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- 1 Chaos Art 混沌决 A dying young man, an unlucky great demon who failed his tribulation, and a lover who left him as he lay at death’s door: how did Xiang Qian, a good-for-nothing, survive it all? A legacy cultivation art, the Chaos Formula, changed his life. This heaven-defying inheritance is a spell, a cultivation method, and even comes with a cloud of chaos energy! Once mastered, he’ll slay gods and Buddhas alike! The countless joys and sorrows he shares with his girlfriend forge in him the heart of a hero, bot 1.3kReads7.1Score149Shelves
- 2 Lord of the Nine Heavens Sword 九天剑主 Across the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths, Soulmasters stand in great numbers. The strong stand in the Nine Heavens like brilliant stars, while the weak crawl across the earth like tiny ants. By chance, the young Bai Ye awakens a mysterious Heavenly Soul. He cultivates peerless soul arts, commands souls and swords, charges into the Nine Heavens, and sweeps away the stars. Thus begins his legend... 69Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 3 Sign-In Sword Immortal: I’m Incredibly Powerful 签到剑仙，我超强 [Sign-in + Invincible + Sword Immortal + Taking disciples] Bai Su's soul transmigrates to another world, and from the start he obtains a sign-in System. While his junior brothers work themselves to the bone for resources, Bai Su chooses to sign in. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, sign-in successful. You have obtained the Supreme Mystic Sword Physique.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, sign-in successful. You have obtained the Supreme Mystic Sword Heart.” Bai Su thought he would go on living peac 302Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 A Sword Pointing to Heaven 一剑朝天 Ten years to hone a sword, its frosty edge never tested. Today I show it to you: who has a grievance to settle? 9Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 7 A Sword Through the Mortal World 凡尘一剑 Three thousand years ago, the apocalypse descended. The sages of the Three Teachings vanished, the Martial Saint fell, and the sun and moon lost their light. Lu Chen gripped his sword and gave his body to the Dao. Three thousand years later, a young man emerged from the mountains of the north. Reborn into another life, he cut down with a single sword every immortal above and every ghostly fiend below. 29Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 8 Supreme Sword Emperor 至尊剑帝 Emperor Donglai led countless cultivators in shattering the Nine Heavens and storming into the Sacred Domain. He slew thousands upon thousands of divine beings, but one person's betrayal brought his downfall in a single day. Countless cultivators perished in the Sacred Domain, their souls lost beyond the heavens. With the broken sword piercing through the shattered void, a youth named Jian Chen was born ten thousand years later. His beloved stole his Exquisite Sword Heart, leaving him without a 298Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 9 Martial Talent 天赋武神 On the Shenwu Continent, might makes right, and martial talent determines everything. Martial talent is ranked Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, with nine grades in each rank. Legend says that those with Heaven-grade talent can become Martial Sages and living legends after several hundred years of cultivation! Chu Tian gains the ability to devour the martial talents of all living beings in heaven and earth. Watch as he goes from having no rank at all to devouring talents and skyrocketing in p 1.8kReads7.9Score215Shelves
- 10 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. 21Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 11 Immortal Rise in the Azure Waves 仙起沧澜 Everything is fate, and everything is destiny. No matter how many times the cycle of reincarnation turns, in the end, time will keep correcting the mistakes that were made. What is predetermined cannot be changed... Starting with this life, Meng Fusheng wanted to change the future, but he never imagined that everything he did would ultimately come to nothing. A conspiracy had followed him from beginning to end. Everything he thought and felt was being watched closely... