Wuxia and Jianghu With a Single Female Lead 武侠、江湖（单女主）

1. 1 武 Wuxia: Think You're Strong? Take My Secret Move! 武侠：你很强吗，吃我一记撒手锏 Elm Leaf Fried Rice榆树叶炒饭Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing “You lecher! Stop!” “I'm not a lecher. You've got the wrong person.” “Are you saying this half-face mask isn't yours?” “So what if it is?” “Then you're the lecher.” “There was a temple fair here. Lots of people bought masks. Why are you blaming me?” “Because your chin looks exactly like that lecher's.” 49.6kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves

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   I've seen many teachers recommending excellent books like "Heaven Should Not Respond," so I'll recommend a decent one instead. Hopefully, the title and cover won't put you off; the content is alright.

2. 2 关 The Mountain Ranger of Guandong 关东巡山人 Tianshan Shield天山盾Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted Black-handled blades, jade-faced foxes, the Thirteen Guardians who shook eastern Manchuria. Princes and generals, spirit mediums and magistrates. Limping beggars with long-stemmed pipes, monks and Taoist priests. Dragons, serpents, tigers, and leopards: none can escape the flying knives. A mountain range in a parallel world's eastern Manchuria, a feud sealed away for thirty years, a black blade that fills everyone with dread, a world of outlaws teeming with heroes, and a mountain patrolman who w 24.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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   Bags that look good, order from female lead

3. 3 藏 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy793k WordsCompleted Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One Dao, one Buddha, two gods, three demons, four saints, five ghosts. A young man, a white horse, a beautiful woman, the martial world. One sword opens the gates of heaven, one palm kills a martial saint. Winter. Lingering snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple clothes, like lightning. A person, like poetry. The world only knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, a walking portrait of a lady in the deep palace. But they do not know that she is also the only successor of the Sword God, a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Clan. Her sword is called "Purple Lightning". When the sword is drawn, it is like a startled swan reflecting its shadow. No one in the world can withstand three of her moves. Because those who have seen the third move have all become mute dead men. Her palm is called "Soul Chaser". Her fingers are called "Wind Splitter". Chu Yueyao and Wen Yunshu are not maids, but two deadly shadows. Three women, a game in winter. The martial world is a cup of strong liquor. They, however, sought to savor the tea's delicate elegance. Until someone spilled the tea… A sword cleaved the heavens, a single palm strike slew a Martial Saint…

4. 4 公 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.3kReads—Score192Shelves
5. 5 武 Son of the Martial Alliance Leader, Enemy of the Martial World 武林盟主之子，江湖之公敌 Irritable123暴躁123Eastern Fantasy130k WordsCompleted Xie Linyuan was the loneliest, coldest sword in the martial world. Imprisoned behind high walls since childhood, he had honed himself into a merciless killer. At ten, his father permanently barred him from competing after he struck with excessive cruelty. He never set foot beyond the Xie family’s back courtyard again, until the martial arts tournament when he was nineteen, where he took his father’s place. On the arena, he struck down his opponent with a single sword thrust. But as he drew back 665Reads8.0Score124Shelves

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   These are all martial arts novels. [Kissing emojis]

6. 6 大 Bold Female Guard, You Dare Imprison Me! 大胆女护卫，竟将我囚禁 Perverted Uncle Codename 2028猥琐大叔代号2028Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing (Wuxia + Slight Yandere + Male Scholar, Female Warrior + One Female Lead) When Gu Yanzhi was fifteen, his entire clan was slaughtered, leaving him as the sole survivor. As he fled, the only person at his side was his female bodyguard, Ye Ling. To escape the enemy's pursuit, he had no choice but to take her north in search of help from the Wen family, an old ally of his clan. Though they came from different stations in life, they endured life-and-death trials together on their journey through the 10Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 84.8kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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   These are all martial arts novels 😘😘😘

