Save Yue Buqun, Revive Huashan, and Laugh Proudly in the Martial World 拯救老岳，振兴华山，笑傲江湖

1. 101 重 Reborn in 1979: It Begins with a Spirit Spring Space 重生1979从灵泉空间开始 Zhao Yiyi, Who Loves Longgong Fruit喜欢龙功果的赵依依Urban203k WordsOngoing He’s dancing in a bar when he opens his eyes and realizes he’s transmigrated to 1979, a time of material scarcity. Luckily, he has a spiritual spring space and all the memories from his previous life. This time, he definitely won’t live such a pathetic life again! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 102 重 Reborn in 1988: The Road to a Comeback 重生1988之逆袭之路 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban229k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Su Tianci, is an online writer. After finally collecting 30,000 yuan in royalties, he heads to Hong Langman for a massage and some relaxation. But who could have guessed? He inexplicably transmigrates to 1988, when he is 17 years old. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 华 Yue Lingyu, Young Master of Mount Hua 华山少主岳灵瑜 Bananas and Monkeys香蕉与马骝Male-Channel Fanfiction565k WordsCompleted [No System: Traditional Martial Arts] A modern college student accidentally transmigrates into a book and finds his soul in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. He has become Yue Buqun's youngest son, Yue Lingyu, and his own sister, Yue Lingshan, has just kicked him off a cliff, nearly killing him. Once an overlooked young master of Mount Hua, never even mentioned in the original story, he goes from having mediocre martial arts skills to making rapid progress, and from the brink of despair to commanding 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The story follows a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of Yue Buqun's youngest son, without a system, and gradually grows stronger from a weakling. It's a story that's closer to traditional martial arts novels, a subversion of typical tropes without a system.

4. 104 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Cultivating Immortality and Eternal Life with the Ancient Tomb Sect 神雕后传：我在古墓派修仙长生 Walden Mountain瓦尔登山Male-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted No System + no heroine + complete + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers A story filling the gap between The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, with a sensible explanation of how the characters in the two books are related. It reveals the century-long struggle by the descendants of Guo Jing and Yang Guo to plot resistance against the Yuan Dynasty. The protagonist transmigrates as Guo Jing’s grandson. After Xiangyang falls, Yang Guo takes him away, and he joins the 5.2kReads8.4Score26514d adds

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   A unique martial arts world

5. 105 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Linghu Chong Is Reborn, His Sword Qi Soaring to the Heavens 笑傲江湖之令狐冲重生剑气冲霄 Free as a Flying Immortal自在飞天Male-Channel Fanfiction428k WordsOngoing Linghu Chong, master of several legendary martial arts, is struck by lightning and reborn at the age of six. Watch me lead the Huashan Sect to greatness! Zhu Changluo, the transmigrated Emperor of the First Month, meets the reborn Linghu Chong. You rule the jianghu, I'll rule the court. United as brothers, we'll lead the Ming Dynasty to glory! 2.8kReads—Score10414d adds

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   This book makes up for regrets

6. 106 重 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Worry About Finding a Wife? 重生还怕娶不到老婆？ The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban882k WordsCompleted Yu Mingyi was reborn at his grandmother's funeral. He swore that this time he'd make something of his life: earn money early, marry and have children, build a home and a career, and stop running around on blind dates. He'd lead his family and friends to a happy life! 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male protagonist is reborn, makes up for his regrets, gets rich through stock trading, gets married, and has children.

7. 107 从 Roaming the Martial Arts World, Starting with Laughing in the Wind 从笑傲开始纵横武侠世界 Writing Brush Halfway Up the Mountain半山执笔Male-Channel Fanfiction929k WordsCompleted [Myriad Worlds + transmigration + wuxia + System + zombies] After dying from overwork, he became a Jiang Chen zombie, indistinguishable from an ordinary person. He travels through one major wuxia world after another, dominating them all. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer → The Return of the Condor Heroes → Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils → The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty → Ever Night → The Storm Riders → Chinese Paladin 3 → My Date with a Vampire → The Primordial World… Absorb the essence of blood, com 253Reads8.0Score10514d adds

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   Recommended! A fantasy novel combining multiple worlds, time travel, martial arts, a system, and zombies!! The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a zombie named Jiang Chen, constantly traversing various martial arts worlds, including The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, Ever Night, Storm Riders, Chinese Paladin, and My Date with a Vampire. He absorbs blood and collects cultivation techniques, constantly growing stronger and surpassing all others!

8. 108 从 A Passionate Path of the Qin, Beginning at Meizhuang in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 从笑傲梅庄开始的至情琴道 Pu Qing Divine Art朴清神功Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted (A guqin cultivator, high-dimensional world strategy, god-slaying, and god-making. The protagonist is elegant, narcissistic, calculating, and firmly principled.) Pang Baipu transmigrates into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, joins the Plum Manor, and awakens the [Unbeatable Draw Aura]: “Among those of the same realm, no one can defeat me.” When the martial world discovers that this guqin player somehow always survives every bloody battle unscathed, and that every seemingly hopeless situation somehow 42Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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   This book gets better and better as you read on, packed with valuable information. The protagonist is very charismatic, his martial arts skills gradually improve, and both the literary and action scenes are captivating. The logic is rigorous and self-consistent. Most importantly, it incorporates revolutionary ideology, the land revolution, the struggle between old and new forces, and the cost of millions of lives and the extermination of entire clans!

9. 109 我 I, Wang Chongyang, Attain the Dao Across the Myriad Worlds 我，王重阳，证道诸天万界 The Neighbor's Toyata邻居家的toyataMale-Channel Fanfiction658k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the young Wang Chongyang, he finds himself outside the Tomb of the Living Dead from the start, only for Lin Chaoying to shut the door on him? Li Yang says, “I'll make up for the original owner's regrets! To hell with being rigid and stubborn. In this life, this Daoist will cultivate alongside a Dao companion and make our sect flourish!” Thankfully, the Myriad Heavens Mirror activates just in time, reflecting the martial arts of The Storm Riders from the start! Three-Origi 62Reads5.5Score—14d adds

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   Unrivaled in all realms, sweeping across the land, Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, Jade Dynasty

10. 110 从 Becoming a Villain Starting in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 从笑傲江湖开始当反派 He Bufan, Who Loves Roast Goose爱吃烧子鹅的何不凡Male-Channel Fanfiction308k WordsCompleted [Villain] [Multiple Worlds] The Demon Lord of the Heavens tramples across the myriad realms, crushing every tribulation of reincarnation with sheer might! Shen Lian carries the Demon Lord’s fate and travels through countless Origin Realms, exposing the lies of power and greed behind the collapse of each era. With the Origin of Hongmeng, he reforges the laws of Heaven and Earth and ends the cycle of fate, carving out a legendary path to salvation in the vast cosmos, one that belongs to the Villai 8Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Guo'er, Do You Know What You Did Wrong? 神雕：过儿，你可知错？ Teacher Iruka伊鲁卡老师Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted Who says the Divine Condor Hero has to suffer a tragic life of widowhood? Yang Guo is determined to defy fate and rewrite his destiny! On the day he is crowned emperor, Xiaolongnu wears a phoenix coronet and bridal robes, becoming empress of the realm, while his other consort wears splendid silks and casts him sidelong glances. Is it gratitude, conquest, or an entanglement ordained by fate? See how Yang Guo breaks free of his tragic destiny, claims both the empire and its beauties, and establish 2kReads8.4Score12214d adds

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    Beautiful, needs no further explanation.

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