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  1. 251 Chronicles of Swords and Storms in the Jianghu 剑行江湖风雨录 Eastern Fantasy268k WordsCompleted (A traditional, purely classical wuxia story + romance + thrilling revenge + feuds and grudges + love and hate + criminal investigations + treasure hunting) (This is not a fictional setting. It takes place during the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty. The platform automatically added the “alternate history” tag after the contract was signed.) Someone once asked: What is the jianghu? What is The Record of Wind and Rain? The jianghu is wherever people are. Where there are people, there are feuds and 107Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 252 The Four Hermits 四隐 Eastern Fantasy145k WordsOngoing An avalanche buries the blood of star-crossed lovers; one sword cleaves the dust and questions all under Heaven. Li Guanqi follows the naive Daoist Tian Zhen across mountains and rivers, and comes to learn of the nine realms of the jianghu and the four hidden powers of the land. Chen Yu’s sword holds all challengers at bay, while Shen Wunian remains steadfast despite his disabilities. Fellow disciples scatter, each setting off on their own path home. As Nanyue seeks to restore its kingdom and Da 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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  3. 253 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经:骗子住手 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.1kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
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  4. 254 Fine Clothes and a Spirited Steed: The Days of Youth 鲜衣怒马,正是少年时 Eastern Fantasy197k WordsOngoing A sword, a horsetail whisk. A young man's story of laughter and tears, and a martial world brimming with every taste life has to offer. The bell tower south of the city rings once more, and the storyteller raises his voice again. Through countless twists and turns, the young man is still there... [A young man rides through the martial world: ten years of storms and rain. Poetry, wine, grudges, and vengeance: love is the hardest trial to overcome.] 3Reads—Score—14d adds
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  5. 255 This Blade Never Misses 这一刀不歪 Eastern Fantasy320k WordsOngoing [Plot-driven] + [No brainless characters] The winds of the northern frontier cannot blow the stench of blood from a blade. Here, law and order have collapsed. Only the blade reigns supreme. As blades flash and fall, the insignificant perish, while ambitious warlords hide their true faces. This is a reeking, foul world of martial arts. Collect one old debt, and incur ten new grudges! What has a lonely ghost to fear from the road to the underworld? I seek justice in the world of the living! Come o 12Reads—Score—14d adds
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  6. 256 My Young Master Is the Strongest of His Generation 我家公子春秋最强 Eastern Fantasy247k WordsOngoing To be honest, I was about ready to give up. I’d already been on hiatus for ages. Then one day, someone called “Tomato Young Master Chu” left a comment on my story. I saw the comments below saying, “The official account is personally here to demand an update. Get writing already!” My author profile even says I’m a writer specially followed by Tomato. I never expected “Tomato Young Master Chu” and the novel’s protagonist, “Spring and Autumn Young Master Chu,” to cross paths in such a miraculous wa 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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  7. 257 Legend of Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山传奇 Martial Arts600k 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 2kReads8.0Score19714d adds
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  8. 258 The Thousand Gates Scroll 千门卷 Eastern Fantasy471k WordsCompleted In the thirty-second year of Changping under the Great Zhou, the northwestern frontier is plagued by repeated incursions, and strife returns to the martial world. The legendary Thousand Sects Scroll, said to contain peerless martial arts and a fortune beyond measure, has resurfaced, and every faction is poised to make its move. Su Peiqing, a wayward young master of the Su family in Chang'an, entered the tutelage of Daoist Chenchen of Wudang two years ago and transformed from a lazy youth into a —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  9. 259 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. 1.4kReads6.6Score10814d adds
