xianxia

In a world ruled by demons and ancient beasts, humanity exists only at the bottom. They are slaves. Resources. Livestock. Though humans are the most populous race, they are branded as weak by blood, flawed by heaven, and unworthy of power. For thousands of years, this truth has never been questioned—until a nameless human boy refuses to kneel. Born in chains beneath a demon city, Aren Valen grows up watching his kind die for entertainment, labor, and cultivation experiments. With no talent, no bloodline, and a body deemed worse than useless, his fate is already decided. Or so the world believes. When Aren survives an experiment meant to erase him, something forbidden awakens within his broken body— not demonic power, not beastly instinct, but a force born from suffering, will, and defiance. As Aren steps onto a path no human has ever walked, the laws of the world begin to tremble. Suppression cracks. Heaven watches. Demon emperors sense a presence they were never meant to face. With every breakthrough, Aren does not rise alone. Humanity rises with him. From slave camps to demon empires, from shattered chains to shattered heavens, a single human will carve a throne from blood and fate itself. This is not the story of a chosen one blessed by destiny. This is the story of a man who forces destiny to kneel. When the lowest race produces its first emperor, the world will learn a terrifying truth: Humans were never weak. They were only sealed.

Nothing ever happens without cost. Roman was a man who understood this long before he died. In a world where wealth bought silence, suffering, and absolution, he chose not to pretend morality mattered. When offered the chance to purchase a better next life, he paid without hesitation. Reborn as a son of an immortal Elder, Roman awakens in a universe ruled by cultivation, karma, and rigid cosmic law. Every choice closes paths forever, and every shortcut exacts a price that echoes through eternity. Guided by ancient immortal monsters, he is placed upon a path meant not to refine bodies – but to forge weapons. Between Heaven’s silent scrutiny, demonic philosophies born from a war that shattered reality, and a cultivation system that punishes waste more harshly than failure, he must decide what he is becoming.

(Chapters 1 to 40 are being edited right now) (Note: Reading Prologue is not necessary, hence why it's an Auxiliary Chapter) The Path to Immortality is elusive, and everyone wants to achieve it even if there's only a glimmer of hope. Tian Yongheng is a person who regained his past life memories after his family was brutally slaughtered. His extreme fear of death and desire to be undying have forced him to step onto this dangerous path of Immortal Cultivation. He is not a Chosen One who is the favored son of heavens, nor is he the reincarnation of a Great Emperor. Armed with a unique system of unknown origins and his obsession with immortality, he sets forth to carve a way of his own in this world where fate toys with one's very existence itself and cosmic horror-like beings devour universes for fun. However, can he really touch the illusory, eternal and ethereal Immortal Dao that is everlasting and everchanging? Will he ever be able to reach the end of this grand path to eternity, establishing himself as a myth and beyond? or will he also drown in the long river of history just like many others? ------- The background settings and world building of this story are greatly inspired by Top Tier Providence, Secretly Cultivate for a Thousand Years. the main characters are also pretty similar, so if you like stories where the MC is a hidden powerhouse who, despite being hidden, is still known across the world, then you can give it a try. Please be patient while reading, as this is my first time writing a novel and don't hesitate to point out any mistakes I do in the comments. Also, I'm not a native of China, so there are probably going to be a lot of mistakes in names and history and stuff, please bear with it. Note: English is not my first language and the cover image is not mine.

In a world where strength dictates survival, humanity shelters within fortified bases while beasts roam freely, growing stronger by devouring flesh and energy. Humans, flora, and fauna all cultivate through their own paths, bound by nine realms—yet the road to immortality has nearly vanished as Heaven and Earth energy thins with time. At the very bottom of this cruel hierarchy lives David Wilson, a boy with no talent, no backing, and no protection—except his mother. Trapped among the weak, they survive by risking their lives outside the walls, hunting Tier One beasts, the lowest of monsters, just to earn enough to eat another day. While the world chases legends and lost immortality, David fights simply to live. But in a land where everything is made of energy, even the weakest struggle can ignite a path that defies heaven, beasts, and fate itself.

