Novels About a Powerful Martial Artist Who Is a High-Ranking Court Official and Holds Great Influence in the Martial World 主角是朝廷高官，在江湖上地位也高，武艺高强的书

1. 51 开 Demoted to a Commoner from the Start, I Rise Straight to Earth Immortal 开局被贬为庶民，我直升陆地神仙 Shangguan Su上官素Eastern Fantasy644k WordsCompleted Chu Xiu transmigrates into a martial world and becomes the eldest prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. For years, he works diligently and earns the respect and affection of both the court and the people. He thinks he will become the next emperor and lead Great Zhou to conquer the world, but by a twist of fate, he takes in the enemy nation's Holy Maiden. The Emperor of Zhou, who has long feared Chu Xiu's influence, seizes the chance to accuse him of treason and strips him of his status, disregarding 9.3kReads8.3Score472Shelves
2. 52 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Life, Crossing in a Wooden Basin 过客十三签·生之卷·木盆渡 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Historical9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Life: Crossing in a Wooden Tub 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 私 I Have 800,000 Private Soldiers. Is the Emperor Forcing Me to Surrender Them? 私兵80万，皇帝逼我交兵权？ Word-Farming Peasant Huang Sanjie码字农民黄三戒Historical1.1M WordsCompleted With 8,000 private troops, the emperor demands I surrender my military command. I, a loyal subject, could never harbor disloyal intentions! With 80,000 private troops, the emperor demands I surrender my military command. I am a man born between heaven and earth. How could I spend my life languishing beneath another? With 800,000 private troops, the emperor demands I surrender my military command. My whole life, I have received Heaven's mandate, and may my reign be everlasting! Chen Huai'an's sou 30.5kReads7.2Score1.6kShelves
4. 54 综 Wuxia Crossover: From the Start, I'm the Blood Saber Ancestor, and I Can Absorb Power Without Limit 综武：开局血刀老祖，我无限吸功 Long Yang Lu龙羊鹿Male-Channel Fanfiction357k WordsCompleted [The Sequel to the Comprehensive Martial Arts World] + [No Female Lead] + [Well-Balanced System] + [The Martial World] + [The Imperial Court] + [Good and Evil in One] + [A Little Common Sense] Xu Hua gets the Blood Saber Ancestor template from the start, and also unlocks the Plunder System. Whenever he defeats an enemy, he can absorb ten percent of their internal power. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have unlocked the martial arts lottery!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have o 682Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   The head of the Eastern Depot wields immense power in the martial arts world, and is invincible!

5. 55 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Joy, Paper Groom 过客十三签·喜之卷·纸新郎 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Historical9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Joy: Paper Groom 5Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 大 The Tang Dynasty's Immortal King: I Saved Princess Dongyang from the Start 大唐仙王：开局救了东阳公主 Bearded Uncle虬髯大叔Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Become an Immortal Realm Emperor, beginning in the Tang Dynasty; fantasy + history] [This is a historical cultivation novel. If you’re a stickler for historical accuracy, don’t read it!] The unlucky Li Yun transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty and, from the start, rescues Princess Dongyang, who is only eight years old. The story begins there. He can cultivate immortality, invent and create, and ride into battle to expand the Tang Dynasty’s borders, earning one great military achievement after anoth 19.4kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
7. 57 过 Thirteen Traveler Lots: The Volume of the Nose, Smelling Porridge 过客十三签·鼻之卷·闻粥 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Traveler Talismans: Volume of the Nose: The Scent of Porridge 5Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 圣 A Sage's Disciple, I Descend to the Mortal World at My Master's Command 圣人弟子，长生的我奉师命下凡 I Go to Bed Early But Still Can't Get Up睡得早也起不来Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate late Yuan and early Ming setting + immortality + passage of time + plot-driven] After Li Lingyun dies, he ascends to the Immortal Realm and is taken in as a disciple by the Sage Taiqing. His sage master declares, “The Supreme One is without emotion. Immortals must sever all attachments, beginning with desire.” So the Sage Master bestows upon him a treasure called the “Heart of the Mortal World.” The heart has seven apertures, and each brings a tribulation. Only after enduring all seve 3.2kReads8.6Score175Shelves

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   🍀The rating is a bit low, but it's still well-written. The protagonist starts as a wandering swordsman, the second disciple of the Sword Pool. After his master passes away, he becomes the best in the world. He has no system. His master, after ten thousand years, even takes in a junior brother. Later, he establishes the Ming Cult, which eventually becomes the Ming Dynasty. At this point, the protagonist enters the imperial court to avert a once-in-a-millennium calamity, becoming the Imperial Advisor.

