Novels like One Sword, Chilling the Nine Provinces
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as One Sword, Chilling the Nine Provinces, best match first.
- 101 The Ice and Snow Token 冰雪令 Fulfill the two dreams in every man’s heart: roam the jianghu with sword in hand, and drift off in the arms of a beauty. A traditional style, groundbreaking martial arts, and a whole new jianghu! The young hero Xue Feng wields two forms of internal energy with opposing attributes and carries a Frostfire Sword. Alongside Bei’er, his companion in the jianghu, a white tiger, and a black bear, he roams the world with his sword. Can he live up to everyone’s hopes, set the jianghu to rights, and fulfi 10Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 102 The Crown Prince at His Peak 巅峰皇太子 I transmigrated and became the crown prince, but I'm a useless scoundrel?! No problem! Since I've transmigrated, I'll claim the throne and crush every enemy in my path! The emperor wants to test my poetry and literature, or he'll strip me of my position as crown prince? What a joke! Before I transmigrated, I was a top-tier champion of the world's strongest brains. Poetry and literature are child's play! 11.3kReads8.5Score850Shelves
- 103 The Swordbearer of Changping 长平执剑人 In Yun City, in the eastern third commandery of the Tang Empire, stands Changping Academy, with a legacy spanning more than a thousand years. Countless mighty figures have emerged from its halls. Some took charge of prestigious academies, earning renown across the Tang Empire and the reverence of all. Some won the favor of emperors, receiving noble titles and military commands to guard the borders. Some became famous throughout the nine provinces, cleaved open the Heavenly Gate with their swords 323Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 104 God of the Primordial Sword 太荒剑神 [Traditional Fantasy + Invincible Swordsmanship + No System + Decisive Killing] Su Jian, heir to the Su family, saw his cultivation regress and began practicing the sword anew. One strike, and an entire family can be wiped out! Two strikes, and a sect can be destroyed! Three strikes, and heaven and earth can be shattered! Time? Space? Reincarnation? One sword is all it takes! 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Beauty Like Jade, Sword Like a Rainbow 美人似玉剑如虹 This is the story of a young man accidentally drawn into the martial world, who resolves to wipe out every evil under heaven. In an age of chaos, the youth heads north with his sword, quelling the flames of war across the northern lands. He returns to the martial world, traveling the roads of heroism with a beautiful companion and leaving countless tales behind. There are perilous battles, the distant reaches of the martial world, and the treachery of the imperial court. Waves of turmoil crash o 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 A Wuxia Novel: Sharpening My Sword by Lamplight 武侠小说挑灯磨剑 Introduction to Gu Long’s wuxia novel, Wielding a Sword by Lamplight: The title Wielding a Sword by Lamplight brings to mind a poem by the great lyricist Xin Qiji, and images of warhorses and clashing weapons. After finishing the book, you’re left wanting more. There aren’t many characters, but the male leads, Ma Jiangyuan and Leng Yue, and the heroines, Hong Yao and Tie Shan, are all endearing. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Nine Songs of Everlasting Heaven 天长九歌 A white robe, a jug of wine, and a long sword to bring the Nine Provinces to heel. One heroine, no System, an immortal-hero fantasy set in an alternate history. The hero roams the world with his sword, while the heroine takes up her spear to conquer it. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 A Chronicle of Sword Shadows and Chivalry 剑影侠概录 This story unfolds in the days before the Zhao army surrenders at the Battle of Changping. It is told through two interwoven storylines. The main storyline follows Xia Yunli as he seeks reinforcements to lift the siege of the Zhao army, while the hidden storyline follows Chu Lingjun, who is carrying out his master’s orders to investigate Qin’s underground intelligence network. On his way to Haojing, Chu Lingjun borrows a fast horse in Xinling City, where he happens upon Xia Yunli seeking Wei’s a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Sword, Flower, and Sword 剑与花与剑 You are the flower of a turbulent age, and I am the sword sworn to protect you. A flower can become a sword, but a sword can break, too! One is the illegitimate prince of the Nanye Kingdom, hidden in an enemy nation for years. The other is a general's daughter, whose entire family was slaughtered, leaving her to survive in the world disguised as a eunuch. They meet in Lanling City, and from then on begin a perilous life on the run. “You had so many choices. Why choose me?” “Because I think we ar 1.4kReads8.7Score176Shelves
- 110 The Contest for Supremacy 逐鹿 His sword qi stretches thirty thousand li, and his blade chills fourteen provinces. He is the youngest Sword Sect master in a thousand years, yet he is hunted all the way to the wilderness. At the critical moment, he banishes the sword spirit that would bring him a deadly calamity into the sky. From then on, the sword spirit vanishes without a trace... 1.9kReads8.2Score181Shelves
