Novels About Confucianism or the Sword Dao 儒道或剑道的书

1. 1 斩 Executed from the Start? One Poem Made Me a God! Defying Heaven to Change My Fate! 斩首开局？一诗封神！逆天改命！ Hua Nuo Huajingxuan花诺花靖轩Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing In the Great Qian Dynasty, the literary path reigns supreme, and poetry can manifest the divine! From condemned prisoner to supreme Literary Sage, Lin Fan uses modern knowledge to reshape the literary path! “Let the literary path serve the people, and let all under heaven live as one! I will change this world with my poetry!” 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Poetry and Literature

2. 2 藏 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy793k WordsCompleted Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A young man on a white horse, a sword that cleaves the heavens, a palm that slays a martial saint. Winter. Lingering snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, like lightning. A person, like poetry. The world only knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, a living portrait of a lady in the deep palace. But they do not know that she is also the only successor of the Sword God, a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Clan. Her sword is named "Purple Lightning." When the sword is drawn, it is like a fleeting shadow. No one in the world can withstand three moves from her. Because those who have seen the third move have all become mute dead men. Her palm is named "Soul Chaser." Her fingers are named "Wind Splitter." Chu Yueyao and Wen Yunshu are not maids, but two deadly shadows. Three women, a game in winter. The martial world is a cup of strong liquor. But they want to savor the elegance of tea. Until someone spilled the tea... A sword cleaved the heavens, a palm strike killed a Martial Saint...

3. 3 公 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.3kReads—Score192Shelves
4. 4 洪 The Great Heavenly Venerable of Honghuang 洪荒大天尊 Before the Great Way大道之前Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Primordial World and becoming Haotian, he resolutely embarked on the path to becoming an immortal emperor to escape the shackles of fate. He braved countless dangers and fought to rule the Primordial World, vowing to reign supreme over the Three Realms! In the Primordial World, I am the Great Celestial Worthy! 3.1kReads7.5Score148Shelves

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   Both have Confucianism and Taoism 😄

5. 5 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 73.5kReads9.3Score7kShelves
6. 6 大 The Great Xuan Scholar 大玄读书人 Holding the Moon手捧月亮Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional slow-burn + long-term foreshadowing + Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, ghosts, demons…] Ning Jin transmigrates to the vast land of the Xuan Kingdom. After living there for more than a decade, he is astonished to discover that Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and ghosts all coexist in this world. From then on! Drawing on the poetry and writings from his past life, Ning Jin steps onto the Confucian path. As he gradually adapts to this wondrous cultivation world, he makes another 28.2kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves
7. 7 上 Ascending to the Azure Clouds 上青云 Yu Huwen郁乎文Eastern Fantasy137k WordsOngoing The Azure Cloud Trials, the ascent to Azure Cloud: once you reach the top, you leave this mortal life behind. In a mainland kingdom, even peacetime is anything but peaceful. Do you struggle to survive, or swallow your pride and submit? A Confucian sage? A Daoist celestial master? A martial god? You think those are all the identities I have? No, no. I transmigrated here, and I study Marxism-Leninism! 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Confucianism and Taoism are amazing, the plot is top-notch and not awkward at all, and everything in it is based on real knowledge, not just made up. Very strong.

8. 8 绝 The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De 464Reads8.1Score191Shelves

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   That winter, the martial world died. The Heavenly Realm slaughtered the entire martial arts world, staining mountains and rivers with blood. Beauty is synonymous with death—Zhao Qinghe, the most beautiful princess in the world, the most beautiful woman under heaven. When she smiled, the world paled in comparison; when she drew her sword, even gods bowed. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword was invincible in three moves. Beside her were two even more dangerous women: Luo Qinghan, "Ink Feather Godslayer"; and Wen Wanqing, "Gentle Palm Suppressing Heaven." The three were unassuming, like refined ladies, like delicate flowers. Their two adorable pets were even more extraordinary: the Myriad Demonic Ice Python "Frost Profound," and the ancient divine beast "Soul-Devouring Golden Eyes" Ink Flame. The winter snow had not yet stopped, but the killing had already begun. The sharpest sword in the world was wrapped in the sweetest sugar.

