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- 1 Journey with Sword in Hand 仗剑行 There was a swordsman who carried a wooden case and commanded seven flying swords. He began to grasp the Way of the Sword on his own in Lingzhou, but in old age, looking back, he realized he had let down the woman he loved. There was an old man who built a small city east of Jieshi, where he could gaze out over the sea. He called it Wuju. He was invincible in his era, yet often troubled. There was a general who spent half his life pouring his heart and soul into defending the realm and purging t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 This Martial Saint Seems a Little Too Extreme 这个武圣疑似太极端了 [High Martial Arts, Low Fantasy]+ [The Martial World and the Imperial Court]+ [Political Intrigue] In the twenty-seventh year of Chengye, the Nine Cauldrons fell, and the armies of ten states carved up the Central Plains. That year, the white-haired Grand Tutor held Tong Pass to the bitter end. Behind him lay the skeletal remains of starving refugees, across three thousand miles ravaged by locusts. That year, the dying Martial Saintess brandished her spear and demanded to know whether the Empero 8Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 3 The Youth Chu Xing 楚行少年 A sword rests on his back, bearing countless stories. The one who carries it, too, steps into the story of that sword. A simple, kindhearted young man wanders through a martial world that is not all that chaotic. Everything from the past has already been destroyed. The young man should not bear the burden of hatred, but put an end to this old feud. A boy who repays hatred with kindness is sure to reap even greater rewards. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Martial World: The Finest Under Heaven 江湖：世间第一流 [Traditional wuxia + no System + no harem] The martial world of the Nine Provinces has been peaceful for a long time, but undercurrents are stirring. A young man on Mount Haoran, determined to lie flat, leaves the mountain to escape an arranged marriage. On the Li River, the carefree young lord drinks wine and speaks of autumn's chill. At Bright Moon Tower, a beauty's Hu Xuan dance keeps guests entranced. Along the Maple Forest Road, blade energy cuts through poisonous miasma. On a night-cruise 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Five Eccentrics of the Jianghu 江湖五怪 They say a new five-person group has emerged in the martial world. A soft sword flashes with fierce brilliance; dressed in pristine white, she is the White Whirlwind. Her footwork is uncanny, like a shadow or the wind; flashy and flamboyant, she is the Flower Shadow Ghost. Her sword aura sweeps in every direction, killing without a trace; cold as frost, she is the Poker-Faced Swordswoman. She is immensely strong and utterly unruffled; radiant as a fairy, she is the Black-Robed Immortal Maiden. W 890Reads—Score17914d adds
- 6 One Sheet of Yellow Paper Rules the World 一张黄纸定天下 That day, armies surged across the land, and the clash of weapons threw everything into chaos. That day, beacons blazed in the clouds as blood rained from the sky. From that day on, ghosts and monsters roamed the world, and the bizarre became commonplace... From that day on, every ruined temple and abandoned Taoist shrine became forbidden ground... From that day on, people became livestock, their true selves shackled... ...And so the world looked on as, with nothing but a sheet of yellow pap 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 This Sword Does Not Dance 此剑不舞 [High IQ + no System + the powerful elite + obscure facts + life + wildness + new-style wuxia + distinctive style + ensemble cast] The spring breeze fills my sails, and my horse flies down the road. A carefree young man, dashing through the mortal world. I harbor the greed of a wolf. I want to fight the wildest battles and ride the fiercest horses! In ancient times, nine emperors fought for the realm. In the present, three emperors contend with four cities. The young man had no interest in it al —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Drunk with Laughter, Sword in Hand, Roaming the World 醉笑仗剑游 Coming soon: "I'm the Big Bad in a Plagiarism Novel Full of Villains". A villain cultivation plan: what does a villain do after learning he's the big bad? He becomes the big bad ahead of schedule. (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the protagonist isn't the strongest. The main character grows over time, and there is a love interest, but the plot comes first.) The whole city was in an uproar. A little girl walked out of a heap