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  1. 1 A Sword Drinks, Yet Knows Not Its Drunkenness 剑饮不知醉 Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Prince + fictional setting + multiple heroines + lighthearted comedy “Spring breezes and peach blossoms, a cup of wine; ten years of lanterns glowing through rainy nights in the martial world.” During the Chenghe era of the Great Ning dynasty, rival powers rise up, the people suffer, and the realm is thrown into chaos. Across three northern and southern dynasties, ministers and nobles, talented scholars and famed courtesans paint a vivid portrait of the realm. The imperial court, the batt 55.3kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
  2. 2 A Sword Saint’s Journey Through the Martial World 一代剑圣,行走江湖 Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing The paths and affairs of the martial world: What is the martial world, and what does loyalty mean? Follow your heart and act as you please. The martial world does not belong to any one person. It is full of challenges, but it also has its warmth. (This story focuses on an ensemble cast.) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 3 One Sword to Bring Peace to the World 一剑安天下 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [A completely fictional xianxia history: political intrigue + xianxia + no System.] “Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has broken through all four passes. He has led his army across the Yinma River and is closing in on Tianmen Pass.” The ministers were speechless. How could that dissolute heir, who spent every day drinking and womanizing and even brought dancers on military campaigns, have broken through all four passes? From the looks of it, he was going to attack the strongest pass in Western Shu 14.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
  4. 4 The Sword Wind Shatters the Iron Robe 剑风碎铁衣 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing Tian Jiu survives a hundred-man blood match like a lone wolf, eventually becoming a deadly weapon in Tiangang, a hidden organization of peerless killers. He kills the master of Wufeng Manor, the third greatest manor in the martial world, sending shock waves through the jianghu... Later, after a fierce battle with a grandmaster of the Emei Sect, he is gravely wounded and surrounded by danger. Tiangang begins to suspect him as well, and a storm of blood and fury becomes impossible to stop... 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
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  5. 5 The Hidden Hero with the Demon Blade 魔刀侠隐 Eastern Fantasy587k WordsCompleted A demonic saber, a treasure map, a century of grudges, and a chaotic martial world… Between the underworld and the righteous path, good people and villains, who can say where the line lies? Abandoned by his birth mother, he enters the martial world alone. Through strange encounters and tribulations, he rises to greatness by his own strength. With saber and sword in hand, cold and merciless, he cuts off love and spirit, then throws his head back and laughs at the heavens! … 1.1kReads8.6Score110Shelves
  6. 6 Three Thousand Miles, Never Betraying These Mountains and Rivers 不负山河三万里 Eastern Fantasy721k WordsOngoing A woman blessed with five hundred years of the jianghu’s fortune plucks thunder from the sky as she heads south, saying, “Little Chang’an, your big sister will protect you!” In the first year of Wentai in the Great Liang dynasty, fifteen-year-old Zhu Qinyao inherits the profound, mysterious inner power and true qi left by his parents, as well as a throne among the greatest in the world and a mountain called Tianyin. Three years later, Zhu Qinyao returns after completing the mourning period for h 6.3kReads8.4Score534Shelves
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  7. 7 Invincible from the Start: Opening an Inn to Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger 开局无敌:开个客栈扮猪吃虎 Eastern Fantasy361k WordsCompleted [The swordmaster's story begins at the peak + jianghu + sects + imperial court + no leveling up + supporting characters have lives of their own] Some lead a million-strong army to conquer new lands; others take up a sword and seize the world! Ten years ago, Feng Hua retreated to Mount Nan. With a jug of wine and a sword, he vanished from the world, bearing a notorious reputation for decades! Ten years later, he opened an inn! His sword aura soared eight hundred miles into the sky. Who in the wor 1.4kReads7.2Score—Shelves
  8. 8 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 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. 12.1kReads8.7Score997Shelves