Few things are certain in the long road of Immortality. Immortality is marathon, not a sprint. Qi Chen is a aspiring young scholar who wishes to become a imperial official to bring glory to his family name. Fate is however, unkind. Cultivation is one thing mortals dream of, one that they will die chasing. Having been told countless stories as a child by wandering story tellers at his village, Qi Chen is well versed in the basics of the immortal way. However he has no plans of cultivation, solely wishing to relish in the luxury of mortal life. Plunged into the hell known as 'Demonic Heaven Sect', even survival is a tough job. Death is as common as grass, but fear not! Death is but a new beginning and death feeds life. Immortality cannot be spelled with mortality. The path of immortality is filled with fatality. And to live, 'I' have already sacrificed 'my' humanity. --- If you are on the fence, read this to see if you want to read it or not. Romance exists, but it will be subtle and not the main focus of the story. There won't be harem. (yes I hate it.) The story is slow burn, and earlier chapters will feel like a lore dump, but trust me most things will make sense later on. Writing is a bit rough on first chapter but it slightly improves? give it a try ^°^

In a world where strength is determined by the spirit beasts you command, Jiang Chen is mocked as the ultimate trash—a Foundation Establishment cultivator with zero contracted beasts. Everyone thinks he's a hopeless failure wandering the continent. But no one knows the truth. A thousand years ago, he was the Primordial Beast Sovereign, the unrivaled emperor who ruled the Azure Sky Continent with ten Celestial Divine Beasts at his command. Betrayed and slain by the jealous Shadow Alliance, his soul reincarnated... only to awaken with the Primordial Beast Sanctuary System! Now, all Jiang Chen wants is a quiet, low-profile life. Too bad the system has other plans: "Host, establish a sect! Recruit disciples! Contract legendary beasts! Reclaim your throne!" Forced against his will, Jiang Chen founds the tiny Heavenly Beast Peak Sect in the remote Misty Jade Mountains, accepting only the "talentless trash" that big sects throw away. Yet somehow... The blacksmith's son he casually gives a beast egg to awakens a Thunder Wing Eagle and crushes genius tamers. The gentle herbalist girl bonds with a Jade Leaf Deer that heals wounds instantly. The disgraced noble rides a Blazing Mane Lion wreathed in primordial flames. The clever merchant's daughter commands a Frost Wing Butterfly that freezes entire armies. And his mysterious senior disciple, the breathtaking beauty Qing Yao? She's actually his loyal Azure Dragon from his past life—now in human form and determined to become his wife! As his "unknown" sect starts dominating tournaments, attracting imperial attention, and revolutionizing beast taming with forbidden techniques (beasts powering automated forges and defenses?!), Jiang Chen's low-key dreams crumble. Beast Hunter Guilds raid his sanctuary. Imperial princes demand his divine beasts. Evil cults create monstrous abominations. Worst of all—the Shadow Alliance realizes the Beast Sovereign has returned. Surrounded by loyal disciples, three powerful wives (including one very possessive dragon), and beasts that bow only to him, Jiang Chen sighs: "I just wanted to farm in peace... why does the entire continent keep forcing me to slap faces?" When the forgotten emperor rises again, even the heavens will tremble.

WPC 190: Silver Tier winner. Mark is a genius military weapon designer who was kidnapped by a mafia gang after refusing to work for them. They forced him to design unique weapons for five years, until one day he successfully escaped only to get shot by his trusted comrades. *Ding! You awakened a weapon system. When he opened his eyes, he was in a different body and in a different world. "You want to kill a wild boar without being detected? Forget about bow and arrow. Here, I present you this sniper rifle." "You want to kill a horde of goblins from the sky? Forget about those flying carpets and brooms. Here, I present you the fighter jet." "You want to kill a dragon? Forget about taking the help of the S-class adventure team. Here, I present you a nuclear bomb." Join Mark Spencer/ Lu Zhen as he brings the whole world to its knees with the help of his weapon system. *** Note: Author isn't born in an English-speaking nation and has no editor either. So, please be understanding if there are any grammatical errors. ************** Author's current works: (War Online) (My Soul Card is a Reaper) (A Peacock husband of five princesses by day, A Noble Assassin by night) Author's other notable works: The Last Slytherin, The Sharingan Hyuga ************** Do comment and give power stones or golden tickets to support the author. For further support: patreon.com/snowstar For discussions about the novel or hints of future arcs and spoilers, Join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/9pw6NBJD

