Why Are Jianghu Stories So Hard to Find These Days? 这年头的江湖文怎么这么难找？

1. 1 综 Wuxia Crossover: The Jianghu Never Dies 综武侠：江湖不死 Long River Reflected in the Clouds长河韬映Female-Channel Fanfiction851k WordsCompleted [Important: The protagonist's strength develops gradually. This is not a conventional power fantasy, and she only becomes very strong later on. It is not a no-romance story. The heroine travels through many worlds and may grow old and die in some of them; some worlds feature romantic entanglements.] There is an immortal in the jianghu, and her name is Su Meng. In the jianghu, weakness is a sin. To be weak and immortal is an endless torment. Death, revival, death, revival once more. Can a life li 11.5kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   For martial arts novels, I personally recommend this one. The female protagonist is an ordinary person with no special abilities, but she maintains a very stable mindset and is single-mindedly focused on survival. I love this vibrant and upward-striving attitude. I also love the author's portrayal of the female protagonist. It's not based on her beauty or domestic skills from the male perspective, but rather on her as a person. She's so free-spirited, wandering aimlessly, talking to wildflowers, falling asleep under the stars, holding her breath when she sees a butterfly, squatting until her legs go numb but not daring to move, until the butterfly flies away, and then collapsing to the ground, rubbing her feet and laughing happily. Bai Tianyu has met many unique people in the martial arts world, but this is the first time he's encountered a woman like this. The initial attraction a man has for a woman gradually transforms into genuine curiosity about another person. This part is truly well-written. Many readers skip the first two worlds, but I think it's precisely in the first one... In the first world, the female protagonist laid the foundation and learned martial arts, but she hadn't yet learned how to live in the martial arts world, lacking experience in this area. In the second world, her mindset was unstable, and she fell into confusion. However, she eventually saw through the illusions of the Dao and was no longer confused. It wasn't until the third world, the Legend of Lu Xiaofeng, that she began to connect with this martial arts world, met a new person, Liu Yuhen, and with his help, began to learn how to forge an identity and how to live in the martial arts world. I really like the author's writing style. When reading the original work, you might think he was just a cannon fodder character who was only briefly mentioned, but the author gave him a new interpretation. The chemistry between the two is also very strong. The two, who are alone and helpless, huddle together, drawing strength to survive. Because of each other's existence, the future doesn't seem so uncertain. The fourth world, the Little Li Flying Dagger's CP line is also very well written, and the relationship between the female protagonist and A Fei is also very enjoyable to watch.

2. 2 被 Cast Out by My Sect, I Only Want to Roam the World 被逐出师门的我，只想逍遥天下 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship] + [no System] + [not a power fantasy] + [invincible] Thirty years ago, Li Xuanxiao of the Qingyun Sword Sect was the greatest swordsman under heaven. In the campaign to vanquish the demons, Li Xuanxiao traded all his cultivation for the life of the Demon Cult's emperor. Peace returned to the world. Thirty years later, his cultivation was destroyed and he was tainted by a demonic soul, so people came to see him as an ill omen. Having practiced the Dao since childhood, Li 10.5kReads8.3Score723Shelves

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   These three books are by the same author, and I read them in order. Occasionally, when I was feeling down, I wanted to read a story like the first one, a rags-to-riches tale. But when I got to the second and third books, I discovered it was by the same author. I guess I'm just too drawn to this author's story themes and logic.

3. 3 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 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7kShelves
4. 4 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 21kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 重 Reborn in The Return of the Condor Heroes: Becoming Li Mochou's Disciple 重生神雕：拜师李莫愁 A Flock of Ducks一群鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing [No System + Traditional Martial Arts + Jin Yong + Multiple Female Leads] A reimagined Condor Heroes world, making up for every regret. No one knows the sorrow in Mochou's heart, As she drifts among the clouds, her thoughts remain unread. A restless heart and a beauty's tears, When wind and cloud converge, her grace shines clear. Affection can entangle and bind a maiden's hair, After roaming the mortal world, meeting feels like the first time. May we share our dreams beneath the green bamboo, K 14kReads6.2Score877Shelves

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   True martial arts, true Jianghu

6. 6 残 The Broken Sword Is Invincible 残剑无敌 Waiting for Wind and Rain坐等风雨Martial Arts187k WordsCompleted After a long time away, I’ve finally started a new book. I have 200,000 words prepared this time, so there won’t be another story that starts strong and ends weak. It’s still pure wuxia, with no shift into high-level martial arts. The new book is already under contract. If you’re interested, please come show your support! 6kReads7.2Score429Shelves

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   The world of martial arts has arrived; wherever there are people, there is a world of martial arts.

