Wuxia, the Martial World, and the Imperial Court 江湖 武侠 朝廷

1. 351 万 Lord of Ten Thousand Demons 万妖之主 Fleeting Light, Soft and Shallow流光轻浅Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted After his father and elder brother mysteriously died in battle one after another, Li Yebai, long mocked as a useless nobody, embarked on a path of revenge with the help of a mysterious little tower. From then on, he commanded the demon clans and subdued all creation. 7.1kReads8.9Score645Shelves
2. 352 剑 Swordbone 剑骨 The Panda Who Trips会摔跤的熊猫Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted In an age when frost withered every blade of grass, a young man walked out of the Temple of the Bodhisattva and took up the heaviest sword in all the world. Facing the mortal realm, he carved out a glimmer of light. 609Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   These are all books!! The first one, I feel more comfortable reading it than those cool articles. The second book, in ancient times, great things happened mostly because of small things. The third book, Yu Jiuqiu's book has a good grasp of human nature.

3. 353 参 Reaching to the Sky 参天 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted The appearance of fragments of the Heavenly Book sparks a frenzied struggle among the people. Is this a fortuitous opportunity, or does it conceal a deeper mystery? Is the pursuit of cultivation really only about attaining immortality? 3.5kReads8.9Score391Shelves
4. 354 山 The Lone Hero of Mountains, Rivers, and Seas 山河江海孤侠 Chen Kang陈抗Eastern Fantasy106k WordsOngoing A hero is a person caught between two sides: benevolence on the left, righteousness on the right, with the sky above and the earth beneath. Love gives rise to hate; compassion gives rise to sorrow. Since victory crowns kings and defeat brands villains, we aid the weak and support the downtrodden. Since the world has strayed from the Way, we take up arms against its laws... If you missed Jin Yong and Gu Long, then you must not miss this sweeping ensemble tale of wuxia. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Who said martial arts are dead? I am honored to invite you all to appreciate this humble work. It depicts the old martial arts in group portraits, returns to the moves and details of the characters in detail. It is as high as the temple and as far as the rivers and lakes. It is a pure enjoyment for martial arts lovers!

5. 355 孤 Lone Phoenix 孤凰 A Cai阿彩Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted The genius Yue Ning’an dominates the business world, amassing a fortune and never suffering a defeat. That is, until she takes a major fall because of Lu Zangfeng. She has been married to him for three years, spending all three alone in the bridal chamber. At last, General Lu returns victorious, but instead of sharing in her husband’s glory, she gets handed a divorce decree. Having lost both her money and her heart, Yue Ning’an takes the decree, cuts her losses, and leaves with a carefree stride 2.1kReads9.0Score291Shelves

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   Take a look at these... ❶I always shed tears unconsciously when I watch it ❷The description of the power in the court is also top-notch

6. 356 奇 The Hideous Assassin Begs You to Wait Until She Draws Her Sword Before You Die of Shock 奇丑女刺客，求等拔剑再被吓死 Drunk Without the Moon醉是无月Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted People cannot choose their own appearance, but they can choose the face they show the world. People cannot choose the status they are born into, but they can choose the path they take from here. The ugliest woman in Later Jin never let her wretched looks or lowly status shake her resolve. Her ugliness was earth-shattering: one look at her was enough to scare the wits out of anyone and leave them trembling in terror. They called her the Red-Clad Ghost. They said she was uglier than any man, with 51Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   What should you do when you encounter a group of pig teammates who moan and groan when eating and say things can't be done? When the sword shines brightly in front of others, or does it leave everything behind? Let's take a look at the difficult road to sword-holding development

7. 357 剑 Sword Like the Evening 剑如夕 Mo Qingci墨倾辞Eastern Fantasy507k WordsCompleted [Traditional wuxia + devoted couple + not a power fantasy + late Qing dynasty + ensemble cast] At the end of the Qing dynasty, the Boxer Rebellion and the Eight-Nation Alliance rise one after another. Gu Yang, a skilled martial artist burdened by a family grudge, leaves seclusion and joins forces with Su Jianli, the daughter of a reformist minister, to roam the jianghu and save the world from disaster. The cruelty of foreign guns and cannons and the wickedness of the human heart lay bare the wre 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   This is a must for this unconventional traditional martial arts book. The author has a good writing style. It opens with a self-composed poem 😍 From a new perspective, the hard-core collision between traditional martial arts and foreign guns and cannons in the late Qing Dynasty! No loss in investing!

