Top 17 Xianxia Novels with Transmigration in 2026

Transmigration into xianxia worlds puts modern minds into cultivation settings. The protagonist brings outside perspective to ancient power structures, which can create interesting dynamics when handled thoughtfully. Modern knowledge doesn't directly apply to cultivation, forcing protagonists to adapt.

I find xianxia transmigration works differently than isekai since xianxia worlds have established rules that resist outside innovation. You can't just invent gunpowder when cultivators exist who could destroy armies. The better entries explore what a modern perspective actually changes in such settings rather than letting the protagonist dominate through anachronistic knowledge.