Unsouled
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.
Cultivation System: Elder Edition
The plot unrolls like a red carpet, unexpectedly comfortable. I thought it was about an old dude messing around with crazy disciples. I was right, but it's more. Way more.
The Toll-Road to Immortality
Light and dark, swings between tones without forcing me to put the story down. An elegent introduction to cultivation tropes, with delicious litRPG elements.
Beware of Chicken
Casualfarmer · Beware of Chicken
Funny and warm story about a man doing his best, and the universe saying "yes."
Sky Pride
Heart-warming, somewhat tragic story about a boy mentored by a distant father figure.
Forge of Destiny
Yrsillar · Destiny Cycle: Forge of Destiny
Initial arcs are bingeworthy, the magic system incredible.
He Who Fights With Monsters
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.
