Novels like The Martial World Pawnshop
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Martial World Pawnshop, best match first.
- 1 Asking the Sword: The Gods of the Nine Heavens Fall 问剑九天诸神坠落 [No System + Three Kingdoms + Investiture of the Gods + Journey to the West] Cheng Feng transmigrates, and blood spills at the Peach Banquet as the Golden Cudgel pierces the Thirty-Three Heavens. When he opens his eyes again, it is the fifth year of Jian'an. The moon hangs over the walls of Xiapi. Lady Du's robe hangs half open, while Diao Chan gazes at him with tender affection. The flames of war consume the mortal world. The mistress of the Moon Palace drifts in on flowing sleeves and hands 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Exorcise the Demons! 除魔！ My name is Qin Ming. I comprehended the Sword Intent at fifteen and became the greatest genius in Tongdu Prefecture, Jiangnan Province. During the three years I spent traveling, I unexpectedly found the demon race's supreme treasure, the Soul-Warming Lotus, at Juyong Pass... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Long Song for a Broken Sword 折剑长歌 The jianghu is a great dream you long to wake from, yet never can, trapped within it, sinking and crawling. It is also a poem, with every person a character in its verses. A thousand words and ten thousand voices come together to tell a single story. 256Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 4 The Way Is Long and Fraught with Obstacles 道阻且恒长 In the Age of Gods and Demons, humanity declined. Countless mighty figures of extraordinary ability led mankind, step by step, toward a resurgence. Later, the Celestial Gods grew wary of humanity and banished them to the mortal realm. Humanity fractured from within and fought the demon race for years. Three hundred years ago, Emperor Zhaolie united humanity, founding the Great Qi to stand against the Ten Demon Kingdoms. This is the worst of times: an empress dowager holds the court in her gri —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Sword of the Dark Night 黑夜剑 Have you ever wondered if a world where the light never fades is tied to a vast conspiracy? Have you ever imagined the scene of the gods people believe in descending into the mortal world? When you set out to uncover the secrets of the God of Light and learn the truth, what will you do? Just when I thought I had found the truth, I realized I was drifting farther and farther from it. When the real truth finally appeared before me, I realized how ridiculous it all was! In the eyes of the gods, hum —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Art of Chengwan 承晚诀 This can be read as fan fiction for "The Island of Siliang". The whole story came from my own imagination after watching "The Island of Siliang". It lets me fulfill both my dream of being a fan and my dream of being a writer! The male lead is inspired by Jing Xuan, and the female lead by Tu Li. The second male lead is inspired by Xiao Ji, and the second female lead by Ling Xi. The story follows an ensemble cast. There are no absolute villains. The leads join forces to roam the martial world an 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 In Search of the Sword: I Am Second Under Heaven 寻剑记：我是天下第二 [Invincible plot-driven story + sword cultivator + multiple heroines + high-octane action + passionate jianghu + ruthless killing in the later arcs] With a sword, I’m invincible. Without one, I’m a nobody. I’ll take every famous sword in the world. My master is number one, and I’m number two under heaven. With sword in hand, I roam the jianghu. The righteous and the wicked alike had better stand at attention! Bandits in my way? Wipe them out! A demon in my way? Wipe it out! A corrupt official in —Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 8 The Coward’s Path to Immortality 怂瓜修仙传 Xuanhuan, feel-good adventure, unlimited spirit stones, world-defying spiritual treasures, and shortened cultivation times for spirit plants. Starting with a Core Formation cultivation base, he acquires a mysterious spiritual treasure of heaven and earth, then begins cultivating all over again. —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 9 Shadow Demon Hunter 暗影猎魔 [Decisive, triumphant comeback, revenge] Ye Qiubai, the legitimate son of the Ye family, loses his cultivation after being ambushed and suffers abuse at the hands of his own family. By chance, Ye Qiubai meets the mysterious Elder Yan and learns that immense potential lies within him. Determined to restore his cultivation and wash away his humiliation, Ye Qiubai accepts Elder Yan's legacy and embarks on a cultivation path full of thorns