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The World's Number One Must Be Pretty Fast at Running Away 天下第一跑路一定很快吧
[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
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The Sovereign's Ascension 一世独尊
A streak of sword light binds eight peerless evil spirits: Qiongqi, Zhulong, Kunpeng, Tengshe… Why does the youth have such secrets hidden within him? The chains of the seal shatter, layer by layer. Zhulong’s eyes, Qiongqi’s strength, Kunpeng’s wings, Tengshe’s phantom form… Each grants him an heaven-defying divine ability. In this life, I seek only the present, not the next. This sword will shatter the highest heavens and tread across the nine skies!
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The Reticent Blade 刀不语
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.
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- 104 Cloudfall and Chaos 覆云乱煜 The Daoist immortals and perfected ones attain eternal life and, with a bow, can make the earth itself rise and fall. The Buddhist bodhisattvas and guardian kings prove themselves through nine cycles of reincarnation; with palms together, they manifest bodies a hundred zhang tall. The Confucians hold high office, but are not necessarily virtuous gentlemen. The demonic cultivators dwell far from the court, but are not necessarily free spirits. I set one foot in the secular world of the court, sit 4kReads8.5Score349Shelves
- 105 Chang'an of Swords and Books 书剑长安 Two years ago, Mo Tingyu set off for the northern lands with his blade in hand. Two years later, Su Chang'an marched toward Chang'an with his army. Heaven and earth are vast, and all living beings are but specks of dust. The jianghu is a deep and dangerous place, where every step can wound the heart. Blood stains the scabbard; I slay hordes of demons. As long as I draw breath, I will not fall. With lofty ambition, I challenge the Way of Heaven. The jianghu road is where I roam free. I sing wildl 147Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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A Man and a Dog Forgotten by Time 被时间遗忘的一人一狗
[King of playing it safe⁺no System⁺immortality⁺comedy⁺easygoing] The early part is a little slow, but this is a lighthearted and enjoyable novel. Wang Yu and his pet husky unexpectedly came to the world of cultivation and discovered that time had forgotten both him and his silly dog! They may be immortal, but their luck seems terrible! Fortunately, Wang Yu has a special physique that lets him strengthen his body by eating! Wang Yu’s nicknames: Wang the Barbarian, the Bruiser. His big black dog i
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The Sword Seeks Immortality 剑问仙
I wield a sword that points up to the divine courts of the Ninth Heaven and down into the underworld's deepest reaches. With a single stroke, it can cleave mountains and rivers and split the sun and moon. With my three-foot sword, I shall sweep away the three thousand paths of immortality. If I must be the greatest beneath heaven, then I shall cut down every immortal and demon in the cosmos. With this sword in my hand, I roam freely between heaven and earth. With me in the world, the Sword Dao s
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This Mortal Is Defying Heaven 这个凡人要逆天
The mortal Ye Chen has disciples and students all over the world. Immortal Venerables from the heavens become his pupils, the Netherworld Empress stays by his side, and earthly emperors bow when they see him. He has lived for a hundred thousand years, playing chess against Heaven. When Ye Chen’s last disciple, Cheng Qingyun, dies after failing his tribulation, Ye Chen returns to Qingyun Sect to open the Heavenly Gate and embark on the path to immortality once more.
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I Am the Sword That Can Slay Immortals 在下剑可斩仙
When common folk rise in anger, a million corpses litter the land and blood flows for a thousand miles. A half-immortal swordsman emerged from Dabe and slaughtered the wicked until the borders of Dabe ran red. His story begins the moment he set out for Changjing with a sword in hand.
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The Sword Named Yi Er 剑名一二
None of us are exceptionally talented. In the vast sea of people, some of us are even rather ordinary. But our lives are not hastily scribbled poems. When the fog clears and daylight breaks, we will surely see the lighthouse in the distance and keep moving through the long years until we become the protagonists of our own stories. So please, again and again, save yourself from the fire and the flood.
