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- 1 Blade Shadows Sweep Across a Thousand Mountains 刀影荡千山 During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Great Song, Ouyang Chun, the Northern Hero, entered the Buddhist clergy and left behind a treasured saber that nearly fell into the hands of the Hu people. Du Baichuan, a young man from Tuancheng, comes across the saber by chance and gets caught up in trouble, igniting a conflict among the Five Clans, Thirteen Sects, and Eighty-One Schools. For the sake of their martial arts school, Baichuan and his senior sister Mu Fengqing decide to descend the mounta 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Qiao Feng Conquers the Martial World 乔峰笑傲江湖 Qiao Feng lived a life of chivalry, only to die ingloriously at Yanmen Pass! To avenge his family, Lin Pingzhi was willing to castrate himself to practice the Evil-Warding Sword Manual! To revive the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun was willing to castrate himself to practice the Evil-Warding Sword Manual! Who can say for certain what is right and what is wrong? Qiao Feng’s soul enters Lin Pingzhi in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What kind of breathtaking martial-world tale will he write? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Flying Dagger of Li: Sequel, Snow Blows, the Blade Chills, and the Moon Rises Again 小李飞刀续集：雪吹刀凉月又生 This is a strange book: it touches nearly every taboo in modern web fiction, and it’s full of pitfalls... This is an extraordinary book: once you start reading, you’ll find yourself drawn in, gradually realizing there’s more to it than meets the eye. The author has thought everything through. This is a frustrating book: slow to warm up, unsatisfying, tangled, obscure, and depressing... What you think the author is trying to say is not what they actually mean. This is a good book: step back and c 1kReads8.8Score10614d adds
- 4 The Legend of Carefree Wanderers 逍遥传说 With sword in hand, I roam the world and drive demons from the land. Ask where I come from, and my sword points to the Carefree Sect. One story, one life: the martial world is treacherous, filled with hidden tigers and crouching dragons. I will uphold justice and restore peace to the realm... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn as a Great Dragon, I Ran a Postal Station and Raised My Wife and Daughter 重生大龙，经营驿站养妻女 A beautiful young woman throws herself into his arms, crying, “Husband!” A doll-like little girl clings to his leg and calls, “Daddy!” The heavens have dropped a wife and daughter into his lap, and even thrown in the “Welcome Inn” beside the highway? The original owner was known for a hundred miles around as a “living map,” yet met a mysterious end by falling off a cliff while visiting a grave during Qingming. Wang Que has barely taken over this body when bandits from Blackwind Stronghold come —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 The Wind Sweeps the Candle by the West Window 风卷西窗烛 A young man enters the jianghu for the first time and conceals his identity. Though he has no wish to get involved, he is drawn into conflicts between the jianghu and the imperial court. "What will you choose?" the old man before him asked. The young man picked up a black stone and placed it on the board. "This is my choice." (The male lead plays both sides of the law. The romance is minimal, with most of the story focused on the plot.) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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—14d adds
- 10 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—14d adds
- 11 Wuxia: A Vast and Righteous World 武侠：浩然天下 [Jianghu]+ [Imperial Court]+ [Wuxia] A heart brimming with righteousness, a wind that sweeps a thousand miles, a single sword stroke to slay a man, then vanishing without a trace. “Hard it is to cross the mountains and passes,” “Who will grieve for one who has lost his way?” “Chance encounters between strangers,” “Yet all are travelers far from home.” No words could better capture the state of this troubled age. He still remembered that year, when his master wrote a character in the courtyard wi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 The Gray-Robed Agent of Great Wei: An Old Friend Returns Through Wind and Snow 大魏青衣：风雪故人归 [Alternate history, court politics, the martial world, power struggles, martial arts, multiple heroines, no System] As the winds rise over Great Wei, a man in blue sets forth. He stakes his life on the game and wins half a move against Heaven! With an age of chaos on the horizon, who will shape the world? Qingyi Bailu placed third in the imperial examinations, only to become a puppet magistrate controlled by the Taiping Sect, with his life no longer in his own hands. Just then, Gu Xiaolou transm 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Young Wanderer: Tong Jing 少年江湖之童璟 [Wuxia + political intrigue + comedy + multiple protagonists + fictional setting + fast-paced story] In a young man's heart: If you cannot steady your own mind, how can you settle another's? If you cannot walk a straight path yourself, how can you set another on the right road? 