  10. 260 A Spoiled Heir Comes to Jiangnan 江南来了位二世祖 Historical171k WordsOngoing [Wuxia espionage + lighthearted comedy + strong male and female leads] A young hero pretending to be innocent + a hilarious daughter of a prominent family: plotting, building careers, and flirting with each other! Relying on her ancestors’ contributions to founding the nation, this spoiled rich girl has caused trouble everywhere. Banished from the capital, she comes to Suzhou to lie low. The young lady is dragged up a mountain by the prefectural governor and his wife to take a master, then force 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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  11. 261 Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风 Eastern Fantasy283k WordsCompleted The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc 1.8kReads8.3Score13514d adds
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  12. 262 Longevity: Starting as an Unorthodox Tianlong 长生:从另类天龙开始 Eastern Fantasy359k WordsCompleted Word has spread throughout the martial world that the Carefree Sect possesses secret martial arts capable of granting eternal life. Countless people have searched the world for it, unaware that this defying-the-heavens legacy has long since fallen into the hands of an unknown young man. Li Xiaoyao keeps a low profile amid the chaos of Tianlong. He seems ordinary, but the depths of his cultivation are unfathomable. He watches the martial world’s conflicts with cold detachment, yet is forced into 5.6kReads8.8Score27014d adds
  13. 263 Ming Dynasty Bounty Hunter: Soul-Sundering Saber 大明捉刀人之断魂刀 Eastern Fantasy227k WordsCompleted The gallbladder of a ten-thousand-year-old demon dragon, a blade forged from eight thousand vengeful souls. How could either be anything but a rare treasure? Grudges and passions, love and hate without end. Behold the passionate saber-wielder and the heartless swordsman, beneath the jianghu’s rainy night and the lamplight that burns through ten years... 33Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 264 The Sword Rises in Western Shu 剑出西蜀 Eastern Fantasy109k WordsOngoing (Wuxia, one heroine, debut author) On his first day joining Qingcheng Mountain, Ji Ning nearly made Daoist Qingye lose face in front of his disciples. The blue-robed Daoist sighed, “Good thing your master reacted quickly.” A year later, Ji Ning’s cultivation speed made his fellow disciples feel as if they’d wasted the past decade cultivating for nothing. Daoist Qingye exclaimed happily, “It looks like Qingcheng Mountain is about to flourish! Even after I’m gone, I’ll have a place in the Ancestr —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  15. 265 Twenty Years of Wine and Jianghu 江湖杯酒二十年 Eastern Fantasy314k WordsOngoing Eight hundred years ago, the first and only immortal in the world appeared. He wandered among mortals, passed down many cultivation methods, and founded the Divine Martial Pavilion. As a result, countless cultivators and martial artists emerged. For reasons unknown, the immortal later vanished from the mortal world. Over the next eight hundred years, dynasties rose and fell, the world changed beyond recognition, and countless prodigies appeared, yet no one ever again reached the realm of immorta 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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  16. 266 The Legend of Yueyun 月云传 Martial Arts335k WordsOngoing My name is Gu Yungui. I was born without ever getting the chance to meet my birth mother. The martial world has been torn by conflict for years, with bloodshed without end. Gifted beyond measure, I was taught all my father's martial arts. Years later, my father finally found my mother's whereabouts. After a long and difficult search, he uncovered a cruel truth: she had been imprisoned for years by three major sects and forced to forge three mystical weapons, Duannian, Tingxue, and Jinghong. She 78Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 267 I Transmigrated to the Great Ming: Commanding Troops from a Humble Background, I Shape the Realm with Schemes 穿越大明:寒门掌兵,权谋定江山 Historical819k WordsOngoing A modern history and military enthusiast unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a poor family’s son, whose father is a disgraced official in the final years of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. His family has fallen into ruin, he is bullied, powerful local clans surround him, bandits lay siege to the city, and the officials abandon it and flee. The people within are on the brink of disaster. In this desperate moment, he is called upon to take command of the troops. Though the son of a co 134Reads—Score—14d adds
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  18. 268 The Online Game: A World of Freedom 网游之自由世界 Sports2.1M WordsCompleted Everyone calls him a lecher, but he considers himself a master of gynecology. Some call him a hero, while others say he acts strangely. He doesn’t care what they think. He just wants to do whatever he likes. Demonic cults, righteous sects? What’s that got to do with me? Justice or evil? Depends on the situation! But one thing is certain: Han Jin has always been very generous toward beautiful women. Han Jin: If you lower your 23.3kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
