Novels like A Jianghu Youth, Just Passing Through
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- 1 The Youth Chu Xing 楚行少年 A sword rests on his back, bearing countless stories. The one who carries it, too, steps into the story of that sword. A simple, kindhearted young man wanders through a martial world that is not all that chaotic. Everything from the past has already been destroyed. The young man should not bear the burden of hatred, but put an end to this old feud. A boy who repays hatred with kindness is sure to reap even greater rewards. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Journey with Sword in Hand 仗剑行 There was a swordsman who carried a wooden case and commanded seven flying swords. He began to grasp the Way of the Sword on his own in Lingzhou, but in old age, looking back, he realized he had let down the woman he loved. There was an old man who built a small city east of Jieshi, where he could gaze out over the sea. He called it Wuju. He was invincible in his era, yet often troubled. There was a general who spent half his life pouring his heart and soul into defending the realm and purging t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Chronicles of Chu Tie 楚铁记 A bloodshed sparked by a treasured sword. After an ignorant child falls into a mountain valley, one extraordinary encounter after another reveals the truth of his strange origins. Having endured life's vicissitudes and seen the depths of human treachery, where will he go from here? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 If I Become a Demon 若成魔 I picked up a sword from the start, and my life changed in many ways. I don't know whether I'll become a god or a demon in the end. Is there a clear line between gods and demons? And if there is, what will happen? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 One Sheet of Yellow Paper Rules the World 一张黄纸定天下 That day, armies surged across the land, and the clash of weapons threw everything into chaos. That day, beacons blazed in the clouds as blood rained from the sky. From that day on, ghosts and monsters roamed the world, and the bizarre became commonplace... From that day on, every ruined temple and abandoned Taoist shrine became forbidden ground... From that day on, people became livestock, their true selves shackled... ...And so the world looked on as, with nothing but a sheet of yellow pap 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 No Spring in the Far North: The Blackrock Citadel 极北无春：黑岩城阙 That evening, two swift horses left Shuoyang City and galloped south along the main road. Their riders were a man and a woman. The man wore a green robe and carried himself with ease; the woman had her hair tied high in a ponytail, a dagger at her waist, and a small cloth pouch hanging from her saddle, filled with red dates freshly picked from a tree. The setting sun stretched the shadows of the pair riding side by side long, very long, until they merged with the vast northern landscape. Behin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Hero's Dream: The Long River Sings Easily 侠梦之长河易歌 Everyone has a wuxia dream: the greatest heroes fight for their country and its people! By the lakeside, we stride across the flowing water at sunset, a spear and a sword wiping away old grudges! The Nine Provinces Cauldron, symbol of peace throughout the Nine Provinces, is suddenly stolen, and turmoil once again grips the Central Plains! The imperial court is in upheaval, while ambition stirs in the martial world! The theft of the Nine Provinces Cauldron, a massacre on Mount Qingcheng, a marria —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I Wielded a Sword, Yet It All Felt Like a Dream 我执剑，终似梦 Have you ever imagined a world on the brink of apocalypse, invaded by alien species, where sealed memories awaken? With a single thought, you don a blue robe, your long sword glinting with cold light as you point it toward the unknown beings in the heavens. One sharp blade cannot cut away all the turmoil of the world. I only wish to wield my sword and protect those around me amid this rolling mortal world, waiting for someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me at the ends of the earth. I 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Last Survivor of Kunlun 昆仑未亡人 When a great edifice is about to fall, monsters emerge in troubled times, and so do those who step forward to save it. Kunlun safeguards the foundations of the world, commands its dragon veins, controls its destiny, pacifies its mountains and rivers, and seals away the ghosts of the netherworld. Legend has it that Kunlun has nine heavenly levels, each with a path to ascend to heaven. Break through Kunlun's barrier, and you can transcend the mortal world and ascend to the heavens in a single step 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Sword's Destruction of Tianshan 天山剑灭 After transmigrating into the life of a herdsman at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Chen Wei discovers that a small jade pendant can make the Dao De Jing manifest its fearsome power of slaughter! A