Novels like Starfire Pavilion
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- 51 Poisonous Chain 毒连环 [For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Great Illusory Heaven Tales: Poisonous Chain] A new-school wuxia novel: In “Poisonous Chain,” Jin Manlou poisoned Shui Guanyin, and Shui Guanyin poisoned Hu Xiang. But Hu Xiang did not poison Jin Manlou. It was Liu Sanfeng who poisoned Jin Manlou. The chain of poison was broken because Liu Sanfeng was one link too many. Nothing that coincidental has ever happened in this world. Perhaps it will one day. Who knows? 19Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 52 Heaven's Martial Inspector 代天监武 It gets better and better as it goes! Fine clothes and spirited steeds, with swords and blades for music. I was an ordinary, middle-aged city guy, but somehow I transmigrated into a dream and became a wandering hero about to be executed. Before I could roam the world and enjoy the company of beautiful women, I was about to lose my head. In other novels, transmigrated protagonists become immortals, tycoons, or emperors. How did I end up a condemned criminal?! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 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—Shelves
- 54 The Bloodied Wraith 碧血幽灵 [After Gu Long, read Huang Ying] [The Shen Shengyi Chronicles: The Ghost of Biyu] A new-school wuxia novel: The Ghost of Biyu. One day, while Long Qiyun is out, he meets a monk who calls himself the Faceless Mage and claims he can travel to and from the underworld. The monk’s face is bizarre, a blank expanse without eyebrows, eyes, nose, or mouth. He tells Long Qiyun that his sins are so grave he must leave his estate, or the ghosts there will not let him go. Within three years, he says, ghostly 57Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 55 The Youth from Green Mountain 青山少年 At the beginning of the Primordial One, all things were made clear, With neither Dao nor cultivation, one may live forever. The heavens grant the wishes of all living things, In half a volume of the wordless Taixuan Scripture. A young man from Green Mountain, gifted with extraordinary skills, leaves his home behind. At first, he only seeks the person he glimpsed in a painting. But as he travels north and south, he comes to see every facet of the human world. For the justice in his heart, he woul 14.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
- 56 From Guns to the Dao, Taking on the Entire Martial World 由枪入道，挑翻整个江湖 [Jianghu] [Wuxia] [The Way of the Spear, Reaching the Divine] The jianghu was once in chaos. Then Lin Han entered it, and his twelve-foot spear subdued the entire martial world. [Luo Family Spear → Five Tigers Soul-Severing Spear. Special Effect: Bloodlust] [Overlord Spear → Overlord Mountain-Lifting Spear. Special Effect: Intimidation] [Rainfall Spear Technique → Storm of Pear Blossoms Spear. Special Effect: Counterattack] [Dragon Gallbladder Silver Spear (Imitation): A masterpiece forged with 459Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 57 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—Shelves
- 58 All the World's Affairs Come Down to the Sword 天下事不过一剑事 (Told through multiple storylines, spanning just over twenty years. Please read with that in mind.) His Majesty taught me benevolence, yet my great kingdom of Nanxia has fallen. This benevolence shall be passed on to Your Highness. And I will bathe the world in blood, building a grand vision upon it. The world sees me as a demon, and the sages see me as a thief. But so what? I will bear the burden of these atrocities alone. 33Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 59 The Mortal World of the Jianghu 红尘江湖 The young man enters the martial world alone, surviving countless trials by the skin of his teeth. He seeks neither glory nor riches! He knows not how high the sky is or how deep the earth runs. For her, what does it matter if he forsakes the world? What does it matter if the whole world turns against him? He doesn’t care about any of it. Years later, someone asked him why he had entered the martial world. He answered with just six words: “Only to keep her safe...” 17Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 60 The Path of Severed Life 断生行 The martial world is like rain, its grudges like blades. No matter how sharp a blade may be, it cannot cut through a steady drizzle. There is an old beggar who loves to brag and pick his nose, always claiming to be an expert; an old monk with a limp in his right leg, stern and scowling; a foul-smelling old Taoist with a goatee, carrying a peachwood sword, drinking and sleeping late; and a lecherous fortune-teller with a quick-witted granddaughter, skilled in every kind of swindle. They are the f 78Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 61 From the Start, a Fallen Kingdom’s Princess Awakens the Eye of Foresight 开局亡国公主，觉醒预判之瞳 (A slow-burn, humorous traditional power fantasy