of corpses, carrying two swords. A devil child had appe 7Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 9 A Jianghu Youth, Just Passing Through 恰江湖少年 Over a hundred years ago, the extraordinary book Treatise on the Martial World burst onto the scene, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of the martial arts practiced by every sect. It caused an immediate sensation throughout the jianghu. The shocked sects began hunting down the eccentric man who wrote the book, Xie Xiaosheng. But Xie Xiaosheng, known throughout the martial world as “Knower of Heaven and Earth,” vanished like a ghost without a trace. A hundred years later, everyone had long s 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Young Man Drunk on the Jianghu 此间少年醉江湖 (One heroine, no angst, ensemble cast elements) (The author's a beginner, and the first few chapters really aren't very good. Please consider reading a few more before you leave.) Do immortals dwell atop the sacred mountains? Are the prophecies in our dreams about to come true? The seal from ten thousand years ago has finally been broken. What will become of the humans and demons? As the long-quiet martial world is plunged into turmoil once more, a new generation's story begins. A few good frien 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 We Agreed to Find My Brother, So How Did This Turn Into a Group Demolition? 说好的找哥，怎么变成组团拆家了 Goofy humor + jianghu + no romance + ensemble cast + lighthearted daily life + unconventional team Also known as “My Teammates Are All Weirdos, Yet Every One of Them Thinks They Can Carry the Team” Jiang Liang’s greatest talent in life is running fast. There’s no helping it. As a disciple of the Silver Moon Pavilion, her swordsmanship is mediocre and her internal cultivation half-baked. The only thing she’s good at is using her light-footedness to leave afterimages when people are chasing her wi 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Swordheart in the Ashen Shadow 烬影剑心 In the dying years of the Song, with the realm shattered and storms gathering, the land is plunged into endless turmoil and suffering. Shen Yanqiu is an ordinary man who carries a sword embryo and bears a blood feud. He resolutely sets out on the path of the martial world, enduring one trial of life and death after another and transforming through hardship like a phoenix rising from the flames. He forges an unyielding sword with righteous virtue and nourishes its spirit with the Literary Heart 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Wife, Come Save Me! 娘子，捞我！ Tianling City is about to host a wedding between two prodigies. The Xie family’s prodigy is marrying the Shang family’s prodigy. It was supposed to be a marriage joining two powerful families. But now everyone knows it’s a sham. The Shang family’s prodigy cultivates a technique that forbids her from losing her chastity, while the Xie family’s prodigy is on the verge of dying from illness. This marriage is nothing but a transaction. The whole city is waiting, waiting to attend the wedding feast, 14Reads6.0Score214d adds
- 15 A Sacrifice to the Jianghu 江湖祭 On the land of Jiuzhou, harmony reigns on the surface, but turmoil lurks beneath. Numerous martial arts sects have sprung up, while forces in the surrounding kingdoms eye the throne, each hoping to seize power and rule Jiuzhou. At just twelve years old, Yan, a household servant of the Zhu clan, lords of a fiefdom in the Eastern Kingdom, loses his playmate. After killing the murderer with his own hands, he flees the Zhu household and begins his journey as a hero of the martial world. Along the wa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Young Man's Dream of Fortune and Misfortune 少年白衣沉浮梦 On the eve of the empire’s collapse, rebel kings rose across the land. Smoke and flames filled the skies as heroes vied for power. Yet within the palace, the singing and dancing continued as merrily as ever. The emperor still lived in the illusion of peace throughout the realm, woven by his ministers. Thousands of years earlier, the capital was brand-new; thousands of years later, another dynasty would rise and fall, and flowers would bloom, wither, and bloom again. Every age has its extraordina 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 As It Was Before 应如旧 People are always transformed by time. How much more so those whose bones have been scorched by hatred, whose bodies have been buried beneath the ashes of a fallen nation, who have wallowed in the mire of political schemes and had their throats cut by the blade of love? The years carve the marks of