cunning martial arts fanatic with a modern imagination, he turns Daoist mystical arts on their head. Everyone calls him “Brother Wei.” Who would dare mistake him for “Viagra” now? When the wisdom of Chinese Daoism collides with a world of cultivation, watch as this transmigrator rises from a grass 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Drunk on the Wu Hook 醉吴钩 [Court politics × Martial arts world × Alternate history × Powerful male and female leads × Ensemble cast × Everyday lives of ordinary people × Serious drama] “Seven years, and you've come back. But your name is already infamous. Do you still hope to become someone's sword and try to rewrite the verdict in the history books?” “History is told about the past, experienced in the present, and retold in the future. It never speaks for itself. We have different stances, different methods, different p —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Lone Sword Is Not Lonely 孤剑不孤独 Peach wine, plum wine, pear blossom wine, poured into jade cups to forget the debts of love. Long swords, short swords, swords in both hands, drawn from my cold scabbard to bring order to a troubled age. This martial world is so bleak. It has its share of dashing gallants and women whose beauty could outshine the moon, yet there are so many trapped by fate, so many hearts torn to pieces. It has so many masters with transcendent abilities and so many talents who look down on the world, yet everyw 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Blind Swordsman from the Start: I Build an Empire Through Killing 开局瞎剑客：从杀人开始成就霸业 [No System] [Invincible Protagonist] [Trading Lifespan for Power] [Longevity] [Cunning Schemer] [Fast-Paced] [Decisive and Ruthless] “One song breaks the heart. Where, at the ends of the earth, can I find a kindred spirit?” He is a blind swordsman who carries the peerless sword art Green Lotus Sword Song on his shoulders as he roams the martial world. He is also Di Ting, one of the Netherworld’s top assassins. Tired of the cutthroat life of an assassin, he enters the martial world alone, hoping —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Youthful Song of Longing 少年长歌 The twenty-first year of the Mingzheng era. A young man walks out of a ruined temple. With a single sword stroke, he turns the entire martial world upside down... Chat group 78Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 15 The Heroic Chronicles of Jingming 惊溟侠记 In the final years of the Tang Dynasty, the Twelve Jingming Sacred Steles, which celebrated the empire’s founding heroes, were destroyed. A prophecy soon spread among the people: “When Jingming appears again, the Tang will fall.” From then on, the martial world of the Tang was no longer at peace, and the imperial court and the jianghu became intertwined through Jingming. The orphaned boy Jiang Yunque has no desire to enter the jianghu, but is swept into its conflicts all the same. At the Mount T —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Sword Falls in the South 南花落剑 [The feuds and grievances among the four great families] And the rise of the dark Murong family... Ten years ago, as the great families fought bloody battles for dominance in the martial world, no one expected the Murong family to rise to power and seize control, becoming the undisputed number one in the world of martial arts. Ten years later, a young man emerged from nowhere, only for his family to suffer annihilation. With danger pursuing him, he presses on, bearing the burden every step of th 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The True Forms of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳真形传 If I'm going to write about the jianghu, I won't write only about the jianghu. I'll write of lonely lamps on rainy nights in the jianghu, and a decade of old wine at Xinting, of grudges, debts, love, and hate. Who, high in the imperial court, will recite a century of Confucian righteousness and summon the dragon's cry and crane's song from the nine heavens? Who, far away in the jianghu, will charge against the Guangling River with a spear, splitting its waters for eight hundred miles? Come, come —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Peerless Heroine 绝世侠女 [Two female leads + no male lead + historical setting + two strong leads who save each other] The story takes place in the mid-Northern Song dynasty, when the martial world is in turmoil and rife with slaughter. Even Peach Blossom Valley, a secluded paradise, cannot escape the chaos. The major sects fight one another for supremacy in the martial world, leaving the valley beset by danger. Liu Menghan, hailed as an unparalleled heroine, steps forward. With peerless swordsmanship and superb martial 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Greatest Swordsman in Qingzhou 青州第一剑 A young man burdened by a blood feud, a woman whose identity is shrouded in mystery, an emperor who looks down on all living things, and a grand scheme three hundred years in the making... At the Cliffs of Yunjiang, on the Qingchuan River, in Heavenly Will Valley, two young men and women