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- 1 Hong Kong Films: From Undercover Cop to Crime Lord, Crushing Chen Haonan 港片：从卧底到枭雄，碾压陈浩楠 Chu Lin transmigrates to Xiangdao in the 1980s and becomes “Handsome Lin,” a Hongxing undercover agent. His contact dies, there's no hope of returning to the force, and Big Brother B and Chen Haonan join forces to suppress him, sending him to watch over a bunch of defeated stragglers on Qingshui Street. At the end of his rope, the “Persevere Despite Being Crippled” System activates, binding him from the start to “Flying Bat” Rotten-Eyed Ke. Watch as Chu Lin uses templates based on all kinds of e 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Hong Kong Crossover: Laying Low in Stanley and Recruiting Underlings from the Start 港综：开局苟在赤柱收小弟 After transmigrating to a criminal underworld where the plots of many Hong Kong movies have converged, he opens his eyes to find himself lying in Stanley Prison. Surrounded by bosses covered in tattoos, he wants nothing more than to die all over again. Fortunately, the System arrives just in time. A daring idea springs to mind... After his release, while his police chief waits for him to continue working undercover, Zhao Dongyao sits in the head chair and smiles faintly. “Officer, do I know you? 464Reads5.4Score10614d adds
- 3 I Can Automatically Pick Up Treasure Chests 我能自动拾取宝箱 [Fantasy + System + Comedy] Su Ce dies from overplaying Genshin Impact and transmigrates. From the start, he awakens the “Treasure Chest Pickup System.” While trying to get the beginner’s chest, he accidentally barges into his senior sister’s bedroom, only to find her poisoned and unable to move. “Heh heh heh heh...” Su Ce: “Senior Sister, I only want the treasure chest on your face. Do you believe me?” ...(* ￣3)(ε￣ *) Senior Sister: “You little thief! Where do you think you’re going?” Su Ce 681Reads—Score10014d adds
- 4 The Proficiency Panel: I Started with Tai Chi 熟练度面板之我从太极拳开始 In a fictional dynasty where martial arts flourish, Li Ansheng has been transmigrated here for sixteen years. Now beset by illness, he awakens a System panel in a single moment. What kind of storm will this soul from another world unleash? Skill: Tai Chi (Uninitiated/0/100) [Effect: None]>> Skill: Tai Chi (Mastered/0/∞) [Effect: Perfected physique, qi reaching the divine, yin and yang united as one!] Skill: Tai Chi Breathing Method (Uninitiated/0/100) [Effect: None]>> Skill: Tai Chi Breathing Me 101Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 5 Can I Save the World with the Worst Talent? 带着最非天赋去拯救世界？ [Lighthearted] + [Funny] + [Disastrous start] + [Drawing Traits] + [Another World] + [Multiple Dungeons] After Lu Feibai unexpectedly died, he met the Goddess of the Sacred Domain. Relying on the talents he draws, he sets out to save different worlds. But has something gone wrong? He has to save the world with the unluckiest talent of all? Is that for real? What? The priestess’s spells are as effective as ibuprofen? Guys, do you think I can save the world? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Cultivation Technique Upgrades: I Can Add Extra Skills! 修仙之功法进阶，我能附加技能！ [Wild cultivation fantasy] [Traits] [Decisive and ruthless] “Fleet Feet” can be cultivated into [Teleportation]. “Fire Phoenix Lotus Heart” can be cultivated into [Rebirth Through Fire]. There are also traits such as [Parasitic Seeds] and [Bloodline Silver Threads]. While others toil to refine magical treasures, Mo Lang spends his spare time grinding proficiency in cultivation techniques. He combines mortal martial arts to temper his body and immortal cultivation techniques to strengthen him 2Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 7 EN Heaven Rewards Diligence: Seeking the Dao of Immortality Through Talisman Crafting 天道酬勤：从制符开始问道长生 Mo Wen was nearing retirement when he transmigrated into a cultivation world where the strong preyed on the weak. With the help of a panel that rewarded diligence, he steadily climbed to the pinnacle of the immortal path. Mo Wen's rule for life was simple: A gentleman does not stand beneath a dangerous wall. As long as you stay alive, the day will come when you surpass your rivals. When you're weak, keep your head down; when you're strong, strike hard! 153Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 8 Cultivation: I’m a Spirit Planter, and Grinding Hard Makes Me an Immortal 修仙：我，灵植师，肝爆就能成仙 Li Yuan opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated to Qingyuan Market, where he becomes an ordinary spirit farmer. Just as his future seems bleak, a chime sounds and his golden finger, a proficiency panel, arrives. From then on, every bit of effort brings a matching reward. Spells, cultivation techniques, and crafts can all be improved through constant practice. From the [Spirit Rain Spell], which helps spirit plants grow, to the [Geng Metal Finger], which specializes in killing pests. While 18.8kReads6.