8. 8 下 What Should I Do After Picking Up a Demoness on the Mountain? 下山捡到魔教妖女怎么办？ An August Osmanthus Tree一树八月桂Eastern Fantasy632k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, One Female Lead, Lighthearted] (Former title: What Should I Do After Picking Up a Demon Cult Seductress on My Way Down the Mountain?) Lu Yun, the righteous sect’s senior disciple, is sent down the mountain to duel Bai Zhi, the demon cult’s seductress. But on his way down, he happens to meet a young woman… Bai Zhi: “I’m Bai Zhi, the demon cult’s seductress!” Lu Yun: “A demon cult seductress would save people?!!!” Bai Zhi: “I’m telling you, I am!” But Lu Yun refuses to believe h 2.3kReads9.2Score208Shelves
9. 9 玄 Xuanhuan: My Childhood Friend Is Actually the Female Lead of a Romance Novel 玄幻：我的青梅竟是女频主角 Golden Prosperity Everywhere金满天繁Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine, with a strong possessive streak who raises her into a yandere + mostly slice of life + no System + everyone’s favorite + light novel] A guide to saving himself after inexplicably transmigrating into a book. He’d planned to live a quiet life with his master. Instead, from the start, he discovers that the girl he picked up is the heroine of a female-oriented novel! Fan Yunmo gives up and says, “Whatever. She probably won’t fall for me anyway.” But after he brings her back to the sect 13.6kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
10. 10 摆 I Slacked Off Too Hard, So My Sect Sold Me Off to Marry the Empress 摆烂太狠，我被师门卖给女帝联姻 Nan Mengxuan南梦轩Eastern Fantasy748k WordsCompleted [One heroine + everyday romance + xianxia court politics + mutual devotion + older woman/younger man romance + unrivaled genius] Du Heng is the indolent senior apprentice brother who slacks off every day in his sect. One day, a letter from the eldest princess of the Da Luo Dynasty, who governs in the emperor's stead and is known as the future empress, led the sect leader to hastily sell him off as a marriage-alliance candidate. Du Heng likes peace and quiet and doing nothing, so he was completel 6.1kReads9.1Score536Shelves
11. 11 为 For You, the Sound of Pine Trees 为君，起松声 Yu Yezao俞叶早Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [Early writing, not very good. Don't click in without thinking!!! If you can't keep reading, just drop it, ahhhhh!] Short blurb: A noble girl is determined to repay a debt of gratitude, and plunges headlong into the martial world; a young hero from a prestigious family is determined to refuse her, and resolutely leaves the martial world. Literary blurb: The first time Song Mingyu saw Li Zhi, he was carrying the famous Chengying sword and approaching from afar. This line came to mind: “The bright 129Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 仙 How I, the Chief of the Immortal Alliance, Became the Demoness’s Beloved Disciple 仙盟魁首的我成为女魔头的爱徒 Nan Mengxuan南梦轩Eastern Fantasy352k WordsCompleted [Pure sweetness + everyday life + rebellious disciple pursuing his master + one heroine + mutual devotion + invincible lead] Gu Mingchuan was the leader of the Immortal Alliance in Zhongzhou. Though his status was exalted, he worked himself to the bone day and night. He was practically born to toil, so he promptly decided to quit. He deliberately arranged to face Mu Youyou, the daughter of the Demon Sect, in a duel, then pretended to be outmatched and faked his death at her sword. At last, he go 3.2kReads9.3Score316Shelves
13. 13 扶 Soaring on the Wind for Ninety Thousand Miles 扶摇同风九万里 The Wind Rises Over Long风起陇上Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Yu Shiqi, a young man determined to give up being a swordsman and become a wandering painter, meets Xi Lingyue in the Western Wilds, a spirited girl who is both righteous and wicked. … “What’s your real name?” she asks with interest. “Yu Yanzhi…” He pauses. “Yu, as in ‘deceiving one another.’” Xi Lingyue smiles. “Does anyone really introduce their name that way? You could say it’s the Yu in ‘free from worry.’” “Sorry. Those four characters have no place in my life.” He gives a bitter, self-mock 91Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by low ratings; these are all good books.