just beginning their journeys through the martial world become the key to peace in both the imperial court and the jianghu. The Divine Poison Twin Healers, the Tang Clan of Shu, the Astonishing Sword Immortal, t 49Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 20 A Sword's Journey Through the Long Night 长夜剑行 At the dawn of time, a feast was laid out, and the cosmos became its kitchen. The Heavenly Dao held the cauldron, feeding it stars and moons for fuel; the void became the pot, and chaos was cooked into a dish. The turning of the four seasons set the order in which ingredients were added; the birth and death of all things brought them surging to the chopping block. Its rules stood stern and solemn, named “Nourishing the Feast”; its laws blazed bright, proclaimed as “Virtue Illuminates.” Above th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Peerless Swordsmanship: Unmatched Under Heaven 无双剑法之天下无双 A traditional wuxia novel. Xia Xingwan, heir to the martial-world legend Li Xiu Xian, has only just entered the jianghu, but trouble follows him at every turn, with one crisis barely over before another begins. The martial world is treacherous, and though he hates evil and repeatedly steps in to help others, he is often framed in return. With a fate full of hardships, yet blessed by the goddess of fortune, what kind of complicated and captivating life will he lead? Follow this book as he becomes —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Great Yan Immortal Martial Path 大炎仙武 Gods and demons set the stage, wuxia gives it form. Prove the Way with the sword, and slay immortals with martial might! At its core, this is traditional wuxia, with smaller stories of mystery, horror, and crime solving woven into the plot. Expect plenty of martial arts battles and a story full of twists and turns. —Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 23 Severed Wings 斩翼 A blade from five hundred years ago brought disaster to the martial world. A secret revealed five hundred years later would determine the fates of countless people. Love and hatred, old grudges and past events, all would find their place in the end. Now the Unbound Blade has returned to the martial world. What storms of bloodshed will it unleash? The mystery of his birth in the world beyond the martial world cannot stop him. He believes that one day, with his blade in hand, in this martial world 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Way of Taiji: Zhang 2 太极道璋2 The heavens may collapse and the earth may split, yet I stand firm. The sun, moon, and stars bow to me alone! [Ever since reading this book, my kid's history grades have shot up like crazy, heading straight for full marks. We don't even need tutoring classes anymore!] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Tale of Chongsheng 崇晟传 [No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Power Fantasy, Traditional Martial Arts, Mystery] He is the heir of the Southern Marquis, and should have grown up surrounded by wealth and privilege. But disaster strikes his family. His father is framed, his mother goes missing, and he is forced to roam the martial world. As he searches for his family, his sword pierces the throats of one enemy after another. His sword is so fast that his opponents can't even see what it looks like. But this time, he isn't u 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 26 The Sword of Mo Xu 莫须剑 The protagonist's halo is the kind people dream of having. Everyone wants a life like his, full of ups and downs, danger and surprise, sorrow and joy... Yun Bozhou accidentally transmigrates to the Jinghong Continent, where the strong rule all. But he is nothing more than an ordinary man, unable to take a single step forward on the continent. Who else shares his fate as a fellow sufferer? Luo Qinghan, the peerlessly beautiful Immortal Emperor of the celestial realm. With Luo Qinghan's help, Yun —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Sectarian Intrigues 神雕后记：教派风云 What happened between the later years of The Return of the Condor Heroes and the early years of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber? How did the rise of the Ming Cult and the founding of Wudang and Emei shape the martial arts world of the Central Plains? What stories lie behind Zhang Sanfeng, Baisun Daoren, Yanbo Diaosou, Guo Xiang, Yang Dingtian, Dujie, and the others? Come and find out! 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 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
