Stories Where the Heroine Uses the Guqin, Pipa, Flute, Fan, Sword, Whip, and Spear 女主用古筝，琵琶，笛子，扇子，剑，鞭子，长枪

1. 1 你 You Say Music Cultivators Are Frail, So How Did Junior Sister Become Invincible?! 你说乐修柔弱，师妹怎么无敌了！ Yue Man月漫Ancient Romance981k WordsOngoing [Genius protagonist, practically invincible] Shen Lingsu had planned to focus on her cultivation at her sect's music peak, but her rival suddenly gave up and sent her to the main peak as a personal disciple. Her fellow disciples took Shen Lingsu on a wild ride through the world of personal disciples. They never expected the “gentle and adorable” junior sister to defeat everyone in the cultivation world and turn the Spirit Realm upside down. At first, her rivals were most afraid of her taking out 23.2kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds

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   The female lead's voice is great, especially the last two books which are super funny and a great way to relieve stress!

2. 2 疯 Are You Kidding Me? While Everyone Else Cultivates, I Play the Suona 疯了吧！人家修仙你吹唢呐 One Stroke Less Than Xiao Er比小二少一横Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted In the Age of Declining Dharma, the motto of the music cultivators is: “Survive!” Suo Nana, senior sister of the music cultivation sect, has a golden suona as her spirit instrument. She has a perpetually expressionless face and a drab appearance, nothing like the pretty music cultivators people imagine. But who can argue with her stellar skills and money-making ability? When her suona plays, gold pours in. She can perform at both weddings and funerals, and she doesn't even have to pay her own tr 54Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 3 师 My Junior Sister Played the Suona All Night, Sending Off Everyone in the Sect 师妹唢呐吹半宿，宗门上下齐送走 Qing Mubai卿慕白Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + romantic rivalry + beloved by all + goofy comedy + sweet romance] While everyone else transmigrates into a book and slaughters their way through it, Lin Xuan is a supporting actress who has to make room in the courtyard for a dog. She grabs her former senior brother's chamber pot and flees in the middle of the night. "My new sect master is handsome and graceful, and every one of my senior brothers is virile with a fine backside." The eldest senior brother is the fourt 2.1kReads8.7Score42614d adds
4. 4 全 The Craziest Man in the Entire Continent, and My Flute Is No Less Deadly 全洲第一疯，我的箫也未尝不利 Grass and Wood One草木甲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Print edition signed] [Divine-grade wood spiritual root + powerful heroine + dual cultivation in array formations and music + subverting expectations + a touch of ensemble cast] “An Avalokitesvara’s face, a voice like colored glass.” That’s how everyone in Qiming Continent describes Wen Xi. Wen Xi died, came back to life, and was about to die again when the System finally piped up in time [System Xiaoming reminds you: complete the world-saving mission and you can bring Mommy back to life, darli 98.8kReads9.5Score14.4k14d adds

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   Then my little hope-jie must be number one!!! The female lead uses a xiao (a type of vertical flute).

5. 5 清 The Cool-Hearted Music Cultivator Swings Her Sword and Silences the Entire Cultivation World 清冷乐修一挥剑，反手沉默修仙界 Shen Zhanxing沈占星Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Romance pairing, one-on-one, happy ending, both physically and emotionally faithful, equally powerful] [Statement: This is 100% original. I started writing it on April 1, 2023! Stop copying my opening and stealing my ideas. Have you no shame?] Cool and aloof, perfunctory junior sister × unpredictable half-demon senior brother A genius musician dies during a concert tour and, after death, transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder second female lead in a Mary Sue cultivation romance. 5.5kReads9.1Score77114d adds

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   Transmigrated into a book, bound to the Fuxing System and a seven-stringed zither. 😘😘😘😘

6. 6 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
7. 7 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—14d adds
8. 8 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 2.5kReads—Score19114d adds
9. 9 执 I Wield My Sword to Protect All Life, Yet the Immortal Sect Forces Me to the Summit 执剑护苍生，仙门却逼我站在巅峰 Xu Chunsi续春肆Fantastical Romance403k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast of prodigies + ancient political intrigue + two powerful, devoted leads + strong heroine with no saintly streak + swordsmanship + ice spirit root + satisfying face-slapping + slow-burn development] (I’m not very good at writing openings, so feel free to skip ahead to Chapter 5.) Xu Huainian, daughter of a general of Zhao. At fourteen, she took up her sword and joined the Heavenly Sword Sect, vowing to protect all living beings through the way of the sword. “As the daughter of a m 249Reads—Score10914d adds

