Looking for Purely Classical Martial Arts Stories, No Fantasy or Cultivation 想看纯古风武侠小说，不要奇幻修仙的

1. 1 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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   I recommend a wuxia novel: *Drunken Dreams of the Martial World: The Journey of Sun and Moon*. It focuses on intrigue and power struggles within the martial world, features solid fight scenes, and depicts the interplay of multiple factions. It's currently being updated steadily and meets your requirements.

2. 2 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
3. 3 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
4. 4 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
5. 5 拯 Saving the Qin Dynasty: Become a King Who Rules Heaven and Earth 拯救大秦：做主宰乾坤的王 Wu Shi San伍拾三Martial Arts1.3M WordsOngoing A stunt double is accidentally electrocuted and wakes up in the Great Qin dynasty as Fusu. At court, powerful eunuchs and treacherous ministers persecute him; in the martial world, practitioners of yin-yang arts hunt him down. Within the empire, remnants of the Six States are stirring, while beyond its borders, the Xiongnu cavalry watches like a pack of hungry wolves. Can Fusu escape these dangers? And how will he save Great Qin? 307Reads9.5Score113Shelves

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   When I was young, I loved reading Liang Yusheng so much that I neglected to eat and sleep.

6. 6 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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   Pure martial arts, no cultivation.

7. 7 开 From the Start in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Heir of the Eastern Heretic 开局射雕，东邪传人 Champion of Wusheng Road武圣路拳王Male-Channel Fanfiction822k WordsCompleted Peach blossoms fall in the shadow of a flying divine sword. If you've got a problem, let's fight! The blue sea's tide rises to the tune of a jade flute. Anyone who objects gets a sound beating! Qin Yu: “Our Peach Blossom Island lineage specializes in dealing with anyone who refuses to accept defeat!” 23kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
8. 8 开 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer from the Start: The Heavens’ Most Reckless Man 开局笑傲，诸天第一莽夫 Champion of Wusheng Road武圣路拳王Male-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer from the start, he becomes the most reckless junior martial uncle on Mount Hua! [Innate divine strength + heavy sword + all kinds of external martial arts] The martial world is a game of chess. Some people are carefully plotting their moves. Some are doing everything they can to break out of their predicament. Some have already been eliminated. And some plan to throw themselves into the game! But Qin Fei is different! Because he wants to... flip the 2kReads6.4Score—Shelves
9. 9 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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   Several of these martial arts novels are purely martial arts novels.

10. 10 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
11. 11 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
12. 12 情 The Endless Torment of Love: A Flying Flower Challenge 情虐无涯飞花令 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Angsty Love + Male Lead Pursues His Wife to the Crematorium + Second Male Lead as the Pure, Longed-For Ideal + Revenge and a Comeback] [Pure desire, domineering love, danmei, and puppy-like devotion] The ensemble cast is every bit as compelling as the main characters. The entire Huaying Sect was massacred, and the righteous old master of Fengling Manor died alongside them. The orphan Yu Feiyin was entrusted to the care of Mu Feng, young master of Fengling Manor, who saved h 321Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Pure martial arts, with love and hate entanglements; classic martial arts stories are all about the love, hate, and grudges of heroes and heroines! A story of unresolved emotions, a coming-of-age tale, and very vivid characters.

13. 13 武EN Wuxia: Starting Out with Zhang Sanfeng's Template 武侠：开局拿到张三丰模板 Ma Jia马夹Eastern Fantasy680k WordsCompleted [Wuxia] [Xuanhuan] [Xianxia] [Transmigration] He transmigrated with a System, but unfortunately it fell apart halfway through. It only rewarded him with Zhang Sanfeng’s talent template, then disappeared. No matter. Zhang Qingyuan was already very satisfied. Who was Old Zhang? A master among masters who had dominated the martial world for sixty years. While others practiced martial arts, he cultivated immortality. Ten years later, Zhang Qingyuan chuckled. “Watch as this Daoist sweeps away demons 27.7kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    📖 Readers, these few books are incredibly well-written! ❶🍅🍅 Transmigrate into a martial arts world and get a Zhang Sanfeng template! 🍯🍯 From now on, while others practice martial arts, I cultivate immortality! 🍊 It's a direct crushing defeat! 🥥🥥 A high-quality martial arts novel you can stay up all night reading! Ten years later: "Watch me, this humble Taoist, unleash a sixty-year demon-slaying spree!" ❷🎨🎨 Transmigrate and discover the Yi Jin Jing! 🍋 Do you even know what the Yi Jin Jing is? 🦋🦋 One goal: first, conquer the martial arts world! 🌈🌈 Then, attack the dynasty that treats the martial arts world as a chessboard! 🌰🌰 Full of thrills! Decisive killing! Tight plot! 🍇🍇 Conquer the world!!!

