Novels like Nirvana in the City
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- 1 The Years I Spent Training in the City 我在都市练武的那些年 Beneath the neon lights of this city, undercurrents are always at work. Lin Yu was an ordinary nine-to-five office worker until one evening, when a group of mysterious experts cornered him. At the last moment, a mysterious old man saved him and revealed that a special bloodline lay dormant within him. From then on, he began his path of cultivation. As his strength grew, he saw the truth behind the city: ancient families were locked in fierce struggles over resources. The ambitious Su Tianba se 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Chu Chen Defies Heaven, Unmatched Martial Venerable 楚尘逆世，武尊无双 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Urban Immortal Journey: Chu Chen's Rebirth and Comeback 都市仙途：楚尘的重生逆袭 In his previous life, Chu Chen was one of the top cultivators on the Spirit Illusion Continent. But just as he was about to ascend to the Immortal Realm, his close friend betrayed him and left him with no way out. With no other choice, he detonated his spiritual core, and his soul returned to his younger self on Earth, a world starved of spiritual energy. Reborn, he resolves to seek revenge and make up for the regrets of his past life. By chance, Chu Chen discovers an ancient-looking ring in his —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Can Cultivate, Yet My Beautiful Boss Kicked Me Out of the Company 会修真的我，被美女老板赶出公司 Tired of killing and being killed, Qin Feng returns with a calm outlook, only to find he can't keep his cool. He has somehow gained the ability to cultivate, and discovers that this world is very different from what he once knew. 284Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 5 The Road to Chu Chen's Comeback 楚尘逆袭之路 Chu Chen’s Road to a Comeback 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Peerless Godly Doctor 傲世神医 The spineless Chu Chen discovered that his wife was cheating on him, only to be humiliated by her and her lover. But by a twist of fate, he unexpectedly awakened the powerful legacy his father had left him. From then on, he possessed peerless medical skills and cultivated supreme immortal arts. Just as Chu Chen began climbing to the top of the world, he discovered that there was far more to it than met the eye... 1.5kReads7.8Score21814d adds
- 7 A Tragic Death from the Start, I Returned as a Demon: Kill, Kill, Kill 开局惨死，复活已成魔，杀杀杀 [A Thrilling Urban Cultivation Story: No Simping, No Saintly Heroics. The Protagonist Turns into a Demon, Defies Every Rule, and Slaughters Every Evil Force in His Path!] At a mass grave, a tomb starts shaking violently, then explodes with a bang. The protagonist bursts out of the grave and shoots into the sky, then lands carrying his own tombstone! The whole city trembles. People discuss it on social media: “An earthquake!” 197Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 8 Urban Immortal Doctor: From the Start, I Make a Top-Tier Star Beg Me for Acupuncture 都市医仙：开局让顶流女神求我扎 Qin Feng, the “Nine-Needle Immortal Physician,” fails to survive his tribulation in the cultivation world and tumbles into the modern city, gravely wounded. To gather spiritual energy and heal, he hides away in a neighborhood traditional Chinese medicine clinic, scraping by in obscurity. One night, Lin Shiman, a top-tier star plagued by a terminal illness and scandal, casts aside her fame and pushes open the clinic door to beg for help. Without even looking up, Qin Feng says, “Take off your clot 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Strongest Abandoned Son! 最强弃少！ Lin Fan, cast out by the Lin family, returns as a peerless master, only to be told he must become engaged to an ugly mute girl. He never expected the two of them to have been childhood sweethearts... After enduring all manner of hardships, the lovers finally find their happy ending. 208.3kReads8.4Score6.2k14d adds
