pf
Filters
Status
Power system
Setting
Progression
Protagonist
Tone
Relationships
Content warnings
Drugs
Gore
Profanity
Sexual Content
Clear all filters

Browse

222 series

Unfortunate Transmigrator

Rustpen

C53/100
As far as life-changing events go, suddenly remembering your previous life ranks pretty highly — especially when it makes you realize the world you're in is exactly like the setting of a cultivation novel, and the people around you are just like the characters. Hao Zhen, a lowly outer disciple of the Blazing Light Sect, finds out firsthand what that's like after a series of unfortunate events. His aptitude for cultivation is passable at best, he has no background to speak of, and he lacks any special powers. Faced with cultivation novel shenanigans at every turn, Hao Zhen isn't sure whether his genre savviness and modern knowledge will be enough to keep him alive.
Royal Road4.53· 751
ComedyCultivationReincarnationSecondary WorldWeak to StrongWuxia

Odd Patriarch (Xianxia)

TheHiddenSword

C53/100
A cultivator decides to do things differently — by founding a sect. A reasonable one.
Royal Road4.63· 294
Base BuildingCultivationSecondary WorldWuxia

Quiet Life Of The Mute Archmage

P_Magno

C53/100
Rescued from the slums by a kindly Sage, Molly discovers a talent for magic unlike anyone else's. While others chant to shape Root and Structure, Molly sees the symbols in silence. When she awakens her true Affinity — [Epilogue] — she learns her power doesn't just use archmage-level magic. It ends it. Even the gods fear the silence of Epilogue. When her mentor dies, her final wish is simple: hide, enroll in the academy, graduate, find a party, and do not end up alone again. Disguising a divine-level threat as an average hero-in-training is hard enough — harder still when the heavens are watching, waiting for the one mortal who holds the key to their undoing. In a world where only those with a voice are heard, can a mute girl defy the pantheons?
Royal Road4.62· 423
CozyCraftingCultivationLitRPGOverpowered MCSchool+5

Broken Path: The Song of Blood and Shadow

MaerBear

C53/100
Money and Qi are the keys to power in the Republic of Ardus. Ren has neither. He had a good life — until debt collectors tore him from his loved ones and threw him out onto the streets. Life in the dark alleys of Katarn is merciless to the weak, and Ren craves the power to change his fate. He has no teacher, no master — fated to rot away like the pile of refuse he calls home. Until an encounter with a dying immortal gives him a chance to change everything. But before he can step onto the path of immortality, his spirit is tainted by the venom of a Mythical Beast. Will the song in his soul and a lost cultivation technique be enough to survive this cruel world?
Royal Road4.61· 620
CultivationGenius MCGrimdarkMilitarySecondary WorldSkill Collection+2

Until death? (Old Version)

Andur

C52/100
Ever been a god? The protagonist was — until death and a divine tribunal sent him packing. Apparently the other gods took issue with his faith being the only true one, and the Apocalypse (admittedly his fault, if unintentional) did not help his case. Now condemned to a "vacation" as punishment, he must navigate existence in a new form in a world far removed from his former divine station.
Royal Road4.60· 669
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCozyNon-human MCReincarnation+3

Micro - Efficient and Reliable Cultivation

eric_river

C52/100
In a world where cultivation has long been the practice of the powerful, a failed summoning puts the soul of a beloved truck into the body of a potential hero — and the fate of the world must take a backseat. Join Micro as he journeys from dungeon to dungeon, mastering all the skills he can acquire from the Core Cards each dungeon holds. Every road is full of adventures, mysteries, monsters, new friends, and potholes. Will he one day become powerful enough to return to his garage at the end of a long trip?
Royal Road4.61· 589Goodreads4.00· 1
ComedyCultivationDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiNon-human MC+5

The Emperor Without An Empire

Drew Royston

C52/100
They stole his empire, his cultivation, even his name. Their mistake was leaving him alive. Now going by Shen Taros, he carries seven hundred years of experience in an eighteen-year-old body with the spiritual capacity of wet parchment. A god-like cultivator will hunt him within the year. In the meantime, he is opening meridians one painful breath at a time, learning alchemy from a terrifying mistress, and picking entirely avoidable fights with powerful people who consider themselves beyond justice. Between all of that, working in a decrepit fish warehouse, and dodging loan sharks, he is making remarkable progress. They wanted this Emperor permanently retired. He intends to disappoint them.
Royal Road4.64· 107
AlchemyBase BuildingCraftingCultivationIsekaiLitRPG+3