14. 14 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！ The Salted Fish Is Ready to Take Off咸鱼要起飞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gain cultivation by killing enemies + ruthless and decisive + level up fast] This is a world full of powerful experts and sects: the Nine Sects and Six Gangs, the Eight Demonic Sects, the Three Daoist Orders, the Two Buddhist Temples, and the Great Qian imperial court, whose might holds the four seas in awe. The powerful see the weak as ants, while princes treat the martial world as a chessboard. Fortunately, Xiao Bieli activated the Kill to Gain Cultivation System. As long as he kills an enemy 87.2kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves
15. 15 武 Wuxia: Invincible Vajra from the Start, Crushing All the Way 武侠：开局金刚不坏，一路平推 Big Tiger大脑斧Eastern Fantasy995k WordsCompleted Wang Yi arrives in a martial arts world and becomes a Brocade Guard of the Great Fate Dynasty! Here, martial arts flourish, and the strongest can shatter the void! Wang Yi obtains the [Supreme Martial Arts System], starts with an indestructible body, and forges an invincible physique. Every punch lands with full force as he begins his unstoppable march! He shatters Shaolin's Vajra Demon-Subduing Formation with one punch and comprehends the Black Pagoda's Tendon-Transformation Classic! He defeats 13.9kReads8.6Score650Shelves
16. 16 应 Yinglong Rules the World: Level-Nine Sun-Splitting Divine Art from the Start 应龙镇天下：开局满级九阳神功 To Fish for Hairtail, Go to an Island钓刀鱼要到岛上钓Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mystery-solving focus] [Plot-driven] [Jianghu and imperial court] [Power struggles] Lin Rong transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and spends five whole years as a Yinglong Guard. Then a mission goes wrong, and while fleeing for his life, he is captured by the Hehuan Sect. After a night of passion… [Host detected as having become a true man. System activation successful…] [Beginner's gift pack delivered: Nine Suns Divine Art (Perfected), Dragon Claw Hand (Perfected)…] [Congratulations, Host, on 47.7kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
17. 17 武 Wuxia: Villainess, I Need You to Help Me Cultivate 武侠：恶女，我要你助我修行 The Unspeakable Fleeting Years, Shaved Ice不可名状的流年碎碎冰Male-Channel Fanfiction4.8M WordsCompleted [Golden Classics Wuxia + Multiple Heroines + Villainous Women + Invincible Protagonist + Wish Fulfillment] After transmigrating into a composite martial arts world, Chen Yu unlocks the ability to see people’s evil thoughts. He earns rewards by fulfilling the villainous women’s wicked desires. He gets the Nine Yang Manual from the start, and the protagonist is invincible throughout, never once taking a loss. Kang Min: “Dear little brother, could you help me kill my husband?” Li Qiushui: “My dream 46.1kReads8.4Score3.9kShelves
18. 18 锦 The Embroidered Uniform Guard: Three Days from the Start, Sign-In for a Century of Inner Power 锦衣卫：开局三天，签到百年内力 Night Mallet夜榔头Eastern Fantasy656k WordsCompleted (Jianghu and the imperial court, a satisfying martial arts novel, a light blend of martial arts worlds) Zhou Chu transmigrates to the Great Han Dynasty and is framed and thrown into prison. There, he discovers that the Great Han Dynasty is actually the Shu Han regime founded by Liu Bei. The supposedly hopeless Ah Dou, Liu Shan, is instead the great founding emperor who revives the Great Han Dynasty. In prison, Zhou Chu awakens the Heavenly Fate Shrimp System. Its first-purchase gift gives him th 7.2kReads8.0Score405Shelves
19. 19 诸EN Myriad Worlds: Starting by Marrying Palace Mistress Yaoyue 诸天：从迎娶邀月宫主开始 Jin Zi Chen金紫辰Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a comprehensive martial arts world, Song Xuan is a sword-wielding god of slaughter who has killed a million people and can send the emperor to his watery grave at any moment. In a vast immortal-hero world, Song Xuan is the Xuantian Dao Ancestor, who teaches the Dao and keeps the rulers of seven destiny-blessed dynasties so thoroughly suppressed they dare not raise their heads. Across the primordial heavens and universes, Song Xuan splits the myriad worlds with one sword. Mythical Daluo in his 76.9kReads9.0Score5kShelves
20. 20 开EN Blade's Edge: Rebellious Start in a Chaotic Jianghu 开局叛出镇抚司，我刀问江湖 Writer Number Seven七号写手Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Court and martial world] + [Strong wuxia flavor] + [Following one's convictions] + [A story of growth] The dynasty was nearing its end. Regional princes carved up the realm, and chaos was about to descend. Great sects and hidden clans entered the world; monks and Daoists roamed the martial world. Barbarians, demonesses, foreign tribes, and demonic cults all took advantage of the turmoil. Shen Yi transmigrated into the role of a low-ranking guard in the Pacification Office. From the start, he ki 72.5kReads8.5Score6kShelves