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 15 The Heaven-Slaying Tyrant Blade 诛天霸刀 [Martial arts + no System + the jianghu] I wield a blade of honor, To cut down all who defy the way. I play the hero and win the beauty's heart, Then walk alone through a blood-soaked path, proud and unbowed. Were it not for demons and monsters descending upon the world, One more decree would be added to the Investiture of the Gods. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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—14d adds
- 17 I Raise My Blade Against the Mountains and Seas 我自横刀向山海 Upright virtue fills the world. With a chivalrous heart, one can level mountains and seas. Glistening waters shimmer, rivers flow without end. Arrogant female knight × gentle male Taoist [Wuxia jianghu + strong heroine + comeback + justice] Her master, with whom she spent ten years side by side, suddenly disappears because of the Shanhai Map, a scroll that has thrown the jianghu into chaos. The great heroine Li Yanqing sets out from the mountain to search for her master, rescuing the Tao 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 The Broken Sword Tower 残剑楼 What is an immortal? Untouched by the world, apart from the world, yet never forgetting it. Where are the immortal mountains? At the highest point in the sky, and in the deepest place in the heart. What is a hero? Bound by circumstances, yet steadfast in benevolence, righteousness, virtue, and goodness. Where is the martial world? On the tips of swords and blades, and in partings and reunions. A massacre, a blood jade saber, a golden bamboo sword, the demon race, the city beyond Heaven’s mandate 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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—14d adds
- 22 Bai Rushuang 白如霜 An introduction to Gu Long's wuxia novel White as Frost: White as Frost is the male protagonist's name, so using it as the title feels rather baffling. The plot is simple: Bai Ruyun abducts Wu Qingping and imprisons her in a lakeside pavilion. Before long, as the clichés would have it, they fall in love. But Wu Qingping was already engaged, and her fiancé, Long Yunfu, was an outstanding young man in his own right. His backers, the Three Hundred Elders, were also formidable masters of an older ge 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Flying Dagger Seeks Love: My Cultivation Technique Can Reverse Energy Absorption 飞刀问情：我的功法能反采补 Also known as: The Rise to Fame of the Little Li Flying Dagger See how a modern man, moving between the martial world and the imperial court, starts with nothing and becomes a grandmaster. I am Li Huan, known throughout the martial world as the Little Li Flying Dagger. A true martial arts novel. Wuxia isn't dead, just fading away. 84Reads6.0Score13414d adds
- 24 Flowers Bloom in the North 花开北落 Tired of stories where love comes after marriage? Why not experience one where love comes first? From a chance encounter to falling in love, old grudges sweep them up in an instant, leaving them at a loss over what to choose. They are still young, yet his hair turns white overnight. Beneath the lonely moon, by a solitary lamp, how desolate… 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 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 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Peerless Poet and Swordsman 诗剑无双 In the second year of the Kaicheng era, the poet Jia Dao was banished to Shu. Along the way, a chance encounter led him to save a child’s life. Twenty years later, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Chen, sat on the throne. His achievements earned his reign the name “Great Governance of Dazhong.” The child grew into an adult, studying literature at Qinglian Academy and martial arts under the Taibai Sword Sect. But as the late Tang was swept by turbulent change, the young man ventured alone into the Ji 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Spring Breeze Came Suddenly 忽如春风来 [Wuxia + Romance + Jianghu + Court Politics + BG + Ensemble Cast] I'm a new writer with a new book. Please feel free to give it a read. I'm not sure what kind of story I want to write, so this is just a little comfort for myself. Please bear with me. 3Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 29 A Bloodstained Fate: The Ye Family Daughter's Road to Revenge 血色宿命：叶家女的复仇之路 Reborn, she returns and wants no justice, only revenge! One palm cripples her genius younger sister; one kick crushes the scumbag's sect. When she shakes the continent under the name Star Fiend, everyone finally realizes: She didn't return to make peace. She came to make her enemies pay for their blood debts! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Twelve Bars of the Eastern Wind 东风十二阑 A scion of a prestigious family × a fiendish maiden of the Demon Cult A legendary sword reappears in the martial world Factions from every side step forward to compete Will it be love and hate, with vengeance pursued and grudges repaid? Or will lingering shadows follow as hearts pledge themselves to one another? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Knock at the Door, and the Ponytailed Girl Told Me to Run 敲门声响起，马尾女孩儿让我快跑 A knock sounded at the door, and a girl with a ponytail told me to run. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Shadow in the Old Photograph Draws Closer with Every Passing Day 老照片中的黑影，随着时间的推移，离我越来越近 The shadow in the old photograph is drawing closer to me with every passing day. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Strategy in the Clouds 云中策 (Jianghu + court politics + ensemble cast + schemes + saber arts + swordsmanship) The board has nineteen files and nineteen ranks; the realm is divided into nineteen provinces, all in turmoil. During the Changping era, wars broke out one after another. The realm faced troubles within and without, and the people were plunged into misery. The court was rife with infighting, while the jianghu teetered on the brink. In the thirteenth year of the Tongsheng era, a youth carrying a broken saber walked 6Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 34 The Kung Fu Palm 功夫掌 Introduction to The Kung Fu Palm: Though the kindhearted Old Master Shi Hechuan was wealthy and generous, he had only one child. He was nearing fifty when he finally had a son, whom he named Jitong. The old couple treasured him like their own lives, and hired several tutors to teach him at home. Though Shi Jitong was only seventeen, he was already a master of poetry, prose, and the arts. He could write a polished piece as soon as he picked up a brush, and speak with eloquence; his reputation for 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Wuxia: Ren Woxing from the Start 武侠：开局抽到任我行 [System, not fanfiction, no summoning, native martial arts world, slow burn, one female lead, not invincible, not brainless] An accident forces A Mu, a country boy from the mountains, to enter the martial world. [Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained the character card: Ren Woxing!] [Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained the martial art: Star Absorbing Technique!] [Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained the character card: Lin Pingzhi!] [Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained the martial art: —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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—14d adds
- 38 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 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Wuxia: Nine Songs of Cangyun 武侠，沧云九歌 What is the martial world? A young swordsman ventures into the martial world, where dragons and tigers clash, and crosses the North Sea! The greatest monk of all time unleashes a single Buddhist Lion’s Roar, and within ten paces, all are turned to a bloody mist! How, then, did he become the world’s most notorious demonic monk… Love and hatred, old grudges and new, a young man galloping drunk on horseback… Heroes rise one after another… The martial world is everywhere… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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—14d adds
- 41 The Heavenly Dragon Armor: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说天龙甲 Introduction to Tianlong Armor, a wuxia novel by Wolong Sheng: On a lush plain south of Mount Mang in western Henan stands Xuanji Fort, renowned throughout the martial world. Pines, bamboo, and flowering trees line the grounds outside the fort, while rare flowers and plants spread across the landscape, creating a feeling of peace and elegance. The fort's master, Zhuang Guanyu, the famous hero of the Heluo region, has a daughter named Xuanji. She is a peerlessly beautiful woman whose dazzling loo 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Record of the Martial World: The Everlasting Spring Duel 江湖录：长春决 (No System + Multiple Personalities + Unusual and Intriguing + Decisive