Novels like Clouds Over You
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Clouds Over You, best match first.
- 151 Windwhisper Pavilion 风语楼 [Pure wuxia, no leveling, no System, just a dream of the martial world] The martial world is full of storms, and whispers fill the land. Unseasoned, one ventures into the world, where people are not what they seem, and things are never as they appear. Repay kindness through sworn brotherhood, settle old scores through vengeance. What is yours will be yours in the end; what isn’t yours will vanish even if you keep it in your mouth! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Jadeite Boat 翡翠船 The “Jade Boat” is an exquisitely carved vessel made of jade, engraved with the secrets of peerless martial arts. As a result, every figure in the martial world is eager to get their hands on it. The Bone Devil, Shangguan Xuan, sought to wipe out the Lin and Wen families, two great martial clans, leaving countless dead and wounded. Lin Zhiqiang, the orphaned heir of Lin Family Fort's master Lin Danian, and Lin Yongnian, the fort's second master, were fortunate enough to survive. After years of p 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 A True Dragon Lies Hidden Deep in the Martial World 江湖深处藏真龙 Three years locked away in the Cold Palace, a dragon lies dormant. One day he emerges, and roams the martial world. From the heights of the imperial court, all under heaven are players on the board. Born with a heavenly-grade constitution, he is trapped in a cage, waiting for the day the winds and clouds rise. He will overturn the board, and the true dragon will raise its head. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 Flying Sword, Singing Sleeve 袖剑飞吟 [Swordsmanship + Fantasy + Martial Arts + Xianxia] The greatest sword technique under heaven: Sleevesword Flying Song. It burst onto the scene, said to have been created by a young man in blue. What was the young man’s surname and given name? Stay tuned. 9Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 155 The Tale of the Flower-Shaking Eagle 摇花放鹰传 Synopsis of Wo Longsheng's wuxia novel, The Flower-Swaying Eagle: Su Bailing had no equal in the world, though he longed for one. Arrogant in his youth and fiercely competitive in middle age, he had no confidante worthy of his regard and no enemy who could give him a proper fight. With nowhere to put his abundant talent, he played a trick on the martial world of later generations. He poured his pent-up anguish and pain into building an underground fortress, leaving behind two plans, one righteou 587Reads6.7Score103Shelves
- 156 The Heroic Legends of Wind and Cloud: A Lone Moon in a Clear Sky 风云英侠志之朗月孤圆 [No brainless plot + no System + strategy + chivalry + suspense] On the day Jin Kun was born, men in black launched a surprise attack. His parents were struck down, and his benefactor died. After joining the Qingyuan Sect at the age of ten, he devoted himself to martial arts day and night, all for the sake of revenge. But then the Qingyuan Sect was attacked, followed by the Battle of Diaoyu Castle, and the martial world was turned upside down. Later, the demon Kranky Yang appeared. Jin Kun had i 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 A Man in White in Chenliu 陈留有白衣 [Political Intrigue, Court Politics, Jianghu, Romance] In the six-hundredth year of the Daqing dynasty, the depraved Emperor Huang builds Epang Palace and constructs Guangling. Corpses litter the land, and the world is unjust. Rebellions spring up everywhere, Daqing collapses, and the realm is divided into four kingdoms: Chenliu, Daxing, Nanzhao, and Shangrao. For the next three hundred years, Chenliu grows dominant, poised to claim the entire realm. The other three kingdoms conspire together an 57Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 158 Wuxia Crossover in the Ming Dynasty 综武大明 The Great Ming, during the Tianqi era. The empire is in turmoil, and the Manchus are invading. Discover a martial arts tale set a century after the world of swordsmen penned by Jin Yong! Zhu Peng unexpectedly transmigrates as the heir of a Ming prince. Defy fate and restore the realm; roam the martial world with beauties at his side! The Six Fan Gate, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Eastern Depot, and the Divine Constabulary command the land. Martial arts clans and sects rise and fall as the 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Hand-to-Hand Combat 手战 Hand-to-hand combat: close-quarters fighting! Its way is to cultivate inner strength while maintaining an outward air of composure; to look like a lovely woman, yet strike like a fearsome tiger; to shape the body and gather the breath, moving as one with the spirit; to be as elusive as the sun, darting like a hare; to pursue form and chase shadows, flashing like a phantom; to breathe in and out too quickly for any rules to contain; to move freely in every direction, so swiftly one can scarcely p 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 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