- 10 Still Busy Cultivating? My App Mass-Produces Gods! 还忙着修炼呢？APP量产神明！ [Awakening and cultivation + Supervision Bureau + circuit-board talismans + phone magic artifacts] The world changed dramatically, and spiritual energy surged! The rich secretly relied on money to cultivate immortality. Poor people like me were left with nothing but a beating. Then, just as I was being mobbed, I used my family's breathing technique to tap into spiritual energy and awaken. The product manager in me ignited, and I launched the Spirit Breath app on the spot My boxer buddy can crack 5Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 11 The Peerless God-King in the City 绝世神王在都市 After four hundred years in a world of gods and demons, Chu Chen rose against the heavens and endured countless hardships. At last, he crossed the stars and returned. “If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you. If you do, I'll wipe you out root and branch.” 475Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 12 Reborn as the Crown Prince of Longjing, I Become Invincible Through Cultivation from the Start 重生龙京太子爷，开局修仙就无敌 [Decisive and ruthless + exhilarating from beginning to end + multiple heroines + nearly invincible] Huangfu Ye, the spoiled young master of Longjing, transmigrates to the Desolate God Domain. After three thousand years of cultivation, he reaches the mighty Desolate God Realm and ascends to the Divine Realm! When he opens his eyes, he finds himself reborn at twenty-three, back in the days when he was an arrogant, domineering playboy obsessed with women! Lying in his bed is his foster elder siste 728Reads7.2Score10414d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Urban Cultivation: I Awakened First 都市修仙：我身先醒 As spiritual qi revival begins and myths return, a world of low-level martial arts, sealed away for ages, slowly awakens as an ancient cultivation civilization. In a rainy-night ambush, high school student Niu Sangao awakens on the brink of death, mysterious golden patterns appearing on his right arm. He becomes one of the “key bearers.” He has no idea that the blood in his veins carries the three-hundred-year-old wish of a family sworn to protect the world, nor that the so-called “spiritual qi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Hundred Million Years of Cultivation: The True Immortal of the City 修仙一亿年：都市真仙 [A president as his servant] [A saintess as his maid] [The world’s teacher] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Urban cultivation] Cultivation realms: Xiantian, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Void Refinement, Hollow Void, Tribulation Transcendence, and Mahayana Protagonists: Ye Qingxuan, Third Young Master Ye Immortal Emperor Ye Qingxuan attained the Dao and departed, believing his soul had been scattered beyond recovery, only to return to the city a hun 9.2kReads7.4Score92314d adds
- 16 I Have Nine Golden Cores 我有九个金丹 As the last cultivator on Earth, Lin Yi discovers that he actually has nine golden cores… 1.3kReads8.3Score15814d adds
- 17 I Inherited Ancient Martial Arts in the City 都市之我继承了古武 I inherited the glorious ways of ancient martial arts, and now I can roam the city as I please! What, someone doesn’t know how formidable I am and is still bullying me like before? 510Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 EN Urban Cultivator: System Bound 人在都市，绑定修仙系统 [Urban Cultivation + Multiple Female Leads + Slow-Paced + Power Fantasy + System + Celebrities + Games + Livestreaming] After an accident, the protagonist Ling Yun was reborn in his high school days. Just as expected, he awakened a System. [Ding! A strong will to survive has been detected, matching the temporal fluctuations... Cultivation Assistant System successfully bound.] [Loading identity information for this plane... Loading complete.] [Host: Ling Yun.] [Identity and background: Both paren 2.8kReads8.4Score19314d adds
- 19 Urban: Nine Thousand Levels of Qi Refining 都市：炼气九千层 [Master comes down from the mountain + urban cultivation + invincible protagonist + dad + passionate action + no saintly do-gooder] Nine years ago, on the first day Ye Chen’s master brought him to the mountain, he reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. His master was overjoyed: “I’ve struck gold!” A year later, Ye Chen reached the thousandth level of Qi Refining. His master was baffled: “There’s something wrong with this disciple!” Nine years later, Ye Chen reached the nine-thousandth level of 4.9kReads8.3Score54514d adds
- 20 The Strongest Cultivation System in the City 都市最强修仙系统 [A Hot New Urban Novel] The chuunibyou teen Zhao Hao unexpectedly acquired a cultivation System and set out on a path of showing off, cultivating immortality, and crushing all opposition. Rich heirs? Business elites? Assassin bodyguards? Martial arts grandmasters? Sages from the Myriad Worlds? Get down on your knees, all of you! 1.7kReads7.4Score13214d adds
