Wuxia, the Martial World, and a Single Female Lead 武侠，江湖，单女主

1. 1 五 The Five Heroes Inn 五侠客栈 Lucky Carp Dudu锦鲤嘟嘟Eastern Fantasy337k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Traditional martial arts] [No transmigration] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [No harem] [Secret identities] Twelve years ago A young swordsman burst onto the scene from Mount Cangwu. In just four years, he reached the pinnacle of the martial world, only to fall from grace in a single day. From then on, his fate was unknown, and chaos engulfed the martial world. Twelve years later The sudden appearance of the Sword of Heaven stirs up waves across the martial world once again 4.4kReads8.0Score38814d adds

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   Single female lead, the female lead makes a comeback!

2. 2 霜 Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Eastern 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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   The female lead in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils has changed, and the ultimate redemption is hard to find! The protagonist is invincible from the start, protecting everyone. He uncovers a conspiracy at Shaolin Temple, and continues his journey through The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, paving the way to immortality and invincibility!

3. 3 长 Longevity: Starting as an Unorthodox Tianlong 长生：从另类天龙开始 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Eastern 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
4. 4 春 Spring Mountains Bathed in Wild Light 春山照野 Hot Spring Crawfish泡汤小龙虾Eastern Fantasy241k WordsOngoing [Never takes a beating + authentic martial world + spectacular fights + concealed weapons + a flower in hand or a leaf plucked from a branch, anything can be a weapon + the romance of being a man] Three thousand worlds, one thought can bring calamity. Lu Zhaoye, once the young proprietor of the Zhan Yu Inn in Qingyu Town, only wanted to live a carefree life. Usually easygoing but steady at heart, he was decisive and ruthless when it came to killing. Then he won some strange coins at a gambling h 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Full of Jianghu spirit

5. 5 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 24.2kReads9.5Score3.6k14d adds

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   I only recognize these two martial arts novels by Tomato, especially the first one. The female protagonist is just as capable as any man, more chivalrous and courageous, brave without being unintelligent, and her villainy is equally impressive—she's wicked in a very sophisticated way.

6. 6 纵 Wielding My Sword Across Ten Thousand Miles, Starting as a Down-and-Out Killer 纵剑万里，从落魄杀手开始 Writer Number Seven七号写手Eastern Fantasy439k WordsCompleted [In short: Being an assassin is just the System's doing and a way to make a living. The protagonist isn't a cold-blooded selfish man; he's a knight-errant, not a puppet of an assassin organization. He decides for himself whom to kill and whom to spare. If that's not your thing, don't read.] This is a dazzling world. Martial artists cross rivers and seas and shatter mountains, while occultists manipulate yin and yang and the five elements, and divine the secrets of fate. The many schools and ways 11kReads8.9Score79914d adds
7. 7 点 The Generals' Register, The Tigers and Dragons Roll 点将录，龙虎榜 Assembly Line Foreman流水线线长Urban396k WordsOngoing [A martial arts ensemble story + martial arts competition + campus life and romance, light comedy, no System, not a formulaic story, one female lead] Dongyuan Martial Arts Club lost in the university martial arts tournament qualifiers. Internal strife continued within the Thousand Mountains Alliance and the Thousand Peaks Sect. Tanxiao, a free agent who had vanished from the amateur circuit for a year, struck a deal with the club president. Together with the young pavilion master and Li Guyu, hi 205Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Single female lead, martial arts competition, university martial arts tournament, modern martial arts world, ensemble cast, everyday campus romance, light comedy, easy and heartwarming, urban martial arts ensemble. If you like it, please add it to your bookshelf to support me!

8. 8 明 Moonlit Flower 明月花 Immortal Xueming雪茗上仙Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted She once held back a thousand troops with a single sword. Her white robes stained with blood, she was breathtakingly beautiful, more stirring than the setting sun on the city wall. When the battle report reached the Northern Yan camp, the Yan Emperor dropped the wine cup in his hand. “How could a woman like this be hidden in my realm?” I vaguely remember: [They first met on a snowy night. With just a few words, she sent a band of thugs running and saved the escort convoy he was leading. The you 149Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   I wrote this myself; it's a female-centric martial arts novel.