- 161 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
- 162 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 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 I Have a Sword, Unmatched Beneath Heaven 我有一剑,天下无双 [Wuxia + xuanhuan + high martial arts + court politics] The vast land of Shenzhou is divided into three kingdoms, each harboring its own schemes. The martial world is rife with sects, and the major powers fight without end. Beyond the borders, powerful enemies encircle the land, eyeing Shenzhou hungrily. In this colorful, magnificent wuxia world, some pursue the grand ambition of unifying Shenzhou, some dream of becoming celebrated heroes of the martial world, while others simply wish to live ou 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 The Sword Master in Blue 青衣剑主 An assassination claims the life of a prince; A flash of purple light sends a Sword God reborn across the cycles of time; A peerless manual unleashes bloodshed throughout the martial world; A young man sweeps across the eight corners of the world with his White Feather Dragon Spear; A Taoist uses the River Luo chessboard to lay plans for the world; Fate brings the three together. They ride side by side through the martial world, singing over wine as they take in its finest sights. (There is a go 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 Wuxia: The Notorious Bandit 武侠,江洋大盗 After ten years of hard study, Zhang Qingfeng finally passed the imperial exams as the top scholar and set off to take up his post. A master of martial arts, the second-best swordsman in the world, Feihu. A peerless light-footed martial artist with few rivals in the martial world, Yunzhong. A thousand faces in one, with disguise skills bordering on the divine, A Zhu. We’ll put an end to all of this! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Snow in the Ghost City 鬼城雪 People say that deep in the Western Regions stands a solitary city, known to all as Ghost City. Its lord commands countless silent assassins. Every step in the city is a deadly trap, and no one who enters has any hope of survival. In a hundred years, not a single person has ever made it out alive. Nangong Xue, a swordswoman burdened by a blood feud, enters the dreaded city alone in search of a supreme treasure tied to the fate of the world. Layer upon layer of mechanisms, endless assassins block —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 King Jiling 纪灵王 [Fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Cunning] [Wuxia] [Scheming] [Revenge] In the Western world, as the armies of the North resist the Others crossing the Great Wall, in the Eastern world, the Others run rampant. See how the onmyoji, the Great Wall garrison, Tibet, the Black-Clad Muslims, and all the martial artists resist them. With the Others running rampant, who will save the Eastern world? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 The Dragon’s Tune: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说龙吟调 Synopsis of the wuxia novel Dragon's Song: Recently, a highly skilled female thief has been causing trouble throughout Suzhou and Jiangning, and the authorities are helpless. They ask local hero Guo Feiying for help. Meanwhile, a new courtesan named Bai Zhifen appears at the local brothel, Baohua Troupe. She refuses to entertain clients, and is beautiful, well-read, and refined. Guo Feiying visits because he has heard of her and falls in love with her. He also lets slip that he is helping the au —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 The Central Plains Warlord 中原枭雄 Synopsis of Gu Long's wuxia novel The Hero of the Central Plains: After Qingyun Ke explained the principles of becoming an alliance leader and a tyrant, Qiu Lei underwent a major change of heart. He learned that you must speak to people in terms they understand, and that he had to do whatever it took to make friends who could help him become famous. Though the Jiuhua Taoist had few friends and many enemies in the martial world, and a thoroughly tarnished reputation, his skill had reached perfect 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 The Sword Hidden Beneath the Heavens 藏剑天下 [Smart characters, no saintly behavior, no womanizing, possibly a slow start, detail-oriented, character growth] His sisters are always trying to devour him. When he crawled out of the Sword Burial Pool, he was no longer a sword. When he stood up again, wait, why is this young lady so tall and huge? The board, the pieces, the player moving them. Beneath an immortal's skirts, no gentleman remains. At the end of troubled times, who will stand supreme? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 The First Blade to Slay Demons 斩鬼第一刀 Want to see the greatest bone-cleaving blade in the martial world? This book offers you a different kind of martial world, a passionate tale of love and hatred unlike any other, and a strange martial-world story whose echoes will linger for days. 422Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Wind-Blown Catkins, Rain-Beaten Duckweed 风飘絮雨打萍 The Dream of the Jianghu: You think he’s just an ordinary, down-on-his-luck young man? Wrong. There’s a long sword at his waist, a Sword of Immortality, and whoever wields it is immortal too. You think he’ll retire after making a name for himself? Wrong. He lies in wait, seeking the chance to destroy the Demon Cult. He meant to play the weakling and cling to the heroine, but she’s caught in a deadly ambush. He is a wisp of fluff in the wind, drifting without direction. She is rain falling from t 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 The Hero's Sword Smiles at the Beauty 英雄剑笑红颜 A young swordsman, bold and righteous, sings endless songs of the martial world and recounts its tales of chivalry! Tender feelings are not always gentle as water, and a long-awaited reunion can still end like a dream. The martial world exists because of its people, and people are born for the martial world. There is killing in the martial world, but there is human kindness, too! The martial world is once again swept by turmoil. Heroes ride a thousand miles through bloodshed, rooting out evil in 691Reads—Score103Shelves
- 174 Snow Flies Over the Mountain Pass 关山飞雪 [Wuxia + Court Politics + War + Schemes + No System + No Transmigration] “Your destiny is noble beyond words, yet you are fated to live your whole life alone and unsupported.” At court, he is a wise ruler with the power of life and death. He wages war in every direction and brings the barbarians to heel. In the martial world, he gradually rises to become the strongest Martial Emperor. His fame spreads throughout the realm, and heroes bow before him. Can he finally break the curse of fate and fin 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 Eight Dragons Subdue the Golden Spear 八龙伏金枪 Seek the Eight Dragons, subdue the Golden Spear, and rule the troubled age, with all under heaven as your own! The shame of Jingkang, the fall of the Northern Song, and the ensuing chaos across the land: an old rumor, long forgotten, stirs the martial world into another storm of bloodshed. Little Yang Tian, a loyal and patriotic descendant of the Yang family, has just turned thirteen when he loses his father and then his mother. Through hardship and fortuitous encounters, he fulfills his father’ 1.2kReads—Score136Shelves
- 176 Ten Years of Lanterns in the Jianghu Night Rain 【江湖夜雨十年灯】 Synopsis of Gu Long's wuxia novel, "Ten Years of Jianghu Night Rain": Wei Dan, famed as “Flying Rings and Iron Sword Shaking the Central Plains,” was attacked by the master and disciples of Ouyang the Old Monster of West Kunlun, who joined forces with the Two Fiends of the Snow Sea from the Northern Tianshan Mountains. Though he finally fought his way out, he succumbed to the poison. His son, Wei Mingyuan, took up his father's “Two-Aspect Steel Rings,” bent on avenging him, and went to Ghost Val 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 Writing Spring and Autumn with an Iron Brush 铁笔写春秋 Introduction to Gu Long's classic wuxia novel, The Iron Brush Writes of Spring and Autumn: Gu Lang was so startled that he hardly knew what to do. Hamentuo placed the box of golden-star hidden weapons in Gu Lang's leather satchel and said with a smile, “Keep it safe. This means as much to me as the Spring and Autumn Brush!” Beneath the golden-red sunlight, a jet-black steed came galloping toward them. Its rider was no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. He wore a thin long robe and held n 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 A Wuxia Novel: Sharpening My Sword by Lamplight 武侠小说挑灯磨剑 Introduction to Gu Long’s wuxia novel, Wielding a Sword by Lamplight: The title Wielding a Sword by Lamplight brings to mind a poem by the great lyricist Xin Qiji, and images of warhorses and clashing weapons. After finishing the book, you’re left wanting more. There aren’t many characters, but the male leads, Ma Jiangyuan and Leng Yue, and the heroines, Hong Yao and Tie Shan, are all endearing. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 The Wuxia Novel: The Shadow of the Red Lantern Hero 武侠小说红灯侠影 Introduction to the wuxia novel Red Lantern Hero's Shadow: The story is quite simple. The young hero Leng Yueping does a good deed by rescuing someone named Mo Huan. But after freeing him, Leng is trapped in a cave by the very man he saved and nearly dies. Later, an earthquake saves his life. Once out, the young hero searches everywhere for the ingrate who repaid kindness with betrayal, determined to get revenge. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 The Strategy to Pacify the World 平天策 Northern Wei and Southern Liang flourished, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth across the world was gradually drying up. The age of declining cultivation, known in the records of the cultivators’ world as the end of the Dharma and the exhaustion of spiritual energy, had arrived. Lin Yi was among the first new cultivators of Southern Liang in this era. 58Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 181 The Contest for Supremacy 逐鹿 His sword qi stretches thirty thousand li, and his blade chills fourteen provinces. He is the youngest Sword Sect master in a thousand years, yet he is hunted all the way to the wilderness. At the critical moment, he banishes the sword spirit that would bring him a deadly calamity into the sky. From then on, the sword spirit vanishes without a trace... 2kReads8.2Score183Shelves
- 182 The Legend of Huafeng 花凤传 Introduction to Wolong Sheng's wuxia novel The Tale of Hua Feng: A white-clad young woman, as beautiful as a flower and ethereal as an immortal, leaves Python Valley with her senior brother. She is Hua Feng, a peerless beauty of unsurpassed grace, adored by all who see her. Delicate and lovely, she has a bewitching charm that captivates the heart. On her first venture into the martial world, she is lured aboard the Golden Dragon Prince's ship, where she shares his bed for several days. Her senio 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Wandering the Martial World: Love in the Jianghu 江湖行之江湖情 Can a true master in this world fly through the skies and burrow through the earth, taking a man's head from a thousand miles away? Can a hidden hero lower his gaze in modesty, yet raise a hand and shake the very cosmos? Who ever said ordinary people in this world had no chance to rise above their station? In a fit of fury, they can make that damned emperor show his true colors! Cross rivers, stride across lakes, love with all your heart: with one sword, I can make the gods flee! Draw my blade, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 My Master Made My Junior Sister Date Me, So I Flipped the Board 师父控制小师妹跟我谈恋爱,我直接把棋盘掀了 My master makes my junior sister date me against her will, so I flip the whole board over. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 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. 138Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 186 Spring and Autumn Pavilion 春秋阁 [Traditional xianxia] [One heroine] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Ensemble cast] [Sword cultivators] Beyond the martial world and the imperial court lies a little-known power called the Spring and Autumn Pavilion. Its master, Chen Zipao, is peerlessly charismatic yet little known to the world. From the shadows, he commands intelligence and decides who lives and dies. What no one knows is that there is another person behind the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, its true master. A young sw 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Record of Ascending to Immortality in the Azure Clouds 青云登仙录 [No System] [Political Intrigue] [Heir Apparent] [Blades] [War] Xu Ningyuan, the mighty Prince of Liyang of the Qingyun Dynasty, commands an invincible army of six hundred thousand, the Tiance Army. His power shakes the Dengyun Continent, so much so that even the imperial authority must bow before him. His eldest legitimate son, Xu Mo, reached the pinnacle of cultivation at a young age, then kept a low profile within the great cultivation sect known as the Xuntian Sect. Five years passed in the 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 The Unrevealed Sword Shadow 剑影未明 War fires blaze across a chaotic world, while the jianghu is beset by storm and sorrow. Fang Shiyi carries a blood feud of epic proportions. He spent ten years training in the mountains, yet made no progress at all. He could only watch as the people closest to him faced danger, powerless to protect them. With no other choice, he gambled his life and reversed the flow of his meridians, all so he could wield a blade and sword and hold fast to what he believed in. Badly wounded, he descended the mo 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 The Lotus Heart's Funeral Record 莲心花葬录 He hopes to break free of this world and find his closest family. He hopes to break free of this cycle and reclaim the one he loves. How can he mend the leak in the heavens, take the lotus as his heart, and face the apocalypse? When one day all the flowers are buried for him, will he be able to find what he seeks and win back what he has lost? 77Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 190 The White-Browed Hero of Great Song 大宋白眉 This story continues the first three books. This is the fourth and final installment. After achieving his goal, the Great Song's White-Browed Hero retires from the world of martial arts. After the assembly of the Sages of the Three Teachings, Xu Liang stays home to teach his disciples. Xu Fang, the Silver Halberd Marquis, and his disciples come seeking revenge, while Xu Liang wins over Guo Tianju, the unrivaled master of Xuantian. Little Sword God Cheng Ruoyong joins forces with the twenty-two s 2kReads7.0Score100Shelves