14. 14 少 A Young Man’s Hidden Talents 少年藏器 Tong Leng Tang同棱糖Historical282k WordsCompleted A young man keeps his talents hidden and waits for the right moment. He sharpens himself with his edge, while showing others only his blunt side. He conceals his blade to honor the loyal dead, then draws it to defend the realm! 412Reads8.2Score102Shelves
15. 15 红 Red Turbidity 红浊 Cliffside Moon-Gatherer临崖揽月Eastern Fantasy631k WordsOngoing (No System, a large ensemble cast, alternate pre-Qin history, with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors thrown into the mix) In principle, this is a completely fictional fantasy world. Anything that seems impossible can happen here~ (An iceberg-style narrative) (Let the story return to being a story~) 64Reads7.0Score—Shelves
16. 16 丹 No Painting Can Capture the Snow over the Jianghu 丹青不画江湖雪 I'm Just Here to Slacken Off我是来摸鱼的Eastern Fantasy286k WordsOngoing [A slow-burn tale of enlightenment + no System + teaching without distinction + the martial world and the imperial court + laid-back cultivation] Lu Wugui transmigrates to another world, only to open his eyes as a blind beggar begging on the street! Starving and desperate, he discovers that although his vision is blurry, the moment he picks up a brush and writes, everything before him becomes crystal clear! Even more strangely, every character he writes is imbued with righteousness, able to sup 43Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 江 The Jianghu's Sorrowful Wine 江湖有酒名为愁 Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry with Sugar番茄鸡蛋加糖炒Eastern Fantasy772k WordsCompleted “I would cultivate the realm with my heart, and the realm would dwell within it.” Bai Anqiu had dreamed of roaming the jianghu ever since he was a child. But now he had passed the exam to become a schoolteacher in town and was preparing to educate the next generation, when his unscrupulous master stole his savings, claimed his salary, and happily abandoned his disciple to freedom. Bai Anqiu eventually entered the jianghu, met all sorts of people, and was drawn into one conspiracy and conflict af 31Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 财 The Wealth Immortal Has Arrived 财仙到 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted “You can't be bent by force, but you can be corrupted by wealth.” “Bowing for five bushels of rice is the bearing of an immortal.” “Nothing matters more than silver. And if something does...” “Then it must be even more silver...” What is cultivation like for everyone else? Qingshan doesn't care. He cultivates by making money from people, immortals, and even Heaven itself. The more silver he earns, the stronger he becomes! Why become so strong? Naturally, to earn even more silver... The Way of th 18kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
19. 19 冷 Cold-Blooded, Yet Kind: Night Seventeen 冷血，有情，夜十七 Xiao Wei晓威Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted (No System) (No harem) (No mindless protagonist) (No tired tropes) (Character growth) (Immortal martial arts) (Cold-blooded) (Compassionate) (Decisive and ruthless) At six, Ye Shiqi's family was struck by disaster. A mysterious organization took him in and trained him. Through one perilous ordeal after another in an environment of brutal competition, he steadily grew into a dark assassin whose name made the whole world tremble. Calm, composed, and brilliant, he moved like a ghost. Though cold-bl 27.9kReads8.3Score3.3kShelves
20. 20 人 The Greatest Warrior in the Mortal Realm 人间第一武夫 Polaris Fire北极星火Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Just received a rating, so the score is naturally low. It’ll improve over time!] [No harem + no System + not mindless + not invincible from the start + case-solving and deduction + witty + martial arts + supernatural abilities] In an age without immortals, the demon race has vanished, the fiend race is nowhere to be found, and humanity reigns supreme. Ten thousand years ago, the Sui Dynasty collapsed, and the various kingdoms rose! Over the past ten thousand years, hundreds of nations, great an 37.8kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
21. 21 我 I Subdue the Martial World with Poetry 我以诗词镇江湖 Jing Jiu敬酒Eastern Fantasy655k WordsCompleted Someone once asked Xu Jinhuan what the jianghu was, and what made a tale stirring enough to stir the soul. It was Zhao Mingzhao, seeking poetry in the drizzle after dusk, raising a cup of wine and speaking of green leaves thriving and red blossoms fading. It was Jian Shisan, whose name would make every famous sword beneath heaven seem like scrap iron if he had never been born. It was the Buddhist monk whose power grew with every broken precept. It was Lianshan, the devoted Daoist who pursued not 1.7kReads7.1Score135Shelves
22. 22 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
23. 23 疯EN The Mad Scholar's Invincible Sword 疯书生无敌剑 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing There was once a mad scholar who carried a broken wooden sword everywhere and told everyone he met that he was invincible beneath heaven. The mad scholar’s name was Chen Xun. He wandered the world, falling into madness for three years at a time before regaining his senses, over and over again, in an endless cycle. No one knew where he came from or where he was going. What did he carry upon his shoulders... An ancient curse? A self-imposed path of cultivation? Or perhaps the shackles of a fate he 114.2kReads8.9Score8.3kShelves
24. 24 少 A Youngster's Record of the Martial World 少年江湖记 Cloud Dream Rainbow Glow云梦彩霞Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted “My name is Xiao Sa. My master wasn’t very cultured, so he gave me this name without much thought.” Xiao Sa should live a carefree life: a few close friends, settling scores with gusto, and roaming the world. He should go see the frost and snow that fills the sky when the Frostblade Immortal swings his sword, trade poems with the well-read Sword-and-Book Immortal, and breathe in the fragrance left behind by a single strike from the Flower Sword Immortal. He should come to Xicheng to find a maste 121Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 活 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted Living Sacrifice 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is truly amazing, absolutely fantastic! Especially the second book, the writing is incredible! The horror scenes are exhilarating and satisfying, the male lead is so powerful, it's a masterpiece of horror fiction! It's an incredibly awesome novel, I've read it six times!

