Any Pure Martial Arts Stories? No Ascending to Immortality at the Drop of a Hat, I’m Tired of That 有没有纯武侠的书啊，别动不动就升仙啥的，都看腻

1. 1 神 Yang Guo of The Return of the Condor Heroes: I Conquer the World with Nine Yin and Nine Yang! 神雕杨过：我以九阴九阳压天下！ Snow on the Frontier边庭雪Male-Channel Fanfiction471k WordsOngoing I woke up as Yang Guo. Fortunately, I had carried memories of my past life with me since birth. At first, I only wanted to grow up in peace, change my fate along the way, and make up for past regrets. That was until I met an old monk who loved his wine on the streets of Jiaxing, where I was a little beggar. A copy of the Lankavatara Sutra let me glimpse the Nine Yang Divine Art. From then on, fate began to turn. The Quanzhen Sect looks down on me? Then I’ll beat them until they shut up. The rule 846.3kReads8.2Score110.1kShelves

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   The first book is new, but I felt the later parts about the interactions with Xiaolongnu were quite engaging, and the earlier plot was also decent. The author's writing style doesn't seem like that of a newcomer (maybe it's an old hand reincarnated [smirk]), so it's worth reading. The second book is mindless action and enjoyable.

2. 2 文 Text-Based Wuxia: From the Start, a Nighttime Meeting with the Gang Leader's Wife at a Ruined Temple 文字武侠：开局破庙夜会帮主夫人 I Want to Go Out to Sea我想下海Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Text-based game] [Affects reality] [High Martial] [No female lead, multiple women] Chen Xuan accidentally came across a text-based "game" called Martial Arts. To his surprise, this seemingly unremarkable little game was terrifyingly realistic. Even more astonishing, it could affect reality. He also awakened a special talent: at the cost of reducing his own attributes to zero, he could see the triggers for every hidden encounter quest in the game! [Triggered Mortal-grade hidden encounter: "Years 1.4MReads9.3Score170.5kShelves

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   I personally think they're all quite good, it's just that there aren't enough words.

3. 3 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Becoming Yue Buqun's Disciple 笑傲江湖，拜师岳不群 Naming Things Gives Me a Headache想名字好头痛Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted (No female lead. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart and never pulls his punches. He has a compassionate heart and an iron fist.) The children of powerful families abduct common women, and your authorities do nothing? The Demon Cult terrorizes the people, and you Wudang and Shaolin do nothing? I'll take care of it! The Huashan Sect will take care of it! If the righteous path of this world has fallen silent, then I'll be the first ray of light to pierce the darkness. There's no need to wait fo 64.7kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves

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   There's no system, no female lead from beginning to end, and everyone's intelligence is online.

4. 4 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 107.9kReads8.6Score7.3kShelves
5. 5 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: From the Start, I Obtain the Nine Yin Manual and Revitalize the Qingcheng Sect 笑傲：开局得九阴，振兴青城派 Iron Head Is Truly Hardheaded铁头就是头铁Male-Channel Fanfiction919k WordsCompleted Xiao Qingxuan transmigrates into the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and becomes the descendant of a distinguished member of the Qingcheng Sect. But Yu Canghai sends him off to do odd jobs in the kitchen. Xiao Qingxuan endures it until, at eighteen, he finally finds the Ancient Tomb in Zhongnan Mountain. There, he obtains part of the Nine Yin Manual. With its help, he defeats his enemies, restores the Qingcheng Sect to glory, and ultimately becomes the greatest under heaven. Multiple female 8kReads7.1Score576Shelves
6. 6 穿 Transmigrating as Yue Buqun, Leading Huashan into the Age of Cultivation 穿越岳不群带领华山开启修仙时代 Le You Xiyin乐忧希音Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the body of Yue Buqun and started with a century's worth of cultivation, making me invincible from the start. I set the martial world in order, made Huashan great again, and changed the fates of many characters who deserved better. Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, Yue Lingshan, Lin Pingzhi, and the rest all got happy endings. The heroes of the martial world developed a sense of duty to their country and began killing Japanese pirates and conquering the Japanese islands. I gave the e 1.9kReads7.8Score131Shelves
7. 7 灭 The Real Culprit Behind the Massacre Wasn't the Person I've Hated for Ten Years 灭门血案的真凶，不是我恨了十年的人 CEO AhCEO啊9k WordsCompleted The real culprit behind the massacre that wiped out my family wasn’t the person I’d hated for ten years 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Snow in the North, Rain in the South" 🔥 Ten years of drinking ice couldn't cool his burning passion; a thousand miles of revenge, finally meeting his true love. He honed his sword for ten years, solely to kill her. The day he found her, the blade was held to her neck— She said, "You've hated the wrong person. I've protected you for ten years." ✅ Male Lead: Shen Jinghan | The Fastest Swordsman in the World | From Heartfelt Hatred to Gentle Protection ✅ Female Lead: Bai Hu | The Number One Swordswoman in Jiangnan | Ten Years of Anonymity, solely to Protect Him ✅ Mutual Devotion | She protected him for ten years, he will cherish her for the rest of his life ✅ From (Jianghu grudges) to the warmth of human relationships, a bittersweet tale, with a heartwarming ending.