and challenges. Along the way, he must face oppression from 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Xuanhuan: From Down-and-Out Jianghu Wanderer to Traveling Escort 玄幻：从落魄江湖，走马镖客开始 [No System + Passionate + Smart Protagonist + No Harem + The Author Has Already Written a Million Words, So You Can Trust Them] Li Changshou accidentally transmigrates to an unfamiliar world. In a small border town, he struggles to make a living. Born into troubled times, his greatest dream is to save enough money to open an escort agency and enjoy a cozy life with his wife and children. But then, while escorting a shipment, he encounters a mysterious, powerful woman, followed by a down-and-out 76Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 11 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
- 12 The Legend of Zhuoyun's Great Wilderness 灼云大荒传 [No transmigration + no wish fulfillment + slow burn + pure wuxia + schemes and counter-schemes + throwing oneself into the game] The moment he was born, an old Taoist passed down everything he had learned to him. By the age of three, he was already the “Person of the Year” at Zhuoyun Pass. At seven, his master gave him a lock and told him to go play around with it, using it to take down the old villains of the martial world? “But Master, I’ve already played away my family’s home. Won’t people c 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Trading Across the Myriad Worlds: Saving Sima Yi from the Start 诸天万界交易，开局拯救司马懿 [the Myriad Worlds] [System Trading] [Farming] On the eve of registering his marriage to his girlfriend, down-on-his-luck young man Qi Tongwei catches her making out with someone else in a car. His long-held dream shatters. In despair, he jumps into the river. He survives and is rescued, and the misfortune turns into a blessing when he activates the Myriad Worlds Trading System. From then on, he takes control of his own destiny! “My life is over!” Sima Yi cries to the heavens, trapped by a fire 307Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 14 The Seven-Colored Chaos Pearl 七彩混沌珠 Taking a beating toughens my body. Fighting enemies lets me steal their martial skills, and battle makes me level up. With a blade in hand, I carve out a path to greatness, fighting my way to the peak, undefeated. I have no powerful backer. I am my own greatest backer. 2.4kReads—Score224Shelves
- 15 The Floating Chronicles 浮沧录 To the north lies Great Wei, and to the south, Qi and Liang. Western Xia and the eastern passes stretch far and wide, while the southern seas and northern plains sprawl across the land. Within the four seas, all is the martial world. It is only because the young prince, afflicted with a fatal congenital illness, heads north in search of immortality. And so, the martial world is thrown into turmoil. 17Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 16 Blade Dance 刃舞 Wild Traveler Hall was the most inconspicuous little sect in the martial world. Escorting goods, collecting debts, running errands: they did it all. Cheng Feng was the newly appointed Third Hall Master of Wild Traveler Hall. Yet every task this little sect assigned him brought danger ever closer, keeping him on edge at every turn. Behind every flash of cold steel lay a carefully woven web of power. Who could have known back then that this man would one day change the fate of the entire Jiang Kin 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Where the Tides Settle 浮沉止 [Just one rule: this is unlike any other story.] [An ensemble tale of the martial world. The pace is very slow, and the setup takes a long time. Not everyone has to understand this world.] “May I ask, senior, what is the martial world?” The white-haired old man straightened up, sipped his cup of green tea, and replied with a smile: “The martial world? There’s one where you are, one where I am, one in the bustling streets, one on immortal mountains, one beneath a withered grave, and one in a swad 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Embracing the Moon, Stirring the Pure Breeze 揽月撼清风 Traditional xianxia, no System, one female lead, written in a dreamlike stream-of-consciousness style. After the Xuanyuan Sword seals the Rift in the Sky, an even greater threat to the mortal world returns with the Red-Eyed Demon Star. The newly chosen Emperor of Earth is a mediocrity. Humans, demons, and immortals are bound by a pact, while secretly waging their own conflicts. With the fate of heaven and earth hanging by a thread, who will emerge victorious? A journey through the jianghu, a jou 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Flying Swords, Beheadings, and a Carefree Wanderer 飞剑，斩首，逍遥客 (Slow-burn story) Ye Baiyi, once hailed as the greatest sword immortal of his age, suffered a crushing defeat in a carefully laid scheme. As a child, he was forced to flee to the capital with his master’s corpse. Later, in an attempt to stabilize his cultivation, he manipulated a woman, never imagining that it would cost her life. He watched her die on Lovesick Lake outside the capital, and was consumed by guilt. So he faked his death, vanished from the world, concealed his identity, and laid pl 758Reads7.1Score103Shelves