9. 59 过 Thirteen Traveler Lots: The Volume of the Mouth, A Letter at the Banquet 过客十三签·口之卷·席上信 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Historical9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Traveler Talismans: Volume of the Mouth: The Letter at the Banquet 3Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 君 Let Me Take Your Yearning and Turn It into Medicine 君取相思入药来 Lin Jinzhao林今朝Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted Yu Qinyao has a pair of flawless hands, as beautiful as jade. His left hand saves lives; his right hand takes them. “As long as I wish, I can be a living Buddha or an asura.” 676Reads9.3Score105Shelves

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    It's a story with two male leads, but one of them is both a great swordsman and holds a very, very high position in the imperial court.

11. 61 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Sight, Dark Embroidery 过客十三签·目之卷·暗绣 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Sight: Dark Embroidery 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 重 Reborn in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils as a Young Prince of Great Song, Invincible Under Heaven 重生天龙，大宋小王爷，天下无敌 Waning Moon, Shattered Stars残月断星Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing [No System + multiple heroines + not a mixed martial arts crossover] Fair warning: if this isn’t your thing, don’t read! A bolt of lightning sends Zhao Shuo transmigrating into the body of an unrecorded brother of Zhao Xu, Emperor Zhezong of Song. My big brother is the emperor of Great Song. Who could I possibly be afraid of?! What’s that? This is the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils?! Zhao Shuo immediately becomes Sweeper Monk’s disciple, learns the Divine Art of the Yi Jin Jing and Shaolin’s 36.3kReads8.4Score2.6kShelves

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    Both of these books, one about the martial arts world and the other about the imperial court, are written by high-ranking officials.

13. 63 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Fear, Night Suona 过客十三签·惧之卷·夜唢呐 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Fear: Night Suona 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 假 You Drove Me Away With Your False Benevolence, So Why Are You Crying as I Loot Your Home? 假仁假义逼我走，我来抄家哭什么 Positive Film Kid正胶小子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Imperial Guards + power fantasy + ruthless and decisive + takes down hypocrites + face-slapping] [Kill, kill, kill, kill!] The ruthless Cheng Yu transmigrates into a martial arts world and becomes an Imperial Guard! He serves the once-mighty Da Qian Dynasty, where a rising martial world holds sway and challenges the weakening court. Born without family, he was adopted by ordinary foster parents of humble status. He struggles to survive in a world where strength decides who gets to speak and wha 13.5kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The Embroidered Uniform Guard, skilled at confiscating property and exterminating entire families.

15. 65 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Desire, Red Nails 过客十三签·欲之卷·指甲红 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Desire: Red Nails 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 我 In the Celestial Prison, Immortal and Undying 我在天牢，长生不死 Jie Jie戒界Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [No System + invincible + wish-fulfillment novel + no female lead + fantasy] After Chen Guanlou obtains immortality, he secures a stable job as a prison guard in the imperial prison and begins spending his days slacking off at work. Throughout the long years, he watches them build towering mansions, then watches those mansions collapse. He watches them ascend to the imperial court today, only to become prisoners beneath the steps tomorrow. He watches their families enjoy wealth and honor, then w 309.5kReads8.7Score13.8kShelves

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    The protagonist, a prison warden, only cares about money and not people; he can even chat with rebels. The book is full of idiots.

