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- 1 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. 11Reads—Score14614d adds
- 2 Dao Yan: Mystical Dust 道衍玄尘 [Reader’s Note] There are no raging torrents or soaring waterfalls here, only a gentle stream. We recommend settling into it as you would soothing music. What is real and what is fantasy coexist, as do truth and illusion. Any resemblance is purely coincidental, so feel free to smile and let it pass. [Synopsis] An economics PhD is reborn in another world as a village youth. With guidance from an extraordinary master and help from a hidden realm, he cultivates both body and magic, practices medici 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Forging the Dao in the Mortal World: The Last to Ascend 凡尘炼道：最后一位登天者 A powerful Soul Transformation cultivator is betrayed by a colleague and plummets into the modern Blue Star, where spiritual energy has run dry! Five hundred years of arduous cultivation come to nothing. His cultivation crashes to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, all his magic treasures are destroyed, and he returns with nothing to his name. He navigates the secular clans and official forces while gathering scarce cultivation resources. Blue Star has long since lost any hope of a flourishing c 2Reads—Score16014d adds
- 4 To Become a God, First Marry Into a Family. Three Years of Playing the Fool Shock the World 欲化神，先上门，疯傻三年惊世人 On her way to school, Lin Chen was brutally beaten in the street and abducted by a mad old man wandering the world. He trained in the wilderness, mastering everything from immortal arts, alchemy, formations, medicine, feng shui, and face reading. His strength advanced by leaps and bounds, yet he remained stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, unable to progress further. "Want to succeed? Go mad first. Want to become a Deity? Come knocking first." While Lin Chen was completely off guard, th 24.8kReads8.3Score2.2k14d adds
- 5 Life After the Immortal Emperor Returns 仙帝归来后的生活 Cen Qing returns from the brutal world of cultivation, hoping only to live a comfortable, peaceful life. But trouble keeps coming his way. When people come looking for trouble, Cen Qing takes them out with a single finger. “What a hassle.” Follow this max-level expert’s life in the city. 7Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 6 A Fate of Immortality! 长生缘！ Chen He unexpectedly finds an earthen jar. Inside is a small world with a spiritual mountain, a spiritual river, and strange spirit fruits. Determined not to waste this immortal opportunity, Chen He sets out with his parents, Chen Shan and Li Qin, on a journey of cultivation to seek immortal fate, find the path to immortality, and pursue eternal life. 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 Reborn as a Carefree Immortal in the City 重生之都市逍遥仙 [Urban cultivation + invincible + decisive and ruthless + Immortal Venerable] Chen Jie, the Azure Immortal Venerable, achieved the rank of Immortal Venerable after three thousand years. Unable to let go of the blood feud in his heart, he gave up all his astonishing cultivation, determined to reverse time and protect those dearest to him. He swore to make those who destroyed his family in his past life suffer a hundredfold, a thousandfold, and to raise those who helped him to the pinnacle of powe 2.8kReads8.1Score23214d adds
- 8 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! 26.3kReads6.5Score2.9k14d adds
- 9 Reborn: Unrivaled Under Heaven! 重生：天下无双！ (Male protagonist reborn + no saintly tendencies + ruthless and decisive + she pursues him + one female lead) “I have stood atop the highest peaks and known the depths of the lowest valleys.” In his previous life, the talented young Qin Lang died when an attempt to break through to the next cultivation realm failed. But fortune smiled upon him and gave him a chance to be reborn. Unfortunately, he came back to life in a world 1,500 years in the future. With a second life, he would surely reclaim —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Immortal Fate Forum 仙缘论坛 An ordinary person accidentally stumbles into a cultivation forum and is forced to play along from then on. All Ling Yao wanted was to be a lazy couch potato. Then one day, he logged on to a forum that ordinary people couldn’t even find through a search. The people on the forum were completely out there! Until he discovered that he really could draw qi into his body. And even more unbelievable! A soul was also sleeping inside him. A cold, merciless, decisive... other version of himself. I, Ling 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Sign-In from the Start! My Sect Is Full of Mythical Powerhouses 开局签到！