9. 9 我 I, the Pawnshop Keeper, Once Conquered the Entire Jianghu 我，当铺掌柜，曾打穿整个江湖 Feng Shaofeng of Jiang Qing江清的冯少峰Eastern Fantasy404k WordsOngoing [No brainless plot + martial world + imperial court + genius + small ensemble cast + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story] Five years ago, five Celestial Beings from the Five Sacred Grounds joined forces to hunt down one man at Soulbreak Cliff. The battle lasted three days and three nights. In the end, there was no sign of him alive or dead. The Five Sacred Grounds announced to the world that Gu Jius was dead. A pawnshop appeared in a corner of Qingxi Town. The owner, surnamed Gu, was good f 5.7kReads6.1Score23014d adds
10. 10 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7k14d adds
11. 11 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted 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. 28kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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    In terms of writing style

12. 12 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.2kReads9.3Score8.2k14d adds
13. 13 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 7.4kReads9.3Score73714d adds
14. 14 我 I Really Didn't Rely on My Disciple 我真没靠徒弟 Silent Sigh叹气无声Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Raising disciples + lighthearted comedy + hot-blooded action. The protagonist isn’t instantly invincible. Some angst, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] “What? The number one sword immortal of Da’an and the Medicine Emperor of the Southern Domain are disciples of a mere Body Tempering martial artist?” “Give me a break. Do you really think someone who could teach a sword immortal and a Medicine Emperor is only at the Body Tempering realm?” “Exactly! Do you know how the Rift-Splitting Gorge 35kReads9.1Score3.6k14d adds

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    All three books are finished and one is still being serialized, and they're all great! 👍👍👍

15. 15 开EN Blade's Edge: Rebellious Start in a Chaotic Jianghu 开局叛出镇抚司，我刀问江湖 Writer Number Seven七号写手Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Court and martial world] + [Strong wuxia flavor] + [Following one's convictions] + [A story of growth] The dynasty was nearing its end. Regional princes carved up the realm, and chaos was about to descend. Great sects and hidden clans entered the world; monks and Daoists roamed the martial world. Barbarians, demonesses, foreign tribes, and demonic cults all took advantage of the turmoil. Shen Yi transmigrated into the role of a low-ranking guard in the Pacification Office. From the start, he ki 72.8kReads8.5Score6.1k14d adds
16. 16 欺 You Dare Bully My Disciple? Do You Really Think I Only Know How to Teach? 欺我弟子，你真以为我只会教书？ Yu Laojiu余老九Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (The new novel The True Immortal of the Dao is now serializing. If you’re interested, check out Lao Jiu’s profile.) There is a small school in Longquan Town. And there is a Mr. Xu at the school. In this sealed-off land of Jiuzhou, he steadily pioneers the Way of Letters, passes down the teachings of the Dao, and enlightens otherworldly beings, transforming them into spirit folk. At last, Jiuzhou enters a golden age. Then one day, Jiuzhou shatters, and the Divine Land sinks. Mr. Xu stands alone w 31.5kReads8.8Score2.7k14d adds
17. 17 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 84.5kReads9.1Score6.1k14d adds
18. 18 我 All My Talent Comes from Trouble 我这一身才华，全是劫 Spring Tribute春贡Eastern Fantasy124k WordsOngoing [One heroine + wuxia + court politics + subversion of transmigration tropes + no characters acting stupid] He brings civilization to the world and uses learning and martial skill to help the people. Cheng Hai sweeps away cults, destroys ritual altars, and rescues people from peril. Everything he does seems like the work of a true hero. He believes that if he rises high enough, he can surely bring new life to the common people. But as he fights to purge foreign forces, he pushes the martial world 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Single female lead, supporting characters are not unintelligent, and every minor character has their own thoughts.

19. 19 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 15.1kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    A cup of wine to honor the beauty, a long sword to protect her peace.