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  9. 9 A Poisonous Path Through the Jianghu 毒步江湖 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The Yang and Qiao families have been sworn enemies for generations, locked in an endless cycle of revenge. On a dark, stormy night, the Qiao family attacked the Yangs once more. By then, the Yang family had dwindled to just two elders and the couple Gong Peixiao and Yang Yi. Gong Peixiao was pregnant, and to preserve the family line, the Yangs did everything they could to help her escape. Tragically, she miscarried on the way. Gong Peixiao fled to the dilapidated, desolate Bailong Temple. There, 91Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 10 The Ruyi Pendant 如意佩 Eastern Fantasy455k WordsCompleted A treasure vault left behind by the previous dynasty can only be opened with a pair of Ruyi pendants, whose purpose is known to very few. After the Ouyang dynasty seized the throne, it ruthlessly hunted down the former dynasty’s soldiers and officials, while continuing its search for the vault. Once Xuanyu and Li Chenyang, formerly known as Haochen, came of age, they set out from Molan Valley to avenge their country and family. They were joined by the miracle doctor Gui Shou Wu, Li Chenyang’s ol 23Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 11 Blade of the Azure Heavens 碧落无刃 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Beneath heaven, martial arts are ruled by blades and swords. The thousand-year feud between the ancient Yue Sword Pavilion and Minghong Manor, two supreme sects, has shaped the most epic chapter in the martial world. But this is more than a conflict between blade and sword factions. It is a secret spanning two generations: a life stolen, and revenge pursued in the name of love. He, Ye Lingfeng, is a sword prodigy raised by the ancient Yue Sword Pavilion. His adoptive father is the Sword Saint, f 112Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 12 Plum Blossoms Bloom Brightly Across the Ming Empire 大明天下梅花艳艳开 Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Wuxia + history + imperial court + bloodshed + political intrigue + multiple female leads + not a harem + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Plum Blossom Manor, the guardians of a village in Huaxia. Nixiào, the ninety-ninth-generation young manor lord, secretly leaves the manor at fourteen, only to encounter an unknown force plotting against the Great Ming... 480Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 13 The Flying Errand on Mount Hua 华山飞役 Eastern Fantasy201k WordsCompleted [Traditional wuxia + coming of age + jianghu + imperial court + Jin Yong-inspired series] The Yuan court bans martial arts, bringing ruin to the jianghu, and the Huashan Sect is destroyed. As the young master of the Demon Cult, I take the sect leader’s daughter with me to roam the jianghu, growing stronger along the way as I strive to save the martial world... 97Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 14 The Azure Blade Chronicles of the Late Tang 残唐青锋录 Historical179k WordsOngoing Historical setting: From the Tianfu era of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (901) to the first year of Kaiping under the Later Liang (907). Regional warlords vie for power, and Zhu Wen usurps the Tang dynasty. Core plot: The former dynasty’s imperial jade seal, the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Mirror, resurfaces in the martial world, sparking a struggle among rival factions. Dou Yanfeng must fulfill his family’s mission and protect the national treasure, while Huangfu Che is drawn into the conflict as he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 15 Tales of the Merchant Knight 商侠传 Eastern Fantasy430k WordsOngoing A single act of compassion gives rise to an epic. In the Zhizheng era at the end of the Yuan dynasty, the realm is in chaos. Corrupt officials rule, and the people are starving. Huang Shunwei, the only son of Ningjiang Prefecture’s richest man, is naturally kindhearted. When he releases a spirit turtle with a strange shell pattern into a lotus pond, he accidentally awakens the power of his family’s treasured heirloom, the Lotus Jade. That good deed is like a stone dropped into stagnant water, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 16 Blood Chronicles of the Setting Sun 残阳血记 Eastern Fantasy318k WordsOngoing On the bloody night of 1644, Yan Xuanfeng, a Jinyiwei officer, detonated explosives and died for his country. His loyal servant fled south with the orphan and entrusted the swaddled baby Yan Hengyun to Wudang. The child carried three sparks vital to Chinese civilization: the Sunset Sword, the Star-Pattern Compass, and a sheepskin map. Yan Hengyun grew up on Wudang Mountain. At fourteen, he descended the mountain and roamed the martial world under the name Lingyun. He befriended Bai Wugou, Mu Qi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 17 The Big Dipper Splits the Purple Tenuity 北斗裂紫微 Eastern Fantasy152k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Five Barbarians ravaged China and the heartland fell. Imperial authority crumbled as the Ziwei Star split apart, while foreign armies trampled the land. The central conflict