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Returning After Eternity, I Hold the Nine Heavens at Swordpoint 万古归宗，我一剑镇九天 Chu Chenzhou spent three years at the Xuanheng Sword Sect, stuck at the first level of Qi Drawing, before the Discipline Hall publicly expelled him from the sect. People mocked him as a good-for-nothing, laughed that he’d wasted three years eating the sect’s stipend, and said he’d have to crawl back to the countryside for the rest of his life. But no one knew he wasn’t incapable of cultivation. His Eternal Sword Bone had been sealed for three years. On the day he left the sect, the Ancestral Swo 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Guard a Mortal Clan for Ten Thousand Years 我在凡人家族坐镇千万年 [Longevity + Invincibility + Family + No System + Traditional Fantasy] Qin Changsheng was reborn. This was his ten-thousandth rebirth, and this time, he could become the Lord of Reincarnation. In his previous life, he was an Immortal Emperor. This time, he descended into a small clan. The clan was small, but close-knit. He had always wanted to keep a low profile, but troublemakers kept picking fights with him. He kept a low profile, but he wasn't afraid of trouble. They send an older relative af 138Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 Sword Emperor 剑帝 On the Jiuzhou Continent, countless races stand alongside one another, and prodigies abound. Legend has it that cultivators of profound mastery can move mountains, fill seas, and hold the sun and moon in their hands. Thanks to a mysterious sword case, the young Sun Bing spends ten years honing a single sword. From then on, he reveals his brilliance, wielding a three-foot sword as he defeats countless prodigies. —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 16 The Sword Way Slays the Heavens 剑道诛天 When a useless scholar finally sets aside the Four Books and Five Classics, his sword qi stretches thirty thousand miles, and a single flash of steel chills the Nine Provinces. His brush strokes dance like dragons, his sword points to his heart, and amid the flash of blades, old grudges and tangled passions intertwine. I never wished to hurt anyone, but I'll let my joy defy the heavens! 891Reads7.0Score103Shelves
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 The Boundless Way of Heaven 无极天道 Demon Lord: My demonic arts can devour all living things! Han Chuan: My spiritual root can devour entire planes! Dao Ancestor: My Daoist arts can save all living beings in the Three Realms! Han Chuan: I can split heaven and earth and create a new world! Demon Emperor: I can seal the heavens and destroy gods. Nothing is beyond me! Han Chuan: I forge my own spiritual energy, and my Great Dao knows no bounds! Underworld Emperor: I possess an immortal body and can live forever! Han Chuan: My 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Sword Seeks Immortality 剑问仙 I wield a sword that points up to the divine courts of the Ninth Heaven and down into the underworld's deepest reaches. With a single stroke, it can cleave mountains and rivers and split the sun and moon. With my three-foot sword, I shall sweep away the three thousand paths of immortality. If I must be the greatest beneath heaven, then I shall cut down every immortal and demon in the cosmos. With this sword in my hand, I roam freely between heaven and earth. With me in the world, the Sword Dao s 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Sword Immortal Son-in-Law: My Wife Is Strange! 剑仙赘婿，我家娘子有古怪！ (Swordsmanship, invincible lead, one heroine, no melodrama, logical, decisive and ruthless!) A single Taixu Immortal Sword brings Qin Yan to a cultivation world overrun by demons. From the start, he becomes Qin Buyan, the live-in son-in-law in a ghost marriage at the Northern Frontier Marquis's estate of the Great Yu Dynasty! But Qin Buyan soon realizes that something is off about the people in the Northern Frontier Marquis's estate! His elder sister-in-law was born with a bewitching charm. Eve 35Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 22 My Dantian Is a Sword 我的丹田是把剑 [Traditional fantasy + swordsmanship + one female lead + resilience + coldness + heterochromia] In a vast world teeming with countless races, dangers abound, as do innumerable heaven-blessed prodigies. Xiao Chen is stripped of his dantian and expelled from Cangyun Sect, but his misfortune turns out to be a blessing: a mysterious little sword fuses with his dantian, improving his talent and comprehension and granting him the Supreme Sword Body Art. By continuously devouring divine swords and rare 32Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 23 Ice God of a Lifetime 一世冰神 A hundred thousand years ago, a woman named Jiuyou proved the Dao through ice, broke through to sainthood, ascended to the rank of Emperor, and became the first emperor of the human race. A hundred thousand years later, a down-and-out young man encounters a goddess by chance and receives a divine sword, beginning a life that defies the heavens. This sword sets right every injustice under heaven. This sword is worthy of every person in the world who has been wronged. A sword cultivator among mort 581Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 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 876Reads8.0Score103Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 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 636Reads7.3Score102Shelves