21. 21 武 Wuxia: The Tomb Sect’s Junior Uncle Gets Stronger by Drinking 武侠，古墓小师叔，喝酒就变强 Silver Dust银尘Male-Channel Fanfiction294k WordsCompleted [Jin Yong-style martial arts + The Outcast + System + seducing his master + multiple heroines] Su Xuan is knocked off Mount Tai and, with no other choice, is reborn in the Ancient Tomb as Lin Chaoying’s disciple and the Ancient Tomb Sect’s junior martial uncle. He also gets a System that makes him stronger when he drinks. Alcohol not only increases his inner energy, but also his physical strength, and using rare herbs lets him brew even more potent drinks. From then on, Su Xuan is doted on by 7kReads7.9Score547Shelves
22. 22 武 Wuxia: Telling Stories in the Valley of Villains, Little Fish Works for Me 武侠：恶人谷说书，小鱼儿打工 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Ye Chen arrives on the Jiuzhou Continent, a wondrous world where the martial arts worlds of countless legends converge. Here, Li Xunhuan’s flying daggers never miss, and Lianxing and Yaoyue dazzle with peerless beauty. And so, in front of the Valley of the Villains, there appears a Peaceful Inn that stays out of the martial world, along with an “ordinary” storyteller who only wants to earn popularity points. One tale, Sword and Fairy, brings countless lovers to tears. “Mr. Ye, what medicine can 46.7kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
23. 23 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Sister Fu, Please Behave Yourself! 神雕杨过：芙妹请自重！ Ke Yuan柯远Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as Yang Guo from The Return of the Condor Heroes, he gains a tenfold talent boost from the start! Remembering all the regrets in the original story, Yang Guo decides to change everything! He casts aside all the frustration and dissatisfaction of the original story! Every beauty and opportunity from the original story will be his! At the ferry crossing at Fengling, she first meets Yang Guo, and one glance binds her to him for life! At the peak of the martial world, who can st —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 武 Wuxia: Divine Constable! From the Start, I Capture Huang Rong and Yaoyue 武侠：神捕！开局抓捕黄蓉和邀月 A Flower as Before一花如故Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Su Yi transmigrates to a world of comprehensive martial arts and becomes a constable in Qinghe Town! At the same time, he obtains a System that makes him incredibly powerful whenever he makes an arrest. He spends his days catching criminals and upholding justice, enjoying a comfortable life. But without any famous martial-world figures showing up, it's all a drop in the bucket. Then one day, the appearance of a little beggar stealing a steamed bun shatters the peace! Next come Yaoyue and the Twe 601Reads7.8Score156Shelves
25. 25 穿 Transmigrate and Begin by Saving Wuxia Heroes 穿越从拯救武侠人物开始 Imagining I've Already Attained Immortality幻想自己已经长生Male-Channel Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted Ye Buluo begins transmigrating in a low-martial world, encountering the people of one world after another. Whether good or evil, they all have their own convictions and virtues. Ye Buluo only hopes to live a life where the wind may blow, but the leaves never fall. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils are relatively straightforward. The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, The Storm Riders, Jade Dynasty, Chines 6.7kReads8.7Score212Shelves
26. 26 邀 Yaoyue, Since When Did I Have a Husband? 邀月，我什么时候有夫君了？ Fallen Blossoms and Leaves繁花落叶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted The lands of Jiuzhou are divided among many rival nations. Li Changfeng transmigrates to Snowmoon City, a border town between several nations, and becomes the owner of the Yue Lai Inn. As it happens, the Six Great Sects are about to attack Bright Peak. Juejue: Two taels of silver for one night? Why not just rob us? Kongzhi: You're trying to fleece us. Li Changfeng: What did you think I was doing? Everyone: ... Ding Minjun: Do you know who we are? This will scare you to death: we're the Six Great 10.9kReads8.5Score649Shelves
27. 27 综 Crossover: Just a Nobody, Yet the Best Qinggong Master Under Heaven 综：明明是路人，轻功却天下第一 Uncle Guazi瓜子叔叔Male-Channel Fanfiction278k WordsOngoing [Comprehensive Martial Arts + No Romance + System] Lu Xiaofeng: One day, Lu Xiaofeng was staying at an inn when a strange woman suddenly knelt before him. Knowing trouble when he saw it, he jumped three feet in the air and burst through the roof. Just as he was about to make a run for it, he found an inn waiter sitting on the roof, where there should have been nobody. The two stared at each other. Lu Xiaofeng was amazed that anyone could be as quiet as a corpse, without making even the slightest 455Reads8.4Score102Shelves