with a strong female lead and a female demon. She's neither sickly nor coy. Who says a beauty needs a hero to rescue her? This story is all about a tough, spirited heroine. Sorry to those hoping for a beauty who can flutter her eyelashes at handsome men: I only accept men who orbit around me.) She was a pampered phoenix fallen from a noble branch, a canary in a backyard cage, lonely and helpless, living under someone else's roof, until another sou —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 62 If I Become Emperor in the Years to Come, I’ll Make the Peach Blossoms Bloom Together 他年我若为帝，报与桃花一处开 [Fantasy + Swordsmanship + Dragon Maiden + Invincible + No System + Intelligent Protagonist] Beneath the curtain of mist and rain, a god once buried a sword and declared: “Heaven’s mandate follows its eternal course, revolving like a wheel. A single cinnabar-red mark in the palm can spin threads of fate. All things are like dreams. No matter how many times one lives and dies, in the end it is but one turn of the cycle, with all paths intertwined.” Was this an elegy for fate, or the life of an ac —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 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—Shelves
- 64 The Great Xia Divine Detective: From the Start, I Obtained the Muscle-Tendon Transformation Scripture 大夏神捕，开局获得易筋经 [Mystery Solving] [Ruthless and Decisive] The Six Fan Gate is on the case. All bystanders, clear out at once! A corporate drone from Earth transmigrates to this world, breaks with the Marquis of Wu'an's household, and joins the Six Fan Gate, where criminals are hunted down and cases solved. From the start, he gains the miraculous crime-solving skill “Eye of the Divine Detective” and the martial art Yijin Jing. In the martial world and the imperial court alike, he displays a terrifying gift for s 8.3kReads8.0Score589Shelves
- 65 Invincible from the Moment I Picked Up a Machete 从开山刀开始无敌 The protagonist, Chen Lin, has no golden finger. He’s simply extraordinarily perceptive, to an almost ridiculous degree. The Astral Energy Realm is a special level of cultivation. One can enter it only after reaching the peak of the Essence Origin Realm and comprehending the Astral Stage of martial arts. Only true geniuses can reach the Astral Energy Realm. Such prodigies are rare, and few are known. The Astral Energy Realm lies between the three Qi Refining stages and the three Innate stages. R 384Reads6.6Score110Shelves
- 66 Swords Pointed at Lin'an 剑指临安 A Song dynasty man's family vendetta and hatred for his country's enemies: take down Qin Hui and wipe out the foreign invaders. Come with him to the troubled city of Lin'an! See how sharp this sword is, and how satisfying it is to kill! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Strategy to Pacify the World 平天策 Northern Wei and Southern Liang flourished, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth across the world was gradually drying up. The age of declining cultivation, known in the records of the cultivators’ world as the end of the Dharma and the exhaustion of spiritual energy, had arrived. Lin Yi was among the first new cultivators of Southern Liang in this era. 58Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 68 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—Shelves
- 69 This Kid Is a Swordsmanship Prodigy, Unmatched in the World! 这小子剑道天骄，举世无双！ [Jianghu and Court] [Ensemble Cast] [High-Octane] A young man straps on his sword, and the moment he steps outside, the jianghu awaits... The jianghu is vast, teeming with heroes and great warriors, with countless tales of romance and adventure. Yet the jianghu is also small. A jug of fine wine and a couple of close friends are enough to capture its essence. The imperial court is immense: the emperor sits in his golden hall, while the officials look down on all beneath them. And yet the court is 3.1kReads7.3Score138Shelves
- 70 Hone the Sword, Kill, and Listen to the Wind Rise 磨剑，杀人，听风起 Every life so far has been written in failure. There has been no romance, no farewells in the martial world, and certainly no grand hall filled with three thousand guests drunk on flowers, nor a sword’s frost chilling fourteen provinces. Draw a circle, and you have a martial world. Drop two stones, and a conflict begins. Pour on a ladle of water, and one generation gives way to the next. If he cannot become the greatest under heaven, if he cannot marry the one he loves, then what use is a sword 614Reads7.3Score102Shelves
- 71 New to the Martial World, I Stun It with a Single Sword 初入江湖，我一剑震慑武林 They say that those at the pinnacle of power stop looking up and start looking around. 1.5kReads6.3Score—Shelves
