Novels Featuring Sword Force and Sword Intent 带剑势和剑意的小说

1. 1 太 The Primordial Sword Sovereign 太古剑尊 Qing Shi Xi Yu青石细语 著Eastern Fantasy11.1M WordsCompleted A finger points toward the azure clouds, while one’s spirit swallows the netherworld. The Great Dao intertwines, and the sword reigns supreme. This is the story of a man and a sword! Three thousand feet of mortal dust, glazed light dyed with heavenly fragrance. Heroes contend for the throne, while the Sword Venerable commands the world. The truth of the sword, a secret hidden for ten thousand years: forge a path to heaven anew through a boundless sea of blood, and refine the scriptures of the Sw 165.7kReads9.1Score18.3kShelves

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   This book is amazing! I read it a long time ago back in high school, and it was such a fast-paced, mind-blowing read!

2. 2 少 Dashing Youth: Li Chungang Template, Becoming a God with One Sword 少年白马：李淳罡模板，一剑入神 Tipsy Prawn微醺的大虾Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted (Overpowered protagonist + the Myriad Worlds + Sword Dao) Ye Fan transmigrates into the world of The Young Brewmaster's Adventure, becoming Ye Dingzhi's younger brother. As he flees, he awakens a Template System when his life is in danger. With every advantage on his side, he seeks out a renowned master, wins the hearts of beautiful women, cuts off Beili's fortune, and founds a new nation. The legend of the Sword God begins in The Young Brewmaster's Adventure. The Young Brewmaster's Adventure, S 16.4kReads7.3Score881Shelves

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   Here it comes! 🌙 🥚① First book: The protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world, directly acquiring the Li Chungang template. He plays the role of Li Chungang, growing stronger and developing rapidly, changing the ending and making up for regrets. He's an absolute sword genius, absolutely invincible! 🛩 🥚② He works hard to develop and become stronger, possessing immense power and decisive killing ability. 🚀

3. 3 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves
4. 4 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 73.5kReads9.3Score7kShelves
5. 5 从 I Began with Sword Training and Became Invincible 从练剑开始无敌世间 A Family with Three Adorable Kids家有萌萌萌娃Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted The sword path has eight realms: Law, Force, Qi, Intent, Heart, Soul, Spirit, and Dao. Below the Realm of Force, all are ordinary mortals. Only cultivators can enter the extraordinary sword path. Yet Li Mu, the most famous sword prodigy in Qin City, could not open his spirit meridians or cultivate. He became the laughingstock of everyone around him. Five years later, in the stillness, Li Mu forged an invincible sword heart. From then on, he rose to the top. An ordinary mortal who stepped onto th 14.9kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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   These are relatively pure, mindless, and enjoyable sword-cultivation novels, mostly revolving around swordsmanship. They're good for killing time.

6. 6 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.5kReads6.4Score333Shelves

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7. 7 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.6kReads—Score205Shelves
8. 8 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.3kReads6.4Score308Shelves
9. 9 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.2kReads5.9Score205Shelves
10. 10 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.3kReads8.7Score641Shelves
11. 11 穿 A Transmigrator's Everyday Life as a Sword Cultivator 穿越成剑修的日常 Practicing Swordsmanship with the Crown Prince陪太子练剑Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing A cultivation novel with no System, a genius protagonist, a focus on swordsmanship and combat, and no female lead. Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deification... Swordsmanship realms: Sword Tempering into Astral Force, Sword Astral Force into Qi, Sword Qi Resounding Like Thunder, Sword Qi Transforming into a Rainbow, Sword Light Splitting into Forms, Refining the Sword into Threads, Sword Piercing All Laws, Sword Giving Birth to All Laws.. 5.6kReads7.7Score337Shelves

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    Sword intent, sword energy and thunderous sound, sword training into threads

12. 12 不 Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是，我电子女友咋修成剑仙了 Universe's Invincible Tyrannosaurus Roast Goose宇宙无敌暴龙烧鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil 183.9kReads9.3Score253.7kShelves

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    Both of these are quite good. The first is a system novel, and the second is a traditional Eastern fantasy novel.