8. 8 倚 Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber: The Tomb Maiden's Son-in-Law Learns the Nine Yin Manual from the Start 倚天：古墓女婿，开局学【九阴】 Diligent Guoguo勤奋的果果Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted He transmigrated as Yu Lianzhou's son in the Wudang sect. He thought he was headed for a glorious life, only to find that he was born with the Three Yin Severed Meridians and was a cripple. When all seemed lost, he found a way to survive: the Three Yin Severed Meridians, the Nine Yin Manual, and a bed of cold jade. What is this, a recipe for cultivating a thousand-year-old corpse? After years of bad luck, fortune finally turned. In just a few years, he became the second most powerful martial art 6.8kReads7.3Score411Shelves
9. 9 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Betrayed from the Start? I Join Mount Tai Instead 笑傲：开局被出卖？反手拜入泰山 Listening to Rain at Dawn破晓听雨Male-Channel Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted Smiling, Proud Wanderer fanfiction + decisive and ruthless + no female lead + correcting regrets He joins the Mount Tai Sect from the start. His master is an idiot, his grandmaster is ruthless, and the Songshan Sect is stirring up trouble. This sect is doomed sooner or later. Luckily, Zhou Li masters Mount Tai’s century-old secret art: How to Cross the Dai, a sword technique that points toward the world. He kills Tian Boguang, humiliates Linghu Chong, kills Ren Yingying, and destroys Zuo Lengcha 2.2kReads6.7Score108Shelves
10. 10 我 I Transmigrated and Saw the Han Dynasty Fighting the Tang Dynasty 我一穿越就看见汉朝在打唐朝 Lü Bu Battles Li Yuanba吕布大战李元霸Historical221k WordsCompleted “A great general is born bold and brave, an autumn-water saber at his waist. I was a famous general of the Tang dynasty, so why am I fighting for the Han?” When Zhang Chuanyue first transmigrated, he thought he had arrived at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. But the more he saw, the more he realized something was wrong. Why were there so many people from the Tang dynasty here too? Before long, he was watching Guan Yu fight Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng duel Zhao Yun, Lu Bu battle Li Yuanba, and Zhuge 143Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Quanzhen Has a Grudge-Holding Immortal! 神雕：全真出了个记仇真人！ GLANGMale-Channel Fanfiction913k WordsOngoing [Not saintly, not a hypocrite, well-rounded characters, no out-of-character behavior] (He does not become invincible right from the start, so don't read if that bothers you.) After transmigrating into The Return of the Condor Heroes, Wang Jiuling unexpectedly learned the Xiantian Skill. From then on, the Quanzhen Sect had a new member: the Qingyang Immortal. The villains of the martial world quaked in fear at the thought of him, and he became famous across the land for pursuing Li Mochou for a t 243kReads8.5Score26.3kShelves

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    Just you wait and see, there's nothing wrong with it.

12. 12 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 35.4kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    Wuxia with a system, no immortal cultivation

13. 13 刀 The Silent 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. 28.1kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    These three books are quite good; you can take a look if you're interested.