8. 358 宰 Ruling the Realm 宰执天下 cuslaaHistorical7.3M WordsCompleted The ruler governs as prime minister; the executor administers the state. Serving the monarch above and bringing peace to the common people below, with all ministers yielding the way and receiving honors above every official: this is the prime minister. Assisting in government, setting national policy, and countersigning imperial edicts, second only to the prime minister: this is the chief administrator. After an air disaster, He Fang leaped a thousand years into the past, returning to the Northe 571Reads9.0Score—Shelves
9. 359 青 Green Duckweed 青萍 Yue Guan月关Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted In one life, the Celestial River overflowed, and all nine provinces became a vast marsh. In another, ten suns appeared at once, turning the earth into a living hell. In yet another, the gates of the underworld swung wide, and the mortal world became a realm of ghosts... Heaven and Earth are cruel, treating all living things as straw dogs! Through countless ages of reincarnation, who is really in control? In this life, a lone youth, with only a sword at his side, sets the wind in motion here, ris 18kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves

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   These are all! Book 1: Two martial arts novels that I think are very good Book 2: Young and frivolous, wielding a sword and walking around the world Book 3: Entering the world in troubled times and falling deeply into it Book 4: A young man dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, drunk and singing

10. 360 少 The Blood of Youth 少年歌行 Zhou Munan周木楠Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted The live-action adaptation of The Blood of Youth premieres exclusively on December 26. A passionate young man dressed in red, a penny-pinching owner of a dilapidated tavern, and the first disciple of a powerful martial clan: the three seem to have nothing in common, until they meet one snowy night. Each with their own agenda, they set out together to escort a coffin made of gold to the frontier city of Bilo. Along the way, they are hunted by forces from every side: the elite assassin duo Yue Ji 6kReads9.5Score750Shelves
11. 361 覆 Cloudfall and Chaos 覆云乱煜 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted 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 4.7kReads8.5Score415Shelves

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    Meets the requirements!!!

12. 362 通 The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 73.4kReads9.4Score8kShelves
13. 363 雪 Intrepid Blade’s Path in the Snow 雪中悍刀行 The Warlord Who Played with Princes烽火戏诸侯Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted The jianghu is a beaded curtain. Great and small figures are its beads; great and small stories, the strings that bind them. And loyalty and affection are the spirit that gives those beads their luster. The story is drawing to a close. The final chapter will end with those words: “Waiter, bring us some wine.” 11.5kReads9.7Score691Shelves
14. 364 蝉 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.7kReads9.3Score847Shelves
15. 365 剑 Sword and Wine 剑酒 Cup of Snow杯雪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + no System + one heroine + slow burn + passionate adventure] In the Eastern Lands, a tavern waiter wears twin sabers at his waist and tempers his heart in the mortal world. In the Western Regions, a devoted monk carries a paintbrush, bringing flowers to the world. In the Southern Mountains, a Daoist wields peachwood, using talismans to subdue mountains and seas. In the northern lands, a monster carves a wooden staff, its dragon's roar shaking the Nine Heavens. And in the Ce 17.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
16. 366 风 Storms Sweep the Martial World 风雨江湖 Drifting Clouds for a Thousand Miles飘云千里Eastern Fantasy299k WordsCompleted The first volume of The Stormy Martial World: Storms in the Capital. The second volume: The Liangshan Upheaval. In the early Song Dynasty, a village hunter is caught in an accident and forced to carry someone's remains a thousand miles. This sets him on the path into the martial world. Volume One: Storms in the Capital. By a twist of fate, the hunter Chu Fengyu learns superior martial arts and arrives in the capital in the early Song Dynasty... Volume Two: The Liangshan Upheaval. A hundred yea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all! Book 1: It has the style of a great country and the style of a great craftsman. Book 2: Only in the second half does the artistic conception of traditional martial arts appear Book 3: The place is to imitate the swordsmanship in the snow Book 4: The fourth prince's temperament changed drastically and he fell out with Ye Zining