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- 111 Becoming a Sword Immortal in Xueyue City 从雪月开始当剑仙 A story about a young man who transmigrates into the world of Dashing Youth, the prequel to The Blood of Youth, and gradually grows stronger. (One female lead, lighthearted. The story later moves on to The Blood of Youth.) 17Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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Wielding the Sword Across the Jianghu 剑荡江湖行
In the final years of the Northern Song, Lin Yu is born into a poor family. Having suffered through the ravages of war, he decides to return to the martial world and make a difference. Warriors from the Jin kingdom seek to ally with the martial artists of the Central Plains, planning to attack from within and without and unite the region. Lin Yu and his friends repeatedly thwart their plans, but his own companions are bought off by the Jin warriors. Unwilling to compromise, Lin Yu breaks with th
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Sword Abyss 剑墟
As countless demons descend upon the world, chaos is about to erupt. A worthless young man accidentally awakens the soul power of the Ruins Realm, and from then on sets out to roam the world with his sword and contend with the geniuses of countless realms. His sword intent endures as he strides across the land, an undefeated legend through the ages. With a sword in hand, he reaches for the Nine Heavens above and breaks into the Netherworld below, conquering another world and bringing every sword
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- 114 The Spirit Snow Sword 灵雪剑 Fake blurb: The uncanny grows, and the mysterious returns. Strange horrors, crazed believers, and twisted holy relics. When the authorities can no longer suppress the uncanny, terror descends upon the world. With nothing but a mortal's body and a holy sword in hand, will you protect your loved ones, or become the world's final savior? To live or to die, well, that is the question. Actual blurb: One heroine, no objectionable content, and absolutely no steamy scenes. Suitable for readers of all a —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Imprisoned King 囚王
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.
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The Blood of Youth: The Qingcheng Daoist Master Comes Down from the Mountain 少年歌行：青城道爷下山了
[No heroine, the male lead stands alone, no breaking up couples] A prodigy emerged from Qingcheng Mountain, entering the Mysterious Realm of Spirit Travel at just seventeen. Zhao Yuzhen: Everyone says my swordsmanship is unmatched, that I guard Qingcheng alone with my sword and forced the Demon Sect to take an eight-hundred-mile detour. But they don't know that back then, my senior brother spat out a burst of sword energy that swept across those eight hundred miles. My senior brother, Zhou Huanz
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- 117 I Only Wanted to Show Off, So How Did I Become a Saint? 其实我只想装逼，怎么就成圣人了 [Lighthearted][One female lead][He’ll die if he doesn’t show off][System][Satisfying power fantasy] Yun Zhao transmigrates into a high-martial world, becoming the legitimate son of the ancient Yun sword clan and awakening the Show-Off-or-Die System. At the academy assessment, lotuses bloom with every step Yun Zhao takes, and he advances one realm at a time! In the Profound Sky Secret Realm, Yun Zhao spends ten years honing a single sword, then cleaves open the Gate to Heaven! On the Outer Battle 53Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 118 I, the Forbidden Young Emperor, Am Invincible Under Heaven 我，禁忌少帝，举世无敌 [Traditional fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Invincible] + [Dark and eerie] The long winter night stretches on, and the bitter cold descends. Someone walks through the night, forcing winter back... In this vast, turbulent world, a nobody suppresses an entire era with invincible might... As darkness descends, someone wields a three-foot sword to cut it away... In the boundless land, chaos reigns. Someone rises from despair and forcefully brings it to heel... The brilliant starry sky conceals l 3.9kReads8.8Score245Shelves
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Wandering Heroes in Love 江湖侠侣
Starting out as an ignorant, impoverished beggar and servant boy, the protagonist endures countless hardships to become an unparalleled swordsman. Kind and clever, with a strong sense of justice, he stands up for those in need and roots out evil. Along the way, he experiences the love and hatred, joys and sorrows of the martial world.
