Novels like Sword, Flower, and Sword
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- 51 The Petty Troubles of the Martial World 江湖这点破事儿 A hundred years climbing to the heavens, Ten set out, and none return. Those who once stood before the gates below Are now immortals beyond the heavens. The Heavenly Edict Palace atop Heavenly Edict Peak is where Heaven and Earth communicate. No one knows whether the martial world came first, or the Heavenly Edict. Below Heavenly Edict Peak stands a colossal pillar, neither gold, jade, nor stone, its material unknown. Brilliant light shines throughout it, making the land within three miles as 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Drunk on the Wu Hook 醉吴钩 [Court politics × Martial arts world × Alternate history × Powerful male and female leads × Ensemble cast × Everyday lives of ordinary people × Serious drama] “Seven years, and you've come back. But your name is already infamous. Do you still hope to become someone's sword and try to rewrite the verdict in the history books?” “History is told about the past, experienced in the present, and retold in the future. It never speaks for itself. We have different stances, different methods, different p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Vast Sea and the River of Stars 沧海星汉 [A no-harem, feel-good story starring an overpowered hero, seeking to recapture the purest spirit of wuxia and the jianghu] An ensemble wuxia tale featuring a “loser,” a “brute,” a “fallen scion,” a “scheming scholar,” and more... A medley of stories: a heroes’ assembly, farewells in life and death, and a search for the culprit behind a massacre... Cao Cao once sighed that the vast sea and the “brilliant Milky Way” were magnificent. I say the Three Kingdoms should be the same. The Three Kingdoms —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 In a Time of Chaos, I Protect My Country and My Love 我在乱世守护国家与爱情 I Protect My Country and Love Amidst Turmoil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Jiang Ling'er's Qin Dynasty Revenge 姜灵儿大秦复仇记 Jiang Ling'er’s Great Qin Revenge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 I Died of Illness, Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and Became the Savior of an Empress 因病身故，穿越古代成女帝救星 After Dying of Illness, I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Became the Empress’s Savior —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Listening to Bamboo: The White-Clad Wanderer Who Never Returned 听竹辞：白衫无归 In Listen-to-the-Bamboo Cove, deep in the bamboo groves of Jiangnan, Shen Qingci wears peach-red robes and carries eyes like colored glass. He guards the tranquil seclusion of the hidden Shen clan, despising power games and longing for freedom. But when the heroine Su Muyan appears and the secret of the Guizang Seal comes to light, he is swept into a vortex of conflict between orthodox and demonic factions, with the demon clan stirring in the shadows. Betrayed by his clan uncle and left to griev 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Chronicles of a Thousand-Tide Waterblade 千潮水刃录 [Ensemble cast + wuxia + sects + legendary martial arts + mystery] Fated master and disciple + blood-bound gu poison + river fires that scorch the heavens + puppet awakening + turning swords into plowshares In the early years of the Southern Song, the martial world is in turmoil, and Jin forces mass at the border. Lu Chenzhou, a disciple of Longqiu Mountain, has been struck by a strange poison that seals his meridians, yet bears the greatest secret of his sect. Su Huaixiu, sect leader of Fub 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han: Wielding a Blade and Riding a Dragon Through Chaos 汉末三国：提刀携龙走苍黄 [No System + Ensemble Cast + Late Han and Three Kingdoms + Historical Xianxia + Wuxia + Jianghu] Transmigrating to the third year of Zhongping, Li Jue crawls out of a mud pit as the Yellow Turban flames still rage and bones litter the fields. With a short sword and half a tattered scripture, he takes up his blade and dragon, striding across a world in chaos. “My name is Li Jue, not Li Que. Jue means ‘incomplete.’ What’s missing is the fate of this chaotic age!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 May You Forget 愿君无忆 The familiar formula is back: Jiuri writes, Momo posts. Once a celebrated genius swordsman of the martial world, he challenged the greatest under heaven and lost, leaving his sword heart shattered. Everyone thought he had perished, but no one expected him to be hiding in a remote border town, selling wine! He planned to spend the rest of his life selling wine, but two young people just setting out in the martial world pull him back into the world he both loves and hates. “My sword is broken, but 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Raging Inferno 业火狂澜 Synopsis: A pure wuxia novel. From the start, the female lead is already max-level. The story centers on wuxia with an undercurrent of political intrigue, featuring jianghu adventures and a light ensemble cast. It is not a power fantasy. The male lead, Xi Da, specializes in mind control. The jianghu story gets underway in Chapter Four! The first three chapters move too slowly, and I can’t revise them now. Please read a little further before deciding whether it suits your taste, QAQ. Legend has i 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Art of Chengwan 承晚诀 This can be read as fan fiction for "The Island of Siliang". The whole story came from my own imagination after watching "The Island of Siliang". It