7. 7 情 The Endless Torment of Love: A Flying Flower Challenge 情虐无涯飞花令 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Angsty Love + Male Lead Pursues His Wife to the Crematorium + Second Male Lead as the Pure, Longed-For Ideal + Revenge and a Comeback] [Pure desire, domineering love, danmei, and puppy-like devotion] The ensemble cast is every bit as compelling as the main characters. The entire Huaying Sect was massacred, and the righteous old master of Fengling Manor died alongside them. The orphan Yu Feiyin was entrusted to the care of Mu Feng, young master of Fengling Manor, who saved h 321Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   A classic martial arts romance novel, a coming-of-age story about love, hate, and revenge among heroes and heroines of the martial world. The characters grow and transform themselves along the way, and the ensemble cast is also very compelling. Worth checking out.

8. 8 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—Shelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 武 Wuxia: From the Start, I Mastered the Bride-Clad Divine Skill 武侠：开局满级嫁衣神功 Time Is Like a Rushing Train时间像奔跑的火车Eastern Fantasy742k WordsCompleted The dynasty falls, the world turns upside down. The righteous wield their swords to exterminate demons, while the demonic path wreaks havoc upon the people. Watch as the protagonist, Lin Ran, awakens the wisdom of his past life, acquires a commission-based System, gains divine arts and supreme techniques, and fights his way to a brighter world. I've started a new book titled: A Chance Encounter in the Martial World Begins with the Flower-Loving Manual. Interested readers are welcome to check it 4.8kReads5.9Score138Shelves
11. 11 碧 Blade of the Azure Heavens 碧落无刃 Evening Fisherman at Dusk暮渔晚Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Beneath heaven, martial arts are ruled by blades and swords. The thousand-year feud between the ancient Yue Sword Pavilion and Minghong Manor, two supreme sects, has shaped the most epic chapter in the martial world. But this is more than a conflict between blade and sword factions. It is a secret spanning two generations: a life stolen, and revenge pursued in the name of love. He, Ye Lingfeng, is a sword prodigy raised by the ancient Yue Sword Pavilion. His adoptive father is the Sword Saint, f 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional martial arts, not a wish-fulfillment novel. No cheat codes, no systems, no cultivation, no messy six or eight realms, no gods, no time travel, no pretending to be weak to deceive others, no parallel worlds—just a genuine and pure martial arts world where characters gradually grow. Thanks for your support! [Understood]

12. 12 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: The Sequel 神雕大侠后传 Sharp-Tongued Beauty毒舌娇娃Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted (A traditional martial arts novel, primarily a crossover between The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. No System, not a power fantasy, so please don't read it if that bothers you. Jin Yong's martial arts stories have several versions. There is a gap of sixty to seventy years between The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber that Jin Yong never wrote about. The author seamlessly fills in those missing d 14.6kReads7.5Score917Shelves

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    [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh][shocked]

13. 13 穿 Transmigrating into Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: From the Start, I Steal the Bald Monk Xu 穿越天龙之开局截胡光头虚 Gathering Immortal Breezes, Drinking the Morning Dew汇得仙风饮晨露Male-Channel Fanfiction358k WordsCompleted (The writing may not be great, but the author is incredibly stubborn! How stubborn? Everyone hates A Zi, so of course I insist on having the protagonist take her in! See you in the comments!) He transmigrates into Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. To stay alive, he has no choice but to claim Xu Zhu's opportunity and play chess with Su Xinghe! But what if he can't play? Wait, this is the Exquisite Chess Challenge! After getting carried away at an inn, he accidentally takes A Zi in. Now what? Well, that 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Not very traditional, slow pace

14. 14 醉 Drunken Dreams, Wandering Heroes 醉梦，侠影 Mr. Chuan Rong川容先生Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing A haze of drunkenness brings clarity to a dreamscape. Behind the shadow of the swordsman lies a reflection of the dream’s jianghu. A whole new world, unfamiliar memories, the identity of a hero, and a journey through the jianghu: between drunkenness and sobriety, heroism and dreams, a legend unfolds. 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A portrait of chivalrous heroes in the martial arts world, exploring new paths for a brand new martial arts world.

