Novels like One Sword Shatters the Firmament
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- 1 I Am Not the Dao Ancestor 我不是道祖 [Traditional Fantasy] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No System] + [No Transmigration] + [One Female Lead] + [No Saintly Protagonist]. If you don’t like it, don’t read. With the Heavenly Mandate Pearl in hand, the Great Dao is mine to command! There is a divine artifact in the universe known as the Heavenly Mandate Pearl! Legend has it that any cultivator who fuses with the Heavenly Mandate Pearl can command order, defy reincarnation, shape the universe, and rule the Myriad Wo 4.4kReads8.5Score43214d adds
- 2 I Slay the Cold Moon in the Mortal Realm 我在人间斩冷月 Remember this world of spirits. Divine weapons are everywhere, and there are countless arts and spells. But only the divine will of humanity is the most powerful and sharpest weapon in the world. It can silence the gods and cleave the cold moon high in the heavens. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Have a Sword: Reaching the Pinnacle of Swordsmanship with Three Swords 我有一剑：三剑之下问鼎剑道巅峰 A fanfiction of I Have a Sword A fantasy world of swordsmanship, with a sword path that can rival the Three Swords! Set after the events of I Have a Sword The original characters stay true to themselves, and the source material is respected Unofficial fanfiction, for fans to share and discuss 6.4kReads7.7Score47114d adds
- 4 One Sword to Annihilate the Void 一剑灭虚 Also known as: One Sword Annihilates the Void [Traditional Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship Prodigy] + [Transmigration] + [No System] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [A Bevy of Beauties] With a three-foot sword in hand, I’ll fight until no one dares oppose me! You waited until death was at your door to repent? Too late! I choose to wipe you all out. Li Xingchen’s soul transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing from the Sword Sect. By a stroke of luck, he brought the supreme tre 492Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 5 The Mortal Spiritual Root 凡灵根 The Sequel to Mortal Spiritual Roots: One Sword to Shatter the Divine [Mortal's Journey] + [No System] + [Transmigration] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Slow Burn] An ordinary mortal, an immortal artifact, and a small tower: see how Yang Fan comes to rule the world. A woman in a plain skirt, blessed with extraordinary talent, destroys the Dao with a single sword! 829Reads8.5Score10314d adds
- 6 One Sword to Shatter the Gods 一剑破神 Prequel to One Sword Shatters the Divine: [Ordinary Spiritual Root] Traditional Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Swordsmanship + Multiple Heroines [Traditional Fantasy + No System + Decisive and Ruthless] Ten years as a good-for-nothing, then enlightenment in a single day. From then on, nothing could stop him! A rusty sword conceals a universe within. Born with a sword body, he devours every sword. A mysterious woman, vast in her powers and shrouded in mystery! 28.1kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
- 7 The Poison Sovereign of Myriad Worlds 万界毒尊 A man must be ruthless to achieve greatness. Rule the world with an iron fist, and all will submit! Since I cultivate the way of poison, I shall poison countless worlds and cut down everyone who dares oppose me! When Xiao Yi opens his eyes again, he discovers that he has become the Fang family’s imprisoned live-in son-in-law, locked away by none other than his new bride herself... 1.1kReads8.5Score16314d adds
- 8 Where Is My Sword? 吾剑何在 No transmigration into a book! No System! Pure xianxia and fantasy! No mindless power fantasies, no instantly reaching level 999 with one slash. Every battle tests one's character, strategy, and will. The protagonist has faced failure and doubted himself, but he will surely rise again from the ruins and reclaim the Dao in his heart. He will wield conviction as his sword, resolve as its edge, his flesh and blood as his shield, and an unyielding spirit as his bones. He will break through every dem 1.7kReads8.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Sword Cultivator of the Mortal Body 凡体剑修 [Cultivation, Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive, Blood-Pumping] + [No System] During the sect tournament, Lin Xuan was publicly humiliated and demoted to an outer disciple. Elder Wu declared that if he failed to reach the eighth level of Qi Condensation in three months, he would be expelled from the Spirit Sword Sect. Everyone laughed at him as a good-for-nothing in the immortal path, someone whose life was worth less than grass. Who could have guessed that as soon as he arrived at the oute 38.4kReads8.0Score2.5k14d adds
- 10 The Primordial Sword Sovereign 太古剑尊 A finger points toward the azure clouds, while one’s spirit swallows the netherworld. The Great Dao intertwines, and the sword reigns supreme. This is the story of a man and a sword! Three thousand feet of mortal dust, glazed light dyed with heavenly fragrance. Heroes contend for the throne, while the Sword Venerable commands the world. The truth of the sword, a secret hidden for ten thousand years: forge a path to heaven anew through a boundless sea of blood, and refine the scriptures of the Sw 166.3kReads9.1Score18.4k14d adds