revolves around the Seven Divine Weapons of the Big Dipper, said to be capable of turning China's fate around, and the prophecy that the Ziwei Emperor Star will be restored: “Where Ziwei splits, the Han banners rise”; “The Big Dipper swallows Ziwei, and Chixiao will break t —Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 18 The Sword Qi Ballad of Mountains and Rivers 山河剑气歌 Eastern Fantasy482k WordsCompleted The Jingkang Catastrophe tears the land apart and stains rivers and mountains with blood. Lu Huaizhen, a young swordsman burdened with a blood feud and half of a mysterious jade token, is swept into the whirlpool of the Song-Jin standoff and the conflicts of the martial world. As he searches for the truth, he faces the question, “Is martial arts meant for killing or for protecting?” He struggles to choose between family vengeance, national hatred, and the limits of chivalry. From the ferocity of 3Reads7.2Score—Shelves
  19. 19 Tales of the Canal and the Sea 漕海风云录 Historical265k WordsCompleted The fires of the martial world light the land, while a common man’s hot blood stains the setting sun. In the chaos of the late Qing, the waters of the Huangpu River churned with blood. Foreign warships crushed the livelihoods of canal workers, while opium’s black tide soaked the land of China. The court grovelled, officials colluded with foreigners, and heroes of the martial world swore blood oaths, their blades and swords tearing through the long night. Xiao Tianfeng, the Red-Browed Hero, raise 15Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 20 The Swordsman’s Tale 刀客志 Eastern Fantasy201k WordsCompleted They say that three thousand years ago, spiritual energy dried up, and the world knew no more of cultivating immortality. Only the jianghu and the imperial court remained, wandering this world alone through one generation after another. In the 343rd year of the Qi Dynasty, the court was corrupt and the people could barely survive. Righteous heroes across the jianghu organized the Beast Camp and called on the people to rise up. Dong Shan, its leader, proclaimed himself king. Thirteen exceptional 23Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 21 A Passionate Sword Cannot Save the Heartless 多情剑不渡无情人 Eastern Fantasy314k WordsOngoing A weapon of war from the future transmigrates into the magnificent world of the Great Ning martial realm, where a schizophrenic boy finds bonds that belong only to him. Along the way, he meets a cool and aloof princess, a free-spirited swordswoman, a lovesick witch, a sunny temple guardian, and many other companions. One voice cries out in his heart: “Cut down the rivers and mountains, overthrow the dynasty.” Another whispers incessantly: “Uphold the old king. The past is gone.” Which one is the 17Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 6.3kReads7.2Score382Shelves
  23. 23 A Literary Youth in the Han Dynasty 大汉文艺青年 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [History] [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Witty and Humorous] [Multiple Heroines] Fan Li, a rogue who runs a bar, undergoes Transmigration into ancient times. One poem stuns the literary world, and one song brings listeners to tears. From his initial, desperate flight to making his first splash at a grand literary gathering; from showing off his divine prowess at Chongli Terrace to fighting bloody battles in a lone northern fortress, the rascal laughs and curses his way through it all. In t 3.7kReads7.7Score292Shelves
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  24. 24 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 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 1.2kReads—Score100Shelves
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  25. 25 A Consultant in the Martial World 咨询顾问在江湖 Eastern Fantasy305k WordsCompleted A highly intelligent male lead pulls the strings of the jianghu in another world! The jianghu is full of passion, and its characters leap off the page! [Deciphering a treasure map] + [Foiling a villain’s conspiracy] + [Taking part in a martial arts tournament] + [Joining the court struggle over the succession] + [Defeating a villain who transmigrated] + [Settling a feud spanning lifetimes]. No System, no golden finger, no mindless wish fulfillment, and no incoherent nonsense. Just [beautiful pro 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 26 Legend of Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山传奇 Eastern Fantasy600k WordsCompleted A severely underrated work of literature, an epic masterpiece full of vivid emotion. Martial arts + history + romance + leveling up through monster-slaying + a regretful pursuit of a wife + tangled grievances + emotional turmoil. A good-for-nothing male lead and an impulsive female lead meet because of a misunderstanding and are forced to wander the martial world together. They study under the same master and each finds their own opportunities to learn martial arts. Their differing ideals lead t 2.4kReads8.0Score253Shelves
