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- 1 The Fierce Farmer Girl Takes Her Own Path 彪悍农女路子野 There are no lone heroes here, only a gradual improvement in women’s status. [ farming ] + [ imperial examinations ] + [ infrastructure ] + [ bandit suppression ] She transmigrates into the body of a boy in an imaginary ancient world. Being raised as a boy doesn’t worry her; the only thing she frets about is choosing husbands for her six older sisters. In Li Jiaqi’s eyes, all six of her sisters are wonderful. She has to choose their husbands carefully and help them spot the right men. What if th 0Votes22.6kRecs17.9kFans
- 2 The Flying Immortal of Green Bamboo 青竹飞仙 (No romance in this novel. The heroine devotes herself to her career for all eternity.) Ruan Qingzhu transmigrates to the Qian Kun Continent with a game System. Despite having a single water spirit root and System-assisted cultivation skills, in that age when countless prodigies shone, she is crushed so thoroughly that not even scraps are left. On the day she successfully forms her core after a hundred years of cultivation, an immortal abode she acquired by chance fuses strangely with the System 0Votes31kRecs15.5kFans
- 3 Quick Transmigration: The True Big Shot Heroine 快穿女主真大佬 After winning a Best Actress award and retiring at the height of her success, Tao Ran had spent years working hard and building her career. Now she just wanted to make the most of the time she had left. Unfortunately, a ridiculous script had its eye on her knack for causing trouble and forcibly dragged her into small worlds. First world: a vicious clique of sisters in the entertainment industry? Tao Ran: “This is my turf. Watch me turn the tables and crush them. But first, I'm going to take them 0Votes314.1kRecs62.3kFans
- 4 When the Glitz Fades, the Young Man Returns 浮华尽少年归 [Currently undergoing a thorough revision. We recommend waiting until the entire book has been revised before reading. Note: Most of the old chapter comments will disappear after the revision, so feel free to join the discussion!] [Revision progress: Main story 2/213; extras 0/40] [Ensemble cast] [No romance] [Noble ideals] [The heart of youth] [Traditional Chinese Culture] In tranquil days, beneath the splendor of a turbulent age, come songs of grief and blood, and young people shouldering heav 0Votes20.5kRecs10.7kFans
- 5 Heavenly Talisman Cloud Immortal 天符云仙 In the Realm of Chaos stands a divine tree called the Fortune Spirit Tree, which can dispel all evil and negative emotions. Beneath it lies a stone called the Source Stone, able to absorb the negative emotions and evil thoughts of countless worlds. Seeking eternal life, the gods found the Realm of Chaos and gouged out the heart of the Fortune Spirit Tree. The tree withered, and evil thoughts corrupted the Source Stone. It sought to slaughter the gods, burn the heavens, and destroy the world, but 0Votes24.9kRecs12.8kFans
- 6 The Sword Immortal Wins with Reason 剑仙她以理服人 A thousand years ago, Lin Yige walked the path of the sword. Emperors and generals of the mortal realm? She had killed them. Demon kings and demon emperors? She had killed them. Powerful cultivators and prodigies of the immortal sects? She had killed them, too. Lin Yige was certain that no innocent soul had ever fallen to her blade, yet the Nine Great Immortal Sects branded her a member of the demonic path and joined forces to kill her a thousand li from the Guiyi Sect. A thousand years later, L 0Votes52.2kRecs27.9kFans
- 7 The Embroidered Uniform Guard's Self-Cultivation 锦衣卫的自我修养 Jiang Banxia was an oddity among the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a ruthless official in the eyes of her contemporaries. She was a woman, and also the adopted daughter of Cao Chun, the chief eunuch of the Eastern Depot. A eunuch and a woman, two figures the world was accustomed to looking down on, quietly bathed an entire dynasty in blood. Power, status, money: she wanted them all. Content warning: This story has no male lead, but does include bonus chapters with no obligations. 0Votes25kRecs12.1kFans
- 8 The Vine Immortal’s Chronicle 藤仙记 Moumian's new novel, "The Daily Life of a Prospective Demon Consort in the 1970s", is being saved up to binge. It's a historical novel set in the 1970s, where the heroine finds success in her career, love, and adorable children all at once! Please add the new novel to your favorites and vote for it! A lifetime in the mortal world is like a single autumn for plants and trees. She thought she could happily live her own quiet little life, but she never expected to shoulder the heavy responsibility 0Votes57.2kRecs88.3kFans
