Novels like The Greatest Sword Under Heaven
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- 1 One Sword, One Annihilation, One God of Slaughter 一剑一灭一杀神 I bear an ominous sword case that holds nine swords! Everyone fears that the sword case will devour its owner. Only I know the truth: It is the supreme legacy the gods left for their sole successor before they fell! Is there no limit to the Sword Dao? Then I will cleave the heavens with my sword! Are the gods gone? Then I will rebuild the divine court! From a humble beginning, a young man takes up a three-foot sword and crosses a million worlds littered with corpses. One sword breaks all laws; 102Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 2 My Sword Has a Way 吾剑有道 [Not a brainless power fantasy! No System! Not reborn! No harem! No padding! Both leads and supporting characters are smart!] A thousand years of darkness, dispelled by a single sword. That winter was bitterly cold. A young man in black, carrying a sword on his back, set off on a long journey. From then on, the mysterious martial world gained a mysterious swordsman known as the Immortal Sword Lord. They say he swept away three million demons with a single strike, seeking not immortality, but the 534Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 3 The Sword Immortals Above Are Clad in White 天上剑仙如白衣 [Traditional Fantasy + Slow-Burn + Swordsmanship + Unbeatable + One Female Lead] (Many of the demon attendants early on are actually her avatars. Please stop asking: there is only one female lead!) I have a sword that can level the countless armors in this world, yet makes the world watch three autumns pass! I have another sword that climbs to the heavens, seals the sword, and beheads the dragon. One sword sends frost across fourteen provinces! The great calamity foretold in prophecy is about to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Sword Ancestor 剑祖 The glory of antiquity returns to the mortal world, and ancient legends are sung once more. When the Xuanyuan Sword crosses endless space to find Han Xing, the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor, the journey in search of the Dao begins anew. What kind of glory will a Xuanyuan Sword and a Spirit-Devouring Art create? What storms will an undying soul and an unfinished love unleash? 886Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 5 I Entrust Myself to the World, My Sword Filling the Mountains 我寄人间剑满山 A new white robe enters Lin'an, a young man recites poetry through the covered walkway. He has leapt through the Dragon Gate and struck the flowing waters, and now strides across ten thousand miles of territory at the front lines. He studies at the Moonlit Hall and the Osmanthus Moon Palace, then sets out once more with books and sword, his path stretching far ahead. Tonight, he returns home, smiling as the fragrance of a hundred flowers fills the world. 20Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 6 Wielding the Sword in My Hand 执手中剑 The world has five continents and one island: the imperial city of Northern Continent, the Buddhist temples of Western Continent, the demons of Southern Continent, the many schools and factions of Eastern Continent, the Sword Sect of Central Continent, and the island farther east. A young man leaves the snowy mountains with a sword in hand. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Sword Opens the Immortal Path 剑开仙路 I am mortal, and I am an unparalleled prodigy! All I need is the sword in my hand! Great Unity Golden Immortals, countless gods and Buddhas! If you won’t submit, then fight! The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the Myriad Worlds! All can be settled with a single sword! 35Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 8 Sword That Outshines the Nine Heavens 剑绝九天 [Straightforward and decisive, ruthless, swordsmanship, reincarnation, secretly satisfying, the blurb doesn't do it justice, read the story] Somewhere in the stars... at the border between humans and demons... the Five Great Demon Emperor Venerables stared gravely at the white-robed man before them... because... he was so, so, so strong... Behind the white-robed man... a peerlessly graceful figure sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, her aura rising and falling... Soon, the great battle began. 11.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
