The Best Jianghu Novels on Tomato Novel 番茄里最顶尖的江湖小说
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Xu Tingyun's Jianghu Diary 徐停云江湖日记
Xu Tingyun, an abandoned disciple of the Qingcheng Sect, is twenty-eight years old. He crippled his own martial arts and left the mountain. Usually dressed in a blue robe, he carries a book chest and holds a bamboo staff. His eyes are clear, but conceal old wounds. He records the many sides of life in the martial world with his writing, seeking neither fame nor recognition, only clarity of heart. He is known as the “Swordsman Without a Sword.” In the end, he opens a school in the marketplace and
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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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Starting with Transmigrating to The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 从穿越笑傲江湖开始
Good people meet bad ends, villains rise to the top, loyalty and righteousness are trampled, and hypocrites rule the world. Wang Yue transmigrates into this world and binds himself to the Chivalrous Heavenly Dao System. It all begins with rewriting this bone-chilling tragedy... A satisfying power fantasy! No humiliating setbacks! No heartbreaking angst!
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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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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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Snow Falls on the Boughs, Frost Covers Them All 雪落枝头上满霜
Daxueping was destined to be anything but peaceful today. Especially at the turn from late autumn to early winter, as the cold northern wind swept tiny flakes of snow across the withered grassland and toward the Crescent Lake, frozen solid. Three young boys, one chance encounter, one narrow escape from death, and a brotherhood that would last a lifetime.
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Wandering the Martial World 逸行江湖
In the final years of the Nan Zhao dynasty, the court had fallen into disarray, and turmoil stirred beneath the surface. The young Cheng Yi carried the Dust-Forgetting Art and descended the mountain to gain experience. A short jujube-wood sword lay hidden in a coarse-cloth scabbard. He looked like a poor scholar from a humble family, but his martial arts were unfathomable. Passing through Qingxi Town, a remote little town in this chaotic age, he witnessed local thugs throwing their weight arou
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Bai Xiaoshang 白晓殇
A dragon's spirit lies hidden in the abyss for years, then rises to the clouds in a single stroke. The death of Huang Rong, once hailed as the world's most beautiful woman, is merely the beginning. The Northern Dragon royal family, the five surnames and seven clans, and the martial world of the five regions: a storm of blood and violence still lies ahead.
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I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山
[Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro
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The Legend of the Condor Heroes: A Later-Era Chronicle 神雕晚世录
Since the book’s “Dragon-Slaying Arc” became clear, most fans of Xiaolongnü have left, but people still report the story, and some readers question whether the characters are out of character: Xiaolongnü is too skilled, Yelü Qi is too decent, and Yang Guo isn’t wild enough. I’ll explain using the original work: First, Xiaolongnü is no weaker than Yang Guo, and he has no confidence that he can kill her with a single blow, so he needs to lay a trap. The evidence: In the Third Discussion of Mount
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Dusk's Distant Traveler 暮迟遥客
Heroes abound, as numerous as carp crossing a river. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the ten great martial arts sects of the Central Plains were founded. They fought and killed for the Phantom God Scripture, a peerless martial arts manual. But the jianghu isn't all fighting and killing. It also holds sincere friendships, romantic love, and a band of young heroes. Di Xia was an uneducated street punk. By a twist of fate, he became the sworn son of Wang Quyan, a man who had gone mad a
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The Grudges of the Hong and Miao Clans 洪苗恩仇录
Zi Ji had two disciples, Hong Shi and Miao Liang. When they received their master’s martial arts teachings, the two disciples each followed a different path. Hong Shi took the direct approach, while Miao Liang went in the opposite direction. Thus were born two entirely different martial philosophies. This also planted the seeds for the later Hong-Miao rivalry... Amid this conflict, Zhuang Fei, one of the story’s protagonists and a descendant of Hong Shi’s school, endured great hardships and even
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The Seven Swords of Mount Tian 七剑下天山
The male lead, Lin Guangyao, was the sole direct-line disciple taken in during the later years of Liu Qiankun, the Sword Sect and foremost of the Seven Swords of Tianshan. But Liu Qiankun was already advanced in age. After imparting everything he had learned throughout his life to Lin Guangyao, he passed away, having exhausted his strength. The Seven Swords of Tianshan are the Sword Sect, Sword Soul, Sword God, Sword Demon, Sword Immortal, Sword Sage, and Sword Overlord. The Sword Sect is the st
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The Escort: The Three Heroes and Their Swords 镖人：三侠剑
Li Xunhuan, the Little Li Flying Dagger, transmigrates into the body of Sheng Ying, the Kunlun Hero known as the Miracle Healer. A continuation of Three Heroes and Five Gallants: three catties of darts subdue the greenwood, and a single flick of the head pins heaven and earth. One golden saber brings peace to the land: the legend of the foremost hero south of the Seven Ridges and north of the Six. Did you only read half of Three Heroes and Five Gallants before? This time, I’ll take you all the w
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Blood Chronicles of the Setting Sun 残阳血记
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
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The Sword Qi Ballad of Mountains and Rivers 山河剑气歌
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
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Still Abyss Reflecting Heaven’s Light 静渊映天光
Ling Qingyuan insists on marrying Mo Chen, a poor fisherman, and the whole village laughs at her for being a fool. Later, a battered clay pot washes ashore. Mo Chen takes one look at it and casually tosses it into the stove for firewood. “That’s a treasure map.” “Oh.” The two go right back to fishing and mending their nets. The tide comes in and goes out, and nothing happens.
