Novels like Starting at the Cultivation University
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- 1 Cultivation Simulator 修仙模拟器 Reborn in the cultivation world, he obtains a simulator. He guides human civilization and establishes order in the cultivation world... From then on, I'm the god of this pocket world! Can't master a cultivation manual? The prodigies of the pocket world can scout the way for me. Can't refine pills? The alchemists of the pocket world can teach me from their experience. Artifact forging, talisman-making, bottlenecks: ten billion to one, expert guidance tailored to whatever you're struggling with. M 0Votes29.1kRecs53.6kFans
- 2 Planet Builder 星球建造师 He Xingzhou learns that the Zerg are invading and the solar system is on the brink of destruction. To fend off the apocalypse, he steps forward to sound the alarm! When He Xingzhou livestreams the construction of a nuclear reactor to the entire internet and activates the Zerg gene, the whole nation is shaken! Under his plan, the entire country pours its strength into building an Iron Great Wall, giant mechs, spaceships, space fortresses... He Xingzhou: “Let's set a small goal: first, build a Dys 0Votes65.4kRecs313.4kFans
- 3 I Was Exposed While Mining on Mars 在火星挖矿的我被曝光了 [Winner of First Prize in the 2021 Zhangjiang Star Science Fiction Writing Contest] One day, everyone on Blue Star was glued to their TVs or livestreams, waiting for the first photos of Mars from Zhurong, the Mars probe launched by the Huaguo-led Blue Star Joint Space Agency. But at this crucial moment, a blurry figure carrying a pickaxe suddenly crossed in front of the camera. People around the world were instantly stunned! Chinese netizens: “Holy crap! Have we found aliens?” Foreign netizens: 0Votes39.1kRecs190.7kFans
- 4 I Am a Forbidden Lifeform 我是禁忌生命 There is a kind of supernatural ability that exists neither in the body nor the soul, but solely in one's own concept. It cannot be detected or taken away. It manifests as words, numbers, images, models, and more appearing in the mind. This kind of ability is known as a “concept-type supernatural ability.” After awakening a concept-type supernatural ability, Jiang Lin discovers that as long as he keeps grinding for resources, he can grow stronger at an incredible pace. His ability levels up when 0Votes33.9kRecs118.9kFans
- 5 EN One Piece: I Loaded the Game Interface 海贼：我加载了游戏面板 [A highly rated fanfic with over 10,000 premium subscribers!] He arrives in the world of the Pirate King with a game interface! Building on the Hollow-Hollow Fruit, he rises to the rank of Death God! 0Votes59kRecs221.3kFans
- 6 I Can Enlighten All Things 我可以点化万物 New novel: Let More Enemies Come Dianhua is reborn in another world, establishes a spiritual tradition, builds the foundation of the Dao, and returns his true spirit to its rightful place. He travels through the Myriad Worlds in pursuit of the supreme Dao. 0Votes81.5kRecs119.8kFans
- 7 EN Human Brain Ranch 人类大脑牧场 Zhu Zhengwei discovered that he could see other people's dreams. He soon realized that the human brain was as deep and vast as the stars and sea. The shallow layers of the cerebral cortex, the conscious mind, were like a storm: strange, bizarre, and fantastical. The deep mind held the secrets of humanity's ancestral genes, a vast, mysterious treasure trove. So he used human brains as cloud servers, building an enormous dream world within the deep mind and simulating the development of one extrao 0Votes65.9kRecs154.9kFans
- 8 Hard Work Doesn't Count as Cheating for Me 勤奋努力的我不算开挂 [A novel with over ten thousand premium subscribers, guaranteed quality and steady updates. Come give it a try!] First version: The sky above, the earth beneath. Surveying all ages, crossing the eight wildernesses. The future is as vast as the sea, with endless days ahead. At last, it is our turn to carry forward the legacy of countless generations and pierce the dawn of time with our blazing souls. The Great Emperor is nothing more than a title! Second version: Savage beasts run rampant, and hu 0Votes115kRecs231.1kFans
