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
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The Hidden Edge of Heaven’s Secrets: A Martial Arts Story 武侠之天机藏锋
The Heavenly Secret Concealed Edge: A Martial Arts Tale
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The Dark Night Judge: A Martial Arts Story 武侠之暗夜裁罪
The Dark Night's Justice: A Martial Arts Tale
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The Two Prides of Tianya Ke 天涯客双骄
Twenty years ago, at Liuxian Manor, its master Liu Chi unexpectedly met Shangguan Feng, a maid from the Star-Seizing Palace. Deeply attracted to each other, they fell in love. But the Star-Seizing Palace had strict rules requiring its disciples to sever their seven emotions and six desires. Under these rules, love was forbidden. In the end, the two eloped for love and lived in seclusion in the countryside, where they had twin sons. But after they broke the palace rules and someone informed on th
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The Jiangnan Mystery: A Martial Arts Story 武侠之江南诡案
Strange Cases in Jiangnan: A Martial Arts Tale
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The Young Chu Liuxiang 少年楚留香
A blend of chivalrous romance, mystery and deduction, political intrigue, and fiery showdowns! The worlds of Gu Long and Jin Yong’s martial arts novels come together in an exciting crossover! Amid the shifting tides of the martial world, Chu Liuxiang uses his extraordinary skills and wisdom to unravel mysteries and uncover the truth!
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The Jianghu Chronicles of Mom and Dad 老爸老妈江湖史
[Written in the style of Wen Rui'an's wuxia novels, with the structure of a TV drama, anti-traditional martial arts, a large cast and multiple settings, and deeply immersive] The story of Li Kuangtu's life wandering the martial world. Today, I want to tell you my story. I've met wise and mighty leaders, gamblers who value loyalty above all, elders who defiled their own daughters, dutiful daughters who killed their fathers, dragon slayers who became dragons, and beggars who rose to become allianc
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I Transmigrated to the End of the Sui Dynasty, Became Yang Guang, Captured Xiao Meiniang, and Restored the Great Sui 穿越隋末成为杨广擒下萧美娘重现大隋盛世
Transmigrate to the end of the Sui dynasty, capture Xiao Meiniang with Yang Guang, and restore the Sui dynasty to its former glory
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The General's Tears 将军的眼泪
[Wen-style anti-traditional martial arts + nonlinear storytelling + ensemble cast and factions + love of country and home + youthful heroes + the greatest under heaven] A novel that encompasses nearly every kind of martial arts fiction. At the turn of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Blood-Drinker General slaughters the Taiping Sect in Sichuan to seize the Manual of Chaos. This gradually gives rise to countless strange and uncanny tales of the martial world, weaving a poignant historical legend
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A Chronicle of Sword Shadows and Chivalry 剑影侠概录
This story unfolds in the days before the Zhao army surrenders at the Battle of Changping. It is told through two interwoven storylines. The main storyline follows Xia Yunli as he seeks reinforcements to lift the siege of the Zhao army, while the hidden storyline follows Chu Lingjun, who is carrying out his master’s orders to investigate Qin’s underground intelligence network. On his way to Haojing, Chu Lingjun borrows a fast horse in Xinling City, where he happens upon Xia Yunli seeking Wei’s a
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Scheming with the Sword: The Alluring Emperor Both Dotes on and Torments Me 剑谋天下,邪魅帝君又宠又虐
The Heaven-Splitting Sword weeps, and heaven and earth lose their color. When the Blood Talisman appears, the martial world is stained red. This story overturns the traditional tale of an orphan's rise in Wuxia, revealing the path of a young master from a martial arts clan through the martial world. From an innocent youth to a leader who commands the tides of the martial world, worries over the nation's fate, plots for power, and steers the course of events with a laugh... He was the son of the
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The Young Friends of Old Return 少年故人归
[Slow-Burn Setup] [Wuxia] [Revenge and Retribution] [Hatred of Evil] [Chapter One is a “Prologue,” optional reading. The real climax comes later.] Why do I fight to the death without retreating? Because all my brothers are buried here. How could I bear to be the only one left alive? How could I spare my own life? And besides… who says a ruler of a fallen kingdom has to be a fool? And who says that if you love someone, you have to let them know? Sometimes it can be for “that one glance” alon
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Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: A Martial World That Never Fades 虹猫蓝兔:永不消失的江湖
[Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Fanfiction] + [Animated Martial Arts] + [One Heroine] + [After the Qilin] + [The Seven Swords Reunite] The jianghu: wherever people gather, there is a jianghu! The jianghu is small, with room only for chivalrous hearts and tender affections, never to forget one another. The jianghu is vast: heroes lay down their lives, and justice endures. Let us cherish those who came before, and never forget those who follow! After the Seven Swords joined forces and killed the Demo
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What? I'm the Demon Cult's Holy Son? 什么,我是魔教圣子?
