Novels like A Sword Across This Mortal Life
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- 51 Wielding My Sword Across Ten Thousand Miles, Starting as a Down-and-Out Killer 纵剑万里，从落魄杀手开始 [In short: Being an assassin is just the System's doing and a way to make a living. The protagonist isn't a cold-blooded selfish man; he's a knight-errant, not a puppet of an assassin organization. He decides for himself whom to kill and whom to spare. If that's not your thing, don't read.] This is a dazzling world. Martial artists cross rivers and seas and shatter mountains, while occultists manipulate yin and yang and the five elements, and divine the secrets of fate. The many schools and ways 11kReads8.9Score79914d adds
- 52 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
- 53 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
- 54 With a Three-Foot Sword on My Back, Who in This World Can I Not Slay? 背上匣中三尺剑，天下何人不可斩 [No System + Swordsmanship + Peerless Prodigy + One Heroine + Fiercely Protective Wife] Ye Ping'an had practiced the sword since childhood, becoming the greatest swordsman under heaven. He should have been the undisputed choice to become the next sect master of the Tianmen Sword Sect. But after his master was framed and imprisoned, Ye Ping'an was forcibly stripped of his cultivation overnight. The once-promising disciple became a cripple with shattered meridians. A fallen genius, cast out by his 13.8kReads8.6Score1k14d adds
- 55 I Am the Sword That Can Slay Immortals 在下剑可斩仙 When common folk rise in anger, a million corpses litter the land and blood flows for a thousand miles. A half-immortal swordsman emerged from Dabe and slaughtered the wicked until the borders of Dabe ran red. His story begins the moment he set out for Changjing with a sword in hand. 1.5kReads8.9Score10014d adds
- 56 The Most Accomplished Man in the Mortal World 人间最得意 When the young man once drew his sword, he laughed and said, “Though heaven and earth are vast, I need only one sword. And that single sword stretches ninety thousand li.” 322Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 57 Becoming a Sword Immortal in Xueyue City 从雪月开始当剑仙 A story about a young man who transmigrates into the world of Dashing Youth, the prequel to The Blood of Youth, and gradually grows stronger. (One female lead, lighthearted. The story later moves on to The Blood of Youth.) 17Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 58 The Eldest Princess Is Acting Strange 长公主她不对劲 [Imperial Court + Martial World + Swordsmanship + Beauties + Invincible + A Touch of Political Intrigue] The greatest slacker in all of Great Xia is Mo Lin, the number-one consort of the Princess Royal's residence. Because he only draws his sword once a day. Yet the offices overseen by the Princess Royal are full of trouble, with countless people showing up every day to cause a fuss. Before the consort draws his sword, the offices are so quiet that even the rats tiptoe past. After he draws i 1.2kReads5.8Score10414d adds
- 59 Sword Immortal: Song Forms as the Lead, Poetry as the Move 剑仙：词牌作引，诗句为招 [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ci Poetry Titles] [Poetry] [Sword Immortals] Rumor has it that the Ji Sword Immortal who turned down Xie Zheng, the leading qin player of Qinyuan, has three famous swords: "Snow in the Mist," "Azure Jade Case," and "Nian Nu Jiao..." 11.2kReads8.0Score1k14d adds
- 60 Peerless Sword Maniac 绝世剑狂 Transmigration with no System + traditional fantasy + slow-paced + swordsmanship + revenge + devouring + the Myriad Worlds… 329Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Peaceful Inn 太平客栈 Before the sword is even buckled on, the road outside is already a jianghu. After sailing through countless storms, he returns still a boy. Born into troubled times, he watches war sweep across the land, leaving the people in misery and human lives as worthless as weeds. On coming of age, he roams the world as a chivalrous hero, sword in hand, cleaving open a stretch of clear sky. Ten years of icy drink cannot cool his burning blood. He will hack through every obstacle, hoping to usher in peace. 154Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 62 Invincible from the Start: Opening an Inn to Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger 开局无敌：开个客栈扮猪吃虎 [The swordmaster's story begins at the peak + jianghu + sects + imperial court + no leveling up + supporting characters have lives of their own] Some lead a million-strong army to conquer new lands; others take up a sword and seize the world! Ten years ago, Feng Hua retreated to Mount Nan. With a jug of wine and a sword, he vanished from the world, bearing a notorious reputation for decades! Ten years later, he opened an inn! His sword aura soared eight hundred miles into the sky. Who in the wor 658Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 Master of the Sword Dao 剑道主宰 Three years ago, his entire family was wiped out, and he barely escaped with his life. Three years later, Lin Han mastered the supreme legacies of his many masters and returned in triumph, vowing to settle the blood debt from that day! The gods have fallen, the demons have withered. With a three-foot sword in hand, I will cut down every god and demon beneath the heavens. With my sword, I shall rule the world! 1.6kReads8.7Score13914d adds