17. 67 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Anger, Whip Beneath the Pagoda Tree 过客十三签·怒之卷·槐下鞭 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Anger: Whipping Beneath the Pagoda Tree 7Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 假 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 Ninth Day, Tenth Month初九元十Historical7.1M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 133.8kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves

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    [Add to bookshelf] Recommendation. Two books, one from the Ming Dynasty and one from *Dream of the Red Chamber*! The first is a martial arts novel set in the Ming Dynasty, a story of a small person's struggle! The second is a *Dream of the Red Chamber* novel, where the protagonist's soul transmigrates into the Jia family, abandons literature for martial arts, and reverses his fate!

19. 69 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Sorrow, Saving a Meal 过客十三签·哀之卷·留饭 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Grief: Saving a Meal 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 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

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    The Shang emperor's suspicions and Li Qiye's schemes are excellent! Highly recommended.

21. 71 大 Palace Guard, from the Start with a Perfect Ancestral Blade Technique 大内侍卫，开局祖传刀法大圆满 Er Lang二狼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Cheng transmigrates into a world of advanced martial arts and becomes the personal guard of a princess in the imperial palace. Martial arts once flourished in this world. Tens of thousands of years ago, peerless masters would often shatter the void and ascend. But now, martial arts have declined. No one can shatter the void and ascend anymore! Lin Cheng obtains the [Martial Arts Mastery System], which lets him master martial arts instantly using Fate Coins. From the start, he raises his fami 18.3kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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    The fourth book is really good! [Shy][shy]

22. 72 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Love, The Person Behind the Mirror 过客十三签·爱之卷·镜背人 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Love: The Person Behind the Mirror 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 大 The Martial Immortal of the Great Ming 大明武仙 A Glance Spanning a Hundred Thousand Years一眼十万年Historical231k WordsOngoing Since the founding of the Ming dynasty by the Great Ancestor, fortune had returned to the martial world of the Central Plains. Talented young masters emerged from every school and sect: swordsmen who could cleave the sea with one stroke, and saber masters who could split mountains with a single slash. Zhu Gaohuang, the fourth son of the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, returned to the capital to celebrate the empress’s birthday, but unexpectedly uncovered a corner of a conspiracy jointly hatched by the ma 723Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The novel subject matter features Zhu Di's son, who is known in the martial arts world as a martial arts immortal.

24. 74 江 A True Dragon Lies Hidden Deep in the Martial World 江湖深处藏真龙 The Wandering Scribe谪笔客Eastern Fantasy95k WordsCompleted Three years locked away in the Cold Palace, a dragon lies dormant. One day he emerges, and roams the martial world. From the heights of the imperial court, all under heaven are players on the board. Born with a heavenly-grade constitution, he is trapped in a cage, waiting for the day the winds and clouds rise. He will overturn the board, and the true dragon will raise its head. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wow 😯 This one's good. The Crown Prince is deposed, and he uses the power of the Emperor's brother to roam the world freely. [Smirk]

25. 75 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Evil, White Flowers 过客十三签·恶之卷·白花 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Evil: White Flower 4Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 红 Red Chamber Factory Supervisor: From the Start, I Kill Jia Rong and Take Qin Keqing 红楼厂督：开局杀贾蓉，收秦可卿 Lin Daiyu Pulls Lu Zhishen Out by the Roots林黛玉倒拔鲁提辖Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [Powerful Imperial Secret Police official] [Romance with the women of the Garden] [Comprehensive martial arts setting] After transmigrating into Dream of the Red Chamber, he becomes the unlucky Jia Rui, who was tricked to death by Wang Xifeng in her “lovesick trap.” He awakens the Martial Arts System and joins the Western Depot. By changing the fate of Dream of the Red Chamber and suppressing this world, he can grow infinitely stronger! From the start, he kills Jia Ro 65.8kReads8.9Score6.8kShelves

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    Chang Weiwen, ruthless and decisive