- 72 The Strongest Heir: One Thought Topples Imperial Power! 最强世子，一念覆皇权！ A new emperor ascends the throne, but he is foolish and tyrannical. Treacherous ministers seize control of the court, and the nation grows weaker by the day! Foreign enemies watch hungrily from beyond the borders, while corrupt officials harbor wolfish ambitions at home. A century-old dynasty is on the brink of ruin! Who can turn the tide? A strange assassination leads the world to believe that the powerful heir apparent has been killed. Then the arrival of a princess from a fallen kingdom bring 1kReads7.2Score106Shelves
- 73 Our Jianghu 我辈江湖 (A world of martial honor, court intrigue, an ensemble cast, swordsmanship, one female lead, no System) The world’s great heroes rise in our time, yet the moment we enter the jianghu, the years rush by. Three thousand sword auras soar to the heavens; a hundred thousand pagodas crumble at a touch. Turning clouds and rain is but a casual act; in court, we make our moves with a laugh and a toast. A thousand autumns of imperial ambition vanish in an instant; all that remains is a lifetime's drunken 278Reads6.3Score106Shelves
- 74 Clouds Over You 君有云 Ten Li Langdang was home to the Academy, where the Confucian Sage held sway. Beneath him were nine Gentlemen and three hundred Confucian scholars, making it the place in the world with the greatest concentration of scholarly refinement. Whenever an Academy disciple was elevated to Gentleman, they had to proclaim a single phrase aloud as the maxim of their life. They would devote their whole lives to striving in accordance with that phrase, which was known as a “Gentleman's Word.” Su Baiyi, Feng 1.7kReads9.4Score227Shelves
- 75 I Have a Sword That Can Settle the Mortal World 我有一剑，可定人间 The whole world, the vast expanse of the martial world, had not heard that name in many years. Though the man was gone from the martial world, his disciples would carry on writing his legend. The story was not over. This was a new beginning... 1.9kReads7.8Score175Shelves
- 76 The Lifeless Sword 无生剑 “Sword Qi of No Life! Black Dragon, obey my command!” He is the world’s strongest young swordsman. Li Wusheng, the greatest swordsman under heaven: “My sword will blaze with the fury of its soul whenever it encounters evil!” “In broad daylight, you dare to aid the wicked? You scum! Think you can handle my fan?” She is Bai Qingxue, the most gifted young woman in mechanical arts in Shu. When the two meet in the martial world, the strongest join forces and roam the land side by side, their swords s 103Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 77 A Man in White in Chenliu 陈留有白衣 [Political Intrigue, Court Politics, Jianghu, Romance] In the six-hundredth year of the Daqing dynasty, the depraved Emperor Huang builds Epang Palace and constructs Guangling. Corpses litter the land, and the world is unjust. Rebellions spring up everywhere, Daqing collapses, and the realm is divided into four kingdoms: Chenliu, Daxing, Nanzhao, and Shangrao. For the next three hundred years, Chenliu grows dominant, poised to claim the entire realm. The other three kingdoms conspire together an 57Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 78 The Floating Chronicles 浮沧录 To the north lies Great Wei, and to the south, Qi and Liang. Western Xia and the eastern passes stretch far and wide, while the southern seas and northern plains sprawl across the land. Within the four seas, all is the martial world. It is only because the young prince, afflicted with a fatal congenital illness, heads north in search of immortality. And so, the martial world is thrown into turmoil. 17Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 79 Legends of the Young Hero 天骄侠影录 In the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, the realm is beset by turmoil. Dugu Qi and Dugu Ying are brothers from a small fishing village outside Cangzhou. They have different temperaments and fates. One wants only to live out his days in peace and find a secluded paradise where he can escape the world. The other cannot abide an ordinary life and is determined to rise above his station. One is devoted to love, longing to win one person's heart and grow old together, yet ultimately dies alo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 The Sword Immortal’s Poetry Lies in Wine 剑仙诗在酒 Li Qingxi stretched and yawned. “Dad, I want to see the martial world, to see all the romance and beauty of life, climb Kunlun Mountain, see the Qiantang River tides, see...” “We’re broke. You’re not going anywhere,” his father said, sounding a little angry. Li Qingxi first offered incense to his mother, then knelt and kowtowed. “Mother, today your son is setting out to roam the martial world on horseback. Please watch over me along the way. I’ll only be gone for a year or so.” A sudden breeze b 861Reads—Score100Shelves