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   This is amazing! The female protagonist is the daughter of a military family, with a heart for the common people. Even if her enemies are stronger than her, she will fight for a chance to survive. Prodigies from all over the country gather because of her. On her path to becoming a sword immortal, she discovers that she is bound by a restriction, caused by a curse cast on her mother. The protagonist then cultivates and unravels the mystery, uncovering the secrets of her past generation, while simultaneously becoming the supreme swordsman. This book is an ensemble piece, a female-centric story, and features many secret realms and cultivation techniques. The best part is how cool the female protagonist looks when fighting monsters. There's also an inner sect competition, where renowned prodigies from all over the country fight fiercely for a place in the inner sect.

10. 10 宗 Beloved by the Sect: Junior Sister’s Swordsmanship Is Beyond Compare 宗门团宠，师妹她剑法超神 Zhuo Jiu灼九Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Coming of age / ensemble cast / everyone’s favorite / face-slapping / feel-good revenge / putting scumbags in their place] After being harmed by her elder sister, Yun Zhi suddenly discovers that she is a doomed supporting character who dies early in a book. But this time, she not only survives, she also breaks free of the plot. The eldest senior sister happens to find her and brings her back to the sect, where she becomes the youngest junior sister of the Tenth Peak. Yun Zhi had only wanted to 8.7kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    "Yun Zhi, would you be willing to become a disciple of my Tenth Peak?" Time passed slowly, and just as Yun Ruowei was about to confirm the girl's opinion, the girl's eyes flickered, and she hurriedly said, "I am willing!"

11. 11 小 The Poor Little One Is Hated by Everyone, but the Villains Help Her Run Wild 小可怜是万人嫌，反派们带她发疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An all-villain pampered heroine + regret and redemption + rebirth + mind-reading + mutual salvation] Yu Xi is a half-demon child who was abandoned. Just before she starves to death, a sect of immortals takes her in. She thinks she has found a home, unaware that everyone in the sect despises the lowly demon race. Her master hates her, her senior brothers don't care for her, and even the sword spirit runs off with someone else. No matter how hard she tries, she remains universally loathed for ove 18.6kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds

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    It really needs to be read; it's quite well written.

12. 12 女 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality: I Only Want to Be a Music Cultivator 女配修仙：我只想做个音修 Seven Parts Moonlight七分明月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Music cultivator + xiao, guqin, flute, konghou + strong heroine + progression fantasy + water and wood spiritual roots] Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… The heroine is the most beautiful. She starts out with a low cultivation level and has to grow step by step. It’s a satisfying power fantasy, but not a mindless one. In the twenty-fifth century, musician Lin Yin transmigrates into a novel titled The Beloved True Heiress Is Also the Cultivatio 5.2kReads8.9Score55714d adds
13. 13 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.2kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
14. 14 惊 Shock! I Actually Became the Sister of the Fake Heroine 惊！我竟然成伪女主的妹妹 Yingxi映希Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: A devoted couple, both with no past relationships; a pocket dimension; adorable spirit beasts; an extremely powerful golden finger; dual wood-and-air spiritual roots.) After falling to her death in a restroom, Yun Nuan is reborn as a baby. Later, she discovers that she’s in a cultivation world. Her older sister is the original heroine of a transmigration-into-a-book story, while Yun Nuan is the cannon-fodder little sister who dies young in her sister’s memories. In the book, her sister is 8.3kReads9.0Score81114d adds

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    On the Locked Continent, Yun Yingyao and Yun Yingnuan were completely stunned by this information. No wonder her sister's name seemed so familiar; it was the serialized novel she had been reading before she died, titled "The First Locked Continent."

15. 15 摆 After Giving Up, I Became the Immortal Sect’s Beloved Prodigy 摆烂后我成了仙门的天才团宠 Luo Langlang洛琅琅Ancient Romance391k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yan Sui worked diligently at cultivation and trained tirelessly with her sword, only to end up accused of always scrambling to be first and chasing fame, despised by the immortal sects. Given another life, Yan Sui decides to slack off. Let someone else cultivate. She’s done competing. But why is spiritual energy fighting its way into her body? She just takes a nap, so why does she wake up having dreamt an entire peerless sword art? She just drinks some water, so why does sh 2.2kReads9.0Score33414d adds

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    Diligent study and hard work, first place—all of this was twisted into competitiveness and a desire to be first in everything because of Bai Qinglian's few tears, turning her into a twisted and vicious woman. Returning to the day of the inner sect selection, Yan Sui finally realized it was Bai Qinglian's birthday, and the entire sect was celebrating. After a month of lazing around in her room, Yan Sui's conscience finally kicked in. Looking at the table laden with her favorite dishes, a slight smile played on her lips. Some people don't know your preferences even after ten years, while others can discover them all in a month. "I don't regret coming back."