- 20 A Thousand Years 千岁 [No System] + [One Female Lead] + [Leveling] Liu Taiyi was born under the Lone Star of Misfortune. Alone and without support. But he became an actor. An actor has guests from all eight directions behind him: divine beings from four quarters, ghosts from three, and people from one. I can't beat them. But I can call the gods. First Martial God, Martial Sage Guan Yu, here to lend a hand! Second Martial God, God of War Bai Qi, here to lend a hand! Third Martial God... Who says the Lone Star of Mis 19Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 21 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 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Defying the Heavens 藐视上苍 [Fantasy + alternate world + wild imagination + growth + twists + power fantasy] The path of cultivation means seizing the wonders of Heaven and Earth, fighting for opportunities, defying life and death, treading the cycle of reincarnation, and seeking immortality. Not even a thousand deaths can shake my resolve to attain the Dao. I will soar to the ninth heaven. 12Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 23 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
- 24 The Lifeless Sword 无生剑 “Sword Qi of No Life! Black Dragon, obey my command!” He is the world’s strongest young swordsman. Li Wusheng, the greatest swordsman under heaven: “My sword will blaze with the fury of its soul whenever it encounters evil!” “In broad daylight, you dare to aid the wicked? You scum! Think you can handle my fan?” She is Bai Qingxue, the most gifted young woman in mechanical arts in Shu. When the two meet in the martial world, the strongest join forces and roam the land side by side, their swords s 101Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 25 Back in the Brothel as the Boss: Let the Show Begin 回到青楼当老板，好戏开场了 A traditional fantasy story that turns the usual tropes on their head, with a plot like The Great Phoenix Fighting the Root People. The protagonist transmigrates, vanquishes demons, rights wrongs, and exposes the schemes of powerful factions. The story features Buddhists, Daoists, demons, monsters, dragons, and other races, with plenty of goofy humor too! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Chronicles of Swords and Storms in the Jianghu 剑行江湖风雨录 (A traditional, purely classical wuxia story + romance + thrilling revenge + feuds and grudges + love and hate + criminal investigations + treasure hunting) (This is not a fictional setting. It takes place during the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty. The platform automatically added the “alternate history” tag after the contract was signed.) Someone once asked: What is the jianghu? What is The Record of Wind and Rain? The jianghu is wherever people are. Where there are people, there are feuds and 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 Cultivation: Decisive Battle of the Three Realms 修仙：决战三界 Across the Myriad Worlds, countless races stand in their ranks. The universe is vast and boundless. Each world has developed its own civilization and character: a flap of the insect race’s wings can unleash thunder across the heavens; the scaled race can stir up wind and rain as they swim; the winged race spreads its wings and cuts through the clouds of the highest skies; and as magical flowers and strange plants breathe, they bring forth immortal light across the land. In this age of countless —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Immortals and Mortals of Taowu 桃坞仙凡 [The Greatest Xuanhuan Novel of All Time] [Its title did it a disservice. More than ten outside sites have already pirated it. Veteran fantasy readers, jump right in.] The master is invincible, and the protagonist starts out with a cheat... The Cangyuan Continent, with its vast lands and mysterious seas. Wang Xiaoshi, a young islander, stumbled onto the path of immortal cultivation by chance. But his first attempt ended in failure, and from that day onward, a rainbow hung across the sky. When th 141Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 30 Peerless Across the Myriad Worlds 无双之诸天万界 Heaven and earth give birth to the primordial essence, and the primordial chaos transforms into all things! Chaos splits heaven and earth, yin and yang set the universe in order, and the Sages rule over all creation. All living beings are but ants. A mustard seed contains Mount Sumeru; immortal blood stirs the heavens. One hand blots out the sky, the cosmos shatters, and in the blink of an eye, a world is born and destroyed! The Age of Declining Dharma ends. All races rise, and peerless prodigie 4.5kReads8.0Score532Shelves