- 81 Wuxia Crossover: My Blade Rules the World 综武：我的刀天下无敌 [Transmigration + martial arts + court politics + mystery + twists + revenge + a touch of the supernatural] Ye Chen transmigrates into a brothel, only to be sentenced to exile. Armed with a mysterious saber technique he brought with him, he embarks on a tumultuous life. He originally intended to take on the imperial court single-handedly, but every step turns out to be part of someone else’s scheme, leading him to commit countless unjust killings. After learning that clues to the decades-old blo 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 A Sword Without End 一剑无涯 [Swordsmanship, supernatural powers, xuanhuan cultivation, one female lead, no System, no harem, kill when killing is called for!] The road to immortality stretches on, paved with countless bones. Heaven and earth are merciless: I’ll cleave the sky and destroy the earth! Sages are merciless: I’ll slay the sages and annihilate the Dao! (Also known as: Become a Sword Immortal or Become a Sword Demon!) 105Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 I Fled the Court, Then Rode Through the Entire Martial World 从庙堂跑路，我纵马杀穿整个江湖 [Wuxia world + invincible + slow-paced + slice-of-life leaning] “Disaster! The Imperial Preceptor has disappeared!” The court is high above, the jianghu stretches far away. After seeing too much intrigue at court, he wanted to taste the wine of the jianghu. So, dressed in blue, he left the court and rode into the jianghu. The jianghu is vast, and it offers more than wine. Its stories are deeply heartwarming, too. There is a boy determined to become the greatest under heaven, a little beggar pick 2.9kReads7.5Score153Shelves
- 84 The Swordsmith: My Blade Can Cut the Moonlight 铸刀师：我这一把可斩月光 Swordsmith: This blade of mine can cleave moonlight 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Frost Beneath the Snow 雪中青霜寒 [Multiple storylines laid out in advance] [No System] [Ensemble cast from the martial world and the imperial court] [Wuxia] I have a sword that can slay the Azure Dragon in the imperial capital and reach up to the Ninth Heaven to seize the blue firmament. Li Hanshan, an unparalleled sword genius, flashed across the martial world like a shooting star before disappearing after a battle in the imperial capital. Years later, Yue Lingyun, heir to the Prince of Han's estate, travels the martial world 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 The Martial World Has Been Peaceful Too Long, So I Came with Twin Blades 武林平静太久，我持双刀而来 (No System, one heroine, not brainless, humorous style) Also known as Double Blades Six years ago, a swordsman appeared out of nowhere and swept through the martial world with a single blade. His final strike cleaved the signboard of Heavenly Sword Manor in two. At just nineteen, he challenged Baili Chengfeng, the manor's master, for the title of the greatest under heaven. No outcome was ever announced, but the swordsman vanished from the martial world soon afterward. The martial world buzzed wi 267Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 87 The Formless Dao Heart 道心无相 “Hun Wuming! You awakened a Dao Heart, yet you have no Dao Form. Are you a demon or a fiend? Confess everything at once!” The sect elder's furious shout completely shattered the young man's dream of cultivating immortality and attaining the Dao! He didn't even have a place to hide and live as an ordinary human! But how could hardship extinguish the dreams in his heart? How could a path strewn with thorns make him give up his relentless pursuit?! With no sect to protect him, he would venture into 220Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 88 Hidden in the Abyss 藏于渊 Water that runs clear is shallow; dark water runs deep, and dragons lurk in the depths. What could a kind-hearted young man have gone through to make him step across heaps of corpses and climb to the pinnacle of power? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 A True Dragon Lies Hidden Deep in the Martial World 江湖深处藏真龙 Three years locked away in the Cold Palace, a dragon lies dormant. One day he emerges, and roams the martial world. From the heights of the imperial court, all under heaven are players on the board. Born with a heavenly-grade constitution, he is trapped in a cage, waiting for the day the winds and clouds rise. He will overturn the board, and the true dragon will raise its head. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Storms Sweep the Martial World 风雨江湖 The first volume of The Stormy Martial World: Storms in the Capital. The second volume: The Liangshan Upheaval. In the early Song Dynasty, a village hunter is caught in an accident and forced to carry someone's remains a thousand miles. This sets him on the path into the martial world. Volume One: Storms in the Capital. By a twist of fate, the hunter Chu Fengyu learns superior martial arts and arrives in the capital in the early Song Dynasty... Volume Two: The Liangshan Upheaval. A hundred yea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Wielding My Sword, I Slay Celestials for a Drink 仗剑，斩天人下酒 (Martial world + imperial court + ensemble cast + schemes) The martial world means flashing blades and clashing steel, the warmth and coldness of human nature, the realm and its beauties, the