16. 16 重 Reborn, the Eldest Senior Sister Gets Rich Beyond Measure 重生后，大师姐她凭亿近人 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted Originally titled Reborn, the Senior Sister Is Worth Billions Su Chanyi never claimed to be a good person, but neither was she a vicious villain. Yet in the end, her entire family was wiped out, and her bones were ground to dust. Reborn, she cultivates both spiritual and demonic arts, masters both swordsmanship and formations, and proves the Dao through the Taiji. Her family is powerful, her status exalted, and her talent defies the heavens. With a phoenix and a Bai Ze at her side, she is the on 6.9kReads9.4Score88814d adds

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    They're all fantasy romance novels, rated 9 points or higher!

17. 17 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
18. 18 大 Three Thousand Great Daos, Playing the Zither to Become an Immortal 大道三千，抚琴为仙 No Wind Without Rain不有风兼雨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + no romance, female-led story + strong heroine + not a saint + level-up progression] After disaster struck Zihuang City, its young lord, Sang Zi, was reborn in the Nine Provinces of the lower realm. From then on, her eyes veiled in white silk and a Zihuang zither in hand, she journeyed across the Nine Provinces, seeking the path to immortality and ascending straight into the clouds. Cultivating the Dao and pursuing immortality: a path that defies heaven. Forget the mort 664Reads7.0Score10014d adds

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    The first book is a traditional cultivation fantasy novel with a strong female lead and no romantic pairing. It's decently written, and the author's style is good. You can check it out if you're bored.

19. 19 琴 The Zither Immortal and Sword Emperor 琴仙剑帝 Chubby Big Star胖大星星Eastern Fantasy871k WordsCompleted One melody breaks the heart. Where in the world can I find a kindred soul? One tune calls for a mate. How can there be no beauty beneath the heavens? The zither, “Silent,” and the sword, “Soundless,” kill without a trace. One person, two souls, unlike any other. The zither can help people, but it can also kill. The sword, meanwhile, serves to ferry souls. On the Tianyan Continent, strength reigns supreme. Noble clans and sects abound across this vast land. In the most desolate reaches of the Eas 1kReads6.8Score10414d adds
20. 20 让 I Told You to Learn the Zither, Not Become an Immortal 让你学个琴，你竟然成了仙 Lord Yanzhao燕赵君Eastern Fantasy549k WordsCompleted [Music-based cultivation system + traditional fantasy + no System + no wild ideas] Chen Ruosheng unexpectedly arrived in the cultivation world and somehow joined the struggling Immortal Music Sect. He played a tune from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and a demonic giant hailed him as a kindred spirit. He played a song called Invincible in Battle, and the gang bosses bowed before him. “Left hand holds the earth, right hand holds the sky; the lines on my palm split into lightning in all directions.” 342Reads7.9Score—14d adds
21. 21 当 When a Cunning Young Lady Meets a Scheming Guard 当狡黠小姐遇上腹黑侍卫 Su Molu苏墨绿Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Historical romance + no transmigration + political intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] A struggle for power among brothers and a subordinate's betrayal leave the hero badly wounded, amnesiac, and stranded in a foreign land. By a twist of fate, the heroine brings him home! After enduring one hardship after another, they fall for each other, only to be forced apart because they live on opposite sides of the border between two countries! When they meet again, the hero can no lon 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1. Time travel to ancient times, first farming, then martial arts world, chaotic times, revenge, plot-driven story, no romantic pairing. 2. No system, no time travel, both characters are virgins, mutual love, no scheming green tea, no abuse of the female lead, slow and steady romance, sweet, court politics.

22. 22 穿 Transmigration: The Road Ahead Is Shrouded in Fog 穿越：前路一片迷茫 Cultivator Who Loves Hot Pot Most最爱吃火锅的修真者Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + System + Ancient Setting + Wuxia + Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven] Modern-day Lin Yundan is saved by the System Xiaoyu after a car accident, but something goes wrong when she transmigrates to ancient times. The System Xiaoyu uses up all its power saving her, and in the end gives her an incomplete copy of the Exquisite Divine Art. After Yundan wakes up, Yue discovers her practicing martial arts. Yundan then teaches the skills she has learned to all the children in the 27Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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