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- 120 Chronicles of the Blade-Wielding Wanderer 风云刀客录 A world of traditional martial arts, where heroes and heroines navigate old grievances and tangled affections; defiance of the imperial court through forbidden uses of martial strength, stirring up storm and turmoil; and the joys and sorrows, laughter and tears, of growing through life. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
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One Person, One Sword, Braving the World 一人一剑勇闯天涯
Demons and monsters run rampant in the human world. To change the fate of humanity, Li Xiaoyao heads to Sword Gate to learn swordsmanship. He fuses the world’s divine techniques and opens the path to invincibility with forbidden arts. One sword to slay the heavens. The blurb can’t do it justice. Read the story for yourself.
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- 122 Immortal and Undying, the Lord of the Sacred Dynasty Invites Me Down the Mountain 长生不死，圣朝之主请我出山 The mortal world is vast. How could a hundred years be enough to see it all? In his previous life, Gu Changge had worked hard for half his life. Just as his career was beginning to bear fruit, he died with regrets. Given another chance at life, all he wanted was to see the flowers bloom and wither across the world, and devote himself to the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Who could have guessed that, when he looked back, everything he had done without a second thought would already have come to f 67.3kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves
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Bai Xiaobai, the Sword God 剑神白小白
[Traditional Fantasy] [No Transmigration] [No System] [Everyman Protagonist] [Alchemy] On the vast lands of the Age of Declining Dharma, the emperors of old have faded into legend, and the Supremes stand at the pinnacle of the world. In this era of martial decline, a young man named Bai Xiaobai accidentally obtains a drop of mysterious essence blood. It seems to contain the oldest secrets of heaven and earth. When its power awakens, it grants Bai Xiaobai the ability to devour bloodlines and a m
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- 124 The Carefree Crown Prince 逍遥太子传 + [Alternate world] + [Lighthearted] + [No angst] + [Wildly satisfying] + [No System] Ye Xun transmigrated. From the start, he was the Crown Prince of Great Xia, but unfortunately, he had already been deposed. Still, Ye Xun had no lofty ambitions. He only cared about money. All he wanted was to be an idle prince, indulging in wine and women and resting his head on a beauty’s lap. But things didn’t go as planned. Ye Xun had no intention of stirring up trouble again, yet he w 36.9kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
- 125 EN Signing In for the Supreme Divine Physique in the Womb, Invincible from Birth 娘胎签到至尊神体，出生开始无敌 After his soul transmigrated into a fantasy world overrun by demons, Lin Heng discovered that he was an unborn baby. The sign-in System activated. “Host, sign in for the first time at the Ancestral God Temple and receive the Supreme Divine Body!” My mother gained the Supreme Divine Body! “Host, sign in for the first time at the Palace of Reflection and receive a Seven-Colored Heavenly Heart Lotus!” My mother ate a few lotus seeds and formed a divine soul! By the time I was born, my mother 26.8kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
- 126 I've Cultivated to Level 9999, but the Patriarch Is Only Level 100 修炼9999级了，老祖才100级 The dog he raised turned out to be a Demon Venerable, sweeping across the demon world. The koi in his pond all leaped over the Dragon Gate and transformed into mighty dragons of the Nine Heavens? The little beggar he took in became an emperor with a casual touch of his finger? Ye Qingyun was at a loss for words. After being trapped deep in the mountains for a full ten years, he finally ventured beyond them, only to discover that he was an unparalleled expert? 7.3kReads9.1Score976Shelves
- 127 Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反 Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep 156.4kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves
- 128 Archaic God Venerable 太古神尊 Three thousand years ago, Ye Feng, Crown Prince of the Creation Divine Dynasty, was unable to cultivate because he was cursed. When foreign enemies invaded and the dynasty fell, he was powerless to resist and was killed in humiliation. Three thousand years later, the world has changed beyond recognition. His former enemies now stand high above the world like gods, while Crown Prince Ye Feng has unexpectedly revived. Awakening a divine bloodline and breaking the curse, he begins a path of frenzie 84.9kReads9.0Score30.2kShelves
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Where the Tides Settle 浮沉止
[Just one rule: this is unlike any other story.] [An ensemble tale of the martial world. The pace is very slow, and the setup takes a long time. Not everyone has to understand this world.] “May I ask, senior, what is the martial world?” The white-haired old man straightened up, sipped his cup of green tea, and replied with a smile: “The martial world? There’s one where you are, one where I am, one in the bustling streets, one on immortal mountains, one beneath a withered grave, and one in a swad
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Rebel of the Sect? My Hundredfold-Speed Swordsmanship Rules the Myriad Worlds! 宗门逆子？我百速剑修主宰万界！
[Female Sword Immortal + Sect Outcast + Decisive and Ruthless + Hundredfold Cultivation Speed + Three-Life Sword] Framed by others, Lin Jing was not only expelled from his sect but had his cultivation crippled as well. Luckily, he came across the legacy of a female Sword Immortal. From that moment on, everyone who had plotted against him would tremble!