- 65 Cloudfall and Chaos 覆云乱煜 The Daoist immortals and perfected ones attain eternal life and, with a bow, can make the earth itself rise and fall. The Buddhist bodhisattvas and guardian kings prove themselves through nine cycles of reincarnation; with palms together, they manifest bodies a hundred zhang tall. The Confucians hold high office, but are not necessarily virtuous gentlemen. The demonic cultivators dwell far from the court, but are not necessarily free spirits. I set one foot in the secular world of the court, sit 3.8kReads8.5Score32914d adds
- 66 A Sword Comes from the Ninth Heaven 一剑九天来 [Not your typical story + no System + no mindless power fantasy] "You say you've never seen a real dragon? Come on over, I've got one living inside me..." "You don't know what the three great schools' treasures are? What a coincidence, take a look at these things I've got..." "What! You still don't know who I am?" "I, Xu Qingbai, emerged from seclusion as a Confucian scholar and entered the world as a sword immortal. I cultivate both immortal and martial arts! One punch can shatter mountains and 21kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 67 Yet the Way Seems Ordinary 却道寻常 [A web-novel master picks up his pen again: a monumental xianxia epic twenty years in the making] He walked out of the Inverted Sky, climbed to the fourteenth floor, and shouldered the whole mortal world. Barely twenty and dressed in blue, he dares to seal the heavens! 194Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 68 The Sword Returns to the Long River 剑归长川 [Swordsmanship + Xianxia + Jianghu + Ensemble Cast + Intelligent Characters] For decades, war has raged without end across the Eastern Domain. Fortunately, General Chu Fanshan has devoted himself to turning the tide, winning ten years of peace for the realm. But the old general is dead, and those with wolfish ambitions still stir up trouble. Now, a young man steps out of a small city in Huangzhou, vowing to defend that peace. My name is Chu Yaochuan. This is my story: I carry out the general’s d 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Peerless Chivalrous Hero 绝世奇侠传 [This is a slow-burn novel that only gets better as it goes. The main draw is a great read that stands the test of time!] Young hero Guo Yi rises to the pinnacle of the martial world. To uphold justice, he joins forces with his beloved Shui Rouqing to defeat the great evil of the martial world. But just as the mantis stalks the cicada, a hidden force lies in wait behind them, its vast web already spread… Is human nature ultimately good, or evil? The plot twists and turns, while a heroine even th 1.1kReads7.0Score10914d adds
- 70 The Confucian Sword Immortal: Read to Cultivate the Mind, Draw the Sword and Make Immortals Kneel! 儒剑仙：读书修心，剑出仙人跪！ [Get stronger by reading, Confucian sword immortal, fast-paced power fantasy, System, wild imagination] As a war between ten thousand dynasties rages, the Tianwu Continent, dotted with countless sects, has also plunged into a frenzy of competition. While ten thousand people train bitterly in the school grounds, I have no dantian, so all I can do is read. Chu Xuan: “Of all pursuits, reading is the noblest!” The nobles and aristocrats: “Hmph, scholars are useless.” Chu Xuan: “???” [You studied The 5.3kReads8.5Score39314d adds
- 71 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
- 72 Lingfeng Sword Song 凌风剑歌 [Fantasy + wuxia + swordsmanship + mystery + young hero + slow burn] The world of martial arts is vast, yet it has no place for the young. Yang Yizhi, a young man from Mingxi, enters the martial world full of ambition, only to be repeatedly hunted and manipulated by both the righteous and the wicked. The realm is in turmoil, the martial world is treacherous and unpredictable, and both the imperial court and the distant jianghu sink into darkness and chaos. In an unjust age, with broken rules and 15Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 73 I Have a Sword That Can Slay Immortals 我有一剑可断仙 [Invincible] [Slow Burn] [Careful Setup] [Sword Immortal] [One Female Lead] (Original title: As a Sword Immortal, I Just Want to Live Off a Woman) After countless trials, Li Nanshi kicked open the gates to the world of cultivation and fired the first shot in the transformation of the Nine Provinces: “I only want three things: fairness, fairness, and, damn it, fairness!” (This story focuses on its characters. It's not a mindless face-slapping novel. There are satisfying moments, but the plot foll 1.9kReads8.5Score14614d adds