14. 14 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 2.2kReads9.0Score218Shelves
15. 15 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 11.7kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
16. 16 高 High Martial: This Monk Is Such a Show-Off 高武：这个和尚太能装了 Lie Flat or Give Up, Pick One躺平摆烂二选一Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing “Zhenxuan, the temple has made it clear time and again: no cultivation during Standing Committee meetings!!” After transmigrating into a martial arts Buddhist sect, Zhenxuan awakens a Buddhist gift: [Get stronger by showing off]. Heaven’s Dao classifies showing off as an extremely rare Buddhist gift. Every time he shows off, his cultivation skyrockets, but the side effect is that he becomes terrified of death to his very core. He’s the most cautious monk in the temple, yet the biggest show-off 41.4kReads8.4Score2.6kShelves
17. 17 乔 Qiao Feng Reborn: Lost in the World of Snow 乔峰重生，误入雪中世界 Wandering Knight风尘侠士Male-Channel Fanfiction410k WordsOngoing Qiao Feng of Tianlong gave his life outside Yanmen Pass for all the people under heaven. When he awoke again, he had been reborn in the body of a beggar and transported to a world called The Sword of Snow Stride. There, he awakened a Martial Arts Collection System and began living life on his own terms. 1.5kReads—Score170Shelves

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    I have high hopes for this book; the author's boundless imagination is truly remarkable.

18. 18 综 Wuxia Crossover: It All Starts with Stealing Li Canghai's Chance 综武：一切从截胡李沧海开始 Senior Brother Changqing长卿师哥Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng, and Wen Rui’an worlds + multiple heroines + invincible + feel-good power fantasy + rebellion and kingship] After transmigrating into a combined martial arts world for twenty years, he gambled ten years of his fortune on Drum Mountain! Ten years trapped like a dragon in a well, then one day he rises to the clouds. From the start, he became Wuyazi’s disciple and learned the Xiaoyao Sect’s secret arts. He gambled his fortune and doubled his opportunities: the Bloo 84.2kReads8.1Score8.7kShelves

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    After becoming an apprentice, the protagonist did not rush to achieve quick success. He started from scratch and steadily studied martial arts. He began with the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to master movement skills for self-defense. Afterward, he devoted himself to learning the Tianshan Liuyang Palm to improve his combat ability. He practiced diligently in the secret room every day, gradually building a solid foundation in martial arts.

19. 19 纸 Jianghu on Paper: The Unstoppable Escort Master 纸上江湖之通天镖师 Zhang Qinhu张擒虎Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted An alternate world, high martial arts, and a story of passionate struggle. A naive young man loses everything he once relied on, even as fate quietly begins to make amends. Once he breaks free of worldly constraints, where will he go? 16.9kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    Absolutely a great book; it's no exaggeration to call it the best martial arts novel by Tomato.

20. 20 谓 The Legend of Wei Xia 谓侠传 Star-Chen Swordsman星宸剑客Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Wuxia] [Not mindless] [Sword cultivator] [Ensemble cast in the martial world] The martial world may be old, but people’s hearts are cruel, and chivalrous heroes are hard to find. They say there are no heroes in this martial world. “Perhaps this world has grown a little filthy. There are too many things that should be settled with a sword!” Mo Xiao says, “Though my heart is troubled, this sword of mine should be wielded by them too. This sword is called Chivalry!” Mo Xiao simply beli 202Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one absolutely fits the bill! I stayed up all night reading it; it's been so long since I've read such a fantastic and authentic martial arts novel. The plot is exciting and high-quality, and most importantly, the writing is excellent. It's a shame not many people read it; who understands it?!

21. 21 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 11kReads8.9Score775Shelves

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    Pure martial arts, no cultivation of immortality, the flying swordsmen of the Misty Rain Pavilion level up step by step.

