Looking for a Wuxia Novel with the Feel of Martial Arts Fiction from the 1970s and 1980s 求一本有着七八十年代武侠小说味道的武侠小说
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The Heart Sutra of Buzhou 不周心经
The fires of war blaze across a turbulent age. The jianghu and the imperial court should be two separate worlds, but a volume of the Scripture of Buzhou entangles them in an unending struggle. Ding Yunyi was once a martial artist adrift in the jianghu. By a twist of fate, he entered the treacherous court of the Great Liang dynasty, serving as chief of the Mighty Guard Bureau and moving between the emperor's schemes and the jianghu's feuds. Zhuang Huiyu harbors grand ambitions and stirs up troubl
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- 2 Golden Sky Sword 金霄剑 When I was a student, I was very fond of Jin Yong: the wondrous martial arts, lifelike characters, and Chinese history in his novels. This wuxia novel was originally set in a real dynasty, but then I realized there was a problem: many controversial events and figures from history can become sensitive topics if they aren’t handled carefully. What’s more, the actions of historical figures may have fit the social values of their era, and they may once have been heroes, but that doesn’t mean they al 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Fragrance on the Azure Sea 碧海闻香 This is the second installment of The Longevity Formula. The story takes place in a dynasty that came after the era of the Golden Sky Sword. The protagonist is no youthful hero, and, as ever, the story blends court politics with the martial world. The martial arts have reached a higher level, and the relationship between the court and the jianghu is even more complicated. 115Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Sequel to Three Gates Street 三门街前后传
The Three Gate Street: Before and After, also known as The Complete Tale of the Eight Swords, Seven Heroes, and Sixteen Noble Men, is a long Qing dynasty chivalric novel by an anonymous author. The book has thirty-three chapters and around 280,000 characters. Set during the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, it tells of the eunuch Liu Jin and the corrupt minister Shi Hongji, who seize power, wreak havoc in government, and persecute loyal officials. The story follows heroes and heroines such as Hon
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- 5 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 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
- 6 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 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
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The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2
Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus
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The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天前传之君襄风云录
A chance encounter atop Mount Hua sparks a century-long entanglement in the martial world! The Heaven Reliant Sword in Guo Xiang's jade hands, and the first stirrings of Taiji in Zhang Junbao's heart. When yearning devotion meets the tender feelings of youth, what sparks will fly amid national hatred and family feuds? The Legend of Junxiang: The Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, also known as The Legend of Junxiang: The Sequel to The Return of the Condor Heroes, fills in the most unf
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Drunken Dreams of Jianghu: The Sun and Moon's Journey 醉梦江湖之日月行
A wedding banquet turns into a massacre that wipes out an entire household. His brothers are killed, and his beloved goes missing. Bearing a blood feud, the young man enters the martial world to hunt down the killer, only to stumble into the secret conspiracy of two great powers. Caught between the court and the martial world, he is drawn into one scheme after another. The truth behind the old massacre reveals the conflict between rival powers. Conspiracies and traps follow one after another, wh
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- 10 Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber: Zhang Wuji, the Adoptive Father, Crushes Duan Ziyu 倚天屠龙：义父张无忌狂虐段子羽 From the start, he became Zhang Wuji's disciple. In the Kunlun Mountains, he met Duan Ziyu's first wife, Zhang Yuzhen, and got her pregnant in one encounter, making martial arts alliance leader Duan Ziyu a father. The Ming Cult returned, leaving Duan Ziyu's Six Meridian Divine Sword and Dugu Nine Swords with no chance to shine. To defeat Zhang Wuji, Duan Ziyu had to endure his wife's repeated betrayals and one defeat after another. He castrated himself with his own blade and created the Sunflowe 4.4kReads8.0Score40114d adds
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Chronicles of Heroes and Chivalrous Shadows 群英侠影录
A traditional wuxia novel steeped in history. It is a story of love and vengeance for family and country, of chivalrous heroes and young gallants in fine clothes riding spirited steeds. The novel creates a vast jianghu and an expansive world of martial arts. Its breadth of martial arts, number of schools, and cast of characters are among its defining features. Inspired by the narrative methods and writing styles of Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong, every word has been independently conceived and writt
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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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Legend of Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山传奇
A severely underrated work of literature, an epic masterpiece full of vivid emotion. Martial arts + history + romance + leveling up through monster-slaying + a regretful pursuit of a wife + tangled grievances + emotional turmoil. A good-for-nothing male lead and an impulsive female lead meet because of a misunderstanding and are forced to wander the martial world together. They study under the same master and each finds their own opportunities to learn martial arts. Their differing ideals lead t
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- 14 Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山 A weather-beaten young man gradually finds his way through confusion, survives against all odds in a world plunged into chaos, and steadily gets everything he wished for. But he loses things far more precious, such as family, friendship, and love. If only time could turn back. 1.4kReads6.6Score10814d adds
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The Legend of the Descendants After Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部之后人传
The martial world is once again swept up in turmoil. Murong Chou, a descendant of the Gusu Murong family, harbors the ambition of restoring the Yan kingdom. He takes You Xiaozhi, who survived certain death, as his master and learns sinister, secret techniques. Wielding the merciless and chilling Guanghan Swordsmanship, he wreaks havoc throughout the martial world. Duan He, the fourth son of Duan Yu of Dali, inherits the Six-Finger Sword and unexpectedly learns the Damo Sword Technique as well. W
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- 16 The Eighteen Handsome Men of Renxiao 人魈十八俊 The hidden kingdom of Lanzhu, concealed for a thousand years, fell into nationwide panic as its people grew weaker and the future of the nation seemed to have no heirs. The queen was especially worried that the peerless martial art known as the “Eighteen Ancient Palace Forms” would be lost. She therefore issued an edict allowing men and women across the country to freely choose their partners and increase the population. At the same time, she secretly ordered eighteen handsome foreign martial ar 130Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Young Swordsman Sweeps Across the Raging Rivers and Lakes 少年仗剑，横扫江湖万重浪
