Novels like The Martial Arts Empire
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- 1 Calamity in the Martial World 江湖劫 [True martial arts fiction, no nonsense. No transmigration or rebirth, no cheesy melodrama or shallow wish fulfillment] The martial world is dead, and people are no longer what they used to be! The chivalry that once defined the martial world has long since been swept away. Schemes and conspiracies are now taking center stage in people's hearts. In these turbulent times, everyone is pushing events forward! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The System Set Me Up from the Start, but Led Me Down the Path to Invincibility 开局被系统坑却带我走上了无敌路 System, Martial Arts Chen Wen, the owner of the Peach Blossom Inn in Peach Blossom City, summons Li Hanyi from the start. With a summoning system that rewards punishing evil and promoting good, he becomes invincible. Whether they’re great scholars of the Qian Kingdom or princesses, he won’t show any of them the slightest courtesy. If the prefect’s son dares to provoke him, he’ll send him straight to the Western Paradise. Then one poem takes the world by storm, earning him countless admirers. E 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Sword Master in Blue 青衣剑主 An assassination claims the life of a prince; A flash of purple light sends a Sword God reborn across the cycles of time; A peerless manual unleashes bloodshed throughout the martial world; A young man sweeps across the eight corners of the world with his White Feather Dragon Spear; A Taoist uses the River Luo chessboard to lay plans for the world; Fate brings the three together. They ride side by side through the martial world, singing over wine as they take in its finest sights. (There is a go 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Maple Snow Sword Song 枫雪剑歌 With the first sword, the winds rise; with the second, clouds and sun ascend; with the third, snow falls cold! “Just as you’d expect from the youngest Sword God. You slaughtered the disciples of all three of our sects by yourself. That’s a record worth boasting about!” “Do you still have the strength to strike again!?” “Come and fight!!!” Maple Leaf refused to let himself fall just like this... 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Carrying Wine 载酒 [Martial arts + low fantasy + no transmigration + no System] [The martial world + the imperial court + political intrigue + ensemble cast] In the stories told by the storytellers, the martial world is home to those who stand unrivaled in martial arts, those who can settle any matter under heaven with a single sword, those who are so compassionate they would suffer in place of all living things, those who dominate the nineteen lines of the board and boast that they would spare Heaven a single mov 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Wuxia Crossover: I Became the Greatest Under Heaven by Taking on Female Disciples 综武：我靠收女徒弟成了天下第一 [A world where multiple martial arts settings coexist, including My Own Swordsman, The Storm Riders, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Peerless Twins, The Legendary Siblings, and The Legend of Qin] Su Yu is unexpectedly bound to a cultivation System and finds himself in an era where all kinds of martial arts traditions coexist. Before he knows it, he's become the greatest expert under heaven. What a hea 159Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 7 Kunlun Hero 昆仑侠 Where there are people, there are martial circles; where there are martial circles, there is crime; and where there is crime, there are heroes. Kunlun Knight is an ancient Chinese title praising heroes of peerless martial skill and boundless righteousness. Liu Kunlun got his name because, the year his parents went to Xinjiang to pick cotton, they gave birth to him at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains along the way. 5.2kReads9.1Score58414d adds