15. 15 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—Shelves

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    This martial arts novel is very good, full of twists and turns, with both the male and female protagonists being strong. It's a very exciting martial arts novel.

16. 16 女 The Disguised Dragon's Scheme: My Rogue Disciple Courts Me in His Dreams 女扮男装潜龙计，逆徒梦里泡为师 Mu Yanfeifei沐妍菲菲Ancient Romance607k WordsOngoing [Historical Intrigue + Female Spy in Disguise + Ensemble Mind Games + Martial Arts Mystery] [Female Martial Arts Master Disguised as a Man × Rebellious Disciple Who Defies His Teacher] The world is the board, and all living things are its pieces. Thirty years ago, a copy of A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains turned the tide during a palace coup. From then on, victory made kings and defeat made corpses, and the throne changed hands. Thirty years later, talents emerge across the nine regions, a 294Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    A pure ancient Chinese martial arts political intrigue story, featuring an undercover female protagonist, a wealthy family cast, and detective adventures. The female lead makes a bold entrance, storming through a thousand-person talent tournament to claim the top spot and win the heart of a princess. She successfully enters a top-tier wealthy family, takes two (playboy/spoiled brat) as disciples, and engages in a battle of wits and courage with a group of true men, carefully plotting her way to power. It can be read as a male-oriented story without feeling out of place.

17. 17 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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    With a laugh and a wielding knife, he solves bizarre cases; with a dashing swordsman, he traverses mountains and rivers. "The Romantic Little Constable" fully displays the heroic spirit of the martial arts world.

18. 18 美 Beauty Like a Flower, Blade Like the Wind 美人如花刀如风 Blue Moon Gray Wolf蓝月苍狼Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Martial Arts, Humor, Historical Romance, No System, No Levels, No Transmigration When I enter the world, all things crumble; heaven and earth change color, and plants and trees mourn. Rivers groan, mountains tremble, and the tides of the world fall to my generation. A sweeping story, beautiful prose, an intricate structure, airtight logic, twists and turns, vivid characters, clever characters, and every mystery resolved! Song Qiutong’s cleverness and beauty, Mu Sha’s gentle charm, Tang Yingyi 550Reads—Score109Shelves

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    "Entering this world, all things crumble; heaven and earth change color, grass and trees weep. Rivers sob, mountains tremble; the winds of change sweep over us." The best martial arts novel since *The Deer and the Cauldron*, bar none. Grand narrative, beautiful writing, ingenious structure, rigorous logic, dramatic plot, vivid characters, intelligent characters, and every plot hole is filled! Song Qiutong's intelligence and brilliance, Mu Sha's gentle charm, Tang Yingying's unwavering devotion, Qin Hongshan's passionate exuberance, Wanyan Jingjing's pure innocence, Bao Le'er's overwhelming wealth, Wang Xinxin's passionate love and hate, Anahita's exotic allure, Li Lamei's mature charm… Every girl is fleshed out, with a distinct personality. Not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel; every plot point stands up to scrutiny. No clichés, no repetitive scenarios. Zhu Yifei lost his family in childhood, and later was falsely accused of betraying his master and ancestors, blinded by poison, and left in a vegetative state… Trapped in this hellish situation, how will he break free? The early stages are slightly slow-paced to lay the groundwork for the plot, but the later stages accelerate at lightning speed, making it incredibly exciting! The language is witty and humorous, with frequent sudden shifts in tone, so readers should be prepared! What are you waiting for? Let's go! [Thinking]

19. 19 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—Shelves

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    A truly authentic martial arts world.

20. 20 十 Ten Years of Grudges, Ten Years of Swordplay 十年恩怨十年剑 Qi Hongyi戚弘毅Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional wuxia] A bloody banquet ten years ago drove the alliance leader mad. The crown prince died unjustly, and the throne changed hands. A blind strategist, a white-haired warrior, a gifted healer, a swift grassland maiden, and a young spearman come together. They brave the perils of the martial world, challenge the four great sects, uncover the secrets of the black-clad faction, and expose conspiracies at court. All the bloodshed and intrigue point back to that catastrophe from ten years 295Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Here comes the pure martial arts genre!