9. 9 九 In the 1990s, I Became a Village Barefoot Doctor 九零之我在村里当赤脚医生 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Modern Romance84k WordsOngoing Lin Yue, an emergency room doctor, transmigrates into the body of a village girl in the 1990s. Faced with a grandmother who favors boys and a village that shuns her, she takes up her silver needles and draws on astonishing skills in traditional Chinese medicine and cutting-edge psychological knowledge. She cures the village bully’s hidden ailment, treats the village beauty’s hysteria, and transforms the entire impoverished village through medicinal herb farming and rural tourism. And that demobi 11Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 百 A Top Scholar Hailed by a Hundred Sages! And You Call Him a Sour Confucian Scholar? 百圣齐鸣的状元郎！你管这叫酸儒秀才？ Pretending to Be a Fish, Playing in the Water扮鱼戏水Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Became a Sage Through Reading [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] [The Way of Literature] A masterpiece of Confucian cultivation: [Takes off at Chapter 89, explodes at Chapter 93] “If you, Lin Yi, had not been born, the literary path would have languished in darkness for ten thousand years!” This is a world where reading grants literary talent. Lin Yi reads Earth’s Classic of Poetry, Songs of Chu, Han fu poetry, Tang poetry, and Song ci poetry, cultivating a noble spir 822Reads8.8Score143Shelves

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    [Note] Confucianism can accommodate all doctrines, while Taoism is based on the people. 1️⃣ A soul transmigrates to a world where literature is the means to prove one's principles. The soul takes the place of a poor, uneducated scholar who has just been framed. As a seasoned plagiarist, the soul leverages the cultural foundation of poetry from the previous life to achieve great success, starting by displaying literary talent in front of beautiful women. 2️⃣ A Chinese Language and Literature major transmigrates to a world where literature is the means to convey one's principles. The soul takes the place of the only son of a dynasty general. Overcoming the original owner's illiteracy, the soul uses the Tang poems in the mind to display talent and carve out a new path for oneself. 3️⃣ A soul transmigrates to a world where reading is revered. Here, there is no Confucianism, and poetry and prose are not as prestigious as what was learned in the previous life. A master plagiarist is online. The soul takes the place of a down-on-his-luck scholar, completes the literary assessment, and marries the talented girl he grew up with.

11. 11 儒 The Confucian Way Reigns Supreme? I’m Reciting Tang Poems in Another World! 儒道至上？我在异界背唐诗！ Zhang Yi'an张亦安Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted Ci Song, a university student majoring in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates to another world: a strange realm where Confucianism reigns supreme. Here, only scholars can command the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transcend the mortal realm to become saints. Then Ci Song makes a startling discovery: this world has no Li Bai or Du Fu. For someone who can recite all three hundred Tang poems by heart, this is undoubtedly the best of times. A slow-burn story, with plenty of fore 36.1kReads8.7Score3.9kShelves
12. 12 至 The Greatest Sage and Teacher 至圣先师 Bubble Bubble Bubble泡泡泡Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted Du Yu transmigrates into an age of collapsing rites and warring schools of thought. The knights break the law with their martial prowess; the legalists rule the people with cruelty; soldiers wage war to end war; demons act with brutal strength; barbarians conquer through bloodshed; the Yin-Yang school schemes against all; the strategists twist words and corrupt virtue; the Dao drains living beings in its pursuit of ascension; Buddhism sucks them dry to attain Buddhahood; demons devour blood and 2.3kReads7.8Score188Shelves
13. 13 儒 Confucian Dao: I Write to Suppress Ghosts and Gods 儒道：我提笔镇鬼神 Golden Scales in the Pond池中金鳞Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Chu He, an avid reader for eight years, unexpectedly transmigrated into a world where Confucianism and the Dao reigned supreme. "My father was framed for cheating as an exam proctor, and I'm forbidden from publishing poetry or entering the literary world?" "I've only just transmigrated, and already a bewitching ghost woman and a seductive fox demon have set their sights on me?" "No problem! I can enter the Dao through miscellaneous books. I can manifest accumulated literary energy, cultivation t 4kReads7.3Score365Shelves
14. 14 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 14.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    A dashing constable and a beautiful woman, a peerless swordsman roaming the mortal world, in this world where swords reign supreme, justice prevails; chasing the wind and leaving no trace of bloodshed…

15. 15 魄 Soul-Shattering Sky 魄天絶 Lu Shang戮商Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Traditional] [Not written in vernacular Chinese] [Not invincible] [No System] [Inspirational] [Innovative] [Martial arts and immortal chivalry] [Adult book] [Not for minors] The rivers and mountains of Huaxia changed. The Heavenly Dao became yin and yang, intertwined between heaven and earth and transformed into a black-and-white sword. In this world, no one is born with a destiny, and no one is born with a name. Wu Ming, an orphaned child, was of imperial blood, but a change in the Heavenly Da 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sword Dao Book: A traditional fantasy novel with innovative martial arts elements.