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    A time-travel martial arts novel. There's a system, but it's only mentioned briefly in the first chapters and doesn't appear again. The protagonist isn't invincible; they rely entirely on their intelligence and, firstly, lightness skill, and secondly, swordsmanship. They use their brains in all situations and don't kill. They are a detective who solves cases in the martial arts world, with weaknesses, yet they are willing to disregard those weaknesses for others. The protagonist is a goofy and idiotic character.

28. 28 综 Wuxia Crossover: I'm the Jianghu's Amusement-Seeker 综武：我是江湖乐子人 Me and This Fish吾与此鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction993k WordsOngoing [Invincible + fun + stirring up trouble + sharp-tongued banter + comic characters] The martial world is boring, full of fighting and killing everywhere. Why not find a little fun? That year, a young man rose to fame in the martial world. Rumor had it that he was short-tempered, disrespectful to his elders, exceptionally good at fighting, and even better at running his mouth… That year, Qu Feiyan was inexplicably kidnapped, Tian Boguang was inexplicably crippled, Lin Pingzhi was inexplicably resc 9.6kReads8.9Score486Shelves
29. 29 我 I Lie Flat in the Wuxia Crossover, So Ladies, Please Behave! 我在综武躺平，女侠们请自重！ Xiao Chen Loves Photography小陈爱摄影Male-Channel Fanfiction3.3M WordsCompleted [Daily Life]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Wuxia Adventure] The Jiuzhou Continent is home to countless martial arts sects and imperial courts. Chen Ping'an, a transmigrator, had hoped to use his knowledge to give this impoverished world a little jolt. But he soon discovered that this world wasn't quite what he had imagined. A little beggar offered to work as his cook. Her name was Huang Rong. The silver-clad Sword Immortal Li Hanyi showed up at his home and asked to rent a room. The tragic ending of the Xia 50.1kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves
30. 30 武 The Narrator System for a Martial Arts Journey 武侠征程的旁白系统 Winter Plum Blossom冬日寒梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted (Wuxia across the multiverse, no heroine, soul transmigration. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) A novice wuxia fan with a narration System changes his own fate, along with those of the protagonists and supporting characters. Series featured so far: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Young Zhang Sanfeng, The Golden Cocoon... 20.6kReads8.6Score1kShelves
31. 31 嬴 Ying Zheng: So My Son Is the White-Clad Spear God 嬴政：原来我儿子就是白衣枪神 Sword and Dragon God刀剑神龙Male-Channel Fanfiction809k WordsCompleted [Wuxia Crossover + Son of Ying Zheng + Peerless Spear God + Plenty of Beauties + System + Revenge and Reconciliation!] Qin Xiu transmigrates as the ninth son of Ying Zheng and awakens the Spear God System. He grows stronger by defeating powerful opponents. Yaoyue: “Qin Xiu’s spear skills are terrifying!” Gai Nie: “I accept my defeat at his hands wholeheartedly!” Li Hanyi: “I never imagined a young man could be so extraordinarily gifted!” From then on, the world gains a white-robed Spear God, who 2.3kReads8.0Score214Shelves
32. 32 综 Wuxia Crossover: Starting by Stealing Yin Susu Away 综武之从截胡殷素素开始 Silver Dust银尘Male-Channel Fanfiction265k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + invincible protagonist + comprehensive martial arts (Jin Yong-style wuxia + The Outcast) + System] (Yin Susu + Guo Xiang + Wang Yuyan + Yelv Zhiwu + Jiang Chen + the Empress + ...) A world of comprehensive martial arts. Su Xuan and Yin Susu are trapped in an unnamed mountain valley when they awaken memories of their past lives and obtain a System. But the System has barely fallen into their hands before it blows up, scattering its light sources all across the world. All 6.9kReads8.4Score471Shelves
33. 33 武EN Martial Arts Worlds: Training Hard from Smiling, Proud Wanderer 武侠诸天：从笑傲开始刻苦修炼 Loves Foxes爱狸Male-Channel Fanfiction615k WordsCompleted [Myriad Heavens + Invincible + Wuxia + Transmigrated and Reborn + Golden Finger] Ji Boying transmigrates to a wuxia world and begins his journey to conquer the Myriad Heavens, starting at Mount Hua in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer → The Legend of the Condor Heroes → Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils → ... [Name: Ji Boying] [Skills: Mount Hua Breathing Art (Not yet initiated), Mount Hua Swordsmanship (Not yet initiated)...] [Talent: Skill Simplification. Spend Simplification En 9kReads8.3Score332Shelves
34. 34 十 Ten Years of Grudges, Ten Years of Swordplay 十年恩怨十年剑 Qi Hongyi戚弘毅Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional wuxia] A bloody banquet ten years ago drove the alliance leader mad. The crown prince died unjustly, and the throne changed hands. A blind strategist, a white-haired warrior, a gifted healer, a swift grassland maiden, and a young spearman come together. They brave the perils of the martial world, challenge the four great sects, uncover the secrets of the black-clad faction, and expose conspiracies at court. All the bloodshed and intrigue point back to that catastrophe from ten years 295Reads—Score101Shelves