- 31 From Bald Spirit to Ascending the Dragon and Climbing the Heavens 从秃灵开始登龙攀天 [Passionate and thrilling + traditional fantasy + leveling and growth + no transmigration] “You bald spirit, if you dare sneak in to learn again, I’ll break your legs!” Qin Tianci swears by one ironclad rule: before he turns fifteen, he will never become a Spirit Official! To escape the massacre that wiped out his family, he was reborn in another world, only to become a bald spirit with a sealed spiritual aperture and suffer endless humiliation. The old man who raised him told him he must keep 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Clouds Over You 君有云 Ten Li Langdang was home to the Academy, where the Confucian Sage held sway. Beneath him were nine Gentlemen and three hundred Confucian scholars, making it the place in the world with the greatest concentration of scholarly refinement. Whenever an Academy disciple was elevated to Gentleman, they had to proclaim a single phrase aloud as the maxim of their life. They would devote their whole lives to striving in accordance with that phrase, which was known as a “Gentleman's Word.” Su Baiyi, Feng 1.7kReads9.4Score232Shelves
- 33 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
- 34 This Immortal Venerable Is Too Cruel: He Kills Anyone Who Crosses Him! 这个仙尊太残忍：谁惹他就杀谁！ [Exhilarating fantasy: decisive and merciless, cold-blooded, fiercely passionate, and never held back!] If someone crosses me, I kill them! If Heaven crosses me, I slay Heaven! My name is Tu Yu! Tu, as in slaughter. Yu, as in a storm of blood and violence! 464Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 35 The Dragon Girl I Picked Up Always Smells So Sweet 捡来的龙妹妹身上总是香香的 [Ensemble Cast, No Dumbing Down, No Saintly Protagonist, Taoist Arts, Gu Insects, Divine Beasts, Divine Artifacts, Ascension to Godhood, No Harem] My name is Qi Ling. A few days ago, my best friend accidentally rescued a girl in the forest, and it turned out she was my long-lost younger sister! But there’s something strange about her. Whenever I get close, I feel a chill for no reason, and her body always gives off a faint, sweet fragrance. That scent almost makes me lose control. As it happens, 46Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 36 Walking Alone in the Shadows 孤影行 There’s always someone beyond the next, and another heaven beyond the sky. Who would have thought that outside the Yuan Domain lay countless strange and bizarre domains of evil demons? The discovery comes as a major shock to Luo Yiyuan, who knows only martial arts. The Jianghu’s Heavenly Void Ranking has appeared once more, stirring unrest on all sides. One conspiracy after another unfolds, and Luo Yiyuan is dragged into the turmoil. The sky collapses and the earth splits, dynasties fall, profou 776Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 37 The Strongest Demon God of All Time 万古最强魔神 A hundred thousand years ago, the gods fought to prove their Dao, and war engulfed the Myriad Worlds, staining the earth with blood. A giant of the demon race roared stars from the sky; an unrivaled demon god shattered starfields with his fists; blades and swords clashed, turning the Milky Way upside down. There were even those with the indomitable will to lay a world-spanning scheme across the heavens. In the end, the Great Dao shattered, and no one knows how it all ended. A hundred thousand ye 1.2kReads7.9Score131Shelves
- 38 Chronicles Beyond the Boundaries 界外纪 I, Qiaoshan Lang, a frustrated painter, had the “unlucky trifecta” of life: a wrecked love life, a collapsed career, and rock-bottom luck. With nowhere else to turn, I put down my paintbrush and headed for the Yunnan border to farm, only to become a living example of “fate taking a turn.” When reality crushed the idealism of a young scholar, he stumbled upon the hilt of a martial cultivator’s blade through a rift into another world. From carrying a hoe to wielding sword energy, from growing cro 3Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 39 Above the Abyss: Defying Heaven to Survive 渊墟之上：与天争命 [Eastern Fantasy and Immortal Cultivation] + [Cultivation