16. 16 一 A Sword Across Chang'an 一剑长安 Li Jiatu's Cat嘉图李的猫Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted The curtain rises. Behold the jianghu, where blades flash and old grudges and passions run deep. Behold the young wanderers, full of spirit and ambition; Behold the aged and frail, still every bit as dignified; Behold the wild scholars, free of all restraint! I have a sword that journeys to Chang'an, bringing lasting peace to the realm! Ladies and gentlemen, now… behold! 6Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    These are all pretty good. [1] Her literary talent is as delightful as a beautiful woman's smile. [2] The protagonist, Tang Tian, defies fate and grows from weak to strong step by step.

17. 17 剑EN Mad God of the Sword Dao 剑道狂神 Porridge with Three Spoonfuls粥加三勺Eastern Fantasy9.9M WordsOngoing [A classic xuanhuan fantasy packed with passion and thrills] After his body and soul are destroyed, alchemy grandmaster Tang Tian is reborn into a powerful clan in a useless body. He awakens a heaven-defying bloodline, reveals peerless talent in the sword dao, and possesses the one-of-a-kind Primordial Chaos Origin Body. He cultivates the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, wields the punishments of heaven and earth, inherits the Primordial Star Art, and creates an eternal starry sky. He gathers the 2.5kReads8.1Score203Shelves
18. 18 开 I Was Caught Cheating from the Start, and Became a Confucian Sage 开局作弊被抓，我成了儒家圣人 Big-Mouthed Niuniu大嘴牛牛Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted Reborn + transmigrate + Confucian cultivation + decisive and ruthless + witty and hilarious. In a world where the Dao is made manifest, written words can communicate with heaven and earth and give rise to literary qi. Literary qi can strengthen the body and help one overcome tribulations and ascend. A single poem can rival a million troops. Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, demons, monsters, and the Hundred Schools all contend in a chaotic age, while Confucianism has fallen into decline. There are 243Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fluent and humorous writing style

19. 19 开 From the Start, the Favoring Decree Made Me an Enemy of the Entire Dynasty 开局推恩令我得罪了整个王朝 Wine-Flavored Jelly酒味果冻Eastern Fantasy321k WordsOngoing "Confucian and Daoist cultivation + fantasy + xianxia + no System + no female lead + literary feuds + conspiracy theories" This book has few typos and works well as an audiobook. Library security guard Su Mu unexpectedly transmigrates, taking the place of a poor scholar who died in the imperial examination hall. To lay the original owner's lingering obsession to rest, Su Mu writes a policy essay on governing the country that moves the heavens and earns the favor of the nation's fortune, purify 227Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    You can preview a dozen or twenty chapters of this Confucian and Taoist text. If you're interested, you can bookmark it and read it slowly.

20. 20 此 This Thought Seeks the Sword 此念求剑 A Night of Lights一夜灯火Eastern Fantasy101k WordsOngoing Do you know that in April, peach blossoms bloom high in the mountains, only to fall late, after lingering there? Do you know that after a thousand-year game of chess, why does the hand hesitate before placing the white stone? In the mighty Nine Provinces, what is an emperor? What is a ruler? What is the jianghu? The peach blossoms poised to fall drift uncertainly... The black-and-white chess game is full of truth and falsehood... To establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the peopl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: Did you know that peach blossoms on high mountains in April fall late and linger? Did you know that in a game of chess played for a thousand years, why hesitate to place the white piece? In this vast land of nine provinces, what is an emperor? What is a ruler? What is the martial world? The falling peach blossoms sway uncertainly... The black and white chess game, truth and falsehood intertwined... To establish a heart for heaven and earth, to secure a destiny for the people, to continue lost arts for the deceased, to usher in an era of peace for all generations. This is a young man's thought, and it can also be a sword! This thought: to subdue demons! To suppress monsters! To slay gods! To vanquish immortals! To seek the sword, only through the solidification of mountains and rivers, and the spiritual transformation of the people's hearts!!!