13. 13 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
14. 14 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
15. 15 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
16. 16 无 Invincible Since Reaching the Thirteenth Sword Immortal Realm 无敌从十三境剑仙开始 Qin Mingyue Guan秦明月关Eastern Fantasy354k WordsCompleted A bamboo staff and straw sandals are lighter than a horse. Who’s afraid? I’ll spend my life through wind and rain beneath a straw rain cape. In this war-torn, chaotic world, only those whose swordsmanship reaches the heavens can roam freely between heaven and earth. The immortal swordsman severs longevity, and with one sword makes the sun and moon shine on a new world. With this sword, I shall strike down the immortals atop the mountain. 10.5kReads8.4Score714Shelves
17. 17 推 Reading the Secrets of Heaven: Releasing the Prodigy Rankings from the Start 推演天机：开局发布天骄榜 Lang Lang Tianming浪浪天铭Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Xie Chen transmigrated to the Tianchen Continent, became the master of the Heavenly Dao Hall, and awakened the Heavenly Dao System. To make the Heavenly Dao Hall famous in this world, Xie Chen created the Prodigy Rankings from the start. Gu Ling: “What? I’m the esteemed Demon Prince of the Demon Clan, yet I’m only third on the Prodigy Rankings?” Xiao Yan: “How is this possible? I’m recognized as the strongest prodigy in the Eastern Region, yet I’m only fifth on the rankings?” Dao Canghai: “Sigh, 20.6kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
18. 18 锦EN The Elite Enforcer: Signing In for the Wind God Leg 锦衣卫当差，开局签到风神腿 Eastern Lone Dragon东方孤龙Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation is now available under the title The Brocade Guards Rule the World. [Decisive and ruthless] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Solving crimes through deduction] [Political scheming] He transmigrates to the high-martial Great Chu dynasty and becomes a low-ranking officer in the Brocade Guards. On his first day on the job, he obtains the Crime-Crushing System. Whether he captures great villains of the martial world or solves major cases, he receives rewards such a 39.8kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
19. 19 掌 A Spirit Herb Garden in the Palm of My Hand 掌上一座灵药园 Hundreds, Thousands, and Millions百千万Eastern Fantasy742k WordsOngoing Just started getting ratings, so the score will go up (mortal cultivation, spatial abilities, spirit herbs, alchemy, spirit pets, sword cultivation; entirely handwritten; one female lead; slow-burn, but the story is hitting its stride). He starts out with three spiritual roots, but will eventually acquire the rest. His rune-based spatial golden finger will level up as his cultivation improves. Yi Shun unexpectedly obtains a celestial grotto realm: a hundred mu of spirit fields for growing spirit 2.9kReads6.1Score236Shelves

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    I've already grasped the Wind and Thunder Sword Intent and the Annihilation Sword Intent from my own writings. 🌹

20. 20 一 One Sword to Annihilate the Void 一剑灭虚 Juice果汁Eastern Fantasy590k WordsCompleted Also known as: One Sword Annihilates the Void [Traditional Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship Prodigy] + [Transmigration] + [No System] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [A Bevy of Beauties] With a three-foot sword in hand, I’ll fight until no one dares oppose me! You waited until death was at your door to repent? Too late! I choose to wipe you all out. Li Xingchen’s soul transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing from the Sword Sect. By a stroke of luck, he brought the supreme tre 502Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Sword momentum, sword intent

