Novels like The Kung Fu Palm
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- 101 A Jianghu Prelude 江湖前传 Since ancient times, those without virtue or principle have occupied mountains as bandits; the righteous and benevolent have occupied them as kings; while those who embody virtue, principle, righteousness, benevolence, and wisdom have made them their home. Those of great virtue in the past are now petty villains; those once without honor now strive to make a living and look after themselves. Yet in times of chaos, the capable emerge in droves. Those who have found the Way hold fast to their true —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Everyone in My Family Is a Big Shot, Except Me, the Sickly One 全家大佬：唯我体弱多病 A Whole Family of Powerhouses, Court Politics, Jianghu, Unbeatable Background, Female Supporting Characters but No Heroine After transmigrating, he finds that his whole family consists of powerhouses, while he alone is frail and sickly? Fortunately, his condition isn't life-threatening. But in this world, rulers vie for dominion over all under heaven. Officials vie for power, and the various Jianghu factions vie for status. The common people, meanwhile, struggle for food and clothing. Though the 1.6kReads6.8Score15114d adds
- 103 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
- 104 I Eat Wild Beasts in the Mountains 我在山里吃野兽 A new kind of wuxia, where every punch lands with bone-crushing force. A human beast driven mad, tearing off limbs with his bare hands and biting away half a head with his gaping maw. A murderous maniac who wields skulls as weapons. How can a sect with a century of history protect itself? Who says wuxia must always be about serving the country and its people? Open this story and step into a different kind of martial world! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 I Taught Myself to Become a Sword Immortal, but Nobody Said There'd Be Eighty-One Trials! 自学剑仙，没说还要八十一难啊？ [System + martial arts adventure + comedy + passion + iconic moments] Li Ergou happens upon an unparalleled secret manual while rescuing a beauty: How a Sword Immortal Is Made. Bro, isn’t this manual a little too modern? But why do I have to endure eighty-one trials to become a Sword Immortal? [System Reply: Steel has to be hammered a thousand times to take shape. You only have to endure eighty-one trials to become a Sword Immortal. What are you complaining about?] Fine, but... The rewards this 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Eternal Spring White Crane Fist: Storm over Siam 永春白鹤拳之暹罗风云 When the morning dew of White Crane Fist meets the rust on a mechanical arm, and golden blood lotuses bloom in the gaps between gears, this journey of protection across time and space is never simply a death match between fists and iron. Have you ever seen a fist that uses a yielding technique to shatter a cage of faith? Seen an abyss and salvation coexist in a single ice flower as icy mist freezes a rain of gears? Su Wan’s golden blood can awaken warmth in a mechanical heart. Aticha’s iron spe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Cold Sword Breaks the Azure Edge 寒剑破青锋 A youth leaves the depths of the mountains and sees all the ways of the martial world. As the tides of fate shift, he raises his sword and challenges the heavens. Beneath the wavering lights of countless homes, he draws a sword from the people. Its edge is forged from courage and blood, its blade from the common folk, its spine from heroes, its hilt from mountains and rivers, its scabbard from the smoke of hearths. It embraces the world and enfolds the four seasons, enough to make even immortals —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Sixteen Sounds of Yanyun 燕云十六声 Amid the world’s suffering, I, Yan Yun, hold the Dao in my heart. I can still my mind, seek qi, gather my spirit, open my apertures, unlock my meridians, build my foundation, obtain the elixir, form the golden core, and refine myself. I have repeatedly proven the Dao for eight hundred years, all for the one I love! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The True Forms of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳真形传 If I'm going to write about the jianghu, I won't write only about the jianghu. I'll write of lonely lamps on rainy nights in the jianghu, and a decade of old wine at Xinting, of grudges, debts, love, and hate. Who, high in the imperial court, will recite a century of Confucian righteousness and summon the dragon's cry and crane's song from the nine heavens? Who, far away in the jianghu, will charge against the Guangling River with a spear, splitting its waters for eight hundred miles? Come, come —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Mist? 迷雾？ Synopsis of Mist?, a wuxia novel by Gu Long: Through the voice of the protagonist, Li Shiba, the author repeatedly ponders whether he, as a killer, is the hunter or the hunted. The author never gives an answer, even at the end. But the moment Li Shiba kills Qian Tong, the “Fifth-Watch Rooster,” I understood: he was both hunter and prey. A killer was lurking in the shadows. He sent messages to those pursuing Li Shiba and had tracked Li Shiba himself, yet he never showed his face. Who was he? Lik —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Chronicles of the Jianghu: The Sword-Seeking Art 江湖风云录：寻剑诀 [Traditional fantasy] [Wuxia] [One heroine] [A young man’s coming-of-age] Winter nights, cold water and grass; frost and rain fall on autumn flowers. Jiangnan has many worldly souls; in an instant, their hair turns gray. A lonely sword is slick with rain; a fan sweeps freely through the clouds. Leaning back, laughing at the east wind; sleeves flutter as slanting snow falls. Behold the shifting tides of the martial world, where chivalrous hearts uphold justice and grudges are settled with pleasur —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 That's Right, I'm a Bandit, and I Love Robbing Robbers 没错我是山贼而且喜欢黑吃黑 [Growing male lead + decisive and ruthless + no harem + a touch of ensemble cast + wuxia + bandit stronghold management] Wuxia is a romance etched into the bones of the Chinese people. Li Huanyan has always believed that. But born in a jungle of steel and concrete, could he ever become a hero of the jianghu? Heaven gave him that chance. Li Huanyan transmigrates to a fantasy wuxia world. The Great Sui dynasty has split into the three kingdoms of Qi, Yan, and Zhao. Heroes rise across the land, and —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 113 A Survival Guide for the Ice-Cold, Disgraced Heroine 高冷失格女侠生存指南 Su Ling’er saw that her junior granduncle’s aura had completely changed. He was no longer icy and aloof, but full of carefree swagger, as if he’d thrown off all restraint. Sword intent surged around Lin Wan. With one move, “Stars Hang Low Over the Plains,” even the night breeze fell still. Qin Guang was curious, too. In a scene like this, what kind of stirring poem would the famed young prodigy, Cold River’s Lonely Moon, recite? “I’m usually support, but tonight I’m going into the jungle.” Lin W 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The Legend of Xue Yin 雪隐传 [Wuxia, Jianghu, Strong Leads, High Intelligence, Personal Growth, Multiple Protagonists, Historical Romance] When Qiao Hanyin was young, he witnessed his parents, Prince Qi and Li Ruoxi, being forced to their deaths. The shock left him with amnesia. He was adopted by the kind Fang family, who raised him as their own. The Fangs had a daughter, Fang Zixin, who was two years younger than him and relied on him deeply. As they grew up together, she gradually fell in love with him in secret. One d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 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
- 116 I Seek No Contest 我本无争 Traditional wuxia. Watch an ordinary young man slowly grow up in a strange and turbulent martial world where people are as treacherous as ghosts. Some people in this world are searching, some are chasing, and some are climbing... But that young man alone is drawing closer, step by step, to a kinder world! 209Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 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
- 119 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—14d adds
- 120 The Tang Dynasty Coffin Records 大唐藏棺录 [Wuxia + mystery + history + one heroine + intelligent villains] Gu Tangsheng, the small-time owner of a coffin shop in the market district, is actually a “Coffin Collector,” a secret agent from the previous dynasty. Examining corpses, hiding blades, and disguising murder as a peaceful death in old age: that is his trade. As chaos looms and the martial world crumbles, he travels the land with a coffin, unearthing the hidden bones of the jianghu and rekindling the true flame of martial arts. He b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 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
- 123 The Sword's Roar Across the Vast Waves 剑啸沧浪 [Fantasy xianxia, heroic jianghu, no System, no transmigration] In the third year of the Jianwen reign of the Ming dynasty, undercurrents stir through the jianghu. The smoke of war has yet to clear above Jinling, as Prince of Yan Zhu Di leads his forces south. Powerful courtiers and jianghu factions maneuver against one another in secret. It is the age when the peerless swordsman and saber master stand side by side. Shen Yunfei guards Nu Jiao Island alone with his Canglang Sword, his Nine Cangla —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 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