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  19. 269 A New Chapter for My Fair Princess 戏续还珠 Female-Channel Fanfiction240k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + martial arts + My Fair Princess fan fiction + quirky heroine + strategy and scheming + transmigration] A qipao reveals the mystery of Little Swallow’s origins, and the Fifth Prince insists on becoming a monk. At a grand residence in Qianlong’s palace, they discover that Consort Fragrant nearly died in a mass grave years ago. Qianlong travels to Qiantang to find his beloved daughter, while a descendant of the Yizhu Tower seeks revenge. A red flower emblem is left at the sce 327Reads—Score—14d adds
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  20. 270 Immortal Journey Through the Spirit Realm 灵界仙旅 Eastern Fantasy101k WordsOngoing Tired of slow-burn xianxia stories about endless years of bitter cultivation? Eastern fantasy packed with passion and thrills, rapid-fire power-ups, and a continuous saga of fierce battles against other races. After Tang Kexing unifies the Ziyuan Continent, the shadowy Cangming tribes from beyond the borders quietly close in. Human generals bring their strengths to bear as forces of light and darkness clash fiercely, while strange celestial phenomena sweep across the continent. Dark currents sti 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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  21. 271 Record of a Broken Heart 情殇录 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional Martial Arts, No Cultivation to Immortality, No System, Two Male Leads: A Yun and Fengliu] A tribute to Jin Yong and Gu Long, continuing the classics. As the brush sets the world in motion, one dream leads into the martial world. Experience tales of the jianghu and savor the many faces of life. Synopsis: County Magistrate Lin resigns and heads home, only to encounter bandits on the way. He and his wife are both killed. Their beloved daughter, Lin Xueyi, is rescued by Yun Shisanlang, 180Reads8.2Score—14d adds
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  22. 272 Wuxia Short Story: Sword Jianghu 武侠短篇小说《剑江湖》 15k WordsCompleted The Sword and the Jianghu: A Martial Arts Novella 48Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 273 Why Is This Martial World Nothing Like the Books? 这个武林怎么和书上的不一样? Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Someone once asked how the great hero Lu had learned to face life and death with equanimity and master peerless martial arts. The hero smiled, and two lines of tears streamed down his face. Poison, a blade to the throat, jumping off a cliff... Lu Yao tried every method he could think of, but his inner strength kept saving his life. He never wanted to be a hero. He just wanted to go home! (The protagonist is not invincible.) 1.7kReads7.1Score10314d adds
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  24. 274 I Transmigrated into a Women's-Fiction Novel, So I Cling to the Heroine to Survive 穿书女频,为了活命紧抱女主大腿 Historical713k WordsOngoing [Single Heroine + Imperial Court + Ensemble Cast + Succession Struggle + Transmigrate into a Book + Soul Transmigration + Rise from the Bottom] Chen Yunhao, a modern-day corporate drone, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes the doomed seventh prince in a historical romance novel, destined to die from excessive sexual indulgence in a brothel. Hoping to change his fate, he tries to lie flat and stay alive. But after saving Luo Qianqian, the reborn heroine seeking revenge, he is dragg 2.7kReads8.5Score17414d adds
  25. 275 The Anxi Army of the Great Tang 大唐安西军 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Wang Cheng, an experienced outdoor adventurer, had his soul transported into the body of Wang Chen, a cavalry captain in the Tang army stationed in Anxi. It was September of the third year of the Dali era under Emperor Daizong of Tang. The Tang was being attacked from four directions by the Tibetan Empire and could barely hold on. Even the Uyghurs, who had always bowed to the Tang, were beginning to harbor rebellious designs. The Three Garrisons of Hebei were also on the verge of revolt, plottin 7.9kReads9.0Score63214d adds
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  26. 276 Starfire Pavilion 星火阁 Eastern Fantasy335k WordsCompleted [No System]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Not Invincible]+ [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] In the Northern Sea swims a fish, peerless in beauty across the Central Plains. Twenty years ago, the lord’s manor of Beiming City, renowned throughout the land, was slaughtered overnight, throwing the entire Daye Dynasty into an uproar… Twenty years later, a young man named Li Xianyu descends the mountain and enters the world. With schemes, he shakes the halls of power. With martial might, he commands the jianghu. 1.1kReads6.9Score10414d adds
