Novels like The Last Cultivator of the 1980s
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Last Cultivator of the 1980s, best match first.
- 1 After Being Reborn in High School, I Got a World of Cultivation 重生高中后，我有一个修仙世界 [No formulaic tropes]+ [Everyday life at first]+ [The only one who wields the Dao]+ [Travel between two worlds]+ [Slow burn]+ [Ensemble cast] In the summer of 2014, Yu Xun was reborn. The cinnabar mole between her brows, the moonlight in his eyes, and all the missed chances and unforgettable regrets: he would make up for them one by one. In his previous life, he never cared about the stock market, bought lottery tickets, or bet on soccer. So even with a second chance at life, he couldn’t rely o 132Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 2 I Watch the New Heavens from My Secluded Temple, Waiting for the World to Be Restored 我于幽观观新天，待看乾坤归复时 Cultivation was spoken of in the past, manifested in the present, and would shine gloriously in the future! “Master, what true arts are there to seek in this world?” “Good sir, aren't the true arts of this world the nine years of compulsory education you've received? Individuals can use it to leap over the dragon's gate and change their fate. The nation can use it to develop, transform the world, drive out invaders, and bring about the rejuvenation of the people. That's the true art of this worl 47Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 3 Land God from the Start: Who Could Be Better Than Me at Taking Down Fraudulent Mediums? 开局土地神：干半仙谁能比我强！ The only god in the world + no female lead + no livestreaming + becoming a god through merit + solving supernatural cases + guiding true spirits In the Age of Dharma Decline, the Heavenly Dao collapsed and the gods perished. I, Zhang Ren, graduated straight into unemployment. When I woke up, I had become the only living true god in the world. I won’t take the civil service exam or work in a factory. I’m going back to my village to play the part of a half-immortal. No dating, no livestreaming. I 11.3kReads7.5Score86714d adds
- 4 My Transmigration Failed, So I Can Only Pretend to Be Cultivating Immortality 穿越失败的我只能假装修仙 Huang Musong successfully bound himself to a System and was supposed to transmigrate to a cultivation world, but instead he unexpectedly found himself reborn in the summer right after graduating from high school. But the System he bound to is still a cultivation-type one! What is he supposed to do now? The way of life in a world of immortals and the real world have absolutely nothing in common! Is he going to have to fool the System and pretend to cultivate? [System Quest 1: You are about to enc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Demonic Cultivator’s Everyday Life on Campus 魔修的青春校园日常 [Supreme Above All] [Urban Cultivation] [Funny and Entertaining] [Everyday Campus Life] [Lighthearted and Enjoyable] [Ensemble Cast] A Demon Venerable at the Tribulation Crossing stage is hunted down by several righteous Immortal Venerables. When he wakes, he discovers that he has returned to his youth. It's 2018, an era everyone remembers fondly, a time that lives on in people's memories as something beautiful. Against this backdrop, a demonic cultivator experiences the everyday life of a teena 8.3kReads7.7Score67514d adds
- 6 I Play a Supernatural Being on Earth! 我在地球扮演超凡！ [Unrivaled] [Faked Spiritual Qi Revival] [Secret Identities in Multiple Countries] [Deceiving the World] [Creating Supernatural Factions] Yun Qing obtains the System of Drawing from All Things in the Heavens, which lets him spend Shock Value to draw anything from the heavens. Special-effect rings, high-grade immortal swords, forbidden spellbooks, vampire gene serums… And so an immortal sword appears in China's Suolong Pool, splitting a mountain with a single slash! In Tokyo, Fuso, a hund 3.9kReads7.6Score17714d adds
- 7 The Immortals of a Small Town 小镇神仙 [No harem, no System, no transmigration, no power fantasy, sensible characters, slice of life] The story begins in 2016. A high school student from a family in the funeral services business is a good student and handsome. By chance, he cultivates true qi from a family heirloom book, and a different life begins that summer. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Earth's Spiritual Qi Revival: I Became an Ancient God 地球灵气复苏，我成上古神明 The world is changing! Spiritual qi revival has begun on Earth, and gods everywhere are awakening. Lin Yue, newly fired from his company, comes into contact with lightning and becomes a god. After ascending to godhood, he continually increases his divine power and gathers followers, eventually becoming the strongest god in the world. Just as monster hordes bring governments around the world to their knees, Lin Mo is busy slaughtering monsters and contending with the Western gods. In the end, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Humanity Fakes Ascension, but I’m Live-Streaming My True Immortal Cultivation 全人类假飞升，真修仙的我被直播 The world's major conglomerates funded a livestream show. Months in advance, the production team meticulously recreated the city where Lin Yu lived, then designed the show around the small city to trick him into believing that all of humanity had ascended to immortality. Viewers tuned in to watch a contestant named Lin Yu, eager to see what he would do. When Lin Yu woke up, he activated the cultivation System. The System improved the cultivation manual provided by the production team: the Daoist 451Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Cultivate Immortality in Silence 重生后，我选择默默修仙 [Everyday cultivation] [Lighthearted comedy] [Students] [The one and only immortal] [Daily life] When he opens his eyes again, he's back in the classroom. Xu Qingfeng, a mighty Soul Formation cultivator reborn from the cultivation world, decides that this time he'll take life one day at a time and cultivate to immortality at his own pace. 32.2kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 11 I Found a Cultivation Manual in the Modern World 我在现代却捡到修仙功法 Urban cultivation + later cultivation world + martial arts + invincible + harem Chen Mo, an office drone, unexpectedly inherits the legacy of Cang Xuan, a dying cultivator, while on a trip. From then on, he begins cultivating in the bustling city, making a comeback from obscurity until he stands at the pinnacle of the world. He pursues the campus beauty, puts an end to the darkness, passes on the martial arts, and becomes the Martial Ancestor. As his cultivation improves, he discovers that culti 34.5kReads8.0Score3.9k14d adds
- 12 Starting My Supernatural Journey in Another World 从异界开始超凡 [No System + showboating + the only one with magic + comedy + urban cultivation + playing weak while secretly strong + modern city + high-level martial arts + travel between two worlds] Heaven gave Li Mobai the ability to transmigrate to a cultivation world, but forgot to give him a golden finger. No matter. What respectable person relies on a golden finger? With heaven’s favor, technology as his weapon, and hard work, who cares about golden fingers? He just wants to travel between worlds, mostl 21.8kReads8.0Score2.2k14d adds
- 13 Yun Xi Has Cultivated for a Billion Years. So What If She's a Little Stronger? 云汐修仙亿年，强一点怎么了 She was a higher-dimensional being who came to Earth on a mission. But she discovered, by chance, that life had already emerged on this planet… As she hesitated, a dimensional strike came crashing down. It scattered her apart. The pure part became gods, the wicked part became demons, and the treacherous part became monsters… When a few unexpected visitors accidentally awakened her, she embarked on a journey to recover her memories. When her memories return, will she still stand with humanity? 4Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 14 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? 25.7kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Infinite Creation in My World 四合院之我的世界无限创造 Invincible! Pure wish fulfillment! If it doesn't satisfy you, you don't pay! Chen Tian was playing Minecraft at home when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. There, he obtained the ultimate authority to create without limits in Minecraft, allowing him to reshape the world around him at will. As he transformed more and more places, the energy fed back by this authority kept changing his body, making him invincible. Don't like the little Japanese? Wipe out their 5.9kReads5.8Score29914d adds
- 16 From the Start in the Siheyuan: Fishing Across the Myriad Heavens, Invincible in Every World 开局四合院：垂钓诸天，无敌万界 [The Blue Star's Only Supernatural Being | Fishing in the Myriad Heavens | Conquering the Myriad Worlds | Multiple Heroines] No misery, no angst, just a lighthearted, relaxing story. After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Lin Xingchen awakens the Fishing in the Myriad Heavens System! No painstaking cultivation, no grinding levels. With a flick of his hand and a cast of his line, all the opportunities, ultimate physiques, god-tier techniques, and peerless treasures of the Myriad Heavens 36.8kReads6.6Score2.8k14d adds
- 17 All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你 Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 59.9kReads9.0Score4.9k14d adds
- 19 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 76.4kReads8.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 20 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score17214d adds