- 9 The Villain Wants a Divorce Every Day 反派天天想和离 The new book, The First-Rank Female Coroner, is now underway. Make the scumbag see the error of his ways and chase his wife all the way to the crematorium? Chen Wangshu, a woman who transmigrated into a book, says: No, no. I just want him on his knees calling me Dad! The young master of the Duke of Huguo's household went to extraordinary lengths to marry the most virtuous noblewoman in the city. He never expected to walk straight into a tiger's den! The daughter 0Votes69.8kRecs40.8kFans
- 10 Sword Shadows Across Autumn 剑影横秋 [When profound light shines, the long night ends; sword shadows cross the autumn sky, and the heavens blaze bright] Legend has it that the ancient demonic sword Xuanming is sealed in the depths of the Nine Abysses. Whoever obtains it will frighten off ghosts and gods and rule the world. Sword Spirit: That’s a rumor. I know nothing about it. The big shots from every faction: Practice is the only test of truth. Let’s try making it recognize me first. The sword spirit is dead. When she opens her ey 0Votes66.6kRecs20.5kFans
- 11 Clear Spring Mountain 澹春山 The novel of the same name is now available. In my previous life, I was an overworked corporate slave who worked overtime every day and was forced to support my younger brother. In the end, I worked myself to death. Perhaps Heaven could not bear to watch, so this poor corporate slave transmigrated. I became an official's daughter who ate and drank luxuriously every day, had servants at her beck and call, and owned a private courtyard of more than one hundred square meters. Although I was a concu 0Votes101.3kRecs86kFans
- 12 Sword Spirit Immortal Firmament 剑灵仙穹 Returned to my youth in a single day, I seek immortality and comprehend heaven and earth. With sword in hand, I soar a thousand miles through the sky, pointing toward the sun and moon on the distant horizon. 0Votes49.9kRecs32.6kFans
- 13 After Becoming a Frail Cultivator 成为病弱女修后 Before I began cultivating immortality, everyone said I wouldn’t live past sixteen. After I started, they all waited for me to die at the first stage of Qi Refining. This frail little cultivator initially wanted only to stay alive. Then she wanted to live even better, trampling over her enemies’ bones as she climbed step by step toward the heavens! P.S. No romance. Plot-focused and career-focused. I recommend my completed novel, “A Guide to Cultivating Immortality as a Cannon Fodder.” I think it 0Votes84.9kRecs226.9kFans
- 14 The Immortal's Farewell 昭仙辞 [Main story complete] Recommended new book: After Everything Was Taken from Me, I Became the Chief of the Immortal Path About this novel: [Strong heroine + steady progression and power-ups + unconventional cultivation] At first, Pei Xihe thought life was unpredictable. She was born into humble circumstances, yet received an immortal opportunity that could turn her fate around. She was born with boundless ambition, but lacked the talent to rise straight to the top. In the eyes of others, e 3Votes118.2kRecs204.9kFans
- 15 Signing In to the World of True and False Heiresses 在真假嫡女世界签到 Jiang Wan transmigrated to ancient times and became the abandoned biological daughter in a wealthy family's mix-up between a biological and an adopted daughter. Just as a melodramatic spectacle was about to unfold, Jiang Wan obtained a sign-in System in time. You sign in beneath a mysterious cliff and receive Spirit Spring Water ×1 You sign in beneath a Bodhi tree filled with Buddhist energy and receive the Flower-Offering Finger 0Votes105.1kRecs54kFans
- 16 The Farmer's Daughter Who Hunted Her Way to Prosperity 农门女猎户种田发家史 A new novel about primitive-era infrastructure development, with no romance, launches on December 18. [No romance in this novel] With their eldest brother, the family's only grandson, around, the young huntress and her sisters have always led miserable lives. Then one day, their brother kicks the bucket, and the slightly sly young huntress finally takes charge and becomes the family's breadwinner. What should you do when you have a say in thin 0Votes36.9kRecs14.5kFans
- 17 She Can Fight, and That's About It 她除了能打一无是处 A hundred kinds of ghosts return, and evil spirits invade. Nameless horrors, terrifying and uncanny nightmare spirits. Chaos and terror are about to come roaring in! Yuan “Emotionless” Qingzhou walks out of the psychiatric hospital in search of a way to survive, but... The boss is good for nothing except fighting! And just like that, the boss beats the strange apocalypse into submission... 0Votes92.8kRecs237.7kFans
- 18 She Became a Sword Cultivator 她是剑修 “You gaze beyond the heavens of three thousand worlds. Where is there a place I can go, and where is there not?” Unconcerned with love and delusion, seeking neither transcendence nor immortality, Zhao Chun has wanted one thing ever since the moment she first wielded her sword: to walk the path no one has ever walked before, her own path. A slow-burn cultivation novel told from the perspective of a female lead, with no romance. The protagonist is not an outright paragon of virtue, and her moral s 116Votes851.8kRecs562.4kFans