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    True traditional martial arts: snow and wind in the frontier, intrigue in the inn, gang battles, suppressing rebellions in the southwest, resisting Japanese pirates in the southeast, court struggles, and repelling the barbarians in the north... The world is vast, and chivalry endures.

35. 35 断 The Broken Sword and You 断剑与卿 Writer Wu Lanzheng作家伍岚正Ancient Romance629k WordsOngoing [Complete; bonus chapters being updated] (Wuxia / political intrigue / one heroine / strong female lead / pure love / romance / jianghu / historical ensemble / slice of life / youth / angst / devoted couple / equally matched leads) At eighteen, Yan Bei Chen mastered the sword and descended from the mountains. He had meant to rid the world of injustice, but found himself in Luoyang's most disreputable tavern, the Allure Pavilion. She was the pavilion's top courtesan, a gentle smile on her face as 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A group portrait of ancient Chinese martial arts heroes!

36. 36 江 A Chronicle of Jianghu Romance, Feuds, and Revenge 江湖风月恩仇录 Xiao Xuesheng萧雪圣Eastern Fantasy80k WordsCompleted A martial arts novel, written in an accessible style that’s easy to follow. There are no long, drawn-out fight scenes, so read with confidence. Stick with it through the first three chapters, and you’re sure to find a pleasant surprise. The plot is intricate, full of twists and turns, and fast-paced, with no dragging things out. It mainly follows the story of Chen Qinglin. When he is young, villains murder his parents. After a series of strange adventures, he learns powerful martial arts and set 10Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 从 Immortality Begins with The Return of the Condor Heroes 从神雕开始长生 Humble Green Bamboo虚心的青竹Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Immortality, no System. He transmigrates into The Return of the Condor Heroes and becomes a dragon-riding hero. To stay alive, he trains hard, changes the storyline, and fights for a chance to survive. Then he travels through several dynasties, witnessing the rise and fall of the martial arts world. 3.4kReads6.0Score125Shelves

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    The first book, while not highly rated, is still quite good; it's worth checking out if you're looking for something to read, as it features a series of interconnected worlds. The second book's protagonist is Li Qingluo's husband, who witnesses Duan Zhengchun and Li Qingluo's secret rendezvous on their wedding night, is killed, and then travels back in time to that night.

