Novels like Sword Sovereign Through the Ages
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- 1 The Divine Finger's Annihilation 神指寂灭 With one finger, I slay gods; with one jug of wine, I stroll alone among the flowers, unrivaled in grace. Who dares wield annihilation and question the heavens? I will stay true to this devoted heart until our hair turns white. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Moved into a $30 Apartment, and the Iron Door Was Covered with Ways I Could Die 住进30元公寓，铁门后贴满了我的死法 I Moved Into a 30-Yuan Apartment, and Behind the Iron Door Was a List of Ways I Would Die —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Heart Hidden Across the Three Realms 藏心三界 The Xuan Realm has an Immortal Court, the Human Realm has a Divine Dynasty, and the Demon Realm has a Demon Kingdom. Each of the three realms has its own Heavenly Dao. After the third great war between the three realms since the Age of the Emperor’s Fall, the Human Realm’s Heavenly Dao vanished into hiding and the heart of Heaven shattered. The immortal sects and aristocratic clans seized control of the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty, wantonly plundering cultivation resources and harvesting the fortu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Ten Years to the Top 十年巅峰 Comedy + Transmigration + Clever Protagonist + Growth Betrayed by his girlfriend, he hadn't even had the chance to tear into the cheating scumbag and his shameless mistress when he transmigrated to another world! Here, spiritual energy is abundant, and even delicacies contain mysterious powers. Watch as he uses his unstoppable appetite to eat his way down the path of the strong, step by step reaching the summit! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Lord of the Universe 宇主 Sixteen years ago, a group of cultivators hunted a young couple through the endless void for a cultivation manual called the Taixuan Art. Far away from the crowd, an old man in a black robe held the infant Li Xingyu in his arms. Watching it all, he could only weep helplessly before fleeing to a vast world. Sixteen years later, in a vast world called Xuantian, the grown Li Xingyu has successfully mastered the Taixuan Art. When he sets out to find his parents, the old man tells him that he will re —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Fish Leaps Across Heaven and Earth 鱼跃乾坤 [Traditional xianxia] + [No System] + [Slow burn] + [Plot-driven] + [No harem] One road reaches the heavens, its might subduing gods and men! Sects stand everywhere, and countless races mingle. Immortals, heroes, and demons alike all cultivate. The story begins in a small fishing village. Watch a young man leap like a fish and turn the world upside down! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Path to Enlightenment Remains Unfinished 得道路未竟 [No System] [Cultivation Technology] [Sweet Outside, Dark Inside] [Traditional Fantasy] After an accident, the young Hu Sheng transmigrates to another world and is reborn there. He tries to achieve some success through body cultivation. It is only when a strange phenomenon erupts one day that he understands the difference between immortals and mortals. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrated into a Wicked Supporting Character, I Survive by Foraging for Wild Greens 穿成恶毒女配，我靠挖野菜苟活 [Transmigrating into a book, historical romance, real and fake heiresses, foraging for wild greens, farming, and raising children] Chen Yizhen transmigrated into the body of the wicked fake heiress in a historical novel about a real and fake heiress. By the time she arrived, the story had reached its ending. The kind, gentle real heiress had gotten together with the male lead, while the original owner and her two children had been sent back to the countryside. And that’s not all! The original —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Borrowed Life 身寄 “You want to parasitize me?” A youth with the bloodline of the Dragon God is forced to become host to the princess of the Demon Realm. Thus begins a legendary journey from the human world to the Demon Realm, from fugitive to emperor. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 You Destroyed My Dao Foundation? I'll Use the World-Burning Cauldron to Crush Your Immortal Sect 毁我道基？我以焚世鼎炼碎你仙门 [Unrivaled artifact crafting + sweeping all opposition] When Chu Lingxiao was five, his family was slaughtered. He joined the Tianqi Sect, revered his master as a father, and diligently pursued cultivation. But one day, his master falsely accused him of colluding with an evil cult. His arm was severed, one eye blinded, his spiritual meridians shattered, and his dantian destroyed. He was cast out of the sect. On the brink of death, he finally learned the truth behind his family’s massacre: the cu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 At the Summit: Treading Snow, Listening to the Wind, and Living Unrestrained 绝巅之上：踏雪听风任疏狂！ [A cultivation dream for an ordinary mortal] [Twists and turns + evocative classical style + accessible language] [No System + no golden finger + absolutely no mindless wish fulfillment] [Beautiful scenery, delicious food, beautiful women, handsome men] Jiang Bei is nothing but an ordinary mortal. He seeks neither immortality nor the Dao, becomes neither a demon nor a revered sovereign! He only hopes that after a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation and a thousand years in the mortal world, he wil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Bro, This Is How Cultivation Works! 狗哥，修仙就是这样子的！ [Traditional fantasy + one female lead + power progression + not an invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless] Zheng Qiu had a miserable childhood and grew up with a big yellow dog by his side. After inheriting the legacy of the Eternal Samsara Emperor, he unexpectedly discovers that his dog seems to be no ordinary animal! The path of cultivation is full of hardships. Yet Zheng Qiu seems born to face calamity, destined to pursue the Dao! What shackles? What chains? They mean nothing to him! 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Immortal Who Mourns 仙殇人 [Villain] [Decisive and ruthless] [Demon] [No System] [Intelligent protagonist] The demon lord is reborn, scheming against all! After a thousand years, Jiugong Cangxuan returns to life and sets out on the path of cultivation once more, seeking the way to eternal life! The immortal seed is damaged, but I am not! Though all things may be destroyed, I have no regrets! Wealth, fame, power, and beauty are all fleeting clouds. Only eternal life can endure in this world. A mighty demon cultivator —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Cloud God 云神 On the Xuanhuang Continent, might makes right and the strong prey on the weak. A frail young man unexpectedly acquires a mysterious cultivation art and embarks on the path to rise above his station. He battles through every obstacle and ultimately attains godhood! (This book often uses modern expressions and English because the author is a modern person.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Gu Shao’s One and Only Love 顾少的独家挚爱 While fleeing, she ran into a mysterious man. To her surprise, he turned out to be Gu Lingqing, a man richer than a nation, immensely powerful, cold and devious, and supposedly uninterested in women! Who said he was uninterested in women!!! Exhausted every day, with her back aching, she finally couldn’t take it anymore. “I take back what I said about you being responsible. You’re free.” He sat beside her bed and pulled her into his arms, saying gently, “Xiaoya, have you got it mixed up? Shouldn’ 54Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 16 The City of Perfect Matches and the Endless City of the Dead 佳偶天城与无尽冥城 I started writing this novel because I wanted to see what kind of fantastical otherworldly continent I, a Sagittarius, could create with my wild imagination. I wanted to build a story with distinctive cultivation techniques and emotions, while keeping the breezy feel of a Sagittarius in the writing. So I created a realm-continent where the Heavenly Way, the Ghostly Way, the Asura Way, and divine beasts coexist. The two main characters are young men of the Heavenly Way, along with one young man —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Ruling the Myriad Worlds, Starting by Becoming an Island Lord 掌控诸天万界，先从成为岛主开始 There is only one Great Dao, and only one throne. Who will claim it? The road to the throne is strewn with bones, and countless prodigies fall along the way. Chang Sheng emerged from a solitary island, ascended the path to immortality, strode forth with song, and crushed the Eight Desolations. He killed until no one in the world dared call themselves supreme, and finally arrived before the throne of the Great Dao. Yet he did not sit. He only smiled faintly. "What is the Great Dao to me? What I w 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Trained Myself into a Freak to Defy Heaven 为了逆天把自己练成了怪胎 [Decisive and ruthless + trope-defying + monstrous talent + wildly satisfying + never grovels + quickly becomes invincible] What? You’re the heir to the Divine Path? You’re the chosen one? Sorry, that stuff doesn’t mean much to me. I’m the one who defies Heaven... A freak you so-called prodigies could never understand... 