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. 1.4kReads8.8Score115Shelves

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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 我 I Only Wanted to Roam the Martial World, but You Insisted I Become a Marquis 我明明想混江湖，你非逼我当侯爷 A Parting Toast of Wine离别一坛酒Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. An original fictional historical martial arts world, where the imperial court is not far above and the martial world is not far away. When Yi Yuntian was eight, he protected five-year-old Mu Xiaoxiao and was imprisoned by order of the foolish former emperor. After twelve years, the emperor’s wise son, Xuanyuan Yi, told me that his father had been somewhat out of line. He not only set me free, but also made me a marquis. What? You’re asking what I 554Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    You won't be fooled or lose out.

23. 23 铁 The Legend of the Iron Book 铁书传 Half a Pot of Wine半壶残酒Eastern Fantasy716k WordsOngoing The book flopped and hardly anyone reads it. I'm writing purely for love of it. [Martial world + Imperial court + Revenge] Over ten bloody years, she grows from an orphan whose family was slaughtered into the Blood Shadow Rakshasa, a name that terrifies the martial world. With a single blade, she cuts down her enemies, yet cannot cut through a carefully woven death trap. This martial world is no longer a mere clash of blades and swords. At the Pavilion of Listening to the Wind and Watching the 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Red robes stained with blood, blades questioning the human heart. This is a martial arts story you won't be able to put down once you start reading—if you can get through the first five chapters, you'll be hooked and binge-watching the latest one." (Promoting my own book.) Hope you like it.

24. 24 江 The Martial World Weapon Rankings 江湖兵器谱 Yan Zhi Xi Zao言之西早Eastern Fantasy633k WordsOngoing [High Martial] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Immersive 3D Combat] + [Villains Who Don't Get Dumber] + [Wuxia on a National-War Scale] The Weapon Rankings have appeared once more, throwing the Five Provinces into turmoil again. In an age of chaos, there are no heroes, only a sword to sweep it all away! Two male leads. Xue Ningchen, young master of the Frost Pavilion in Beiluo Province, changed drastically in temperament as a child after his father, Xue Zhaonan, practiced the Netherfrost Severed Meridian A 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A multitude of characters, delicately written, with a rich and engaging story, a tightly woven plot, the struggles between the martial arts world and the imperial court, realistic and visceral fight scenes, strategic intrigue, and a strong sense of chivalry—this is truly a novel.

25. 25 莽 Chronicles of the Wilds 莽丛记 Wang Hu王胡Historical386k WordsCompleted [Wuxia chivalry + the nation in peril + torn between loyalty and righteousness + a tragic song of a turbulent age] The first volume of The Record of the Wilds, winner of the Best Long-Form Book Award at Legends Ancient and Modern, is set amid the Song-Jin wars and paints a vivid portrait of ordinary people caught up in the tides of history. It captures the essence of classical storytelling without sacrificing dramatic force: the wandering swordsman Yan Sheng rescues a secret envoy and obtains a 398Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Jianghu, history, political intrigue

26. 26 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 2kReads8.0Score197Shelves

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    The pinnacle of traditional martial arts fiction: the blood-soaked Wudang Mountain that went viral online.

27. 27 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. 1.3kReads6.6Score111Shelves
28. 28 全 The Whole Martial World Is Waiting for Our Ship to Get Sweet 全江湖都在蹲我盟发糖 Ten and Five十又五Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted An ensemble cast in a historical setting, with mystery and deduction, martial arts, crime-solving, episodic storytelling, a plot-driven narrative, and any CP you like. A mysterious martial arts alliance seemed to appear overnight within the Great Chang realm. And yet, no one could say who its members really were. Even stranger, though their identities were a mystery, one thing was common knowledge: Their bond was so strong that they each saw the others as the most important people in the world, 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥🔥The whole martial arts world is waiting for our alliance to give us some sweet moments!! I really recommend it!! 🔥🔥Two parts completed!! Originally on Shudan!! 🔥🔥More complete post-chapter reviews and the completed second part of over 400,000 words!! 🔥🔥Traditional episodic style blended with modern ensemble cast, no romantic pairings but you can ship them all!! Literary subversion at its peak!! 🔥🔥A ensemble cast of martial arts, suspense, crime-solving, and action-packed martial arts world with tons of plot twists and amazing writing!! 🔥🔥Friends, don't miss it!! 🔥🔥I'm begging you all to make this book popular!! 🔥🔥My Douyin homepage is full of recommendations!! 🔥🔥Please everyone, you absolutely must check it out! Beautiful writing and a phenomenal plot!! 🔥🔥The true ensemble piece isn't just about the Three-Day Alliance, but also the entire Jianghu (martial arts world), and our big family of readers and friends!! 🔥🔥Charge, Three-Day Alliance!! The whole Jianghu is ablaze!! [Drooling][Drooling][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][Sparrow's masterpiece][Sparrow's masterpiece][Admiration][Admiration]