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 9 Laying Low in the Market and Grinding Proficiency: I'm Way Too Cautious 苟在坊市刷熟练度，我太稳健了 Also known as Cultivation: I Rely on a Proficiency Panel to Live a Long, Carefree Life! This is a proficiency-panel-and-longevity novel! Please give it a look, everyone. It's not about an ordinary cultivator breaking through and adding years to their lifespan. The protagonist can live forever (·∀·) Synopsis: Li Ping'an transmigrates and gets a proficiency panel. He practices spells that slow aging, masters the divine art of longevity, and gains several times the lifespan of cultivators at the sa 341Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 10 Cultivation: A Spirit Planter's Path to Immortality 修仙：灵植夫的长生之路 Rong Yixiu transmigrates from the modern world, but his spiritual root's attributes and aptitude mean he is destined to reach no higher than the Golden Core stage. By a twist of fate, he joins one of the Ten Great Sects, a sect devoted to alchemy, and becomes a spirit-plant farmer. Diligently carrying on the rat race from his previous life, he finally establishes his foundation before turning fifty. When he returns to visit his family, Rong Yixiu discovers by chance that he can gain proficiency 427Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 11 Hong Kong Crossover: One Hand Covers the Sky, Starting in 1980 港综：只手遮天，从1980开始 After an accident, Zhang Fan transmigrates to the world of Hong Kong movies in the 1980s, becoming a low-ranking thug under Wo Hop To. Once he gets his bearings, he realizes this is a world where fiction and reality have merged. With the help of his transmigration System, he rises through the ranks of the gang, one step at a time. Meanwhile, the superstar actors he knew so well in his previous life are still stuck playing bit parts. And so, Zhang Fan, the super talent scout, makes his debut... 14.1kReads6.0Score56214d adds
- 12 Buried Alive from the Start, My Farm Turned Dark 开局被活埋，农场黑化了 The beasts of another world have awakened. My childhood sweetheart and I farm the land in pursuit of eternal life... ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Dear readers, all you need to bring is your glasses. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Xuanhuan: I Have All-Round Proficiency 玄幻：我有全能熟练度 You threw a stone at a pig. Hidden weapon proficiency +100 You gave a pig an injection. Medical proficiency +100 You sent a pig to the afterlife. Pig-slaying knife: proficiency +100 You finished butchering the pig. Butcher’s knife: proficiency +1,000 You breathed. Breathing: proficiency +1+1+1 You walked. Walking: proficiency +1+1+1 You ran. Running: proficiency +1+1+1 You slept. Sleeping: proficiency +1+1+1 You gain proficiency no matter what you do, including, but not limited to, eating, drink 50Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 14 Cultivation: I Seek Immortality Through Diligent Practice in the Cultivation World 修仙：修仙界我用天道酬勤求长生 [Proficiency Panel] [Heaven Rewards the Diligent] [Cautious Cultivation] [Hidden Realms] [Powerful Body] [Deadly Throwing Knives] [Golden Bell Shield Rebounds Attacks] [Expert in Formations] [Expert in Talisman Crafting] [Ample Cultivation Resources] The obstacle standing in the protagonist's way as he tries to advance to the next realm is none other than his state of mind, which just can't keep up! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Breakout at the End of the World 末日之突围 A new work is here! Come read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Bear the Great Yellow Heaven's Pardon 吾奉大黄天赦令 For over a hundred years, I sought the light of immortality, broke free of the mortal world, and turned yin and yang. I walked the Great Path alone, sharpening my edge on mountains of white bones. Even if I made enemies across the land and was imprisoned on the execution ground, so what? It was like waking from a dream in another life. Ruin my virtue? To hell with that! I will forge humans, gods, corpses, and ghosts into a ladder to the heavens. When my path is complete, my name will resound thr 969Reads8.2Score14214d adds
- 17 Poisoned by a Demon at the Start? I’ll Prove My Way to Immortality Through Hard Work 开局中妖毒？我靠勤奋证长生 Fang Ping transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a lowly independent cultivator, with nothing but bare walls at home and an empty rice jar. To his horror, he discovers that he has been poisoned by a demon and has only five months to live. Things couldn’t get any worse. With no spirit stones, no connections, and no talent, he sees nothing but darkness ahead. Fortunately, he awakens the Hard Work Pays Off System. Whether it’s cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, or practical 257Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Conquering the Heavens with Video Game Skills 带着游戏技能闯诸天 Bang, bang, bang, bang... “You shot and killed a Japanese soldier. Merit points +5.” “Skill proficiency +2.” “Your personal level has increased to LV1. You have received 1 skill point.” “Unlock condition met. The Myriad Worlds Game Skill System has been activated...” (This is a story about adventuring through the Myriad Worlds with skills from various games. The pacing is on the fast side. I hope you readers enjoy it.) 10.1kReads7.9Score86314d adds