- 21 Urban Martial God: Who Says Martial Artists Can't Beat Cultivators? 都市武神：谁说武者干不过修仙者 [A smash-hit tale of urban rise and ruthless revenge] The Martial God returns, and the mortal world trembles! Li Fei had the prestige of a top university and earned over ten thousand a month, yet his whole family saw him as a good-for-nothing. His younger brother had dropped out of high school but made a million a year, becoming the “neighbor’s kid” his parents were always praising. His wife thought he was a failure and turned around to cheat on him. His parents spent his money and lived in 271Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 Urban Cultivation: I Have Twelve School Beauty Fiancées 都市修真，我有十二个校花未婚妻 Liu Nian, a freshman who got into Yanjing University through connections, shocked the entire campus's rich kids when he swiped his meal card in the cafeteria. The beautiful campus queen volunteered to wear white stockings for him, leaving top students everywhere stunned. During military training, he trounced the drill instructor, shocking powerful figures in the military once again. His gorgeous mentor turned out to be the leader of Yanhuang's secret organization, leaving the ten great families 244Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 24 The Richest Families Offer Sacrifices to Evil Spirits, So I Wield Purple Thunder to Punish Them in Heaven’s Name 当世豪门供鬼邪，我敕紫雷代天罚 [The evil, powerful families of this age build commercial temples as a front. Fake monks deceive women into sleeping with them, fake nuns steal yang energy to nourish yin, and offerings are made to ghosts and evil spirits to siphon away the incense and fortune of the living. They manipulate feng shui and wield secret arts to drain people’s lives, cultivating themselves into corpse-liberation ghost immortals.] Outwardly, they build temples and shrines, but in secret they blind the gods, install g 10Reads6.7Score314d adds
- 25 A Master Descends the Mountain and Takes the City by Storm 高手下山纵横都市 After cultivating for 18 years in a secret realm on Kunlun Mountain, Xiao Bufan is sent down the mountain by his master to fulfill a marriage contract. But his fiancée breaks off the engagement. Watch as Xiao Bufan takes the city by storm, claiming money and beautiful women alike. The Spirit Realm and Immortal Realm are waiting for me to conquer them! 4.5kReads8.5Score48814d adds
- 26 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.” 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Urban Cultivation 都市修仙 Do immortals really exist? It's hard to say, but there are certainly people in this world who continually cultivate in pursuit of immortality… 619Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 28 Why Mess With Him? He Takes Everyone Down in One Move 你惹他干嘛，他见谁都是一招秒 [Decisive and Ruthless + High-Energy Power Fantasy + Steamrolls Every Opponent] Xiao Chen, a great cultivator who had overcome the tribulation, returns reborn. No cultivation? No problem! I’ll absorb all the spiritual energy on Earth and reach the Land Immortal realm in an instant, becoming invincible under heaven. The first thing I do after returning is wipe out my enemies’ entire family. I won’t even spare their dogs! When I, Xiao Chen, act, I answer only to my conscience, not to cause and eff 6.1kReads8.5Score53114d adds
- 29 I Am the Great Medicine Immortal 我就是大医仙 Su Tianchen is framed by his sister-in-law, has both kidneys removed, and is robbed of his family fortune. Reduced to a cripple, he sinks to the bottom of a lake. Unexpectedly, he encounters a miraculous doctor beneath the water and inherits peerless medical skills. The doctor uses two thousand-year-old ginseng roots to restore his kidneys, awakening a Pure Yang Body unseen in a thousand years. Su Tianchen returns in triumph and sets out on the path to invincibility. 78.9kReads8.9Score13.1k14d adds
- 30 I Became an Immortal Emperor in the Mortal World. What's the Use of Your Tears? 我在人间成仙帝，你们哭有什么用 [Transmigration + Trickster + Invincible Among Peers + Cunning + Low-Key Survival + Everyday Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless...] Chu Chen transmigrated into a world of cultivation and discovered, to his shock, that he was an abandoned child of the Immortal Realm. Armed with a mysterious compass, he spent sixty years drawing lots. At last, luck was on his side, and he obtained the heaven-defying trait “Heaven Rewards the Diligent.” As long as he worked hard enough, his cultivation could advan 4.6kReads7.9Score39714d adds
- 31 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
- 32 After Being Reborn, I Learned I Was Actually a Top Heir 重生后，才知道我竟是顶级太子爷 [System + reborn + tycoon + special abilities + business + black technology] In his rush to deliver takeout, Qin Hao darted across an intersection and was hit and killed by a speeding car coming from the side. He was reborn ten years in the past and acquired a sign-in lottery System. The prizes include physical enhancements, mastery of various skills, and all kinds of special abilities... “What? You want to compete with me in English? Whoever loses has to eat shit!” Since that's what you're into 21kReads7.7Score1.8k14d adds
