Looking for Stories of Ancient China, Martial Arts, and Courtly Power Struggles 有没有古风，武侠，朝廷之争的书

1. 501 功 The Kung Fu Palm 功夫掌 DelanY德兰YEastern Fantasy418k WordsCompleted Introduction to The Kung Fu Palm: Though the kindhearted Old Master Shi Hechuan was wealthy and generous, he had only one child. He was nearing fifty when he finally had a son, whom he named Jitong. The old couple treasured him like their own lives, and hired several tutors to teach him at home. Though Shi Jitong was only seventeen, he was already a master of poetry, prose, and the arts. He could write a polished piece as soon as he picked up a brush, and speak with eloquence; his reputation for 168Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 武 The Wuxia Novel: The Shadow of the Red Lantern Hero 武侠小说红灯侠影 DelanY德兰YEastern Fantasy348k WordsCompleted Introduction to the wuxia novel Red Lantern Hero's Shadow: The story is quite simple. The young hero Leng Yueping does a good deed by rescuing someone named Mo Huan. But after freeing him, Leng is trapped in a cave by the very man he saved and nearly dies. Later, an earthquake saves his life. Once out, the young hero searches everywhere for the ingrate who repaid kindness with betrayal, determined to get revenge. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 503 武 The Iron Flute Divine Sword: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说铁笛神剑 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy538k WordsCompleted Synopsis of The Iron Flute and Divine Sword: It is said that Zhong Gang, an old man from Mount Huang; Zhou Tiansheng, the Cloud-Riding Swordsman; and Ji Feng, the Thousand-Folly Scholar, were known together as the Three Friends of Mount Huang. Their iron flute, divine sword, and folding fan were renowned across the land, their fame eclipsing all the heroes of the realm. Though the three were sworn brothers and close friends, each had mastered a different style of martial arts. They had not learn 549Reads7.1Score100Shelves
4. 504 铁 The Iron Sword and the Vermilion Mark 铁剑朱痕 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy333k WordsCompleted Synopsis of Gu Long's wuxia novel The Iron Sword and the Vermilion Mark: By his master's dying command, Fu Tianlin descends the mountain carrying the Vermilion-Mark Iron Sword. He sets out to find his martial uncle, hoping to master the martial arts and avenge his master. The sword attracts the covetous attention of the martial world, but the disguised heroine Zhen Qiushui comes to his aid and helps him escape. Tianlin and Qiushui hit it off, so he entrusts the sword to her before continuing his 18Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 505 花 The Legend of Huafeng 花凤传 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy692k WordsCompleted Introduction to Wolong Sheng's wuxia novel The Tale of Hua Feng: A white-clad young woman, as beautiful as a flower and ethereal as an immortal, leaves Python Valley with her senior brother. She is Hua Feng, a peerless beauty of unsurpassed grace, adored by all who see her. Delicate and lovely, she has a bewitching charm that captivates the heart. On her first venture into the martial world, she is lured aboard the Golden Dragon Prince's ship, where she shares his bed for several days. Her senio 230Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 506 武 The Golden Melon Legend: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说金瓜传奇 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy323k WordsCompleted Synopsis of Wolong Sheng's wuxia novel The Golden Gourd Legend: On the shores of Penglai, by the Yellow Sea, among jagged rocks and reefs, sat a white-haired old man with a fishing rod in his hand. The old man looked truly carefree, sitting perfectly still and watching his rod with complete concentration. From a distance, he looked like a stone carving of a person on the shore. If it really were a statue, though, it would seem rather odd. Why not carve a beautiful woman instead, something more p 402Reads6.0Score—Shelves
7. 507 摇 The Tale of the Flower-Shaking Eagle 摇花放鹰传 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy896k WordsCompleted Synopsis of Wo Longsheng's wuxia novel, The Flower-Swaying Eagle: Su Bailing had no equal in the world, though he longed for one. Arrogant in his youth and fiercely competitive in middle age, he had no confidante worthy of his regard and no enemy who could give him a proper fight. With nowhere to put his abundant talent, he played a trick on the martial world of later generations. He poured his pent-up anguish and pain into building an underground fortress, leaving behind two plans, one righteou 632Reads6.7Score101Shelves
8. 508 无 The Nameless Flute 【无名箫】 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy937k WordsCompleted The wuxia novel The Nameless Flute: The flute's distant melody drifts from an ancient temple, carrying endless melancholy; the flashing blades mingle with the many grudges of the martial world. The story opens with the five righteous heroes of the Central Plains being cruelly poisoned. Shangguan Qi, a disciple of their leader, is lucky enough to escape and hides in the library of an ancient monastery, where he studies martial arts. After enduring countless hardships, he finally ventures into the —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 509 绛 Crimson Snow, Dark Frost 绛雪玄霜 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy731k WordsCompleted Crimson Snow and Dark Frost is a series of wuxia novels by Wolong Sheng. It mainly tells the story of the male lead, Fang Zhaonan, who is drawn into the martial world while seeking revenge for his sect, and the female lead, Mei Jiangxue, who fights for justice in the martial world. They face off with wits and courage at the Mount Tai Gathering of Heroes, in the Valley of Death on Nether Mountain, in battles at Shaolin Temple, in a bloody fight at the Blood Pool, and in the final showdown at the —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 武 The Golden Phoenix Scissors: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说金凤剪 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrMale-Channel Fanfiction507k WordsCompleted Introduction to Jin Feng Jian, a wuxia novel by Wolong Sheng: Chaos erupts at the Prince of Jin's residence in Nanjing, and the princess consort is murdered. Chief Constable Yang recruits the young hero Yue Xiu to investigate the bloody crime. Having inherited the teachings of an extraordinary knight, Yue Xiu is unmatched in the world with his fists, palms, and weapons. When the young hero arrives at the Yang residence, he meets Miss Yang Yuyan by chance. Not only is she exceptionally beautiful 56Reads6.4Score—Shelves
11. 511 娱 Entertainment Spring and Autumn 娱乐春秋 Ji Cha姬叉Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted In a fictional world of martial arts and a hundred schools, a modern person tells the locals that cultivation isn’t the only way to get what you want. Want to be the young hero everyone in the martial world adores? Easy, as long as you’re sincere... For example, why not invite your junior sister for a drink? Confucius said: “When you transmigrate, don’t just toil away at cultivation. The locals aren’t as capable as you!” The heavens make a board, the stars make its pieces, and knowledge is the g 47.8kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves

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    This one is enough

12. 512 一 The First-Rank Sword God 一品剑神 Flowers Bloom on Jimu吉木生花Eastern Fantasy803k WordsCompleted A modern young man transmigrates to a world overrun by demons, monsters, ghosts, and spirits, and becomes a ninth-rank patrol inspector. With a single long sword, he slays demons and monsters and fights to restore justice across the land. He is both a high-ranking official and an unrivaled sword god. 1.7kReads7.9Score117Shelves

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    For self-recommendation, you can read this book

13. 513 穿 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty's Dream of the Red Chamber: Does It Make Sense? 穿越明朝红楼合理吗 Dance of the Gods神之舞Historical608k WordsCompleted In the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, six-year-old Jia Huan has mastered the ninth level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Are you scared yet? Watch as Jia Huan carefully plans each move, resolves the Jia family’s crises, picks sides at court, earns military honors, helps the new emperor stabilize the realm and crush rebellions. With a sword for slaying foes in hand by day, he rests among beauties by night! 3kReads8.5Score172Shelves
14. 514 娘 My Lady, Wait! 娘子且慢！ Liushu1997流苏1997Eastern Fantasy140k WordsOngoing When Chen An wakes up, he discovers that he has gained a fiancée as beautiful as a celestial maiden, but… “Dear, that woman in the yellow dress just now seemed prettier than the one in white.” “Ridiculous. The woman in white was clearly prettier.” “Is that so?” Realizing he has walked straight into a trap, Chen Nian’an stares blankly at Li Mengyu, whose entire body radiates killing intent, and shouts, “My dear, wait!” 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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15. 515 公 The Princess Has the World in Her Heart 公主她心怀天下 Bandit Heart匪心Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted Strictly speaking, Yan Zhining had loved two men in her life. One was a prince from an enemy nation, the other a general's son. The Sixth Princess of Northern Yan, Yan Zhining, grew up with the general's son, He Jing, as childhood friends. But childhood sweethearts could never compete with the one who arrived later, and Yan Zhining fell for Shen Ji, a prince of Western Lin who had grown up far from home. But fate had other plans. Shen Ji used Yan Zhining to fight for power, indirectly bringing r 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the old saying goes, the disputes between the court and the country are mixed with the love between children.

16. 516 仗 Sword in Hand, Wine in Tow, a Dashing Wanderer 仗剑，载酒，惊鸿客 Sweet Potato Monster红薯怪Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Prodigy + no System + Swordsmanship + Lighthearted + Immortality] The fake prodigy: “Life and death don’t matter. If you’ve got a problem, fight me.” The real prodigy: “I want to draw my sword.” “No, you don’t,” said the leaders of the Daoist sects, the Buddhist Venerable, and the Demon Cult Master, trying to talk him down. Across this vast and boundless land, who will determine its fate? I have a sword, its white blade stained red by the mortal world. A vast and magnificent sky stretches a 25.8kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
17. 517 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 27kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
18. 518 长 Longevity: I Won't Leave the Mountain Until I'm Invincible 长生：不苟到无敌，绝不出山 A Long Song with One Sword一剑长歌Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing After transmigrating and being reborn, Chu Chen obtained an Immortal Dao Fruit, and from then on, the world had another immortal. He laid low among ordinary people, seeking a way to cultivate immortality and witnessing dynasties rise and fall. He laid low in cultivation sects, witnessing the birth of immortal sects. He laid low in a supreme immortal dynasty, witnessing eras change. Millions of years, billions of years: all for the sake of attaining true immortality. 5.1kReads8.3Score234Shelves
19. 519 梦 Proving the Dao in Dreams: From the Start, I Scheme Against Cultivators 梦中证道，开局算计修仙者 Dreammaking Expert造梦专家Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, he spends ten years searching for a way forward, yet can barely make any progress. Fortunately, he has a golden finger that lets him weave dreams. So he painstakingly lays his plans, finally waiting for cultivators to arrive. From then on, he cultivates in dreams and proves the Dao in dreams! He turns illusion into reality and ultimately becomes an unrivaled Immortal Venerable. 28.7kReads8.1Score3kShelves
20. 520 一 A Pillow Between Mountains and Rivers 一枕山河 Purple Star, Flowing Years紫微流年Eastern Fantasy391k WordsCompleted Twelve years ago, Su Xuan was a young hero from the prestigious Zhengyang Palace. He and Princess Ruan Jingyan of Langya fell deeply in love in the face of certain death... But then the world turned treacherous overnight. The once-beloved prodigy became a madman who drifted between lucidity and delirium. Forced to part with the one he loved, he was hunted by everyone under heaven and vanished from the martial world... Twelve years later, his beloved disciple Su Yunluo painstakingly gathered all 2.1kReads8.9Score170Shelves