20. 20 江 A Hero's Heart in the Martial World 江湖侠心 Seven Yue Snow七岄雪Ancient Romance204k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads + childhood sweethearts + identity reversal + Love-Devouring Gu + regretful pursuit + exposing a hypocrite + fated redemption + upheaval in the martial world] Long Tianchen: the shining light of the righteous martial world. Mu Chen: the demon despised by all. Long Tianchen hates her because she “killed” the junior sister he cherished. But he doesn’t know that the so-called leader of the righteous path is nothing but a devil who makes medicine from the blood of brides. And the 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Single female lead, wuxia novel, both male and female leads have extremely high martial arts skills, they are both very powerful.

21. 21 浪 Wanderer of the Jianghu 浪人江湖丨 Li Wen隶文Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted No System, no rebirth, no transmigration: A terrible plague swept through my village and claimed every life, leaving me as the sole survivor by sheer luck. After the disaster, I went to a nearby town and begged for a living... until one day, a swordsman appeared and led me into the martial world, a place I had never expected to enter after resigning myself to a lifetime as a beggar. 1.5kReads8.8Score12014d adds

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    No system, no rebirth, no time travel—witness together the invincible journey of a beggar boy through the martial arts world!

22. 22 人 In Qixia Town, I Got Fifty Years of Inner Strength from the Start 人在七侠镇，开局奖励50年内力 A Bird Startled by a Branch别枝惊鸟Male-Channel Fanfiction605k WordsCompleted Beili, the Great Ming, the Great Song, Liyang… The Divine Land is divided among warring nations, while countless martial arts schools compete for supremacy. Su Li transmigrates here and becomes an ordinary waiter at an inn in Qixia Town, awakening the “Jianghu Chronicles System.” [Ding! Witness Bai Zhantang use the Sunflower Acupoint-Sealing Hand. Reward: fifty years of pure Yang internal energy!] [Ding! Drink with Qiao Feng, who loves his liquor more than life itself. Reward: Eighteen Dragon-S 10.3kReads5.5Score57314d adds

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    Isn't this exactly what you're talking about? Single female lead

23. 23 谁 Who Says I’m a Sickly Weakling? 谁说我是个病秧子 Author Zhong Xiaoqi作者钟小七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mutually faithful + scheming + fast-paced + no needless angst + feel-good story + no torturous romance] The two overlooked, pitiful youngest members of the Xie and Lu families marry each other in place of their unreliable older siblings. Lu Xuan thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Xie Miao, that could be interesting.” Xie Miao thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Lu Xuan, that could be a relief.” You can have any kind of brain you like, but absolutely do not develop a love-stru 14.2kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
24. 24 雪 Snow Falls on the Boughs, Frost Covers Them All 雪落枝头上满霜 Mr. Xiao Chen先生小陈Martial Arts617k WordsOngoing Daxueping was destined to be anything but peaceful today. Especially at the turn from late autumn to early winter, as the cold northern wind swept tiny flakes of snow across the withered grassland and toward the Crescent Lake, frozen solid. Three young boys, one chance encounter, one narrow escape from death, and a brotherhood that would last a lifetime. 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Based on the Ming Dynasty of 1566, this martial arts and political intrigue novel seamlessly blends the imperial court and the martial world (obsession with immortality, power)... The protagonist's father is the most powerful person in the land (no arrogance, incredibly reliable). It's an ensemble piece where everyone is the protagonist of their own world (brotherhood, patriotism). The entire main cast is intelligent, not overly sentimental, and decisive in their actions.