- 9 One Sword, Chilling the Nine Provinces 一剑九州寒 The martial world is, by its very nature, a muddled place of noble chivalry and tangled love. The year they first met, the young man made a vow: in this life, I will marry no one but you. That year, dressed in a blue robe and carrying a wooden sword, he left the inn that had once seemed so vast but now looked so small. That year, they made a promise: if I avenge my great wrong, and you make a name for yourself, we will take our swords and roam to the ends of the earth together. An ordinary marke 176Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 10 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. 33Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 11 The Overbearing Emperor 霸道大帝 A genius boy suddenly becomes an idiot overnight, all so he can secretly cultivate an unparalleled technique. Three years later, the fool awakens. He tramples the strongest prodigies underfoot and marries the most beautiful princess! What? You're an all-powerful demon? Get down on your knees! 2.2kReads8.4Score229Shelves
- 12 Nanzhao Yingxue 南诏颖雪 [Fantasy xianxia + high fantasy + sword cultivator] I am Ding Yan. I have a sword! With a single swing, sword energy arcs like a rainbow. Wielding the Divine Purple Radiance Sword, Ding Yan strides across heaven and earth, defying fate and changing his destiny! A sudden flash of insight, a mind as quick as lightning: the martial arts of the future open up endless possibilities for Ding Yan! With life everlasting and death behind him, Ding Yan embarks on the path of cultivation. One sword, one th 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Lord of Ten Thousand Swords 万道剑尊 A thousand years ago, the most dazzling genius on the Tianchen Continent met an untimely end. A thousand years later, he was reborn, only to discover to his astonishment that his death in his previous life had been no accident! With astonishing talent in the sword, terrifying mastery of formations, and perfect alchemy, versatility is the way to rule! No matter how dazzling your talent, you cannot stand against a casual swing of my sword! Wherever my blade points, none can stop it. I will become 1.1kReads8.7Score204Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 One Man, One Book, and One Blue Ox 一人一书一青牛 My name is Li Changqing. I have a book that can teach me supreme techniques, a green ox that can carry me to the highest heavens to pluck the moon, and an iron sword that can slay any enemy who dares attack me... 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Listening to the Waves of the Immortal River 仙河听涛 A small-town boy who was meant to be a substitute for someone else accidentally obtained an immortal's blessing and escaped his certain death. From then on, he stepped into an eerie, unpredictable world of cultivation, a world of immortals, demons, evil spirits, and monsters. With only the flying sword in his hand, the boy made his way through it. Fellow disciples, friends, and enemies, one by one, came to life upon this stage. Would they fall along the way, leaving only sorrow behind, or would 854Reads8.0Score103Shelves
- 17 Hone the Sword, Kill, and Listen to the Wind Rise 磨剑，杀人，听风起 Every life so far has been written in failure. There has been no romance, no farewells in the martial world, and certainly no grand hall filled with three thousand guests drunk on flowers, nor a sword’s frost chilling fourteen provinces. Draw a circle, and you have a martial world. Drop two stones, and a conflict begins. Pour on a ladle of water, and one generation gives way to the next. If he cannot become the greatest under heaven, if he cannot marry the one he loves, then what use is a sword 614Reads7.3Score102Shelves
- 18 The Immortal Dynasty 仙朝 “The sunset over Yingdu is the most beautiful sight in all the world.” “Too bad I’ll never see it again.” Gu Min smiled as he gazed at the morning glow and said softly, “The great edifice has fallen. I have faded into the crowd.” 91Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 19 I Slay the Cold Moon in the Mortal Realm 我在人间斩冷月 Remember this world of spirits. Divine weapons are everywhere, and there are countless arts and spells. But only the divine will of humanity is the most powerful and sharpest weapon in the world. It can silence the gods and cleave the cold moon high in the heavens. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Sword Shatters the Immortal Firmament 剑破仙惊 Three long ages, a history stretching beyond reach, and countless cultivators reduced to dust. Where, then, are the immortals? He possesses peerless medical skills, yet has no choice but to embark on this long and winding road. One man, one needle, one sword: With a sword, he shatters the heavens and shocks the immortals! Following The Way of the Immortals, Yun Duan brings readers another thrilling, fiery tale of immortal cultivation, with a special focus on character development. 38Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 21 I Have a Sword That Can Slay Demons and Cut Down Immortals 我有一剑，可戮魔，可斩仙 I have a sword that can slay demons and cut down immortals. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Azure Swordmaster 青冥剑士 [Begin the path to cultivation from scratch. No transmigration, no contrived melodrama, no overnight success.] The black sword on the wall seemed to hear some kind of summons. Its scabbard trembled slightly, and the sword slid free. In an instant, it was before Ji Chen's chest, standing upright. Its blade was three feet long, blue-white in color. Its edge was finer than the lightest silk, as if it could pierce anything. A drop of blood from his heart floated out of his body and reached the hilt, 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Sword Dao Reaches the Divine 剑道通神 Young Chen Zong happens upon a mysterious sword seal by chance. Setting out from a remote frontier, he wields his sword across the four seas and sweeps through every direction. He battles his way across countless worlds and breaks through the clouds, crushing innumerable prodigies and reigning supreme for generations. He cultivates the sword to attain the Dao, becoming a god with a single strike! 106Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 24 A Young Heart Reaching for the Clouds 少年心事当拏云 As a boy, Li Changsheng accidentally swallowed a water-refined stone and unexpectedly gained the power to refine stones. He heads to Vermilion Bird Gate to study martial arts, and through a series of mishaps becomes the reigning champion. While searching for his missing mother, he foils a plot to resurrect the Demon Lord five hundred years later. This story carries on the chivalry and righteous spirit of traditional wuxia, blending the coming-of-age journey and romance of "Zhu Xian" and "Canghai 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Frost Beneath the Snow 雪中青霜寒 [Multiple storylines laid out in advance] [No System] [Ensemble cast from the martial world and the imperial court] [Wuxia] I have a sword that can slay the Azure Dragon in the imperial capital and reach up to the Ninth Heaven to seize the blue firmament. Li Hanshan, an unparalleled sword genius, flashed across the martial world like a shooting star before disappearing after a battle in the imperial capital. Years later, Yue Lingyun, heir to the Prince of Han's estate, travels the martial world 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I Have a Sword: Reaching the Pinnacle of Swordsmanship with Three Swords 我有一剑：三剑之下问鼎剑道巅峰 A fanfiction of I Have a Sword A fantasy world of swordsmanship, with a sword path that can rival the Three Swords! Set after the events of I Have a Sword The original characters stay true to themselves, and the source material is respected Unofficial fanfiction, for fans to share and discuss 6.4kReads7.7Score471Shelves
- 27 I Am the Sword That Can Slay Immortals 在下剑可斩仙 When common folk rise in anger, a million corpses litter the land and blood flows for a thousand miles. A half-immortal swordsman emerged from Dabe and slaughtered the wicked until the borders of Dabe ran red. His story begins the moment he set out for Changjing with a sword in hand. 1.5kReads8.9Score100Shelves
- 28 One Sword to Annihilate the Void 一剑灭虚 Also known as: One Sword Annihilates the Void [Traditional Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship Prodigy] + [Transmigration] + [No System] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [A Bevy of Beauties] With a three-foot sword in hand, I’ll fight until no one dares oppose me! You waited until death was at your door to repent? Too late! I choose to wipe you all out. Li Xingchen’s soul transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing from the Sword Sect. By a stroke of luck, he brought the supreme tre 502Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 29 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
- 30 A Red-Dust Immortal With a Gourd and a Sword 一葫一剑红尘仙 Traditional fantasy + no System + slow burn + one heroine + swordsmanship + sweet romance + invincible! Chen Anran was born with the Heavenly Yang Severed Meridian, and was fated not to live past sixteen! With only a month left before his end, he met her: the beautiful and kind Mo Ling’er. The lovers shoulder their swords and enter the mortal world! There are demons in the world of mortals, but also immortals! 