? The number one sword immortal of Da’an and the Medicine Emperor of the Southern Domain are disciples of a mere Body Tempering martial artist?” “Give me a break. Do you really think someone who could teach a sword immortal and a Medicine Emperor is only at the Body Tempering realm?” “Exactly! Do you know how the Rift-Splitting Gorge 35kReads9.1Score3.6k14d adds
- 200 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 53Reads—Score—14d adds