- 29 Reversing Sword, Myriad Ways 逆剑万道 A sword spirit, carrying a soul, is reborn on a continent of martial arts. Qin Feiyang bursts onto the scene, wielding a body of gods and demons to sweep his sword across the stars and myriad worlds, carving a path through the Gate of Creation for all living beings, and to see the light of the myriad Paths shine once more... 114Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 30 Peerless Martial God: Storms Rise Again 绝世武神之风云再起 In the age of the Divine Continent, nine firmaments behind him, the peerless genius Lin Feng enters a new world and once again stirs up a storm. How far will he go, standing proud and walking his own path? Let’s wait and see! 4.3kReads8.4Score443Shelves
- 31 Immortal Sword Sovereign 不朽剑尊 On the Nine Heavens Continent, martial souls reign supreme, and the only way to obtain one is through a ceremony to worship the heavens. Yet during the ceremony, young Ye Tian resolutely refused to awaken the powerful martial soul bestowed by heaven. From then on, he was branded a good-for-nothing. But just as Ye Tian despaired, a mysterious stone orb and an immortal Supreme Venerable Art helped him rise against the heavens and awaken an unprecedented Supreme Martial Soul. From then on, he would 5.3kReads8.5Score639Shelves
- 32 The Immortal in the Sword 剑中仙 The demonic sect’s wandering swordsman, Fang Junmei, leaves his hometown, sails across the oceans, enters the immortal sects, crushes his enemies’ skulls, and slays the stars of heaven and earth, fighting his way to the pinnacle of the path to immortality. When he looks back, countless followers stand behind him, while countless demons and evil spirits still await him ahead. Let’s fight again! Bring me my sharp sword and my warhorse! He defies the flow of time and crushes the heavens beneath his 1.9kReads7.9Score190Shelves
- 33 Seeking the Dao 问道 I devoted myself to the sword, then took it up, and with it I will challenge the world: is there a true path? I once thought that after regaining my sight, I would be able to see the world clearly when I opened my eyes. But when I did, I found that the world had become even harder to see. I want to live, to live until the day I can see this world clearly. Or perhaps I will reach the pinnacle of the Dao and play a song of clashing arms that subdues every unruly soul in this world! 46Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 34 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. 6.5kReads8.7Score702Shelves
- 35 Honghuang: I, the Supreme Prison Emperor, Suppress Hongmeng! 洪荒：我，至尊狱皇，镇压鸿蒙！ [Primordial World! Strongest and invincible! Supreme! Fast-paced! Pure wish fulfillment! Shocking! Mastermind! No System!] On the eve of the decisive battle between the Wu and the demons, the demon clan planned to slaughter humanity, harvest their souls, and forge an unrivaled treasure! For a time, every faction schemed against the others, yet none of the countless great powers came to humanity’s aid. Just as humanity fell into despair, the Divine Prison appeared. The Prison Emperor’s decree eme 901Reads7.7Score105Shelves
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 The Supreme Sword Immortal: One Slash Subdues the Ages 无上剑仙，一剑镇万古 I have ancient famous swords, demon swords, devil swords, immortal swords, and divine swords. The Heaven-Slaying Sword, Evil-Banishing Sword, Eight Desolations Sword, Firmament Sword, Demon-Subduing Sword, Demon-Suppressing Sword, Gentleman’s Sword, Blood-Drinking Sword: every one of them is extraordinary. The Two-Yi Yin-Yang Sword Formation, Three-Phase Limitless Sword Formation, Four Symbols Forest of Myriad Images Sword Formation, Five Elements Eight Trigrams Sword Formation, Eight-Direction 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 My Spirit Root Is an Immortal Network 我的灵根是仙网 [Mortal's Journey + Cultivation Story + Spiritual Root Breakthroughs + Magical Treasures, Spirit Talismans, Formations, Spirit Medicines, Demonic Beasts, Ghosts...] Lin Feng's spiritual root is shattered by a powerful expert, but through a twist of fate, he cultivates an Immortal Network within his body! From then on, he can cultivate every type of spiritual power and embark on a completely different path of cultivation! With the help of the Immortal Network, he can hasten growth, capture, devou 387Reads6.6Score100Shelves