27. 77 一 How Did One Memorial Make Me the Leading Confucian Scholar? 一道治安疏，怎么就成为儒道魁首 Alone by the Tall Tower独倚危楼Historical231k WordsCompleted [Dynastic power struggle] [Fantasy setting] [Multiple heroines] [Confucian cultivation] [Slow burn] [Traditional] He opens his eyes one morning to find himself in the imperial prison, awaiting execution. Chu Fengge can only laugh. Born into a noble family, descended from the meritorious, he has been thrown into a death cell and sentenced to execution for a fabricated crime. To save himself, he copies Hai Rui's Memorial on Governance and submits it to the Emperor from the start. Who could have gu 727Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Waking up in prison, about to be executed, Chu Fengge's inner monologue is: "What an unlucky start!" Born into a noble family, he's unjustly imprisoned. In a moment of crisis, he copies Hai Rui's "Memorial on Governance" and submits it to the emperor, unexpectedly embarking on a path of Confucian and Taoist cultivation. The emperor wants to kill him, officials respect him, a princess is infatuated with him, and a witch volunteers herself. Watch as he rises from adversity to become a leading figure in Confucianism and Taoism, a high-ranking official in the court, and writes a legendary life story!

28. 78 穿 Transmigrated to the Great Qing: I Am Qianlong 穿越大清之我是乾隆 Chilled Sun and Moon凉拌日月Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [No System] + [Abolish the Eight Banners] + [Cut Off Braids and Adopt Western Dress] + [Industrial Revolution] + [Economic Boom] + [Population Explosion] + [Global Expansion] + [Chinese Empire] His soul transmigrates to the third day of the ninth month of 1735, the very day Qianlong ascends the throne. China is already facing a crisis sweeping across the world. The Newcomen steam engine has been in commercial use for twenty-three years. The spinning jenny will not be invented for another twenty 12.3kReads7.6Score660Shelves
29. 79 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: I Transmigrated to Become an Emperor and Conquer the World 红楼：穿越做皇帝争霸天下 Red Chamber Leaves红楼木叶Historical285k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + System + emperor + Dream of the Red Chamber + conquest + martial arts) Born into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, where the various kingdoms are constantly at war and intrigue, Liu Ye becomes the eldest prince of the Han Empire. Since the Han has just suffered a defeat, he takes his younger brother’s place as a hostage in an enemy kingdom. Liu Ye endures ten years of humiliation and bullying there before his time as a hostage finally ends and he returns home. He thinks he 456Reads6.7Score101Shelves
30. 80 皇 The Emperor’s Favorite Minister? No, I’m Rebellious to the Bone! 皇帝宠臣？不，我一身反骨！ Lun Dong伦东Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Power Struggles] + [Political Scheming] + [High-Stakes Play] + [Not Mindless] The great clans grew powerful and took control of the imperial court. The emperor wanted to use me as a weapon to reclaim imperial authority, but he devised countless ways for me to die. Once he realized how useful I was, he even wanted to castrate me and turn me into a eunuch, so I could continue serving as his blade. The Left Chancellor, head of the great clans and a man of unfathomable depths, pointed to the fish 7.6kReads9.0Score726Shelves

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    The protagonist faces a difficult start because powerful families have usurped imperial power. After the emperor discovers his value, he wants to use him to reclaim imperial power. Therefore, he decides to step out of the game and fight for the world.