21. 21 凡 The Mortal Spiritual Root 凡灵根 Juice果汁Eastern Fantasy666k WordsCompleted The Sequel to Mortal Spiritual Roots: One Sword to Shatter the Divine [Mortal's Journey] + [No System] + [Transmigration] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Slow Burn] An ordinary mortal, an immortal artifact, and a small tower: see how Yang Fan comes to rule the world. A woman in a plain skirt, blessed with extraordinary talent, destroys the Dao with a single sword! 807Reads8.5Score103Shelves
22. 22 被 Cast Out by My Family, the Immortal-Burying Tower Helps Me Bury the Heavens 被家族抛弃，葬仙塔带我葬灭诸天 Juice果汁Eastern Fantasy362k WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Revenge starts today] + [Multiple heroines] "The Immortal-Burying Pagoda: Nine Heavens Buried, Gods Slaughtered!" "If my family kills me, I'll bury my family! If the heavens oppress me, I'll destroy the heavens!" Ye Qing is hunted by men in black and driven to a deadly region of the Tianyuan Continent. With no other choice, he enters an Immortal-Burying Tomb, where he unexpectedly awakens a forbidden treasure: the Immor 201Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 一 One Sword to Shatter the Gods 一剑破神 Juice果汁Eastern Fantasy763k WordsCompleted Prequel to One Sword Shatters the Divine: [Ordinary Spiritual Root] Traditional Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Swordsmanship + Multiple Heroines [Traditional Fantasy + No System + Decisive and Ruthless] Ten years as a good-for-nothing, then enlightenment in a single day. From then on, nothing could stop him! A rusty sword conceals a universe within. Born with a sword body, he devours every sword. A mysterious woman, vast in her powers and shrouded in mystery! 29.8kReads9.0Score3kShelves
24. 24 剑 The Sword Emperor’s Saga 剑帝风云 Just a Yu是一只渝Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted On the True Martial Continent, countless sects stand, and martial arts reign supreme. When the strong unleash their wrath, rivers of blood flow. At the end of the martial path, one can pluck the sun and moon from the sky and reverse the flow of time and space. [Traditional fantasy. This blurb does it no justice… Please read the novel itself.] 4.4kReads8.7Score263Shelves

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    It's a novel purely about swords, which reminded me of the feeling I had when I read "Sword Master" back in the day.

25. 25 剑 Sword Pointed at the Desolate Heavens 剑指荒天 Single-Character Yan单字焱Eastern Fantasy397k WordsOngoing [No System] [Passionate Fantasy] [Genius Protagonist] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Close Female Friends] The Heavenly Dao is awe-inspiring, and none among the people of the world would dare show it the slightest disrespect. A young man raises his three-foot sword, turns its edge against fate, and points it toward the desolate heavens! … When the exceptionally gifted Chen Yuan was ten, something went wrong with his cultivation, and his progress came to a complete halt. Instead of giving up on him, h 1.9kReads—Score189Shelves

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    The Devouring Heaven Sword Body, sword intent, sword path, finger strikes, martial aura—all crushed and invincible.

26. 26 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.3kReads9.2Score40.1kShelves

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    The world-building is superb, the foreshadowing is ingenious, the protagonist's actions are measured and not frustrating, the leveling-up experience is incredibly satisfying, and the more you follow, the more addictive it becomes, making it impossible to put the book down.

27. 27 武EN Martial Dao Epoch: I Have a Proficiency Panel 武道纪元，我有熟练度面板 Food and Clothing in Five Cities衣食五城Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship] + [Proficiency] The protagonist is cautious and keeps his true strength hidden. Avoid this if that bothers you. After ending the invasion from another world, the True Spirit Continent enters a new era of martial arts. To guard against another invasion, the True Spirit Realm begins vigorously developing martial arts... After witnessing the worlds beyond their own, everyone declares, “If the enemy can go there, so can we!” The True Spirit World gradually enters an age of prosperity 18.2kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    I think it's alright.

28. 28 绝 The Unrivaled Sword Emperor 绝世剑帝 Wanderer of the Nine Realms九界散人Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted A golden age of martial arts, with geniuses emerging one after another! Lin Yu, a peerless prodigy of his generation, burst onto the scene from the Age of Declining Dharma and swept all before him, undefeated beneath the heavens. His swordsmanship reached the pinnacle, making him a supreme being! Demons, monsters, and heretics will cower and tremble at the sight of my sword. The mighty of myriad worlds will bow their heads and hail me as their sovereign. In this mad world where the strong prey o 15.7kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    Sword cultivators can take a look.