- 33 The Peerless Immortal Venerable of the City 都市极品仙尊 In his past life, he was bullied by thugs, framed by villains, betrayed by his girlfriend, and scorned by the world. In this life, he'll crush every one of them beneath his feet. In his past life, his parents were disgraced, he couldn't be with the woman he loved, and his friends were wronged. In this life, he'll repay every debt. Li Xuan, the Fire Profound Golden Immortal who once roamed the cosmos, is reborn at twenty and returns to the bustling city to resume his cultivation. Watch him play t 3.5kReads7.9Score34214d adds
- 34 The Immortal Emperor Is Reborn in the City 仙帝重生混都市 Immortal Martial Emperor Su Yan endured eight cycles of reincarnation and became the supreme ruler of the Immortal Realm. Just as he was about to reach the summit, he was ambushed by his enemies. Fortunately, a wisp of his divine consciousness managed to transmigrate across countless planes to Earth, entering the body of a dead boy. In this life, I’ll not only vent the anger in my heart, I’ll also reclaim that peerless peak! A cool, elegant city beauty, the sweet childhood friend from next door, 6.2kReads7.6Score63614d adds
- 35 Urban Cultivation 《都市修仙》 Urban Immortal Cultivation 285Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Cultivate Immortality in the City and Crush Anyone Who Dares Defy Me! 我于都市修仙，杀穿一切不服！ Reborn into a second life, Ye Hao has died twice. In his first life, he died a miserable death. In his second, he rushed into the forbidden Abyssal Rift in pursuit of a higher realm and died with his head held high. Now he has entered a third life, returning to the moment he died in his first. This time, Ye Hao won't be reckless. He is determined to perfect both his cultivation and his life. And so, a god who kills without hesitation arrives in the bustling city. The campus belle throws herself 294Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 37 I Returned from the Immortal Realm, and You're Telling Me You Want to Break Off Our Engagement? 我从仙界归来，你跟我说要退婚 [Invincible cultivation, decisive and merciless, explosive wish fulfillment, multiple worlds, crushing everything in his path] Back then, Ye Chaochen was trampled into the dirt. On his wedding day, his older brother was buried alive, his younger sister was abused, and his family was destroyed. Now, having reached the supreme heights of the Immortal Realm, he reverses time and returns to Earth. Armed with countless immortal arts, he is invincible in the mortal world. But then his enemies show up 598Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 38 The Primordial Saint Immortal King Returns to Cultivate Geniuses Through Dual Cultivation 初圣仙王归来，以双修培养天才 A new story is out! You can find my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 388Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 The Immortal Doctor Comes Down the Mountain, and His Seven Senior Sisters Spoil Him Rotten! 仙医下山，七个师姐把我宠上天！ [Invincible power fantasy, fast-paced plot, ruthless and decisive, no saintly protagonist, master descends from the mountains, multiple planes!] An invincible powerhouse takes Lin Hao up the mountain to live in seclusion for six years. When the six years are up, Lin Hao descends the mountain to hunt down the killer who murdered his mother! First Senior Sister: “Just point me in the right direction, and I'll wipe out his entire clan!” Second Senior Sister: “Little Junior Brother, when are you goi 12.3kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 41 Urban Cultivation 都市修仙 The God of War is reborn on Earth to make up for the regrets of his past life and stay true to his loved ones and family. But he unexpectedly discovers that the gods have set up a formation beyond the Milky Way, blocking the universe’s spiritual energy, taking the Investiture of the Gods from the Human Emperor, usurping his throne, and enslaving humankind… 425Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 42 Seven Hundred Years of Cultivation, Reborn in the City and Invincible 修仙七百年，重生都市我无敌 The undefeated Immortal Venerable, who cultivated for seven hundred years, returns reborn. Decisive and ruthless, he plays the pig to eat the tiger, makes up for every regret in his heart, and cuts down everything that displeases him! 13.5kReads7.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 43 Urban Cultivation: The Demon Emperor Returns 都市修真：魔帝归来 [Rebirth]+ [Modern cultivation]+ [Spoiled heir] Long Chen, a spoiled heir whose family has fallen on hard times, unexpectedly enters the immortal realm. After cultivating for ten thousand years, he finally ascends to the throne of an Immortal Emperor. When a supreme treasure appears, he is betrayed and besieged by the Eight Great Immortal Emperors. Even as the strongest Immortal Emperor in the immortal realm, he has no choice but to sacrifice his physical body... 7.4kReads8.3Score59114d adds