38. 38 我EN I Am Murong Fu's Uncle 我是慕容复的舅舅 The One Jianghu Calls Big Boss江湖人称大官人Male-Channel Fanfiction3.7M WordsCompleted Synopsis 1: My name is Wang Gang. I’m Murong Fu’s uncle, Li Qingluo’s husband, and, at least in name, Wang Yuyan’s father! That’s right, I’m the man Duan Zhengchun cuckolded! Actually, I was also murdered by Duan Zhengchun and Li Qingluo! But now I’ve been reborn, on my wedding night, the very day I was killed in my previous life! They’re about to arrive. What should I do? I’m kind of freaking out! Synopsis 2: After being reborn, Wang Gang discovers he’s brought back a panel that lets him learn 39.1kReads7.8Score3.2kShelves
39. 39 魔 The Hidden Hero with the Demon Blade 魔刀侠隐 Sunset in the Misty Forest雾林斜阳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! … 1.6kReads8.6Score136Shelves

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    I absolutely have to have a place here! [Laughing and crying emoji]

40. 40 剑 The Sword Wind Shatters the Iron Robe 剑风碎铁衣 Sunset in the Misty Forest雾林斜阳Eastern Fantasy1.6M 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... 659Reads6.4Score104Shelves

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41. 41 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Becoming Yue Buqun's Disciple 笑傲江湖，拜师岳不群 Naming Things Gives Me a Headache想名字好头痛Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted (No female lead. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart and never pulls his punches. He has a compassionate heart and an iron fist.) The children of powerful families abduct common women, and your authorities do nothing? The Demon Cult terrorizes the people, and you Wudang and Shaolin do nothing? I'll take care of it! The Huashan Sect will take care of it! If the righteous path of this world has fallen silent, then I'll be the first ray of light to pierce the darkness. There's no need to wait fo 65.6kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
42. 42 纵 Dominating Myriad Worlds: Invincible Since The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 纵横诸天：从笑傲开始无敌 Bird on the Back of a Hand手背上的鸟Male-Channel Fanfiction544k WordsCompleted Nie Ling transmigrates into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and becomes a disciple of the Huashan Sect. After keeping his head down and steadily building his strength, he finally awakens a story-choice System on the Cliff of Reflection. First, he chooses to take over Linghu Chong’s opportunity, learns the Nine Swords of Dugu, and receives a reward that brings his inner cultivation to perfection. Next, he chooses to deliver the Five Mountains’ engraved inscriptions to Yue Buqun, learns the Purple Mis 3.3kReads6.9Score154Shelves
43. 43 西 Journey to the West: I’m Bored Anyway, So Why Not Pull Off a Robbery? 西游：反正很无聊，随便打个劫呗 Charging Lion进击的狮子Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing Chu Yun transmigrated to the Primordial World and successfully activated the Robbery Makes You Stronger System. As a result, Chu Yun became a professional bandit chief. Traveling merchants? Rob them! The king's guards? Rob them! Local officials? Rob them! In less than twenty years, Chu Yun had reached the second heaven of the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Just as Chu Yun was planning to expand his robbery business, he spotted a monk riding a white horse. His eyes lit up at once. Chu Yu 39.1kReads7.5Score2.3kShelves
44. 44 八 Eight Dragons Subdue the Golden Spear 八龙伏金枪 A-Wu at the Foot of the Slope坡下阿五Eastern Fantasy946k WordsCompleted Seek the Eight Dragons, subdue the Golden Spear, and rule the troubled age, with all under heaven as your own! The shame of Jingkang, the fall of the Northern Song, and the ensuing chaos across the land: an old rumor, long forgotten, stirs the martial world into another storm of bloodshed. Little Yang Tian, a loyal and patriotic descendant of the Yang family, has just turned thirteen when he loses his father and then his mother. Through hardship and fortuitous encounters, he fulfills his father’ 1.2kReads—Score138Shelves