31. 81 天 The World's Number One Must Be Pretty Fast at Running Away 天下第一跑路一定很快吧 Luo Jin洛荩Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist + Lighthearted + One Heroine + Sweet Romance] There is a young swordswoman, so poor she can barely get by, leading a skinny horse and determined to right every wrong in the world; A young wanderer tries to make a living by the roadside; A naive monster and an innkeeper; To the east is an elegant young gentleman who cares far too much about saving face; And a legitimate princess who became a nun halfway through life to avenge the man stolen from her; This is the story of t 15.8kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
32. 82 三 The Three Heroes and Five Gallants: A Villainous Young Prince from the Start 三侠五义，开局反派小王爷 Cold Rain, Chilly Pines雨冷松寒Historical599k WordsCompleted Pang Yu transmigrates into the world of The Three Heroes and Five Gallants, becoming a villain who has committed every kind of evil and is destined to die beneath Bao Zheng’s execution blade. At this critical moment, he is lucky enough to awaken a System. To keep himself from heading straight for Bao Zheng’s blade, Pang Yu transforms into a model young man: opening granaries to distribute food, demolishing the Soft Red House, and mastering both martial arts and literature. He can do it all, and 1.9kReads8.4Score105Shelves
33. 83 太 Immortal Official of Taixia 太夏仙吏 Dragons and Snakes Beneath the Brush笔下龙蛇Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Wei Ping'an wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from being a young man with nothing to his name in the modern era into a low-ranking constable in the Six Fan Gate of Great Xia. In this world, spirits run rampant and demons wreak havoc. Humans are as insignificant as ants, while immortals and ghosts walk among them. In the halls of government, sages cultivate a righteous spirit, traversing vast mountains and rivers and suppressing the fortunes of the realm's four corners! Across th 26.6kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    😲Upon waking up, Wei Ping'an, a modern-day nobody with no job, no connections, and no connections, finds himself transmigrated into the body of a lowly constable in the Six Doors of the Taixia Dynasty. In this world, monsters and demons roam freely, immortals and ghosts coexist, and humans are as insignificant as ants. In the imperial court, sages cultivate their noble spirit to safeguard the nation's destiny; in the martial world, cultivators seek immortality, vanquishing demons and monsters. How will Wei Ping'an begin his journey in this other world?

34. 84 重 Reborn in Great Qi, I Crack One Strange Case After Another 重生大齐，我屡破奇案 Parallel Needle平行针Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No System + no golden finger + funny mystery-solving.] The Great Qi has an organization called the Embroidered Guard, with the authority to execute first and report later. It is known as the imperial court's lapdog. In this world, there are no elaborate cultivation systems, only martial artists. See how Qing Yan, given a second chance at life, uses his position as an imperial lapdog to crack one bizarre case after another and stir up a storm in the Great Qi dynasty. 5.5kReads8.7Score411Shelves

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    10 Hours ago · On the edge of the martial world, a man wanders alone with wine, accompanied by a beautiful woman with a slender waist... Wei Ping'an, a constable who transmigrated to the world of Tai Xia, relies on modern knowledge and the legendary artifact "Three Thousand Words of the Sage" to gradually grow into a legendary figure in this world overrun by demons and monsters.

35. 85 朝 The Imperial Court's Strongest Hound, Starting as a Brocade-Clad Guard 朝廷最强鹰犬，从锦衣卫开始 Don't Want to Drink不想喝酒Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a world where martial strength reigns supreme, Lin Xiao becomes a low-ranking Imperial Guard. By chance, he awakens the strongest Martial Arts System. With its help, he climbs the ranks step by step until he holds absolute power over the realm. At court, he commands authority, and a single word can decide whether any official lives or dies. Across the martial world, his blade dominates the four seas, and every major faction submits to him. 22kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves

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36. 86 开 From the Start, a Brocade-Clad Guard: I Berate My Superior 开局锦衣卫：怒喷上司 Cool Moon Shu Youngster凉月蜀小生Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing When Shen Mo woke up, he discovered he had become a member of the Imperial Guards and acquired a Mind and Body Happiness System. In his past life, he’d spent his days as a workhorse, meek and submissive. This time, he was going to let loose. Whoever messed with him would get what was coming to them! If someone made him miserable, he’d make sure they suffered too! He’d put personal decorum aside and enjoy a life of going wild. Shen Mo: “If someone insults me, I’ll curse their whole family. If som 28.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
37. 87 反 Villain: From the Start, I Gouge Out the Heroine's Spirit Eye 反派：开局刀剜女主灵瞳 Snow Seeking Redemption赎罪的雪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Harem] [One Female Lead] Shen Yuan transmigrates and becomes the villainous cannon-fodder clan head in a mindless power-fantasy xuanhuan novel. Yes, the kind of villainous clan head who never stops courting death. When a woman from his clan falls in love with the protagonist, he has to do everything he can to stop them. Whenever the protagonist finds some rare treasure in a secret realm, he has to scheme to steal it. But he never gets his own hands dirty, only sending his clan’s 1.9kReads8.6Score314Shelves