- 8 Smoke and Rain in a Flourishing Age 盛世烟雨 The martial world is like a young woman anyone can dress up as they please. The imperial court is no different. The court and the martial world have never been worlds apart. Every story holds an unresolved destiny. Beneath the moonlit skies of the Nine Provinces lie the hopes of ordinary folk and wandering heroes for a peaceful life... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Legends of the Young Hero 天骄侠影录 In the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, the realm is beset by turmoil. Dugu Qi and Dugu Ying are brothers from a small fishing village outside Cangzhou. They have different temperaments and fates. One wants only to live out his days in peace and find a secluded paradise where he can escape the world. The other cannot abide an ordinary life and is determined to rise above his station. One is devoted to love, longing to win one person's heart and grow old together, yet ultimately dies alo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 From Guns to the Dao, Taking on the Entire Martial World 由枪入道，挑翻整个江湖 [Jianghu] [Wuxia] [The Way of the Spear, Reaching the Divine] The jianghu was once in chaos. Then Lin Han entered it, and his twelve-foot spear subdued the entire martial world. [Luo Family Spear → Five Tigers Soul-Severing Spear. Special Effect: Bloodlust] [Overlord Spear → Overlord Mountain-Lifting Spear. Special Effect: Intimidation] [Rainfall Spear Technique → Storm of Pear Blossoms Spear. Special Effect: Counterattack] [Dragon Gallbladder Silver Spear (Imitation): A masterpiece forged with 459Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 11 The Sequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Daughter of the Ming Emperor 倚天屠龙记后传：明帝之女 The Heaven Reliant Sword and Dragon Saber have resurfaced in the martial world, bringing to light a shocking secret. Zhu Yuanzhang has been scheming in secret, intending to eliminate every last remnant of the Ming Cult. An heir to Zhang Wuji, who has lived in seclusion, unexpectedly appears. Could she be a princess of the former dynasty? She wields two legendary weapons, yet knows nothing of the mystery surrounding her origins. The martial world is in turmoil once more, and heroes vie for suprem 78Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 12 Wuxia Crossover: The Azure Dragon Saber 综武：青龙刀 Reborn in a world of martial arts, he bears a mission System and has guarded Qinglong Town for twelve years, his body covered in battle scars. He wanders through the mortal world, seeking the path back to his true self. The road is strewn with desolation and worldly turmoil. With a long saber sweeping through the air, he cleaves apart every enemy in the world! 250Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 13 The Martial World Explodes 武林大爆炸 True kung fu has never feared being passed down. No martial art is inherently superior or inferior; the difference lies in the person. Cui Shanying began training in martial arts as a boy and went undefeated his entire life! He takes on the world, fights in the ring, and faces life and death. His name rings out in the north and spreads across the south. Blood and storm forge the path of a generation’s grandmaster of Xingyi boxing! 2kReads8.4Score15714d adds
- 14 The Kung Fu Palm 功夫掌 Introduction to The Kung Fu Palm: Though the kindhearted Old Master Shi Hechuan was wealthy and generous, he had only one child. He was nearing fifty when he finally had a son, whom he named Jitong. The old couple treasured him like their own lives, and hired several tutors to teach him at home. Though Shi Jitong was only seventeen, he was already a master of poetry, prose, and the arts. He could write a polished piece as soon as he picked up a brush, and speak with eloquence; his reputation for 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Iron Age 铁器时代 A magnificent ironworks, charcoal-burning trains, steam-powered repeating crossbows, submarines running on a mix of steam engines and batteries, alcohol-fueled internal-combustion tanks, a sky full of hot-air-balloon airships, and paratroopers wearing chestnut-colored Wu Song hats. The Qing remnants and the Ming loyalists divide the north and south, and society has reached the stage of primitive capitalist accumulation. In this chaotic era, a life of fearless adventure takes him from slave to gl 2.4kReads9.0Score34514d adds
- 16 Aren’t I a Hero? 我不是大侠吗 Li Zhibai transmigrates into a historical timeline where Cao Cao died at Wancheng and Liu Bei made three attempts to restore the Han dynasty. But that isn't even the strangest part: this is a martial arts world. And in a martial arts world, of course he should become a hero. Unfortunately, fate drops him into a battlefield amid chaos and almost lets him starve to death. Luckily, he is rescued by the Saintess of Langhuan and her party as they flee south, and so begins his journey through the mart 25Reads6.6Score10614d adds