22. 22 天 Zhang Wuji of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Takes Murong Fu’s Place 天龙张无忌替换慕容复 I Have a Pot of Strong Wine我有一壶浊酒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing After Zhang Wuji retired from the martial world with Zhao Min and died peacefully in old age, his soul transmigrated into Murong Fu. The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth + Taiji Kung Fu + Star Shifting: even the Sweeping Monk is no match for him! Qiao Feng: “It is my honor to be mentioned in the same breath as Young Master Murong.” Duan Yu: “Second Brother! Please accept my bow!” Xuzhu: “I don’t know why, but Young Master Murong’s fortuitous encounters feel strangely familiar.” Zhang Wuji: “Resto 4.7kReads7.2Score306Shelves

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    This is a new book that I just started writing a month ago. The rating is just out and will rise later. I update 4-10 chapters a day, so please feel free to follow along.

23. 23 銹 Rusty Sword 銹剑 Upper-Class Clear Spring Stone上流的清泉石Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (No brainless plot, no System, no harem, not a power fantasy, and only half committed to lying flat) Pull the helpless drops of water out of the martial world. Use rivets that refuse to be ordinary to pry up an entire edifice. Let a one-of-a-kind self return to heaven and earth. Draw the rusty sword that has earned its rest from the Yellow Springs. Warning 1: This book is a broad, multi-perspective narrative with a certain reading threshold. Please don't leave your brain at the door. Warning 2 21.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
24. 24 剑 Sword Seed 剑种 Xu, Qing许、青Eastern Fantasy789k WordsCompleted One female lead, no angst. A sixteen-year-old boy with a sword case on his back sets out to wander the world for the first time. He only wants to recover the remains of his elders. Step by step, he uncovers the secrets of the sword case and masters one peerless famous sword after another, until he becomes the sharpest sword in the world. 7kReads9.1Score692Shelves
25. 25 浪 Driving Through the Waves 浪里行车 I Have Three Mu of Land to Tend我有三亩责任田Eastern Fantasy252k WordsOngoing [Traditional Wuxia] [Male-Female Couple] [Half Martial World Family History] [Plot-Driven] Nanhe Xuan (Ziche), a highly skilled martial artist, is investigating a matter that could affect the entire martial world. On his way to celebrate his nephew's wedding, he happens to save Donghe Piaoxue, who has nearly made enemies of the entire martial world. As a result, he gets drawn into another storm in the martial world. Like a carriage tossed on the waves, the two press on through hardship, graduall 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional martial arts fiction, focusing on a story-driven narrative. Book lovers, come check it out and don't miss out on this great story! [Add to bookshelf][Follow][Send heart]

26. 26 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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27. 27 开 From the Start, I Scavenge the Battlefield and Find My Way to Unrivaled Power 开局战场捡破烂，捡出个天下无敌 Never Look Back in This World人间莫回首Eastern Fantasy112k WordsOngoing When Heaven itself has fallen, will you scavenge among the corpses just to scrape by, or take up your sword and deliver a powerful cure to this ailing world? Qin Lü is an orphan who scavenged weapons from mountains of corpses after the war to trade for food. The first things he learned were not benevolence and morality, but how to survive like a stray dog. Then an old man in white showed him that even the fury of an ordinary man could summon thunder from the heavens and divine weapons from the s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After three years of cultivation, he broke through seven mortal realms and reached the Breaking Illusion Realm at the age of sixteen. His master tailored and forged the Zhaoming Sword, which was warm white like the sun and moon. However, the young man's ambition was not only to fly on the sword, but to wield a three-foot-long sword and live the life of an invincible figure in the novel.

28. 28 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 5.3kReads8.8Score238Shelves

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    Aside from the immortality plot, it's pure martial arts. It fills in the gaps left by Jin Yong's classic novels, protects all the characters, offers cultural thrills, and incorporates suspense.

29. 29 天 The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Sequel: The Storm Rises Again 天龙八部后传之风云再起 The Four Major Isms四大主义Male-Channel Fanfiction376k WordsCompleted The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong. Life is suffering, and desires go unfulfilled; the chivalrous have kind hearts, but sometimes have no choice. Can Xiao Yun, a descendant of Xiao Feng, shoulder the burden of the martial world? What new “Exquisite Chess Game” will the Murong clan set? Who is a pawn, and who is the player? How are Duan Lang, Miss Wang, Meng Gu, and Xu Zhu from the past doing? Where there are people, there is a martial world; where there is a martial worl 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High IQ, I'm a book-recommendation whiz, only recommending martial arts novels, and classic ones at that.