- 191 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 73Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 192 The Vermilion Phoenix Needle 丹凤针 The story revolves around the Tiangang Fortress, using a mystery-solving approach to depict the contest of wits and strength between good and evil. Its central theme is that good will always triumph over evil, while familiar wuxia elements include young masters, learning peerless arts, and competing for martial arts treasures. Blending traditional wuxia plots with detective work was a defining feature of Sima Ling's later novels. Du Xiyan is an upright, learned, and highly skilled young man, an 239Reads—Score103Shelves
- 193 The Broken Sword and You 断剑与卿 [Complete; bonus chapters being updated] (Wuxia / political intrigue / one heroine / strong female lead / pure love / romance / jianghu / historical ensemble / slice of life / youth / angst / devoted couple / equally matched leads) At eighteen, Yan Bei Chen mastered the sword and descended from the mountains. He had meant to rid the world of injustice, but found himself in Luoyang's most disreputable tavern, the Allure Pavilion. She was the pavilion's top courtesan, a gentle smile on her face as 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Love Beneath a Cold Sword 寒剑情 One is invincible, with a pure and devoted heart. The other is peerlessly beautiful, with the grace of a fairy. The martial world is treacherous, and love runs deep. They face life and death together, sharing every rise and fall. Willing to brave danger and stand against the whole world, they ask: What is love, really? 23Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 195 I Have a Cauldron That Can Refine Ten Thousand Medicines 我有一鼎可炼万药 (Alchemy + Imperial Exams + Defending the Nation) Though born into poverty, he harbors ambitions that reach for the heavens. He never meant to fight for supremacy, yet somehow found himself on the path to kingship. A simple, kindhearted young man emerges from the mountains, living by the teachings of the sages. He ventures alone into the martial world, enduring hardship as he grows stronger and stronger. With a hoe of dark iron in hand, he champions the weak and sweeps through every corner of th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 The Sword in the Gourd, the Corpse-Suppressing Coffin! I Alone Am the Azure Immortal 葫中剑,镇尸棺!唯我青冥仙 (Dual cultivation in swordsmanship and martial arts + a path of slaughter, happy ending, no System, no harem, roaming the martial world, not an invincible power fantasy, slow burn) Who can truly be called an immortal? Where in this world can one not go? Who says immortals and demons cannot be slain? Which beautiful woman in all the land could one not love? The immortal years in heaven are yours. The world below belongs to me, Yu Huai'an. If I kill, I'll make rivers of blood. If I roam, I'll live 88Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 197 Green Ox 靑牛 [Wuxia]+ [power struggles]+ [twists]+ [interlocking plots] This is a more vibrant world of martial arts. As a reader, you’re sure to find a character you can relate to among its many colorful inhabitants. Through the conflicts between the Great Kang Dynasty and the various martial arts sects, as well as the adventures of the Yuan siblings and Wu Chan, the story portrays the tangled grievances between the martial world and the imperial court, and the choices and struggles of ordinary people caugh 1.4kReads8.2Score210Shelves
- 198 A Knife from the Start 开局就送一把刀 Watch as the young Qi Xiao carves his name into legend with a single blade on the path of the jianghu. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 A Young Wanderer in White Robes on a White Horse 白衣白马少年游 Red beans bear the longing of the heart, and longing stains the red beans. Of all the things in this world, nothing wounds the heart like love! This is the story of a young man who enters the martial world in search of a sword. “I have a sword named Void. It has no form or shape, yet nothing can withstand its edge!” 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 The Book of Wishes 如意经 A manual said to contain peerless martial arts has become the object of everyone’s desire. As schemes and treachery spread through the martial world, a thrilling tale of the martial arts world unfolds... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

















