17. 367 江 Chronicles of Misty Jiangnan 江南烟雨录 Prodigal of Western Sichuan川西浪子Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted "Jiangnan is not a place, but a killer! Jiangnan, also known as Ashui, is the personal disciple of the martial world’s greatest hero. Gentle and kind by nature, he was injured as a boy and left with a limp. After being betrayed time and again by friends and family, he became a man with two sides and a split personality, now known as “schizophrenia”! One side is Ashui, a chivalrous man full of tenderness; the other is Jiangnan, a bloodthirsty killer. See how tender affection can soften and transf 4Reads6.3Score—Shelves
18. 368 断 The Path of Severed Life 断生行 Watching the Other Shore from Across the River隔岸观彼岸Eastern Fantasy979k WordsCompleted The martial world is like rain, its grudges like blades. No matter how sharp a blade may be, it cannot cut through a steady drizzle. There is an old beggar who loves to brag and pick his nose, always claiming to be an expert; an old monk with a limp in his right leg, stern and scowling; a foul-smelling old Taoist with a goatee, carrying a peachwood sword, drinking and sleeping late; and a lecherous fortune-teller with a quick-witted granddaughter, skilled in every kind of swindle. They are the f 88Reads6.4Score—Shelves
19. 369 剑 Where the Sword Rises, Storms Gather 剑起风云 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted In these turbulent times, it is not the world that is in chaos, but people’s hearts. The Gu family, loyal servants of the Tianfeng Kingdom, are heroes through and through. But fate is fickle. The heir to this illustrious military family spent twenty years in a daze, becoming the target of countless whispered insults and mockery. Then, on the young heir’s twentieth birthday, memories of his previous life suddenly returned. What troubles him most is realizing he seems to have done a lot of foolish 60kReads9.0Score6.6kShelves
20. 370 红 The Mortal World of the Jianghu 红尘江湖 Three Cups of Rough Wine三盏浊酒Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing The young man enters the martial world alone, surviving countless trials by the skin of his teeth. He seeks neither glory nor riches! He knows not how high the sky is or how deep the earth runs. For her, what does it matter if he forsakes the world? What does it matter if the whole world turns against him? He doesn’t care about any of it. Years later, someone asked him why he had entered the martial world. He answered with just six words: “Only to keep her safe...” 19Reads7.0Score—Shelves
21. 371 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！ The Salted Fish Is Ready to Take Off咸鱼要起飞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gain cultivation by killing enemies + ruthless and decisive + level up fast] This is a world full of powerful experts and sects: the Nine Sects and Six Gangs, the Eight Demonic Sects, the Three Daoist Orders, the Two Buddhist Temples, and the Great Qian imperial court, whose might holds the four seas in awe. The powerful see the weak as ants, while princes treat the martial world as a chessboard. Fortunately, Xiao Bieli activated the Kill to Gain Cultivation System. As long as he kills an enemy 115.3kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves
22. 372 安 The Peaceful Inn 安心客栈 Ma Xiaoyun麻小云Eastern Fantasy400k WordsCompleted The jianghu has its own tales to tell. Why see everything under heaven? Young man, don't ask how rough the road ahead will be. The young man asked, “What is the jianghu?” The old man replied, “Ride your horse, cross the river, and plunge into the mortal world.” 5.7kReads8.9Score318Shelves
23. 373 江 The Jiang Hai Tian Nine Tales 江海天九传 Cen Wujiu岑无酒Eastern Fantasy459k WordsCompleted After saving an imperial princess, a down-and-out hero is drawn into a shocking conspiracy. Caught up in the machinations of various factions, he gradually uncovers the conspiracy and the truth about his own origins amid romantic encounters, opportunities, and trials. He takes in several princesses in distress and, with their help, slowly grows stronger, mastering abilities he can hardly keep hidden. The story is rich in the joys and sorrows of human relationships, the strategy and intrigue of w 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have recently come across an excellent martial arts novel. From the characters to the plot, it is incomparably interesting. I feel that the name of the male protagonist will be widely spread in the world in the future, and the emotional line is equally exciting.