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Lingfeng Sword Song 凌风剑歌 [Fantasy + wuxia + swordsmanship + mystery + young hero + slow burn] The world of martial arts is vast, yet it has no place for the young. Yang Yizhi, a young man from Mingxi, enters the martial world full of ambition, only to be repeatedly hunted and manipulated by both the righteous and the wicked. The realm is in turmoil, the martial world is treacherous and unpredictable, and both the imperial court and the distant jianghu sink into darkness and chaos. In an unjust age, with broken rules and 15Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 32 Desolate Heaven Sword Emperor 荒天剑帝 [Traditional Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Unrivaled Swordsmanship + Sweep Across the Heavens + Supreme Overlord Physique] The heavens and earth are a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. Young Ye Chen had his Supreme Heavenly Bone ripped out and his Azure Sky Overlord Blood drained. Fortunately, his divine soul awakened, allowing him to be reborn with the Desolate Heaven Sword Bone. He forged the Ancient Desolate Saint Body and swept through the ages, covering the sky with one 189Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 33 Wielding My Sword Billions of Times at the Sword Mound, I Marry Li Hanyi! 剑冢挥剑亿万次，迎娶李寒衣！ [Lighthearted humor + swordsmanship prodigy + one heroine + heroine pursues hero + hard work pays off] Li Jianyi transmigrates into the world of The Blood of Youth, unexpectedly becoming the heir to Sword Heart Mound and awakening the Sword God System. Every swing of his sword makes him stronger! Swing once, and earn a year of hard cultivation! Break through the ninth rank and enter the Vajra Mortal Realm! Swing a hundred times, and earn the returning movement technique, Heavenly Tower Divine St 9kReads8.4Score629Shelves
- 34 Cast Out by My Family, the Immortal-Burying Tower Helps Me Bury the Heavens 被家族抛弃，葬仙塔带我葬灭诸天 [Classic cultivation fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Revenge starts today] + [Multiple heroines] "The Immortal-Burying Pagoda: Nine Heavens Buried, Gods Slaughtered!" "If my family kills me, I'll bury my family! If the heavens oppress me, I'll destroy the heavens!" Ye Qing is hunted by men in black and driven to a deadly region of the Tianyuan Continent. With no other choice, he enters an Immortal-Burying Tomb, where he unexpectedly awakens a forbidden treasure: the Immor 201Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 One Sword to Shatter the Gods 一剑破神 Prequel to One Sword Shatters the Divine: [Ordinary Spiritual Root] Traditional Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Swordsmanship + Multiple Heroines [Traditional Fantasy + No System + Decisive and Ruthless] Ten years as a good-for-nothing, then enlightenment in a single day. From then on, nothing could stop him! A rusty sword conceals a universe within. Born with a sword body, he devours every sword. A mysterious woman, vast in her powers and shrouded in mystery! 28.1kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
- 36 Great Solitary Peak 大孤峰 In court or in the jianghu, every injustice in this world can be settled with a single sword. If one strike isn't enough, then a hundred more, until nothing remains before me. Three million sword immortals fill the heavens, yet even they must bow their heads before me! 1.3kReads6.7Score109Shelves
- 37 Cold-Blooded, Yet Kind: Night Seventeen 冷血，有情，夜十七 (No System) (No harem) (No mindless protagonist) (No tired tropes) (Character growth) (Immortal martial arts) (Cold-blooded) (Compassionate) (Decisive and ruthless) At six, Ye Shiqi's family was struck by disaster. A mysterious organization took him in and trained him. Through one perilous ordeal after another in an environment of brutal competition, he steadily grew into a dark assassin whose name made the whole world tremble. Calm, composed, and brilliant, he moved like a ghost. Though cold-bl 27.4kReads8.3Score3.2kShelves
- 38 Ye Gucheng Challenges Wudi City with His Sword, and I Reach the Celestial Phenomenon Realm in One Step 叶孤城剑叩武帝城，我一步入天象 [Invincible protagonist + wuxia + comprehensive martial arts world + high martial arts + swordsmanship + Sword Snow Stride] After an accident brings Pei Qing to a brand-new world, he initially thinks he's landed in an ordinary wuxia setting. Then he hears that Ye Gucheng has challenged the Martial Emperor City with his sword. Putting the pieces together with his memories, he realizes this new world is a vast crossover martial arts world. Just when Pei Qing thinks he'll spend the rest of his life 5.5kReads8.3Score205Shelves
- 39 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
- 40 Xuanhuan: I'm Invincible, But Not Completely Invincible 玄幻：我无敌，但没完全无敌 “Traditional Fantasy + One Female Lead, No Harem + No System + Invincible” I have a sword named Jingzhe! To carve out peace in a chaotic age and seize the light from the darkness. Note: Some readers might find the beginning a little confusing, but that’s okay. It’ll all make sense later! If you don’t like invincible-style traditional fantasy, read no further! 1.3kReads8.9Score104Shelves
