cultivation

A hundred years ago, dimensional rifts shattered the world, bringing monsters and mana into human civilization. Since then, only those who awaken a class can cultivate mana, grow stronger, and survive beyond the safety of humanity's towering outer walls. Rowen dreamed of joining their ranks. On the day that would decide his future, his awakening failed. Labeled a failure and forced to abandon his dreams, Rowen returns home with nothing but despair. There, he discovers a final gift left behind by his late grandfather—a mysterious letter, a legendary Blood Red Mana Stone, an ordinary-looking silver ring, and an unknown breathing technique that was never meant to cultivate mana. ...but to transform the human body itself. As ancient secrets buried within his blood begin to awaken, Rowen steps onto a path unlike any other—a path that could change not only his fate but the fate of the entire world. Some destinies begin with greatness. His begins with failure.

A shattered god's soul gives Tim and Riku additional bodies in another world, while their Earth selves remain unchanged. Now they're living double lives. Tim a 28 year old Teacher has the body of a 19 Year old Female Cultivator. Riku a 20 year old college student has the body of a 24 year old confident Male Cultivator warrior.

Lin Mu unexpectedly transmigrated to the Douluo Continent and awakened his Metal Martial Soul. After ten years of hard cultivation, he reached Level 46, becoming a Soul Ancestor. It was then that he accidentally bumped into Tang San, who was preparing to enroll in the Nouding Academy. At that precise moment, the Golden Finger he had been waiting sixteen years for finally arrived. It was a very simple interface: [Main Quest: Accept Tang San as your disciple and reshape his worldview. The greater the contrast, the richer the reward. Completion: 0%.] Under Lin Mu's tutelage, Tang San gradually became "wickedly righteous" and began to unlock other Armor Summoning Devices. - Years later, Tang Hao was preparing to reunite with Tang San, only to find that his son's personality had undergone a complete transformation. Tang San: "Since you already left, why did you come back?" Tang Hao: "Little San, I will always be your father." Tang San: "I only have a Master and a mother. I do not have a father." Xiao Wu: "Brother, do Soul Beasts deserve to die?" Tang San: "A Soul Beast is a Soul Beast, nothing more!" When the Main Quest was finally completed, Lin Mu received the ultimate reward, the Shura Armor. What surprised him even more was that the moment he laid his hands on it, the Shura Armor evolved into the Hellface Shura. (Key Themes: Humiliating Yu Xiaogang, Dismantling Shrek Academy, and causing Tang Hao and Tang San to turn against each other.) This is a translation. Raw: 斗罗：弟子唐三，正的发邪 Author: 异界端木将军 UPDATES: Starting from Volume 2, it will be 2-3 chapters a day.

In the depths of a newborn universe, a cultivator takes advantage of the abundant energy to refine himself a treasure. But after 14 billion years of refining and quite a few more to go, he decides to entertain himself by releasing countless systems and watching how the creatures of this fledgling universe handle them. On Earth, a young man, lost and confused about what to do with his life, sits in a park and looks up at the night sky. A shooting star, a wish and a bang. When the boy finally wakes up he hears a sound, "assimilation complete. Launching System. Welcome to the Midnight Inn. Host Designation: The Innkeeper." To learn more, go to: lifesketcher.net Discord: https://discord.gg/yqCkHedcUP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lifesketcher/membership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551387105778 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theinnkeepernovel?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

The Source: it is found in all things living and nonliving. It is everything, and nothing. Chaos and order. Life and death. To harness even the tiniest bit of the power from the Source, one has to dedicate many years of their life to vigorous training. Aerys is one of many who trains in the way of the Source. But of many, she is the only one not born of this world. From death in one world, she was reborn into another where power rules all and to be weak means to be a mere puppet in the hands of fate. Follow Aerys on her path of trial and tribulation as she embarks on her journey to become the most powerful being in history. (IMPORTANT) These are preliminary chapters setting the scene and giving you an idea of what's to come. THESE ARE NOT THE FINAL EDITS CHAPTERS WILL BE UPDATED WITH CHANGES AS I CONTINUE WRITING