- 9 I Was Supposed to Slay Dragons, but Somehow Started Cultivating Immortality 本该屠龙的我意外开始修仙 A shattered, vanished world of immortals and gods, a jade slip containing the legacy of the Immortal Dao, a tragedy whose fate was long ago written as a requiem, and a loser of a hapless young man who is beyond saving. “When a golden pill is swallowed, I know my fate is mine to command, not Heaven's.” In the world of Dragon Raja, Lu Mingfei softly sings, with thirty thousand miles of rosy clouds gathering and dispersing behind him like a vast, billowing sea of clouds. He casually breaks off a br 0Votes95.1kRecs276kFans
- 10 Unable to Cultivate, I Can Only Raise Soul Pets 不能修仙的我只有去培育魂宠了 Wang Che, a great cultivator who had once ascended to the immortal realm, failed to overcome his tribulation, and his soul traveled to a Martial Soul World where soul beasts and humans lived together in peace. After confirming that this world offered no path to immortal cultivation, he became utterly hopeless. With no other choice, he could only adapt to this world. And so… "Green Caterpillar, evolve for a million years!" "Come forth! Rayquaza… no, the Sky Dragon!" 0Votes106.8kRecs286.5kFans
- 11 The Ancestors Are Above 祖宗在上 “Is this a System? My golden finger? I don't freaking get it until after I'm dead?” Lu Qing transmigrated into a cultivation world and spent two hundred years becoming a Golden Core cultivator, taking a wife, having children, and establishing a clan. Only after he died from an unexpected grievous injury did his Clan Ascension System activate. [Improve Spiritual Roots], [Explore Resources], [Pure Yang Body]… Whatever you want, it's yours! I'm your ancestor, so listen up. I'll lead you all to grea 0Votes205kRecs242.1kFans
- 12 Young Master, Don't Show Off 公子别秀 Lin Xiu wakes up to find the world completely changed. Some can lift mountains and raise massive cauldrons; others can see for thousands of miles at a glance. Some ride the wind and roam freely beneath the heavens, while others vanish without a trace... All you have to do is look good. 1Votes386.6kRecs1MFans
- 13 I Built an Organization to Save the World 我打造了救世组织 He obtained a doomsday salvation System that lets him have anything he wants, as long as he saves the world. He recruits top talent and builds the Pan-Humanity Guardians Association, descending upon one apocalyptic world after another as a guardian of humanity. He makes the whole world gaze upon him and revere him as a god. Ultimate disasters. Mutant hordes. Whispers of evil gods. And so, a vast organization spanning countless worlds, dedicated to protecting humanity and saving civilizati 0Votes143.5kRecs465.8kFans
- 14 I Have No Interest in Devil Fruits 我对恶魔果实没有兴趣 Standing before you is the guardian of the flame of history, the Nine Snake Empress's confidant, the inheritor of the will passed down through generations, and the guardian deity of the Pirate King; The natural nemesis of Big Sis Im, the stabilizing pillar amid the tides of the age; I once yanked dragon tendons in the Land of Flowers, and cracked dragon marrow in Wano; I've been to the moon and descended into the deep sea; The Emperor of Red Hair calls me brother, and I drink and sing with the D 0Votes179.3kRecs306.3kFans
- 15 Stop Letting Yuding Take on More Disciples 别让玉鼎再收徒了 Whether the Celestial Court is in chaos or not is up to Yuding! This is the story of someone who transmigrated into the ancient primordial wilderness and became Yuding Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chanjiao. The Celestial Emperor: If you want me to be the Celestial Emperor, then don't let this guy take on any more disciples. 2Votes158.7kRecs377.1kFans
- 16 The Immortal Just Wants to Lie Low 仙人只想躺着 With the spiritual qi revival, faith comes first. Some impersonate the Heavenly Father, Buddha, or the gods and immortals, hoping to attain the Dao through false belief. Some publish autobiographies, believing they are legends in their own right and have no need to borrow someone else’s name. Others become celebrities, idols, and every other kind of figure people worship, convinced that even counterfeit faith is still faith. Li Yi has returned, too. He was not reincarnated; he simply returned to 25Votes162.3kRecs1.3MFans