- 19 The Road to Immortality: Grinding Experience with the Eight Brocades 长生之从八段锦开始肝经验 After transmigrating to another world and becoming an orphan, he uses a proficiency panel to grind out experience, starting with Baduanjin from Earth. Step by step, he changes this world and embarks on a thrilling, perilous life in the martial world. 441Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Grinding for Experience in a Strange World 我在诡异世界中肝经验值 [Weird Cultivation + Stat-Point System] Zhou Yun was an overworked office drone from the modern world, but through a twist of fate, he transmigrated to an ancient world where the Heavenly Dao had collapsed and strange horrors were everywhere, becoming an ordinary hunter. Faced with a world full of horrors, he was lucky to awaken his own golden finger: a status panel that let him spend points to endlessly strengthen his abilities. With this power, he would seek the elusive path to immortality an 123Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 21 Cultivating Immortality Is So Hard? Good Thing My Technique Cultivates Automatically 修仙太难？还好功法会自动修炼 [Cultivation]+ [Longevity]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Ji Yuan transmigrated to a world of Cultivation, joined the Shenxiao Sect, and gained a proficiency panel. As long as he practiced, he would make progress. Once a skill’s proficiency reached perfection, he could unlock a special trait. Perfected cultivation technique: unlocked the “Auto-Training” trait. Perfected Purple Thunder Art: unlocked the “Blinding” trait. Perfected Fireball Art: unlocked the “Head-Locking” trait. Perfected Earth Spike 25Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Keeping a Low Profile While Seeking Immortality 苟在修仙寻长生 [Cultivation + Daily Life + Playing It Safe] By a twist of fate, Xun Changshou, a programmer ground down by work, transmigrates into the cultivation world as a lowly cultivator. He becomes a disheveled middle-aged cultivator who spends every day at the brothel, looked down on by everyone. Fortunately, he has a golden finger: a proficiency panel. With the panel, he throws himself into training, neglecting sleep and food as he scrapes by on the path to immortality, day after day, until he becomes 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Uncle Nine's Junior Fellow Disciple: Building a Mystical Sect at Bottle Mountain 九叔师弟：瓶山建玄门 After transmigrating to the late Qing dynasty, Lin Yuchen awakens the Cave-Heaven Immortal Abode System and becomes Uncle Jiu’s junior apprentice from the start! Others spend years practicing their talisman drawing. He has spirit plants that can be made to grow on command, so his talismans blaze with light and his Corpse-Suppressing Talismans instantly become Demon-Slaying Talismans! Others fight jiangshi with peachwood swords. He has an army of spirit beasts: the Blackwind Leopard leads the cha 846Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I Seek Longevity in the World of Immortal Cultivation 我在修仙世界求长生 Cao Tianming transmigrates to a world of cultivation and discovers that he has a proficiency panel. Though his spiritual root is utterly poor, he still wants to witness how the world changes, to shine alongside the sun and moon, endure with the mountains and rivers, and live as long as heaven and earth. Otherwise, after going to all the trouble of reaching this world of cultivation, not giving it a try would be too much to bear. 691Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 25 Transcending Through Cultivation: The Proficiency Panel Drives Me to Train Hard 修行超脱，熟练度面板助我苦练 I transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. Talent, resources? None of that matters. With a proficiency panel, all I have to do is practice, practice endlessly, and I’ll improve. Geniuses? Great sects? Immortal dynasties? They’re all just passing clouds. Once I transcend, I’ll be the strongest person in this world, the greatest of all time!!! 176Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 26 Proficiency: I Lay Low in the Cultivation World, Grinding My Spells to Perfection 熟练度：苟在修仙界法术肝到无敌 [Transmigration + Proficiency Panel + Ordinary Mortal's Path + Decisive and Ruthless + No Female Lead. Slow-burn development early on, so don't read if that's not your thing.] Wu