- 17 Wuxia: From Junior Constable to Storyteller 武侠：我从小捕快到说书人 [A storyteller + multiple heroines + Handsome Siblings + Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils + The Legend of the Condor Heroes + Ode to Gallantry + The Bad Kids + The Legend of Qin + Wind and Cloud… and other wuxia worlds] “I offer my life as my calling card, and humbly invite the young master into the jianghu.” “The young master may not be truly invincible, for Pei Lanwei still walks the mortal world.” From the Tong Fu Inn, the storyteller spreads tales of intrigue and upheaval in the Snow World across t 499Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 18 The Great Xia Empire's Greatest Detective: The Legend of Chu Honglou 大夏第一神探：楚红楼传奇 [Master detective + not a wish-fulfillment story + unexpected contrasts + many female leads, including fairies and demonesses + high-martial-arts cultivation] Chu Honglou transmigrates to another world in a borrowed body and gains extraordinary five senses bestowed by Heaven. Starting out as a low-ranking constable, he solves one bizarre case after another and becomes a famous divine detective throughout Great Xia. The beauty rankings are filled with every kind of woman: sultry beauties, peerles 1.8kReads7.4Score14414d adds
- 19 Crime Investigation Notes 罪恶调查笔记 A promising young man fresh out of college, a quirky mixed-race girl, and an old reporter who’s had an adrenalectomy and is just waiting to die. Put them in a Wuling Hongguang, and no evil in this city will remain hidden... 5.7kReads9.0Score74014d adds
- 20 Asura Blade 修罗刀 He was the Asura Blade, ranked first on the Tianya List, but he withdrew from the world for ten years! He was the Beggars' Sect leader, renowned throughout the land, yet burdened by a blood feud! She was the eldest daughter of the greatest sect under heaven, yet could not have the one she loved! She was raised by her adoptive family for ten years, only to fall in love with the one person she should never have loved! Fate brought them together, but destiny played cruel tricks on them. Someone onc 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Greatest Blade in History 千古第一刀 Xiao Li’s flying dagger never misses. A sword comes from the west: Heavenly Maiden of the Flying Immortal. What sparks will fly when the heir to the flying dagger meets a descendant of the Flying Immortal? New to the martial world and carrying a heavy responsibility, he sets out to eradicate evil and defend the righteous. But right and wrong are hard to tell, and one battle makes him famous. Who will brave life and death to follow him, and who will reluctantly let go, suffering night and day? Ho 2.3kReads8.8Score19414d adds
- 22 A Martial Arts Prodigy Transmigrates to a Wuxia World 穿越到武侠世界的练武奇才 [Transmigration + Martial Arts + Jin Yong + Character Growth] Heaven’s Decree is a triple-A masterpiece set in a world of martial arts. Huan Xin accidentally transmigrated into the game world and became a wanderer. Unfortunately, from the start, he had the “Seven Absolute Meridians of Supreme Yin” constitution, forcing him to endure the agony of cold poison every day. Fortunately, he also came with the god-tier talents “Prodigy of the Qilin” and “Iron Bones, Golden Body.” His formidable aptitude 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The White Dragon 白龙 Liu Xiao accidentally discovers a time-space passage to the Fishing City of the Southern Song Dynasty. The locals mistake him for a little white dragon who has taken human form. With his own strength, he helps defend a city and rebuild a nation. Behind him stand Taobao and Pinduoduo, the Yiwu Small Commodities Market, and the endless steel and machinery of the supply market. 152Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 24 The Sword Immortal’s Poetry Lies in Wine 剑仙诗在酒 Li Qingxi stretched and yawned. “Dad, I want to see the martial world, to see all the romance and beauty of life, climb Kunlun Mountain, see the Qiantang River tides, see...” “We’re broke. You’re not going anywhere,” his father said, sounding a little angry. Li Qingxi first offered incense to his mother, then knelt and kowtowed. “Mother, today your son is setting out to roam the martial world on horseback. Please watch over me along the way. I’ll only be gone for a year or so.” A sudden breeze b 861Reads—Score10014d adds
