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1. 1 寒 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 Awareness觉性Historical3.8M WordsCompleted I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear. 14.1kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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   Recommend a book, it's really good and worth reading

2. 2 我 I'm a Villain. Collecting the Entire Rouge List Is Only Reasonable 我一反派，收整个胭脂榜很合理吧 Radish and Melon萝卜瓜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + Embroidered Uniform Guard + No saintly do-gooder + Crushing the protagonist] Special agent Yu Huatian transmigrates to a world where the martial arts universes converge and obtains the Villain System. Command the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rule the empire, and dominate the martial world! Wudang, Shaolin, the Sun Moon Holy Cult, the Moving Flower Palace, the Carefree Sect, the Ancient Tomb Sect... The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devi 7kReads8.3Score543Shelves

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   🌴①Travel through a world that integrates martial arts, have a system, take charge of the royal guards, steal the protagonist's luck, steal the protagonist's life, steal the protagonist's peach blossoms, steal everything from the protagonist, the villain BOSS🌱

3. 3 大 Great Ming: Reopening Ten Thousand Times, Absorbing Power from the Start 大明：重开一万次，开局吸功大法 Rain Tears of Xin雨泪之鑫Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Zhu Youji transmigrates into a novel’s world and becomes the Ming dynasty’s fourth prince. His mother is Noble Consort Wan, who controls the Western Depot and colludes with the powerful minister Yan Song and Cao Zhengchun of the Eastern Depot, holding the court in the palm of her hand. However, Zhu Youji is not her real son. He is the result of a baby swap, a tool Noble Consort Wan used to secure her position. Caught between internal and external threats, Zhu Youji obtains the [Life Restart Simu 2.4kReads8.5Score199Shelves
4. 4 无 With No One to Help Me Reach the Clouds, I Climb to the Peak with the System 无人扶我青云志，我靠系统登巅峰 Fist Power Is Power拳力即是权力Eastern Fantasy335k WordsCompleted [Killing enemies grants experience + decisive and ruthless] An ordinary man suddenly transmigrated into a high-martial fantasy world. The strong prey on the weak, and human life is as worthless as grass? Fortunately, he had a Slaughter Point-Allocation System to rely on. Slay demons and slaughter enemies, proving the Dao through killing! Carve out a path to invincibility! 884Reads8.1Score122Shelves

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   This new book can

5. 5 迷 The Lost Mausoleum 迷陵 Frost on Warm Temples暖鬓霜Historical438k WordsCompleted (Two male leads + ensemble cast + youthful wuxia spirit + duty to family and country) The white-clad young swordsman He Yunchuan and the sharp-witted, scheming young man in green, Wei Yang, live through troubled times. Driven by a deep sense of duty to their country and people, they lead a small squad from the Mi Tribe to conquer the Wei capital and fight the empress. Secrets from the previous dynasty, an empress who colludes with the enemy, an invasion by the Northern Mang... The martial world 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The martial arts portraits will satisfy all your fantasies, with bright clothes, angry horses, and flying stars. This is the world that belongs to the characters in the book, and it is also the world that belongs to you and me. We will see you in the book!!!!!!!!!!