Lin Mu was an orphan living in a country town. Having no knowledge of cultivation, he was a common peasant. This was until he discovered a mysterious ring stuck in a tree. Wearing it, a new world opened up to Lin Mu. The world of cultivation! The ring bestowed Lin Mu with the ability to cultivate while also giving him the ability to manipulate space. Snatching treasures, exploring unknown realms, looting secret grottos, everything was possible with the ring. Witness Lin Mu as he learns his purpose in life, finds his destiny, meets impeccable experts and beings. Watch him as he learns the truth of the cosmos, and becomes its saviour! P.S: Rise of the Worm Sovereign is a prequel to this book. Tags: #weak to strong #Beast taming #Beast companions #Monster Master #World Exploration #NO YOUNG MASTERS #NO HAREM ----- Old Synopsis: Lin Mu was a common boy living in a small town, ostracized by the townsmen because of a mistake he made during the harvest, his house seized to compensate for it. Forced to fend for himself in the outskirts, he finds a rusty ring embedded in the tree where he always used to play as a child. Witness his story as the mysterious rusty ring changes his destiny forever, opening him up to a world he would never have experienced, people he would have never met, and powers he would have never had. Instagram: grand_void_daoist -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Join the discord-https://discord.gg/VfJFxXnbAE

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.

When Lauri Kallio, a quiet and rational Finn from Vasa, drops his phone into a glowing sauna stove, reality splits apart. He awakens in a realm shaped by cultivation, sect politics, spirit beasts, and ancient destinies — a world that reflects the novels loved by Mei, the woman he secretly longs for. To reach her again, and to understand the heart she guards behind xianxia fantasies, Lauri must temper himself in ways no northern winter ever taught him. Guided by the mysterious “Northern Tempering System,” he becomes an unlikely disciple whose stoic nature both confuses and disarms the cultivators around him. Between court intrigue, philosophical trials, unexpected allies, and the humor born from cultural collisions, Lauri discovers that strength is earned, not given — and that some hearts must be tempered, not conquered. *The Finn Who Tempered His Heart* blends Nordic stillness with Eastern wonder, offering a journey of self‑growth, slow‑burn romance, sharp conflict, and a finale that leaves the heavens — and readers — questioning what comes next.

Lin Yue was abruptly thrown into a world of cultivation. Surrounded by powerful races hungry for domination, she had to merge her modern knowledge with ancient arts while uncovering the reason she was dragged into this world in the first place. Rebirth? Transmigration? Crossing dimensions?People usually get a fresh body for that. So why was she tossed in with her original one? Adjusting to a new world? Easy. If this world didn’t give her a path, then she’d create one herself. She wasn’t “chosen”. She was discarded into hell. Which was fine… because hell would learn to fear her. She didn’t have a golden finger either. But in this cultivation world, she’d forge her own. “Never settle for one answer. The more you learn, the stronger you become.” That was her principle. Besides, a little distraction wouldn’t hurt. And this person she “picked up”… was kind of adorable.

With a blink of his eyes, the world had already changed.  Carrying a stone tortoise engraved with the patterns of the Bagua, Ji An rose from obscurity.  From the Minor Rain Technique, to the Spring Wind Transforming Rain Art, and then the Cloud Dragon Rain Summoning Spell;  From the Sharp Gold Formula, to the Falling Autumn Leaves Art, and finally the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword.  Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Origin Ascension, Golden Core…  Step by step, as he climbed to the peak of the mountain, a mere lift of his arm brought forth the myriad laws to follow.  (A slow-burn tale cultivation is not merely about battles and bloodshed, but about accumulating resources step by step, and grasping insights little by little. Just as heaps of earth form a mountain, so too do wind and rain arise.) 

Within Jing Qian’s sea of consciousness, a stone stele rose. On that stele, strokes and carvings took form in inscriptions that recorded his destiny. When fate intertwines with the laws of heaven and earth, it becomes engraved upon the Stele of Life, and thus, a Life Pattern is born. A Life Pattern contains one’s innate nature and potential; it also determines one’s future achievements and path of cultivation. Now watch as Jing Qian forges fate into a sword, severs the soul, and ascends to immortality! ... Life Patterns: Tidal Surge: Ride the waves and sing, dance upon the tides! Sumeru: A mustard seed holds Mount Sumeru; within a speck of dust, the vast cosmos is concealed! Tushita Furnace: Tempted by illusory words, delighted by the bliss of Tushita! … ... The flame of destiny burns upon the body. Sumeru fixes the Dao. Ride the waves and sing. Forge the sword like a dragon. Stitch soul to spirit. Within the Tushita Furnace, I inscribe my stele to forge eternal life.