and Ruthless + One Female Lead + Pseudo-Invincible) A legend of the immortal sect, six keys. What is the jianghu? Is it one person and one sword, with the freedom to settle scores and avenge wrongs? Is it wishing to buy osmanthus wine and share a ride, only to find that it’s not like the carefree days of youth? Is it youthful chivalry, forging bonds with the boldest heroes of the five capitals, hearts laid bare, every hair s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Beautiful, Powerful, and Tragic: Conquering the Empress to Claim the World 美强惨，征服女帝谋天下 [One-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other; power fantasy: empress + equally matched leads + sweet romance + hilarious + scheming + political intrigue] She's the demonic woman everyone hates? Fine, she'll kill everyone who dares defy her, become empress, and make them all bow at her feet. What a thrill! He's the former crown prince of a fallen dynasty, wandering the martial world and hunted by assassins? Fine, he'll fight his way back to his homeland and claim the throne, using his schem 6Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 Don't Call Me a Madman, Call Me a Hero 别叫我疯子，叫我英雄 Bounty hunters! Martial arts! Working late alone one night, he heard footsteps drawing closer over the phone. By the next day, he had vanished. Yue Shan was an ordinary tenant, yet he was plagued by eerie knocks at the door and the rise of a blood moon. A policewoman even warned him, “Don't go out after dark.” After dying nine times, a biological chip was implanted in his body, allowing him to freely enter and leave “horror novel worlds invading reality.” From then on, he ventured into one pe 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Unwanted: I'm the Unwanted Commander, Taking Concubines in a Martial Arts Multiverse 不良人：我不良帅，综武纳妾 Li Xinghun transmigrates into a world of martial arts and receives a Master Thief System. From the start, the System grants him max-level Myriad Swords Return to the Origin, the Carefree Ascension Step, and the Art of Disguise. He steals Iron Horse Ice River and gains max-level Myriad Dao Senluo. He steals Yuan Tiangang’s heart and gains max-level Tiangang Art. He steals the Magic Music Treasure Box and gains the Great Shift of the Universe! He steals the Star of Ultimate Bliss and gains max-l 324Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 47 Fragrant Sword, Heartbreaking Flower 飘香剑断肠花 Synopsis of Dugu Hong's wuxia novel The Fragrant Sword and the Heartbreak Flower: Six people stand before the grave: Li Yulou, Ximen Feishuang, Chi Yinghong, Xiao Hong, Xiao Lü, and Yuchi Gang. The incense and flowers have been offered, the fruit laid out, and the rites completed. The six stand silently before the grave. Li Yulou cannot hold back his tears. After a long while, Ximen Feishuang slowly says, “My dear, please ask Manager Yuchi to help the Dove King rebuild his home. Then let’s take 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Heavenly Fragrance Dash 天香飙 An introduction to Wolong Sheng's wuxia novel The Heavenly Fragrance: The story of The Heavenly Fragrance is gripping and vivid, with a message that gives one much to ponder. It can only be called a tragedy among tragedies! Hu Boling, the cold-faced Yama and leader of the bandits across the six northern provinces, was once a black-hearted killer who had taken countless lives. But after marrying the gentle and kind Gu Hanxiang, he was transformed by her influence, suddenly withdrew from the marti 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Asura Blade 修罗刀 He was the Asura Blade, ranked first on the Tianya List, but he withdrew from the world for ten years! He was the Beggars' Sect leader, renowned throughout the land, yet burdened by a blood feud! She was the eldest daughter of the greatest sect under heaven, yet could not have the one she loved! She was raised by her adoptive family for ten years, only to fall in love with the one person she should never have loved! Fate brought them together, but destiny played cruel tricks on them. Someone onc 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Pine Breeze on the Ridge, Moonlight on the Mountain 半岭松风半山月 [Alternate History + Political Intrigue + Martial Arts + Two Strong Leads + Happy Ending + Mutual Devotion and Healing + No Brain-Dead Plotting + No Rebirth, Transmigration, or System] Lin Kuo, son of Duke Zhongsu of the Southern Zhou, suffers a family catastrophe in his youth and is shunned and isolated by the powerful aristocratic clans. He struggles through a difficult upbringing, carrying on the legacy of his father and elder brother as he carefully advances, bides his time, and plots to ref 73Reads7.9Score—14d adds
