Novels like Nirvana in the City
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- 151 Stay Humble, and You’ll See Things Through to the End 常怀敬畏，方得始终 Hold Reverence in Your Heart, and You Can See Things Through to the End —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Geese Have Left Hengyang, Yet They Have Not Forgotten 衡阳雁去，并非无留意 The Wild Geese Leave Hengyang, Yet Not Without Looking Back 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 I Own an Invisibility Cloak from the 50th Century 我有件五十世纪的隐身衣 One night in a senior-year dorm, Lei Wanjun was lying in bed playing a mobile game, just like his roommates. At some point, clouds swallowed the bright moonlight outside. Then thunder cracked and rain poured down. Summer weather was so fickle. One moment it was clear, the next it was raining. With a crash of thunder, Lei Wanjun’s phone screen suddenly went black. The battery had died! He was about to sit up and grab his charging cable when a flash of lightning flickered across the dark screen. A 5.2kReads9.5Score57514d adds
- 154 I Sell Lottery Tickets in the Immortal Realm 我在仙界卖彩票 I Sell Lottery Tickets in the Immortal Realm 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 A Failing Student Enters a Top School and Wows Everyone with Hidden Talents 学渣进名校，浑身绝活秀翻全场 [Medicine + stone gambling + one heroine + lighthearted comedy] In a dim alley, a plainly dressed village girl stops the protagonist. “Young man, how about I show you a better path?” With the college entrance exam just around the corner and his grades at the bottom of the class, the broke protagonist finds himself inexplicably walking over to her. Little does he know that his life is about to change. He enters the Sacred Sect and defies fate. He builds connections, establishes his inner world, a 25.3kReads9.0Score4.3k14d adds
- 156 Nezha’s Path to Immortality 哪吒修仙诀 A dragon lurks in the abyss; a wise man hides among the people. When among others, hold your tongue to stay clear of trouble. When things are going well, keep your plans to yourself to avoid disaster. When beset by hardship, conceal your feelings so you can grow stronger. Those who aspire to great things keep them in their hearts and act on them. Only by keeping a low profile can you move forward steadily and go far. Yang Lin spends all day immersed in the world of immortal cultivation, caring n 94Reads—Score714d adds
- 157 Endure Hardship, Taste Bitterness 卧薪、尝胆 Endure hardship and bide your time —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 I Handed Over the Cultivation World, Was Betrayed, and Reborn 上交修仙界，被背刺后重生了 [Reborn] + [Two Worlds] + [Cultivation] + [righteous male lead] Lu Chen had always thought he was the protagonist of his own story. At eighteen, he found the key to the Cultivation world. He and his father were awarded the Federation's “Highest Honor Medal,” and the whole nation celebrated as everyone dreamed of ascending to immortality. But when cold shackles closed around his wrists, he finally understood: he had never been the protagonist. When profit was at stake, those self-righteous people 34.7kReads6.5Score8.7k14d adds
- 159 The Campus Queen’s Powerful Cultivator 校花的修仙强者 After three hundred years of cultivation, I return, having defied the laws of heaven and earth as a Renegade Immortal, all to send those who humiliated me straight to hell!!! 1.1kReads8.6Score10914d adds
- 160 Buy a Rock and Cultivate Immortality 买个石头去修仙 [Urban + period setting + immortal cultivation] Thanks to a mysterious stone, high school student Zhao Ming unexpectedly begins his journey of immortal cultivation. While his peers are still studying late into the night, worrying about the cost of dating and fretting over their future careers, he has already become a top tycoon, a miracle doctor, and a big shot in a special government agency. 367Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 161 From the Start, My Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Drove Every Heroine and Ghost Insane 开局阴阳合欢，女侠女鬼都疯了 From the Start, Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Drives the Heroine and Female Ghost Crazy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Flower-Guarding Expert in the City 护花高手在都市 Why is this young man who came down from the mountains so astonishingly skilled in martial arts? Why is his medical expertise so incredible? And who is his goddess-like elder sister? 10kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 163 The Carefree Immortal Emperor of the City 都市逍遥仙帝 Su Luo, the family's eldest legitimate son and a peerless genius, disappeared for two years. When he returned, he had become a Supreme. Faced with a family utterly devoid of warmth, he swore he would reclaim the summit, never let down the woman he loved, stand proud above the universe, make heaven and earth tremble, restore the immortal lord's glory, and strike terror into all his enemies. 1.1kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 164 The Little Divine Doctor Comes Down from the Mountain, and My Senior Sisters Dote on Me 小神医下山，我家师姐太宠我了 [Feel-Good Story + Shameless Hero + Senior Sisters + Hilarious] The Kunlun miracle doctor specializes in calling out big talkers! With a divine needle that defies heaven in one hand and a sword to defeat his enemies in the other, he returns to the city and roars across the nine heavens! “There’s no one Zhang Xiaofan can’t treat, and no illness I can’t cure! There are only people I don’t want to treat!”, Zhang Xiaofan I command wealth and power. No matter how rich or influential you are, you’ll f 2kReads9.1Score31014d adds
- 165 The Young Man and the Ancient Martial Serpent 古武蛟蛇少年 Spiritual qi revival + internal cultivation + Classic of Mountains and Seas. Ling Feng, a special forces soldier, strays into a serpent-dragon's territory while pursuing drug lords and is swallowed by the beast. In desperation, he accidentally swallows a strange treasure that looks like the serpent-dragon's inner core... 9.8kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 166 On New Year's Day 2026, I Was Reborn in the Mortal Realm 2026年的元旦，我在凡俗界重生 On New Year's Day 2026, I Was Reborn in the Mortal World 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Divine Cultivation Student 神级修真学生 Ye Fei is a poor student from the countryside with terrible grades, looked down on by his classmates. But an unavoidable disaster turns out to be a blessing in disguise. From then on, he secretly vows: From now on, I'm going to live my life differently... 11kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 168 The Super All-Round Student 超级全能学生 I'll make everyone who looked down on me do nothing but gaze up at my back. That's right, this is a story about turning things around. 21.8kReads8.7Score2.7k14d adds
- 169 The Way of Heaven's Evolution: Bureau 503 天衍圣道之503局 A high-speed express train hurtles along its route. An ordinary train conductor gets drunk in a sleeper compartment, breaking the rules, and becomes embroiled in a bizarre tomb-robbing case. When he sobers up, he unexpectedly joins Huaxia’s most mysterious organization, Bureau 503... By chance, he crosses paths with the mysterious Tongji Alliance, setting him on a completely different path in life. 29.1kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
- 170 Urban Cultivation: Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain 都市修仙：下山无敌万万年 [Urban Cultivation + Swordsmanship + Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Infinite-Level] Before he turned eighteen, he never wanted for food or clothing. After he turned eighteen, he went hungry nine days out of every three. “Xiao Chen was abducted by a blind Taoist priest and taken to a remote mountain to cultivate immortality for eight years!” Eight years later, he descended the mountain on his sword, and his path to invincibility officially began… Heaven and earth are impartial 20.4kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 171 You Told Me to Go Down the Mountain and Find a Wife, So Why Are You Staring at the Sect Master? 让你下山找老婆，你盯师尊干嘛？ [Invincible power fantasy] My eldest master is invincible under heaven! Even in the heavens! No dragging things out, just crushing everything in my path and enjoying every moment! When I was seven, my eldest master taught me cultivation and turned me into the most exceptional cultivation prodigy in the world! My second master passed on divine arts to me, helping me become unbeatable across the land! My third master taught me medicine, so I could heal the sick, save lives, and make my name known 20kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