- 19 Divine Chronicle of the Great Wilderness 大荒神记 The Great Wilderness is vast and boundless, teeming with ferocious beasts and strange creatures, with tribes scattered everywhere. A blade of grass can cleave the firmament, and a tree can soar through the heavens and burrow beneath the earth. The people of the Great Wilderness fight bloody battles to survive. The battle of the chosen begins, and they fight in blood to claim the title of king. Only those who surv 0Votes146.7kRecs55.2kFans
- 20 EN A Female Academic Ace in Ancient Times 女学霸在古代 Top student Xu Xi has just earned her doctorate and is ready to make her mark in her career. Then, in the blink of an eye, she transmigrates into a book: a sweet romance set in ancient times, where she becomes the marquis's daughter who was switched at birth. System: Host, your mission is to use your high IQ to earn points in the four arts of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, marry into a wealthy family, climb to the 1Votes345kRecs175kFans
- 21 I Transmigrated into a Rare Species in the Cultivation World 我穿成了修仙界稀有物种 Heaven bestowed immortal grace upon women, making them noble from birth and placing them above men. Among the countless women, a Celestial Maiden would occasionally be born, able to help her followers open their spiritual roots and embark together on the path to immortality. That was why the sect leaders of the Immortal Grace Continent were all Celestial Maidens revered by everyone. Even the three great sects and six schools, the top immortal sects, were no exception. The newly transmigrated Cel 0Votes220.4kRecs55.6kFans
- 22 Clothes Conceal All 衣手遮天 The new book, The Villain Keeps Wanting a Divorce, is now out... Xie Jingyi has been reborn. She doesn't want to spare her enemies a second thought. She only wants to say: Get lost, and don't get in my way as I become a powerful figure who can call all the shots! But things don't go as planned. A... colossal obstacle appears on her path to success, one whose words strike straight to the heart. Xie Jingyi: Why do you want to marry me, sir? Chai Youchen: Among the three thousand women in Lin'an, n 0Votes196.8kRecs97.5kFans
- 23 The Movie Queen's Words Come True 影后的嘴开过光 “Jiang Xiaobai’s mouth is a curse that brings trouble!” Grand Talisman Master Jiang Bai was killed in an explosion while developing a Spirit Fortune Talisman. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Xiaobai, a C-list actress, and unexpectedly gained the ability to jinx people. Good things never come true, but bad things always do? The movie queen’s mouth must have been blessed! Everyone in the entertainment industry trembled with fear. “Your Majesty, please don’t say a word!” (No male lea 0Votes1MRecs245.3kFans
- 24 The Mission's Protagonist Died Again 任务主角又挂了 Even after passing three qualifying trials just to enter the Infinite Worlds, Ding Zhu had scores that were negative across the board. When she realized that the only skill she had ever unlocked while traveling through all those story missions was beating people up, she charged headlong down the road to certain disaster. What?! The male lead won’t follow her plan for the mission? Beat him up! What?! The female lead teamed up with someone else to bully her? Beat her up! What?! The male and female 0Votes73.3kRecs35.5kFans
- 25 The Journey Of The Peasant Mother-in-Law 农门婆婆的诰命之路 New novel: My Xiangjiang 1980 has started updating~ Zhu Lan transmigrates into a farming novel where the female supporting character turns her life around, and pulls off a triple leap: getting married, having children, and becoming a mother-in-law. The key point is that she turns the story's wicked mother-in-law into a heroine who fights back. She goes from 26 to 36, and that's not all: she comes with six children, two daughters-in-law, several grandchildren, and a living husband. The key point 1Votes770.3kRecs188.5kFans
- 26 Tremble, You Scummy Dad! 颤抖吧渣爹 Every daughter is no pushover. Tell me, scumbag dad, are you scared yet?! Reader's guide: A super-sweet, doting story with a playful tone, plus plenty of wish fulfillment and dramatic twists. 0Votes472.1kRecs102.3kFans
- 27 I Alone Wander Free 惟吾逍遥 The path to immortality stretches into the vast distance, and all living beings strive to pursue it. The road to enlightenment is full of hardship, and cultivators’ resolve gradually falters. Since embarking on the immortal path, I have ridden the swift winds for a thousand miles, crossed mountains and seas, skimmed over waves and soared through the void. I have gazed as far as the eye can see, toward the distant horizon, walkin 3Votes199.1kRecs85.7kFans