- 44 Urban Cultivation 都市修仙 After returning from a drinking session with his roommates, Lin Lang wanders onto the hill behind campus and unexpectedly gains the soul of “Lin Sanlang” from the Xuanchen Continent. Lin Lang's soul merges with Lin Sanlang's, and they discover that the world they inhabit is in the “Age of Declining Magic.” As time passes, it begins to enter the “Age of Prosperity”... 231Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Capital's Elite Family Is Too Powerful, Forcing the System to Upgrade Like Crazy 京城世家太无敌，逼系统疯狂升级 [Mega-Rich Protagonist + System + Aristocratic Family + Invincible + Feel-Good Read + Face-Slapping + Showing Off + No Cultivation] Qin Ren’s soul transmigrated into the eldest grandson of an aristocratic family in the capital. From the start, he enraged the family System, causing it to upgrade like crazy. The System instantly went haywire, its own CPU kicking off sign-in rewards with no missions. Qin Ren laughed so hard that he bound himself to the System. [System upgrade successful: sign in 707Reads—Score11014d adds
- 46 Reborn in the City: The Abandoned Cultivator 重生都市之修真弃少 [Modern cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Laying low and building strength] Ye Xiu was a rogue cultivator from the Star Origin Continent. After unexpectedly being reborn in the modern world, he becomes the abandoned young master of the Ye family. You may be strong, but what can you possibly do against me? 717Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 47 The Divine Doctor Leaves Prison: From the Start, He Turns Down a Hundred Million 神医出狱：开局拒绝一个亿 [Overpowered protagonist + Ruthless and decisive + Lightning-fast pacing + Face-slapping] Framed by others, Lin Xiao makes a triumphant return five years later! “I don’t treat the rich who lack compassion!” “I don’t treat the utterly wicked!” “I don’t treat those who aren’t of our kind!” “I don’t treat minor ailments!” “I don’t treat those who don’t believe in me!” “I don’t treat people I don’t take a liking to!” “If he’s in a bad mood, he won’t treat anyone at all!” “But as long as he agrees to 12kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 48 The Immortal Venerable Sells Goods: Getting Rich with a Sect of Beauties 仙尊带货，从美女宗门开始暴富 [Profiting between two worlds] + [Cultivation] + [Spiritual Qi Revival] + [Gorgeous master] + [farming] Li Shangyan suddenly gained the ability to travel between two worlds with his soul. In the resource-poor Cultivation world, he possesses perfect mastery of the five elements. Though invincible among those at his level, his cultivation is so slow that his sect nearly gives up on him. But! Spirit stones are just jade, and Blue Star has plenty. Is it hard to grow spirit herbs? Blue Star's agricul 3.7kReads8.0Score41014d adds
- 49 System, You're Awful: These Quests Are All Ridiculous 系统你好坏，全是奇葩任务 [System] [Villain] [Urban] [Cultivation] [Missions] [Multiple Women] [Dark] [Superpowers] The protagonist endured a miserable stretch of bullying from high school all the way through college. Six years of torment twisted his mind and left him a little perverted. After being cheated on at his own wedding, the evil demon in his heart awakened, and he bound himself to the golden finger known as the [Naughty System]. For his first mission, he chose to jump off a building, but the misfortune turned 2.3kReads7.1Score24614d adds
- 50 The Ultimate Comeback: From the Start, I Devoured an Immortal Emperor's Divine Soul 最强逆袭：开局吞噬仙帝元神 The AI live-action animated drama based on the novel of the same name, The Strongest Comeback: Starting by Devouring an Immortal Emperor's Primordial Spirit, is now available on Tomato Novel and Hongguo Free Short Dramas. [Urban Doctor + Cultivation + Showing Off and Face-Slapping + Lightning-Fast Pace] When you're unlucky, even drinking water can make you choke. He'd just been cheated on when he was struck by lightning. Being struck by lightning would have been bad enough, but he nearly had 13.6kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