- 29 The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: A Side Story 天龙八部外传 Xiao Feng falls into a deep ravine but survives against all odds, turning disaster into fortune. Xiao Feng, Ruyi, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, and the others join forces and fight through hardship to wipe out the forces of evil in the martial world, finally restoring its former peace. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Wolf in the Heavens 天上之狼 No transmigration, no System, no cultivation. Traditional wuxia, true to its roots. I write for the love of it. If it's not for you, don't read. We walk different paths, so let's leave each other in peace. A boy grows into a middle-aged man, a girl blossoms into a beautiful woman, blades and spears meet swords, the Wolf of Heaven travels alongside a beauty, the feelings of adults are just as hard to explain. The martial world, in today's terms, is society. Without life's ups and downs to temper 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Lone Hero of Mountains, Rivers, and Seas 山河江海孤侠 A hero is a person caught between two sides: benevolence on the left, righteousness on the right, with the sky above and the earth beneath. Love gives rise to hate; compassion gives rise to sorrow. Since victory crowns kings and defeat brands villains, we aid the weak and support the downtrodden. Since the world has strayed from the Way, we take up arms against its laws... If you missed Jin Yong and Gu Long, then you must not miss this sweeping ensemble tale of wuxia. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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
- 33 Xuanhuan: That Year, That Sword, That Jianghu 玄幻，那年那剑那江湖 [One Female Lead] + [Swordsmanship] + [Genius] + [His Whole Family Is Sacrificed from the Start] + [Humorous Banter] + [Adorable, Never a Burden of a Heroine] + [Strong Main Plot] + [No System] + [Not Reborn] Chen Qingxuan’s family was slaughtered when he was a child. With nowhere else to turn, he sought the Way at Qingyun Mountain, only to end up with a transmigrator as his master. After thirteen years of sword practice, he descends the mountain to take revenge. Just ente —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Chronicles of Xuanwu’s Splendor 玄武风华录 (A plot-driven story, no System, not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel, with a vast world.) This is an age when spiritual energy has reached its peak, and an age when spiritual energy has begun to decline. This is an age when the divine order is crumbling, and an age when everyone longs to become a god. I raise the Xunwind Sword in my left hand and summon the Thunderclap Saber in my right. I sever the threads of fate and shatter the bridge of injustice. I break free from worldly shackles and see —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Jianghu's Feud Is Over, but the Words Never Cease 江湖恩断语不休 Xiao Mingyuan, the eldest disciple of Lingyun Sect, travels to the Four Directions Healers to seek medicine that can save Li Xiuran, the sect leader. But a killer breaks into the healers' sect and assassinates their leader. Yun Qianli, the eldest disciple of the Four Directions Healers, is devastated and vows to avenge her master, only to discover that the male lead's identity is connected to the person who killed her. To uncover the truth, Yun Qianli and her companions set out on a journey down —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Tale of the Chivalrous Thief 侠盗英雄传 In the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, the story unfolds in a small fishing village far from the noise and chaos of war. Zhang Caile is a country boy, born and raised in the village, who dreams of becoming a great hero. The story follows him from boyhood through youth, middle age, and old age as he pursues that dream amid turbulent times and the shifting currents of the martial world. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Chronicles of a Life Beyond the Shore 彼岸浮生录 The flowers of the other shore bloom for a thousand years and wither for a thousand years; flower and leaf never meet. Love is beyond cause and effect, while fate decrees life and death. I dedicate this book to the one with whom I was fated to meet, but not to be together. 1.8kReads9.4Score101Shelves
- 38 A Young Man Drunk on the Jianghu 此间少年醉江湖 (One heroine, no angst, ensemble cast elements) (The author's a beginner, and the first few chapters really aren't very good. Please consider reading a few more before you leave.) Do immortals dwell atop the sacred mountains? Are the prophecies in our dreams about to come true? The seal from ten thousand years ago has finally been broken. What will become of the humans and demons? As the long-quiet martial world is plunged into turmoil once more, a new generation's story begins. A few good frien 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Snow Falls in the North 北国有雪 [No System] [One Female Lead] [Alternate World] [Political Intrigue] [Light Comedy] [Revenge-Seeking Sword Immortal] [Pure Love] [The Martial World and the Imperial Court] [Unmatched Beneath Heaven] The protagonist, Zhang Youchu, is a spirited young man. His elder sister was brutally killed by her beloved, the Northern Sword Immortal, causing his cultivation to plummet to the seventh rank. Though he has only low-grade cultivation, when others question him, he replies: “My sword has never been du 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Kunlun Inn 昆仑客栈 Yunlong, a disciple of the Kunlun Sect, spent a century in seclusion, and mastered peerless martial arts. Alas, when he emerged from seclusion, the sect had changed beyond recognition. Like a weary bird longing for home, he had nowhere left to return to. By chance, a bowl of plain noodles brought him to stay at a rundown inn on the road through Mount Kunlun. He changed his role in an instant, becoming an inconspicuous waiter. Once you step into the martial world, it’s deeper than the sea. Exp —Reads—Score254Shelves