21. 21 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 42kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    ❤️❤️❤️These are all Confucian and Taoist books. The protagonist of the second book transmigrates to a place where there are no Li Bai, no Du Fu, and no Xin Qiji. He uses his memories from his previous life to make the literary arts flourish.🌺🌺🌺 🥰🥰🥰The second-to-last book also features a Confucian scholar as the protagonist, but his cheat ability is quite unique. He can use literature to enhance his swordsmanship; reciting poetry increases his swordsmanship skills. 🌸🌸

22. 22 最 The Last Sage of Letters 最后一位文圣 Jiang Wan蒋万Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [The Way of Letters] [No System] [Traditional power progression] [No harem] [Not invincible] Endless darkness, a single glimmer of starlight. The boy Jiang Ling opens his eyes and wakes in a prison, only to discover that he has transmigrated to ancient times. The seas have changed, the world has transformed. Though the Way of Letters flourishes here, only Confucius and Mencius are known; Li Bai and Du Fu are nowhere to be found… “Doesn’t matter. I’ll take care of it!” 7.9kReads8.2Score806Shelves
23. 23 我 My Proud and Talented Lady of the Marquis’s Manor 我的侯府傲娇才娘子 When Bai Ze Arrives白泽来时Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I Just Transmigrated and Picked Up a Proud Marquis Household Heiress” and “One Female Lead” Food gives life continuity. Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song give it charm. A little wealth, fame, and success give it grandeur. Gu Zhengyan transmigrated and unexpectedly won first place in a poetry competition. He even married a young lady from a marquis’s household, only for the furious marquis to throw them both out. Gu Zhengyan took his wife back to his impoverish 31.7kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
24. 24 开 I Awakened a Pen from the Start, and You Call That Good-for-Nothing? 开局觉醒一支笔，你管这叫废柴？ Piltover Detective皮城大侦探Urban1.4M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a supernatural ability in the form of a calligraphy brush. What should he do? Easy! Write the character for fire, set a mountain ablaze, and spend the rest of your life behind bars! Write the character for wind, charge ahead without hesitation, and become the happiest wind swordsman around! Write the character for thunder, and use an anti-aircraft cannon to swat a mosquito. Now that's satisfying! What? He can also bring the imagery of poems to lif 9.1kReads9.2Score777Shelves
25. 25 儒 Peering into Immortality Through Confucianism 儒中窥仙 Radish in the Twelfth Lunar Month腊月里的萝卜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Confucian Cultivation + Protagonist Cultivates Confucianism Through Painting + Nearly Invincible + Two Male Leads] “In the 1325th year of the Great Zhou dynasty, a new king throws the realm into chaos. Immortals remain hidden from the world, while demons and monsters roam everywhere.” Looking at this war-torn world, He Xiuyun can't help thinking of the bold ambitions he had when he first began cultivating. But now, after fifty anxious years, he has accomplished nothing. “If no one is going to t 1.6kReads8.6Score133Shelves
26. 26 儒 The Confucian Sword Immortal: Read to Cultivate the Mind, Draw the Sword and Make Immortals Kneel! 儒剑仙：读书修心，剑出仙人跪！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy608k WordsCompleted [Get stronger by reading, Confucian sword immortal, fast-paced power fantasy, System, wild imagination] As a war between ten thousand dynasties rages, the Tianwu Continent, dotted with countless sects, has also plunged into a frenzy of competition. While ten thousand people train bitterly in the school grounds, I have no dantian, so all I can do is read. Chu Xuan: “Of all pursuits, reading is the noblest!” The nobles and aristocrats: “Hmph, scholars are useless.” Chu Xuan: “???” [You studied The 5.6kReads8.5Score397Shelves
27. 27 儒 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 Mo Zhuzi墨竹子Eastern Fantasy302k WordsCompleted 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 11.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
28. 28 天 The Mandate of Heaven: Poetry and Martial Arts 天命诗武 Zizui Xiaohe子醉萧河Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Xianxia, fantasy, transmigration, alternate world] Hidden divine spells, illusions shattered across the sky. Evil is vanquished throughout the world, without beginning or end. Xiao Yihao and Shen Mengli climb Floating Cloud Peak and accidentally stumble into Moonlight Cave. There, they find the Moonlight Box and transmigrate to another world. This is a strange world where people cultivate through poetry and duel with poems. It is divided into four realms: humans, gods, demons, and monsters. Eac 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Poetry contains martial arts, poetry contains destiny, poetry contains marriage.

