I know it’s hella problematic, but the web novel reverend insanity/master of gu introduced me to the genre a long time ago, and I’d love a tv show/movie with that style of magic system. Anything vaguely similar would be dope if you know what I’m talking about.
Grandmaster of demonic cultivation is the closest I’ve found.
Edit: Thank you everybody :mission-accomplished-1: :mission-accomplished-2: I now have enough content to make the void of capitalist realism feel less empty. I really appreciate all the recs.
Everyone seems to describe HWFWM as litRPG, but you don't describe it as such. I generally avoid anything with that label because I prefer real stakes; would you say that's a mistake wrt HWFWM?
Forge of Destiny is among those on my to-read list that I keep forgetting about; I'll give that a shot soon. I plan to save (as in "Save page as...") this whole thread once it dies down, in fact, but I appreciate this comment especially, and not least because you didn't name a single thing I've already read :)
Ehh, tbh the label litRPG doesn't really mean anything to me, probably due to me not actually being into fantasy until I really got into cultivation fantasy. It just seems to be a tool to develop a framework for helping write and tell a story, and give structure to the power system. HWFWM literally has litrpg in its tagline, but other than it's propensity to read "System text" for 5 minutes straight I can't really tell. FoD likely has more of a litRPG feel with a large cast of characters who just kind of fade in and out and basically no stakes, though I am not versed enough in the genre and its tropes to say much there.