- 111 Fists Rise in Midsummer, Swords Point to Midwinter 拳起盛夏，剑指寒冬 [Traditional Xianxia + Swordsmanship + Two Heroines + Exceptional Talent] A tiny mountain town, a story as vast as the world. The burden of national and family vengeance, and the secrets of the former dynasty, all fall on Yu Zheng's shoulders. He has practiced boxing since childhood, but he doesn't seem particularly talented. "Uncle Zhang, am I not very good at boxing?" "Actually, you're quite talented. It's just that my standards are too high." But a few years later, the first time he takes up 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Life Is but a Dream, So Let the Young Roam 浮生若梦，且随少年游 [No System + xianxia + ensemble cast of young heroes + dark humor] The hall master of the Worldly Affairs Hall has been feeling rather frustrated lately. Ever since she was chosen as the Guardian of the Realm, she has treated the martial world like her own child, carefully nurturing it for over three hundred years. On the surface, the martial world seems peaceful, but in reality, each generation is worse than the last. This child really can’t handle being spoiled. It’s infuriating! Mu Yu pondere 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 White Robes, Snow Armor 白袍雪甲 For thousands of years, countless legends have unfolded across the Nine Provinces: the Song dynasty’s god of war, who swept across the world and suffered only one defeat in his entire life; the warrior who could take on ten thousand men, stopping a million-strong army with a single sword; the frail scholar who defied heaven itself for the sake of a promise to a friend; and the middle-aged man of letters who cared for all the people and sought peace for the common folk. Beneath Yudu City, a battl 30Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 114 The Sword Saint’s Quiet Life 剑圣的平淡生活 In a remote little town, an ordinary boy is guarded by four Sword Gods. His origins are shrouded in mystery. The world’s most powerful figures hate him to the bone, yet they dare not kill him. The world is fickle, and the tides of fate shift. His quiet life is finally shattered. Where will the world go from here? , 48Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 115 The Sword in the Martial World 剑在江湖 Every time the Seven-Star Sword appears, it stirs up a storm of bloodshed across the martial world. Some say the sword conceals an unparalleled martial arts manual; others say it is tied to a treasure worth more than an entire kingdom. The only thing everyone knows for certain is that every owner of the Seven-Star Sword has died by its blade. He is the Pure Yang Qingxu Sect’s chief disciple, and the senior brother to the entire younger generation of the Pure Yang Sect. Yet he becomes the latest 2.1kReads9.0Score207Shelves
- 116 Xuanhuan: The Peerless Young Master From the Start 玄幻：开局公子世无双 An age that belongs to one man, one man’s brilliance towering over the ages… The young master seemed not to exist, yet also seemed to be everywhere. On Jade Capital Mountain, a group of children laughed and played beneath the bright moon. Suddenly, one child blinked innocently and asked, “Mother, where did Father go? Why hasn’t he come to see us in so long?” “The young master? Isn’t the young master right there, watching you?” The woman pointed up at the bright moon. The child looked curious. “M 318Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 117 One Sword Shakes Heaven and Earth 一剑惊天地 One sword drawn, and heaven and earth tremble! I cultivated only to protect myself, yet the world insists on forcing my hand. If you make an enemy of me, then I will kill every enemy beneath the heavens. In this vast universe, who can withstand a single strike of my sword? 426Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 A Long Youthful Sojourn 长似少年游 My father was an emperor for the ages; my mother was peerless in her time; my uncle brought fame to our name across the desert. I am the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ju. Born to the highest station, I grew up ruling from the imperial palace with little effort. But my uncle died, my mother grew old, my father lost his senses, and petty men drove a wedge between us. I had no choice but to die. What else could I have done? The flames roared, and I hoped to leave this world forever. Who coul 35Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 119 I, Li Chungang, Wield Sword Qi Across Heaven and Earth 我，李淳罡，剑气纵横九天十地 [Invincible + Heavenly Emperor + Female Emperor + System + Past and Present Lives] “I, Li Chungang, can hold back a billion armies with one sword, shatter the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, rule supreme throughout the ages, and defeat all living beings!” Countless eras ago, the age of darkness descended. All life was as insignificant as dust, with no one able to resist, and the world teetered on the brink of disaster. Just then, Li Chungang opened his eyes. He stepped out of the river of time, and —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 120 The Carefree Wanderer 逍遥游人 (This is a wuxia novel, but I can't change the work's tags.) Ye Bufan was sent to Mount Buxiu as a child to learn alchemy. After four years, he