30. 30 这 Is This Really the Jianghu? 这也是江湖？ Boring Comb无聊的梳子Eastern Fantasy586k WordsOngoing New book: The Inn That's Always on the Verge of Going Under. Why spend all day fighting and killing? Wouldn't it be better to farm and run an inn? A bedtime story made just for Chinese readers. Enjoy the story, get some good sleep, and good night, mwah~ Pure wuxia. No brainless plot, no System, one female lead, a coming-of-age story set in an alternate history. In the final years of the Xuan Dynasty, the times are turbulent. Rebels and insurgents rise within the realm, while foreign invaders th 144Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    You can even practice your skills by following the descriptions [shy face]

31. 31 诸 The Ultimate Feel-Good Wuxia Novel Across the Heavens: Reader Tip System 诸天武侠终极爽文读者打赏系统 Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Male-Channel Fanfiction269k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Martial Arts Across the Heavens] + [Ultimate Feel-Good Reader Reward System from the Start] + [Unrivaled Potential] Alternate titles: Three Palms to Shatter the Original Plot, Three Palms to Cure All Your Regrets, Can I Please Get My Attendance Bonus? After twelve years of writing, the flop author Cheng Guanxi went from unknown to ignored. So he paid ten thousand yuan to enroll in a course with a web-novel guru, hoping to rewrite his work as an urban romance with suggestive c 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow] Seven Swordsmen, a must-read for 2026. Tomato's debut book, a masterpiece! If you don't like it, you can return it within seven days! Not mindless or simplistic, with a tight plot and plenty of exciting moments. The story flows smoothly, the writing is excellent, and the fight scenes are detailed and intense. A must-read for Tomato! [[Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]]

32. 32 乱 Battling for Supremacy in a Chaotic Age: From the Start, I Summon Xiang Yu, the Conqueror of Western Chu 乱世争雄开局召唤西楚霸王项羽 Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Historical1.7M WordsCompleted The rating just came in, and it’ll rise later. [System]+ [Warring Lords]+ [Summoning Famous Generals]+ [Emperors from Every Era Appear]+ [Rags-to-Riches]+ [Born to Be Invincible] Also known as: “Xiang Yu and I Team Up to Crush the Warlords” and “A Bloodbath Caused by Historical Figures Reincarnated with Their Memories Intact” The protagonist was an overworked wage slave in the modern world before transmigrating into a refugee being driven by the Manichaean Cult to attack a city at the end of the 304Reads8.0Score258Shelves
33. 33 死 Deathmatch Martial Arts Game: I Got a God-Tier Talent from the Start 死亡武侠游戏：开局获得神级天赋 Eggs Need Tomatoes鸡蛋不能没有番茄Martial Arts578k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Deadly Martial Arts] + [God-Tier Talent from the Start] + [Loser’s Rise to the Top] After graduating from a third-rate university, protagonist Wei Shengjun spent thirteen years delivering food and saved a fortune of 100,000 yuan, only to be talked into opening a restaurant by his best friend. In the end, his friend ran off, leaving him buried in debt, and his wife divorced him. Then, on the recommendation of a kindhearted person, he went to work in Cambodia. He discovered it 407Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 某 I, Guan Yu, Take Dong Zhuo as My Sworn Father from the Start 某家关羽，开局拜董卓为义父 Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Historical1.7M WordsCompleted A modern man transmigrates into Guan Yu on the eve of the Peach Garden Oath. He kicks over a handcart. “A true man is born between heaven and earth. How could he make a living selling dates and melons?” He kicks apart the Peach Garden brotherhood. “How could a true man, born between heaven and earth, languish under another man’s command for so long?” He kicks Lü Fengxian aside. “You, a servant of three masters, think you deserve to stand beside me?” He kicks father-and-son bonds to pieces. “You 500Reads6.6Score105Shelves
35. 35 爆 I Beat Up Oda Nobunaga and Became the Shogun 爆揍织田信长的我成为了幕府将军 Spicy Little Immortal麻辣小仙Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Cai Heng, was playing Taiko Risshiden MAX when he unexpectedly transmigrated in the flesh, only to be involved in the worst traffic accident of the century with the soul of Nagao Tamekage, who had just fallen in battle, and was Uesugi Kenshin's father! Nagao Tamekage's soul was smashed to pieces by the collision and merged into his own. (I wonder if Uesugi Kenshin will cut him down on the spot if he finds out.) Worse still, he didn't transmigrate to Echigo, where he could cling 742Reads5.8Score—Shelves
36. 36 什 What? You’re Saying the Kill Line Theory Can Save Humanity? 什么？你说斩杀线理论可以拯救人类？ Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔38k WordsCompleted What? You're saying the kill-line theory can save humanity? 30Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 寒 Cold Edge, Bright Reflection 寒锋照影 Li Qianhuan李千欢Martial Arts300k WordsOngoing [Wuxia + fantasy + one heroine + mind games] As a dynasty nears its end and unrest stirs across the martial world, a young hero with a mysterious past is drawn into a struggle when his sect is suddenly destroyed. Alone, he must follow the clues and uncover the truth. A fragmentary map and a secret order lead to an old case from the previous dynasty, while the imperial family’s shadow guards conceal a startling secret. As he draws ever closer to the blood-soaked truth, he discovers he has long be 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one fits the bill quite well, and it even has elements of mystery.