- 172 The Pure Yang Immortal of the City 都市纯阳真仙 This book has been adapted into a short drama, The Campus Heartthrob Is All the Rage, and I Make a Spectacle of Myself Flying on a Sword. It is now streaming on Hongguo Short Drama. Han Dong, a grassroots college student from the countryside, unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the ancient immortal Golden Crow Emperor! He pioneers a new way to cultivate immortality using solar power, forges a Pure Yang Body, and masters all kinds of immortal arts! He excels at martia 15.5kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 173 The Weaver of Light on the Other Shore 彼岸织光者 Not a power fantasy. [Ordinary cultivation + slow burn + technology + multiple races + struggle for supremacy] A scientific experiment conducted by the nation accidentally creates a ghost cultivator with a spiritual body. On the path to saving his mother, he becomes the heir to an eternal being. Through a series of fortuitous coincidences, he leads humanity in its struggle for supremacy across the myriad worlds and brings a new generation of gods into being! 38Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 174 Dragon King’s Command 龙王令 139.2kReads9.1Score6.7k14d adds
- 175 Reborn with the Luck of a Koi 重生后，成了锦鲤命 College student Ye Yuchen, reborn and renamed Ye Chongsheng, sets out on a path in business and immortal cultivation. Before long, he and his senior schoolmate Gu Ruoxi become a couple, and from then on... 184Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Urban Cultivation Against the Heavens 都市之逆天修仙 He survived his tribulation, only to face a powerful heavenly calamity and be ambushed by the trusted retainers he relied on most. He didn’t die. He was reborn. In this life, he’ll cultivate the path to immortality anew and forge an unshakably solid foundation. In this life, he’ll make up for the countless regrets of his previous one. He’ll crush everyone who once looked down on him, insulted him, harmed him, or betrayed him! Ancient martial arts clans and inherited mystical arts are nothing but 13.8kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 177 Phoenix Rules the World: From the Start, the Coffin Explodes, and the Ancestress Can Cover the Sky with One Hand 凤临天下：开局棺椁炸裂，老祖宗她只手遮天 The Phoenix Reigns Supreme: From the Start, the Coffin Explodes, and the Ancestress Rules the World with One Hand 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Reborn: The Discarded Wife Returns, Ruthlessly Crushing Her Enemies 重生归来：废妻狠戾虐渣 Reborn: The Ruthless, Vicious Ex-Wife Takes Down the Scum 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Urban Rogue Immortal 都市无赖神仙 [A Guide to Finding New Jobs for Laid-Off Heavenly Court Immortals] He had once been a stubborn stone used as a footrest beneath the Eight Trigrams Furnace of the Supreme Lord Lao. After five thousand years of being roasted by the furnace’s divine flames, he took human form, then spent over three thousand years cultivating in the Heavenly Court before finally joining the ranks of the immortals. He was the most carefree rascal in the Ninth Heaven, yet countless female immortals accused him of har 18.1kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
- 180 After Eight Years of War, the Dragon King Returns 征战八年龙王回归 The battlefield is cruel, but it is a soldier’s duty to defend home and country. The Dragon King returns to protect his family, his friends, and his homeland... Because of what happened eight years ago, the Dragon King now has a child of his own... 486Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Longevity: I Won't Leave the Mountain Until I'm Invincible 长生：不苟到无敌，绝不出山 After transmigrating and being reborn, Chu Chen obtained an Immortal Dao Fruit, and from then on, the world had another immortal. He laid low among ordinary people, seeking a way to cultivate immortality and witnessing dynasties rise and fall. He laid low in cultivation sects, witnessing the birth of immortal sects. He laid low in a supreme immortal dynasty, witnessing eras change. Millions of years, billions of years: all for the sake of attaining true immortality. 5kReads8.3Score21914d adds
- 182 Nonli, I Must Have You 非离，不可 [Urban Romance] [Relationships] [Marriage] [About Love] Can’t two people just be together and live happily? If they chose to get married, why are they always arguing? How did a good life turn into such a mess? Why insist on getting divorced? 301Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 A Monthly Salary of 3,500: I Cultivate Immortality in the Mortal World 月薪3500：我在凡世修仙 Also known as: Chu Er Is Extraordinary! This is a slow-burn, leisurely paced urban cultivation fantasy about the fierce collision between technology and cultivation, after the modern world becomes connected to the spirit realm through the Peach Blossom Cave. Chu Fan is an ordinary young man with a meager monthly salary and a quiet life. Amid the everyday bustle, he quietly embarks on the path of cultivation. Neither arrogant nor impatient, and with no interest in quick results, he tempers his D 220Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 184 The City's Ultimate Expert 都市巅峰高手 “I'm not sharing a room with him!” The campus beauty points at me... I came from the wilderness and was raised by five grandparents with extraordinary powers. To uncover the truth behind my parents' murder, I return to the city and move in with the campus beauty. With just a dog for company, I begin a shameless life of swindling and scheming. I cross the Yangtze on a reed and livestream a challenge at the Southern Heavenly Gate; To save the woman I love, I surround Mount Taihang all by myself; I 3.8kReads8.7Score84214d adds
- 185 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
- 186 Reborn: The Foolish Young Man Becomes a Peerless Medical and Martial God 重生之傻子极品医武神婿 Protagonist: Qin Fei Setup: After being reborn, he becomes a “fool” in everyone else’s eyes and finds himself in a difficult situation. Background: Apparently a live-in son-in-law, known as the “Divine Son-in-Law.” Golden finger: Combining medicine and martial arts, he seems to possess both medical and martial skills. Style: A classic play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger, comeback, and face-slapping power fantasy. Typical plot developments: Stories of this kind usually follow this pattern: At first, he 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 The Essence of Cultivation Is Physics 修仙的本质是物理 Infinite Flow, hilarious, witty, System, cultivation, physics, wild imagination, decisive and ruthless, play the pig to eat the tiger, another world, the rise of Huaxia, dungeon challenges Cultivation? What’s there to cultivate? Are you good at physics? No? Perfect, neither am I! And I still became an immortal!, Li Kaiqi, True Lord of Peace Through the Annihilation of Enemies I’m the only Huaxia expert in the mission world. It’s not because I have exceptional talent, but because... Hey, hey, hey 1.5kReads9.3Score22914d adds
- 188 The System Arrived Late, and My Stunning Master Wants Me to Continue the Family Line 系统晚到，绝美师尊让我延续子嗣 Xu Xiao transmigrated into the inner sect of the Misty Immortal Sect as an elder. His tribulation had ended in failure, and his lifespan was nearly exhausted. His beautiful junior sister was his childhood sweetheart, and his stunning master was the very picture of grace and beauty. Only his own path to immortality had come to an end. As he neared death, his master gave him a longevity pill to extend his life and told him to find a Dao companion and leave behind an heir before he died. Then his S 32.2kReads8.3Score3.6k14d adds
- 189 The Divine Lord Haotian 神尊昊天 Billions of terrifying bolts of lightning struck in an instant. God Venerable Ling Hao let out an unwilling roar. He had been just one step away from becoming a God King. As his consciousness faded, Ling Hao recalled how he had spent his entire life cultivating in pursuit of longevity and the Great Dao, never so much as touching a woman. And now, all he had to show for it was death and the end of his cultivation. “Heaven, it’s not like I dug up your ancestors’ graves!”... Ling Hao failed his tri 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 My Little Sister Exposed My Everyday Life as a Cultivator 我的修仙日常被妹妹曝光了 [Modern Cultivation, Modern Cultivation, Modern Cultivation, Insanely Satisfying, Number One on the Entire Internet] An unconventional modern cultivation novel, focused on everyday life. Extremely satisfying, without making the protagonist an idiot. The supporting characters have brains, and the heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint. The protagonist gets little screen time early on, mostly appearing in other people’s stories to show off. (Everyday Cultivation: My Peerless Power Has Been Expos 11kReads8.8Score73714d adds
- 191 Beyond the Extraordinary 奇人之上 [Not a power fantasy] [Comeback] [Carefully laid groundwork] [Schemes within schemes] [Mystery] [Growing protagonist] [Ensemble cast] [High martial arts] [Transmigration] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Devouring and sacrifice] [Alternate world] [Technology] [No limits] [Everyone is unhinged] [Heartbreak after heartbreak] What exactly is up there? Lu Lin was blind for half his life, then got lucky and regained his sight. The world lit up, and he was left numb. From then on, ghosts and spirits o 1.7kReads9.3Score15114d adds