completed his studies and set off for the Great Wilderness. He faced one setback after another along the way, but quickly grew stronger. When he arrived in the Great Wilderness, he was captured, suffered every kind of humiliation, and ended up a beggar. Only when Wang Song raised an army did he overthrow the foreign dynasty. Taking the advice of the anci 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Storms Sweep the Martial World 风雨江湖 The first volume of The Stormy Martial World: Storms in the Capital. The second volume: The Liangshan Upheaval. In the early Song Dynasty, a village hunter is caught in an accident and forced to carry someone's remains a thousand miles. This sets him on the path into the martial world. Volume One: Storms in the Capital. By a twist of fate, the hunter Chu Fengyu learns superior martial arts and arrives in the capital in the early Song Dynasty... Volume Two: The Liangshan Upheaval. A hundred yea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Sword Energy Fills the Universe 剑气满乾坤 A young man arrives with a wooden sword and ascends to immortality one step at a time. What does it mean to transcend the mortal world and become a sage? What about the gods and buddhas of the heavens, the ghosts, monsters, and demons? Let this wooden sword show you the rise and fall of the martial world, where life and death are decided in an instant! 16Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 123 With One Fist, I Challenge the World 我有一拳，要与天下问 The apricot grove behind Chengjia Village turns a brilliant gold when bathed in the setting sun. No matter how far he traveled, how many punches he threw, or how many countless sights he saw, Zhou Tian could never forget it. 150Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 124 All the World's Affairs Come Down to the Sword 天下事不过一剑事 (Told through multiple storylines, spanning just over twenty years. Please read with that in mind.) His Majesty taught me benevolence, yet my great kingdom of Nanxia has fallen. This benevolence shall be passed on to Your Highness. And I will bathe the world in blood, building a grand vision upon it. The world sees me as a demon, and the sages see me as a thief. But so what? I will bear the burden of these atrocities alone. 29Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 125 Reborn in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: I Become the Sword God 重生天龙：我，成为剑神 Gu Changfeng, a soul from the 21st century, transmigrates into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, penned by Jin Yong! In Dongjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, Gu Changfeng is a celebrated poet known to every household. In the martial world, he is the White-Clad Sword God who sweeps across the entire wulin. Here, martial arts live on, and the spirit of the martial world still surges through the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils! One soaring song, one sword carrying him to the ends of t 547Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 126 The Eight Books of the Heavenly Dragon: The Unrepentant Dragon-Subduing Palm 天龙八部降龙无悔 Xiao Feng loses his memory, while A Zi undergoes a transformation. In a secret realm, the two discover an ancient prophecy and begin to master a divine art. From snippets of conversation with outsiders who have accidentally entered the realm, they come to sense the passage of time and the changes in the world. The secret realm is exposed by an earthquake or the intrusion of outsiders, forcing the two to leave and return to the human world, only to find that everything has changed beyond recognit 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 EN Immortal Devil Transformation 仙魔变 Sixty years ago, a middle-aged man entered the imperial city of Zhongzhou for the first time, accompanied by a qilin that looked like a mangy dog and a mandarin duck that looked like a duck. That year, the man crossed the main mountain range and the Four Seasons Plains before making his way into Qingluan Academy. Sixty years later, Lin Xi rode in a battered carriage from Deerwood Town, crossing half the Yunqin Empire and heading north toward Qingluan Academy… 68Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 128 The Swordsman’s Shadow, the Sword’s Radiance 侠影剑明 The jianghu is a vast and profound realm. It is more than simple fighting and killing. It is a proving ground for the human heart, a grueling contest between conviction and desire. In the jianghu, glory can crumble in an instant, and empty fame is like a bubble, vanishing with the wind. A true hero does not walk a path strewn with flowers, but holds fast to the scales of justice even in the dark. The jianghu seems free, yet its shackles are real; everyone is penned in by the fences of rules an 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Moonhide: Part Two 隐月行【贰】 [Mystery Solving + Political Intrigue] Five years after they parted, the jianghu is once again in turmoil. The young heroes have outgrown their innocence. What strange adventures await them now? The wheel of fate rolls on, and somehow, it seems that everyone’s destiny was set long ago. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Our Jianghu 我辈江湖 (A world of martial honor, court intrigue, an ensemble cast, swordsmanship, one female lead, no System) The world’s great heroes rise in our time, yet the moment we enter the jianghu, the years rush by. Three thousand sword auras soar to the heavens; a hundred thousand pagodas crumble at a touch. Turning clouds and rain is but a casual act; in court, we make our moves with a laugh and a toast. A thousand autumns of imperial ambition vanish in an instant; all that remains is a lifetime's drunken 289Reads6.3Score106Shelves