When the world casts you aside, the ultimate comeback begins. Soren was branded a worthless, unawakened dud, a family embarrassment with no future. Ethea was the legendary Ice Empress, now left paralyzed after a catastrophic Gate incident. Cast out by their families, they were forced into an arranged marriage, abandoned and disowned. Their families assumed they were finished, but fate had other plans. That very wedding night, Soren awakens a unique power: the Investment Authority. Risk his life to save hers? Get Supreme grade returns. Help her cultivate again? Gain an equal amount of experience immediately. Cook and feed her? Become the world’s most skilled chef. Through his devotion, Ethea slowly transforms from a broken doll into something that surpasses even her legendary past. And Soren? The "worthless" unawakened trash becomes the most dangerous investor the world has ever seen. Their families wanted to forget them. The world dismissed them as failures. They're about to learn that the greatest returns come from investing in someone everyone else deemed worthless. "You threw us away. Now watch us rise." _______ _____ _ Author's Note: Hey everyone! This is my first time writing in this genre, so please go easy on me. Furthermore, this is purely a work of imagination. Any similarities to real persons or events are coincidental. I'm just here to have fun and hopefully entertain you along the way. If you enjoy the story, please add it to your library and throw some power stones my way. Comments and feedback are always welcome (the good kind and the constructive kind). I'll try to update regularly, but life happens, so bear with me. Now sit back, relax, and watch Soren make the worst investment of his life. Spoiler: It turns out to be the best one. Extra Tags: #ArrangedMarriage #ContractMarriage #HiddenPower #Awakening #IceEmpress #CrippledFemaleLead #MaleLeadGrowth #PowerCouple #SlowBurnRomance #HealingTogether #Investing #Cultivation #AbandonedByFamilies #FromZeroToHero #EmotionalInvestment #WholesomeEndgame

Man is the spirit of all things, and gu are the refined fragments of the Great Dao. The ambition which blooms with the spring's morning breeze withers at the call of autumn's night. The accumulation of five hundred years - triumphs and failures - will be naught but ash with dawn's first light. The rising of the sun bathes the mountains in golden flame, but 'tis sunset upon the demon's time. The demonic overlord, Fang Yuan, is cornered by his enemies after word gets out that he refined the Spring Autumn Cicada - a gu worm rumored to be capable of having a chance at sending one back in time but demands a terrifying price in return - the user's entire existence! With no hope of escape, in desperation, Fang Yuan uses the Spring Autumn Cicada which miraculously lives up to its name and sends him back in time. And now, he's back in Gu Yue Village as a fifteen-year-old ready to use his knowledge of the future to conquer the world... but there's something wrong. Something is quite different this time around. What's with this new notification that keeps popping up in his view? It calls itself 'The Goody Two-Shoes System.' It also starts giving him quests to complete. "Help Fang Zheng gain his confidence back!" - get a Green Copper Relic Gu! "Help your friends refine their gu worms!" - have your aptitude raised by 2%! All of these rewards and quests before him, why are they trying to convert this demonic overlord to the path of righteousness? And aren't some of these quests kind of... sus? Why does marrying Bai Ning Bing give him an immortal gu? Whatever, anything for benefits! This is a fanfiction based on Gu Zhen Re's work 'Reverend Insanity' known in Chinese as 蛊真人 or 'Gu Taoist Master'. I don't own the rights to the original work. 'Gu' in the context of this story are mystical insects that have various powers and are the basis of the world's cultivation system. Cover art courtesy of matchselaa