[Traditional martial arts] + [No martial arts variety shows] + [Female lead] + [Fake invincibility] + [Wuxia] “I’m not the Demon Cult’s Holy Son!” “But your name is the same as the Holy Son’s.” “It’s just a coincidence.” “The martial art you practice is the Demon Cult’s supreme technique!” “An old man taught it to me.” “That old man is an elder of the Demon Cult!” “...I’m not the Demon Cult’s Holy Son, anyway!” Facing the martial world’s questions, Li Qianjue spoke with an air of righteousness.
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The Unrevealed Sword Shadow 剑影未明
War fires blaze across a chaotic world, while the jianghu is beset by storm and sorrow. Fang Shiyi carries a blood feud of epic proportions. He spent ten years training in the mountains, yet made no progress at all. He could only watch as the people closest to him faced danger, powerless to protect them. With no other choice, he gambled his life and reversed the flow of his meridians, all so he could wield a blade and sword and hold fast to what he believed in. Badly wounded, he descended the mo
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Looking North in Iron Armor 铁衣北望
Three hundred members of the Gu family were killed on fabricated charges. Their only survivor was a sixteen-year-old spoiled young master. Three years later, a steel spear appeared amid the snowstorms of the northern frontier. He wanted no throne, no dominion over the world, only justice. The court called him the son of a traitor and offered a bounty of ten thousand taels. The Northern Di called him a descendant of the Azure Wolf, the true king of the grasslands. The martial world called him a g
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Transmigrating as Zhen Zhibing: A Legendary Jianghu Comeback 穿越甄志丙:江湖逆袭传奇
Transmigrating as Zhen Zhibing: A Legendary Comeback in the Martial World
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Crouching Dragon: A Young Wanderer’s Journey Through the Martial World 藏龙:江湖少年行
[Low-martial-arts setting, no cultivation, no supernatural powers] There are no superhuman abilities or sorcery, only “mysteries” dressed up by people of the martial world. Two young disciples of Jade Dragon Abbey descend the mountain, carrying swords on their shoulders and the martial world in their hearts. Given a mysterious assignment, they travel across the country, from Shu to the northern deserts, Guanzhong, and Jiangnan. Through one dangerous adventure after another, they learn what it
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The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡
[The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the
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Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界:我本平庸
(We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin
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From Lowly County Yamen Runner to Number One in the Martial World 从县衙小衙役,到武林第一人
Snow falls across the human world, blanketing the new graves in Yixian and the scabbard of a young man's sword. Zhou Mo's journey through the martial world began with his father's death. A charge of treason beheaded a scholar who had spent his life teaching and shattered the peaceful future of the disciples of Yanshan. Brothers who once faced death together shared a bond strong enough to die for one another, yet some were betrayed against their will. His revered teacher took a lethal strike from
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The Martial World Weapon Rankings 江湖兵器谱
[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
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Reborn at Seven, I Won't Be the Beggar Clan Leader 重生七岁,我不做丐帮帮主
Outside Yanmen Pass, an arrow pierced his heart. Xiao Feng thought he had finally found release. He didn't know how much time had passed. Perhaps an instant, perhaps a thousand years. A thread of warmth suddenly seeped into his cold soul, like someone holding his fingertips on a winter day. The warmth was faint and slow, born from the void and gradually gathering into a stream that pulled him back, little by little. Xiao Feng suddenly opened his eyes. There was no abyss, no mist, no howling wind
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Chongqing Is a Giant Black Tortoise 重庆是头玄龟
[Rule-based horror + suspense + occult mysteries + mind-bending + surreal fantasy + character growth] Miner Tang Shouzhuo, heir to the Wuxian bloodline, bearer of the Salt-Bone Key. The Gray-Cloth Heirs, the Cleaners, and the Far-Side Contractees take turns trying to kill him, but he turns the tables and awakens the Bronze Mountains-and-Rivers Map, making it recognize him as its master. The moment violet qi rises from the Spirit-Gathering Banner, his supposedly invincible opponent flees in panic
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Fishing Lamps Illuminate the Farthest Reaches 渔灯照极途
In the Great Yong martial world, might decides who lives and dies; good and evil are empty words. One palace and one hall hold all the power, while eight lords and sixteen sects carve up the land. Oppression is everywhere, and justice is nowhere to be found. He was once a “little fishing lamp” found by the river, with a fishing light and one loved one. He thought he would live a quiet, peaceful life. But the blades of the martial world shattered his ordinary existence. His loved one died before
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Yang Guo Reborn: A Tale of Guo Fu and the Hero 杨过重生之过芙侠影
The mountains and rivers of our land stretch far and wide, standing proud through the ages. This land has deep roots and an unyielding backbone. It will never be trampled by barbarian hooves, nor shaken by petty villains! A traditional wuxia novel in which Yang Guo and Guo Fu both become great heroes! No character-bashing! With a thrilling plot and no idiotic characters, this story brings a passionate martial world back to life.