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  27. 27 Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山 Eastern Fantasy344k WordsCompleted A weather-beaten young man gradually finds his way through confusion, survives against all odds in a world plunged into chaos, and steadily gets everything he wished for. But he loses things far more precious, such as family, friendship, and love. If only time could turn back. 1.2kReads6.6Score118Shelves
  28. 28 The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天 Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea! 206Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 29 The Woodcutter Swordsman 刀侠砍柴人 Eastern Fantasy636k WordsCompleted A hidden gem for when you’re short on books. Read with caution if you’re busy: after chapter 20, you may find yourself staying up all night, unable to put it down. Huang Ming crawled out of a pile of corpses in a mass grave... Ten years later... He had thought he was pretty weak. But why were his enemies, who claimed to be first-rate martial artists, even weaker than him? 3kReads7.6Score286Shelves
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  30. 30 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Martial Arts1.9M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 9.6kReads8.8Score863Shelves
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  31. 31 Where Longevity's Star Falls 长生星落 Ancient Romance189k WordsCompleted In the 48th year of the Tianshu era, the Great Su Dynasty worships the Goddess. From the emperor to the nobles, everyone is obsessed with her in hopes of attaining immortality, and all sorts of elixirs promising eternal life have become widespread. At this time, Shen Ke is ordered to return to Qiongsang to establish an official school and advance new policies. Appointed as its headmaster, he recruits students from poor families and sets a precedent by opening a school for girls, causing an uproa 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 32 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 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 27Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 As Moonlight Clears, the Clouds Grow Deep 且以月清云雾深 Eastern Fantasy225k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Sima Yue Bai, master of Zisu Manor, holds the Ring of the Martial World Supreme. The three great sects have coveted it for a long time and are determined to claim it for themselves. Sima Yue Bai and Yun Wu were closer than brothers, kindred spirits who seemed to transcend romantic love. Then they turned against each other, fighting and nursing bitter grudges. Sima Yue Bai fell into the demonic path because a god who could reach the heavens coveted the demonic eye within him and 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 34 The Return of the Condor Heroes: The Sequel 神雕大侠后传 Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted (A traditional martial arts novel, primarily a crossover between The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. No System, not a power fantasy, so please don't read it if that bothers you. Jin Yong's martial arts stories have several versions. There is a gap of sixty to seventy years between The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber that Jin Yong never wrote about. The author seamlessly fills in those missing d 8.6kReads7.4Score625Shelves
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  35. 35 The Heroine’s Trial of Love 侠女闯情关 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “She protects him from every danger, and he gives her a lifetime of devotion” Ouyang Xueer never imagined that the cold-faced constable she saved on a whim would become the one person she could rely on most. “Lord Ren, your injuries...” “Nothing to worry about. I’m more concerned with who hurt you.” “Mutual protection in a time of turmoil” When she was abducted in the martial world, he rode through the night with his elite troops to save her. When he was ambushed at court, she spent three slee 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 36 Defying the Classics: A Strategy for the Realm 逆经:山河策 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [This work has been selected by Hongguo for adaptation into an animated drama] Life is unpredictable; the adaptable follow Heaven's path. Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born to the lowest rung of society, he refuses to accept a life as a nobody. He waves the yin-yang banner and unlocks the secrets of the six-line hexagrams. Watch him play the mystic, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch a hidden dragon soar into 43.8kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