6. 6 武 Undercover in the Martial World, Invincible with Max-Level Divine Arts 武侠卧底，从满级神功开始无敌 I Want to Lie Flat and Be a Salty Fish a想躺平当咸鱼aEastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Li Suifeng transmigrates to a martial arts world and becomes an undercover agent for the Embroidered Uniform Guard inside the Salt Gang. Three years, then another three, then another three. After ten years undercover, he awakens the Max-Level Divine Arts System. As long as he completes a mission, the divine art he receives as a reward is instantly maxed out. What? His very first mission is to kill his superior in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the reward is the Divine Saber Slash? Become the 44.4kReads8.6Score3.8kShelves
7. 7 诸 Myriad Worlds: Starting by Marrying Palace Mistress Yaoyue 诸天：从迎娶邀月宫主开始 Jin Zi Chen金紫辰Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a comprehensive martial arts world, Song Xuan is a sword-wielding god of slaughter who has killed a million people and can send the emperor to his watery grave at any moment. In a vast immortal-hero world, Song Xuan is the Xuantian Dao Ancestor, who teaches the Dao and keeps the rulers of seven destiny-blessed dynasties so thoroughly suppressed they dare not raise their heads. Across the primordial heavens and universes, Song Xuan splits the myriad worlds with one sword. Mythical Daluo in his 122.5kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves
8. 8 锦 The Brocade-Clad Journey 锦衣行 Fu Lan扶兰Anime Fanfiction291k WordsCompleted [Based on the original novel Bai Yi Gong Qing. Wuxia, personal growth and power progression, jianghu rivalries, court intrigue, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Ming Cult. A passionate coming-of-age story set against the shifting tides of the jianghu and imperial court during the Ming Dynasty, where the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Ming Cult, and other factions vie for power, bringing the classic spirit of wuxia to life.] To Meng Jianqing, life is like rowing upstream: stop moving forwar 543Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   I strongly recommend "The Journey of Jinyi"!!! Martial Arts + Growth and Upgrading + Struggle in Jianghu + Chaotang Game + Jinyiwei + Mingjiao, the changing situation of Jianghu and Chaoyang under the background of Ming Dynasty

9. 9 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 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🔍 [Ancient books are covered in dust, Sword Shadow is restarted]📜🗡️ In the deepest part of the ancient library, an ancient book that had been covered in dust for a long time was gently opened. As the pages of the book turn, a forgotten legend of swordsmanship gradually awakens. The shadow of the sword seems to have traveled through time and space, inviting you to a thrilling martial arts journey! 📜

10. 10 从 From the Myriad Worlds to the Eight Views Palace 从诸天走向八景宫 Winter Plum Blossom冬日寒梅Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (This book is somewhat connected to the first book's Narrator System. The protagonist from that story was just a background character here.) Xie Mao is an ordinary employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Unable to get any good assignments, Xie Mao is sent to the Wish Fulfillment Department, a place nobody wants to work. Sent along with him to this remote corner is the Wish Fulfillment System. So far, the stories have featured Hua Wuque, Jin Jiuling, Lin Pingzhi, Lian Chengbi, The Full Moon 6.7kReads6.9Score418Shelves

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    Jianghu and court, not the Holy Mother

11. 11 大 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 A Single Thought of Nothingness一念无Historical846k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 8.5kReads8.2Score517Shelves

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    An imaginary historical text, super high quality, excellent for both listening and reading. The logic is clear, the characters are full, the plot is rich, and the writing is compact. It's a non-conventional and cool article, please appreciate it!

12. 12 要 Who Needs a Hundred Beauties of the Martial World When I Have a Book of Weapons? 要什么江湖百美图，我有兵器谱！ Zhixin Is a Bridge志新是座桥Historical1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a chaotic age, Xiao Chen has a “Weapon Rankings” System but doesn’t know what to do with it. Then war breaks out along the border, as the barbarian cavalry tramples across the land and massacres its people. Watch him carve a path through the world and roam the martial world at ease, leaving behind stories that are sometimes heroic, sometimes wondrous, sometimes carefree, and sometimes deeply moving. 9.6kReads7.9Score468Shelves
13. 13 大 Imperial Bodyguard: From the Start, My Ancestral Blade Technique Was Fully Mastered! 大内侍卫，开局祖传刀法大圆满！ Er Lang二狼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Cheng transmigrates into a world of advanced martial arts and becomes the personal guard of a princess in the imperial palace. Martial arts once flourished in this world. Tens of thousands of years ago, peerless masters would often shatter the void and ascend. But now, martial arts have declined. No one can shatter the void and ascend anymore! Lin Cheng obtains the [Martial Arts Mastery System], which lets him master martial arts instantly using Fate Coins. From the start, he raises his fami 21kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves
14. 14 栖 Chronicles of Qiwucheng 栖梧城传记 Wuyi Recluse武夷散人Eastern Fantasy306k WordsOngoing A classic martial-arts detective tale, historical mystery, youthful passion, with no System or cheats. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the realm had only just been pacified, and every trade was waiting to be rebuilt. The balance of power in the martial world shifted dramatically. The influence of the four great martial families, who controlled the Seven Gangs (power), Eight Associations (wealth), Nine Mountains (letters), and Ten Strongholds (arms), waned noticeably. The world's Fiv 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the martial arts world of the Tang Dynasty, the storm is rising, with one city, two islands, five gates and four families, seven gangs, eight societies, nine mountains and ten villages, each occupying one side. A story about Jiang Hu Xia, group portraits of teenagers, layers of foreshadowing, logical closed loops,