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    The protagonist is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, wielding immense power and ruthless in his methods. He is known as the "Green-Clad Yama" and possesses unparalleled martial arts skills, making him a revered swordsman. [Note]

38. 88 大 Ming Dynasty Embroidered Guards: Rewarded for Punishing Evil and Upholding Justice 大明锦衣卫：惩奸除恶奖励万物 Rising From the Abyss风起于渊Historical1.2M WordsCompleted I Slay Demons in the Great Ming Dynasty High Martial Arts Ming Dynasty: I Extract Cultivation Without Limit It was the Jiajing era. The emperor revered the immortals, treacherous villains threw the world into chaos, and ordinary people’s lives were worth less than grass. Su Yuan transmigrated to a high-martial-arts version of the Great Ming Dynasty with a Bi An waist token and joined the Imperial Brocade Guard. Dressed in a flying-fish robe and cloud-climbing boots, he wielded a Xiuchun saber, s 14.8kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, a land of high martial arts, and unlocks a cheat-like advantage, overpowering the Eastern and Western Depots and becoming a legend in the martial arts world. Dressed in a flying fish robe and carrying a Xiuchun knife at his waist, he slays all the wicked and evil within and outside the court, carving out a bright and just world.

39. 89 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 226.6kReads9.5Score27.3kShelves

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    😜Fang Zheng, like a strange breeze, transmigrated to the Great Jing Dynasty and became a minor county magistrate. Seven years passed, and like a magic paintbrush, he created a paradise on earth. He thought life would be peaceful there forever, but then the emperor accidentally stumbled upon the place and was instantly astonished by the magnificent sights. From then on, the minor magistrate, like a nimble chess piece, leaped lightly across the grand chessboard of the imperial court, devising ingenious plans and even winning the heart of a princess. His ascent to the pinnacle of power was like a rocket launch, unstoppable. His journey is like a hilarious, legendary comedy, full of twists and turns, brimming with laughs, drawing the reader in and making them want to follow in his footsteps on this exciting and entertaining adventure.

40. 90 京 The Capital's Greatest Detective: You Call This a Lackey? 京城第一神捕，你管这叫狗腿子？ Ink-Tinted Clear Light墨染清辉Historical2.6M WordsCompleted After passing the graduate school entrance exam, Xu Qing finally landed the stable government job he had always dreamed of. Only, this job was a little different from what he had imagined. He had transmigrated into the body of a constable who had just died. What's more, a tall, handsome female constable with elegant brows and bright, starry eyes took a liking to him and picked him to serve under her. Xu Qing had intended to refuse. That is, until he saw the female constable casually snap a stone 17.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
41. 91 天 A County Magistrate Fell from the Sky 天上掉县令 Shi Zhimei石之嵋Historical1.1M WordsCompleted “Your Majesty! The last six magistrates appointed to Nantang County have all been murdered. Now no one dares accept the post. Please decide what to do!” “How were they killed?” “It's said to be connected to a poisoning case at a tavern.” “Who owns the tavern?” “A young scholar.” “If no one else will take the post, then make the scholar the magistrate!” “But...” And so the young man, a doctoral student from Huaxia who had transmigrated here, found himself a county magistrate... A year later, Nant 66.8kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
42. 92 人 A Jinyiwei Officer: From the Start, I Level Up My Ancestral Divine Arts 人在锦衣卫，开局加点祖传神功 Immortal Twenty-Three仙二十三Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Mystery Solving] [Political Scheming] [The Martial World and the Imperial Court] [Plot-Driven] Ling Feng transmigrates and becomes a Brocade Guard in the Li Kingdom, with a point-allocation System at his side. As long as he solves cases and captures criminals, he can earn power points to upgrade any martial arts technique! He captures a foreign swordsman, invests points in his ancestral divine art, and rises to the ranks of the top martial artists. He investigates the Eighth Prince’s rebellion, 10.4kReads8.0Score501Shelves
43. 93 玄 Xuanhuan: Slay Enemies to Grow Stronger, Starting with Max-Level Dragon Elephant Skill 玄幻：杀敌变强，开局满级龙象功 Carefree New Rain逍遥新雨Eastern Fantasy316k WordsCompleted 207Reads6.6Score—Shelves
44. 94 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.2kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
45. 95 名 Three Hundred Famous Poems Shake the Nations, but I Just Want to Get Rich! 名诗三百震诸国，我只想当富商！ Leaning on the Tower, Gazing at the Bright Moon倚楼望明月Historical1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Han finds himself in Great Yu. He is completely bewildered, but the original owner’s life story leaves him even more so: First he studied literature, but failed the exams for three years. Then he took up martial arts, shot an arrow at the training ground, hit the drum attendant, and was thrown out. So he studied medicine and eventually mastered it. He wrote a good prescription, took it, and died. Being transmigrated into the body of a hapless fellow would be bad eno 18.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
46. 96 综 Wuxia Crossover: Starting as Dong Tianbao, I Become a Ruthless King 综武：开局董天宝，成为一代狠王 Long Yang Lu龙羊鹿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [This book is wild] + [Ruthless] + [Wulin] + [Court politics] + [Struggle for supremacy] + [Doesn't grovel to women] + [Schemer] + [Wuxia Crossover] Zhang Fan takes over Dong Tianbao's body from Tai Chi Master from the start. As luck would have it, he is reborn just as Zhang Sanfeng creates Taiji. Fortunately, he awakens the Ruthless King System. As long as he's ruthless enough, he can keep earning benefits from the System. [Ding! Host, you're ruthless enough. You killed y 26.1kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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    He started as a commander of the Imperial Guard, later became a king, traversed the martial arts world, and was invincible. He was a ruthless king!