29. 29 刀 The Woodcutter Swordsman 刀侠砍柴人 Mingming from Walu Gou Village洼路沟村的明明Eastern Fantasy636k WordsCompleted A hidden gem for when you’re short on books. Read with caution if you’re busy: after chapter 20, you may find yourself staying up all night, unable to put it down. Huang Ming crawled out of a pile of corpses in a mass grave... Ten years later... He had thought he was pretty weak. But why were his enemies, who claimed to be first-rate martial artists, even weaker than him? 3.5kReads7.6Score333Shelves

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    Excellent! So captivating, I stayed up all night reading it and couldn't put it down even when I was sleepy. Highly recommended!!

30. 30 杀 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Cold Weather, Rain天寒雨Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.8kReads7.3Score410Shelves

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    This is a very good book; it's the sequel to *Blood Prison Jianghu*, which once topped the martial arts novel charts.

31. 31 华 The Flying Errand on Mount Hua 华山飞役 Literary Fiend文煞Eastern Fantasy201k WordsCompleted [Traditional wuxia + coming of age + jianghu + imperial court + Jin Yong-inspired series] The Yuan court bans martial arts, bringing ruin to the jianghu, and the Huashan Sect is destroyed. As the young master of the Demon Cult, I take the sect leader’s daughter with me to roam the jianghu, growing stronger along the way as I strive to save the martial world... 100Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wuxia, Jianghu, martial arts are forbidden!

32. 32 鹤 The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天 Lazy Hut Scholar懒庐书生Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea! 242Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, and I'm recommending it.

33. 33 囚 The Imprisoned King 囚王 Li Anglong李盎龙Eastern Fantasy425k WordsCompleted Who am I? I woke up in a prince's manor after a seven-day dream. I had forgotten who I was, where I came from, and where I was going. It seemed I had once been plotting something, but before I could investigate, an assassination attempt sent me stumbling into the martial world. Thus began the weaving of a conspiracy spanning both court and martial world. 181Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fairly traditional wuxia story, featuring an amnesiac male protagonist who, posing as a prince, wanders the martial arts world. There's no system, no time travel, and no harem. 👀🕹

34. 34 亦 A Question of Love 亦问情 A Horse Named Yema一匹也马Eastern Fantasy667k WordsCompleted Born with the ability to see ghosts, he stumbles by chance onto the path of cultivation. Brotherly loyalty, the bond between master and disciple, the mystery of his origins, grudges in the martial world, and a bloody storm: what is the ultimate purpose of the path of cultivation? Do not ask about love, and yet love must be asked about too. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How about checking out this one? Purely about (jianghu grievances).

35. 35 侠 Chivalry? What a Load of Crap! 侠义？狗屁！ Quan Kao Xia Bian Zao铨洘柙煸灶Eastern Fantasy442k WordsOngoing Ten years ago, my master told me I was ready to leave the sect. I asked him, “Does the Ruyi Sect have any rules? Things like upholding justice, punishing the wicked, and helping the weak?” My master burst out laughing and patted me on the shoulder. “Right and wrong, good and evil, are all as I see fit! In this martial world, if you want to be a hero, then go be one: avenge wrongs, help those in danger. If you want to be a villain, then go be one: kill and burn, do as you please. Even if you want 62Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Pure martial arts, pure Jianghu (, the world of martial arts and chivalry)

