Novels like I Have a Sword, Unmatched Beneath Heaven
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- 1 I Am an Exiled Immortal 我为谪仙 (High martial arts, low fantasy + a male lead who grows over time + a book full of unresolved regrets) Year Five of the Mingguang Era. The purple moon hung high, and the golden star fell in the south. A sage once saw this strange omen and cried out in amazement that an immortal banished from heaven had descended into the world. Eighteen years later, Gu Yunze emerged from the wilderness, took up a blade, shouldered a burden, and met a young woman. At first, people said he was nothing more than a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Sword It 剑了 A young man is dying. On the road to immortality, he searches for a way to prolong his life, only to be stopped by bandits. In ancient times, Hua Qiang forced someone to buy a watermelon. Today, I, Gu Xun, am demanding passage money! Can you guarantee this road is safe? After attaining immortality, how many matters are there between heaven and earth? I want them settled, but they’re hard to settle. How can they be settled? With a sword! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Chronicles of the Blade-Wielding Wanderer 风云刀客录 A world of traditional martial arts, where heroes and heroines navigate old grievances and tangled affections; defiance of the imperial court through forbidden uses of martial strength, stirring up storm and turmoil; and the joys and sorrows, laughter and tears, of growing through life. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Journey Through the Jianghu 游江湖记 A simple-minded young man has spent years practicing the blade under his master's tutelage. After bidding his master farewell, he ventures into the martial world of his dreams. Along the way, he encounters kindred spirits, extraordinary people, and all sorts of fascinating martial-world adventures. Let me tell you all about them. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Storm: The Beggar King Shi Potian Has Arrived, Everyone Make Way 风云：狗哥石破天驾到，通通闪开 Shi Potian. The greatest hero in the land, just back from Hero Island, wakes to find himself in a place called the World Society. There's a man named Xiong Ba who says, "When I meet Wind and Cloud, I will become a dragon." There's the icy-faced "Deathless God of Tears," and Nie Feng, who keeps saying, "For the sake of justice." He knows nothing of the dangers of the martial world and doesn't think he's especially skilled. Then he casually shatters Xiong Ba's Three-Point Return Vitality with a si 523Reads—Score106Shelves
- 6 The Golden Hero of Wuxia and Fantasy 武侠玄幻夺金大侠 Synopsis of the wuxia fantasy novel The Golden Seal Hero: Among the martial artists who know of the Twin Excellence Castle, who could honestly deny that its lord, Min Ziyuan, is the unrivaled greatest fighter of his generation? Five years ago, martial heroes from all over the martial world gathered by Dongting Lake to compete for the Golden Seal of the Top Scholar. With a single palm strike, Min Ziyuan felled ten warriors; with a flick of his fingers, he slew seven heroes. His sword technique, S 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 A Lone Leaf on a Boat as a Thousand Sails Fade Away 一叶孤舟千帆尽 (One female lead, no harem, no System + no dumb decisions + not a beginner's novel. Traditional martial arts are dead, so proceed with caution if that bothers you!) I thought the jianghu was just the jianghu. I thought revenge was just revenge. As citizens of Daxia, we must strive to become stronger! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 On My Way to Break Off an Engagement, I Ran into Three Fiancés 退婚途中，路遇三个未婚夫 “The Matchmaker ties the knot? I'll cut my own romantic ties! My parents married for love, so I can't be a downgrade from them! I'm breaking off this engagement!” A hilarious tale follows the daughter of the Valley Master of Qingfeng Valley as she sets out to break off one engagement after another. Her three fiancés have very different personalities, yet each is an exceptional man. Will her journey to call off her engagements go smoothly? Or will the valley's flower ultimately fall into someone' —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Daoist Magic Is Useless 道法无用 [No cheap tricks, not a power fantasy] Martial arts and immortal arts, with a consistent power scale. The young Daoist only wants to study medicine and cultivate the Dao in peace, but gets caught up in a fateful game between senior and junior disciples. From pawn to player: easier said than done. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Fragrance of Wild Goose Blood 雁血飘香 [Reading Huang Ying After Gu Long] [The Legend of the Great Illusion: The Fragrant Trail of Wild Goose Blood] When this book was published in mainland China, the author's pen name was changed to "Taiwan Gu Long." It is a famous bestseller by the author known far and wide as "Taiwan Gu Long," a renowned martial arts novel written by that author, who has absolutely no connection to the martial arts grandmaster Gu Long. Long Fei's adopted son, Shangguan Shou, keeps company with the capital's spoile 1.5kReads9.4Score234Shelves