我的宗门全是神话大佬 From the start, all he has is a dilapidated Taoist temple. A sign-in instantly summons the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, whose staff smashes the gods across the skies to pieces! After transmigrating across countless worlds of the gods, Chu Wuji becomes the last sect master of the “Heavenly Court,” which is on the verge of being wiped out. Foreign gods lay siege to his gates, ready to tear him limb from limb, while the sect's legacy faces extinction! At this critical moment, the “World's Strongest 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Hounded by Debt from the Start? I Bind Myself to a Live-Streaming Cultivation System 开局被追债？我绑定直播修仙系统 After his parents lost everything in the stock market and jumped to their deaths, Ruan Zhuo, a college freshman, became an orphan from the start. He had to care for his high-school-aged younger sister while shouldering a massive online loan his father had taken out using his identity card. When violent debt collectors showed up at his door, the Live-Stream Cultivation System awakened in his moment of desperation! All he had to do was start a livestream and promote cultivation culture to modern v 13Reads—Score93114d adds
- 13 Reborn as the Laid-Back Convenience Store Owner 重生之躺平小卖部 [Transmigration + reborn + comedy + no golden finger + satisfying moments + face-slapping + romantic tension] Li Xuan was once an ordinary nobody. By a twist of fate, he ascended to the Immortal Realm, fought through blood and fire, and ultimately became the Wuji Immortal Venerable. But when the path to godhood opened and the worlds were stained with blood, he fought to his very last breath and was finally defeated. The heavenly tribulation tore him apart, yet also sent him back to before the st —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 14 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the Mortal World to Temper His Heart 仙帝归来，红尘炼心 [Invincible Power Fantasy] To break through to a higher realm, Immortal Emperor Lin Tian reversed time and returned to the mortal world to temper his heart. When overwhelming power collides with modern society, he'll show them what it means to be in awe, and that immortals and mortals are worlds apart! 55Reads—Score214d adds
- 15 The Creator God's General Store 创世神的杂货铺 A story about a shopkeeper who has no idea how powerful the goods in his general store are, and a sword spirit who has taken the form of a cat, embarking on a joyful journey together. Dear reader, all sales are final. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Back Then, I Kept My Hands in My Pockets, Never Knowing What a Rival Was 那年我双手插兜不知什么叫对手 The Northern Mystic Emperor was ambushed and reborn on Earth. With no connections to rely on, he faces scorn from his first love, schemes from his romantic rival, taunts from rich young masters, and the tragic deaths of his parents... He resolves to challenge the unjust will of the heavens with his own strength and write his own story! “This time, I’m going to truly live for myself!” “Not one of the enemies who hurt me in the past will get away!” 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Watcher of the End Times 末世代的守望者 Perhaps the end of keeping watch isn't a quiet farewell. My duty is to accompany them through their final journey, quietly watching that glimmer of spirit fade away amid the cold steel city. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Urban Cultivation: Wonders of the Otherworld 都市修仙：异境奇玄 Chu Fan was an ordinary man living in the city. A strange encounter after a suicide attempt fused him with the Two Realms Stone. He traveled between the two worlds and cultivated without pause, eventually becoming an Immortal Emperor. 65Reads—Score414d adds
- 19 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
- 20 Reborn: The Celestial Emperor Cultivates in the City 重生之天帝在都市修仙 “Peerless Heavenly Emperor” Ye Youchen was assassinated by the Ten Immortal Kings of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm and was reborn on Earth. From the start, he seemed to have hit the jackpot: he was a student at a top university. Little did he know that it was the beginning of a life of drudgery! Faced with taunts from romantic rivals and threats and temptations from rich heirs, only his grandfather worked tirelessly, farming and scavenging, to put him through university. He resolved to cultiva 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Spiritual Zen 灵禅 At the summit of Ku Wu Mountain, Lingchan Sect was once a giant of the cultivation world, with immortals flocking to pay homage. Now it has become a national 5A-rated tourist attraction. In this age of declining magic, the spiritual veins have dried up and all living things are destined for the grave. Only security guard Xu Xian has cultivated himself into the one and only immortal of the age, using nothing but a mouthful of wasted energy. See how this security guard of the age of declining mag 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn as the Silent Immortal Venerable 重生之沉默仙尊 Chen Mo, an Immortal Venerable, transmigrated into a body on Earth. On his journey through three thousand minor worlds, the Immortal Domain Beyond the Universe, and the ascended Divine Realm, he was invincible. Just as his name suggested, Chen Mo was not one for words. He killed anyone who crossed him, mortal or god, and ultimately stood at the summit of all gods, immortal and indestructible. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Urban Cultivation 《都市修仙》 285Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I Accidentally Swallowed an Immortal Pill from Qin Shi Huang's Tomb 误吞了秦皇陵仙丹 After a relic was stolen from Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum, Wang Hao, a recent university graduate unemployed in his rented apartment, accidentally came into possession of one of the stolen artifacts. The elixir of immortality that Qin Shi Huang had sought so desperately ended up changing the life of a poor young man more than two thousand years later… 13.5kReads7.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 25 Urban: Reborn as the Strongest Immortal Emperor 都市：重生之最强仙帝 Ye Tian, the “Eternal Immortal Emperor,” unexpectedly obtained the means to reverse time and space. To return to the past and make up for the regrets of several thousand years ago, he sacrificed all his cultivation and finally got his wish, returning to the time before the tragedy. He swore that in this life, he would cast everyone who had ever humiliated him into the abyss and make them die in despair! He would make everyone who looked down on him grovel and tremble at his feet! 861Reads7.3Score11214d adds
- 26 One Moment of Awakening, and I Became a Cultivation Master in the City 一念觉醒，我成了都市修仙大佬 Soon-to-be graduate Li Chun inherits the secrets of the mystic arts. With medicine in one hand and occult techniques in the other, his divine eyes reveal fortune and misfortune, and he slays demons and monsters. He wards off evil and suppresses wicked spirits. From then on, his life is a breeze as he trounces spoiled rich heirs and protects beautiful young women with nowhere to go. 359Reads—Score10214d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Global Awakening: But I’m Containing the Gods 全球觉醒：我却在收容神明 “You say you're Sun Wukong? Fine, show me your somersault cloud.” “Even the Jade Emperor has to pay rent. Those are the rules.” “Other people awaken with a cheat ability. I awaken with a shelter, and they don't even damn well pay me.” “Can you gods stop wrecking my home when you fight? I rent this place, and I had to pay three months' rent upfront.” The gods of the entire world are being hunted by an unknown presence, and the protagonist is the only “vessel” capable of containing divine essences 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Chaotic Immortal Emperor of the City 都市混沌仙帝 Jiang Fan, the Immortal Emperor of Chaos, ruled the Thirty-Three Heavens and was revered by all worlds. While undergoing the Supreme Divine Tribulation, he was ambushed by eight Immortal Emperors working together. Carrying a sliver of divine consciousness, he reincarnated back on Earth in his youth. In his past life, he was an abandoned son cast out by his family. His parents died tragically, and he lived a lonely life. Now, the Immortal Emperor has returned, awakening supreme memories and the h 4.8kReads8.1Score51714d adds
- 30 Cultivating Immortality in the City with My Original Space 坐拥原空间在都市修仙 At eighteen, Lin Yi experiences his grandfather’s death and a family dispute over property. During a heated argument, his parents are injured, and he is beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital. By chance, he obtains an ancient space and embarks on the path of cultivation. From then on, he plays the pig to eat the tiger and gets the better of everyone. 572Reads7.0Score10914d adds
- 31 After Being Reborn, I Became an Invincible Cultivator 重生之后我成了无敌的修仙者 Synopsis: Experience a different kind of cultivation world: an invincible cultivator reborn, decisive and ruthless, with an entirely original story and no clichés. No saintly do-gooder nonsense, just humorous, down-to-earth writing! Gu Yunfeng, a history teacher, unexpectedly returns to his younger self more than twenty years in the past and acquires an incredibly powerful legacy from an extraterrestrial cultivator, becoming an invincible cultivator himself. Thus begins a remarkable life of invi 1.2kReads8.1Score11114d adds