- 131 The Chronicles of Beautiful Shadows Amid Mountains, Rivers, Wind, and Moonlight 江山风月丽影录 After transmigrating to the New Han Dynasty, the male protagonist becomes Ye Nangui, the wastrel heir of the Prince of Pingxi’s household. By a twist of fate, he ends up in the imperial palace as the head of the Eastern Depot, where he saves the imperial court and the martial world. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Number One Under Heaven: Indestructible Vajra 天下第一：金刚不坏 Yun Che accidentally transmigrates into the world of The Number One Under Heaven. Fortunately, he meets Gu Santong before he passes his skills on to Cheng Shifei and inherits the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art. See how he stirs up the world. 512Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 133 The Banished Swordmaster 谪剑人 [High Martial Arts, Low Fantasy]+ [The Jianghu and the Imperial Court]+ [No System]+ [Swordsmanship] A peachwood sword, daring to be first in the world; a breath of mystic energy, stirring storms across the jianghu. Years as a spoiled young master in the capital, then years as a wandering rogue in the jianghu. The carefree young heir arrives with a flourish and plunges headfirst into a game of power where the jianghu and imperial court are tightly intertwined... Since the Yuanjia Incident, the b 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Exiled from the Start, I Forge a Hundred Thousand Swords on the Frontier 开局被流放，我在边疆种出十万剑 Xie Kaishan is stripped of his heir's title and exiled to the desolate province, given nothing but a land deed and a stretch of barren earth. The county office demands grain, the people have nothing to eat, and the immortal sects declare that mortals have no chance of attaining the Dao. Yet he can sow lost laws and reap them as crops: a single ear of sword-rice opens a sword aperture, while a field of spirit rice strengthens an entire city's people. Others choose the gifted for their sects; he f 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Chang'an of Swords and Books 书剑长安 Two years ago, Mo Tingyu set off for the northern lands with his blade in hand. Two years later, Su Chang'an marched toward Chang'an with his army. Heaven and earth are vast, and all living beings are but specks of dust. The jianghu is a deep and dangerous place, where every step can wound the heart. Blood stains the scabbard; I slay hordes of demons. As long as I draw breath, I will not fall. With lofty ambition, I challenge the Way of Heaven. The jianghu road is where I roam free. I sing wildl 147Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 136 The Merciless Sword Domain 无情剑域 [Swordsmanship] [No System] [One Female Lead, No Harem] Baptized by the family’s ancestral sword, he awakens a talent for sword cultivation and embarks on the path of cultivation. He thinks he can now soar to greatness and begin showing off. Little does he know that every senior in his family is more terrifying than the last, each possessing power that reaches the heavens. It is said that the Human Emperor once severed the connection between the Great Wilderness and the outside world, protecting 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 A Sword Returns with Spring 春归一剑 If a cry of the phoenix had not stirred the winds along both banks of the Qinhuai River once more, spring would have remained lifeless and dim at Lake Jiyue. That year, the snow from north of Qingzhou finally crossed the Luo River, and the entire continent of Fourteen Provinces fell into a silent, bitter cold. Amid the swirling snow, he picked up his sword, as if taking up the past once more. 199Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 138 The Strategy to Pacify the World 平天策 Northern Wei and Southern Liang flourished, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth across the world was gradually drying up. The age of declining cultivation, known in the records of the cultivators’ world as the end of the Dharma and the exhaustion of spiritual energy, had arrived. Lin Yi was among the first new cultivators of Southern Liang in this era. 58Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 139 Sign-In Across the Heavens in Shrouding the Heavens 遮天签到诸天 Transmigration + System + wish fulfillment + multiple heroines + decisive and ruthless Mount Jade Emperor, shrouded in mist. Ye Yu suddenly opened his eyes. A sharp headache made him gasp. Unfamiliar fragments of memory surged through his mind: a blue planet called Earth, and an ordinary young man who was also named Ye Yu... “Did I... transmigrate?” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Yet the Way Seems Ordinary 却道寻常 [A web-novel master picks up his pen again: a monumental xianxia epic twenty years in the making] He walked out of the Inverted Sky, climbed to the fourteenth floor, and shouldered the whole mortal world. Barely twenty and dressed in blue, he dares to seal the heavens! 194Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 141 Emei 峨眉 He cultivates through wind and snow, seeking the Dao and questioning immortality. A young tavern boy sets out from Shu with the last wishes of an elder. The jianghu and the imperial court, love and hate, joy and sorrow. Behind the path to immortality, a shocking secret about Mount Emei slowly comes to light... 637Reads7.1Score101Shelves