Dao of the World Walker

MylanWrites

C52/100
Chen Yang died once and was reborn as a helpless infant in a world ruled not by science but by cultivation, where enlightenment shapes reality and the Dao governs all things. His death and rebirth also awakened a strange ability: the power to travel between worlds — not as a conqueror or hero, but as an observer and learner. Rather than chasing power through violence, Chen Yang walks a rare path: scholar first, cultivating understanding through crafting, quiet contemplation, and deep exploration of each realm he visits. Every world offers new truths that shape his growing comprehension of existence itself.
Royal Road4.54· 716
CozyCraftingCultivationIsekaiLitRPGReincarnation+3

Master of All, Jack of None

Mythran

C52/100
Seventeen-year-old Ren Haddon hasn't had an easy life. The child of drug addicts who used him as a lab rat, he spent most of his years in hospital under constant care. Then his name is drawn from millions of others to receive a one-of-a-kind class in the new virtual world game Flow — Fantasy Life Online World.
Royal Road4.54· 715
ComedyGameLitHaremLitRPGSkill CollectionVRMMO+2

Until Death? (Refleshed Version)

Andur

C52/100
Ever been a god? Well, the protagonist was — until he died and got judged by the other gods. Apparently they didn't like the whole "my faith is the only true one" idea. And for the record: the Apocalypse wasn't intentional. For punishment, he gets sent on what he hopes is a vacation. A rewrite of the original story, featuring improved grammar, filled plot holes, and a lighter comedic tone following a fallen deity navigating a new existence.
Royal Road4.54· 712Goodreads3.47· 176
Anti-heroComedyCozyNon-human MCOverpowered MCReincarnation+3

Heavy Metal

Kuropon

C51/100
Struck down in battle, a Hero and a Demon King meet their end at the same moment. As their souls linger on the edge of the afterlife, a mysterious force intervenes — merging their fragmented souls into a new being: Rusty, a living suit of armor. Affected by the memories and presence of both predecessors, Rusty embarks on his own quest. Will he seek revenge for the Hero's betrayal, fulfill the fallen Demon King's desires, or forge an entirely new path?
Royal Road4.42· 756
Anti-heroBase BuildingCozyDungeon CoreDungeon CrawlingGameLit+11

Theos

Arthur Wordsmith

C50/100
Luke died, and he didn't like it. So when a chance to stave off death for good presented itself — along with powers he could only have dreamed of — he took it and didn't look back. Nothing comes free, however. Wielding an artifact desired by forces far beyond his imagination, he must use wits, luck, and pluck to survive a manhunt orchestrated by the rulers of his new world: a pantheon of deities drawn straight from myth — the Olympians. All he needs to do is ensure the witness to his resurrection doesn't talk, figure out how cultivation works, and do some quests. It could be worse.
Royal Road4.57· 696Goodreads4.24· 272
Base BuildingCultivationGameLitIsekaiLitRPGMystery+5

Cultivating Common Sense In A Xianxia World

JohnPLoveRaft

C49/100
Transmigrated into a fifteen-year-old farmer's body, the protagonist finds himself in a xianxia world before sects, before elders, before any of the usual structures — and without a System, a golden finger, or a cheat to help him along. Cultivation exists, but no one has mastered or systematized it. Warlords conscript farmers into meat grinders, and cultivators operate like weapons of mass destruction. Armed with knowledge of three hundred cultivation novels and a commitment to rational thinking, he must throw out every trope he ever read. No convenient cave with an ancient manual. No sect to join. Just a world that needs someone to introduce a little common sense — and build the institutions from scratch.
Royal Road4.18· 759
Base BuildingCozyCultivationGenius MCIsekaiMilitary+4