« MATURE CONTENT » I was supposed to check my stats. Instead, I checked my sins. One scroll through the system notifications and I realized I’d made the dumbest, hottest, most catastrophic mistake in cultivation history: [Heir Conception Confirmed: All three blessed wives have been Impregnanted.] [Gestation: 3 months. Offspring inherit 50% divine bloodline + maternal elemental affinities.] [Legacy Skill Unlocked: Imperial Seed – Children born at Core Formation minimum. Twins/Triplets chance +70%.] Translation? I bred the maid who poisoned me, the archer who swore she’d never kneel, and the ice queen who hadn’t even been kissed… in one night. Now they’re all carrying little demigods—and Heaven just flagged me as Calamity Incarnate. I wanted a quiet moment to breathe. Heaven handed me a countdown. 3… 2… 1… The sky split like a bad promise. Tribulation clouds boiled over the horizon, rings within rings, and every ring had my name carved into it. Lightning didn’t just flash—it wrote scripture across the firmament, every stroke a sentence: Zhao Tianlong, Calamity Incarnate. And behind me, three heartbeats answered in perfect sync. "Husband, stand back; you should save your energy to fight us in bed..." I glanced at the notifications again, just to suffer. [Heaven’s Will: Surveillance Active. Concealment: Impossible.] [Designation: Catastrophe-Grade Variable. Tribulation: Immediate.] [Bonus Condition Detected: Three Heroines Pregnant. Difficulty Multiplier: x10.] [Note: Heaven disapproves of speedrunning destiny via breeding.] "H-husband, why is the sky thundering..." "The clouds seem to be darkening with concentrated Qi." "It's like it is spreading across the land to take you on, Tianlong." I almost laughed. Almost. My naive wives, they can’t see how the clouds look beautiful, like a beautiful woman. "Hah… I make fountains out of heavenly beauties with my thing," I spat, a chuckle forming while getting disgusted, cute, lovely glares from my heavenly wives. "So if even Heaven itself dares to spread her legs at me, all she’ll do is scream louder," I said, lifting my middle finger towards the sky with a grin that almost ruined my hot husband image in front of my wives. "Tch, perverted bastard... I will just fight." "Ahem, yes, standing beside him might corrupt me." "H-husband... I-I will go fight too... you are embarrassing me..." They stepped beside me—left, right, and one half a pace ahead. Unaware that their sway of hips and jiggles of melons were too distracting. "...." I could only look at three of my beauties, thinking how they are different than last night, but again it appears I might have to corrupt them more. "So, shall we begin the journey of Dual Cultivation?" No NTR, No Yuri

In the past, she was deceived, and looked down upon but not anymore. Having lived for three lives Lu wan came back strong. "Hey, I heard that the daughter of Lu is unbelievably ugly who will marry her?" Those were all hearsay, once she showed her angelic face with a devious aural every one shut their mouth. " Hey, I heard that she's always the last in class, what is the use of that face with a brainless head?" Did you say bad grades? She's on the professor's level. " Hey, if you marry me you will not have to work I will take care of you goddess" She smirked and replied " Sorry but I am not in need for your Charity. Except the most arrogant, cold and fearless female lead.

In the fractured realm of Bastion, the sun never sets on one horizon and the night never fades on the other. It is a world of harsh extremes, shared by industrial Dynamen, ancient Elves, and blood-bound Vampires. Deep beneath the surface lies Underhaven, a subterranean sanctuary where light and shadow converge. Born into this land of rigid law and iron discipline, Equirel, a young Templar, must navigate a landscape of magic and monsters. In a world defined by its borders, Equirel’s journey will lead him through ancient secrets and a world-shattering truth that sparks a desperate quest for revenge.

In a universe scorched by the boundless ambitions of Star-Lords, compassion is a luxury the poor cannot afford. Human lives are worth less than rusted scrap, and hope is the most lethal poison. For Arlo and Lana, a young couple barely nineteen years old, survival in Remnant Village is a daily humiliation—a desperate struggle to protect their four-year-old son, Azril. ​But the universe never asks for permission to take what it wants. ​One evening, while Arlo prostrated himself in the dust to beg for his son's future, Azril saw a "falling star" behind a dying ancient tree. Driven by innocent wonder and a desire to help his family, the toddler chased the light. It was no miracle; it was a silent dimensional rift that swallowed him whole, leaving behind nothing but a cracked wooden toy in the dirt. ​Azril was cast into The Sanctuary—a dimensional wasteland born from the lingering karma of a Transcendence being. In this realm where physics are broken and time is a cruel master, Azril was forced into a state of Eternal Meditation. For three hundred years, his body was ground into stardust, his spirit forged in absolute void, and his severed limb reconstructed with a Cosmic Aura that defies the laws of the heavens. ​Only one year has passed in his home world. Arlo and Lana are now just twenty years old, still clutching the cracked wooden toy of a son who vanished only twelve months prior. ​But when The Sanctuary finally rejects an anomaly too powerful to contain, the figure that steps out is no longer a helpless child. He is a young man with eyes as deep as the abyss, draped in the aura of Void Stillness (Step 3). ​The world shall know him as the Void Demon. But to Arlo and Lana, he is still the boy who chased a star—only this time, he returns with an oath that will shake the thrones of gods: ​"Whoever dares to make my parents shed a single tear shall find their entire galaxy plunged into eternal silence." "I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com" https://www.royalroad.com/profile/961975

NO AI!!! On the way to a company workshop, we fell into a world of immortal cultivators while still in the car. Those with spiritual roots and unique abilities were all called to join cultivation sects, living prosperously. But I, having neither spiritual roots nor special abilities, lived as an ordinary mortal for 50 years, complying with fate until my death. That’s what I thought. Until I regressed. Support me: https://ko-fi.com/neverluckysmile DISCLAIMER The story belongs entirely to the original author.