- 42 Me! A Body of Purest Essence, and the Whole Martial World Wants to Sacrifice Me! 我！至纯之体，全江湖要我祭天！ [Two powerful male leads: the aloof assassin and the demon hunter with crippled meridians] [Fantasy wuxia + conflict between species + political intrigue + redemption + an ensemble cast with multiple storylines] Ten years ago, humans and demons clashed in a battle that shook the heavens and earth. The Yunling Observatory and the Nethersea Celestial Palace sacrificed hundreds of people to power a sealing array. They sealed the great demon, but were nearly wiped out in the process. Only Zhou Che 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Sacred Fiend Sword Venerable 圣煞剑尊 The sword is protection: guarding the Heavenly Dao and all living beings. This is divinity. The sword is destruction: destroying order and all things. This is demonic power. Jian Wushang wields the sword for righteousness, seeking his own path through the Three Realms until he becomes the Sword Saint, a revered deity. Jian Yongshang wields the sword through resentment, gathering the resentful fiendish power of the Three Realms until he becomes the Sword Fiend, a demonic lord. When gods and demon —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Tale of White Brows of the Great Song 大宋白眉传 This book has been covered in a storytelling livestream. Xu Liang became the martial arts alliance leader? The Martial Saint Yu He survived? Lu Xiaoqian married Bai Yunrui? Volume One: The Tournament in Dongjing, reconciliation between the Three Upper Sects, and the unification of the eighty-one sects. After the great battle at Bixia Palace, Xu Liang returned home to live in seclusion. Emperor Renzong of the Four Emperors planned to hold a martial arts tournament in Dongjing. Xu Liang took par 8.8kReads7.5Score210Shelves
- 45 Huaiyun Covers the Palace 淮云覆阙 [Traditional wuxia] [No System, no transmigration, no rebirth] [A true martial-world atmosphere] Why was the sect’s senior disciple expelled? Why did the prince’s only daughter enter the martial world? Within the Great Qian Dynasty, traitors plotted rebellion, while powerful enemies watched hungrily from beyond its borders. A political game in the imperial capital sparks a crisis that threatens to bring the realm crashing down. Song Quechen leaves the court’s power struggles behind, uniting peop —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Girl from Chang’an 长安姑娘 [Tang Dynasty + Xianxia + Fantasy + Cultivation + Mythology + Romance + Guardians] Luo Yuhan, a young woman from Chang’an, was originally an ordinary girl. Though she held the noble rank of princess, she went to work as a constable at the Dali Temple and accidentally became caught up in a catastrophe that threatened the mortal world. To protect the peace of the world, the Confucian Sage reopened the Academy of the Mystic Gate, bringing together the most exceptional young disciples of the age and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Reborn as Yang Guo to Woo Women, but I Never Meant to Be the Villain! 重生杨过泡妞，我没想当反派啊！ [Beautiful author, come show your support! The book includes selfies and everyday life] [Fresh and original + not a saintly heroine + multiple female leads + lighthearted and funny + entertaining plot] Yang Guo is reborn as Yang Guo. He can't help feeling secretly delighted, thinking, “Meeting Yang Guo ruins you for life.” Now that he's become a handsome hunk, shouldn't he make the most of it and chase girls? But who could have guessed that an evil demon would take up residence inside him? He cr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Greatest Bandit in the Martial World 江湖第一大盗 “Why do you keep staring at me?” “Y-you really look like this? You’re so beautiful.” “How beautiful?” “You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen in this world.” “Wait, apart from me, how many girls have you seen?” “Just you.” It was the first time in her life that a man had told her she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Well, at least she was the only girl he had ever seen. 139Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 49 A Wandering Swordsman with a Heavy Heart, Who Cuts People Down at the Drop of a Hat 江湖浪子心事重一言不合就砍人 A traditional wuxia tale, with no System and no golden finger. Just a young man, a broken blade left behind, a blood feud, a truth he desperately seeks, and a secret that will rock the martial world… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Blade and Sword in the Martial World 刀剑入江湖 A turbulent dynasty, a realm of heroes and intrigue. A host of champions take the stage: wandering swordsmen, constables, generals, scholars, beauties, and warlords. As one group exits, another makes its entrance. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