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Tales of the Canal and the Sea 漕海风云录
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
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Book 13 by Shuibu Shangshu 水部尚书第13本书
Wuxia, political intrigue, slow burn, and a test of your wits. Read at your own risk. The Jade Dragon Sword, gleaming like fresh snow, the immortal blade; the Phoenix Dance Hairpin, sweeping across the Milky Way to the azure heavens. Wild grass in the imperial court, the Son of Heaven in the jianghu. Nuwa and Fuxi, joined as one, bring forth Su.
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Between Dawn and Dusk by the Azure Sea 沧海朝暮
Love, go to hell! He once believed that the happiest thing in the world was to hold his lover's hand and see the world together. The young genius Gu Mu made a vow of eternal love with his beloved Su Pixiu atop Wudang Mountain, never knowing it would be their final farewell. An organization of spirits called the Wuxiang Ruins, in the name of their so-called "compassion," took away his lover and companions one by one, crushing even hope itself. As Gu Mu held their cold corpses and swore an unendin
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The Blood Sword of the Martial World 血剑江湖
No transmigration, no cultivation, just a story of the jianghu! The wind rises in the jianghu and dies away there. Amid the mists and illusions, all that remains is a burning desire to uphold justice! The jianghu is the hot-blooded young man, the courage to fear nothing, and the regrets of things that once appeared but could never be held on to. The Demon Sword has returned, and life and death hang in the balance! Ling Yu, a brilliant and refined young gentleman, and Xiao Lishang, the purehe
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Tales from the Jianghu 戏说江湖
When will the strife of the jianghu ever end? The twin cries of the Divine Dragon summon wind and rain. Whose hands will receive this burning passion? When will love and beauty intoxicate the heart? A treasure map sets everyone chasing, while flowers fall with longing and the flowing water shows no feeling. So let us turn to the vault of heaven and ride freely across the land!
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A Pot of Spring Wine in a Little House 小楼一壶春酒
Ruan Shengyi, a young woman from Wuling, unexpectedly acquires the bloodthirsty forbidden sword Tianxiang Blood Tears, left behind in the mortal realm by the demon god Hutian. She then stumbles into a peach-blossom dream, and from that moment on, fate takes hold of her as she embarks on a frenzied quest to exterminate evil.
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Strumming a Sword and Singing Along the Way 弹剑行歌
Half martial arts novel, half story: In the twenty-ninth year of the Wanli reign, a prince who has been living among the common people makes a surprise assault on the imperial palace after years of secret preparation, invoking the precedent of the Jingnan Campaign. A group of heroes from the martial world, led by a former official who resigned from office, rise up to stop him. But all of this is under the control of Zhao Gong, a prince consort, and in the end both sides suffer devastating losses
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Sword Heart of Mountains and Seas 山海剑心
Lonely at the pinnacle of swordsmanship, he chose to make a living as a blacksmith. After several years, a fearless, headstrong young woman finally geared up to seek out the reclusive blacksmith and apprentice herself to him. She had absolutely no idea that she was the only person who had ever thought of doing this, let alone acted on it... But though the young woman was strong-willed and always charged bravely into trouble, she was simply too beautiful. She attracted admirers wherever she went,
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Nobody: A Bamboo Pole Blazes a Trail Through the Martial World 无名之辈：一根竹竿闯江湖
"What's your name?" "Nameless." "You're lying." "Mm." She is the daughter of a marquis, fleeing an arranged marriage and home because she only wants to see the jianghu from the stories she reads. He is a wandering martial artist with a mysterious past, who only wants to walk alone to the ends of the earth. She clings to him and insists on going with him. He refuses, but when she is in danger, he catches a blade in his bare hand. Assassins from the Secret Hall, the Grand Preceptor's spies, and th
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Where Longevity's Star Falls 长生星落
In the 48th year of the Tianshu era, the Great Su Dynasty worships the Goddess. From the emperor to the nobles, everyone is obsessed with her in hopes of attaining immortality, and all sorts of elixirs promising eternal life have become widespread. At this time, Shen Ke is ordered to return to Qiongsang to establish an official school and advance new policies. Appointed as its headmaster, he recruits students from poor families and sets a precedent by opening a school for girls, causing an uproa
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The Flower Thief Who Grinds His Missions All the Way to the Imperial Palace 把任务刷到皇宫的采花大盗
Meng Xiaohua is a young master of martial arts. He's a carefree wanderer, and a chivalrous hero. He never imagined that one accident would turn him into a notorious womanizer and strip him of all his skills. Poisoned with a deadly toxin and hunted by both the righteous and the wicked, he must also complete one bizarre task after another on time. He has no chance to refuse, because if he fails to finish a task before the deadline, he'll face all kinds of eerie punishments. Luckily, each completed
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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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