This is a world of Dou Qi, where there is no dazzling magic, only the pure and ultimate cultivation of Dou Qi! A young man from Earth, now living his third life, is reborn into the Dou Qi Continent, carrying the twelve Thunder Soul from another world, ready to reclaim the name of the Thunder Emperor! This is Translation For exclusive access to advanced chapters and more, visit my Ko-fi page and support the journey: ko-fi.com/laoyao95 Laoyao with L yeahh.. or Support me at patreon : [email protected]/YaoIk

Transmigrating to the Dou Qi Continent, this is the story of an ordinary corporate worker who rises step by step from obscurity to become a Dou Di. No system, with opportunities arranged reasonably. Strives to neither overly praise nor unfairly criticize the original characters. This is Translation.. all the credits go to the original author..

In Battle Through the Heavens, Developing Steadily. No system, talent-based progression. Does not deliberately target Xiao Yan, no harem, and reasonably acquires opportunities. Black Sun Catastrophe, Jie Jie Jie~

My name is Xiao Lin, I am in the Jia Ma Empire, and I have a son named Xiao Zhan. Wait? Something is not quite right! When Xiao Lin realized that he was the grandfather of the future Flame Emperor—specifically, the Xiao Lin from the original story who died without even showing his face—he was completely stunned. In order to avoid repeating the fate of being a mere background character in the original work, Xiao Lin decided to keep a low profile. He would lay low until his grandson became the Flame Emperor, and then he would ride those coattails to divinity! Well, before that, he still had to find a way to stay alive until the plot actually started. However, imperceptibly, Xiao Lin discovered that before he could even grab onto his Flame Emperor grandson's thigh, he had become the "thick thigh" himself! One day in the future, when Xiao Yan faced Hun Tiandi, he let out a loud shout: "Grandfather, save me!" Xiao Lin: "Hun Tiandi, this is the Great Zhou Celestial Star Array. Please, have a taste!" PS (The protagonist possesses a special Star Dou Qi.)

After being sent to another world because of a god's mistake, Lin Fan obtained the ability to...tame? "What? As long as I raise affection, I can tame anything? Even gods?" "Could I even make a harem with this power?" ------------------------------------------------------------------- Come follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/DXHaseoXD Discord: https://discord.gg/BGrNgsbXXG

Ling Xiao traveled to the Douluo Continent and became an orphan adopted by Spirit Hall. He awakened a Giant Axe Martial Soul, a type never seen before, and was even born with Innate Full Soul Power. Under the cultivation of Spirit Hall, will he be able to change the original fate of its destruction? Can he create a legend of his own? Or perhaps, everyone has a legend that belongs only to them.

【Tang San as a Younger Brother】【Beating up Yu Xiaogang】【Tormenting Shrek Academy】【Innate Tool Soul Avatar Physique】 Xiao Lin, a traveler from another world, finds Tang San living a lonely, destitute life. Noticing that while Tang San is clever, his mind is still immature and he doesn't seem "inherently evil," Xiao Lin decides to "ride the coattails" of the future powerhouse by giving him genuine warmth during his childhood. To ensure Tang San doesn't grow up "crooked," Xiao Lin goes out of his way to prevent any contact between Tang San and Yu Xiaogang. Because of this, the future Holy Spirit Village is renamed to Divine Spirit Village.

Ran, an orphan, grew up in misery. He ran away from his foster home and wandered the city, while his mind revealed a sickness. Tired of wandering, he finally decided to return to the foster home, but fate had other plans. He was kidnapped by a group of two and thrown into an organ harvesting center, where he was sold to a wealthy man. It was there that his original divine lineage was revealed, thus deepening his misery, and with each passing day, he became more and more indifferent.