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  27. 277 From the Myriad Worlds to the Eight Views Palace 从诸天走向八景宫 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (This book is somewhat connected to the first book's Narrator System. The protagonist from that story was just a background character here.) Xie Mao is an ordinary employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Unable to get any good assignments, Xie Mao is sent to the Wish Fulfillment Department, a place nobody wants to work. Sent along with him to this remote corner is the Wish Fulfillment System. So far, the stories have featured Hua Wuque, Jin Jiuling, Lin Pingzhi, Lian Chengbi, The Full Moon 4.1kReads6.9Score21814d adds
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  28. 278 The Tang Dynasty’s Fine Prince 大唐好贤王 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted [Funny and Stress-Relieving + Fiery Battles + Alternate History + “A Loving Father and Filial Son” + Top-Tier Jokesters Teaming Up + No System, Just a Golden Finger + Deep Grandparent-Grandchild Bond] In an alternate universe, in another Tang dynasty, the blood of the Xuanwu Gate Incident stained the flagstones beneath the palace walls red, and a different legend of the prosperous Tang began! Li Kuan, the second prince raised by his grandmother, Empress Dowager Taimu, survived a brush with dea 54.3kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
  29. 279 I Subdue the Martial World with Poetry 我以诗词镇江湖 Eastern Fantasy655k WordsCompleted Someone once asked Xu Jinhuan what the jianghu was, and what made a tale stirring enough to stir the soul. It was Zhao Mingzhao, seeking poetry in the drizzle after dusk, raising a cup of wine and speaking of green leaves thriving and red blossoms fading. It was Jian Shisan, whose name would make every famous sword beneath heaven seem like scrap iron if he had never been born. It was the Buddhist monk whose power grew with every broken precept. It was Lianshan, the devoted Daoist who pursued not 1.7kReads7.1Score12914d adds
  30. 280 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. 201Reads—Score—14d adds
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  31. 281 I'm in the Jianghu, So Why Is This Heroine Looking at Me Like That? 人在江湖,女侠看我的眼神不对劲 Eastern Fantasy191k WordsOngoing Ji Lingchen has nothing going for him but his good looks. He heads to the capital in search of a way to make a living, only to meet a mature, sharp-tongued heroine on the run from assassins. After spending the night together, Ji Lingchen says to her with heartfelt sincerity, “Hey, can’t you stay?” “What would I stay for? Are you going to support me?” “I’ll support you!” To earn money for his new family, Ji Lingchen takes a job at the government office. But his beautiful, seductive boss, a female —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  32. 282 Water Margin: Reborn, Who'd Still Accept an Imperial Pardon? 水浒:都重生了,谁还招安啊! Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Trade height for insight from the start! Ren Yuan transmigrates into a minor character in Water Margin, determined to forge his own legend in the martial world at the end of the Northern Song dynasty! Wherever the banners of the Liangshan army fly, the land belongs to the Han people! I’ll save the people the Great Song won’t save, and fight the enemies the Great Song won’t dare to fight! Jin Wushu: Ren Yuan, stay away from me! 66.5kReads9.1Score5.3k14d adds
  33. 283 The Brocade-Clad Hero 锦衣豪雄 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted A Xiuchun saber hangs at my waist, and I wear a flying-fish uniform! I've cut down Japanese pirates and slain northern invaders! I've crossed deserts and battled raging seas! From the Jiajing era to the Wanli era, this Ming has never known peace, and my blood has never run cold! I'm no hero. I'm a Brocade Guard! Heroes roam the martial world, while great men stride across the land! I'll use my fists and all that's within my power to change what can be changed, and live with freedom and flair! In 464Reads8.3Score—14d adds
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  34. 284 I Really Don't Want to Be an Official 我真不想当官啊 Two Female Leads582k WordsOngoing [Wuxia] [Three Female Leads] (The three female leads drive the main plot) [Two Female Leads] (The main romance) [Love Grows Over Time] [Light Fantasy] [Heavy Political Intrigue] [Light Harem Intrigue] Er Wuwen lost her memory in an accident. Afterward, all she wanted was to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker. But another accident pulled her into a struggle, setting her off on a journey to solve a case... She never expected to become a powerful enforcer for the imperial court. What should sh 335Reads—Score—14d adds
