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Unsouled#1
Will Wight · Cradle
Peak cultivation fantasy. Plenty of xianxia tropes, but def it's own thing. Book one is the least of the series. It gets better and better.
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The Toll-Road to Immortality
ThatGit
Light and dark, swings between tones without forcing me to put the story down. An elegent introduction to cultivation tropes, with delicious litRPG elements.
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Beware of Chicken#1
Casualfarmer · Beware of Chicken
Funny and warm story about a man doing his best, and the universe saying "yes."
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Sky Pride
Warby Picus
Heart-warming, somewhat tragic story about a boy mentored by a distant father figure.
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He Who Fights With Monsters#1
Shirtaloon · He Who Fights With Monsters
Cultivation-adjacent. Some arcs are among the best I've ever read. Lite cultivation, lite litRPG elements that are nevertheless very important to plot.
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Ave Xia Rem Y
Mat Haz
Fresh life breathed into traditional cultivation tropes. First arc is peak.
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