47. 97 奸 The Treacherous Minister: From the Start, I Urged the Empress to Establish the Embroidered Uniform Guard 奸臣：开局我劝女帝建立锦衣卫 Shadow Ink Guest影墨客Eastern Fantasy473k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was a college student who was often teased by his classmates because his name was Qin Hui. After transmigrating to another world, he still can’t escape the name Qin Hui. Misled by the System, Qin Hui goes further and further down the path of treachery. “The Great Treacherous Minister Method,” “The Sycophant Sword Style,” “The Hypocrite’s Sword.” Looking at the rewards in his starter pack, Qin Hui is on the verge of tears. I, Qin Hui, am determined to become the greatest 2Reads7.5Score—Shelves
48. 98 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7kShelves

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    🍅1️⃣The protagonist transmigrates into a novel, becoming the sixth son of the emperor, the Prince of Chu👑. He starts by marrying the daughter of the General of the North, who is considered an ominous figure by many! He secretly cultivates his power, establishes a merchant guild, and gains the emperor's deep trust! His martial arts skills are incredibly high; he's friends with sword immortals and other martial arts novels!

49. 99 京 A Hundred Thousand Miles to the Capital 京师十万里 Wind-Chasing Blade随风刀Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Xianxia dynasty setting + heir to a princely title + cultivation + building a career and achieving great things + plot-driven, slow-burn satisfaction] [Light xuanhuan xianxia. No world-destroying feats or plucking stars from the sky; the focus is on characters, plot, and worldbuilding.] This world has three thousand kingdoms, a cultivation realm, and a martial world. Lin Yuan, son of a frontier prince, studies at the Heavenly Master Mansion, one of the top sects in the cultivation realm. After 3.8kReads8.2Score259Shelves

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50. 100 我 With My Blood, I’ll Save These Mountains and Rivers 我以我血挽山河 Black-Hearted Little Beaver黑心小海狸Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy + Slow Burn + Multiple Storylines + No Golden Finger + Passionate Conquest of the Song] At the end of the Northern Song dynasty, Bianjing was under siege, and the realm was falling into enemy hands. After his soul traveled nine hundred years through time, Gu Yuan found himself on the snowy plains outside Bianjing, where he and a band of fleeing soldiers happened to rescue the reborn Princess Zhao Yingluo. Through careful planning at every turn, he rose to become the era’s gr 34.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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