36. 36 大 A Literary Youth in the Han Dynasty 大汉文艺青年 Last Night I Saw Your Post昨夜见君帖Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [History] [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Witty and Humorous] [Multiple Heroines] Fan Li, a rogue who runs a bar, undergoes Transmigration into ancient times. One poem stuns the literary world, and one song brings listeners to tears. From his initial, desperate flight to making his first splash at a grand literary gathering; from showing off his divine prowess at Chongli Terrace to fighting bloody battles in a lone northern fortress, the rascal laughs and curses his way through it all. In t 4.6kReads7.8Score336Shelves

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    Great book arrived, I'll grab it and read it, it's addictive! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

37. 37 漕 Tales of the Canal and the Sea 漕海风云录 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Historical265k WordsCompleted The fires of the martial world light the land, while a common man’s hot blood stains the setting sun. In the chaos of the late Qing, the waters of the Huangpu River churned with blood. Foreign warships crushed the livelihoods of canal workers, while opium’s black tide soaked the land of China. The court grovelled, officials colluded with foreigners, and heroes of the martial world swore blood oaths, their blades and swords tearing through the long night. Xiao Tianfeng, the Red-Browed Hero, raise 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Authentic traditional historical martial arts! A world of chivalrous passion and adventure!!

38. 38 商 Tales of the Merchant Knight 商侠传 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Eastern Fantasy430k WordsOngoing A single act of compassion gives rise to an epic. In the Zhizheng era at the end of the Yuan dynasty, the realm is in chaos. Corrupt officials rule, and the people are starving. Huang Shunwei, the only son of Ningjiang Prefecture’s richest man, is naturally kindhearted. When he releases a spirit turtle with a strange shell pattern into a lotus pond, he accidentally awakens the power of his family’s treasured heirloom, the Lotus Jade. That good deed is like a stone dropped into stagnant water, —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 山 The Sword Qi Ballad of Mountains and Rivers 山河剑气歌 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Eastern Fantasy482k WordsCompleted The Jingkang Catastrophe tears the land apart and stains rivers and mountains with blood. Lu Huaizhen, a young swordsman burdened with a blood feud and half of a mysterious jade token, is swept into the whirlpool of the Song-Jin standoff and the conflicts of the martial world. As he searches for the truth, he faces the question, “Is martial arts meant for killing or for protecting?” He struggles to choose between family vengeance, national hatred, and the limits of chivalry. From the ferocity of 3Reads7.2Score—Shelves
40. 40 北 The Big Dipper Splits the Purple Tenuity 北斗裂紫微 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Eastern Fantasy152k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Five Barbarians ravaged China and the heartland fell. Imperial authority crumbled as the Ziwei Star split apart, while foreign armies trampled the land. The central conflict revolves around the Seven Divine Weapons of the Big Dipper, said to be capable of turning China's fate around, and the prophecy that the Ziwei Emperor Star will be restored: “Where Ziwei splits, the Han banners rise”; “The Big Dipper swallows Ziwei, and Chixiao will break t —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 残 The Azure Blade Chronicles of the Late Tang 残唐青锋录 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Historical179k WordsOngoing Historical setting: From the Tianfu era of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (901) to the first year of Kaiping under the Later Liang (907). Regional warlords vie for power, and Zhu Wen usurps the Tang dynasty. Core plot: The former dynasty’s imperial jade seal, the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Mirror, resurfaces in the martial world, sparking a struggle among rival factions. Dou Yanfeng must fulfill his family’s mission and protect the national treasure, while Huangfu Che is drawn into the conflict as he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 残 Blood Chronicles of the Setting Sun 残阳血记 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Eastern Fantasy318k WordsOngoing On the bloody night of 1644, Yan Xuanfeng, a Jinyiwei officer, detonated explosives and died for his country. His loyal servant fled south with the orphan and entrusted the swaddled baby Yan Hengyun to Wudang. The child carried three sparks vital to Chinese civilization: the Sunset Sword, the Star-Pattern Compass, and a sheepskin map. Yan Hengyun grew up on Wudang Mountain. At fourteen, he descended the mountain and roamed the martial world under the name Lingyun. He befriended Bai Wugou, Mu Qi —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 三 The Sequel to Three Gates Street 三门街前后传 Anonymous佚名Historical285k WordsCompleted The Three Gate Street: Before and After, also known as The Complete Tale of the Eight Swords, Seven Heroes, and Sixteen Noble Men, is a long Qing dynasty chivalric novel by an anonymous author. The book has thirty-three chapters and around 280,000 characters. Set during the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, it tells of the eunuch Liu Jin and the corrupt minister Shi Hongji, who seize power, wreak havoc in government, and persecute loyal officials. The story follows heroes and heroines such as Hon 45Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    A solid and profound masterpiece of martial arts fiction. It may not have groundbreaking settings, but it perfectly inherits and interprets the core charm of martial arts. [Original novel enthusiast][Original novel enthusiast]