everyday necessities of life, and, in the end, the injustice found in the space between one’s steps. But did you know there are immortals above, fishing in the mortal world and tampering with the fates of men? Come, come! Watch me, Li Xianyu, cleave an immortal in two with one sword, and give you all someth 465Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 92 Flying Swords, Beheadings, and a Carefree Wanderer 飞剑，斩首，逍遥客 (Slow-burn story) Ye Baiyi, once hailed as the greatest sword immortal of his age, suffered a crushing defeat in a carefully laid scheme. As a child, he was forced to flee to the capital with his master’s corpse. Later, in an attempt to stabilize his cultivation, he manipulated a woman, never imagining that it would cost her life. He watched her die on Lovesick Lake outside the capital, and was consumed by guilt. So he faked his death, vanished from the world, concealed his identity, and laid pl 758Reads7.1Score103Shelves
- 93 The First Blade to Slay Demons 斩鬼第一刀 Want to see the greatest bone-cleaving blade in the martial world? This book offers you a different kind of martial world, a passionate tale of love and hatred unlike any other, and a strange martial-world story whose echoes will linger for days. 422Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Sword Immortal: Defying Fate and Cultivating Immortality, Starting at the Misty Rain Tower 剑仙：从烟雨楼开始逆天长生 Good-for-nothing? A fake! Young master of the Misty Rain Tower? The real deal! Immortal Sword Longevity System? Just awakened! Lin Yechen seemed to be a young master with a useless meridian, mocked by everyone in Yuzhou City. In truth, he was the mastermind stirring up turmoil across the jianghu. He awakened the System, transforming his useless meridian into a sword meridian, and shattered ten thousand arts with a single strike; He won over a young master who looked like a little girl, befriende —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Wind-Blown Catkins, Rain-Beaten Duckweed 风飘絮雨打萍 The Dream of the Jianghu: You think he’s just an ordinary, down-on-his-luck young man? Wrong. There’s a long sword at his waist, a Sword of Immortality, and whoever wields it is immortal too. You think he’ll retire after making a name for himself? Wrong. He lies in wait, seeking the chance to destroy the Demon Cult. He meant to play the weakling and cling to the heroine, but she’s caught in a deadly ambush. He is a wisp of fluff in the wind, drifting without direction. She is rain falling from t 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 The Blade Draws at Peach Blossom Cove 刀出桃花坞 Someone asked him, “You sell information, publish rankings, and stir up trouble across the martial world through your Qiuchu Pavilion. What are you really after?” Wiping the blood from his blade, he replied, “The world shouldn’t be like this. I’m going to change it.” A tavern keeper, a Peach Blossom Blade, and three years to ensnare the entire martial world. The poor have no way forward, so he will carve them one. The great clans cast shadows over everything, so he will punch a hole through t 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Nightfall 夜悬 [Political Intrigue + Jianghu + Xianxia + Wuxia Mystery] There's a saying passed down through the Great Ying Dynasty: “Beyond the Embroidered Uniform Guards, there still hangs the Night.” This book tells the story of Zhao Feiyu, the former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards known as the “Blade-Wielding Yama.” Under the name Night Hanging, he seeks the truth behind Prince Fu's massacre, gradually unraveling a deadly web of intrigue spanning the imperial court and the jianghu. Watch the 300Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 98 A Young Swordsman Roams the Jianghu 少年仗剑闯江湖 My Original Work A tavern owner with no memories, a lay Buddhist disciple, and the first disciple of Sword Island. The three meet by chance and press onward with fiery determination, fighting and getting hurt along the way as they chase after a beautiful girl. Even when utterly exhausted, they never forget their original dreams. With a sword in hand, they travel thousands of miles across the martial world, seeing all the beauty and romance of the human realm. Such is the youthful bravado of us b 58Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 99 Dragon Gate 龙门 The Old Pillar burned down the imperial palace, and the little princess Chen Hongli disappeared. The Pillar's residence was awash with blood overnight. Eleven years later, Su Bai headed south from the northwestern border of the State of Chen, returning to the imperial city of Luoyang. 5.8kReads8.5Score401Shelves
- 100 My Martial Arts Rank Third in the World 我的武功天下第三 “My martial arts are the third best under heaven.” “Who’s second?” “Hu Liu’an, the one with the sword.” “Who’s first?” “Hu Liu’an, the one with the saber.” “Who are you?” “Hu Liu’an.” 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