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The Confucian Sword Immortal: Ten Years of Study, Righteousness Sweeps Across the Heavens 儒剑仙：读书十年，浩气荡青天
After transmigrating into the body of a down-and-out scholar, Chen Ning studies diligently, determined to travel to the capital and sit the imperial examinations. It is only when he accidentally touches his maid's fox tail that he discovers this world is nowhere near as simple as it seems! Luckily, Chen Ning awakens the Confucian Sage System in time, allowing him to slay demons and study every day. [You studied the Analects and grasped a divine ability: Purple Qi at Your Side] [You recited The G
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- 132 The Swordsman and Love 剑客与爱情 The Swordsman and Love is a novel about the complicated relationship between Su Ningbo and Wang Wan’er. Set in the world of martial arts, it tells the story of their love and hatred, shaped by old family grudges. Su Ningbo was born into a martial arts family and received rigorous sword training from a young age. His family has deep-rooted grievances with the Wang Tianba family. Many years ago, a misunderstanding between the two families led to a blood feud. Though Su Ningbo and Wang Wan’er met a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 A Sword Across This Mortal Life 一剑浮生 Ten thousand Daoist arts, shattered with a single sword! With a three-foot blade in hand, I shall become the peerless Sword Immortal of the world. I've seen mountains and rivers, slain flood dragons, and lifted the veil of a peerless imperial princess. A sword cultivator ought to live with such style. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Chaotic Swordheart: Chronicles of the Mortal Realm 混沌剑心：尘寰志 On the vast mainland, countless races stand tall and profound energy surges everywhere. The strong can split mountains and part seas, while the weak crawl like ants. Ling Chen was once the most inconspicuous servant in Qingyang City, but after an accident awakened the Chaos Sword Heart, dormant for countless ages, he embarked on a path that defied heaven. He bears a mysterious sword case containing nine lost ancient divine swords, and he encounters a remnant soul of an old man who teaches him th —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Stealing Fists: The Cicada's Stolen Art 偷拳：惊蝉盗技
A classic Republican-era wuxia novel from the Northern School. Yang Luchan was frail and often sickly as a child, yet he longed to learn martial arts from the head of the Chen-style Tai Chi school. To get close to the Chen family, he willingly pretended to be mute and went to sweep their doorstep every day. He even once collapsed from the cold. His persistence finally moved the head of the family, who took him on as a servant, giving him the chance to secretly learn the art. One day, he couldn't
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The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引
Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect
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- 137 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.3kReads—Score192Shelves
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Swords and Shadows in the Martial World 剑影之江湖
Legend has it that the Nine Suns Manual is a priceless treasure of the martial world. Those who master it are said to attain the pinnacle of martial arts. Heroes from every corner of the jianghu compete to find this legendary tome, even going so far as to kill one another for it. Yet the whereabouts of the Nine Suns Manual remain a mystery, and no one has been able to solve it. The story gradually unfolds around this treasure, with a twist-filled journey of searching and cultivation, as well as
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