- 32 Cultivating Immortality in the City: Coming Down the Mountain as a Defiant Rebel! 都市修仙，下山当反骨仔！ [The Record of Leaving the Dust] Animated series now streaming! [Urban power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + Nascent Soul powerhouse + invincible + multiple realms + master descends the mountain] The rules of the city? The prestige of the wealthy? The games of the powerful? In front of me, Ye Lingtian, a rebel to the core, they are all complete bullshit! Sorry, but starting today, I make the rules around here! Punch arrogant rich heirs, kick evil-doers to the curb, save a beauty when I have ti 3.8kReads8.3Score27414d adds
- 33 The Emperor of Shadows 帝枭 (Invincible killing spree + queen of the music scene + senior sister + wish-fulfillment novel) “Oh my god, why did you provoke him?! He’s become more and more terrifying after spending a night cultivating with superstar Xu Mange! He can turn people into clouds of blood with a casual slap! Run while you still can!” The leader of the Dragon Group: “I’m his third senior sister.” The strongest expert on Earth: “I’m his master’s wife.” The queen of the music scene, Xu Mange, smiled faintly. “I’m that 2Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 34 Dude, Why Are All the Campus Beauties Confessing to You? 不是哥们校花怎么都和你表白了？ Urban cultivation + campus beauty + school life + everyday urban life + miracle doctor + more than one heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + ruthless and decisive + feel-good power fantasy When he was eight, Xiao Fan was taken away by an old man to train in cultivation. Ten years later, he finally regains his freedom. He never expected that after returning to the city, a twist of fate would make him the bodyguard of a beautiful heiress and campus darling, beginning a very different life for 2.2kReads8.7Score16314d adds
- 35 Return from the Tribulation: An Immortal Emperor’s Reckoning in the City 逆劫归来：仙帝的都市清算 Ling Hao was once the Haotian Immortal Emperor, who ruled the heavens and commanded the submission of countless immortals. Seeking to break through to the highest realm, he triggered an unprecedented Chaos Dao Tribulation. At the most crucial moment, however, the four Immortal Venerables he trusted most joined forces with some of those closest to him and launched a surprise attack. His tribulation failed, his imperial body was destroyed, and his soul was nearly extinguished. Yet, by a twist of f 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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. 2.4kReads—Score12714d adds
- 37 Reborn: The Immortal Emperor Chen Mo Returns to Campus 重生之仙帝归来之校园陈默 Immortal Emperor Chen Mo is betrayed by his closest friend and beloved during a great battle in the Immortal Realm. His body and cultivation are destroyed, but his consciousness unexpectedly returns reborn to when he was 17, in the body of a boy with the same name who ranks last in his class at Qingyun High School. Watch him climb back to the throne of Immortal Emperor, one step at a time! 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Fifth Legend 第五传奇 [Passionate Action - Fantasy - Earth Setting] [Military King - Ancient Figures - Classic of Mountains and Seas] After the founding of China, the mysterious Bloodkill squad spent years fighting overseas. They had just quelled unrest at an African gold mine when, on returning home for leave, they were urgently assigned to Shennongjia! Thirty internal security officers had gone missing, tourists had been gruesomely killed, a thirty-meter python blocked the way, and a cave hid ferocious beasts from 350Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 39 Nascent Soul True Lord: Reborn in High School, I Cultivate Immortality Under the Radar 元婴真君，重生高中低调修仙 It was only a tribulation to become a Deity. If I died, I could just start over. But now I’m back in a modern city where spiritual energy is scarce. What’s Lu Yun supposed to do? As the only cultivator in the world, Lu Yun can only sigh helplessly. He has no choice but to quietly grow stronger, then amaze the entire world. 248Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Am the Emperor! How Dare You Call Yourself Supreme? 吾为帝！尔敢称尊？ [Emperor Lord + Reborn + Invincible + Modern World + Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics + All the Heavens!] Lu Qingxuan was once a native of Blue Star, but after an accident transmigrated to the Immortal Mystic Continent, where he became known as Lu Jiuxiao. He once wielded the six great Origin Emperor Weapons, ruled over the nine great sacred grounds, and suppressed the three forbidden lands. He was the greatest Emperor Lord in the Immortal Mystic Continent’s history. 5.3kReads8.2Score51214d adds