29. 29 剑 Cooking Wine with a Sword 剑煮酒 Golden Sands Brush the Cloudy Cliff金沙拍云崖Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Over 1.5 million words, so there’s plenty to binge. A slow-burn, traditional fantasy cultivation novel. True cultivators pursue yang, while demons and evil forces follow yin; martial artists wield qi and blood like smoke and fire. Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story, and not a hot-blooded tale. [Daily Life + Swordsmanship + Immortal Fantasy + Chivalry + Treasures + Spirit Pets + Jianghu] The heroes of the world are born in our generation, yet once we enter the Jianghu, the years slip away. I 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Swordsmanship, Swordsmen and Sword Cultivators

30. 30 一 A Sword Pointing to Heaven 一剑朝天 Tender Leaf青涩的叶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted Ten years to hone a sword, its frosty edge never tested. Today I show it to you: who has a grievance to settle? 9Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    These are all pretty good. [1] There are very happy places, but they are not vulgar. They are really happy, but not extremely happy. [2] Unlike the strongest Qi Refining stage in history, it doesn't slap people in the face.

31. 31 剑 The Sword Saint’s Quiet Life 剑圣的平淡生活 Half a Heavenly Tome半部天书Eastern Fantasy513k WordsCompleted In a remote little town, an ordinary boy is guarded by four Sword Gods. His origins are shrouded in mystery. The world’s most powerful figures hate him to the bone, yet they dare not kill him. The world is fickle, and the tides of fate shift. His quiet life is finally shattered. Where will the world go from here? , 48Reads6.1Score—Shelves
32. 32 傲 Proud Sword of the Divine Land 傲剑神州 Sleepless at Midnight午夜不眠Eastern Fantasy936k WordsCompleted Lu Jianfeng was once the young master of the Weiyuan Escort Agency. When his father went on an escort mission, both his parents were killed, and the entire agency was brutally wiped out! After growing up, Lu Jianfeng received guidance from a great master and became a peerless expert. Together with several beautiful heroines, he sets out to uncover the truth behind the massacre of his family. Just when the truth seems within reach, a shocking secret and several astonishing organizations come to l 2.4kReads8.7Score166Shelves

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    Book 1: A pretty good traditional martial arts novel Book 2: The wonderful stories of meeting handsome men and beautiful women are described to the point of being criminal.

33. 33 儒 The Confucian Healer Sage 儒道医圣 Wuya Zi无涯子Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Fang Rui, a poor student at a medical university, unexpectedly inherits the medical wisdom of an ancient Confucian sage. From then on, he rises against all odds, saving people with silver needles and sweeping away demons and evil with his righteous spirit. 9Reads8.3Score—Shelves
34. 34 剑 Eighty Years in the Sword Pavilion, Then I Emerged as an Earthly Immortal 剑阁八十年，出世陆地神仙 Am I a God?我是神吗Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing The original novel behind the hit short drama “Earthly Sword Immortal: Eighty Years Guarding the Sword Pavilion” Meng Fan, gifted with the talent “Swordsmanship as Divine,” is reborn in a cultivation world and becomes the sword keeper of the Sword Pavilion at the Shushan Sword Sect. Touching the “Seven Stars Sword,” he obtains the Seven Stars Sword Art. Touching the “Demon-Suppressing Sword,” he obtains the Sword Intent of Demon Slaying. Touching the “Fuxi Sword,” he obtains the Fuxi Divine Body 24kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    The first masterpiece of martial arts! A tale of intrigue and power struggles in the martial world! The second begins with a land-based sword immortal! Eighty years after guarding the Sword Pavilion, he shatters the heavens with a single sword strike! The third is about discovering one day that your grandparents, parents, brothers, and sisters are not human!

35. 35 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
36. 36 儒 Conferring Gods Through the Way of the Scholars 儒道封神 Northern Foothills of Dongshan东山北麓Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Within, powerful lords stir with ambition. Without, demons and barbarians watch like tigers on the prowl. The Wu Wei Dynasty has languished for a hundred years. A young man comes from the north, armed with nothing but a brush. He drives back the barbarians, expands the realm, and secures the nation. Zhang Yinian: a Confucian sage enshrined as a god! 836Reads7.3Score103Shelves

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    I recommend these three books 1. Writing is an eternal affair; its gains and losses are known only to the heart. 2. Learn about ancient Chinese poetry while reading books. 3. Passing time can also enhance one's knowledge of traditional Chinese culture.