hardship between their brows, grind calluses into their palms, and wrap even their laughter in the dull sound of calculation, turning them into strangers unrecognizable to those around them. Yet if yo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Young Swordsman Roams the Martial World 少年仗剑江湖游 An ensemble cast, companions on the road. In the days of spirited youth, live up to the journey of your boyhood. A prince far removed from court intrigue, a spirited young man, and a chivalrous heroine who fights for justice: bound by the brotherhood of the jianghu, they travel side by side and roam the martial world. Though their personalities and ways of doing things are utterly different, they share the same chivalrous spirit... One person, one sword, and few kindred spirits to be found. The 197Reads—Score10514d adds
- 19 Fine Clothes and a Spirited Steed: The Days of Youth 鲜衣怒马，正是少年时 A sword, a horsetail whisk. A young man's story of laughter and tears, and a martial world brimming with every taste life has to offer. The bell tower south of the city rings once more, and the storyteller raises his voice again. Through countless twists and turns, the young man is still there... [A young man rides through the martial world: ten years of storms and rain. Poetry, wine, grudges, and vengeance: love is the hardest trial to overcome.] 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Peaceful Mound 太平冢 The story begins with seven years of searching for someone, finally leading to a clue. The story ends with waking from a great dream. It is not a tragedy in the traditional sense, but in the end, they still cannot escape the shackles of fate. (The novel is complete, with updates released on schedule.) 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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
- 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—14d adds
- 23 Blind Swordsman from the Start: I Build an Empire Through Killing 开局瞎剑客：从杀人开始成就霸业 [No System] [Invincible Protagonist] [Trading Lifespan for Power] [Longevity] [Cunning Schemer] [Fast-Paced] [Decisive and Ruthless] “One song breaks the heart. Where, at the ends of the earth, can I find a kindred spirit?” He is a blind swordsman who carries the peerless sword art Green Lotus Sword Song on his shoulders as he roams the martial world. He is also Di Ting, one of the Netherworld’s top assassins. Tired of the cutthroat life of an assassin, he enters the martial world alone, hoping —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han: Wielding a Blade and Riding a Dragon Through Chaos 汉末三国：提刀携龙走苍黄 [No System + Ensemble Cast + Late Han and Three Kingdoms + Historical Xianxia + Wuxia + Jianghu] Transmigrating to the third year of Zhongping, Li Jue crawls out of a mud pit as the Yellow Turban flames still rage and bones litter the fields. With a short sword and half a tattered scripture, he takes up his blade and dragon, striding across a world in chaos. “My name is Li Jue, not Li Que. Jue means ‘incomplete.’ What’s missing is the fate of this chaotic age!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 May You Forget 愿君无忆 The familiar formula is back: Jiuri writes, Momo posts. Once a celebrated genius swordsman of the martial world, he challenged the greatest under heaven and lost, leaving his sword heart shattered. Everyone thought he had perished, but no one expected him to be hiding in a remote border town, selling wine! He planned to spend the rest of his life selling wine, but two young people just setting out in the martial world pull him back into the world he both loves and hates. “My sword is broken, but 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 The Long Tassel Breaks the Enemy: A Chronicle 长缨破虏记 On horseback, he wields the Eight-Treasure Dragon-Subduing Spear; on foot, the Bright Silver Coiled Dragon Spear; in desperate straits, the Sun-and-Moon Twin Spears. Watch Qiu Lang ride out beyond Beijing, trampling enemy camps beneath his horse’s hooves. His three unmatched arts and four spears shake Shandong. He displays his peerless skills at the Grand Gathering of the Three Teachings and spends his life upholding justice. Yet even he cannot escape treachery and deceit. He is slowly losing hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 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—14d adds