29. 29 剑 Where the Sword Rises, Storms Gather 剑起风云 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted In these turbulent times, it is not the world that is in chaos, but people’s hearts. The Gu family, loyal servants of the Tianfeng Kingdom, are heroes through and through. But fate is fickle. The heir to this illustrious military family spent twenty years in a daze, becoming the target of countless whispered insults and mockery. Then, on the young heir’s twentieth birthday, memories of his previous life suddenly returned. What troubles him most is realizing he seems to have done a lot of foolish 46.8kReads9.0Score5kShelves
30. 30 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 46.6kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves

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    🔥The day I was wanted by the Celestial Realm, wielding a black sword, the system was forcing me to slice potatoes with a celestial sword! The Price Bureau chased after me with an abacus: "This broken sword dares to sell for 99.8 Billion?" Shengshi Jinghongke, squatting at a roadside stall slurping noodles: "Quiet! My god-slaying persona is about to crumble into a culinary god!"

31. 31 尘 The Dustbound Sword Dao 尘剑道 Fisher of the Moon月之渔者Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Xuanhuan, swordsmanship, and peerless talent! He is the young heir of the Jiang family, one of Qingyun City’s four great clans. Born with a chronic illness, he has always been frail. But my fate is mine to command, not Heaven’s! With perseverance, courage, and quick wits, he fights his way upstream, step by step. He seeks opportunities, takes on the four clans, and endures battles to the death, singing a saga of blood and tears. He enters treasure lands and hidden realms. Watch him soar straight 9.4kReads8.6Score713Shelves

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    Sword intent, sword momentum, the domain of the sword—invincible in all directions—these books all explore the ultimate use of the sword, and the author's writing style is also exceptionally brilliant.

32. 32 剑 Sword Abyss 剑墟 February Qingcheng二月青城Eastern Fantasy5.4M WordsCompleted As countless demons descend upon the world, chaos is about to erupt. A worthless young man accidentally awakens the soul power of the Ruins Realm, and from then on sets out to roam the world with his sword and contend with the geniuses of countless realms. His sword intent endures as he strides across the land, an undefeated legend through the ages. With a sword in hand, he reaches for the Nine Heavens above and breaks into the Netherworld below, conquering another world and bringing every sword 10.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
33. 33 剑 The Sword Dynasty 剑朝 Black-and-White Potato黑白土豆Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted The Martial World Continent stretches without end. Four supreme races dwell here. Humanity battles the gods with magic, fights demons hand to hand, and clashes with immortals. Blood dyes the heavens, yet they fear nothing. A reborn young man rises from the endless mountains, carving a path through every obstacle as he climbs step by step to the summit. With nothing but the three-foot sword in his hand, his sharp edge can reac 20.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    Excellent, a highly-rated kendo novel with clear logic.

34. 34 出 Draw Your Sword! 出剑！ Lonely A-San寂寞阿三Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + swordsmanship + no System + one female lead or none] On the execution ground, just as the executioner’s blade was about to sever his head, a powerful cultivator rescued him and fed him a Heavenly Pill. From that day on, Jiang Cheng began his own path of cultivation. He was born with a sword constitution and possessed supreme comprehension. He never forgot a sword move once he’d seen it. Whether his sword intent improved depended entirely on his mood. What does it mean to b 4kReads8.3Score216Shelves
35. 35 剑 Eighty Years in the Sword Pavilion, Then I Emerged as an Earthly Immortal 剑阁八十年，出世陆地神仙 Am I a God?我是神吗Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing The original novel behind the hit short drama “Earthly Sword Immortal: Eighty Years Guarding the Sword Pavilion” Meng Fan, gifted with the talent “Swordsmanship as Divine,” is reborn in a cultivation world and becomes the sword keeper of the Sword Pavilion at the Shushan Sword Sect. Touching the “Seven Stars Sword,” he obtains the Seven Stars Sword Art. Touching the “Demon-Suppressing Sword,” he obtains the Sword Intent of Demon Slaying. Touching the “Fuxi Sword,” he obtains the Fuxi Divine Body 24kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
36. 36 开 From the Start, My Sword Falls in the South Sea as I Scheme for the Nine Provinces 开局剑落南海，我布局天下九洲 The Moon Was Still There Back Then当时明月犹在Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing Three million characters and counting, with plenty to binge. The strongest contender in this niche across the entire web. Not a nanny story + original plot + settling arguments with reason + settling arguments with a sword A slow burn, but the writing speaks for itself. With a flask of wine at his waist and a sword on his back, a young man heads north, wanting to see a world and the hearts within it that are neither wholly good nor wholly evil. I, Ning Yuan, have a dream: of righteousness, of th 7.8kReads8.8Score507Shelves