25. 25 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 44Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 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 2.5kReads—Score19114d adds
27. 27 轮 Reincarnation of Heaven and Earth 轮回乾坤 Flameless Heartburn无炎灼心Eastern Fantasy905k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead] [Reborn] [Transformation] [No System] In a world where everyone is born a cultivator, people can live two lives as different genders. A cultivation prodigy with a mysterious past is forced to her death, then reincarnates in a new body with her memories gone. Can she reclaim everything that was once hers? A sect leader who values loyalty above all is killed by members of his own sect, while his Dao companion is framed and forced to her death by their enemies. Reborn in a new bod 65Reads—Score214d adds

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    Traditional fantasy, single female lead, no system, fast pace, reincarnation and cultivation, the male lead was a peerless female genius in his previous life, and the female lead was the sect leader in her previous life. They stirred up the winds of change in eighteen kingdoms and uncovered a conspiracy that led to their deaths in their previous lives.

28. 28 血 Legend of Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山传奇 Half a Jin Lao二分之一金老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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    Have you never heard the saying in the martial arts world: "If you haven't read 'The Bloodstained Wudang Mountain,' you can't call yourself a hero in vain"?

29. 29 血 Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山 Half a Jin Lao二分之一金老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
30. 30 重 Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction740k WordsCompleted The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another. 63Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A novel perfect for reading in one sitting, full of plot twists and unexpected reversals.

31. 31 刘 Liu Ling Turns No Guest Away 刘伶不留客 Lin Jiuchong林九重Historical565k WordsOngoing No transmigration. This is the story of a young man in the final years of the Eastern Jin dynasty. His entire family is massacred. His father dies after laying a plan in motion, leaving behind a fragment of a map. The young man begins by investigating an old case involving the Zhenbei Army, founded by his father, bent on revenge. Then Former Qin invades, and Xie An prepares to take the field. Should he investigate the old case, or save the world? After the war, a powerful minister usurps the thr 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Traditional martial arts, no time travel, no cultivation, no fan fiction, just simple, read if you like.

32. 32 天 Record of Heroes of Heaven and Earth 天地英雄录 Mu Gong Qiushan木公丘山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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    Single female lead, wuxia novel, no cultivation or time travel.

33. 33 武 Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀 Huang Xiaozhao0黄小招0Martial Arts216k WordsOngoing The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill! 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 她 She Nurtured Her Sword for Ten Years, Returning to Cleanse the World with It 她养剑十年，归来只为剑洗天下 Moonlit Wheel Dance月下轮舞Ancient Romance823k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Wuxia + Yuri + All-Female Martial World] She was once the greatest martial artist in the world. Ten years ago, the friend she trusted most betrayed her. Poisoned and gravely wounded, she fell off a cliff and barely survived. Ten years later, she returns to the martial world under the alias “Chen Lian.” She massacres the Gu Family Manor, takes on two top fighters at once, and storms the Bright Moon Pavilion alone. At an astonishing speed, she climbs back to the peak of the 342Reads8.8Score10214d adds

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    A female-centric martial arts novel with a strong female protagonist; highly recommended.

35. 35 定 The Solitary Sword That Locks the Sea 定海锁孤剑行 A River of Clear Splendor一川霁华Mystery473k WordsCompleted Seventeen members of the Liu household were wiped out overnight. There were no wounds or blood, and they looked as if they were asleep. The authorities blamed a vengeful ghost. Su Wan didn't believe them. The Sea-Calming Lock around her neck had grown hot in front of the Liu residence. This wasn't a ghost. It was a person. A single dusky-blue poison needle led her to the massacre at Luoxing Village ten years ago. She used the lock to identify the culprit and her sword to investigate the case. Th —Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a highly skilled martial artist who solves cases in the martial arts world. The plot is tense and engaging. Give it a try!

36. 36 山 Where Mountains and Rivers End 山河尽处 Du Ruodao杜若刀Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted [One Heroine | Master of Medicine and Poison | Peerless Martial Arts | Jianghu and Court Intrigue | Devoted to Each Other] Lu Yunqing (Lu Shen) was nearly killed as an infant, but was rescued by her two masters and raised in seclusion deep in the mountains for seventeen years. She mastered extraordinary martial arts and medicine, but after years away from the world, she knew little of social customs and the rules of aristocratic families. After passing her masters' trial, she bid them farewell 3.7kReads9.4Score43114d adds

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    It features a single female protagonist, a world of martial arts and imperial court, and weapons such as knives, swords, bows and arrows, silver needles, and bamboo flutes can all become hers.