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21. 521 隐 The Hidden Dragon's Grief 隐龙殇 Famous Throughout the World幽铭天下Eastern Fantasy286k WordsCompleted One is a street beggar raised on the kindness of countless families; the other is the peerless martial artist and righteous, noble Heaven-Scourge Divine Lord. One bears a shocking grudge and survives by keeping his head down. The other has a tragic past yet possesses astonishing resolve. Remnants of the Demon Cult stir beneath the surface, the seven great sects are entangled in rivalries, the Turks ravage the borderlands, and officials at court scheme for their own ends. Four Swords, Two Kings, 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Martial Arts, Magical Skills, Super Beautiful

22. 522 玄 Chronicles of Xuanwu’s Splendor 玄武风华录 Pouring a Full Cup for You, Splendor倾君满觞风华Eastern Fantasy165k WordsOngoing (A plot-driven story, no System, not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel, with a vast world.) This is an age when spiritual energy has reached its peak, and an age when spiritual energy has begun to decline. This is an age when the divine order is crumbling, and an age when everyone longs to become a god. I raise the Xunwind Sword in my left hand and summon the Thunderclap Saber in my right. I sever the threads of fate and shatter the bridge of injustice. I break free from worldly shackles and see —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Martial arts and immortals, rivers and lakes, court disputes, the war between two countries, not a cool novel, not a system, a flowing plot, a big world view, a compact storyline without any flaws, each character has a unique and distinctive personality, the protagonists and villains all have online IQs, the combat power system does not collapse, and the writing is rigorous.

23. 523 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 187.9kReads9.6Score22.2kShelves

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24. 524 我 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 1.1MReads9.9Score285.7kShelves
25. 525 诛 The Heaven-Slaying Tyrant Blade 诛天霸刀 Stealing the Rest of My Life窃余生Eastern Fantasy103k WordsCompleted [Martial arts + no System + the jianghu] I wield a blade of honor, To cut down all who defy the way. I play the hero and win the beauty's heart, Then walk alone through a blood-soaked path, proud and unbowed. Were it not for demons and monsters descending upon the world, One more decree would be added to the Investiture of the Gods. 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure martial arts, there will be court battles later

26. 526 此 This Sword Does Not Dance 此剑不舞 Under the Penhua笔下huaEastern Fantasy105k WordsCompleted [High IQ + no System + the powerful elite + obscure facts + life + wildness + new-style wuxia + distinctive style + ensemble cast] The spring breeze fills my sails, and my horse flies down the road. A carefree young man, dashing through the mortal world. I harbor the greed of a wolf. I want to fight the wildest battles and ride the fiercest horses! In ancient times, nine emperors fought for the realm. In the present, three emperors contend with four cities. The young man had no interest in it al —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 527 重 Reborn as You Tanzhi: Conquering the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World 重生游坦之之纵横天龙 Shuang Bing双丙Male-Channel Fanfiction329k WordsOngoing [Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils] + [Transmigration] / [Reborn] + [No System] + [Comeback] + [Wuxia] + [Jin Yong]. This novel has no System. It’s pure classical Wuxia, with the feel of the golden age of Jin Yong and Gu Long. There are many Wuxia web novels these days, in all sorts of styles. For example, many actors have played Qiao Feng, from Leung Ka-yan to Donnie Yen. If you like the version played by Felix Wong, this book is for you. The story takes its time setting things up, but it gets more exc 78Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Classic ancient style, pure martial arts

28. 528 黑 The Black Dragon Roars, the Ink Dragon Sings, and the Halberds Ring as One 黑龙啸，墨龙吟，长戟齐鸣 Qi Yang琪洋Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Also known as The General. [War god] + [national warfare] + [political intrigue] + [fictional setting] + [military commanders] His father died on the battlefield when he was young. His mother passed away when he was a child. An orphan, he was fortunate to be raised with help from his uncle and aunt in the same village. Unwilling to accept the fate laid out for him, he joined the army in his early teens. A boy from a mountain village ultimately rises step by step to become a dynasty's general, gr 3.9kReads8.7Score339Shelves

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    Fine. !

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