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    Ning Yao's brother, a pure level 14 sword cultivator! He dedicated his entire life to the Sword Qi Great Wall. I personally found it quite good. Especially since it resolved some unresolved issues from the novel by reviving Qi Jingchun.

37. 37 无 The Supreme Sword God 无上剑神 Little Li Loves Spicy Food小李爱吃辣Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted On the Shenwu Continent, martial arts flourished, and strength reigned supreme! The human race had ruled the entire continent for ages. A hundred thousand years ago, the demon race, living in the wild lands beyond the continent, finally launched a holy war. The human race fought back with everything it had and ultimately drove off the demons, but it was left severely weakened. Most cultivation techniques and martial skills were lost, spiritual qi dwindled, and the martial path sank to its lowest 7.9kReads8.6Score670Shelves
38. 38 剑EN Sovereign of the Sword 剑道之主 Dark Fire Dragon黑暗火龙Eastern Fantasy10.1M WordsOngoing This is a world where martial arts reign supreme. The powerful can soar through the heavens and plunge beneath the earth, swallow rivers and mountains, shake the universe, and do anything! The young Qin Hao obtains a mysterious Sword Pagoda. With a sword in hand, he battles the prodigies of countless worlds as a mere mortal, and ultimately becomes the master of the sword dao! 63.9kReads8.5Score8.2kShelves
39. 39 凡 Against the Mortal Tide: Cultivating Immortal and Martial Arts Together 凡逆：仙武同修 Lostde Little Tree迷茫de小树Urban513k WordsCompleted [Who can smile as they look upon the mortal world? Watch me wield my sword across the nine heavens.] [Ordinary mortal cultivation, no System, no transmigration] [Space, spirit beasts, swordsmanship, decisive and ruthless, the Myriad Worlds.] A young chef from Earth accidentally fused with the blood essence of a divine dragon. Then, as an otherworldly powerhouse lay dying, he received that being’s legacy and embarked on the path of cultivation. His life changed, but he also discovered that Earth’ 358Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is a sword cultivator who comprehends sword intent, sword momentum, and sword domain. Hope you enjoy it!

40. 40 剑 Sword Across the Heavens: The Awakening of an Unrivaled Sword Physique 剑凌九霄：绝世剑体觉醒录 I Love Sweet Potato Porridge我爱吃番薯粥Eastern Fantasy203k WordsOngoing Ling Chen was once a lowly servant of the Lingyun Sect, with mediocre talent and a life of constant bullying. One day, after being ambushed, he fell off a cliff. He should have died, but instead he awakened the supreme Chaos Sword Physique, inheriting the legacy of the ancient Sword Ancestor. His sword rang out across the nine heavens. From then on, a speck of dust defied fate, and one sword stirred the winds and clouds. He made his name among the outer disciples, overwhelming the talented with 4Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 星 Starry Light Sword Physique 星辰光剑体 Ao Chao傲潮Eastern Fantasy556k WordsOngoing A new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 539Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 一 One Sword to Rule Them All 一剑君临 Half-Demon A Xiu半妖阿秀Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerful Backing] [Emotion-Driven] [Madness] [Decisive and Ruthless, but with Principles] On the Spirit Ruins Continent, sects stand everywhere, and powerful clans are as numerous as the stars. After his father, Ye Tianya, the undefeated legend, disappears, Ye Xiao of the Ye family sees the world for what it truly is. From then on, he tramples prodigies and slays magnates! Without madness, there is no survival! He seeks not to be invincible beneath the heavens, only to make sure no one dares bu 1.8kReads6.3Score110Shelves

    Reader note

    Absolutely meets your requirements; the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint.