26. 26 我 My Years as a Ghost Constable 我当鬼差的那些经历 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted My Experiences as a Ghost Constable 547Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 天 Zhang Wuji of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Takes Murong Fu’s Place 天龙张无忌替换慕容复 I Have a Pot of Strong Wine我有一壶浊酒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing After Zhang Wuji retired from the martial world with Zhao Min and died peacefully in old age, his soul transmigrated into Murong Fu. The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth + Taiji Kung Fu + Star Shifting: even the Sweeping Monk is no match for him! Qiao Feng: “It is my honor to be mentioned in the same breath as Young Master Murong.” Duan Yu: “Second Brother! Please accept my bow!” Xuzhu: “I don’t know why, but Young Master Murong’s fortuitous encounters feel strangely familiar.” Zhang Wuji: “Resto 4.7kReads7.2Score299Shelves

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    This book is really well-written, no exaggeration, I highly recommend it. It features a single female lead, Zhao Min.

28. 28 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 335.3kReads9.5Score66.6kShelves
29. 29 九 Record of the Return of the Nine Steles 九碑归人录 Wait for the Rain to Say Give Up等雨说放弃Martial Arts332k WordsCompleted [Alternate Jianghu] [One Heroine] [No System] [Chivalrous Jianghu] [Plot-Driven] Three years ago, the old case of the Sword-Washing Tower was closed, and the Cold Rain Sword became a forbidden name in the jianghu. Three years later, Xiao Shiyi, a disciple of Phoenixcry Valley, entered the world with a fragmentary manual and met the swordsman Wang Zhaoye on a rainy night at Bluestone Ferry. The jianghu calls him the remnant of the Cold Rain Sword, and he is like an old case that should have died 122Reads—Score108Shelves

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    Both are martial arts novels with a single female protagonist and are published together.

30. 30 武 Wuxia: The World Is Too Noisy, Yet I Insist on Listening 武侠：人间太吵，可我偏要听 Wait for the Rain to Say Give Up等雨说放弃Martial Arts280k WordsOngoing At Luoyang's city gate, the minor official asked the usual three questions. “Name?” “Wang Zhaoye.” “Who was your master?” “Han Tingxue.” The tip of the brush suddenly stopped. Three years ago, Han Tingxue had died on a snowy night, branded a traitor. Now his apprentice had swaggered into Luoyang with the Cold Rain Sword on his back. Wang Zhaoye actually only wanted to find out one thing. What had happened back then? Because after Han Tingxue's death, what he hated most was people keeping things 5Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 203.8kReads9.7Score25.2kShelves

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    Looks good. [Making a face][Making a face]

32. 32 女 A Female Employee's Journey Through the Heavens 女职员的诸天旅行 Eastern Emperor Old Deng东皇老dengMale-Channel Fanfiction466k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaoyu, an office worker who stayed late until the early hours, was struck by lightning on her way home. The accident activated the Myriad Worlds Travel System, and she began a series of journeys. World order: Reign of Assassins, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Brotherhood of Blades, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Water Moon Cave Heaven, My Own Swordsman, Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins, The Storm Riders, Jade Dynasty, The Boys, The 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character is a woman.

33. 33 从 A Journey Through the Heavens, Starting with Xiao Longnu 从小龙女开始诸天之旅 Three Wheels, Seven Vehicles三轮七车Male-Channel Fanfiction583k WordsCompleted On her eighteenth birthday, Little Dragon Maiden from The Return of the Condor Heroes is possessed by the soul of someone from the future. Overwhelmed by the flood of information from the future, she loses control of her inner power and is gravely wounded. And outside the ancient tomb, a Daoist nun is lying in wait. What is she supposed to do now? Just then, a line of text appears before her eyes. [Begin a journey through the myriad worlds?] “...Yes.” 8.6kReads9.3Score509Shelves
34. 34 第 First Rate! 第一流！ Zhong Jiuling钟九陵Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead, no formulaic tropes, not a power fantasy. Excellent writing and a first-rate plot. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Year thirty-one of the New Era. Snow fell in the bitter cold of winter. Many things happened that year. The Divine Church gained a new Divine Son, the Buddhist faith saw thirty-six golden lotuses bloom, and a madman emerged from a crumbling Taoist temple. The North Sea churned, threatening to swallow heaven and earth. A tiny blade of grass grew in the De 39.7kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves

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    Who doesn't dream of a life in the martial arts world?!