lets me fulfill both my dream of being a fan and my dream of being a writer! The male lead is inspired by Jing Xuan, and the female lead by Tu Li. The second male lead is inspired by Xiao Ji, and the second female lead by Ling Xi. The story follows an ensemble cast. There are no absolute villains. The leads join forces to roam the martial world an 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Broken Sword and You 断剑与卿 [Complete; bonus chapters being updated] (Wuxia / political intrigue / one heroine / strong female lead / pure love / romance / jianghu / historical ensemble / slice of life / youth / angst / devoted couple / equally matched leads) At eighteen, Yan Bei Chen mastered the sword and descended from the mountains. He had meant to rid the world of injustice, but found himself in Luoyang's most disreputable tavern, the Allure Pavilion. She was the pavilion's top courtesan, a gentle smile on her face as 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Immortal Path Reborn 仙路重 Also known as: “This Is Crazy, Did I Possess Myself?” I’ve wrestled with myself for so long, I’d rather just be me! Swordsmanship, Jianghu, Eastern Fantasy, Wuxia, BL, Fresh New Premise, Wordplay When the sword is drawn, its edge carries winds from ten thousand miles away. Ride it straight for nine thousand miles. The world is full of injustice, and I will cut it down with my sword. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Severed Wings 斩翼 A blade from five hundred years ago brought disaster to the martial world. A secret revealed five hundred years later would determine the fates of countless people. Love and hatred, old grudges and past events, all would find their place in the end. Now the Unbound Blade has returned to the martial world. What storms of bloodshed will it unleash? The mystery of his birth in the world beyond the martial world cannot stop him. He believes that one day, with his blade in hand, in this martial world 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 66 The Wolf in the Heavens 天上之狼 No transmigration, no System, no cultivation. Traditional wuxia, true to its roots. I write for the love of it. If it's not for you, don't read. We walk different paths, so let's leave each other in peace. A boy grows into a middle-aged man, a girl blossoms into a beautiful woman, blades and spears meet swords, the Wolf of Heaven travels alongside a beauty, the feelings of adults are just as hard to explain. The martial world, in today's terms, is society. Without life's ups and downs to temper 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Dawn's Sword Rainbow 破晓剑虹 When Li Qiuhong came to his senses, the boy stood right in the center of his field of vision. The boy looked a little unusual, though Li Qiuhong couldn't say exactly what was off. He wore a felt hat at a slant. He was fairly tall but thin, with a willowy waist and shoulders. His face was only palm-sized and covered in dust, though his eyebrows were fine and well-shaped. His dry, pale lips were small, but a date-stone-sized mole at the corner caught the eye. The most astonishing thing about his f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Young Wanderer: Tong Jing 少年江湖之童璟 [Wuxia + political intrigue + comedy + multiple protagonists + fictional setting + fast-paced story] In a young man's heart: If you cannot steady your own mind, how can you settle another's? If you cannot walk a straight path yourself, how can you set another on the right road? 13Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 69 The Lone Hero of Mountains, Rivers, and Seas 山河江海孤侠 A hero is a person caught between two sides: benevolence on the left, righteousness on the right, with the sky above and the earth beneath. Love gives rise to hate; compassion gives rise to sorrow. Since victory crowns kings and defeat brands villains, we aid the weak and support the downtrodden. Since the world has strayed from the Way, we take up arms against its laws... If you missed Jin Yong and Gu Long, then you must not miss this sweeping ensemble tale of wuxia. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Heroic Chronicles of Jingming 惊溟侠记 In the final years of the Tang Dynasty, the Twelve Jingming Sacred Steles, which celebrated the empire’s founding heroes, were destroyed. A prophecy soon spread among the people: “When Jingming appears again, the Tang will fall.” From then on, the martial world of the Tang was no longer at peace, and the imperial court and the jianghu became intertwined through Jingming. The orphaned boy Jiang Yunque has no desire to enter the jianghu, but is swept into its conflicts all the same. At the Mount T 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Sword Falls in the South 南花落剑 [The feuds and grievances among the four great families] And the rise of the dark Murong family... Ten years ago, as the great families fought bloody battles for dominance in the martial world, no one expected the Murong family to rise to power and seize control, becoming the undisputed number one in the world of martial arts. Ten years later, a young man emerged from nowhere, only for his family to suffer annihilation. With danger pursuing him, he presses on, bearing the burden every step of th 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Tale of the Swordsman and the Book 书剑侠义传 In the final years of the Yuan dynasty and the early Ming, powerful factions rise and fall as war spreads across the land. Ji Ziqian, a scholar from Jiangnan, rescues the wandering swordsman Qian Buyi, drawing him into the martial world. Court politics and the martial world, ghosts and fox spirits, all reveal the shifting nature of the human heart. People may be cunning, but there is still a sword beneath heaven, wielded by a scholar, that can soothe the heart. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 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 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Record of Gathering Wood 敛木记 This is a new book, so the rating will improve over time. [Wuxia + One Female Lead + Not a Brain-dead Story + No System + No Golden Finger] Once the young Sword God, he vanished from the world overnight and opened a coffin shop in a border town. When old acquaintances return, bringing old grudges with them, he raises not a sword but a coffin nail. He intends to hammer the final nail into the entire martial world with his own hands. Eight martial arts masters, a massacre that wiped out a clan, se 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Half a Lifetime in the Jianghu, Shared with You 半世江湖与君共 Fifteen years ago, a mission by the Jiuding Escort Agency ended with the disappearance of the cargo, the chief escort, and all the escorts. Was it an inside job, a long-planned scheme, or a kidnapping? A pampered young heir in Shengdu sees his future rewritten over a single wager! Schemes? Conspiracies? Can the bond between these confidants withstand the trials ahead? Let us wait and see as the veil of mystery is finally lifted! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Courtesan 花魁 The Courtesan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 After the Car Accident 车祸之后 After the Car Accident —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Dog 狗 Dog 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Uncle Mu's Happiness 穆大爷的幸福 Uncle Mu's Happiness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Owl's Cry in a Chaotic Age 乱世枭鸣 The general trend of the world is that what has long been divided will unite, and what has long been united will divide. Six thousand years ago, the Dao Ancestor opened the heavens. Five thousand years ago, the Martial Emperor strode across the land. Four thousand years ago, the Buddha saved the world. Three thousand years ago, the Confucian Ancestor spread the Way. Two thousand years ago, the Great Sword Immortal cut down every illusion. A thousand years ago, the Mystic Ancestor established ord —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Wife, Come Save Me! 娘子，捞我！ Tianling City is about to host a wedding between two prodigies. The Xie family’s prodigy is marrying the Shang family’s prodigy. It was supposed to be a marriage joining two powerful families. But now everyone knows it’s a sham. The Shang family’s prodigy cultivates a technique that forbids her from losing her chastity, while the Xie family’s prodigy is on the verge of dying from illness. This marriage is nothing but a transaction. The whole city is waiting, waiting to attend the wedding feast, 14Reads6.0Score214d adds
- 82 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
- 83 The Great Qi Empire: Gang Kui's Reign 大齐帝国之罡魁在位 During the Qian Kang era of Great Chu, a prophetic saying that “whoever obtains Ziwei will rule the realm” left the powers vying for control of the Central Plains uneasy and poised to act. This was also a time of upheaval on a scale unseen for a thousand years. Trouble was brewing within the state, while three outside forces eyed the imperial throne: the eastern Jurchens, the Mongol Tatars, and Japanese pirates. This time, Ziwei has emerged into the world. It will surely soar like a dragon and c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 A Sacrifice to the Jianghu 江湖祭 On the land of Jiuzhou, harmony reigns on the surface, but turmoil lurks beneath. Numerous martial arts sects have sprung up, while forces in the surrounding kingdoms eye the throne, each hoping to seize power and rule Jiuzhou. At just twelve years old, Yan, a household servant of the Zhu clan, lords of a fiefdom in the Eastern Kingdom, loses his playmate. After killing the murderer with his own hands, he flees the Zhu household and begins his journey as a hero of the martial world. Along the wa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 A Broken Book from the Start, and Now I'm the Enemy of the Martial World 开局一破书，成了武林公敌 An orphaned boy in a mountain stronghold had only his mother, a woodshed, and an old dog to his name. He thought that no matter how hard life became, he could endure it. Until the day blood stained the snow, and his mother's dying words became his lifelong obsession: protect the book, trust no one too easily, and survive. The Record of Heaven's Secrets contains the world's martial arts, but also endless peril. Bearing a blood feud and tasting every flavor life has to offer, he declares, “A man m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 From Seeking Revenge in Shangjing to Defending Our Homeland 我从上京复仇到守卫河山 From Seeking Revenge in Shangjing to Defending Our Homeland —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 My Wife Was Taken Hostage. While Solving the Case, I Accidentally Learned Stealth Arts and Stormed Demon Island to Rescue Her 爱妻遇劫为了破案，我意外学会隐术勇闯魔岛救出爱妻 When My Beloved Wife Was Kidnapped, I Accidentally Learned Invisibility While Solving the Case, Then Braved Demon Island to Rescue Her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Way of the Mohists 【墨者行】 [Novel complete, one chapter a day] [Not for fans of fast-paced power fantasies] [The pacing is