- 41 Immortal Martial Sword Sovereign 仙武剑尊 There was once a sword called Heaven-Shocker. Whoever mastered it could become an unparalleled Sword God and rule over all things. A hundred years ago, the Supreme powerhouse Emperor Haotian broke into the Sword Prison to obtain it, only to be betrayed by the woman he loved. He was reborn. A hundred years later, a spoiled young lord named Ling Yun reopened the gates of the Sword Prison, and became invincible. 6.5kReads8.7Score698Shelves
- 42 The Mortal Spiritual Root 凡灵根 The Sequel to Mortal Spiritual Roots: One Sword to Shatter the Divine [Mortal's Journey] + [No System] + [Transmigration] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Slow Burn] An ordinary mortal, an immortal artifact, and a small tower: see how Yang Fan comes to rule the world. A woman in a plain skirt, blessed with extraordinary talent, destroys the Dao with a single sword! 829Reads8.5Score103Shelves
- 43 The Sword Returns to the Long River 剑归长川 [Swordsmanship + Xianxia + Jianghu + Ensemble Cast + Intelligent Characters] For decades, war has raged without end across the Eastern Domain. Fortunately, General Chu Fanshan has devoted himself to turning the tide, winning ten years of peace for the realm. But the old general is dead, and those with wolfish ambitions still stir up trouble. Now, a young man steps out of a small city in Huangzhou, vowing to defend that peace. My name is Chu Yaochuan. This is my story: I carry out the general’s d 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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 140Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 45 This Sword Immortal Is Too Powerful 这个剑仙太强了 [2021 Invincible Novel] Tens of millions of years ago, he swept across the Nine Heavens with a broken sword. Millions of years ago, he severed the heavenly chasm with a rusted sword. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, he cleaved the vast worlds apart with a wooden sword... Today, he has returned!! The Nine Heavens unite, and the heavenly chasm sinks into the abyss; The countless paths of the vast worlds coexist and thrive together. As he searches for his memories, he discovers traces of himself 1.8kReads8.1Score110Shelves
- 46 With the Sword in My Hand, I Suppress the Enemies of the World 我以手中剑，镇压世间敌 [Swordsmanship] + [Status Panel] + [Almost Invincible] + [Traditional Style] By a twist of fate, Chu Xiao arrived in another world overrun by demons and plagued by chaos. In this perilous world, he carved out an invincible path with the sword in his hand. Everyone marveled at his strength. “How are you so powerful?” Chu Xiao smiled faintly. “I’m this strong simply because I’ve trained hard.” After turning and walking away, he silently added to himself: “Status Panel, give me all the points!” 1.3kReads8.8Score108Shelves
- 47 The Most Accomplished Man in the Mortal World 人间最得意 When the young man once drew his sword, he laughed and said, “Though heaven and earth are vast, I need only one sword. And that single sword stretches ninety thousand li.” 322Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 48 A Nationwide Online Game: I’m the Only One Who Changed Class to a Chinese Sword Immortal 全民网游：只有我转职华夏剑仙 The virtual game Domain of the Gods has merged with reality, and everything in the game, from items to power, has carried over into the real world. Some people chose the mage class and unleashed forbidden spells that laid waste to the heavens and earth. Some chose the priest class and could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. Some chose the mechanic class and controlled star-destroying warships to sweep across the cosmos. This is an age when Western classes reign supreme 3.6kReads9.0Score317Shelves
- 49 The Sword Dynasty 剑朝 The Martial World Continent stretches without end. Four supreme races dwell here. Humanity battles the gods with magic, fights demons hand to hand, and clashes with immortals. Blood dyes the heavens, yet they fear nothing. A reborn young man rises from the endless mountains, carving a path through every obstacle as he climbs step by step to the summit. With nothing but the three-foot sword in his hand, his sharp edge can reac 20kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
- 50 The Primordial Sword God 太古剑神 A legendary Sword God lives another life, obtains the Emperor's Divine Veins, and masters the Emperor's Divine Art. A single sword strike can shatter the heavens, decide life and death, and turn the world upside down. If my sword points to hell, the seas will shift and the world will change! If my sword points to the heavens, who can stand against me! 10.5kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