- 11 Journey Through Jiangnan in Frost and Maple Snow 枫雪江南行 “How can anyone in this world be so impossibly difficult to communicate with!” Shangguan Xin was practically fuming. She'd spent the whole journey with a human oil jar who barely spoke. Wait a second... Now that she thought about it, that guy could be useful when it really mattered. “Hey! Didn't you say you couldn't use martial arts?” “...” “Hey! I don't think I can figure you out anymore...” 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Tales of Zhongzhou 中州风云录 Far from his homeland, hidden in the mountains and forests, a royal heir is cast among common folk. Li Chang'an, son of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, is protected by the martial arts expert He Yingxuan and spends fifteen years in hiding in Jiangnan under an assumed name. But though the trees yearn for calm, the wind will not cease. A figure in black shatters the quiet of the countryside, bringing the flames of a chaotic age... Will he vie for supremacy and unite the martial world, or pur 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The World of Soul Stars 魂星之江湖 In a world of cultivation, Meng Chen had a warm little home and a peaceful, happy life. He thought things would stay that way forever. But a fateful plot began to unfold, with him at its center. The jianghu is a place where people betray others for profit, where bloodshed and strife abound, and where schemes and deceit run rampant. Meng Chen says, “The jianghu can also be a place where a promise is worth a thousand gold pieces, grudges are settled openly, and people act with honor.” Where there —Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 14 The Immortal's Path Through the Mortal World 红尘仙路 Immortals make their moves, using the mortal world as their board. The affairs of the world are tangled, and murderous intent lurks in plain sight. He enters the game and breaks it. Now watch this young man: Entrusting himself to a field of blades, he kills amid the mortal world! 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Youth in Blue 青衫少年郎 The martial world is a painting. Its figures are all different, great and small alike, and every one is a stroke in the picture. Great and small stories alike are its very essence. How much elegance can a young nobleman, who thinks all day of avenging his mother, add to this painting? 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Hanging Coffin and the Precious Sword 悬棺宝剑 A dream of swordplay shared by an ordinary person, and a swordsman who must endure hardship before achieving greatness. One finds the martial world as deep as the sea, while the other finds the court as deep as the sea: such is their helpless lot. Perhaps every one of us has dreamed of becoming a swordsman. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Chronicles of Flying Snow Across the Vast Sea 瀚海飞雪记 [Wuxia + Jianghu + Coming of Age + Adventure. A gifted young man’s coming-of-age adventure. At the beginning of the Yuan dynasty, Mongols and Han Chinese were locked in conflict. The son of a Mongol and Han union, born with a complicated identity, struggles to survive in a chaotic age. Making full use of his talents, he grows wise and resilient, hones himself, and eventually becomes a grandmaster.] Deep in the mountains stands a temple called Immortal Longevity. It has a master named Wu Jin, who 879Reads9.4Score105Shelves
- 18 Wuxia Fantasy: The Jade Lotus Song 武侠玄幻碧莲曲 Synopsis of the wuxia fantasy novel The Song of the Jade Lotus: Whenever Fang Yuqi sits on this great rock, he naturally begins to hum The Song of the Jade Lotus. What a beautiful, lovely melody it is! It is the only song he ever learned as a child, and it has left a deep impression on his heart. It originally had no title. Perhaps it did have one, since a song cannot possibly have no name. But he was too young back then, and only knew how to sing it. Why would he have asked about its title? As 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Peerless Arts Descend Upon the World 绝学降世 [No System / Swordsmanship / Xianxia / No Harem / No Mindless Protagonist] His first master died young, his second master couldn't help him with anything, and his third master was only a master in name! Bearing an immortal's supreme arts, Gu Ning resolutely ventures into the martial world to uncover the truth behind what happened all those years ago. Before his master left, he said, “A heart with a jug of wine is enough to comfort you through the dust of the road.” Gu Ning keeps those words clos 237Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Beauty Like Jade, Sword Like a Rainbow 美人似玉剑如虹 This is the story of a young man accidentally drawn into the martial world, who resolves to wipe out every evil under heaven. In an age of chaos, the youth heads north with his sword, quelling the flames of war across the northern lands. He returns to the martial world, traveling the roads of heroism with a beautiful companion and leaving countless tales behind. There are perilous battles, the distant reaches of the martial world, and the treachery of the imperial court. Waves of turmoil crash o 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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
- 22 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
- 23 Devouring Demons 啖魔 A thousand-year-old legend of gods and demons, and an eternal struggle between good and evil. A mighty imperial dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse. Swordmasters whose martial arts approach the divine lie hidden in the darkest reaches of the martial world and among towering mountain peaks. Yet there are beings even more powerful than they: the Demon God of antiquity. Though his body was destroyed, his consciousness remains, sealed in slumber beneath the Nine Hells as he awaits awakening. Hu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Upholding Justice Across the Realm, Starting at the Dali Temple 匡扶天下从大理寺开始 (Xianxia, transmigration, alternate world, no System, ensemble cast) (Not invincible, growth, investigations, mystery, lighthearted, adventure, playing the pig to eat the tiger) A mysterious