- 74 Inn · Lights Out · Ask Not About Revenge 《客栈·熄灯·莫问仇》 Inn, Lights Out, Ask Not About Revenge 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Willow Branches Forged into Blades 《折柳成刀》 Willow Branches Forged into Blades 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 EN Primordial World: He Slays a Million Immortals, and You Call Him a Drunk? 洪荒：剑斩百万仙，你管这叫酒鬼 Gu Changqing transmigrates and becomes a disciple of Saint Tongtian. Born with a Sword Heart, he also fuses with the Great Dao of Wine. As long as he drinks, his cultivation improves. He can also comprehend all kinds of divine abilities, wondrous techniques, and the mysteries of the Great Dao, while his swordsmanship reaches its absolute peak! And so the Jie Sect gains a Wine Sword Immortal who spends every day drinking for pleasure. Drunk through thousands of autumns, what year is it tonight? W 16.9kReads8.3Score1.9k14d adds
- 77 Three Thousand Years of Sign-In at Mount Shu, Emerging as a Sword Immortal 蜀山签到三千年，出关陆地剑仙 Zhao Fan transmigrated and became the young sect leader of Mount Shu. After sneaking into a forbidden area and letting the Ziqing Swords accidentally injure a fellow disciple, he was stripped of his position and thrown into the Demon Locking Tower, with no hope of ever rising again. But Zhao Fan wasn’t discouraged. With a sign-in System, he quietly signed in at the Demon Locking Tower and grew stronger! “Ding! Sign-in at the Demon Locking Tower successful. Reward: Innate Sword Constitution...” “ 535Reads8.5Score18914d adds
- 78 This Sword Immortal Is Too Powerful 这个剑仙太强了 [2021 Invincible Novel] Tens of millions of years ago, he swept across the Nine Heavens with a broken sword. Millions of years ago, he severed the heavenly chasm with a rusted sword. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, he cleaved the vast worlds apart with a wooden sword... Today, he has returned!! The Nine Heavens unite, and the heavenly chasm sinks into the abyss; The countless paths of the vast worlds coexist and thrive together. As he searches for his memories, he discovers traces of himself 1.8kReads8.1Score11014d adds
- 79 The Strategy to Assassinate the King of Qin 刺秦策 In the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, the realm was at peace and the people lived in comfort. But on a winter-solstice night, an assassin suddenly appeared in Chang’an, shattering the long-standing tranquility of the magnificent imperial capital… While most people believed the assassination to be an isolated incident, the empire’s powerful statesman, Changsun Wuji, had already seen through the truth. He had never forgotten the purge launched years ago, when the imperia 137Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 80 I Began with Sword Training and Became Invincible 从练剑开始无敌世间 The sword path has eight realms: Law, Force, Qi, Intent, Heart, Soul, Spirit, and Dao. Below the Realm of Force, all are ordinary mortals. Only cultivators can enter the extraordinary sword path. Yet Li Mu, the most famous sword prodigy in Qin City, could not open his spirit meridians or cultivate. He became the laughingstock of everyone around him. Five years later, in the stillness, Li Mu forged an invincible sword heart. From then on, he rose to the top. An ordinary mortal who stepped onto th 15kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 81 The Legend of Wei Xia 谓侠传 [Traditional Wuxia] [Not mindless] [Sword cultivator] [Ensemble cast in the martial world] The martial world may be old, but people’s hearts are cruel, and chivalrous heroes are hard to find. They say there are no heroes in this martial world. “Perhaps this world has grown a little filthy. There are too many things that should be settled with a sword!” Mo Xiao says, “Though my heart is troubled, this sword of mine should be wielded by them too. This sword is called Chivalry!” Mo Xiao simply beli 201Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 A Night's Journey with a Bloodied Sword 覆血夜剑行 [Traditional Xianxia] [Court and Jianghu] [High Martial Power, Low Mysticism] [An Ensemble Cast in the Snow] There is a sword in the mortal world. There are blades in the jianghu. In the far north lives a left-handed man, lame, with a broken sword and peach blossoms growing on his bones. His brows are crooked and his eyes askew, yet no one in the world is more pleased with life. In the far east lives Master Cao, with a swordsman’s spirit sheathed in his chest. A gentle breath from him can summon 2.6kReads8.7Score17214d adds