- 28 The Immortal’s Edict 摘仙令 A person walks the path, and the path lives in the heart! Lock away the fortune of a land, cut off its spiritual energy. When the Dao returns, where will its people be? (In short, my family has a few too many ancestors. ┏┛Tomb┗┓...(((m-__-)m) 1Votes2.3MRecs821.8kFans
- 29 EN Step Aside, Let the Emperor Handle It! 退下，让朕来 [The print edition is now available] Shen Tang woke up on the road to exile and discovered that this world made no sense. Divine stones fell from the sky, and a hundred kingdoms fought over them. Scholars cultivated literary talent, making their words come true. Warriors cultivated martial courage, able to split mountains and cleave seas. The pretty boy she’d taken him for recited, “Spear in hand, galloping into battle,” and the next moment armor covered him and a lance appeared in his grasp. On 46Votes4.7MRecs2MFans
- 30 Someone Always Wants to Lead My Grand-Disciple Astray 总有人想带坏我徒孙 They say the Qingyang lineage, the most mysterious branch of the mystic sects, has suddenly produced a prodigy. Rumors keep coming one after another. Yun Jiao turned to glance at the real powerhouse beside her. “…” No, no, it’s all fake. I can’t do anything, and I’m panicking. Yun Jiao: “Grandmaster, can we make a deal? Next time we run into a demon, could we stay calm? It’s a real pain to treat you afterward!” Ye Yuan: “…” 0Votes499.6kRecs191.2kFans
- 31 Heavenly Fragrance 天芳 They say that after hitting her head against a pillar and waking up, the notorious, idle Miss Chi suddenly became reasonable and considerate. Not only is she a master of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she's also outstanding in poetry, literature, etiquette, and decorum. 0Votes1.2MRecs266.5kFans
- 32 Selling Gear All Over the Martial World 江湖遍地卖装备 A top Song dynasty assassin accidentally transmigrates into a wuxia-style full-dive online game. Everything in the game world leaves her bewildered, while the ancient assassin’s habits and way of speaking drive the players and NPCs crazy… Amid the virtual world’s bloodshed and turmoil, love quietly finds its way to her… 0Votes194.9kRecs175.2kFans
- 33 The Lucky Little Girl of the Farming Family 农家小福女 The fourth brother of the Zhou family lost money gambling, their mother became seriously ill, and the people from the gambling house even wanted Manbao to repay the debt. The villagers all said that the Zhou family’s precious darling had reached the end of her good days, and even her old mother clutched Manbao’s little hand and sobbed. But Manbao had the System on her side. She led her brothers and sisters-in-law to clear wasteland, farm, grow medicinal herbs, open shops, and more... Their lives 50Votes2.9MRecs541.5kFans
- 34 The Emperor God’s Compendium 帝神通鉴 [Personal version] A cup of clear wine to honor the ghosts and gods, Half a tael of loyal heart to pay respects to Heaven and Earth. Penglai is heartless, so I have no attachments. For the rest of my life, I’ll laugh at all the Buddhas and live without restraint. Enter the path, refine the heart, wield the Dao Seal, command the heavens, and roam the three thousand worlds. On this road to immortality, I’ll take the first step alone! [Ensemble version] The Nine Lists of the Sea Realm Map from the 30Votes1.1MRecs230.2kFans
- 35 Seizing Joy 掌欢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Third Miss Luo relies on her father’s immense power at court to bully the weak and has a terrible reputation. Whenever she’s bored, she takes a pack of lackeys into the streets to harass respectable young men. To Qingyang Junzhu, anyone who dared act up in front of her could be made to disappear with a flick of her finger, until she opened her eyes and discovered she was called Luo Sheng. 0Votes1.4MRecs565.9kFans
- 36 The Female War God's Black Bag Group 女战神的黑包群 (New book: The Little Cook of the Imperial Academy is next door~) Dong Shu, the greatest female war god in the interstellar world, suddenly joins a mysterious red-envelope group one day! The war goddess is completely baffled, but gives it a tap anyway! Quick transmigration, no romance (except in the first world). 0Votes1.2MRecs243.3kFans
- 37 The Story of Ding Wei 丁薇记事 Synopsis: Ding Wei, a thirty-two-year-old woman who had just gained a younger brother, was reborn one day and discovered that she had returned to her university's military training in 2005. She felt the six yuan and fifty cents in her pocket and quickly decided to escape her impoverished life. Using her foresight, she would write and publish a book, becoming a legend with a single work! But then a question arose: before 0Votes908.9kRecs226kFans