37. 37 月 The Legend of Yueyun 月云传 The Most Beautiful Melody最美的melodyMartial 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

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    In this world of martial arts, the two encounter all sorts of people and experience all sorts of things. In the end, they realize that the most important person to each other was someone they met right from the beginning.

38. 38 东 Late Eastern Han: One Sword Strike, and I Unleash the Three Kingdoms' Age of Chaos 东汉末年，我一剑斩出乱世三国 My Name Isn't Chonglou我不叫重楼Eastern Fantasy428k WordsOngoing My name is Dou Yu. My grandfather was a great general second only to The Outcast, and my father was the greatest swordsman under Heaven, yet I became an orphan. In the year of Jiazi, I unexpectedly inherited Zhang Jue's legacy. From then on, I entered Luoyang, enrolled in the Imperial Academy, and severed my ties to the mortal world. This is a different kind of late Han chaos. Everyone upholds Confucianism as orthodox, while the Hundred Schools and Nine Schools are relegated to the demonic and h —Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The Eastern Han Dynasty was a chaotic era, with many talented individuals rising to prominence. This story features a single female protagonist, a martial arts world, no system, and is not a mindless, simplistic novel.

39. 39 天 The Legend of the Descendants After Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部之后人传 Sea Breeze Three Zhang Three海风三丈三Male-Channel Fanfiction300k WordsCompleted The martial world is once again swept up in turmoil. Murong Chou, a descendant of the Gusu Murong family, harbors the ambition of restoring the Yan kingdom. He takes You Xiaozhi, who survived certain death, as his master and learns sinister, secret techniques. Wielding the merciless and chilling Guanghan Swordsmanship, he wreaks havoc throughout the martial world. Duan He, the fourth son of Duan Yu of Dali, inherits the Six-Finger Sword and unexpectedly learns the Damo Sword Technique as well. W 1.1kReads—Score11514d adds

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    Here are some good martial arts novels worth recommending.

40. 40 少 A Young Swordsman Sweeps Across the Raging Rivers and Lakes 少年仗剑，横扫江湖万重浪 Sea Breeze Three Zhang Three海风三丈三Martial Arts259k WordsOngoing The young Han Xiaohan is ordered to escort a mysterious brocade box containing the peerless martial arts secrets of the jianghu on a thousand-mile journey to deliver it to Aunt Gu Yue. But after overcoming every obstacle and completing his mission, he returns to the Tomb of the Martial King, only to witness his father’s gruesome death inside, with blood staining the tomb passage! Burdened by a family feud and a blood debt, the young man is left with nowhere to turn. By chance, he encounters a r 404Reads—Score10214d adds
41. 41 人 The Eighteen Handsome Men of Renxiao 人魈十八俊 Sea Breeze Three Zhang Three海风三丈三Eastern Fantasy316k WordsCompleted The hidden kingdom of Lanzhu, concealed for a thousand years, fell into nationwide panic as its people grew weaker and the future of the nation seemed to have no heirs. The queen was especially worried that the peerless martial art known as the “Eighteen Ancient Palace Forms” would be lost. She therefore issued an edict allowing men and women across the country to freely choose their partners and increase the population. At the same time, she secretly ordered eighteen handsome foreign martial ar 130Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 女 A Female Employee's Journey Through the Heavens 女职员的诸天旅行 Eastern Emperor Old Deng东皇老dengMale-Channel Fanfiction466k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaoyu, an office worker who stayed late until the early hours, was struck by lightning on her way home. The accident activated the Myriad Worlds Travel System, and she began a series of journeys. World order: Reign of Assassins, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Brotherhood of Blades, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Water Moon Cave Heaven, My Own Swordsman, Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins, The Storm Riders, Jade Dynasty, The Boys, The 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Female protagonist in martial arts world