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Cultivation Begins with a Rice Ball 修仙从一个饭团子开始 [Mortal's journey + no System + pocket dimension + pills, talismans, formations, and artifacts + beast taming + imperial dynasty] Across the vast universe and endless reaches of time and space, a tribe takes the Heaven-Swallowing Divine Sparrow as its totem and unyielding fighting spirit as its creed. After their sacred bloodline is sealed and they are cursed by the gods, they are exiled beneath the boundless starry skies. Invisible shackles bind them, and their eyes burn with anger and defiance 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Ancient Covenant of the Immortal Age 仙古旧约 In the Age of Declining Dharma, the war among the gods comes to an end. The seven creator gods gather to discuss matters of great importance and establish the ancient pact of the Immortal Era. They select bodies of supreme constitution as vessels to explore the secrets of the Heavenly Dao, seek breakthroughs for themselves, and escape the suffering of reincarnation… —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 21 Three Thousand Dreams of Carefree Wandering 大梦三千逍遥游 This world is a cage. How can one be free? Only by breaking one's own shackles can one realize: today, I am truly myself! The splendor of mortal life fades as it passes, like a beautiful dream in this world! Who can stand against my three-foot blade? I have defeated every hero beneath heaven! Awake, I am free; dreaming, I am free. I roam at will! The Heavenly Dao is vast and elusive, the human way boundless and profound! Watch as the Carefree Wanderer cuts through three thousand years of plots a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 That Night, I “Slipped” a Perfect Report to My Male Boss 那夜，我把完美报告“塞”给了男上司 That night, I “slipped” the perfect report to my male boss 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Fleeing Assassins with My Lolita Ex-Husband, We End Up in the Women's Bathhouse 和萝莉前夫躲追杀，竟躲进女澡堂 Fleeing Assassins With My Loli Ex-Husband, We Hide in a Women's Bathhouse —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 My Archenemy Is Inside My Body, Yet I'm on Top of Him 死对头在我身体里，我却在他身上 My Archenemy Is Inside My Body, Yet I'm Inside His —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Tyrant Sword Rules the World: The Sovereign's Reign 霸剑天下之君临 Ghosts at his side, malice forging his heart, he makes a pact with the Reaper and wanders between life and death. “Stand alone through the ages, seal the wolf at Juyan, find enlightenment at Longchang, and laugh proudly when the poem is done.” “An ancient land a hundred li wide, sages and heroes of Qingliang, fate bestowed by heaven, eternal prosperity.” “He proclaimed: ‘Pride cannot be bent; I’ll laugh up at the sky and leave.’ Yet in the end, he was buried without a body, alone and abandoned.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Nine Heavens' War Demon Emperor 九天战魔帝 The heroes rose with swords drawn, perhaps ushering in a century of calamity for all under heaven. The Three Realms fell into chaos, as immortals and demons played their game. The Great Dao crumbled, and heroes rose on every side. See how the young man seizes the moment and strives for greatness, reaching the summit above the Nine Heavens! —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 27 Our Azure World 我们的蔚蓝 That summer, Ruo Lingchuan met Ye An, a young woman who had returned from abroad. Outspoken, unpredictable, and still full of childlike wonder, Ye An burst into Ruo Lingchuan’s life without warning, as bright and scorching as the summer sun. Two brief months later, she slipped back into her own world, leaving no trace behind. Growing up in difficult circumstances, young Ruo Lingchuan was held back by his inferiority complex. He kept his feelings tightly in check and endured in silence, only 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Soaring Above the Eight Wastelands 八荒凌云 The choices of the primordial chaos, the bonds of fate from this life and those before it. What is the Great Way? A song of parting sorrow, a heart full of devotion, a next life in another world, countless cycles of reincarnation, and one spear to determine the fate of eternity... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Saintess, Let’s Cultivate Together! I Really Have a Sacred Dragon Physique! 圣女双修吧！我真是圣龙圣体！ “Are you really a Sacred Dragon Sacred Physique?” “Absolutely! If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!” “Then why haven't I gotten stronger?” “Maybe we haven't cultivated together enough!” “What do you mean?” “What else could I mean? Let's keep cultivating together!” “You...” 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Spring Fireworks and a Silent Sea 春日焰火与寂静海 If you've ever met someone one spring who made your heart skip a beat. If you've ever walked alone along a quiet shoreline in the middle of the night. If you've ever had something on your mind that you couldn't say aloud, or a name you couldn't forget. Then this story is for you. Here you'll find the brilliance of spring fireworks, and the tenderness of a quiet sea. There's the sweetness 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 My Boss Got Turned On, but Only by Me 男老板有反应了，不过是在我身上 The Boss Is Getting Worked Up, But It's Because of Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 An Ancient Romance 古云奇缘 The six traits are physique, energy, speed, technique, control, and spirit. Together, they are known as the Six Traits. Everyone possesses at least one, and can learn cultivation techniques suited to their own traits. Li Zimo calls himself