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    A martial arts novel disguised as a historical novel

45. 45 开 From the Start, I Get the Sunflower Manual: To Castrate or Not? 开局获得葵花宝典，切还是不切 Can't Quit Smoking戒不了烟Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted My soul has transmigrated into a martial arts world. In my previous life, I was a top private detective; in this one, I'm a lowly constable. I activate the Divine Detective System from the start, and the beginner's gift turns out to be the Sunflower Manual? To practice this art, you must first castrate yourself? To hell with that! I'll cultivate it in reverse and carve out a path of pure yang unlike anything the world has ever seen! Others grow stronger through enlightenment. I grow stronger by 1.8kReads7.0Score109Shelves
46. 46 倚 Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber: The Tomb Maiden's Son-in-Law Learns the Nine Yin Manual from the Start 倚天：古墓女婿，开局学【九阴】 Diligent Guoguo勤奋的果果Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted He transmigrated as Yu Lianzhou's son in the Wudang sect. He thought he was headed for a glorious life, only to find that he was born with the Three Yin Severed Meridians and was a cripple. When all seemed lost, he found a way to survive: the Three Yin Severed Meridians, the Nine Yin Manual, and a bed of cold jade. What is this, a recipe for cultivating a thousand-year-old corpse? After years of bad luck, fortune finally turned. In just a few years, he became the second most powerful martial art 7kReads7.3Score435Shelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrated into The Legend of the Condor Heroes as Mu Nianci 穿越射雕，成了穆念慈 Qiao Yi桥亦Female-Channel Fanfiction431k WordsOngoing [Female lead's growth + transmigration across worlds + wuxia + cultivation] P.S. 1: The female lead has a pocket dimension, but it gets temperamental whenever it feels like it; she also has a System, but it appears late. All in all, her golden finger is of limited use and can't let her coast to victory. What enables her to cut down enemies left and right is her own hard work! P.S. 2: 1. World One (The Legend of the Condor Heroes): A lonely girl who depends on her adoptive father. After becoming 1.6kReads8.2Score—Shelves
48. 48 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Betrayed from the Start? I Join Mount Tai Instead 笑傲：开局被出卖？反手拜入泰山 Listening to Rain at Dawn破晓听雨Male-Channel Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted Smiling, Proud Wanderer fanfiction + decisive and ruthless + no female lead + correcting regrets He joins the Mount Tai Sect from the start. His master is an idiot, his grandmaster is ruthless, and the Songshan Sect is stirring up trouble. This sect is doomed sooner or later. Luckily, Zhou Li masters Mount Tai’s century-old secret art: How to Cross the Dai, a sword technique that points toward the world. He kills Tian Boguang, humiliates Linghu Chong, kills Ren Yingying, and destroys Zuo Lengcha 2.3kReads6.7Score107Shelves
49. 49 千 The Greatest Blade in History 千古第一刀 Hua Jianxiao花渐笑Eastern Fantasy343k WordsCompleted Xiao Li’s flying dagger never misses. A sword comes from the west: Heavenly Maiden of the Flying Immortal. What sparks will fly when the heir to the flying dagger meets a descendant of the Flying Immortal? New to the martial world and carrying a heavy responsibility, he sets out to eradicate evil and defend the righteous. But right and wrong are hard to tell, and one battle makes him famous. Who will brave life and death to follow him, and who will reluctantly let go, suffering night and day? Ho 2.3kReads8.8Score203Shelves

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    Ancient style, Gu Long style

50. 50 日 Sun and Moon: Slaying the Martial World 日月：武弑天下 Xin Ruyi鑫如意Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell from beyond the heavens into the Yellow River, breaking a thousand-year-old seal. The Soul of Mani descended upon the land, sending warriors roaming far and wide and heroes rising everywhere. The whole world seethed with murderous intent, while danger lurked beneath the surface. Yan Sichu of Sword-Judging Manor, heir to the Bright King Palace. The Bright King's dying words thrust him into the turmoil of a troubled age: find the missing son of the Bright King and keep his promi 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Alternative titles: The Legend of the Sun and Moon, The Bright Moon of the Yuan Dynasty, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Record of Becoming Emperor

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