- 41 Urban Cultivation: It Begins in the Freshman Library 都市修仙传，从大一图书馆开始 Nie Yan is an ordinary college student. A chance encounter changes the course of his life, sending him down a different path. An unknown, wondrous, and dangerous world awaits him. 667Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Express Delivery: I Cultivate Immortality and Become an Emperor by Making Big Brothers 极速快递：我靠认哥修仙封帝 Overworked delivery courier Chen Zifeng tumbles into a ditch during a stormy night and unexpectedly binds to the Three Realms Logistics System! Delivering packages lets him cultivate immortality, and making big brothers gets him invincible? He quits on the spot and goes into business for himself. He’s barely hung up his sign when the nine-tailed fox immortal Su Ziyao crashes through his roof from the sky and forces her way onto the team. From then on, he gathers an oddball crew of ordinary peopl 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Cultivation Community: I Manage the Property, and the Big Shots Line Up to Pay 修仙小区：我当物业，大佬排队交 On the day he is reborn, Qin Changsheng slaps a Nascent Soul grandmaster. The greatest rogue cultivator of his past life is now a property manager earning 3,500 a month. The residents' chat group is full of complaints: sword cultivators report exploding furnaces, while members of the Harmony Sect sob that their bellybands have been cut up. Qin Changsheng picks up a mop. “At Qingyun Tianjing, the property manager is king.” Eventually, even the Heavenly Dao has to pay property fees. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Urban Cultivation: I Scattered the Old Man’s Ashes 都市仙修记：老登骨灰被我给扬了 A bundle of belongings, a box of ashes, and one last request: “Just scatter them wherever.” Lin Xi, a courier, never expected this delivery to expose a fraudster’s dark sorcery, or to send an old man’s ashes flying. It was only after he handed a jade pendant to the old man’s daughter that he realized it was a lost secret treasure, one that could guide qi cultivation and had vanished three hundred years ago. Meanwhile, a ghost-raising mystic, a mysterious man in a gray jacket, and the beautiful y 55Reads—Score314d adds
- 45 Reborn, I Help My Beautiful Master Soar! 重生归来，我带飞美女师尊！ [Reborn to Cultivate Immortality] [Modern Urban Cultivation] [A Master Who Helps His Disciple Soar] [Overprotective Brother] Li Daoran, at the pinnacle of the Mahayana realm, is struck down by lightning while undergoing tribulation. By a twist of fate, he is reborn on the eve of his high school military training! In his previous life, his master Qing Yao self-destructed to protect him and perished. After thirty thousand years of arduous cultivation, all he had left was a heart full of regret. T —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Blazing Dream That Burns the Heavens 炽梦焚天录 Is everyone born with a mission? Do things really happen because they are destined to? Do cause and effect, and the Way of Heaven, truly exist? I hope that no matter how wretched this cruel, devouring world may be, there will always be a ray of light in the darkness, shining resolutely and persistently into this endless abyss, awakening the last flicker of justice within everyone who has lost their way. “The returning is the movement of the Dao; weakness is the means of the Dao.” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 This Is My Identity? I Can’t Even Keep a Low Profile! 我这身份？想低调都不行！ [Complete, with a Satisfying Ending! Urban Wealthy Families | Cast-Off Son’s Rise | Hidden Big Shot] At the Zhou family’s birthday banquet in Jiangcheng, the down-and-out young man Chen Mo was the laughingstock of the entire city. Yet he was actually the illegitimate son abandoned by the capital’s top-tier Chen family. Everyone thought he had no one to rely on and could be mocked and trampled at will. Zhou Kun, a rich second-generation heir, even exposed Chen Mo’s background and humiliated him 2.9kReads7.4Score29414d adds
- 48 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
- 49 Qingyun Comes Down the Mountain: I Cultivate Qi in Yunhai 青云下山：我在云海修引气 [Master Descends the Mountain + Urban Cultivation + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Bodyguard to a Female CEO + Invincible + Superpowers] When everyone thinks he is just an ordinary young man, Jiang Chen returns after three years of grueling cultivation. The patience he showed in the past was not meant to help him scrape by. It was the prelude to an astonishing comeback after descending the mountain. Faced with pressure from powerful families, provocations from formidable foes, and deadly traps 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 50 Ascended to Earth 飞升到地球 [Urban] [Power Fantasy] [Face-Slapping] [Multiple Heroines] Lin Yuan successfully survived his tribulation and was about to ascend to the Immortal Realm, but was swept onto Earth by a spatial turbulence. As he fell, he adjusted his direction and crashed into a three-story detached villa… 344Reads6.2Score11414d adds