Wreath of Lilies, Cauldron of Poison

DrunkMinstrel

C49/100
Wang Tian Gu, the Tyrant who massacred countless warriors in Jiang Hu for 600 years, has died — taking with him the Soul Reversing Sutra, one of the Eight Treasures of Jiang Hu. Through a whim of fate, he transmigrates into the body of a young woman in a world far different from his own. This new world is ruled by levels, status, and skills, where heroes and demon lords clash and beautiful warriors fight for dominance. Other transmigrators have already planted roots here, backed by divine boons and cheats. For them, this is a game. For him, it is reality. Watch as the Heavenly Poison King raises havoc upon this world — all for the sake of his Dao, and for the sake of revenge.
Royal Road4.32· 734
Anti-heroCultivationGameLitHaremLGBTQ+Overpowered MC+5

Memories of the Fall

Rith

C49/100
Sisters Jun Arai and Jun Sana, along with their friends Juni, Ling, and Shu, make their living as members of the Hunter Bureau — an organisation dedicated to dealing with the terrifying flora and fauna of their home Great World. When they are dragged into a grand scheme to uncover the ancient secrets entombed within the Yin Eclipse Mountains, one of their world's foremost forbidden zones, they must survive dark machinations, eldritch undercurrents, and the echoes of a terrible conflict trying to re-emerge into an unsuspecting cosmos that rather hoped it was done with that sort of thing.
Royal Road4.60· 530Goodreads5.00· 3
CozyCultivationGenius MCGrimdarkMysteryPost-apocalyptic+3

Rise of the Archon

Havoc1021

C48/100
In the Kingdom of Ferris, mages are not born but made. Through magic and arms, Ferris has grown to rule nearly the entire known world. Vayne was intended to live and die as an advisor to the nobility — nothing more. But a vision of his future reveals a terrible truth: he would grow to become the strongest mage of his time, only to fall in battle against strange invaders from beyond the impassable oceans. Now Vayne must choose — follow his intended path, fight a hopeless battle, or defy fate entirely and forge himself into the greatest mage the world has ever seen.
Royal Road4.54· 635
CozyCultivationOverpowered MCRegressionSchoolSecondary World+2

Chronicles of the last Leïn

Not_Important

C48/100
This is the story of a child who should be dead — for nothing survives what she fled. She escaped true horror and was rescued through a single extended arm, an act that broke prophecies and shattered Truth. Now she faces the grim reality of survival: not just staying alive, but learning to live in a world she was never meant to inhabit. It is a world of fantasy, where magic exists and marvelous creatures roam the lands — but the reality is neither fantastical nor forgiving. It is an Empire built on the ashes of war, ruled by the Imperatrix, where power belongs to the wealthy and the ruthless.
Royal Road4.60· 439
CozyGenius MCGrimdarkLoner MCOverpowered MCSecondary World+3

A modern girl in a medieval cultivation world

MentalLogic

C47/100
Sabina lived to 104 — manufacturing weapons during the war, running bakery and clothing chains, teaching teenagers — and by the end, boredom was doing her in more than her failing body. Then she is transmigrated into a Xianxia cultivation world, inhabiting the body of a 13-year-old commoner named Sa Bina. The problem: nobody believes she's a commoner given how she speaks and carries herself, and she winds up enrolled in a school for nobles. All she wants is to have fun in her new life, but everyone keeps expecting her to grow up and take responsibility.
Royal Road4.56· 616
Anti-heroComedyCozyCultivationIsekaiOlder MC+4

Legendary Tinker (Worm/LoL)

Fabled Webs

C47/100
A tired mage drops something. A flickering soul picks it up. Earth-Bet will never be the same again. A World Rune falls into unexpected hands through OC reincarnation — and what follows promises to reshape an entire world.
Royal Road4.61· 261
CozyIsekaiOverpowered MCReincarnationSci-fiSecondary World+3

Twisted Garden (Pokemon AU)

Aleister Adair

C47/100
Erika may have been born lowly, but she knows she is destined for glory and greatness. Street rat, trash, orphan — these labels are mere fetters to be shattered. One step at a time, Erika will claim everything that is rightfully hers. And what the world cannot give her, she will take by force. A darker, grittier, and more realistic take on Pokémon with xianxia elements and a unique power system.
Royal Road4.60· 399
Anti-heroBase BuildingCultivationGenius MCMilitaryOverpowered MC+1