The First Law of Cultivation: A Xianxia Progression Fantasy (Qi=MC^2 Book 1)

LitRPG with strong crafting elements: Industrial Strength Magic: (review, amazon, audible): Crafting-focused story where the MC is a Tinker harnessing the power of a mage to fight against the eldritch horrors of The Tide. Rise of the Living Forge: (review, royal_road): Crafting-heavy blacksmith fiction where a former hero just wants to be left alone. Chaotic Craftsman Worships The Cube: (review, royal_road): Crafting-focused story where the MC and others are summoned to another world to help fight a demon invasion that's consumed the galaxy. Antimage: (review, royal_road, amazon, audible): LitRPG isekai with a PhD protag that uses his Earth knowledge to pull ahead. The Runic Artist: (review, amazon, royal_road, audible): An art/crafting focused MC accidentially finds himself in a different universe that seems to not respect his desire to be left alone one bit! Quest Academy: (review, amazon, audible): A scifi academy story with humanity under assult from demons, featuring a very overpowered protagonist. Divine Dungeon: (review, amazon, audible): LitRPG. Great into to dungeon core. First few books are great. The ending is a bit lacking. Turret Mage: (review, amazon, audible, royal_road): A teen mechanic gets isekai'd into a glitching System tutorial and has to bend his crafting class into something that can actually kill things. Progression Fantasy with strong crafting elements: Mother of Learning: (review, amazon, royal_road, audible): Progression fantasy, and time loops done right. Smart MC, great plot, varied magic systems. Groundhog day has nothing on this. Arcane Ascension: (review, amazon, audible): Progression fantasy in academic setting. Great world, detailed magic, intelligent characters, extraordinarily fun. Crafting and spire/dungeon focus. Mark of the Fool: (review, amazon, royal_road, audible): Academic-focused progression fantasy with analytical MC, great characters and innovative thinking. I am such a sucker for good magic academy books, and this is one of the greats. The Years of Apocalypse: (review, royal_road): Time loops with a clever female MC, deep worldbuilding, and a plot that has more layers than the world's largest onion. The Enchanter: (review, amazon, audible): Progression fantasy. Crafting, intelligent protagonists, school setting, it's right up my alley. The First Law of Cultivation: (review, amazon, audible): Sect and alchemy focused cultivation isekai novel with lots of spirit companions.