35. 35 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
36. 36 玄 Xuanhuan: My Bones Are a True Dragon's, and My Blade Challenges the World! 玄幻：真龙为骨，我刀问天下！ Listen to Laibao听赖宝的话Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Epic-length novel + martial world and imperial court + genius protagonist + a touch of ensemble cast + the blurb does it no justice, please read the story] [Not a brainless power fantasy] [Martial world] [Read with care] [The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later] Synopsis One: A three-year-old child with memories from a past life accidentally falls into the Dragon-Locking Well. From then on, he defies fate, obtains the Heavenly Book, and masters supreme martial arts! That day, the dragon l 82.8kReads8.6Score5.9kShelves
37. 37 剑 Sword and Wine 剑酒 Cup of Snow杯雪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + no System + one heroine + slow burn + passionate adventure] In the Eastern Lands, a tavern waiter wears twin sabers at his waist and tempers his heart in the mortal world. In the Western Regions, a devoted monk carries a paintbrush, bringing flowers to the world. In the Southern Mountains, a Daoist wields peachwood, using talismans to subdue mountains and seas. In the northern lands, a monster carves a wooden staff, its dragon's roar shaking the Nine Heavens. And in the Ce 13.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
38. 38 背 With a Three-Foot Sword on My Back, Who in This World Can I Not Slay? 背上匣中三尺剑，天下何人不可斩 Three More Buckets of Instant Noodles再来三桶泡面Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [No System + Swordsmanship + Peerless Prodigy + One Heroine + Fiercely Protective Wife] Ye Ping'an had practiced the sword since childhood, becoming the greatest swordsman under heaven. He should have been the undisputed choice to become the next sect master of the Tianmen Sword Sect. But after his master was framed and imprisoned, Ye Ping'an was forcibly stripped of his cultivation overnight. The once-promising disciple became a cripple with shattered meridians. A fallen genius, cast out by his 14.1kReads8.6Score1kShelves

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    Perfectly matched, looks great \(//∇//)\

39. 39 山 Where Mountains and Rivers End 山河尽处 Du Ruodao杜若刀Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted [One Heroine | Master of Medicine and Poison | Peerless Martial Arts | Jianghu and Court Intrigue | Devoted to Each Other] Lu Yunqing (Lu Shen) was nearly killed as an infant, but was rescued by her two masters and raised in seclusion deep in the mountains for seventeen years. She mastered extraordinary martial arts and medicine, but after years away from the world, she knew little of social customs and the rules of aristocratic families. After passing her masters' trial, she bid them farewell 3.6kReads9.4Score409Shelves

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    A historical romance novel featuring a single female lead, combining elements of chivalrous martial arts, court intrigue, and sweet love.

40. 40 明 Chronicles of Mingtu’s Storms 明图风云录 A Rogue Who Doesn't Roam the Jianghu江湖不浪子Eastern Fantasy29k WordsOngoing Zhu Yuanzhang founded his dynasty through military force and came from the martial arts sect Mingjiao. After taking the throne, he understood the threat posed by the martial world. He used force to suppress its various sects and seized their secret manuals, but thought it a pity to destroy them. So he hid them deep in the mountains and drew a treasure map called the Ming Map. After the founding emperor’s death, Jianwen took the throne and hastily began stripping the princes of their power. Princ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've discovered a new book that references the historical setting of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, but it's not a sequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.

41. 41 醉 Drunken Dreams of Jianghu: The Sun and Moon's Journey 醉梦江湖之日月行 Jiang Wanbu江晚步Eastern Fantasy195k WordsOngoing A wedding banquet turns into a massacre that wipes out an entire household. His brothers are killed, and his beloved goes missing. Bearing a blood feud, the young man enters the martial world to hunt down the killer, only to stumble into the secret conspiracy of two great powers. Caught between the court and the martial world, he is drawn into one scheme after another. The truth behind the old massacre reveals the conflict between rival powers. Conspiracies and traps follow one after another, wh 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Drunken Dreams of Jianghu: The Journey of Sun and Moon" is a story set in the Ming Dynasty, featuring a terrifying mountain villa, collusion between officials and merchants, and the covert machinations of four forces. The martial arts are realistic and the characters are intelligent. It is updated daily.