- 41 Eternal Supreme 永恒至尊 At the pinnacle of martial arts, one can move mountains and fill seas, seize stars and capture the moon, and turn time and space upside down! At the ultimate realm of swordsmanship, one sword can attain the Dao, reach the divine, and shatter all laws! Li Fuchen, a young man who happened upon a small golden talisman, sees his soul constantly evolve. In a world where geniuses are as plentiful as rain and powerful figures as numerous as clouds, he uses the sword in his hand to climb to the very sum 2.9kReads8.9Score286Shelves
- 42 Divine Martial Sword Sovereign 神武剑尊 On the Tianchen Continent, spiritual and martial power reign supreme. A down-and-out youth awakens the spirit of a broken sword and obtains an unparalleled tome. He opens his martial meridians, seizes fortune, and fuses divine blood, turning the tide of fate at every step. For the peerless beauty he loves, he sweeps across the eight wildernesses and six directions and challenges the world! For a promise made as a man, he slays millions of gods and demons and shakes the highest heavens! With a si 2.4kReads8.4Score199Shelves
- 43 Emperor of Primordial Martial Arts 混元武帝 A God of Slaughter is reborn, surrounded by beauties and carrying the treasures of his past life. He carves out a whole new world through bloodshed. 1.9kReads7.6Score173Shelves
- 44 I, the Demon Emperor's Son, Have Assassinated Him Ten Thousand Times 我，魔帝之子，刺杀魔帝一万次 Across the myriad heavens, abyssal demons slaughter without end, savage and cruel, while the gods of the celestial realm look down upon all worlds from on high. Sword immortals roam the mortal world, where every corner echoes with the ring of blades. Martial warriors are domineering and invincible, battling the heavens and earth alone. The cosmos is vast, teeming with life; the cycles of reincarnation are endless, and karma never ceases. Chen Muye, whose soul has crossed two lifetimes, slowly aw 461Reads9.2Score101Shelves
- 45 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 6.5kReads7.7Score499Shelves
- 46 The Sword God Returns 剑神归来 Sword energy stretches for thirty thousand miles, a single blade shines cold across nineteen provinces! Lin Yi, the peerless Sword God of his era, was betrayed by his closest friend and failed his tribulation. His heaven-defying cultivation vanished, and he unexpectedly returned to Earth, reborn in his youth in the city. In his previous life, he stood at the summit and looked down on all living beings. No one under heaven dared disobey him! In this life, I’ll make up for every regret, kill those 550Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 47 Xuanhuan: I Awaken a Chaotic Sword Body from the Start 玄幻，开局觉醒混沌剑体 Crisis lurks at every turn, so playing it safe is only reasonable [Steady and cautious + invincible + sects + taking disciples + the Myriad Worlds] Xiao Yu transmigrates to the Lingbao Continent and, from the start, activates a fully intelligent cultivation System. He obtains the Chaos Divine Sword that Cleaves Heaven and awakens the Chaos Sword Body, gaining unparalleled talent and comprehension! He quietly devotes himself to cultivation, seeking only eternal life and invincibility beneath the 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Chaos Demon Emperor 混沌妖帝 Is there really nothing beyond the Immortal Realm? Is the Immortal Emperor truly the pinnacle of martial cultivation? Haunted by these questions, Ye Lingtian reaches the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm and chooses to break through. But what happens next makes him realize that some hidden hand seems to be silently manipulating everything... 3.6kReads8.0Score345Shelves
- 49 The Dragon-Headed War King: Lord of the Nine Provinces 军王龙首（九五之尊） A God of Slaughter kills with every move! A Rakshasa commands a city with a single stroke! And he alone holds an entire nation in check! His title: Dragon of the Northern Frontier, God of War! A month ago, his entire family was massacred at his brother’s wedding banquet. Only the newlywed bride was left alive. But he was surrounded by enemies on the battlefield and couldn’t return to save them. In a fit of rage, he slaughtered tens of thousands of bandits and killed five supreme masters! And tod 16.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
- 50 I Touched the Immortal's Crown, and the Empress Turned Yandere! 我抚仙人顶，女帝变病娇！ [Carefree Slacker × Yandere Empress] [Unbeatable Among His Peers, Yet the Big Shots Have Their Eyes on Him!] [Traditional Fantasy] [No Harem, No System, No Clichés, No Mindless Plot] He Yuan’an is the most laid-back outer disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. He’s never going to cultivate, not in this life. He thought he could coast through life until he dropped, but then three Great Emperors suddenly showed up at his door. Terrified, he grabbed his belongings and ran, only to trip over a broken- 12Reads—Score—Shelves