- 192 Defying Heaven Through Cultivation: I Can Become Invincible Just by Lying Down 逆天修仙：躺着就能无敌 [Urban cultivation, invincible from start to finish, feel-good, multiple heroines, decisive and never takes abuse] A young man from a mountain village is betrayed by his fiancée. By chance, he obtains a heaven-defying treasure and begins his path to invincibility! Watch as he overpowers powerful clans, takes on grandmasters, and shakes the Myriad Worlds! But was all of this predestined, or carefully arranged? [This story is entirely fictional. Please don’t assume it has anything to do with you.] 4.6kReads8.5Score48814d adds
- 193 Through Wind and Rain, I Found the Rising Sun 历经风雨遇骄阳 Through Storms to the Bright Sun 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 After I Was Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivating Immortality Was Easy 重生后，系统跟我说修仙很简单 The author has returned as the Dragon King! The college arc is now in full swing! [Extremely Slow Burn] [Multiple Heroines] [Daily Life] [Urban Cultivation] [Laid-Back Vibes] [The High School Arc Was Great] Also known as System, Make Me Cultivate, But Look Where I Am; After Being Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivation Was Easy; and A Cantonese Man's Cultivation Chronicles Good news: I've been reborn. Even better news: I was reborn with a System. So, should I make money or cultivate immortality? 25.9kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 195 Submit Obediently, or Be Conquered 乖乖臣服，否则征服 [Fast-paced wish fulfillment | Multiple heroines] With only seven days to live, Xiao Xiaohuo descends the mountain. He can only overcome the poison and start a new life by winning over the women named in four marriage contracts! He checks into an inn after dark and gets some attentive service. A female officer bursts in and catches them red-handed. He takes a closer look at her ID. Xia Bingbing! She's the fiancée he's supposed to visit tomorrow to propose marriage! 12.1kReads7.2Score97214d adds
- 196 Chaos Beast Tamer: From Good-for-Nothing to World Lord 混沌御兽：从废柴到界主 Chaos Beast Taming: From Good-for-Nothing to World Lord 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 After Dropping Out, I Became the Female CEO's Bodyguard 退学后我成了女总裁的贴身保镖 [Invincible] [Multiple Heroines] [Spatial Powers] [All-Rounder] [Fast-Paced] [Wish-Fulfillment] When Chen Fan jolts awake, he finds himself trapped in a women's bathhouse and is falsely accused, forcing him to leave school. His campus beauty girlfriend abandons him. With nowhere else to turn, he enters a mountain cave, where he encounters the legacy of an Immortal Emperor and masters both medicine and martial arts! He awakens a Pure Yang Divine Body. He spends a year cultivating in a secret real 19.6kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 198 I, the Deposed Crown Prince, Have Been Getting Sign-Ins at the Imperial Tomb for a Thousand Years 我，被废太子，皇陵签到千年 After transmigrating to a fantasy world where the strong ruled, Qin Feng became a disgraced crown prince. All he could do was guard the imperial mausoleum and scrape by the rest of his life. But then a god-level sign-in System arrived. As long as he signed in at different places, he would receive generous rewards. Sign in at the imperial mausoleum and obtain an unparalleled divine physique! Sign in at the Sword Burial Valley and obtain the Sword of Immortal Slaying! Sign in at the library and ob 42.4kReads8.7Score3.9k14d adds
- 199 The Secrets of Journey to the West 西游记的秘密 Abyssal Murder Mystery: I Can See the Death Countdown Each scenario is a standalone horror movie, with cruel rules and a barrage of deadly traps. The protagonist gains the one-of-a-kind hidden talent “Performance Notes,” which lets him glimpse death warnings and hidden rules in the scripts. The scenarios draw on real urban legends and folk taboos, steeped in Chinese-style horror. The central mystery deepens layer by layer: Who created the Abyss Theater? Why did the notebook’s previous owner d 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The Strongest Outsiders of the Martial World 最强江湖外八行 When the Qianmen rise in anger, the jianghu falls into chaos. Without conflict, there can be no Qianmen. If conflict rises again, the Qianmen will surely take the helm of the jianghu, restore order, and put an end to the fighting! When I was little, my grandfather read my fortune and said I was destined to “ride the wind to success.” After he died, I inherited his hardware store. Only when a beautiful woman came knocking did I learn that I was the heir to the Qianmen, a legendary jianghu school 607Reads9.1Score—14d adds