- 11 The Supreme God Emperor 无上神帝 Mu Yun, an immortal king of his generation, is reborn ten thousand years later as a useless instructor bullied by everyone? Troublemaking students? Kneel before this immortal king. A beauty offers herself to him? Sorry, you're not worthy. Back to the top, starting as an instructor 8.2kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 12 EN Almighty Sword Domain 无敌剑域 If killing isn't for showing off, then it's meaningless. If living isn't for showing off, you might as well be dead. When you kill, leave the land strewn with corpses. When you show off, do it at the pinnacle, undefeated! Search the site for the sequel to this book: A Sword Reigns Supreme 2.2kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 13 EN I Have a Sword 我有一剑 I wield a sword. Once it's drawn, nothing can stand against it! 2.1kReads9.3Score26714d adds
- 14 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Started Raising an Empress 被退婚后，我开始养成女帝 [Just got a rating, it will rise later] [Bestselling hit] [Multiple Heroines] [Ultimate Power Fantasy] [A Powerful Background] [The More You Read, the More You'll Love It] Above the path of immortality lies a realm that must be broken through to truly live forever. But this realm is perilous. Even immortals can perish within it, so it is known as the Tribulation Immortal Realm. Legend has it that there is an object in the world called the Immortal-Burying Pearl. Whoever obtains it can control th 2.2kReads6.1Score24514d adds
- 15 Peerless Martial God 绝世武神 On the Jiuxiao Continent, martial arts reign supreme. The weak live ordinary lives and suffer at the hands of others, while the wrath of the strong leaves rivers of blood in its wake. 129.9kReads9.1Score12k14d adds
- 16 EN Martial God Asura 修罗武神 As for potential, I may not be a genius, but I can master profound arts and martial techniques without a teacher. As for strength, no matter how many treasures you possess, you still cannot match my army of World Spirits. Who am I? The people of the world see me as an asura, but they don’t know that I used the asura path to become a Martial God. 133.2kReads8.7Score6k14d adds
- 17 The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神 That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De 464Reads8.1Score19114d adds
- 18 Archaic God Venerable 太古神尊 Three thousand years ago, Ye Feng, Crown Prince of the Creation Divine Dynasty, was unable to cultivate because he was cursed. When foreign enemies invaded and the dynasty fell, he was powerless to resist and was killed in humiliation. Three thousand years later, the world has changed beyond recognition. His former enemies now stand high above the world like gods, while Crown Prince Ye Feng has unexpectedly revived. Awakening a divine bloodline and breaking the curse, he begins a path of frenzie 85.6kReads9.0Score30.7k14d adds
- 19 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.5kReads—Score19114d adds
- 20 EN The Venerable Swordsman 一剑独尊 In this prequel to "The Invincible Sword Domain", young Ye Xuan faces pressure from his family. To protect his beloved younger sister, he stumbles upon a lost sword technique by chance and begins a long journey of cultivation. Follow Ye Xuan as he defies fate, becomes a legendary Sword Immortal, and reaches the pinnacle of life! 6.7kReads9.1Score5.3k14d adds
- 21 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 55.1kReads8.9Score8k14d adds
- 22 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 9.4kReads9.2Score66214d adds
- 23 Six Paths of Reincarnation: The Prison of Heaven and Earth 六道轮回：乾坤牢笼 [Traditional Fantasy] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Eastern Elements] [The Myriad Worlds] [No formulaic tropes, no System, no mindless plot, no wish fulfillment] The gods moved their pieces, burying one dazzling golden age after another. Emperors who had reached the peak of the Great Dao were toyed with like ants, right in the palms of their hands! The gods schemed against those who dared defy heaven, slaughtering their entire clans and leaving only the legitimate heir alive, his Rinnegan gouged ou 6.4kReads8.9Score57314d adds
- 24 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 72.9kReads9.3Score6.8k14d adds
- 25 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.6kReads—Score28914d adds
- 26 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.8kReads9.2Score40.2k14d adds
- 27 EN Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 209.6kReads9.3Score10.9k14d adds
- 28 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds
- 29 Urban: Ten Years of Cultivation, and I’m Unrivaled the Moment I Descend the Mountain 都市：修仙十年，下山即无敌 The new book has built up a backlog of chapters and can be found on the author's homepage. It tells the story of the hundred thousand years after this book. [Expert Descends the Mountain + Invincible Cultivation + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive Killing + Multiple Realms] The Great Dao is flawed, and spiritual energy has withered. A mighty cultivator who had survived the tribulation traveled the world. By chance, he discovered a peerless prodigy born with a spiritual physique, forcibly took 256kReads9.0Score23.2k14d adds
- 30 EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 444.6kReads9.2Score46.8k14d adds
- 31 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 59.2kReads9.1Score14.4k14d adds
- 32 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1k14d adds
- 33 EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7k14d adds
- 34 EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 581.6kReads9.4Score60.6k14d adds
- 35 EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2k14d adds
- 36 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds
- 37 EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6k14d adds