- 25 The Song of the Song Sword: Cold Moon, Chilly Stars 宋剑长歌之冷月寒星 [Supernatural classical wuxia, no System, not xuanhuan, not high martial arts] Ye Xinghan, the Jade Sword scholar, is a man of quiet disposition. While searching for his senior brother, he becomes trapped in a haunted house and barely escapes with his life. Han Peng, a woodcutter in the mountains, accidentally saves an extraordinary martial artist, only to be targeted for murder. He leaves behind an orphaned girl, Han Yu. Entrusted with Han Yu's care at a critical moment, Ye Xinghan is drawn in 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Bloodbath at Jingkang 浴血靖康 In the Xuanhe era, the balance of power shifted. Song and Liao had drawn a border, put an end to hostilities, and maintained friendly relations for over a hundred years. In the lands of the White Mountains and Black Waters lived the Jurchen Wanyan clan, a people of hunters and fishers who had long suffered under the Liao and harbored deep resentment. Wanyan Aguda campaigned east and west, united the tribes, and rose swiftly to challenge the Liao. The balance of power was about to be turned upsid 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Wuxia Crossover: Heroines, Please Spare Me. Kissing Me Won't Make Me Stronger 综武：女侠求放过，吻我真不会变强 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 805Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Heaven-Defying Comprehension: From the Start, I Join the Carefree Sect and Become an Immortal Among Martial Artists 逆天悟性，开局逍遥派，人武我仙 A nobody from the Carefree Sect from the start? No problem, activate heaven-defying comprehension! Ding! You witnessed the owner of the “Wave-Trampling Steps” use the technique. Heaven-defying comprehension activated. You have successfully comprehended the “Wave-Trampling Steps,” which have advanced to Beginner. Ding! You came into physical contact with the owner of the “Northern Darkness Divine Art.” Heaven-defying comprehension activated. You have successfully comprehended the “Northern Darkne 670Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 29 The First Blade to Slay Demons 斩鬼第一刀 Want to see the greatest bone-cleaving blade in the martial world? This book offers you a different kind of martial world, a passionate tale of love and hatred unlike any other, and a strange martial-world story whose echoes will linger for days. 442Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Divination Across the Heavens, Starting with The Return of the Condor Heroes 诸天神算，从神雕开始 [Due to copyright issues, much of this book has been cut, and the content is incomplete. If you come across it, please scroll past and don't waste your time.] Ten taels of silver can settle a thousand matters under heaven, while thirty thousand copper coins can dispel every worry in the world! This is the story of a fortune-teller who travels through the Myriad Worlds, turning tragedies around! It's also the story of Jiang Cheng telling fortunes to earn points and striving to regain his sight! T 73Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 31 The Blade Draws at Peach Blossom Cove 刀出桃花坞 Someone asked him, “You sell information, publish rankings, and stir up trouble across the martial world through your Qiuchu Pavilion. What are you really after?” Wiping the blood from his blade, he replied, “The world shouldn’t be like this. I’m going to change it.” A tavern keeper, a Peach Blossom Blade, and three years to ensnare the entire martial world. The poor have no way forward, so he will carve them one. The great clans cast shadows over everything, so he will punch a hole through t 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Blind Divine Constable’s Martial Arts World 盲眼神捕的江湖武侠世界 [Fantasy martial arts + classic heroic growth + transmigration + a power-scaling System that stays consistent] [This work is complete. The completed tag was left off to make after-sales support and bug fixes easier.] All under heaven is black; I alone speak in white. After passing the White-Eyed Black Fish's trial, Xiao Mai transmigrates to a martial world where might makes right, accompanied by a System that makes him stronger whenever he champions justice. Here, martial artists temper their bo 1.5kReads7.7Score10014d adds