42. 42 少 The Eight Wonders of Shaolin 少林八绝 Heavenly Demon Saint天魔圣Martial Arts4.7M WordsCompleted [The audiobook of the same name is now available on major audiobook platforms. Search for the title on any of them to enjoy the story!] All martial arts come from Shaolin. Fang Jianming is a secular disciple. Fang Jianming is upright, loyal, and witty. He travels through a treacherous martial world, yet always keeps an innocent heart. He repeatedly encounters good fortune, fights the strong to protect the weak, and earns widespread renown. He wins the favor of many beautiful women, much to every 3.3kReads8.8Score368Shelves
43. 43 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
44. 44 八 The Eight Sword Techniques 八剑诀 The Young Master Strikes with a Sword公子斩出一剑Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Huang Jing only wants to be an ordinary apothecary at the Second Greatest Sword Sect in the World and earn enough to get by. Until one day, while cleaning the Sword Repository for his senior brother, he accidentally finds the founding patriarch's notes: “The Eight Swords of Yue are hidden in eight sword tombs. Whoever finds them can command the world.” That night, his senior brother, covered in blood, crawls to his window. “Run… They came for the Eight Swords…” The sect is wiped out overnight. H 13kReads7.7Score1kShelves
45. 45 武 Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀 Huang Xiaozhao0黄小招0Martial Arts216k WordsOngoing The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill! 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this book.

46. 46 銹 Rusty Sword 銹剑 Upper-Class Clear Spring Stone上流的清泉石Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (No brainless plot, no System, no harem, not a power fantasy, and only half committed to lying flat) Pull the helpless drops of water out of the martial world. Use rivets that refuse to be ordinary to pry up an entire edifice. Let a one-of-a-kind self return to heaven and earth. Draw the rusty sword that has earned its rest from the Yellow Springs. Warning 1: This book is a broad, multi-perspective narrative with a certain reading threshold. Please don't leave your brain at the door. Warning 2 21.8kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    The interludes are a refreshing touch and definitely worth watching; it features a single female lead and is sweet.

47. 47 寒 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 Awareness觉性Historical3.8M WordsCompleted I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear. 15.2kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    A very good book, I recommend it.

48. 48 天 The Legend of the Descendants After Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部之后人传 Sea Breeze Three Zhang Three海风三丈三Male-Channel Fanfiction300k WordsCompleted The martial world is once again swept up in turmoil. Murong Chou, a descendant of the Gusu Murong family, harbors the ambition of restoring the Yan kingdom. He takes You Xiaozhi, who survived certain death, as his master and learns sinister, secret techniques. Wielding the merciless and chilling Guanghan Swordsmanship, he wreaks havoc throughout the martial world. Duan He, the fourth son of Duan Yu of Dali, inherits the Six-Finger Sword and unexpectedly learns the Damo Sword Technique as well. W 1.1kReads—Score115Shelves

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    Classic and enjoyable martial arts novels recommended for reading.

49. 49 少 A Young Swordsman Sweeps Across the Raging Rivers and Lakes 少年仗剑，横扫江湖万重浪 Sea Breeze Three Zhang Three海风三丈三Martial Arts259k WordsOngoing The young Han Xiaohan is ordered to escort a mysterious brocade box containing the peerless martial arts secrets of the jianghu on a thousand-mile journey to deliver it to Aunt Gu Yue. But after overcoming every obstacle and completing his mission, he returns to the Tomb of the Martial King, only to witness his father’s gruesome death inside, with blood staining the tomb passage! Burdened by a family feud and a blood debt, the young man is left with nowhere to turn. By chance, he encounters a r 404Reads—Score102Shelves
50. 50 人 The Eighteen Handsome Men of Renxiao 人魈十八俊 Sea Breeze Three Zhang Three海风三丈三Eastern Fantasy316k WordsCompleted The hidden kingdom of Lanzhu, concealed for a thousand years, fell into nationwide panic as its people grew weaker and the future of the nation seemed to have no heirs. The queen was especially worried that the peerless martial art known as the “Eighteen Ancient Palace Forms” would be lost. She therefore issued an edict allowing men and women across the country to freely choose their partners and increase the population. At the same time, she secretly ordered eighteen handsome foreign martial ar 119Reads—Score—Shelves

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