- 142 The Way of the Carp Hero 鲤侠道 [Ancient Martial Arts + Court Politics + One Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Tang Dynasty] Stir up the Purple Star Enclosure! Li Xingyuan travels through a chaotic age with his sword, only to find people everywhere suffering and starving. He gathers talented people from every corner, determined to bring lasting peace to the world. In an era when rites and music have collapsed, regimes change one after another, and the ruling class schemes against itself, how will he survive? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Lone Blade at the Edge of the World 天涯孤刀 A boy who grew up among piles of corpses in the Valley of the Dead embarks on an irreversible path of revenge. Through one bloody battle after another, he transforms, like a lonely wanderer roaming the ends of the earth in search of the one hope that keeps him alive. He says his heart is dead and his blood has gone cold, yet he falls helplessly in love with a woman who can never give him a promise, but will change his life forever… He has few friends, but he is always ready to stand by th 979Reads8.7Score124Shelves
- 144 Sword Heart Clarity from the Start 开局剑心通明 One person ventures alone into the North Sea, their sword’s cold gleam reaching across nineteen continents. Another sits in meditation beneath a Bodhi tree until withered, Buddha’s light shining everywhere as golden lotuses spring from the earth. Some dwell among the clouds from dawn to dusk, riding dragons into the azure sky. Others fly into a rage for the sake of a beauty, wielding their blades to shatter the nine heavens. This is a magnificent age of upheaval. A young man enters the world wit 3.1kReads8.4Score170Shelves
- 145 This Kid Is a Swordsmanship Prodigy, Unmatched in the World! 这小子剑道天骄，举世无双！ [Jianghu and Court] [Ensemble Cast] [High-Octane] A young man straps on his sword, and the moment he steps outside, the jianghu awaits... The jianghu is vast, teeming with heroes and great warriors, with countless tales of romance and adventure. Yet the jianghu is also small. A jug of fine wine and a couple of close friends are enough to capture its essence. The imperial court is immense: the emperor sits in his golden hall, while the officials look down on all beneath them. And yet the court is 3.1kReads7.3Score138Shelves
- 146 Snow Flies Over the Mountain Pass 关山飞雪 [Wuxia + Court Politics + War + Schemes + No System + No Transmigration] “Your destiny is noble beyond words, yet you are fated to live your whole life alone and unsupported.” At court, he is a wise ruler with the power of life and death. He wages war in every direction and brings the barbarians to heel. In the martial world, he gradually rises to become the strongest Martial Emperor. His fame spreads throughout the realm, and heroes bow before him. Can he finally break the curse of fate and fin 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 EN A Pawn's Passage 过河卒 The world is a game of chess, and its people are the pieces. Qi Xuansu is a pawn that has crossed the river: there is no turning back, only pressing forward. 105Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 148 A Carefree Journey Through Heaven and Earth 乾坤逍遥游 The court and the martial world: leaving or staying is hard to decide. With only a three-foot sword, he drifts to a hidden thatched hut. At court, the martial world is merely a chessboard where life and death are manipulated, and heroic warriors are just pawns to be toyed with; Far from the court, the imperial government is merely a sect seeking to dominate the martial world, while princes and ministers are no more than players vying for power and profit. Only with selflessness in your heart and 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 The Strongest Heir: One Thought Topples Imperial Power! 最强世子，一念覆皇权！ A new emperor ascends the throne, but he is foolish and tyrannical. Treacherous ministers seize control of the court, and the nation grows weaker by the day! Foreign enemies watch hungrily from beyond the borders, while corrupt officials harbor wolfish ambitions at home. A century-old dynasty is on the brink of ruin! Who can turn the tide? A strange assassination leads the world to believe that the powerful heir apparent has been killed. Then the arrival of a princess from a fallen kingdom bring 1kReads7.2Score106Shelves
- 150 The World Frozen Over 冰封天下 [Single heroine] [No System] [Lighthearted] [Scheming] My name is Ji Wuqing. Just as my spiritual power is ice, I’m an aloof, handsome man with no feelings. One sword, and frost chills fourteen continents. I’m not only powerful, I kill without mercy. If you believe me... Then I’ve fooled you. Hehe. 208Reads8.7Score—Shelves