38. 38 相 After Ten Years Together, I Turned Around and Married Her Best Friend! 相恋十年，我反手娶了她闺蜜！ Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After ten years together, I turned around and married her best friend! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 我 I Wrote the Ending, So Why Are You Saying You’re the Protagonist? 我打出了大结局你说你才是主角？ Spicy Little Immortal麻辣小仙12k WordsCompleted I wrote the ending, and now you're telling me you're the main character? 72Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 武 Wuxia: Am I Yang Guo? I'm Wooing Guo Fu! 武侠我是杨过？在泡郭芙！ As Sincere as Jade虔诚如玉Male-Channel Fanfiction262k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes and became Yang Guo. The good news is, I’m only twelve, so Guo Fu hasn’t chopped off my arm yet. The bad news is, I’m lying on a boat bound for Peach Blossom Island, with Huang Rong sitting right beside me. What do I do? Waiting for advice, this is urgent… 492Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Quite interesting

41. 41 沧 Tales of the Vast Sea 沧海演义 Liangshan Book Page梁山书童Martial Arts359k WordsOngoing [Wuxia] [Xianxia] [Historical] [Adventure] [Military] A narrative epic of the jianghu and the imperial court, seen through the growth of an ordinary person, where individual heroism and romanticism intertwine with realism! 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic martial arts

42. 42 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: A New Life, A New Fate, No Regrets for the Women Who Love Me 神雕：魂穿改命，不负红颜 Pine Shadows and Moonlight in the Courtyard半庭松月Male-Channel Fanfiction382k WordsCompleted Yin Ping, a CEO who ruled the modern business world, unexpectedly transmigrated into the turbulent world of The Return of the Condor Heroes. In his previous life, he had witnessed countless feuds in the martial world and knew all too well how many of the story's tragedies left readers aching: Xiaolongnü spent half her life cold and alone; Li Mochou's love turned to hatred, and she died in a sea of flames; Huang Rong was brilliant all her life, yet could not protect everything she held dear. Yang 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sending a heart][Feeling wronged][About to cry][Pouting][Pouting]