- 29 One Sword Falls Across the Starry River 一剑落星河 Twenty years ago, Qi and Chu went to war. Chu was defeated and nearly wiped off the map. Gu Yibai, the white-robed Sword God, went alone with his sword, crossed a thousand miles of smoke and flames, and stormed into the Qi royal court. He slaughtered the imperial guards, slew the Divine Dragon, and pointed his sword at the Qi king's throat. With no other choice, the Qi emperor traded a twenty-year peace treaty for his life. To stop the two nations from fighting, the white-robed Sword God took th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Flower Thief Who Grinds His Missions All the Way to the Imperial Palace 把任务刷到皇宫的采花大盗 Meng Xiaohua is a young master of martial arts. He's a carefree wanderer, and a chivalrous hero. He never imagined that one accident would turn him into a notorious womanizer and strip him of all his skills. Poisoned with a deadly toxin and hunted by both the righteous and the wicked, he must also complete one bizarre task after another on time. He has no chance to refuse, because if he fails to finish a task before the deadline, he'll face all kinds of eerie punishments. Luckily, each completed 15Reads—Score15914d adds
- 31 The Breeze Roars Across the Rivers and Lakes 清风啸江湖 The blood of the martial world, the love between men and women. The waves wash away true heroes, wandering at the edge of the world. A wandering swordsman, a cup of wine, two carefree breezes to forget it all. Love rises and falls; longing burns red. Who says love cannot be cruel? Beneath the cool moon, beauty is flushed with wine, and so many lovely moments vanish in an instant. Once love has taken root in the heart and begun to bloom, how could it ever leave so easily... If I could, I would tr 84Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 32 The Eight Sword Techniques 八剑诀 Huang Jing only wants to be an ordinary apothecary at the Second Greatest Sword Sect in the World and earn enough to get by. Until one day, while cleaning the Sword Repository for his senior brother, he accidentally finds the founding patriarch's notes: “The Eight Swords of Yue are hidden in eight sword tombs. Whoever finds them can command the world.” That night, his senior brother, covered in blood, crawls to his window. “Run… They came for the Eight Swords…” The sect is wiped out overnight. H 12.7kReads7.7Score1k14d adds
- 33 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 75Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 34 Drunk in the Pine Breeze 松风醉酒 One volume brings an end to the old grudges of Tiandu; three years bury the injustice and suffering of the snowstorms. A young man breaks free of his cage, old friends reunite, a wrongful case resurfaces, and the martial world opens its gates. The old dynasty's blood has yet to dry, and storms are gathering in the martial world. The old affairs of Tiandu reach their conclusion; the search for proof in the martial world begins. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Long Song for a Broken Sword 折剑长歌 The jianghu is a great dream you long to wake from, yet never can, trapped within it, sinking and crawling. It is also a poem, with every person a character in its verses. A thousand words and ten thousand voices come together to tell a single story. 272Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 36 A Survival Guide to the Jianghu 江湖保命指南 Tang Haoyu wondered: he had only come to the capital to get revenge. Who had he offended? Why was everyone chasing after him and trying to kill him? The innocent are punished for possessing a treasure. An astonishing deception unfolded the moment Tang Haoyu set foot in the capital. Can’t beat them? Then turn them to your side. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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—14d adds
- 38 The Bashan Sword Arena 巴山剑场 One day, when Wang Jingmeng entered Changling with his sword on his back, he witnessed the dawn of a golden age. He also saw the many heroes ranked on the Sword List, and realized that they were no better than mutts. 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 39 Playing with the Jianghu 玩弄江湖 Legend has it that before the Great Wilderness, there were eight continents, each as vast as the Great Wilderness itself. Then the great cataclysm came, and the continents sank as the seas changed and the land shifted. Only one Great Wilderness continent remained in the world. The Jiang family of the Red Sun Kingdom was wiped out, leaving only two young children to escape and flee across the Great Wilderness… Amid the ice and snow of Northern Mang, a young man carries a girl in his arms and risk 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 Chronicles of a Thousand-Tide Waterblade 千潮水刃录 [Ensemble cast + wuxia + sects + legendary martial arts + mystery] Fated master and