43. 43 倚 The Sequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Ruling the World 倚天后传：纵横天下 Xingkong Yiwei星空一炜Male-Channel Fanfiction221k WordsCompleted A mysterious force that destroyed the Lingjiu Palace and the Nangong family hundreds of years ago has once again brought calamity to the jianghu. Watch Zhang Wuji defeat them and reign supreme beneath the heavens! Who were the Mongol masters who killed Guo Jing and Huang Rong? Who infiltrated the prince’s mansion and assassinated Prince Ruyang? What is the story behind the peerless master who lived for 216 years? Who stole the manuals for the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon-Subduing and the Dog-Bea 2.9kReads6.6Score25714d adds

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    Isn't Zhang Wuji's Dragon-Slaying Saber a saber? [Smirk]

44. 44 带 Transmigrating to Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils with the Twin Hands 带着双全手穿越天龙世界 Feng Mo锋磨Female-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted Shen Xinglan transmigrates into the martial arts world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. The System grants her one of the Eight Supreme Skills, the Twin Full Hands, then goes silent. With nothing to do, Shen Xinglan decides to find some fun in this world. Little does she know, she will change history! The Heavenly Dao is enraged, and she becomes a witch everyone wants dead, with the whole world against her. How will she survive...? 545Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A female-centric story, a refreshing and satisfying read, a different kind of martial arts world.

45. 45 九 Nine Yin and Nine Yang: The Leader of the Ming Cult 九阴九阳之明教教主 Feng Mo锋磨Female-Channel Fanfiction157k WordsCompleted Yang Yi is a modern woman who transmigrates into a wuxia world. She obtains the Nine Yang Divine Skill Zhang Wuji left hidden away, then happens to meet Zhang Sanfeng, only to discover that Zhang Wuji left for lands overseas more than twenty years ago. Zhang Sanfeng accepts Yang Yi as a fellow disciple on his master's behalf, and she becomes Zhang Wuji's apprentice. After mastering the divine skill, she leaves the valley and learns that she has transmigrated into a spin-off novel based on The He 251Reads—Score10114d adds
46. 46 刀 The Demon of Blade and Sword 刀剑魔 Yu Wuji宇无极Eastern Fantasy845k WordsOngoing In a turbulent martial world, the schemes of powerful ministers, the machinations of sinister cults, romantic entanglements, and choices between family and country all intertwine. Some pursue their obsession with martial arts manuals through every peril, some are trapped in a web of plots by blood feuds, and some struggle to survive amid political intrigue. The power struggle between Tang and Tibet and the tangled fates of those involved unfold together. There are no fixed lines between right an 588Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one is pretty good, you can check it out.

47. 47 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 464Reads8.1Score19114d adds
48. 48 倚 The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2 The Tired-Headed Youngster费头青年Male-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsOngoing Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus 10.2kReads8.7Score54114d adds

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    The story of Guo Xiang, the Little Eastern Heretic, and Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang.

49. 49 倚 The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天前传之君襄风云录 The Tired-Headed Youngster费头青年Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted A chance encounter atop Mount Hua sparks a century-long entanglement in the martial world! The Heaven Reliant Sword in Guo Xiang's jade hands, and the first stirrings of Taiji in Zhang Junbao's heart. When yearning devotion meets the tender feelings of youth, what sparks will fly amid national hatred and family feuds? The Legend of Junxiang: The Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, also known as The Legend of Junxiang: The Sequel to The Return of the Condor Heroes, fills in the most unf 4.1kReads8.1Score29914d adds
50. 50 尘 The Dustblade Guards the Palace 尘锋镇阙 Awareness觉性Martial Arts663k WordsOngoing The protagonist is both righteous and wicked, neither wholly good nor evil, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals! He takes revenge on the spot. If he can’t get even right away, he’ll find a way to do it later. No saintly do-gooder, no brainless characters! Rescuing a gravely wounded noble on a snowy night draws him into the martial world, the power struggles at court, and the conflict between good and evil, as he investigates the secrets of the Imperial Bones. Welcome, new and longtime 2.9kReads6.0Score18414d adds

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    A classic martial arts novel, a very good book.

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