15. 15 末 The Last Generation of Ancient Martial Arts 末代古武 The Sky of Bai Xiaofan白小凡的天空Urban313k WordsCompleted In 2025, after graduating from university, Zhang Yuan was fired by four different companies in the space of a year. Then his grandfather passed away, leaving him utterly disheartened. A secret manual passed down through generations led him to abandon the pen for the sword. In an age when cultivation had declined on Earth, Zhang Yuan hoped to forge a different path: a legendary road in pursuit of the ultimate in traditional Chinese martial arts and the revival of ancient martial arts at their pea 901Reads7.2Score101Shelves

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    33 Pieces 8g

16. 16 欲 Ascend to the Ninth Heaven 欲上云霄九重天 Reading Ink, Listening to the Wind读墨听风Historical2.4M WordsOngoing A coral pendant engraved with a fire phoenix emblem draws Qi Ming, a destitute youth who lives on credit at a teahouse in Tianque City, into a shocking secret plot sweeping across four kingdoms. The moment the iron hooves of the Longxiang Army smash through the door, he still has no idea that the token his parents left him is the “key” that can overturn the world. The grand machinations governing the realm have barged into his life without warning. From a tide of Gu poison in a dungeon to a pack 341Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the imaginary oriental history, there are powerful schemes, palace battles, large-scale wars, and the overall situation of the world. It is completely an epic historical narrative. There are many characters, but each one has a distinct personality. There are almost no facial expressions. The description of the human heart and human nature is also super delicate.

17. 17 叩 The Knocking Blade, the Love-Seeking Sword 叩扉刀，问情剑 Growing Tender Bean Sprouts发嫩豆芽Historical467k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted comedy + ancient martial arts + alternate history + fun historical fiction + a touch of power fantasy] Ever since Xiao Yun obtained a magical space treasure, he has roamed the land righting wrongs, rescuing a few beauties along the way, and doing good deeds. All in all, life has been pretty good. But in times of chaos, a good emperor is still a necessity! Just a story, no tedious fight scenes! —Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    It's a very nice novel, with a well-articulated plot, constant surprises, and vividly drawn characters. The writing style is exquisite and the conception is exquisite, which makes people want to put it down. Five-star recommendation.

18. 18 霜 Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Eastern Fantasy283k WordsCompleted The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc 898Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A particularly wonderful martial arts novel.

19. 19 穿 Transmigrated as an Abandoned Heir, I Awakened a Talent Conquest Book 穿越成弃子，觉醒天赋攻略书 General Serpent大蛇将军Eastern Fantasy213k WordsOngoing [Decisive] [No romance] [Fast-paced] [No frustrating setbacks] [No dragging things out] After transmigrating into a fictional high-martial dynasty, Mu Xiao awakens as a Demon-Slaying Guard and obtains the Talent Guidebook. From then on, she defies fate! No pointless chatter, no frustrating setbacks. She never lets evil go unpunished, and slays demons with a single blade! With the guidebook in hand, she unlocks countless talents at will: the strength to uproot mountains, fiery eyes that see throu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Kill decisively, don't pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger, don't feel aggrieved, don't grind, no CP and no poison

20. 20 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: I’m Wu Dunru 神雕之我是武敦儒 Eraser Destroyer橡皮毁灭者Male-Channel Fanfiction609k WordsCompleted [Slow burn + System + multiple heroines + conquering the realm] What kind of story would unfold if a martial arts fan unexpectedly arrived in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes and became Wu Dunru, a character from the original novel... 1.9kReads8.2Score103Shelves

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