Fan opens his eyes, and the world has changed. With a proficiency panel that lets him grind out progress, he braves the bitter winds and treacherous rains, traverses a perilous world, and quietly keeps moving forward. When he finally looks back, he is astonished to find that he has already risen above the myriad Dao, co 642Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 27 Red Candles Shine on the Corpse, a Bride in Red Sends the Soul Away 喜烛照尸，红妆送魂 Wedding candles illuminate a corpse; red robes send a soul on its way 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with a Status Panel 从面板开始修仙 In a world of cultivation, demons and monsters run rampant, and human lives are as worthless as grass. The path to immortality is harder than ascending to heaven. Lu Qing transmigrates into this world, expecting to have no hope of immortality and to fade into obscurity. But he never expected the cultivation game he played in his previous life to come along with him... 710Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 29 Uncle Nine: Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Smoking Black! 九叔：你这人皇帆，怎么冒黑烟！ You raise ghosts and refine corpses, and you tell me you're from the Maoshan Sect? Su Jun stared at his cheap master in shock, his face full of disbelief. His eyes seemed to say, Are you messing with me? Master: “Wild Maoshan is still Maoshan!” After transmigrating into Uncle Nine's world, he becomes the disciple of a villainous feng shui master. The feng shui master plots against him, making him a cannon fodder pawn in the scheme to take down Uncle Nine. See how Su Jun defies fate and changes h 136Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 30 More Children, More Blessings: Turning Vampires into Blood Servants Counts Too? 多子多福：吸血鬼转化血仆也算？ [Modern urban high martial arts] [Rivalry among the myriad races] [An unconventional take on more children, more blessings] Li Xiao had transmigrated eighteen years ago into a world where humans and other races coexisted, and he had been treading carefully ever since. With no talent for supernatural abilities and no money, the path of martial arts was closed to him. As the saying goes, the rich rely on technology, while the poor rely on mutation. When he heard that the neighboring Blood Clan cit 6.5kReads7.0Score59914d adds
- 31 The Unborn Creditor 未出生的债主 The Unborn Creditor 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Fool Cultivates Immortality and Becomes the Demon Lord 傻子修仙成魔尊 [No System] [Demonic Cultivator] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Space] [Beast Taming] [Insect Taming] [Bird Taming] Armed with seven crows, a black panther, and a swarm of armored poison cannons, the male lead sweeps through the cultivation world, demon realm, ghost realm, and netherworld. If I become a demon, what can Heaven do to me? A good-for-nothing fool endures every kind of humiliation. Everyone thinks he's a worthless weakling they can push around. No one knows he has top-tier combat technique 156Reads—Score1114d adds
- 33 The Road to Immortality Through the Mortal Way 凡道仙路 [Mortal-focused cultivation] [No System] [Experience Orb] [Used the Jade Essence Art once, experience +1!] [Successfully refined a Yellow Dragon Pill, experience +10!] He transmigrates into a small mountain village and becomes “Stone Boy.” Cao Rui begins his journey into cultivation by joining a gang. Relying on the Experience Orb in his mind to forge a new path, he gradually grows into a giant of the cultivation world. 2kReads7.8Score16114d adds
- 34 Feast of the Undead: Slaughtering My Way Through the Apocalypse in the Tang Dynasty 盛世尸宴：我在大唐杀穿末日 A Feast of Corpses in an Age of Prosperity: Slaying My Way Through the Apocalypse in the Tang Dynasty —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Pursuing the Dao in the Seventies: Beginning the Path to Attaining Proof Once and for All 七十逐道：从一证永证开始 Chen Chang'an transmigrates to the cultivation world with no golden finger, no connections, and no talent, and spends fifty years as a spiritual farmer in Baiyun Sect. Just as the years begin to wear him down, he awakens the Perfect Life System. "I'm already seventy. How am I supposed to have a perfect life? Don't look down on an old man's empty pockets!" [At birth, the heavens showed strange signs. You were born beneath a Great Overarching vision, one unseen for tens of millions of years.] 743Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 36 Seeking the Dao of Immortality, Starting with Five Spirit Roots 从五灵根开始问道长生 Having a Five-Element Spirit Root? No problem! Being twenty-six or twenty-seven and only at the third level of Qi Refining? No problem! Living in a shantytown with terrible living conditions? No problem! Now that I have the panel, everything else will follow! 331Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 37 Rotten Jasmine: Karmic Sin and False Testimony 腐茉莉：业障伪证 Rotten Jasmine: False Testimony of Sin 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Can Improve My Esper Skill Proficiency 我能提升异能熟练度 [Superpowers + Proficiency Panel + Multiple Classes + No Romance + Not Mindless] The fusion of the Astral Realm and the universe ushered in a dazzling age of superpowers. Superpowers formed the foundation of a variety of classes. Each class had its own abilities, and training in skills helped people make better use of their powers. After dying from overwork, Lin Ye transmigrated and gained a proficiency panel that let him allocate points earned through daily exercise. What was there to wait for? 2.2kReads8.3Score15914d adds
- 39 Demon Book 妖书 Demonic Book 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 EN Rise of the Loser: One-Click Activation of the Practice Makes Perfect System 废柴崛起：一键激活熟能生巧系统 Supernatural Ability: Practice Makes Perfect, and the Way Comes Naturally There are no mysterious secrets behind the countless skills of this world. Nothing but practice, practice, practice! Cooking: Beginner (30/100) Calligraphy: Beginner (80/100) Painting: Beginner (20/100) Dance: Beginner (10/100) Baduanjin: Beginner (20/100) Fang Mo transmigrated to a world of martial arts and gained a Practice Makes Perfect System. Whether it was calligraphy, painting, or martial arts, every bit of practice 23kReads7.3Score2.2k14d adds
- 41 Still Smithing in the Cultivation World Today 今天依旧在修仙界打铁 [Xianxia fantasy] + [Transmigration] + [System] + [Slow-burn growth] + [No romance] Good news: I transmigrated to the cultivation world~ Bad news: I have five spiritual roots, no influential family, and a whole bunch of siblings. Good news: I have a System! Bad news: My System wants me to become a blacksmith and artifact refiner! And the rewards are incredibly stingy. An artifact refiner, really? If you could be a glamorous alchemist, who’d want to forge metal? It even leaves your skin red from 842Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 42 Orders from the Underworld: The Last Delivery 阴间订单：最后一单 Orders from the Underworld: The Final Delivery 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Grinding Proficiency While Laying Low in the Market 凡人修仙：苟在坊市肝熟练度成仙 [No filler plot, check the chapter titles and word counts]+ [Ordinary-person progression]+ [Proficiency]+ [Cautious]+ [No female lead]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating to the Cultivation Realm as a low-ranking rogue cultivator in a market district, Li Yuan is lucky enough to awaken the essential golden finger for transmigrators: a Proficiency Panel. From then on, his path to a comeback begins. Talisman-making? I know a little. Alchemy? I know a bit of that too. Form 2.7kReads6.6Score15714d adds
- 44 Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: Blood and Tears of Tianshu 盛唐诡事录：天枢血泪 The Strange Cases of the Prosperous Tang: Blood and Tears of Tianshu 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Strange Tales of the Rainy City: A Red Notice on a Rainy Night in Nangang 湿城诡录：南港雨夜红单 The Strange Cases of the Rainy City: Red Orders on a Rainy Night in Nangang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Worshipping the Wrong God: Thirty Yuan in Offerings 拜错神:三十块祭品 Worshipping the Wrong God: Thirty Yuan's Worth of Offerings 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Darkness Survival for All: I Can Grind Proficiency 全民黑暗求生：我能刷熟练度 Rule One: Daytime in the dark world lasts only six hours, while nighttime lasts eighteen! Rule Two: Monsters only appear at night! Rule Three: Newcomers have a three-day protection period. During this time, you are completely safe inside your wooden hut! Rule Four: After three days, if you haven’t upgraded your hut, monsters will hunt you down! Rule Five: Chests are hidden in the forest. Open one, and you’ll find something unexpected! Looking at the survival rules before him, Ye Liuyun realized 7.9kReads7.0Score40514d adds
- 48 Staying Low in the Immortal Cultivation World and Gaining Longevity Points 苟在修仙界加点长生 [Cultivation + Keeping a Low Profile + Daily Life + Status Panel + Spending Points + No Female Lead + Slow-Paced + Not a Power Fantasy] Yi Changsheng transmigrates to the cultivation world and is so hungry from the start that he's ready to chew on grass. He's an orphan, just ten years old, and a refugee. He has no food, no drink, and not a penny to his name. Fortunately, the game-like status panel he created and his talent, [Eye of the Virtual Dimension], came with him when he transmigrated. Rel 3.1kReads6.7Score23914d adds
- 49 The Missing Tenants' List 消失的租客名单 The Missing Tenant List 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Ghostly Shadows on the Opera Stage 戏台鬼影 Ghostly Shadows on the Opera Stage —Reads—Score—14d adds