44. 44 刀 The Swordsman’s Tale 刀客志 Young Master A Bai小生阿白Eastern Fantasy201k WordsCompleted They say that three thousand years ago, spiritual energy dried up, and the world knew no more of cultivating immortality. Only the jianghu and the imperial court remained, wandering this world alone through one generation after another. In the 343rd year of the Qi Dynasty, the court was corrupt and the people could barely survive. Righteous heroes across the jianghu organized the Beast Camp and called on the people to rise up. Dong Shan, its leader, proclaimed himself king. Thirteen exceptional 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wuxia + Supernatural

45. 45 大 Plum Blossoms Bloom Brightly Across the Ming Empire 大明天下梅花艳艳开 Sanxiang Daishui三湘带水Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Wuxia + history + imperial court + bloodshed + political intrigue + multiple female leads + not a harem + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Plum Blossom Manor, the guardians of a village in Huaxia. Nixiào, the ninety-ninth-generation young manor lord, secretly leaves the manor at fourteen, only to encounter an unknown force plotting against the Great Ming... 509Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wuxia (martial arts fiction), an alternate history.

46. 46 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    A true tale of political intrigue and martial arts, crime-solving, suspense, genius, triumph, revenge, and humor! Unconventional and suitable for both male and female bookworms. Highly recommended! [Admiration][Thinking]

47. 47 咨 A Consultant in the Martial World 咨询顾问在江湖 Hu Daoding胡到顶Eastern Fantasy305k WordsCompleted A highly intelligent male lead pulls the strings of the jianghu in another world! The jianghu is full of passion, and its characters leap off the page! [Deciphering a treasure map] + [Foiling a villain’s conspiracy] + [Taking part in a martial arts tournament] + [Joining the court struggle over the succession] + [Defeating a villain who transmigrated] + [Settling a feud spanning lifetimes]. No System, no golden finger, no mindless wish fulfillment, and no incoherent nonsense. Just [beautiful pro 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Once you enter the mortal world, time flies by; how many return from the struggle for supremacy in the martial world?

48. 48 走 Lost for Eighteen Years, I Don't Want My Rich Family Back 走失十八年，富豪全家我不要了 Mingming from Walu Gou Village洼路沟村的明明Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted No System, no rebirth, no cheat powers. No brainless characters, no illogical plotlines. The characters are intelligent, and the story makes sense. The heroine, Yu Xinxin, went missing as a child. Eighteen years later, the second male lead fires her, and a scheming colleague steals her identity as a wealthy heiress. To hold on to her heiress status, the schemer repeatedly frames Yu Xinxin, but the male lead is there to protect her. What will the second male lead do when he discovers that the chi 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Exciting, so captivating, I stayed up all night reading it and couldn't put it down even when I wanted to sleep. Highly recommended.

49. 49 刀 The Demon of Blade and Sword 刀剑魔 Yu Wuji宇无极Eastern Fantasy843k 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 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I found one online, it's good, take a look.

50. 50 沧 Cang Feng Chasing the Moon: My Tales with the Sect Leader 沧锋逐月，我与掌门二三事 The Fox Wanders on Ink墨上狸行Martial Arts293k WordsOngoing [Female Perspective + Two Equally Strong Leads + Mutual Healing + Supporting Each Other + Older Woman + White Hair] Seven years ago, a calamity swept through the martial world. Young Liu Qingyun was forced to become the successor to a demonic art, and from then on wandered from place to place, fighting to survive on the edge of a blade. In the same calamity, Shen Qiubai, leader of the Cangfeng Sect, went white-haired overnight while seeking revenge for his master. Seven years later, fate brings 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new female-oriented martial arts novel is here! It's the story of a demonic orphan and the righteous sect leader (White Hair). Everyone's intelligent. The heroine is free-spirited and unconventional, not a romantic at all. She possesses top-tier internal energy and just wants to relax. But fate has other plans…

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