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  37. 37 The Imprisoned King 囚王 Eastern Fantasy425k WordsCompleted Who am I? I woke up in a prince's manor after a seven-day dream. I had forgotten who I was, where I came from, and where I was going. It seemed I had once been plotting something, but before I could investigate, an assassination attempt sent me stumbling into the martial world. Thus began the weaving of a conspiracy spanning both court and martial world. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 38 The Origin of the Ice Sword 寒冰剑之缘起 Ancient Romance314k WordsOngoing The martial world is rife with intrigue, bloody scenes, and tangled affairs of love and hate. They were the best of friends, yet took entirely different paths. Right and wrong meant different things to each of them, and both had their own principles. They fell in love with the same woman, but expressed it in different ways. And so the story that follows began. This story is only the beginning. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 Asking Heaven: A Land as Beautiful as a Painting 问天之江山如画 Urban682k WordsOngoing Just after passing the imperial examinations and growing closer to the goddess he had admired for years, he inexplicably transmigrates to an unknown era. From then on, he joins forces with a sword-wielding heroine, roams the martial world, strides across a chaotic age, and shapes the realm’s future, embarking on a very different life... What became of his parents and her in the other world? Will he ever see them again?... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 40 Chronicles of Heroes and Chivalrous Shadows 群英侠影录 Eastern Fantasy511k WordsOngoing A traditional wuxia novel steeped in history. It is a story of love and vengeance for family and country, of chivalrous heroes and young gallants in fine clothes riding spirited steeds. The novel creates a vast jianghu and an expansive world of martial arts. Its breadth of martial arts, number of schools, and cast of characters are among its defining features. Inspired by the narrative methods and writing styles of Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong, every word has been independently conceived and writt 1kReads—Score103Shelves
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  41. 41 The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De 1.4kReads8.1Score191Shelves
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  42. 42 Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼 Martial Arts557k WordsCompleted [Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has 27Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 43 Clouds Over You 君有云 Eastern Fantasy742k WordsOngoing Ten Li Langdang was home to the Academy, where the Confucian Sage held sway. Beneath him were nine Gentlemen and three hundred Confucian scholars, making it the place in the world with the greatest concentration of scholarly refinement. Whenever an Academy disciple was elevated to Gentleman, they had to proclaim a single phrase aloud as the maxim of their life. They would devote their whole lives to striving in accordance with that phrase, which was known as a “Gentleman's Word.” Su Baiyi, Feng 1.7kReads9.4Score294Shelves
  44. 44 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 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 89.1kReads9.3Score9.3kShelves
  45. 45 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 9kReads9.3Score947Shelves
  46. 46 The Silent Blade 刀不语 Eastern 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. 31kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
  47. 47 Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 Eastern Fantasy9.4M 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 910.5kReads9.6Score222.7kShelves
  48. 48 Dusk's Distant Traveler 暮迟遥客 Eastern Fantasy304k WordsOngoing Heroes abound, as numerous as carp crossing a river. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the ten great martial arts sects of the Central Plains were founded. They fought and killed for the Phantom God Scripture, a peerless martial arts manual. But the jianghu isn't all fighting and killing. It also holds sincere friendships, romantic love, and a band of young heroes. Di Xia was an uneducated street punk. By a twist of fate, he became the sworn son of Wang Quyan, a man who had gone mad a —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 49 Nameless, With Pen in Hand 提笔无名 Ancient Romance75k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + Two Powerful Leads + BG + BL + GL] In this world, a small number of people possess extraordinary abilities. A power struggle among those at the top leads to an apocalyptic catastrophe, but one orphan survives and escapes, setting off a series of events. The female lead, Lu Zhuxi, was discovered to have a spirit in her paintbrush when she was young, giving her the ability to bring things into being with a thought. Word of this reached the powerful figures within the imperial cap —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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