jade pendant brought him to an alternate world. After his father offended Prince Jing, Xu Yuan became a Grade D clerk at the Court of Judicial Review as an intern. He unexpectedly met a cold, beautiful female assassin, then went on to become the youngest vice minister in the Court through a series of strange 399Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 25 The Five Warlords 五霸图 Introduction to The Five Hegemons: The protagonist, Lu Zhengying, sees his entire family murdered, with only himself surviving. Pursued along the way, he is rescued by the two daughters of the Lord of the Seven-Kill Order and manages to escape with his life. He also learns superior martial arts. To avenge his family and repay the debt of having his life saved, he travels the martial world as deputy leader of the Seven-Kill Order, punishing the wicked and eliminating evil. Meanwhile, great fiends 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Storms Rising: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 风起云涌之笑傲江湖 He transmigrated as Lin Pingzhi, the seventeen-year-old young master of the Fuwei Escort Agency, and gained perfected Sunflower True Qi. The Qingcheng Sect arrived ahead of schedule, and the martial world would never be peaceful again... 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 A Restaurant from the Start 开局一间饭店 There is a place in the martial world that people speak of. On the road everyone must take outside Luogucheng, there is a notorious inn. It stands surrounded by nothing but yellow sand and dust. But whether you are a master with peerless martial arts or a powerful official with influence over the whole realm, when you enter this inn, you must obey its rules. The rules are simple: the owner’s rules are the rules! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Dragon Talisman Command 龙符令 A gust of wind blows down a red leaf. The leaf drifts between heaven and earth. The wind keeps blowing, and the leaf rides upon it. But the wind must eventually die down, and the leaf must eventually fall. It takes root, and in the end grows into a towering tree once more. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Blade of Mystic Love 玄幻情刀 Synopsis of the traditional martial arts novel The Enchanted Love Blade: Peng Honggang and Ye Ruxue return to the prefectural city with the Jianghu Scholar and the Cloud-Dress Fairy. They plan to head south to Henan and spend some time together, celebrate the New Year at the home of the Lord of Zhongtian, then travel the world with Ye Ruxue and build up their good karma. Someone is taking care of the Cheng family estate, so they have nothing to worry about. The Jianghu Scholar was feeling on top 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 Twenty Years of Wine and Jianghu 江湖杯酒二十年 Eight hundred years ago, the first and only immortal in the world appeared. He wandered among mortals, passed down many cultivation methods, and founded the Divine Martial Pavilion. As a result, countless cultivators and martial artists emerged. For reasons unknown, the immortal later vanished from the mortal world. Over the next eight hundred years, dynasties rose and fell, the world changed beyond recognition, and countless prodigies appeared, yet no one ever again reached the realm of immorta 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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
- 34 Swords Pointed at Lin'an 剑指临安 A Song dynasty man's family vendetta and hatred for his country's enemies: take down Qin Hui and wipe out the foreign invaders. Come with him to the troubled city of Lin'an! See how sharp this sword is, and how satisfying it is to kill! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 The Heavenly Sword and Divine Saber 天剑神刀 The Heavenly Sword and Divine Saber, a world of heroes has flourished in the jianghu since ancient times. History books and bamboo annals preserve the names of the victors. This book tells the story of Xiao Beifeng, the last personal disciple Zhang Sanfeng, founding patriarch of the Wudang Sect, took on in his later years, and recounts his adventures and romances in the jianghu. The story begins with Wei Wuxie, the Netherworld Ghost Judge, and reaches its climax with the appearance of the peerle —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 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
- 39 The Saintess Is No Innocent 圣女不纯洁 Lansisi is the runaway saintess of the Jialan Cult, a demonic sect. She is the lover of one martial arts overlord and is carrying the son of the cult leader. Caught between two great martial arts overlords, she fights to survive. A ruthless heart is her weapon, and so is her beauty. Xiye: Si’er, I can give you anything except the title of Cult Leader’s wife! Jian Chen: Lan’er, you ungrateful wretch! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Sword and Blade Chaos 刀剑乱 A down-and-out young man buys a boxing manual. If he throws a million punches, he can become invincible under heaven. So, are you going to train or not? Digging the Nine Yang Divine Skill out of the ground in the Kunlun Mountains? Perfectly reasonable, right? Alone, he roams the martial world, travels ten thousand miles, and throws a million punches. Beggar Clan Leader: “You keep treating me to roast chicken. How about I teach you the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms?” Carefree Sect Leader: “Young 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Half Drunk, Half Clearheaded 半醉半清明 No transmigration! No System! Not a wish-fulfillment story! [Pure historical romance] [Sweet romance] [Fictional power struggles] [Wuxia] Character pairing: innocent and sweet on the