I'm really sorry that my reply isn't a recommendation but can you tell me those novels that you mentioned that you've already read above, their full titles? I'd appreciate it :)
Master of Gu?
Sure! Mo dao zu shi, heaven officials blessing, scum villain self saving system, the husky and his white cat shizun, fox demon cultivation manual, and how to survive as a villain. You can find links the translations to all of them pretty easily.
Thanks, I’ll look into it!
-peerless immortal surrounded by demonic disciple
- The demon king always thinks i'm secretly in love with him
These 2 novels aren't completely translated yet but the plots and story are really interesting you should read it!!!!!
If they have audio drama/anime/manhua/LA then you can tell they are popular in China for good reasons, here's some others:
A thousand autumns
Di wang gong lue (the emperor's strategy)
I’d prefer it to be a cultivation novel, or at least set in ancient China but I’m open to suggestions!
For reference I’ve read and enjoyed; mdzs, tgcf, svsss, 2ha, fdcm, and How to survive as a villain