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Transmigrate as Song Qingshu and Build the Mightiest Ming Dynasty 穿越宋青书创最强大明
Following Jin Yong's framework without being bound by the original, this story features two male leads, Song Qingshu and Zhang Wuji, and one heroine, Zhou Zhiruo. It makes up for the regrets of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, weaving together the martial arts of Jin Yong's Heroes of the Marshes and assembling the strongest heroes. The Twin Fiends of Hejian, the secret history of Abbess Miejue, the grand scheme left behind by Guo Jing and Huang Rong, and the heroes of the realm all come togeth
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Stars Stir Across a Thousand Clouds 星动千云
Xing Dong is just an ordinary member of the millions of cultivators, or perhaps he doesn't even know that he's a cultivator. If fate exists, then perhaps he was born to toil. If cultivators have prodigies, then perhaps he is just a background character. Beneath the boundless Heavenly Dao, this is the helpless cry of an ordinary cultivator, and the black-and-white battle
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Everyone Else Reincarnated as Gods and Demons, So Why Did I Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty? 都是神魔转生,就我穿越大宋?
From the start, he takes in Duan Yu’s three daughters! Twenty years after Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ends, Water Margin is about to begin, and the Jingkang disaster is counting down. An all-star roster of generals saves the Song Dynasty! This turns out to be a world of gods and demons in the Song Dynasty! Yue Fei is the reincarnation of the Golden-Winged Great Peng! Wanyan Wushu is the reincarnation of the Red-Bearded Dragon! The 108 gods and demons descend into the world, each with an overpowere
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Reincarnation of Heaven and Earth 轮回乾坤
[One Female Lead + Political Intrigue + No System] In their past lives, the male lead was an unrivaled prodigy, and the female lead was the sect leader. They stirred up the fortunes of eighteen kingdoms. Now they reunite and uncover the conspiracy from their previous lives! Reincarnated lovers, cultivating anew!
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Ning Jinge 宁烬歌
[Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet
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Chaos Divine Tribulation 混沌神劫
He was once the Demon Lord of the Upper Realm. After his beloved betrayed him, the Six Realms joined forces to attack. On the brink of death, he escaped with a secret technique. To evade his pursuers, he erased his memories and reincarnated his soul. But who could have guessed that his beloved would betray him again in his new life? This repeating fate awakened the Demon Lord once more, setting him on an endless path of revenge...
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The Decisive Battle at Xuanwu Gate 决战玄武门
Cai Yuanchu, a boy from a small county town, inexplicably claims the reward for catching the killer in a local murder case, only to be drawn into an unpredictable conspiracy. He also uncovers a staggering plot dating back to the end of the Sui dynasty and the beginning of the Tang, which gradually leads him into the Xuanwu Gate Incident...
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I’m a Genius with Noble Character 天才的我,品节颇高
In a few words, we shared life and death, though it was all a dream from long ago. A blade in a smile, a dragon in the game, every move an attack of the mind. Riding the tide to the clouds is easy, but only when wielding power with bold resolve do you realize how treacherous the road through life is, with cages everywhere. This story weaves together the traits of feudal dynasties across five thousand years. Pei Lan, a young man from a powerful clan, can he find solace between reality and his ide
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The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击
[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
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Running an Inn in a World of Martial Arts, I Awaken a Card-Flipping System from the Start 人在综武开客栈,开局觉醒翻牌系
I transmigrated into a composite martial arts world teeming with sects and surrounded by wolves and tigers, and became an ordinary innkeeper. Luckily, the Card-Flipping System awakened. “Congratulations, Host! You’ve obtained the peerless art, Wind Listening and Position Sensing!” “Congratulations, Host! You’ve obtained the Tianshan Plum-Folding Hand, Finger Technique [Mastery]!” The Tang dynasty’s hidden-weapon expert? Zhang Zhenren of the Song dynasty? Sword Saint Gai Nie? The Holy Lord of the
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