outside, scheming within × roguishly handsome and carefree, with no sense of responsibility An unreliable strategist from the Imperial Guard and a dashing cavalryman capture a great fiend by the seaside, and bring along their enemy’s young daughter on the journey to the capital. Her future seemed destined for loneli 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Night: The Big Dipper Accompanies the Moon 夜：七星伴月 The seventh day of the seventh month. Night falls, and a waning moon hangs in the sky. The Star of Seven Killings appears once every seven years. On the seventh day of the seventh month, it kills only seven people. The moon rises, the sun returns, and blood is spilled within seven steps... Every seven years, on the seventh night of the seventh month, seven assassins kill seven people. Each has a distinct color and a signal in the form of fireworks. —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 43 I Transmigrated as a Sword Immortal and Got Locked Up from the Start 穿成剑仙开局被关小黑屋 [The Seven Kingdoms at War: A Grand Historical Epic + The Protagonist Isn't Invincible + Intelligent Villains + Multiple Heroines + A Disastrous Start + Sailing + The Grasslands] Li Shizhi transmigrated to an age of chaos, with the seven kingdoms locked in a massive struggle. He was all set to make his mark and put his ambitions into action, but then... What kind of godforsaken place have I landed in? Is this a prison for death-row inmates? Then why am I the only one locked up? And what happened —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Purple Lightning and Green Frost 紫电青霜 At his master's behest, young hero Ge Longxiang visits the Cold Cloud Immortal, Ge Qingshuang, to discuss the upcoming sword tournament on Mount Huang. On the way through Tianxin Valley, he happens upon the black-clad Dragon Maiden Bai Qingqing, and the two gradually fall for each other. Purple Lightning and Green Frost are the names of two ancient treasured swords. It is said that Sun Quan, ruler of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, possessed six treasured swords, two of which were called Pu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Song of the Chang'an Blade 长安刀歌 After the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the Great Tang, the imperial court is shrouded in intrigue, and turmoil is rising once more in the martial world. Various forces lurking in the shadows are stirring, while remnants of the previous dynasty, merchant guilds, bandits, robbers, reactionary factions, and assassination organizations have all hidden themselves across the Great Tang. The most dangerous of these, and the one Li Shimin fears most, is a reactionary faction like Dou Feng's, which seems pois 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 46 Poisonous Chain 毒连环 [For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Great Illusory Heaven Tales: Poisonous Chain] A new-school wuxia novel: In “Poisonous Chain,” Jin Manlou poisoned Shui Guanyin, and Shui Guanyin poisoned Hu Xiang. But Hu Xiang did not poison Jin Manlou. It was Liu Sanfeng who poisoned Jin Manlou. The chain of poison was broken because Liu Sanfeng was one link too many. Nothing that coincidental has ever happened in this world. Perhaps it will one day. Who knows? 19Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 47 The Heart of the Sword 剑道天心 Swordheart of the Way Zhuge Lan resolves to rid the world of evil and uphold justice. She ventures alone into Yin-Yang Valley to cross swords with Fu Wuniang, a woman so feared that martial artists tremble at the mention of her name. To secretly protect Zhuge Lan, the young hero Sima Jie traps Fu Wuniang’s son, only to be gravely wounded by Zhuge Lan by mistake. When she realizes that the young man whose life is hanging by a thread is the “Jade Vajra,” anguish overwhelms her. The remarkable her 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Martial World More Absurd Than the Villains' Woe-Is-Me Act 比卖惨的反派武林 [Wuxia + Court Politics + History + Classic of Mountains and Seas + Jian Wang 3 + Sword and Fairy 4 + A work inspired by the eight great sects] [Not mindless, not sanctimonious, with intelligent characters and clear logic] History gives rise to myth, and the martial world gives rise to legends. Heroes gather in the martial world, and love finds its way through the mortal realm. Invincibility is so lonely. Su Buzhi has withdrawn from the martial world, yet his heart still embraces the world. Once 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Water-Bending Fatebreaker 倾水逆命人 “Flowers bloom on two sides; life lies between Buddha and demon.” When a quiet village is disturbed and the prelude to a chaotic age begins... You become an immortal, I become a ghost. Together, we’ll defy fate! When I return from the dead, I’ll meet the banished immortal. Pairing: A wild, fearless girl and a banished immortal of a Daoist priest Rivals: A proud beauty who follows the way of might versus a fate-defying hero who follows the way of righteousness Note: 1. This is a plot-driven stor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Watering Horses by the Yellow River 饮马黄河 About Drinking Horses at the Yellow River, a classic wuxia novel by Sima Ling: Drinking Horses at the Yellow River is a brilliant work from the later period of Sima Ling’s career. It intertwines characters’ martial arts prowess with their moral cultivation, drawing on Mencius’s words, “A noble spirit, vast and unyielding,” to create a fresh theory of the spirit of wuxia. In doing so, it frees traditional martial arts from the fleeting spectacle of flashy, hollow moves and elevates them to the e —Reads—Score—Shelves
