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Dao of Language (English)

stormhand

C56/100
In cultivation worlds, geniuses believe the path of slaughter is the only road to the pinnacle — yet they always encounter hidden masters who surpass them without ever leaving their sects or fighting physically. An archaeologist specializing in dead languages dies after finding a door that should not have existed, and is reborn in another world. Due to a decision she cannot remember making, the fastest orthodox paths are closed to her — forcing her to take things slowly and follow the way of those hidden masters, guided by her talent for understanding and deciphering languages.
Royal Road4.64· 278
CozyCultivationReincarnationSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Dao of the World Walker

MylanWrites

C56/100
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 Road4.52· 850
CozyCraftingCultivationIsekaiLitRPGReincarnation+3

Cultivating Chai

Daoist Enigma

C55/100
Transmigrated into the ruthless world of cultivation from Earth, Xiao Feng ditches the way of violence for a craft he always wanted to pursue but never had the opportunity — brewing tea. Trading battles for blends, he discovers that strength comes in many forms.
Royal Road4.51· 846
CozyCultivationMerchantSecondary WorldTransmigrationWuxia

Gleam

Actus

C55/100
Roaming angels choose people for a second shot at life, sending them to a world of magic and cultivation where power alone determines fate. Chance deserved it more than most — but he didn't make the cut. Not until a lucky encounter buys him a one-way ticket. He lands in the middle of an endless maze crawling with monsters. Isolated and lost, all he has is a strange luck-based magic, his determination to finally live a life worth living, and a whole lot of karma built up.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.54· 812
ComedyCozyCultivationDungeon CrawlingIsekaiOverpowered MC+3

The Dao of Magic

Andries Louws

C55/100
Drew Liam is a thousand-year-old cultivator who just wanted to ascend and leave his planet behind — but after the powers-that-be tried to kill him and he was smacked into a completely different dimension, he woke up in a primitive medieval world with no qi to speak of. Now he's teaching a baby rabbit to kick things with qi, kidnapping clueless kids to educate them in the supernatural arts, and trying to figure out why a deer is fighting a feathery squirrel. Drew must rebuild his power and navigate a planet he may have accidentally set on a path to catastrophe.
Goodreads3.97· 1.4K
ComedyCultivationOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft MagicTransmigration

Destiny Cycle

Yrsillar

C55/100
In the Celestial Empire, a land ruled by Immortals and stalked by Spirits and Beasts, a young girl from the slums is found to have the Talent that may allow her to become an Immortal herself. Sent to the storied Argent Peak Sect, she must desperately catch up to peers who have been preparing for years. The Sect grants new students only three months before the true challenges begin and disciples are freed to battle each other for resources. Contending with tests, strange teachers, unfriendly peers, and her own ignorance, Ling Qi must not only defeat many obstacles — she must find those willing to stand at her side when the truce ends.
Goodreads4.18· 1.3K
CultivationSchoolSecondary WorldSkill CollectionWeak to Strong

Black Knight Seeks Quiet Life

Shocker

C55/100
The Bloody Wight was once the most feared man on the continent. Relentless and seemingly indestructible, he waged a bloody war of conquest in the name of Emperor Novos — until, one day, he was slain. Or so the world was meant to believe. Tired of being a monster, he faked his death and fled to the mysterious lands of the east, where cultivators and yokai reign supreme, all in a bid to live the peaceful life of a farmer. How hard can it be to keep out of trouble?
Royal Road4.64· 222
Anti-heroComedyCozyCultivationOverpowered MCSecondary World+1

The Last Ship in Suzhou

lungs

C55/100
Ripped from the comfort of their world, David and Alice must face the demons of the past and enemies of their own making. The dictates of Fate and Karma push the universe to behave in a certain way, and cultivation is an act of defiance. To defy the heavens is to change the world — and nothing ever changes. Except when it does. A xianxia and isekai story done differently, where grudges held for generations obscure the source of blame, and a world seed awaits whoever dares to challenge the lie.
Royal Road4.61· 724Goodreads4.00· 6
CultivationIsekaiSecondary WorldTragedyWuxia

Ghost of the Truthseeker

Strungbound

C55/100
On an ordinary day, an alien descends to Earth and unleashes devastation, triggering Earth's premature initiation into a universe-spanning empire of cultivators, beasts, and entities of ungodly power — all guided by a mysterious AI System. The System's first quest? Kill someone. Amidst the chaos, Alistair must choose whether to fight for power or stand against evil. Separated from his family, he must navigate a world where power is won through conflict and cultivation leads to the Peak.
Goodreads4.14· 1.3K
Competent MCCultivationLitRPGSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

An Elder's Revolution - The Art of Sect Politics

Candis

C54/100
Sect Elder Liu Wei is one of the most prominent figures of the Lunar Peaks Sect — feared and respected across its countless members. As a breakthrough elevates him to the same cultivation level as the sect patriarch, what should be his greatest triumph instead becomes a moment of doubt: for the first time in over four hundred years of cultivation, he has hit a complete roadblock. Without family, close friends, or deep loyalty to his sect, Liu Wei must contemplate what to do with the vast power he has spent his life accumulating. As old ambition meets a rediscovered sense of compassion, a new goal takes shape: to bring as much justice and fairness as he can into this ancient system of oppression. Liu Wei shall walk a path of defiance.
Royal Road4.62· 475
Base BuildingCultivationGenius MCOlder MCOverpowered MCSecondary World+1