- 17 EN My Past Life Simulator 我的前世模拟器 A cash-on-delivery package sent He Zhao down a path he had never imagined. “To all my past lives, I thank your ancestors for eighteen generations!” New book: My Ultimate Modifier. 0Votes100.5kRecs541.6kFans
- 18 Reborn in the Soaring Years 重生飞扬年代 Du Fei has been reborn. In this difficult era of extreme scarcity, he begins an extraordinary life with cheat-like powers... 13Votes542.5kRecs747.2kFans
- 19 Prince of Tennis: Starting with Breathing Techniques 网王之从呼吸法开始 Hōō Byōdōin, Kunimitsu Tezuka, Keigo Atobe, the Big Three of Rikkai, Ryoma Echizen... This is a golden age of tennis. The stars shine bright! And Uesugi Yuu, who unexpectedly arrived in the world of The Prince of Tennis and inherited the Breathing Style from Demon Slayer, What kind of waves will he make in this world where tennis reigns supreme...? 1Votes141.8kRecs312.7kFans
- 20 EN My Girlfriend Is an UP Creator 我女友是up主 In a dimly lit movie theater. The girl kept her eyes tightly shut and spoke to the boy beside her in a trembling voice: “Chen Wen, I’ve liked you for a long time. Will you let me be your girlfriend?” After a long while, she still hadn’t gotten a reply. Nervously, she opened her eyes, only to see Chen Wen looking around for something. “W-what are you doing?” “Uh…” Chen Wen said blankly. “ 5Votes154kRecs465.1kFans
- 21 EN The Mechanical Alchemist 机械炼金术士 In the gloomy underground city lie countless ancient ruins and treasures. The uncanny, mutations, cursed objects... The abyss, underground caverns, Old Gods, mythical races... Mechanics, enchanted implants, colossal cities and black towers... A wild assortment of alchemy, a drop of steampunk, two spoonfuls of arcane supernatural mystery: together, they make a dazzling fantasy world. I am a puppet alchemist. Everything I see is a puppet. One man is an entire army! 2Votes306.5kRecs993.9kFans
- 22 EN I Have a Group of Earth Players 我有一群地球玩家 Player: I’m a wage earner making less than five thousand yuan a month. Half my pay goes to rent, I don’t have a girlfriend, and my boss chews me out every day. But I’m happy, because there’s a new virtual game where I have a powerful bloodline, my own fleet, and even a colony planet granted to me by a lord. I know it’s not real, but in there, I’ve found a purpose in life! Actually... the lord who granted him the planet really wants to tell him it’s not fake. He really does have his own fleet and 7Votes419.4kRecs440.7kFans
- 23 EN This Is How Immortality Cultivation Works! 修仙就是这样子的 In the world of Jiuzhou, players seething with resentment gathered together, swore a blood oath, and vowed to make the great demon lord vanish forever. In no time, people from every corner joined in. The winds were rising, the clouds were gathering, and everyone could see a brighter future ahead. Everyone except Lu Bei. He was the so-called demon lord. “You call me a demon lord and blame me for screwing you over? I’m an NPC. How could I possibly screw you over? That’s just how cultivating immort 16Votes861.1kRecs1.7MFans
- 24 This Monk Doesn't Want to Be a Movie Star 贫僧不想当影帝 [One-line synopsis] A young warrior monk gets dragged into show business by his twin brother, and accidentally becomes an award-winning actor. [Full synopsis] Xu Zhen is an orphan who grew up in a temple. The old abbot raised him single-handedly. Though they are not father and son, they are closer than most. Xu Zhen planned to formally take the vows after turning twenty and spend the rest of his life caring for his master. But when he was eighteen, a man claiming to be his older brother got in t 0Votes279.3kRecs328.6kFans