24. 374 长 A Long Youthful Sojourn 长似少年游 Saturday周六Historical626k WordsCompleted My father was an emperor for the ages; my mother was peerless in her time; my uncle brought fame to our name across the desert. I am the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ju. Born to the highest station, I grew up ruling from the imperial palace with little effort. But my uncle died, my mother grew old, my father lost his senses, and petty men drove a wedge between us. I had no choice but to die. What else could I have done? The flames roared, and I hoped to leave this world forever. Who coul 30Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    On the road to the rivers and lakes, holding a sword and traveling to the end of the world, enjoying grudges and feelings of family and country. Different writers build different worlds of knights, children of the rivers and lakes with different personalities, and different storylines. I share it with you. I hope you like it! 😊❤️👌

25. 375 江 The Martial World and the Imperial Court 江湖朝堂 Gray Silver灰银Eastern Fantasy106k WordsOngoing (No goody-two-shoes protagonist, one female lead) With a pair of eyes, I see every grudge and grievance in the jianghu. With a pair of ears, I hear every injustice in this world. With a pair of hands, I fight my way toward a world of harmony. With a pair of feet, I crush the strife of imperial power. With a heart, I wish for peace throughout the land. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 与 With Jin Chang’an (Based on the Screen Adaptation Starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei) 与晋长安（宋轶、丞磊主演影视原著） Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted The hit drama starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei is now airing! A beloved historical romance by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang! Female general vs. puppy-like boy. The child she casually picked up turns out to have two sides? A cold little gentleman by day, a loyal black knight by night. Is he a puppy turning into a wolf, and which side is the real him? A tale of love and hate between a female general and the heir of an enemy state! Li Shuang, the adopted daughter of a great general, guards the borders of the Grea 6.5kReads9.6Score1kShelves
27. 377 天 Lone Blade at the Edge of the World 天涯孤刀 Leng Liansheng冷炼笙Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted A boy who grew up among piles of corpses in the Valley of the Dead embarks on an irreversible path of revenge. Through one bloody battle after another, he transforms, like a lonely wanderer roaming the ends of the earth in search of the one hope that keeps him alive. He says his heart is dead and his blood has gone cold, yet he falls helplessly in love with a woman who can never give him a promise, but will change his life forever… He has few friends, but he is always ready to stand by th 907Reads8.8Score112Shelves

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    Take a look at these... ❶Much better than ordinary fantasy novels ❷Although foreign aggression is strong, it will eventually enhance China's national prestige ❸ Entering the body from the immortal seed, meeting the noble person in the wind and snow ❹This is an excellent novel in ancient Chinese that I have read.

28. 378 剑 The Sword in the Martial World 剑在江湖 Wind Shadow, Cloud Shadow风影云影Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Every time the Seven-Star Sword appears, it stirs up a storm of bloodshed across the martial world. Some say the sword conceals an unparalleled martial arts manual; others say it is tied to a treasure worth more than an entire kingdom. The only thing everyone knows for certain is that every owner of the Seven-Star Sword has died by its blade. He is the Pure Yang Qingxu Sect’s chief disciple, and the senior brother to the entire younger generation of the Pure Yang Sect. Yet he becomes the latest 3.9kReads9.0Score335Shelves
29. 379 莲 The Lotus Heart's Funeral Record 莲心花葬录 Hating Snow for Less Than Ten Years恨雪非十年Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted He hopes to break free of this world and find his closest family. He hopes to break free of this cycle and reclaim the one he loves. How can he mend the leak in the heavens, take the lotus as his heart, and face the apocalypse? When one day all the flowers are buried for him, will he be able to find what he seeks and win back what he has lost? 97Reads6.3Score—Shelves
30. 380 一 A Pillow Between Mountains and Rivers 一枕山河 Purple Star, Flowing Years紫微流年Eastern Fantasy391k WordsCompleted Twelve years ago, Su Xuan was a young hero from the prestigious Zhengyang Palace. He and Princess Ruan Jingyan of Langya fell deeply in love in the face of certain death... But then the world turned treacherous overnight. The once-beloved prodigy became a madman who drifted between lucidity and delirium. Forced to part with the one he loved, he was hunted by everyone under heaven and vanished from the martial world... Twelve years later, his beloved disciple Su Yunluo painstakingly gathered all 2.2kReads8.9Score169Shelves
31. 381 天 Legends of the Young Hero 天骄侠影录 M White Horse Is Not a HorseM白马非马Eastern Fantasy446k WordsCompleted In the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, the realm is beset by turmoil. Dugu Qi and Dugu Ying are brothers from a small fishing village outside Cangzhou. They have different temperaments and fates. One wants only to live out his days in peace and find a secluded paradise where he can escape the world. The other cannot abide an ordinary life and is determined to rise above his station. One is devoted to love, longing to win one person's heart and grow old together, yet ultimately dies alo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, that hero eventually became a martial arts legend.