Video Game Developer in a Cultivation World

bor902

C54/100
James was a hustler who'd succeeded in retiring early, only for the pandemic to ruin all of his plans. After two years locked inside playing video games, he's spiritually abducted just as things begin to improve. Now his name is Jin and he's part of the Illusion Room Sect — a cultivation sect that creates fully immersive combat scenarios for practitioners to hone their skills. In other words, video games. Will his gaming knowledge help him succeed in such a cutthroat world, and will he ever manage to rise above the rank of cannon fodder?
Royal Road4.52· 810
ComedyCultivationReincarnationTransmigrationWuxia

Cultivation Online

Ema

C54/100
Benjamin Bishop gets a new lease on life when the ground-breaking VR game "Cultivation Online" is released, shattering all expectations of what a VR game can accomplish. Join him as he uncovers the secrets of immortality in a virtual world that is far more than it appears.
Royal Road4.63· 325
CultivationGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCSchoolVRMMO+2

Year of the Sword

Dakota Krout

C54/100
Time is money. Time is a weapon. Time is running out. Grant Leap is an orphaned mortal farmhand in a world where cultivation methods and Weapons of Power are jealously guarded and passed only within families. As a reviled Leap, he has no chance at the good life others in his district enjoy — until a celestial event pours time magic into his field, forming a lost Weapon of Power. At the weapon's first touch, the orphan gains a Sword and a Name — along with a mandatory quest he must complete or forfeit his life. The blade offers him a choice: surrender to his desires, or live like a King.
Goodreads4.27· 1.1K
CultivationHard MagicSkill CollectionWeak to Strong

Monster Menu

Matador (Terrell Garrett)

C54/100
Renee 'Nay' Favreau wanted to be a respected chef with a renowned taco truck. After a deadly encounter with an interdimensional spider, she finds herself in a dangerous new world full of magic and mayhem. She discovers she has the rare power to become an Epicurist — one of the special chefs who can prepare magical meals that give the cultivators known as Marrow Eaters their powers. To survive the heat, she must navigate a world full of gods and monsters.
Royal Road4.62· 456
ComedyCozyCrafting PowerCultivationDungeon CrawlingGameLit+6

Dungeon Inc.

Colossal Soup

C54/100
Dungeon Inc. is the biggest 'fake' reality show on Earth — college kids pretending to be actors, starring as fantasy heroes. But on the other side of the portal, the monsters don't follow scripts, the loot is real, and there's no respawn button. For Alex Mercer, this was supposed to be the ultimate campus job: cosplay, clout, and enough cash to kill his student loans. Cast as the team's "wizard," he wields tech-enhanced equipment designed to fake magic for the viewers back home. But then he discovers that magic is real. Now Alex must survive a world powered by karma, Qi, and consequences. Somewhere between science and sorcery, he begins to wonder: can he become the mage he's only been pretending to be?
Royal Road4.62· 440
CozyCultivationDungeon CoreDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MC+7

Odd Patriarch (Xianxia)

TheHiddenSword

C54/100
A cultivator decides to do things differently — by founding a sect. A reasonable one.
Royal Road4.63· 294
Base BuildingCultivationSecondary WorldWuxia

Broken Path: The Song of Blood and Shadow

MaerBear

C54/100
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· 622
CultivationGenius MCGrimdarkMilitarySecondary WorldSkill Collection+2

Elemental Mastery

DB King

C53/100
For all his twenty-one years, Zephyr has been a cultivator of the Carefree Path and a martial artist. He always assumed he would take the vows and become a monk — until a letter from the Grand Sage summons him to the Schools of Elemental Magic. Gifted with the Codex of Ascension, Zephyr intends to master the various elements in record time. Alongside two students with mysteriously similar origins, his school year promises to be far more than he ever imagined.
Goodreads4.35· 362
CultivationHard MagicReincarnationSchoolStats

Apocalypse Arena

JPwrites

C53/100
The stronger his opponent, the harder Nil hits. Saving an innocent from a drug-crazed superhuman should have left him broken — instead it wins the Nexus's attention and an opportunity to make a difference. Nil is done feeling small and watching his family scrape by. Apocalypse Arena holds the key: a multiverse-spanning battleground where champions fight to keep the Scourge at bay. Pain, death, and heartbreak await all who run the gauntlets — but Nil has what it takes to grapple his way to the top. The multiverse is watching. He'll give them a show.
Royal Road4.58· 726
CultivationIsekaiLitRPGSchoolSuperpowersSystem Apocalypse+3

They Shall Call Me EMPRESS (Cultivation Tales of an Isekai'ed Life Coach)

CLRobison

C53/100
Meet Lynn Lee: yoga instructor, personal trainer, life coach, and smoothie enthusiast — not a mystical martial artist. Lynn is nobody special, and yet she awakens to find herself in somebody else's body in a merciless medieval world of martial arts cultivators and superhuman muscle wizards. What's more, the quirky meditation technique she has been practicing for years somehow gives her an edge over most of the locals. The only question is whether Lynn will survive long enough to take advantage of it.
Royal Road4.59· 713
ComedyCultivationIsekaiOverpowered MCTransmigrationWeak to Strong+1