- 125 The Sword Immortal: A Wuxia Tale 武侠小说剑仙传说 Synopsis of the wuxia novel Sword Immortal Legend: Du Tiesheng wondered to himself what was going on. Fangfang had already set the book on the table and beckoned him over. “Come here!” Du Tiesheng hurried over! The book on the table now appeared to be about five inches long and four inches wide. It was covered entirely in fine plain silk, and its cover bore several plum-blossom seal-script characters: The Secret Manual of Qingcheng's Opening of the Abode. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 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
- 127 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
- 128 The Legend of Wei Bi in the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天之卫壁传奇 In the original story, Wei Bi was a minor character. He learned the signature skills of the Zhu and Wu families for nothing, only to use them to curry favor with the Twin Beauties of Snow Ridge and covet the families' wealth. That sealed his fate. After being reborn with peerless inner strength, he puts the Zhu and Wu families' arts to dazzling use, dominating the Jianghu and defeating one master after another. He drives out the Yuan army and establishes a regime for the Han people, making it hi 439Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 129 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
- 130 Calamity in the Martial World 江湖劫 [True martial arts fiction, no nonsense. No transmigration or rebirth, no cheesy melodrama or shallow wish fulfillment] The martial world is dead, and people are no longer what they used to be! The chivalry that once defined the martial world has long since been swept away. Schemes and conspiracies are now taking center stage in people's hearts. In these turbulent times, everyone is pushing events forward! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Sword Blossoms Like a Rainbow 剑花如虹 Synopsis of Gu Long’s wuxia novel Sword Blossoms Like a Rainbow: The sun rose, and morning light pierced the clouds, scattering countless golden scales across the boundless blue sea. It was the third dawn since Liu Hanyan had set sail. Over the past two days, Liu Hanyan had occasionally sat cross-legged in the cabin to regulate his breathing and circulate his energy, yet he remained vibrant and handsome, without a trace of fatigue. The old fisherman, however, had been at the helm day and night f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Songs of the Phoenix in the Capital 京华凤歌录 A Record of the Phoenix’s Song in the Capital 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Sword's Hidden Star Falls Alone 剑隐孤星落 [Rivalries in the martial world + struggles for the throne + roaming the land with sword in hand + love and longing. Eunuchs and corrupt officials stir up trouble at court, while the orthodox and unorthodox factions stir beneath the surface of the martial world. Meanwhile, forces such as the Mongols and the Japanese watch hungrily from beyond the borders. In short, every classic wuxia element is here. Fans of traditional wuxia, don't miss it!] A massacre that wipes out an entire family reveals a 8Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 134 Crimson Snow, Dark Frost 绛雪玄霜 Crimson Snow and Dark Frost is a series of wuxia novels by Wolong Sheng. It mainly tells the story of the male lead, Fang Zhaonan, who is drawn into the martial world while seeking revenge for his sect, and the female lead, Mei Jiangxue, who fights for justice in the martial world. They face off with wits and courage at the Mount Tai Gathering of Heroes, in the Valley of Death on Nether Mountain, in battles at Shaolin Temple, in a bloody fight at the Blood Pool, and in the final showdown at the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 The Legend of the Martial Phoenix 武凰传 A tale of heroines and heroes, and the romance of passionate souls. Watch as Golden Phoenix soars to greatness, dominates the martial world, sweeps aside the great powers, and becomes the Martial World’s Female Emperor! A wondrous world of martial arts, a true portrait of society in all its variety, and breathtaking scenery from every corner of the land. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Heavenly Iron Ice Sword 天铁冰剑 Everyone has hopes and aspirations. Some are ambitious and dream of uniting the martial world; some are caught up in romance and yearn only to stay together forever; others study diligently and pursue knowledge without pause... Whatever you seek, there is a path to it. Stray from that path, and you may lose your way. In this work, Sky Iron represents the ultimate pursuit of personal ambition, while the Ice Sword represents the humanity and moral boundaries one must uphold by following the right 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 138 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