- 25 Bringing the System to the Tang Dynasty 带着系统来大唐 The Kaiyuan era of the Great Tang Dynasty should have been the time when China began its rise to the pinnacle of greatness. Instead, it ended in the An Lushan Rebellion. Emperor Li Longji, the central figure in the Tang Dynasty's fourth Xuanwu Gate Incident, led the empire in repelling the Tubo, Turks, Khitans, and every other foreign power during the Kaiyuan era. Yet in the end, he was also the one who plunged the Great Tang into decline. Was it because of Consort Wu Hui, or because of Yang Gui 0Votes1MRecs498.3kFans
- 26 You Sent Me to the Army to Break My Internet Addiction, and I Became an Officer 让你当兵戒网瘾，你成军官了 Reborn in 2009, though this time around, something about the way he came back seems a little off. In this life, his family is wealthy, and Wang Ye is so addicted to online games that he can stay up all night even on the eve of the college entrance exam. Left with no choice, his father decides to send him into the army to kick the gaming habit. Two years later... When Wang Ye's father calls him on a video call, ready to ask when he'll be discharged and come home to take over the family business, 12Votes322.7kRecs1.2MFans
- 27 This Star Really Wants to Retire 这个明星很想退休 That year, the entire entertainment industry began to stagnate, with signs that it might even be going into decline. A large number of netizens said the man who had debuted only ten years earlier and earned titles such as [Rookie King], [King of the Music Scene], [Best TV Actor], [Best Actor], and [One of the World's Ten Greatest Creative Geniuses] was primarily to blame. After all, the man who had led the industry for so long had actually retired at the start of the year! "Entertainment Evening 10Votes1.9MRecs1.9MFans
- 28 The Heir Apparent Is Fierce 世子很凶 The world is like a chessboard, and people are its pieces. Court intrigue, the grudges and passions of the martial world, the joys and sorrows of the common folk: all are pieces on the board, linked together and clashing until sparks fly. During the Zhaohong era, rumors spread that a vassal prince coveted the dragon throne in the Golden Hall. The emperor summoned the heirs of the various vassal princes to the capital to study, but in truth he was holding them hostage. As the heir to Prince Su, X 13Votes594.8kRecs1.8MFans
- 29 EN The Strongest Sect of All Time 万古最强宗 This is a story about building up a sect, and about a warm, happy family. It has not only a goofy sect leader, but also a group of eccentric disciples with very different personalities, just starting to grow up. Come on, young man. Join my sect, and let’s set our dreams free! The hilarious animated series The Strongest Sect of All Time is coming! Let’s level up togethe 6Votes668.5kRecs687.9kFans
- 30 Actors Don’t Get Vacations 演员没有假期 This world is strong in the East and weak in the West. Chinese culture dominates the globe. Everyone in the world is learning Chinese. China's Golden Bull Awards are the most influential film awards in the world. For singers everywhere, topping China's music charts is the ultimate goal of a lifetime. The most fashionable fashion weeks, the richest sporting culture, the most beautiful scenery, and the tastiest food... it's all here. Guan Chen spent his previous life running down a one-way roa 11Votes448.7kRecs467.7kFans
- 31 EN What If My Heroine Escapes Her Novel? 女主从书里跑出来了怎么办 Chu Ge writes harem novels. As he was writing about one of the world’s most powerful women, a sect leader, beginning to fall in love... A woman appeared in his room and held a sword to his throat. “If you dare write that I fall in love with that man, I’ll kill you.” 14Votes466.1kRecs1.5MFans
- 32 EN I Hijacked the Timeline 我绑架了时间线 Every time reality is rewritten, the future changes. After witnessing human civilization perish 1,500 years in the future, Feng Qi accidentally gained the ability to transmigrate into the future. He chose to keep restarting the timeline, using the information he gathered to give human civilization a chance to survive. 6Votes254kRecs1.4MFans