[No Trash Protagonist] [No Harem] [Farming & Clan Management]  The path to immortality is one of solitude, of loneliness, of chilling heights where few can stand.  Song Changsheng arrives with a Daoist scripture in hand. Faced with the earnest guidance of his elders, the high hopes of his clan, and the hardships threatening their survival...  He and countless sons of the Song family push forward against the current—generation after generation passing on the torch, falling and rising—until the Song Immortal Clan stands tall atop the world!  And when he one day looks back from the summit, all the trials and tribulations of the past will be but smoke in the wind. 

Lin Chen, a laid-back young man from Earth, transmigrates to the Peerless Tang Sect era of Douluo Continent, awakening the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul. As a transmigrator, what kind of legend will Lin Chen create in Douluo Continent? PS: Lighthearted, normal growth story, occasionally featuring some unexpected opportunities, and a single female lead.

In a world where countless paths of cultivation intertwine, spiritual beasts roam the wilds, demonic creatures hunger for power, and legends speak of immortal beings beyond mortal reach. From sword souls and corpse puppets to strange insects, mechanical marvels, and mysterious spirits, every force of heaven and earth can be mastered—or devoured. Amid this vast and brutal cultivation world stands the Shusen Sect, a forgotten third-rate faction struggling to survive at the edge of relevance, alongside rival sects that eye opportunity in weakness. As ancient relics stir and rare beasts rise, the balance between sects, beasts, and the laws that govern all paths begins to shift. When weak roads crumble and beasts take flight, those who dare to walk every path will learn a single truth: no law is absolute, and no destiny is unconquerable.

Most people don't choose reincarnation. Reincarnation finds their way to them. Perhaps they did something great in their life. Or maybe truck-sama wasn't looking where it was going. But without fail, those who reincarnate are destined for something great. A new life where everything changes for the better. But... Reincarnation isn't always the greatest thing. Sometimes you just draw the short end of the stick. Di Tou just happens to have drawn the shortest stick. Pulled out of his life randomly. Taken by a crazy old eccentric man not as a disciple, but as a body double?! And a janitor body double no less?! Grasping a system to find... It's a JANITOR SYSTEM!? Truly, how unlucky can one get?

What should I do if I’m reborn in a world of cultivation… yet possess no talent for cultivation at all? There’s only one path left—create my own Golden Elixir Technique! When I first wove the threads of this unique elixir, the celestial vision it summoned spanned merely a hundred meters. But with every new layer added, that vision doubled in scope—again and again. Until one day… The people of the world looked up and saw the sun itself crack open— And from within, a Nascent Soul was born. At that moment, all the heavens and all realms boiled with awe!

Mortal That the Heavens Refused Yan Lin was born without a spirit root. In a world where cultivation decides fate, this single flaw should have condemned him to obscurity. Instead, it forced him onto a path no cultivator was ever meant to walk. Among mortals, Yan Lin forged his body, sharpened his will, and learned patience long before power. Long before hope. What he possessed was not talent—but a forbidden scripture, one that described a method lost to time: the extraction and implantation of spirit roots. A path meant for those with nothing to lose. An enigmatic elder did not give Yan Lin this knowledge—only guided him on how to survive it. Step by step, Yan Lin reshaped himself through restraint, preparation, and ruthless discipline. His journey drew him into a pact with a wounded demon, gaining a Heavenly‑grade spirit root at a terrible cost. From that moment on, Yan Lin truly entered the cultivation world. He joined sects. Endured trials. Built his foundation without shortcuts. Then betrayal shattered everything. Crippled and cast out by a Nascent Soul cultivator, Yan Lin vanished from the world—only to return decades later, tempered by time and absolute resolve. From the Mortal Realm to the Immortal and beyond, Yan Lin does not rise as a chosen one. He rises because he endures. The heavens did not bless him. So he learned how to stand without them. ---

Once known as the Heaven Breaker, the male lead (ML),夜天霜 —Yè Tíanshuāng, stood at the peak of cultivation—one step away from becoming a god. But at the moment of ascension, his closest friends, whom he had trusted for decades, betrayed him. They stole his divine tribulation and shattered his soul. Yet fate has other plans. He reincarnates into the body of a sickly young boy—the third son of a noble duke’s wife, abandoned by his family and mocked by servants. With his soul intact but powers sealed, Yè Tíanshuāng begins his journey again—from weak and forgotten to a being feared by heavens themselves.