- 33 The Great Evil King of the Demon Cult: One Punch to Subdue the Land 魔教大邪王，我一拳镇神州 Mo Xie arrives in the Zongwu world. He becomes the leader of the Five Poisons Sect and unexpectedly awakens a venomous creature breeding System. Toads, snakes, spiders, scorpions, centipedes… An army of venomous creatures soon spreads across Five Poisons Ridge. Mo Xie absorbs their energy directly, turning it to his own use. He cultivates peerless poison arts and achieves the Body of Ten Thousand Calamities. He becomes the Great Evil King, feared by the entire martial world of Shenzhou. 7Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 34 The Martial World Has Been Peaceful Too Long, So I Came with Twin Blades 武林平静太久，我持双刀而来 (No System, one heroine, not brainless, humorous style) Also known as Double Blades Six years ago, a swordsman appeared out of nowhere and swept through the martial world with a single blade. His final strike cleaved the signboard of Heavenly Sword Manor in two. At just nineteen, he challenged Baili Chengfeng, the manor's master, for the title of the greatest under heaven. No outcome was ever announced, but the swordsman vanished from the martial world soon afterward. The martial world buzzed wi 267Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 35 Sword Dynasty 剑王朝 After wiping out the three great dynasties of Han, Zhao, and Wei in succession, the Great Qin Dynasty entered an age of unprecedented prosperity. Powerful cultivators emerged in endless numbers, and everyone took pride in being Qin. But Ding Ning, an ordinary streetwise boy from Changling, the capital of Qin, had only one thing on his mind: overthrowing the Great Qin Dynasty and killing the Qin Emperor, whose cultivation had reached the unprecedented Eighth Realm. 78Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 36 Wuxia Crossover: My Blade Rules the World 综武：我的刀天下无敌 [Transmigration + martial arts + court politics + mystery + twists + revenge + a touch of the supernatural] Ye Chen transmigrates into a brothel, only to be sentenced to exile. Armed with a mysterious saber technique he brought with him, he embarks on a tumultuous life. He originally intended to take on the imperial court single-handedly, but every step turns out to be part of someone else’s scheme, leading him to commit countless unjust killings. After learning that clues to the decades-old blo 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Killer Is None Other Than the Nameless Wanderer! 杀人者，无名客也！ He is an unknown young Taoist priest from a temple, and the only surviving child of the General Who Guards the North. He descends the mountain to find his family, only to find his parents' bones. He takes up his sword to seek revenge and writes in blood: “The killer was the Nameless Wanderer.” From then on, the authorities hunt him and the martial world pursues him, yet amid blood and fire, he gradually uncovers the mystery of his origins. This is the story of a man who goes from nameless to ren 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Wielding My Sword, I Slay Celestials for a Drink 仗剑，斩天人下酒 (Martial world + imperial court + ensemble cast + schemes) The martial world means flashing blades and clashing steel, the warmth and coldness of human nature, the realm and its beauties, the everyday necessities of life, and, in the end, the injustice found in the space between one’s steps. But did you know there are immortals above, fishing in the mortal world and tampering with the fates of men? Come, come! Watch me, Li Xianyu, cleave an immortal in two with one sword, and give you all someth 465Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 39 The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: The Crimson Blood Sword 陆小凤后传之赤血剑 No mindless antics, no technology! Jianghu heroes and mysterious cases! Following in Gu Long’s footsteps, I continue his legendary tales! That year, in Yueyang City, inside a pleasure house... Li Xiaoyao, the Li Xiaoyao who will one day be famous throughout the land! A Scarlet Blood Sword, and a peerless beauty. From then on, Xiaoyao drifts like smoke, roaming the ends of the earth... The story is divided into four parts: “The Wolong Blood Case,” “The Imperial Palace,” “The Northwest,” and “The 1.1kReads7.0Score11514d adds