- 33 The Wandering Planet That Can Transmigrate 会穿越的流浪星球 What would happen if The Wandering Earth transmigrated to an infinite number of worlds? The Trisolaran Fleet: "Everyone turn back! Earth is coming toward us!" The Decepticons: "Who can withstand that?" Galactus: "Yesterday, I lost to an Earth-like planet in the Solar System. It used a gravity assist to round a bend, and its escape velocity was incredibly fast. All I saw was the blue exhaust from its planetary 0Votes420kRecs341kFans
- 34 Creating a Game World 创造游戏世界 He gains the ability to create virtual game worlds. Expanding a game world’s map requires devouring other worlds. And so, worlds across the universe meet the most greedy, cunning, and terrifying beings in their history: players. 0Votes758.6kRecs618.5kFans
- 35 Lü Bu's Life Simulator 吕布的人生模拟器 Do you believe it? A person’s life is already set from the moment their personality takes shape. Life may offer many opportunities and choices, but when you face them, your personality and understanding have already determined what you will choose. As someone destined to fail, are you willing to reshape your life starting now? The Life Simulator: change the future, change your life. You deserve to have one. Outside Luoyang, Lü Bu sat astride the Red Hare, riding with the procession along a broad 9Votes328.1kRecs787.5kFans
- 36 I Really Didn't Mean to Become a Trainer 我真没想当训练家啊 Standing before you now is the chairman of Devon Corporation, the creator of Team Rainbow Rocket, the master of type matchups, and the champion of the Pokémon World Championships… Legendary Trainer Lu Ye recalled his first livestream and let out a deep sigh. “You might not believe this, but at first, all I wanted was to reach one hundred thousand subscribers and show my face.” “I just wanted to make a little money and start out as a gaming content creator.” “I really never wanted to become a 36Votes835.2kRecs1.2MFans
- 37 EN Step Back, Let Your Master Handle This 退后让为师来 After transmigrating as Tang Sanzang and successfully completing his pilgrimage for the scriptures, he went into seclusion to cultivate. When he “woke up,” the world had changed beyond recognition. The gods and Buddhas filling the heavens had vanished without a trace. Only a forest of steel and towering skyscrapers remained. Had he really returned to the modern age? But this world was full of games played by gods and demons, reincarnations and journeys between worlds, ghosts and monsters, and de 0Votes762.6kRecs1.3MFans
- 38 EN The Tribulation Stage is When the System Arrives 大乘期才有逆袭系统 After Jiang Li transmigrated here, he discovered that he had no golden finger and could only cultivate the old-fashioned way. Five hundred years later, he became the strongest person in Jiuzhou. Then a System suddenly appeared, claiming it could help its Host rise from the Qi Refining stage to become the number one person in Jiuzhou. Jiang Li looked at the first task and fell into deep thought. “Please defeat your co 107Votes325.7kRecs3.1MFans
- 39 A Biologist’s Alchemy Journal 生物炼金手记 A dragon is made of a deer’s antlers, a tiger’s eyes, a horse’s teeth, an ox’s ears, a serpent’s body, carp scales, a tiger’s paws, an eagle’s talons, and a loach’s tail. A qilin is made of a lion’s head, deer antlers, tiger eyes, a moose’s body, dragon scales, and an ox’s tail. A phoenix has a goose’s forehead, fish scales on its back, a serpent’s neck, a fish’s tail, a stork’s throat, a mandarin duck’s thoughts, dragon pa 0Votes140.1kRecs153.5kFans
- 40 EN The Forensic Officer of Conan 柯学验尸官 [A Detective Conan fanfic] Full title: The Moment I Transmigrated to the World of Detective Conan, the Famous Detective Named Me the Prime Suspect. As a Coroner, I'm Not Panicking at All 5Votes847.6kRecs954.2kFans
- 41 Full Time Artist 全职艺术家 “Music, film, painting, calligraphy, sculpture, literature...” “You know all of that?” “I know a little about each.” “You mean you can do a bit of everything?” “More like a billion bits of everything.” Armed with a System, he conquers the world through art and becomes the uncrowned king revered by people from every walk of life. 40Votes2.5MRecs2.2MFans