- 83 The Supreme Saint of the Human Race 人族至圣 As the empire's number-one wastrel, Xu Nuo is forced to come out of seclusion and save humanity. Before him lies a world crowded with countless races, besieged by powerful enemies and caught up in a war for supremacy among demon gods. Humanity survives meekly in the cracks between them. But... humanity shouldn't have to live like this! Humanity should stand above all living beings and be revered by every race! Now, watch as he leads humanity to turn the tables in the face of despair, sweep away 2.2kReads8.8Score15114d adds
- 84 Swordbone 剑骨 In an age when frost withered every blade of grass, a young man walked out of the Temple of the Bodhisattva and took up the heaviest sword in all the world. Facing the mortal realm, he carved out a glimmer of light. 587Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 85 Invincible with One Sword 一剑无敌 A Sword Dao Heavenly Emperor proved his way by slaying gods, then entered the cycle of reincarnation and was reborn. In this life, he cultivates ancient arts, forges heaven and earth within his body, breaks the shackles of the world, and shatters a deceitful conspiracy. With an invincible presence, he returns to the supreme peak, making the Heavenly Palace tremble and forcing the gods to prostrate themselves! 17.9kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 86 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Lord of the Night 夜幕之主 What’s so great about inheriting the throne? A kingdom you conquer yourself is the one you can rule with confidence. He commands Nightfall, one of the three great assassin organizations, and a single word from him decides who lives and dies. He also controls the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, one of the ten great trade guilds, and is richer than an entire nation. Once that useless prince leaves the capital, he soars like a dragon released into the sea. He raises the Banner of a Hundred Battles in 22.8kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
- 88 Supreme Comprehension, Beginning with the Indestructible Heavenly God Art 顶级悟性，从不灭天神诀开始 [One Female Lead] + [Swordsmanship] + [Genius] + [Traditional Fantasy] + [the Myriad Worlds] The Sword Realm is one of the universe's eternal, indestructible realms! Three hundred thousand years ago, the Sword Ancestor, lord of the Sword Realm, led three thousand Sword Gods into battle against a mysterious force. Not one of them ever returned, sending shockwaves throughout the Myriad Worlds! The gates to the Sword Realm were sealed, cutting it off from the outside world! Three hundred thousand y 13.3kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 89 I Really Don't Want to Cultivate Immortality! 我真不想修仙啊！ [A summary gained from reading is ultimately shallow; to know whether it is good or bad, please read the main story] "What did you just ask me?" "Cultivating immortality is difficult. Are you afraid?" "The sentence before that?" "Do you want to cultivate immortality?" Xu Xian pondered briefly. "Cultivating immortality is fine, but suffering is not!" 118.5kReads7.4Score7.7k14d adds
- 90 The Sword Immortal Is Here 剑仙在此 On the surface, he's a sword immortal. In reality... he's basically a walking cheat. 324Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 91 A Startling Glance, Sword Shadows, and the Road to the End of the World 惊鸿，剑影，往天涯 [Traditional Fantasy + One Female Lead + Swordsmanship + Decisive and Ruthless + Highly Recommended!] The young Mu Fan awakens a Supreme Martial Vein and is hailed as a martial arts prodigy. But after an unexpected turn of events, his Supreme Martial Vein is crippled and all his cultivation is destroyed, leaving him a helpless invalid who suffers endless humiliation. A year later, his Supreme Martial Vein is reborn. Having witnessed the harsh realities of the world, Mu Fan grows stronger through 72.8kReads8.6Score9.6k14d adds
- 92 This Sword Cultivator Is a Little Fierce 这个剑修有点凶 [Also known as: This Stick-Wielding Cultivator Is Pretty Fierce; The Scumbag Protagonist Should Love Gu Wan and Only Gu Wan; The Forgotten System: A Cautious Sword Cultivator with a Big Stick. PS: These are just jokes from readers~] Ever since I came to this world and became a mysterious Awakened One, I've learned that the magic and superpowers in novels are nothing at all! Steady as a rock, Fang Ziqing, who had hidden his strength for ten thousand years, pondered quietly. When would he finally 1.6kReads8.1Score10114d adds