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  35. 285 In Search of Lost Relics 寻遗记 Eastern Fantasy144k WordsOngoing [Content warning: Traditional wuxia + a protagonist with no gender. Thanks to their disguise skills, they sometimes take on female roles, but are male most of the time. Readers of any gender can identify with them, so the story is in first person. Apologies. I'll focus on the writing to give everyone the best reading experience.] This is The Jianghu Record of Lost Treasures, written from my memories. I seek the rarest treasures in the world and record the strange and wondrous tales of the jiang 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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  36. 286 Killing for Rewards: I Can See What Drops 杀生爆奖励:我能看见显示爆啥 Eastern Fantasy323k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + Ruthless + Drop Rates Displayed + Neither Good nor Evil + Summoning] Without money, you can't take a single step! Without power, even the truth won't be accepted! Without influence, you can't get anything done! I wasted half my life in my previous one and achieved nothing! This time, I want money, power, and influence! Transmigrate to another world and embark on a path of slaughter! “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Kill to Loot Everything System. Kil —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  37. 287 Great Ming: From Book Boy to the Strongest Imperial Guard 大明:从书童到最强锦衣卫 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Chu transmigrated to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. To survive, he was sold to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu was helping the family’s second young master study and make steady progress, disaster struck the Lu family. Its members were thrown into prison. Zhou Chu took the Lu family’s only daughter with him, earning money while bribing the guards to make life in prison more comfortable for the family. Then Zhu Houzhao died, and Zhu Houcong took the throne, changing the era n 45.1kReads8.9Score5k14d adds
  38. 288 The Unwanted: I'm the Unwanted Commander, Taking Concubines in a Martial Arts Multiverse 不良人:我不良帅,综武纳妾 Anime Fanfiction414k WordsCompleted Li Xinghun transmigrates into a world of martial arts and receives a Master Thief System. From the start, the System grants him max-level Myriad Swords Return to the Origin, the Carefree Ascension Step, and the Art of Disguise. He steals Iron Horse Ice River and gains max-level Myriad Dao Senluo. He steals Yuan Tiangang’s heart and gains max-level Tiangang Art. He steals the Magic Music Treasure Box and gains the Great Shift of the Universe! He steals the Star of Ultimate Bliss and gains max-l 324Reads5.4Score—14d adds
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  39. 289 Record of Heroes of Heaven and Earth 天地英雄录 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Alternate setting] [No System] [No transmigration] [Traditional] [Not a power fantasy] Wang Suifeng was once a legend of the jianghu. His “One Sword with the Wind” made him famous throughout the land, and after defeating every challenger in the swordsmanship contest at Beidou Mountain, he was recognized by the martial world as the greatest under heaven. He could have roamed the jianghu freely, but concern for the common people led him to marry the daughter of the Azure Dragon Cult’s leader in o 309Reads—Score—14d adds
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  40. 290 The Brocade-Clad Journey 锦衣行 Anime Fanfiction291k WordsCompleted [Based on the original novel Bai Yi Gong Qing. Wuxia, personal growth and power progression, jianghu rivalries, court intrigue, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Ming Cult. A passionate coming-of-age story set against the shifting tides of the jianghu and imperial court during the Ming Dynasty, where the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Ming Cult, and other factions vie for power, bringing the classic spirit of wuxia to life.] To Meng Jianqing, life is like rowing upstream: stop moving forwar 580Reads9.1Score7814d adds
  41. 291 The Embroidered Guards' Case Files (Complete in Five Volumes) 锦衣拍案(全五册) Anime Fanfiction554k WordsCompleted Set against the real history of the early Ming dynasty, this legendary mystery series inserts the fictional character Hua Gang, a brilliant investigator in the Imperial Guards, into the past. With an authentic historical backdrop and vivid depictions of local customs, it aims to transport readers to the vibrant yet perilous early years of the Great Ming. The Case Files of the Imperial Guards series consists of five books, in chronological order: The Ghost Postmaster, Farewell, My Concubine, The 1.7kReads9.2Score16914d adds