- 139 Biographies of the Divine Maidens 神女列传 A treasured sword knows no distinction between male and female, so how can anyone say a woman is inferior to a man? See how several women of different backgrounds and temperaments enter the world to pursue cultivation. With a three-foot sword in hand, they sweep clean the universe. Thus is written The Chronicles of the Divine Maidens. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Tale of the Flower-Shaking Eagle 摇花放鹰传 Synopsis of Wo Longsheng's wuxia novel, The Flower-Swaying Eagle: Su Bailing had no equal in the world, though he longed for one. Arrogant in his youth and fiercely competitive in middle age, he had no confidante worthy of his regard and no enemy who could give him a proper fight. With nowhere to put his abundant talent, he played a trick on the martial world of later generations. He poured his pent-up anguish and pain into building an underground fortress, leaving behind two plans, one righteou 587Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 141 The Legend of Huafeng 花凤传 Introduction to Wolong Sheng's wuxia novel The Tale of Hua Feng: A white-clad young woman, as beautiful as a flower and ethereal as an immortal, leaves Python Valley with her senior brother. She is Hua Feng, a peerless beauty of unsurpassed grace, adored by all who see her. Delicate and lovely, she has a bewitching charm that captivates the heart. On her first venture into the martial world, she is lured aboard the Golden Dragon Prince's ship, where she shares his bed for several days. Her senio 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The White Horse and Golden Reins: A Young Hero and the Reopening of Tianmen 白马金羁侠少年之天门重开 "Red walls and pavilions stand beside emerald waters, a paradise on earth surpassing the Heavenly Terrace." In the Han City of Chu, there stands a building with red walls and tiles, hidden among green hills and clear waters, yet impossible to overlook. Because of its unique architecture, people of the martial world all call it the Red Pavilion. When the Red Pavilion Ranking is published, the whole realm is shaken. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 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
- 144 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
- 145 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
- 146 The Hidden Hero of the Martial World 风尘侠隐 Synopsis of Feng Chen Xia Yin, a wuxia novel by Wolong Sheng: The reclusive hero Luo Jiufeng and his wife, who live on Mount Heng, are suddenly besieged by dozens of powerful enemies. Both die bitterly in the wilderness, and their two children are taken away. Five years later, the handsome and dashing Luo Yanqiu completes his training and sets out into the jianghu with sword in hand to avenge his parents. The head of the Snow Mountain Sect, Daoist Zixu, gathers powerful figures from the underwor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Nameless Flute 【无名箫】 The wuxia novel The Nameless Flute: The flute's distant melody drifts from an ancient temple, carrying endless melancholy; the flashing blades mingle with the many grudges of the martial world. The story opens with the five righteous heroes of the Central Plains being cruelly poisoned. Shangguan Qi, a disciple of their leader, is lucky enough to escape and hides in the library of an ancient monastery, where he studies martial arts. After enduring countless hardships, he finally ventures into the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Yue Xiaochai 岳小钗 Yue Xiaochai is unmatched in martial arts, brilliant and perceptive, and possessed of an elegant temperament. But because she is naturally alluring, her love life is full of twists and turns. Fortunately, she and Xiao Ling eventually find their way to each other. The peerless Jade Flute Gentleman is madly, obsessively in love with the heroine Yue Xiaochai. Grateful for the Jade Flute Gentleman’s repeated help, Yue Xiaochai cannot bring herself to reject his advances outright. Yet the man in her 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Heroic Legends of Wind and Cloud: A Lone Moon in a Clear Sky 风云英侠志之朗月孤圆 [No brainless plot + no System + strategy + chivalry + suspense] On the day Jin Kun was born, men in black launched a surprise attack. His parents were struck down, and his benefactor died. After joining the Qingyuan Sect at the age of ten, he devoted himself to martial arts day and night, all for the sake of revenge. But then the Qingyuan Sect was attacked, followed by the Battle of Diaoyu Castle, and the martial world was turned upside down. Later, the demon Kranky Yang appeared. Jin Kun had i 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Divine Sword of the Martial World 神剑江湖 [Traditional wuxia, pure martial world! No System, no transmigration, no rebirth, no wish-fulfillment fantasies of any kind…] At Shaolin Temple, the loss of a scripture throws the major sects into conflict… As a young man descends from the mountain, an earth-shattering conspiracy gradually comes to light… 263Reads6.9Score—14d adds