43. 43 半 Half-Courtyard Pine Moon's Second Book 半庭松月的第2本书 Pine Shadows and Moonlight in the Courtyard半庭松月Historical343k WordsCompleted Li Lingxiao's soul transmigrated into the body of the most useless Seventh Prince. The moment he opened his eyes, he found himself cuckolded. His fiancée, Liu Ruyan, had secretly been carrying on with Chu Huaiyu, grandson of Chancellor Chu. The former owner of the body had been pushed into a lake and drowned because of it. Even worse, palace eunuchs dared to come to his door and bully his personal maid. Li Lingxiao sneered. In his previous life, as a top secret agent, he had killed more people t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 靠 Damn, How Did a Couple of Complaints Turn Me into Silly Zhu? 靠，吐槽两句怎就成傻柱了 Stars and River Drift into Dreams in the Courtyard小院星河入梦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Modern chef Wu Mingfu had merely grumbled before bed about his “awful” neighbors in the courtyard, lamenting that Silly Zhu had superb cooking skills but lived such a miserable life. He mused that if he transmigrated there, he would marry the virtuous Yu Li, have a bunch of chubby kids, and build a prosperous, peaceful life. Who would have thought that when he woke up, he really had transmigrated into the Red Star Steelworks of 1958, becoming the famous “older brother of He Yushui,” who was alwa 106Reads5.5Score100Shelves
45. 45 刺 The Strategy to Assassinate the King of Qin 刺秦策 Northern Sky Scar北空痕Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, the realm was at peace and the people lived in comfort. But on a winter-solstice night, an assassin suddenly appeared in Chang’an, shattering the long-standing tranquility of the magnificent imperial capital… While most people believed the assassination to be an isolated incident, the empire’s powerful statesman, Changsun Wuji, had already seen through the truth. He had never forgotten the purge launched years ago, when the imperia 142Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    It must be pure martial arts, it must embody the Dao!

46. 46 魂 Reborn in Silly Zhu’s Body: A Good Life Is What Really Matters 魂穿傻柱之过好日子才是真 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing He Yuzhu, a modern man who never married, devoted his life to raising his stepson, He Xiao. Wanting him to “be a real man for once,” He Xiao dragged him to a nightclub. Amid the glittering lights and revelry, a hostess who looked just like Qin Huairu in her youth sat down beside him... When he awoke, He Yuzhu was shocked to discover that he had transmigrated into Silly Zhu in 1965! And the woman beneath him, whom he had mistaken for a nightclub hostess, was none other than twenty-three-year-old 4.3kReads—Score163Shelves
47. 47 重 Reborn as Zhang Wuji: Ruling the World 重生张无忌之君临天下 Half a Cup of Bygone Dreams半盏流年旧时梦Male-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted In the chaotic final years of the Yuan dynasty, Zhang Wuji falls from a cliff in the Kunlun Mountains, and memories from a past life sealed away for sixteen years suddenly awaken. Knowing the fate that once awaited him, he refuses to be pushed around any longer. He gains the Nine Yang Divine Skill from inside a white ape and commands the balance of power at Bright Peak. He will avenge every blood debt and eliminate every powerful enemy. From destroying the five major sects and taking control of 47Reads—Score136Shelves

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    A bloody revenge, a quest for supremacy.

48. 48 隔 The Fool Next Door 隔壁傻柱 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9.3kReads5.6Score432Shelves
49. 49 傻 Silly Zhu Is Reborn and Takes Down the Whole Flock of Beasts 傻住重生虐众禽 A Gentle Continuation of the Years浅续流年Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing Reborn Silly Zhu: No Longer a Parasite, He Turns the Courtyard Upside Down Silly Zhu gave the Qin Huairu family his whole heart and everything he had, only to meet a miserable end. Once age and frailty left him with nothing more to offer, Qin Huairu's three children ruthlessly abandoned him, leaving him beneath a bridge to die of cold and hunger. As he lay dying, consumed by despair and hatred, he made a solemn vow: if he ever got another life, he would never again be a parasite for others to e 3.5kReads—Score129Shelves
50. 50 我 My Name Is Xiaomao, and I’m the Smartest Person in the Jianghu 我叫小猫，江湖第一聪明人 Take It Easy, Big Bro大哥请慢走Eastern Fantasy280k WordsOngoing My name is Xiao Mao, though the people of the martial world call me the Nine-Lives Detective. I'm not only clever, I'm lucky too. Time and again, I use my wits and skill to get out of danger. Just watch how I roam this martial world, righting wrongs and uncovering a grand conspiracy. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional martial arts! No system upgrades! The more you watch, the more enjoyable it becomes!

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