37. 37 儒 The Sole Sage of the Confucian Dao 儒道独尊 Thunder at Jingzhe惊蛰闻雷Eastern Fantasy880k WordsCompleted What can a poem do? Slay enemies! Slay immortals! Exterminate demons! Subdue devils! Do you really think that plucking the sun and moon and reaching for the stars is just a wild fantasy? It is the Star-Plucking spiritual root of the Star lineage. Do you really think that lifting mountains with strength enough to cover the world is just a metaphor? It is the Mountain spiritual root of the Mountain-Moving lineage. In this world, the hundred schools compete in splendor, yet scholars of the Confucia 388Reads7.2Score—Shelves
38. 38 儒 The Confucian Sage Rules the World 儒圣天下 We Share the Same Robe与子同袍Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a world where scholars command the forces of heaven and earth. Legend has it that Cang Jie, with two pupils in each of his four eyes, created the twenty-eight characters. His invention shook the world, gave writing to humanity, and put an end to the old system of knotted cords. From the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, when a hundred schools of thought contended and sages emerged one after another, to Confucius, the revered teacher of all ages, who gathered the force of tale 120Reads7.0Score—Shelves
39. 39 独 The Lone Wanderer's Sword 独孤客剑 DelanY德兰YEastern Fantasy504k WordsOngoing Classic Wuxia Novels: A Collection of Masterpieces. To help wuxia fans find the books they love more easily, this collection brings together hundreds of outstanding works by renowned wuxia authors from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. 1. A synopsis of Gu Long's wuxia novel The Lone Sword: The handsome scholar Yan Lingfei is entrusted with the weighty mission of overthrowing the Qing dynasty and ventures alone into the royal court's struggle for power. The danger is immense, but Yan Lingfe —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Classic traditional martial arts swordsmanship series of novels