a “lucky guy.” Not only does he possess three traits, he also has a special gift! Through what he believes was a fortunate coincidence, he gets a unique scripture from an old Daoist priest. And of course, he also gets a “superweapon” from a powerful expert! T 20Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 33 Niu Meili, Your Dad Says Come Home and Farm 牛美丽，你爹喊你回家种田 My name is Niu Meili. I’m 30 years old, the first college graduate in my village. After working for seven years, I got laid off, and then my boyfriend dumped me too. My dad said he’d left me two million yuan. When I went home, I discovered it was two million yuan in debt and five hundred mu of wasteland. “Farming? Not even a dog would do that!” But there was no getting out of farming. If I was going to do it, I’d do it in the most unusual way. Cloud-based vegetable farming, a real-life crop-stea 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 With My Stunning Shadow Guard Wife, I’ll Slay Immortals and Destroy Emperors! 朕靠绝美暗卫娘子斩仙灭帝！ I, Chen Anniu, will unite the Three Lands and bring peace to a golden age! The Emperor Venerables run rampant, and the old order has long since rotted away. As for me, the young emperor most despised on the Xuanhuang Continent, my cultivation was sealed from birth. They’re all waiting for my kingdom to fall, waiting for me to be thrown off the dragon throne. But they never imagined that when I stopped seeking immortality and pursuing the Dao, and stood beneath heaven with nothing but my mortal 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Heavenly Dao Is Unfair, So I'll Raise a Sky-Devouring Toad to Devour It 天道不公，那我就养吞天蛤吞天道 Bu Yu, young master of the Bujiazhuang estate, has a mysterious past. Raised from childhood by Madam Bu, he is lively, clever, and despises evil. At a recruitment fair held by the various sects, he offends the young master of an ancient power and brings disaster upon himself. The entire Bujiazhuang estate is wiped out. Consumed by grief and rage, Bu Yu curses the heavens as he seeks revenge. His defiance brings down heavenly retribution, destroying one of his arms so that it can never be rest 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Way of the Dao 问道行 Also known as Go! The Great Path Lies Right Beneath Your Feet! (One female lead) The Way is ever inactive, yet nothing is left undone. There is nothing beyond the heart. Idly watch the flowers bloom and fall in the courtyard; care nothing for whether people stay or leave, and watch the clouds drift across the sky. Follow nature, and every road becomes the Way. But in nature, only the fittest survive. If ordinary people follow nature, does that mean they must be treated like weeds, living at the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Little Demon King Everyone Adores: From the Start, I Drove My Germaphobic Senior Sister Crazy 团宠小魔王：开局逼疯洁癖师姐 An infant abandoned beside an ancient dragon-blood stone lets out a cry that sends wind and snow swirling in reverse. Passing by at just that moment, Qingyun Sect Master Yun Yan takes him in and names him Yun Shi. Everyone calls him Little Rock. Born with a Daoist body, he has a mischievous streak and loves causing trouble. His senior brother taking the blame for him is an everyday occurrence at the sect, his cleanliness-obsessed second senior sister nearly loses her mind after he drenches her i 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 39 Supreme Pill and Martial Arts Master 丹武至尊 On the Cangqiong Continent, warriors cultivate in Dao Palaces, where they nurture their life souls. Ye Xinghe, a heaven-blessed prodigy, awakens a ninth-grade life soul: the Dragon-Patterned Purple Gold Cauldron! He becomes the youngest alchemist ever, only to be envied by his older brother, who steals his life soul and leaves him a cripple! But by chance, he awakens a ninth divine-grade life soul! From then on, he rises against the heavens and becomes an unrivaled Pill and Martial Supreme! 367Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 40 I’m Laozi Shudao San 老子鼠道三 [Demon Cultivator Dao Seed] [Refining Demons to Protect the Chariot] [Classic Xuanhuan Without a System] [Chaotic Times] [Plot-Driven] Shu San transmigrates into the body of a rat demon. Using his eyes as a demon-refining furnace, he leads a gang of underlings out of the mountains to protect his lord. What kind of demons can rats and weasels be refined into? What will a flood dragon and a scorpion give birth to? And what if humans, ghosts, demons, immortals, and Buddhas are all refined together? 9Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 41 Teachers Are Human Too 老师也是人 Mo Shiwen only wants to get through his probationary period in peace, earn a permanent position, qualify for a professional title, and live an ordinary life. But some things at school cannot be ignored just by pretending nothing happened. The cafeteria food keeps getting worse, maintenance costs keep climbing, and the head of logistics grows more and more hostile. When a twelve-year-old girl disappears right before his eyes, he realizes that the school’s books have long been filled with numbers 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Light Over the South of the City 城南有光 The summer Shen Du moved into an old neighborhood in the south of the city, he found a key in an old trunk. No one knew who it belonged to. Later, he discovered that many places in the southern district were waiting for him: The door at the end of the old street, locked for ages, The ones waiting for him to unlock it, the virus outbreak, And his comrades. This key was looking for someone. A 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Will of the Divine Realm 神界意志 A continent in another world: this is the Divine Realm. Within it are three great domains: the Ghost Domain, the Dark Domain, and the Human Domain. Each follows a different cultivation system. The Human Domain cultivates the source energy of the five elements and wields their divine power; the Dark Domain cultivates the power of bloodlines and commands an indestructible body; and the Ghost Domain cultivates the three souls and seven spirits, wielding the power of the Netherworld. Those who reach 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 44 The One and Only Sword Immortal Throughout the Ages 万古唯一剑仙 Liu Chen accidentally becomes the personal disciple of a female sword cultivator, and from then on his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. A transmigrator? A protector? Sword cultivators are destined to be invincible. One strike is all it takes! Since fate has granted me this opportunity, I will stand alone throughout the ages and become the one and only Sword Immortal in the world! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Lord of All Immortals 众仙之主 [Mortal cultivation + traditional immortal heroics + no System] Lin Chen was born in an ordinary mountain village. While trying to save his grandfather, he happened upon the Heavenly Emperor, who took him in as a disciple. Little did he know that his master was Yun, the Heavenly Emperor, ruler of the Divine Court ten thousand years ago. His master gave him the Nine Divine Arts, one of the ten great ancient books, and as soon as he began cultivating, he developed an Emperor-grade dantian. Later, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Star-Shrouding Great Emperor 遮星大帝 On this mysterious continent, the protagonist crawls out of a dry well and discovers he can defy fate and change his destiny! Along the way, he not only defeats demonic beasts, but even tears down temples... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 All Beings Wield Swords 众生执剑 In Shenzhou, those who cultivate the spirit of martial arts hone themselves; when the people’s hearts are united, peace reigns beneath the heavens. In the bamboo grove lives a sage who has traversed the Six Realms, wielding a sword that carries Heaven’s judgment. After the link between Heaven and Earth was severed, Shenzhou rose from the dead. First came the Buddhist and Daoist pilgrimage to the West, and Shenzhou revived. Then came the journey north, as all living beings took up their swords! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Two Languages of Love 两种爱的语言 Lu Yichen thought the world could be taken apart and analyzed. A top philosophy student, he was used to defining love through Spinoza’s logic and examining people with cool detachment. Shen Bohan thought life could be programmed. Sixteen years older than Lu Yichen, the programmer longed for inputs and outputs as predictable as code, for passionate embraces and promises. When “absolute rationality” collides with “emotional longing,” this romance is bound to become an error that can’t be compiled. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Apocalypse: I Cultivate the Great Dao, While Heaven’s Way Is but an Ant 末世：我修大道，天道蝼蚁 The apocalypse is drawing near, and a virtual online game called The Myriad Heavens has officially launched! Protagonist Ye Chen returns reborn, wielding the Three Thousand Great Daos and slaying his way through the Myriad Worlds! Rebirth rewards: Primordial Supreme Body, Primordial Pearl Spiritual root: World Tree Body cultivation: temper the body with Primordial Supreme Bones Golden Core: fuse the Primordial Pearl into the Golden Core Nascent Soul: fuse the Three Lives Stone into the Nascent S 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Peerless Sword Demon 绝世剑魔 Three hundred years ago, Huangfu Ji slaughtered the mighty and marched toward the Ancient Demon Sect. He took ten steps and knelt, then took one step and killed; from the old grounds of the Demon Sect, he rebuilt the Life and Death Demon Sect and forged an unparalleled reputation for slaughter. Three hundred years later, the sect has fallen into decline... The young Chu Mu takes charge of its Sword Peak, spending ten years nurturing his sword and mastering peerless sword techniques. With a sword 152Reads—Score—14d adds