The young Han Xiaohan is ordered to escort a mysterious brocade box containing the peerless martial arts secrets of the jianghu on a thousand-mile journey to deliver it to Aunt Gu Yue. But after overcoming every obstacle and completing his mission, he returns to the Tomb of the Martial King, only to witness his father’s gruesome death inside, with blood staining the tomb passage! Burdened by a family feud and a blood debt, the young man is left with nowhere to turn. By chance, he encounters a r
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- 18 I’m Just a Woodcutter 我就是个劈柴的 Three hundred years ago, Chen Qingyun transmigrated by accident and became a menial disciple at the Qingxuan Sect, splitting wood for a living. He awakened the Survival System: chop 3,999 logs a day to earn System rewards, including points and extra years of life. His goal is to keep a low profile for five hundred years and unlock the Immortal Saint Physique. But the icy beauty who leads the sect insists he become her personal attendant, while holy maidens from various sects go from bullying him 359Reads—Score3214d adds
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Chivalry? What a Load of Crap! 侠义？狗屁！
Ten years ago, my master told me I was ready to leave the sect. I asked him, “Does the Ruyi Sect have any rules? Things like upholding justice, punishing the wicked, and helping the weak?” My master burst out laughing and patted me on the shoulder. “Right and wrong, good and evil, are all as I see fit! In this martial world, if you want to be a hero, then go be one: avenge wrongs, help those in danger. If you want to be a villain, then go be one: kill and burn, do as you please. Even if you want
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Secrets of the Martial World: The Mystery of Daoist Randeng 武林秘录：燃灯道人之谜
What exciting story might unfold if characters from different Jin Yong novels, such as Zhang Wuji, Zhao Min, and Qiao Feng, all gathered in the same martial world? This novel is set in an alternate era, and some details differ from the originals. For instance, Qiao Feng, leader of the Beggars' Sect, is Hong Qigong's disciple, while Guo Jing is his senior fellow disciple and Huang Rong his senior fellow disciple as well. (Note: In the serialized edition, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms were cr
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Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！
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
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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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The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快
“One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching
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Wanderer of the Jianghu 浪人江湖丨
No System, no rebirth, no transmigration: A terrible plague swept through my village and claimed every life, leaving me as the sole survivor by sheer luck. After the disaster, I went to a nearby town and begged for a living... until one day, a swordsman appeared and led me into the martial world, a place I had never expected to enter after resigning myself to a lifetime as a beggar.
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Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风
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
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The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天
Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea!
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The Imprisoned King 囚王
Who am I? I woke up in a prince's manor after a seven-day dream. I had forgotten who I was, where I came from, and where I was going. It seemed I had once been plotting something, but before I could investigate, an assassination attempt sent me stumbling into the martial world. Thus began the weaving of a conspiracy spanning both court and martial world.
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Longevity: Starting as an Unorthodox Tianlong 长生：从另类天龙开始
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
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Across the Mountains 横断山
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- 30 Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀 The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill! 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds
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The Sequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Ruling the World 倚天后传：纵横天下
A mysterious force that destroyed the Lingjiu Palace and the Nangong family hundreds of years ago has once again brought calamity to the jianghu. Watch Zhang Wuji defeat them and reign supreme beneath the heavens! Who were the Mongol masters who killed Guo Jing and Huang Rong? Who infiltrated the prince’s mansion and assassinated Prince Ruyang? What is the story behind the peerless master who lived for 216 years? Who stole the manuals for the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon-Subduing and the Dog-Bea
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- 32 The Yongchang Map: The Mysterious Fiend Order 永昌图之玄煞令 During the Northern Wei era, in Youzhou, the Minghe Mountain Manor held a pivotal place in the martial world. Because of a map that supposedly belonged to its escort agency, the Changhe Map, the manor was doomed to destruction. The entire manor was wiped out overnight, with only its young son, Leng Hanyun, escaping the massacre by chance. The child became an apprentice and trained hard in martial arts. Ten years later, armed with a Black Fiend Token, he caused an uproar throughout the martial wo 514Reads—Score10314d adds
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The Demon of Blade and Sword 刀剑魔
In a turbulent martial world, the schemes of powerful ministers, the machinations of sinister cults, romantic entanglements, and choices between family and country all intertwine. Some pursue their obsession with martial arts manuals through every peril, some are trapped in a web of plots by blood feuds, and some struggle to survive amid political intrigue. The power struggle between Tang and Tibet and the tangled fates of those involved unfold together. There are no fixed lines between right an
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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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- 35 The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神 That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De 464Reads8.1Score19114d adds
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Liu Ling Turns No Guest Away 刘伶不留客
No transmigration. This is the story of a young man in the final years of the Eastern Jin dynasty. His entire family is massacred. His father dies after laying a plan in motion, leaving behind a fragment of a map. The young man begins by investigating an old case involving the Zhenbei Army, founded by his father, bent on revenge. Then Former Qin invades, and Xie An prepares to take the field. Should he investigate the old case, or save the world? After the war, a powerful minister usurps the thr
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From Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils to The Legend of the Condor Heroes: A Century of Heroes 天龙到射雕：百年英雄志
After Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils comes to an end, what new stories will unfold among the characters, martial arts, and legends left behind in the jianghu? What new twists of fate await Shen Yikui, a heaven-blessed prodigy? Read Tomato's latest martial arts masterpiece, the pinnacle of the genre.
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Transmigration: The Road Ahead Is Shrouded in Fog 穿越：前路一片迷茫
[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
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