40. 40 武 A Wuxia Novel: Sharpening My Sword by Lamplight 武侠小说挑灯磨剑 DelanY德兰YEastern Fantasy219k WordsCompleted Introduction to Gu Long’s wuxia novel, Wielding a Sword by Lamplight: The title Wielding a Sword by Lamplight brings to mind a poem by the great lyricist Xin Qiji, and images of warhorses and clashing weapons. After finishing the book, you’re left wanting more. There aren’t many characters, but the male leads, Ma Jiangyuan and Leng Yue, and the heroines, Hong Yao and Tie Shan, are all endearing. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 武 The Iron Flute Divine Sword: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说铁笛神剑 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy538k WordsCompleted Synopsis of The Iron Flute and Divine Sword: It is said that Zhong Gang, an old man from Mount Huang; Zhou Tiansheng, the Cloud-Riding Swordsman; and Ji Feng, the Thousand-Folly Scholar, were known together as the Three Friends of Mount Huang. Their iron flute, divine sword, and folding fan were renowned across the land, their fame eclipsing all the heroes of the realm. Though the three were sworn brothers and close friends, each had mastered a different style of martial arts. They had not learn 519Reads7.1Score100Shelves
42. 42 一 One Bell and Half a Sword 一铃半剑 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy357k WordsCompleted Synopsis of A Bell and Half a Sword: When the Three Swords of Tiannan challenged the demon lord, Lord Liuzhao, all three were killed. Before they died, they charged their three disciples, Yichen, Gongsun Yu, and Yihe, with avenging them. To defeat Lord Liuzhao, the three must first find the Rou Scripture, which contains the Tiannan Sect’s martial arts. Only then will they stand a chance. Dai Tianchou, a woman disguised as a man, tricked Shen Nanshi into handing over the Panlong Sword, which hold 32Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 武 The Iron Sword and Jade Pendant 武侠小说铁剑玉佩 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy506k WordsCompleted An Introduction to Wolong Sheng's Wuxia Novel The Iron Sword and Jade Pendant: In The Iron Sword and Jade Pendant, Qin Yulie had never met Gu Hanqiu, but when he saw the black bamboo flute in her hand and the bamboo basket on her back, he could more or less guess who this filthy middle-aged woman was. Gu Hanqiu stopped at the entrance to the mourning hall, swept her gaze around, and called out, “Which of you is Fortress Master Qin?” Qin Yulie stepped up to her and clasped his fists before his ch 219Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 铁 The Iron Sword and the Vermilion Mark 铁剑朱痕 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy333k WordsCompleted Synopsis of Gu Long's wuxia novel The Iron Sword and the Vermilion Mark: By his master's dying command, Fu Tianlin descends the mountain carrying the Vermilion-Mark Iron Sword. He sets out to find his martial uncle, hoping to master the martial arts and avenge his master. The sword attracts the covetous attention of the martial world, but the disguised heroine Zhen Qiushui comes to his aid and helps him escape. Tianlin and Qiushui hit it off, so he entrusts the sword to her before continuing his 11Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 江 Ten Years of Lanterns in the Jianghu Night Rain 【江湖夜雨十年灯】 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrMale-Channel Fanfiction361k WordsCompleted Synopsis of Gu Long's wuxia novel, "Ten Years of Jianghu Night Rain": Wei Dan, famed as “Flying Rings and Iron Sword Shaking the Central Plains,” was attacked by the master and disciples of Ouyang the Old Monster of West Kunlun, who joined forces with the Two Fiends of the Snow Sea from the Northern Tianshan Mountains. Though he finally fought his way out, he succumbed to the poison. His son, Wei Mingyuan, took up his father's “Two-Aspect Steel Rings,” bent on avenging him, and went to Ghost Val 94Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 武 The Martial Arts Novel: The Blade-Less Sword of Love 武侠小说情剑无刃 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy107k WordsCompleted Introduction to The Sword of Love Has No Edge, a wuxia novel by Wolong Sheng: There is a mysterious place known as Sky Valley. It seems like a paradise beyond the mortal world, one that countless heroes of the martial world dream of reaching... To enter Sky Valley, one must pass five formidable trials: the Literary, Martial, Water, Fire, and Night Gates. The young prodigy Yue Xiaofei finally makes it into Sky Valley with his peerless martial arts and extraordinary wisdom. But the place is nothin 32Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 武 The Peach Blossom Sword, a Wuxia Novel 武侠小说桃红花剑 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy155k WordsOngoing Synopsis of Wolong Sheng's Peach Blossom Sword: The Peach Blossom Festival, held annually for ten years, takes place as scheduled at Sima Manor. Martial artists from every sect gather, and swordsmen and fighters cross paths. But then the winds shift without warning. The peach grove is attacked, forcing the flower-viewing festival to be canceled, and strange events befall the Peach Blossom Token's bearer: sworn friends turn their blades on each other, lovers become enemies, a mother tries to kill 11Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 剑 The Heart of the Sword 剑道天心 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy485k WordsCompleted Swordheart of the Way Zhuge Lan resolves to rid the world of evil and uphold justice. She ventures alone into Yin-Yang Valley to cross swords with Fu Wuniang, a woman so feared that martial artists tremble at the mention of her name. To secretly protect Zhuge Lan, the young hero Sima Jie traps Fu Wuniang’s son, only to be gravely wounded by Zhuge Lan by mistake. When she realizes that the young man whose life is hanging by a thread is the “Jade Vajra,” anguish overwhelms her. The remarkable her 13Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 独 The Lone Sword 独行剑 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy230k WordsCompleted The Lone Sword, a wuxia novel by Sima Ling: By now, the sky had grown bright, and the eastern horizon was already pale with dawn. Zhu Yitao turned around and saw that Lou Dongyuan, the Ghostly Shadow, had vanished at some point. Only the Monk with the Ringed Blade still stood there in silence. Zhu Yitao sighed. “The Ghostly Shadow truly lives up to his name. He comes and goes like a dragon, seen only in glimpses. He went down the mountain this time, intending to make a comeback, but instead end 8Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 美 Beauty Like Jade, Sword Like a Rainbow 【美人如玉剑如虹】 Explorer Ylr探索者YlrEastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Zongyi, the “Scholar of Four Arts,” mistakenly believed rumors that his wife, Xing Jiahui, had been unfaithful. In a fit of rage, he accidentally killed her. Once he had calmed down and thought it over, he realized too late that he had fallen for a scheme. Heartbroken, he withdrew from the martial world. His father-in-law, Xing Guangzong, promised to investigate and find clues so he could avenge his daughter. Xing Guangzong later sent someone to summon Shen Zongyi, asking him to travel a th 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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