- 40 The Tale of the Flower-Shaking Eagle 摇花放鹰传 Synopsis of Wo Longsheng's wuxia novel, The Flower-Swaying Eagle: Su Bailing had no equal in the world, though he longed for one. Arrogant in his youth and fiercely competitive in middle age, he had no confidante worthy of his regard and no enemy who could give him a proper fight. With nowhere to put his abundant talent, he played a trick on the martial world of later generations. He poured his pent-up anguish and pain into building an underground fortress, leaving behind two plans, one righteou 587Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 41 The Record of Cleansing Confucianism 洗儒录 As a torrential rain washed over the plaque bearing the words “Virtue Endures, Fragrance Remains,” the patriarch of a prominent Confucian family cast his son out of the clan. His son became a wandering martial artist and took the name Wang Henian, only to become entangled in one conspiracy after another. When he took over the rebuilding of Mingde Academy, he discovered that the so-called “Martial Venerable's Insights” concealed an evil art capable of twisting human nature. As his investigation p 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Common Man's Comeback 匹夫的逆袭 A veteran cop with a terminal illness makes one last stand. A private detective will stop at nothing for baby formula and mortgage payments. And a mysterious killer who refuses to stay dead is closing in. All three parties are after an older man and a young girl living in a rental on the outskirts of the city. On the evening before a torrential storm, everyone stands at a crossroads of fate. Who is an ally, and who is an enemy? Should they accept their deaths, or turn the tables against all odds 36.3kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
- 43 The Dragon and Phoenix Dual Arts 龙凤双诀 Zhu Yuanzhang claims the throne, the Demon Cult is destroyed, and the rise of the Zhang Clan heralds a world of profit and slaughter. A single manual sparks a bloody massacre. The orphan Chu Feng is taken in by the former leader of the Demon Cult, who teaches him martial arts. As he sets out to discover his origins, he is drawn into the martial world. With a monkey for a companion, a martial arts manual in hand, and love and longing in his heart, can Chu Feng become the overlord of the martial w 3.3kReads8.4Score43914d adds
- 44 The Iron Flute Divine Sword: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说铁笛神剑 Synopsis of The Iron Flute and Divine Sword: It is said that Zhong Gang, an old man from Mount Huang; Zhou Tiansheng, the Cloud-Riding Swordsman; and Ji Feng, the Thousand-Folly Scholar, were known together as the Three Friends of Mount Huang. Their iron flute, divine sword, and folding fan were renowned across the land, their fame eclipsing all the heroes of the realm. Though the three were sworn brothers and close friends, each had mastered a different style of martial arts. They had not learn 512Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 45 Plum Blossom Blood 梅花血 In Gu Long's martial arts novel Plum Blossom Blood, "Ironblood Ink Dragon" Yan Xiaofei visits his sworn elder brother Shang Heng in Plum Blossom Blood, only to discover that all three members of the Shang family have been slaughtered, their blood spilled on the spot. This is the origin of the book's title. Trouble keeps piling up for Yan Xiaofei. Someone impersonates him and dismantles the Jiujiang Branch of the Thirty-Six Yangtze River Halls overnight, leading the gang's leader, Situ Wen, to re 112Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 46 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 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Broken Dragon in the Abyss 残龙在渊 One man can face three thousand armored foes; one hero can secure Yanmenguan. A traditional wuxia novel written in the style of Jin Yong, but not fan fiction. Not a power fantasy, with a very slow start and suspense driving the story. The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils era has passed, and Guo Jing has yet to be born. Another thrilling story unfolds in the martial world. No darling who gets along with everyone, only an ordinary man who grows stronger with every setback. No hero who leaves a trail of b 180Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 49 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 278Reads6.3Score10614d adds
- 50 Dragon and Elephant 龙象 Some playboys drink and carouse night after night, lost in drunken revelry, while generals die on the battlefield, their bones left to wither. Clashing blades and galloping horses, pleasures of the bedchamber: all are but human suffering. The imperial court and the martial world, full of deceit and intrigue, end with bodies buried in yellow earth. Buddhas mighty as dragons and lowly pawns crossing the river, none who set out ever return. 63Reads8.5Score—14d adds
