Novels like Stay Away, I’m Cultivating the Heartless Way
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- 1 We Cannon Fodder Cultivators Steal the Show 吾辈炮灰，修仙独领风骚 Transmigrating into a cannon-fodder character in a cultivation novel full of admirers, Wen Xiangyi starts with a cannon-fodder rating of 100. So she refuses to play along and makes a point of ruining the protagonists' plans. [Cannon fodder Wen Xiangyi defeats the heroine in the sect tournament and attacks with the “Tea-scented Charm” skill. Cannon-fodder rating decreases by 1.] [Title obtained: Ugh! What a heartless woman who has no appreciation for beauty!] [Cannon fodder Wen Xiangyi claims the 0Votes3.1kRecs9.9kFans
- 2 The Socially Anxious Junior Sister Still Draws Her Sword 小师妹社恐但拔剑 As a social recluse, Lu Yun transmigrates into a stepping-stone villainess in a cultivation novel aimed at female readers. To avoid getting killed, she stays away from the heroine for ten years and devotes herself to sword cultivation. Then, one encounter undoes all her hard work. She is picked on and has her engagement broken off. Seeing herself headed down the same old path, Lu Yun decides to face the challenge head-on. She may be socially awkward, but she can still draw her sword and fight. W 0Votes14.1kRecs49kFans
- 3 The Lie-Flat Black Lotus Ascends by Playing at Being a Couch Potato 躺平黑莲靠做咸鱼飞升了 Three Heavenly Coins can calculate the earth, the heavens, and the Three Realms. Sheng Hongyi never expected that, an orphan in her previous life, she would be born into a cultivation family with both parents alive and a complete family. Think she can happily live off her family? Wrong. Think she can lean on powerful relatives and enjoy the shade? Wrong. Think she can slack off as the youngest child of the youngest generation? Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. She can only revive the “fortune-telling” 0Votes20.7kRecs18.6kFans
- 4 When a Frail Girl Gains Beast Clones 当病弱少女掌握异兽分身 The Li family of Mingyue City is a renowned local clan. The head of the family is not only remarkably prolific, but every one of his children has turned out to be exceptional. The eldest son is gifted beyond compare and made a name for himself at a young age. The eldest daughter was spotted by a powerful cultivator as a child and taken in as a disciple. With their older siblings as role models, the younger brothers and sisters all work hard, each one a little prodigy. Only Chang Yue remains unkn 0Votes68.9kRecs71.6kFans
- 5 I Have a Cursed Dynasty 我有一个诡王朝 A coin inscribed with exorcistic charms opens the Gate of the Nine Netherworlds, allowing her to travel freely between the real world and a strange imperial dynasty. She is the ruler of that dynasty, the mistress of the Nine Netherworlds. She can draw her bow to the full moon and loose an arrow that makes ghosts and gods weep! She is also an ordinary student in the real world, and because she didn’t turn in her homework, she’s been made to stand at the back of the classroom yet again. * Sang Que 1Votes116.1kRecs114.8kFans
- 6 Independent 独逸 She is the artifact spirit of the most powerful being in the world. She bears the power of a Dao Artifact and possesses countless rare treasures. Her age is unknown. She needs no worldly sustenance and understands nothing of human nature. After her master perishes, faced with a vast world and an endless mortal realm, where is she to go? In short: this is the story of a max-level expert charging into a beginner village. Everyday life, an ensemble cast, a protagonist with no romantic pairing, lig 1Votes65.1kRecs35.9kFans
- 7 There’s Something Wrong with This World 这个苍生有毛病 Why does the village boy weep in the dead of night? Why are the gathered people grinning viciously around the pot? Twenty-one pits in a single night, and behind them lies a shocking secret! The girl who once aspired to become a master craftsman has actually been led astray by this! In the Shattered Star World, humans, gods, and strange demons have been entangled for hundreds of millions of years. In this contest, which side will ultimately emerge victorious? O suffering masses shrouded in mist, 0Votes190kRecs75.5kFans
- 8 The Young Lady Always Lacked Ambition 大小姐她总是不求上进 “The Taishu pulse-reading technique is a form of physiognomy. It can discern status, predict fortune and misfortune, and calculate blessings and calamities. Good people, dare I take your pulse? Ten thousand gold for a reading!” See? Making money is easy. Want a job? Bah! Having lived two lives, Qin Liuxi has always aspired to take life as it comes. After all, there are always people in this world who are content to be lazy fish and never strive for more. Leave that useless business to her! But w 4Votes240.7kRecs432.4kFans
- 9 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
- 10 EN Ascension of the Iron-Willed Cultivator 我辈女修当自强 * [Mortal-style cultivation + no romance + strong female lead] [Original title: The Ugly Girl’s Cultivation Record] A country girl from the mountains can dream of reaching the clouds, too. We female cultivators must grow strong! This is the story of a native cultivator, the history of an ordinary person’s struggle. No one is reborn, no one transmigrates into a book, and there’s no golden finger. All she has is an unwavering beli 2Votes173.5kRecs166.6kFans
- 11 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
- 12 Mastering the Craft 登堂入室 The first time Yuan Zhi met Song Jiyun, she was scheming with her foster brother to seize the family fortune; The second time Yuan Zhi met Song Jiyun, she was framing someone with her foster brother; The third time Yuan Zhi met Song Jiyun, her foster brother was finally no longer by her side, but she was batting her eyelashes at his good friend... A man may put up with many things, but Yuan Zhi couldn't stand this. He decided... to offer himself to the tiger and tame Song Jiyun, that enchantress 4Votes916.6kRecs197.3kFans
- 13 I Made the Entire Cultivation World Cry 我把全修真界卷哭了 An immortal lays a hand upon my head, and we bind our hair to receive eternal life. Jiang Yuebai, an orphan girl, climbs nine mountains to reach the clouds, seeking the path to immortality so she can roam the world and stride through the skies. The path to immortality defies the heavens. You must contend with heaven, earth, others, and yourself. If Senior Sister recites ten volumes of scripture each day, I’ll read until dawn. If Senior Brother practices his saber a hundred times, I’ll train with 14Votes354.2kRecs594.7kFans
- 14 All the Great Cultivators Are Me 修真大佬都是我 After her own master used her to fill the formation core, Lin Suying perished alongside a demoness. She survived by clinging to a wisp of her remaining soul. Her master then imprisoned her in the Heavenly Dao Sect, forbidding her from cultivating and making her clean the library, supposedly to stop her from going out and practicing demonic cultivation. Lin Suying gazed at the cheat ability belonging to the demoness in her sea of consciousness and fell into deep thought. Years later... The entire 0Votes40.1kRecs19.4kFans
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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