32. 382 长 Immortality 长生 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 34.9kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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    Take a look at these... ❶It's more enjoyable than reading mindless cool articles with unlimited leaps and bounds ❷Breaks out of the routine of selfish immortality novels

33. 383 武 Wuxia: From the Start, I Discovered I Could Turn Invisible 武侠：开局发现自己能隐身 No Work Until the Pencil Is Sharpened不削铅笔不开工Martial Arts219k WordsOngoing Lin Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of a sect’s senior disciple in a martial arts world. Gravely injured, he discovers a golden finger in his sea of consciousness, one that grants him the ability to turn invisible for a short time to save his life. Its other abilities remain to be revealed. A year later, Lin Fan has recovered his strength and returns to the jianghu... 84Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 陈 A Man in White in Chenliu 陈留有白衣 Li Luohan李落寒Eastern Fantasy667k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue, Court Politics, Jianghu, Romance] In the six-hundredth year of the Daqing dynasty, the depraved Emperor Huang builds Epang Palace and constructs Guangling. Corpses litter the land, and the world is unjust. Rebellions spring up everywhere, Daqing collapses, and the realm is divided into four kingdoms: Chenliu, Daxing, Nanzhao, and Shangrao. For the next three hundred years, Chenliu grows dominant, poised to claim the entire realm. The other three kingdoms conspire together an 84Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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35. 385 在 I Am the Sword That Can Slay Immortals 在下剑可斩仙 Entering Changjing with Sword in Hand持剑入长京Eastern Fantasy885k WordsCompleted 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. 2kReads8.9Score102Shelves

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    Jianghu and Xianxia

36. 386 混 Chaos Divine Tribulation 混沌神劫 Cai Yuanwai蔡员外Eastern Fantasy618k WordsCompleted He was once the Demon Lord of the Upper Realm. After his beloved betrayed him, the Six Realms joined forces to attack. On the brink of death, he escaped with a secret technique. To evade his pursuers, he erased his memories and reincarnated his soul. But who could have guessed that his beloved would betray him again in his new life? This repeating fate awakened the Demon Lord once more, setting him on an endless path of revenge... 39Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 最 The Strongest Wuxia System? 最强武侠系统？ Following the Wind and Dust风尘随Male-Channel Fanfiction186k WordsOngoing A modern boy accidentally transmigrates into a world where fantasy, martial arts, and chivalry collide! He becomes Guo Daxia's disciple and roams the world: wine, beautiful women, brothers, and swords! He also experiences the terror of the martial world and the other side of human nature! “Ding! An important character from the book is nearby. Host, would you like to sign in?” “Sign in.” “Congratulations, Host, you've obtained Cloud Ladder Steps...” The little fairy Anna: Ding! Please wipe off yo 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern boy accidentally travels into the world of fantasy martial arts and martial arts! Become a master of Guo Daxia and travel around the world! Wine, beauty, brothers, sword! I also experienced the horror of Wuhu and the other side of human nature! "Ding! The important characters in the book are important, has the host signed in?" "Signed in" "Congratulations to the host for getting Tiyunzong..." Elf Anna: Ding! Please wipe your saliva! Huang Jingyu: Sorry, tears overflowed from the corners of my mouth accidentally! (Captain: Arrested?! Arrested?!) (Huang Jingyu: I am the detective, please listen to my excuses... Not my explanations) (Author: Chiguazhong...).

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