  42. 292 The Martial World Has Been Peaceful Too Long, So I Came with Twin Blades 武林平静太久,我持双刀而来 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, one heroine, not brainless, humorous style) Also known as Double Blades Six years ago, a swordsman appeared out of nowhere and swept through the martial world with a single blade. His final strike cleaved the signboard of Heavenly Sword Manor in two. At just nineteen, he challenged Baili Chengfeng, the manor's master, for the title of the greatest under heaven. No outcome was ever announced, but the swordsman vanished from the martial world soon afterward. The martial world buzzed wi 267Reads5.9Score—14d adds
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  43. 293 Late Ming: Dawn Drives Out the Night 明末,天明驱夜 Historical2.7M WordsOngoing [Traditional historical fiction] [No System] [Not pure wish fulfillment] [The unique power struggles of the Ming Dynasty] [Unraveling how power shifts and collapses] At the end of the Ming Dynasty, demons and monsters run rampant. Civil officials cling like parasites and drain the country dry; military nobles scheme over national policy; the emperor is consumed by lust for power; border garrisons are little better than bandits; the central court is riven by intrigue; local officials take their 2.5kReads8.7Score24214d adds
  44. 294 As a Genius, How Am I the Weakest in My Family? 身为天才,我居然是家里最弱的? Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Chen Zhi'an transmigrates into the Great Wilderness, becoming a spoiled young marquis of a different world's Great Tang. From the start, he lands in jail for flirting with a princess! Even worse, he discovers that his bookish eldest brother, who spends all day cooped up at home, may be a reclusive powerhouse! His second brother, whose engagement was broken off, is the chosen one of destiny, an unrivaled swordsman who stands alone atop the martial world! His little sister is the reincarnation of 30.3kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
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  45. 295 The World Inside the Painting 画中世界 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing A fantastical, kaleidoscopic world that feels like ancient times, yet isn't. Immortals, demons, and Buddhists all coexist here. We have a wonderful story to tell, full of human warmth and the flavor of the jianghu. 12Reads—Score114d adds
  46. 296 EN I Only Wanted to Destroy My Sect, So How Did I Defy Heaven and Become a God? 我只想毁灭宗门,咋逆天成神了 Eastern Fantasy7.7M WordsOngoing Reborn into the number one sect under heaven: it should have been a perfect start. But Chu Xinghe discovered that his cultivation path was a little unusual. Could he become invincible under heaven just by destroying his own sect? Building the number one sect under heaven wasn’t easy, but surely destroying it wouldn’t be hard? Chu Xinghe soon discovered that it really wasn’t easy. He racked his brains trying to bring down his own sect, but why did every attempt only make it stronger? Countless ye 79.1kReads9.3Score5.6k14d adds
  47. 297 A Night's Journey with a Bloodied Sword 覆血夜剑行 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional Xianxia] [Court and Jianghu] [High Martial Power, Low Mysticism] [An Ensemble Cast in the Snow] There is a sword in the mortal world. There are blades in the jianghu. In the far north lives a left-handed man, lame, with a broken sword and peach blossoms growing on his bones. His brows are crooked and his eyes askew, yet no one in the world is more pleased with life. In the far east lives Master Cao, with a swordsman’s spirit sheathed in his chest. A gentle breath from him can summon 2.6kReads8.7Score17214d adds
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  48. 298 EN Six Paths Immortal Venerable 六道仙尊 Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted Bi Fan, a lowly nobody, is thrown into the Ten Thousand Snakes Pit by his fellow disciples. By a stroke of fortune, he obtains a rare lotus that cleanses his marrow and tempers his bones, setting him on the path of cultivation. He ventures into the demon realm, where baleful energy surges into the sky; battles a hidden dragon and makes a stunning name for himself; conquers the world and earns fame; claims the treasure vault and takes the top spot; enters chaos and commands the winds and clouds; 7.2kReads8.7Score94814d adds
  49. 299 EN Spirit Stone Immortal Clan 灵石仙族 Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing (The animated series is now available, and the first print edition is on sale. Its title is "Blackstone: Bloodline Awakening". Search for it on any platform.) (All six volumes are complete. There’s plenty to read, so dig in!) [Family saga + ensemble cast + no System + not saintly + slow burn + the protagonist is a stone + behind-the-scenes machinations + no female lead] Volume 1: Winds Rise over Song Mountain (complete) Volume 2: Clash of the Origin Condensation Realm (complete) Volume 3: Riding 57.6kReads9.1Score5.4k14d adds
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