43. 43 凡 Sword Cultivator of the Mortal Body 凡体剑修 Juice果汁Xianxia693k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive, Blood-Pumping] + [No System] During the sect tournament, Lin Xuan was publicly humiliated and demoted to an outer disciple. Elder Wu declared that if he failed to reach the eighth level of Qi Condensation in three months, he would be expelled from the Spirit Sword Sect. Everyone laughed at him as a good-for-nothing in the immortal path, someone whose life was worth less than grass. Who could have guessed that as soon as he arrived at the oute 41.7kReads8.0Score3kShelves

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    Sword intent, the ultimate swordsmanship

44. 44 肉 Roguelike Cultivation: I Became Invincible as a Player 肉鸽修仙，从成为玩家开始无敌 Fish Head with Three Fires鱼头三把火Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Stat System] + [No Female Lead] + [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] In a world where immortals walk among mortals, the strongest can pluck stars from the sky with one hand. Cultivation begins by opening spiritual meridians within the body. A once-in-a-millennium prodigy endured countless hardships to open 28 spiritual meridians and embark on the path of cultivation. Heavenly flowers rain down, and golden lotuses spring from the earth! Heaven and Earth celebrate! … At sixteen, Jiang Han awakened and tr 4.8kReads7.9Score328Shelves
45. 45 剑 Sword Falcon 剑隼 Ma Weih Hu MWH马伟虎MWHEastern Fantasy102k WordsCompleted ◎One sword, one falcon, one breath, one lineage, one spirit◎ Drip... drip... ◎Xiaonan Creek, the sword-falcon spirit vein!◎ “One sword, having fought three thousand miles; once, one sword stood against a million soldiers.” 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I just started recommending it today.

46. 46 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.2kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves

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    It amazed me all summer. The pace was slow at first, but it surged ahead, with every chapter exciting. It perfectly captured the image of a powerful swordsman.

47. 47 元 Origin Energy War God 元能武神 Lian Zhi怜枳Urban893k WordsOngoing Primordial energy descends, and civilization collapses. Mutant beasts roam the wilderness while humanity huddles behind towering walls. This is an era where strength reigns supreme, and a new age brimming with opportunity. High school student Ding Chuan comes from an ordinary background, with no resources or connections. All he has is the perseverance to hone free martial arts manuals to their limits, and the terrifying combat instincts forged through countless life-and-death battles in the virt 13Reads8.1Score—Shelves
48. 48 玄 The Profound One Sword Codex 玄一剑典 Lian Zhi怜枳Eastern Fantasy640k WordsCompleted The Great Xuan Dynasty spans nineteen provinces, and the martial path has nine ranks, divided between Heaven and Earth. Demonic beasts roam the land, making every mountain and river perilous, while sects rise everywhere and rivalries flare. Born into a family in this age of martial prowess, Li Yixuan will wield a sword whose brilliance chills all nineteen provinces! 490Reads—Score103Shelves
49. 49 星 The Sword Intent of the Stars 星辰剑意 User Blazing Past Everyone用户一骑绝尘Eastern Fantasy163k WordsCompleted Star Sword Sect: Ye Chen’s Cultivation Legend. In the east of the Jiuzhou Continent, the towering Star Sword Sect rises amid swirling clouds. Legend has it that a mighty sword cultivator once emerged from this place. With a single sword, he shattered all techniques, founded the Star Sword Sect, and left behind countless sword manuals and cultivation methods. But as time passed, the sect’s glory gradually faded from memory, until an ordinary disciple named Ye Chen appeared. Ye Chen was a boy of a 10Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 我 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ My Conscience Is Clear我心有无愧Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 195.3kReads8.6Score13.8kShelves

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    These two books are quite good and well worth reading.

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