- 38 Interstellar Headlines 星际大头条 [Official notice: This is not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel!] Lin Yi transmigrated to the interstellar era. She was dealt a terrible hand, but somehow played it like a champion (not really)! People thought she was showing off, only to be caught off guard when she slapped them in the face. People thought she was about to get face-slapped, but actually, she really was showing off. Her baffling, flamboyant antics keep landi 3Votes613.7kRecs155.1kFans
- 39 After the Big Shot Retired 大佬退休之后 [New novel, "Step Aside, Let This Empress Handle It", now updating. Fantasy setting, literary hearts and martial courage, power struggles and nation-building] When other people retire, they raise their grandkids and dance in the square. When Pei Ye retires, she spends money raising paper-doll characters. Before spending money: What a trash game. They can't even be bothered to fleece players properly. After spending money: This game is amazing! I can spend money, and I can grind, too! Raising pap 1Votes2.9MRecs1.3MFans
- 40 Danger Ahead 前方高能 Here you'll find the most dangerous missions and the richest rewards. The next moment could bring the end of your life, a bottomless abyss with no way back, or the chance to become a god and stand above all creation! 4Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 41 Quick Transmigration: I Just Want to Farm 快穿之我只想种田 Don't let the title fool you. The author is terrible at naming things. This is actually a strong female lead story with no romantic pairing, featuring a village girl and a System as she turns her fortunes around. It is also known as a slow-traveling, chaotic transmigration story. It has murder, the apocalypse, martial arts, immortal cultivation, magic, and all sorts of other things. Also, the new book launches on August 20, so don't miss it. Official group: Fans with a support value of at least 4Votes3.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 42 Chronicles of the Green Ghost 青诡纪事 Synopsis: He Qing is an ordinary college student living an ordinary life. The only unusual thing about her is that she can always see things other people can’t… The old-fashioned writing style is a little rough around the edges [important!!!], so please be patient. The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Some of the Taoist spells in this story come from online sources, and some are made up by me. No romance. If any chapters 0Votes436.5kRecs519.3kFans
- 43 Closer to My True Form Every Day 每天都离现形更近一步 “If a venomous snake uses its venom to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death by its own venom?” When Feng Yi’s startup hit a snag and he found himself in dire straits, his grandaunt’s private butler arrived with a massive inheritance. Feng Yi: “She had so many relatives of my generation. Why did she leave it to me?” Butler: “Because you’re the most pleasing to look at.” Feng Yi touched his own sharp, angular face. “She certainly had excellent taste!” Yet after inh 17Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
- 44 The Empress’s Livestream Strategy Guide 女帝直播攻略 [The new novel, Step Aside, Let Me Take the Throne, is being serialized] [A different story, just as exciting] Jiang Pengji acquired something called a palace-intrigue livestream System. Jiang Pengji: “All right, System. No problem, System!” Many years later, Jiang Pengji finally achieved her goal: she became the emperor’s woman, the female emperor. Jiang Pengji: “Praise me!” System: “(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ I told you to fight for favor in the palace! Who told you to conquer the world?” #The future’s top g 14Votes3.7MRecs1.5MFans
- 45 Entertainment Headlines 娱乐圈头条 From the cherished daughter of the Feng family, she is reborn as a newcomer from a poor family, wholly determined to enter the entertainment industry by relying on her beauty. 5Votes1.5MRecs584.7kFans
- 46 The Future King 未来天王 An old legion commander who died in battle during the apocalypse is reborn as a fresh-faced young celebrity in the new century, five hundred years after the apocalypse ended (?)… “Whenever a BGM starts playing in my head, I feel like there's nothing I can't face.”, Fang Zhao. Author of three novels: Star Rank Hunter, Return to the Past and Become a Cat, and Primitive Wars. 4Votes6.6MRecs905.3kFans
- 47 EN Cultivation Chat Group (The Daily Life of a Chat Group) 修真聊天群（聊天群的日常生活） One day, Song Shuhang accidentally joined a chat group for veteran sufferers of immortal-cultivation chuunibyou. Everyone in the group addressed one another as fellow Daoists, and their profile names were all things like Palace Master, Cave Master, Perfected One, and Celestial Master. Even the group owner's lost pet dog was described as a great demon hound that had run away from home. All day long, they chatted about alchemy, exploring secret realms, cultivation experiences, and such. Then one 170Votes17.6MRecs15.7MFans