- 42 EN Calamity of Tomorrow 明日之劫 A meteor streaked across the sky, shattering the world's tranquility. Supernatural powers descended upon the mortal realm. Who lurked in the darkness, and who whispered in my ear? When roars shattered the firmament, when power crushed the abyss, when every life and death was under my command... they called me a god. 7Votes1.3MRecs1.1MFans
- 43 EN Raising Humanity 饲养全人类 In the tribal farming age, the world was vast and unknown. As they explored, the ancients made a horrifying discovery: the world was shaped like a dome over a flat earth. Miracles of all kinds descended from the heavens. Towering giants tens of thousands of feet tall appeared, along with mysterious, intelligent behemoths that trampled mountains and shattered the earth. Hundreds of years later, after battling the giant beasts in this perilous world, humanity finally established the splendid civil 18Votes1MRecs1.1MFans
- 44 EN The Naming of the Night 夜的命名术 Amid neon lights of blue and purple, beneath a dense canopy of steel, lies the frontier of a flood of data: a world transformed by the technological revolution, and the boundary between reality and illusion. Steel and flesh, the past and the future. Here, the surface world and the hidden world coexist. Everything before your eyes seems as close as the wall of time itself. Darkness slowly closes in. But you have to understand, my friend: we cannot face the darkness with gentleness. We must use fi 180Votes8MRecs14.3MFans
- 45 Why Did You Summon Me? 你为何召唤我 The souls of 33 top experts are imprisoned in an endless void. The key to their escape, however, lies in the hands of an innocent young girl. To secure their freedom, Bai Yi uses the knowledge and experience of these top experts to give the girl a thorough education. And so begins a delightful, carefree adventure. Verification answer: The Sixteenth Basket of Steamed Buns 0Votes187.9kRecs282.3kFans
- 46 EN Starting from the Red Moon 从红月开始 From the moment the red moon appeared in the sky, everyone in the world became a madman. Except me! The From the Red Moon animated series airs every Monday at 7:00 on Tencent Video! Mental contamination is incoming, and everyone is on Level One alert! Come join Lu Xin in uncovering the truth behind the red moon! You can also read the comic of the same name on Tencent Animation~ Volume One of the physical edition of From the Red Moon has now been published and is available for purchase on Taob 40Votes1.2MRecs7MFans
- 47 EN Unscientific Beast Taming 不科学御兽 This is another world where beast taming is the norm. Animals, plants, elements, undead, machines... Nine-Tailed Flame Foxes, Ancient Trees of Life, Thundercloud Spirits, Skeleton Lords, mechanical shipgirls, even antique swords and blades that have birthed spirits can all become companion beasts. The humans who contract with, raise, and command them are collectively known as beast tamers! Shi Yu, a scholar of mythology and an 97Votes2.6MRecs6.8MFans
- 48 EN This Game Is Too Realistic 这游戏也太真实了 This game is way too realistic! Hauling bricks, running errands, picking up trash, delivering packages... At most, a company can make you experience the hardships of working 996. Here, you can experience 007 on super speed. All right, enough talk. The great Administrator has called me to haul bricks. The Administrator says that as long as we work hard and offer up our livers, next month he can get himself another brand-new set of power armor. Then he’ll take us to explore a whole new map, where 467Votes4.9MRecs9.4MFans
- 49 My Healing Game 我的治愈系游戏 Comrade Officer, if I told you this was a casual healing game, would you believe me? 133Votes2.9MRecs6.9MFans
- 50 EN Pokémon Master 精灵掌门人 … Why are there spirit battles on exams? Why do spirits attack me when I go outside? Can someone tell me what happened to Earth...? Don't touch me! I won't take my medicine. I'm not crazy! After accepting the reality of it all... Fang Yuan set his sights on becoming an excellent Trainer. “Now this is the life.” 18Votes2.8MRecs1.4MFans