- 93 The Sword's Divine Soul 剑之神魂 (No System, a genius swordsman, no cookie-cutter tropes, no childishness, no harem) This guy’s name is Bu Zhi. He somehow ended up in a different world, completely bewildered. He got chased and beaten up, just as bewildered, and somehow started practicing a cultivation technique. Once he’s practiced it until he’s completely bewildered, everyone else will be bewildered too... 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 I, the Pawnshop Keeper, Once Conquered the Entire Jianghu 我，当铺掌柜，曾打穿整个江湖 [No brainless plot + martial world + imperial court + genius + small ensemble cast + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story] Five years ago, five Celestial Beings from the Five Sacred Grounds joined forces to hunt down one man at Soulbreak Cliff. The battle lasted three days and three nights. In the end, there was no sign of him alive or dead. The Five Sacred Grounds announced to the world that Gu Jius was dead. A pawnshop appeared in a corner of Qingxi Town. The owner, surnamed Gu, was good f 5.8kReads6.1Score24214d adds
- 95 The Supreme Sword Immortal: No God Can Withstand My Blade 无上剑仙：诸神挡不住我一剑 Spiritual qi revival sweeps across Blue Star! Long-forgotten martial arts become all the rage around the world, and warriors emerge one after another in every country. Gradually, they begin venturing into the stars… Warriors draw on the spiritual qi of heaven and earth to strengthen themselves, shattering mountains with their fists and walking through the void. Sword cultivators nourish flying swords with rare natural treasures, fly on their swords, and slay enemies from a thousand miles 7.6kReads8.7Score46014d adds
- 96 My Senior Brother Is the Great Sword Immortal 我师兄是大剑仙 [One heroine] + [Immortal cultivation slice of life] + [Overpowered protagonist] + [Pure sweetness, no angst] A new author and a new story: a lighthearted, sweet tale of immortal cultivation. A carefree, invincible sword immortal × a soft and adorable junior sister. “Senior Brother, are you the greatest sword immortal in the world?” “So what if I am? My junior sister is going to be the future wife of a sword immortal!” Xu Qiu transmigrates to another world and cultivates into the strongest, in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Sword Seed 剑种 One female lead, no angst. A sixteen-year-old boy with a sword case on his back sets out to wander the world for the first time. He only wants to recover the remains of his elders. Step by step, he uncovers the secrets of the sword case and masters one peerless famous sword after another, until he becomes the sharpest sword in the world. 6.7kReads9.1Score67314d adds
- 98 The Blood of Youth: The Qingcheng Daoist Master Comes Down from the Mountain 少年歌行：青城道爷下山了 [No heroine, the male lead stands alone, no breaking up couples] A prodigy emerged from Qingcheng Mountain, entering the Mysterious Realm of Spirit Travel at just seventeen. Zhao Yuzhen: Everyone says my swordsmanship is unmatched, that I guard Qingcheng alone with my sword and forced the Demon Sect to take an eight-hundred-mile detour. But they don't know that back then, my senior brother spat out a burst of sword energy that swept across those eight hundred miles. My senior brother, Zhou Huanz 17.6kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 99 The Banished Immortal: Poetry, Wine, and Sword Slashes Through the Ninth Heaven 谪仙：诗酒剑斩九重天 A banished immortal from the ninth heaven, trapped in the mortal world. Hunted across the nine heavens, bound by nine trials of love. One line of poetry can shake heaven and earth; one jug of wine can turn the cosmos upside down. One sword drawn, and the nine heavens shatter. I, Li Bai, with poetry in hand and sword at my side, take one person with me and return to Qinglian, drunk! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Xuanhuan: A Sword Immortal Raising Four Kids from the Start, Unrivaled Under Heaven 玄幻：剑仙开局养四娃，举世无敌 [Swordsmanship + Lighthearted Daily Life + Younger Siblings + Strategy + Dynastic Conflict + Passion + A World of Cause and Effect] “Boy, you’ve been thrown into the game all alone. Are you afraid?” “Afraid? I’ve got four little side accounts and one cheat. Even if the Heavenly Dao showed up, it would have to bow down. What do I have to be afraid of?” Ye Tingmu accidentally transmigrates to the Changhe Continent with a copy of The Art of War, adopts four children at the very start, and awakens a 4.7kReads8.8Score37114d adds