World] + [No System] + [Dual Cultivation of Spiritual and Martial Arts] + [Dynastic Rivalry] + [Defying Fate and Challenging Heaven] Yuanxu is a world unto itself, known as a place of chaos and death. The cultivation realms in this novel are: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Void Refinement, Unity, and Supreme Sage. The martial cultivation realms are: Body Tempering, Meridian Op 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 A Sword Saint’s Journey Through the Martial World 一代剑圣，行走江湖 The paths and affairs of the martial world: What is the martial world, and what does loyalty mean? Follow your heart and act as you please. The martial world does not belong to any one person. It is full of challenges, but it also has its warmth. (This story focuses on an ensemble cast.) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 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 482Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 42 Immortals Descend into the Mystic Wilderness 仙落玄荒 With a Sacred Chaos-Hongmeng-Mystic-Desolate Body, he stands invincible across the Eight Desolations, Six Directions, and all under Heaven. Nine clones yearn for unfinished romances, while countless beauties weave a world of myriad charms. The author's distinctive perspective and rich imagination remain fresh and unconventional. Demons dance wildly as dragons and phoenixes sing together, the most enchanting sight of all. Come, immerse yourself completely and experience the captivating allure and 3.9kReads9.4Score232Shelves
- 43 This Sword Immortal Is Far Too Overpowered 这个剑仙太逆天 [Traditional style + swordsmanship + no harem + low-key + no System] My name is Ye Shisan. I am eighteen in this life, the strongest guardian of a sect in history, and the world's last surviving cultivator! I was once the lord of the Immortal Longevity Realm, suppressing countless eras with my sword, mighty enough to reach the heavens and unmatched throughout the cosmos... Alas, darkness eventually descended, spiritual energy dried up, and the civilization of cultivation was destroyed... In this 517Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 44 Night Rain Over the Martial World 江湖夜雨 How long does a generation in the martial world last? Twenty years? Thirty? The head of the Green Mountain Sect serves a ten-year term. The Jianghu Rankings, published by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, are updated every ten years. So a generation in the martial world lasts ten years. "Who are you?" "He Wen!" "Where are you going?" "The martial world." 774Reads7.4Score101Shelves
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 The Blood of Youth: The Great Jianghu 少年歌行：大江湖 The young heroes' passionate journey through the martial world continues... The Great Martial World follows the scenes and storylines of the TV series, while filling in many moments and stories that readers have long wanted to see but that were never fully told in The Blood of Youth. Here you'll find the young heroes attending the Heroes' Banquet, searching for a sword, and making names for themselves; their romances, the deep bonds between them, and of course the feuds between their families a 984Reads7.3Score104Shelves
- 48 The Starry Sky's Cycle of Fate 星空命轮 The socially anxious young lord of the city just wants to lie flat, but this world is absurdly vast. One step beyond his door, and he finds himself in an endless game of chess. In a golden age, prodigies vie for supremacy. Armed with nothing but a fragment of an ordinary memory, he leads a ragtag crew deeper and deeper into the game, only to discover that the hidden forces behind it have barely revealed themselves... 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Tale of Scholar Ji 书生纪 [History + alternate world + fantasy + wuxia + court politics + the martial world + poetry + clever characters] [No transmigration] [No System] [No harem] What is the martial world? Some say it is the life of wine and women, wild and unrestrained, enjoyed by spoiled young masters; Some say it is gallant heroes roaming the land with swords, savoring every triumph and settling every score; Some say it is rival sects and a contest for supremacy among the martial world’s leaders; Some say it is acto 25Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 50 Supreme Among the Heavens 诸天至尊 The ten hells cannot bind my soul. The boundless starry sky cannot outshine my eyes. The endless earth cannot bear my footsteps. The gods and demons of the heavens cannot withstand my wrath! I will make heaven and earth bow down. I will bring the cycle of reincarnation to an end! 6kReads8.4Score437Shelves