disciple + blood-bound gu poison + river fires that scorch the heavens + puppet awakening + turning swords into plowshares In the early years of the Southern Song, the martial world is in turmoil, and Jin forces mass at the border. Lu Chenzhou, a disciple of Longqiu Mountain, has been struck by a strange poison that seals his meridians, yet bears the greatest secret of his sect. Su Huaixiu, sect leader of Fub 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Young Heroes of the Martial World: A Night of Strange Events 少年江湖之诡夜行 What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is the jianghu. Some say the jianghu is treacherous, while others say it is a place where you can live without restraint. The jianghu is vast, and meeting there is fate. A pot of rough wine, a plate of pork with plum sauce. The young swordsman who once first entered the jianghu has become the lone guardian of Luocheng. The silver spear who secretly slipped out of the capital long ago took up his weapon and now guards the jianghu from the Heav 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Way of the Mohists 【墨者行】 [Novel complete, one chapter a day] [Not for fans of fast-paced power fantasies] [The pacing is on the slow side] #New-School Wuxia #Political Intrigue #Wulin Feuds #Revenge and Growth #The Games People Play # He enters the martial world under an assumed name, and with one sword strike turns the tide and sets the world right! Bearing a blood feud, Gu Xiaoyuan travels the Nine Rivers under the name Mo Lingfeng. He investigates the truth behind his master's murder while unraveling a shocking cons 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 44 Spring's Surprise Pavilion 惊春台 On the night of the Flower Festival, blood is spilled aboard a wedding boat at Taoye Ferry. The missing half of the Startling Spring Invitation, gone for eighteen years, happens to fall into the hands of Liu Xuanling, a young woman from Spring Letter Station. The bride is abducted, and a survivor is made to look dead. Yet the old bell cord left behind by her sister, Liu Shuangyi, leads her step by step into an even deeper trap: the Startling Spring Society is about to reconvene, and the Nine Lan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Ninety-Two 九二 Hexagram Qian, line nine in the second place: The dragon appears in the fields. It is beneficial to meet a great person. The heroes of the world ought to be scattered, and the champions of the jianghu ought to be alone. Yet these great heroes and champions often find themselves brought together by one person. So they drink together in the wilds, share their deepest secrets, and pledge to live or die together after only a brief conversation. That person is Xie Tingwu. Perhaps he is the great —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Found My Happy Ending with That Rogue from the Beggars' Sect 悔婚后和丐帮那位登徒子HE了 [Both transform + equally matched leads + martial world + political intrigue + devoted to each other + ensemble cast] The sect names come from The Longest Day in Chang'an; everything else is fictional. The prickly, icy beauty Shen Jiyue (Petal and Jade) × the lively, spirited puppy Xue Yi (Beggar's Sect) At first, Xue Yi pursues Shen. Later, the wooden-headed beauty comes around and keeps the Beggar's Sect's womanizer firmly in check. The story is told entirely from Xue Yi's perspective. The ear 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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
- 48 With My Sword, I Question the World 我以我剑问天下 [Wuxia + Political Intrigue + Swordsmanship + Ensemble Cast] [Epic Eastern Xianxia Saga + Jump In and You'll Be Glad You Did] The realm has only just been pacified, yet undercurrents stir among the various factions. Zhao Ye, heir to the Northern Frontier, enters the fray himself, using the martial world as a chessboard and wielding his sword to play a game on behalf of all under heaven… 686Reads6.9Score10714d adds
- 49 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! 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Kunlun Inn 昆仑客栈 Yunlong, a disciple of the Kunlun Sect, spent a century in seclusion, and mastered peerless martial arts. Alas, when he emerged from seclusion, the sect had changed beyond recognition. Like a weary bird longing for home, he had nowhere left to return to. By chance, a bowl of plain noodles brought him to stay at a rundown inn on the road through Mount Kunlun. He changed his role in an instant, becoming an inconspicuous waiter. Once you step into the martial world, it’s deeper than the sea. Exp —Reads—Score25414d adds