on the slow side] #New-School Wuxia #Political Intrigue #Wulin Feuds #Revenge and Growth #The Games People Play # He enters the martial world under an assumed name, and with one sword strike turns the tide and sets the world right! Bearing a blood feud, Gu Xiaoyuan travels the Nine Rivers under the name Mo Lingfeng. He investigates the truth behind his master's murder while unraveling a shocking cons 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 89 I’m a Genius with Noble Character 天才的我，品节颇高 In a few words, we shared life and death, though it was all a dream from long ago. A blade in a smile, a dragon in the game, every move an attack of the mind. Riding the tide to the clouds is easy, but only when wielding power with bold resolve do you realize how treacherous the road through life is, with cages everywhere. This story weaves together the traits of feudal dynasties across five thousand years. Pei Lan, a young man from a powerful clan, can he find solace between reality and his ide —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Last Night, I Dreamed of a Feast of Millet 昨夜忽梦黄粱 The sky is dim, the earth vast. The snow falls hard, the wind howls. A thousand gold pieces repair a ruined temple, and incense offerings flourish. What fool, gripped by resentment, would worship demons and monsters? You accuse me of killing without mercy, yet fail to mention that you were a wicked ghost and fiend yourself! We’re all tigers in the way, so why curse the jackals? Blades, spears, axes, halberds, and tridents, all become the visage of a Heavenly King. One hand lifts a precious pagod 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Sword in the Gourd, the Corpse-Suppressing Coffin! I Alone Am the Azure Immortal 葫中剑，镇尸棺！唯我青冥仙 (Dual cultivation in swordsmanship and martial arts + a path of slaughter, happy ending, no System, no harem, roaming the martial world, not an invincible power fantasy, slow burn) Who can truly be called an immortal? Where in this world can one not go? Who says immortals and demons cannot be slain? Which beautiful woman in all the land could one not love? The immortal years in heaven are yours. The world below belongs to me, Yu Huai'an. If I kill, I'll make rivers of blood. If I roam, I'll live 87Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 The Tale of the Chivalrous Thief 侠盗英雄传 In the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, the story unfolds in a small fishing village far from the noise and chaos of war. Zhang Caile is a country boy, born and raised in the village, who dreams of becoming a great hero. The story follows him from boyhood through youth, middle age, and old age as he pursues that dream amid turbulent times and the shifting currents of the martial world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Wuxia: Nine Songs of Cangyun 武侠，沧云九歌 What is the martial world? A young swordsman ventures into the martial world, where dragons and tigers clash, and crosses the North Sea! The greatest monk of all time unleashes a single Buddhist Lion’s Roar, and within ten paces, all are turned to a bloody mist! How, then, did he become the world’s most notorious demonic monk… Love and hatred, old grudges and new, a young man galloping drunk on horseback… Heroes rise one after another… The martial world is everywhere… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Immortal's Path Through the Mortal World 红尘仙路 Immortals make their moves, using the mortal world as their board. The affairs of the world are tangled, and murderous intent lurks in plain sight. He enters the game and breaks it. Now watch this young man: Entrusting himself to a field of blades, he kills amid the mortal world! 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Fine Clothes and a Spirited Steed: The Days of Youth 鲜衣怒马，正是少年时 A sword, a horsetail whisk. A young man's story of laughter and tears, and a martial world brimming with every taste life has to offer. The bell tower south of the city rings once more, and the storyteller raises his voice again. Through countless twists and turns, the young man is still there... [A young man rides through the martial world: ten years of storms and rain. Poetry, wine, grudges, and vengeance: love is the hardest trial to overcome.] 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Golden Cauldron, the Wandering Dragon 【金鼎游龙】 The title The Golden Tripod and Dragon refers to a tale of heroes fighting over the Luo Family Golden Tripod. Legend has it that the belly of the “Luo Family Golden Tripod” contains nine miraculous powers of unsurpassed wonder. In years past, nine great martial artists, including Buddhist and Taoist masters from the demonic path and experts from the five regions, fought for this “Luo Family Golden Tripod” atop “Emei Golden Summit” for a hundred days. In the end, they exhausted their inner streng 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Like a Dream: An Engraved Love 如梦令：铭爱 Across the vast land of Wuzhou, five kingdoms stand side by side. Beneath the calm surface, however, undercurrents are stirring... Princess Ximeng, the young heir to the throne: how much of the love and hatred she once experienced was real, and how much was false? The situation today is but a reflection of love, hate, and tangled relationships. Through the long years ahead, that person will come and weather it all by her side. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The Heart Is a Small Vessel, with Room for Only One 心是小容器，只能容下一个人 The heart is a small vessel. It can hold only one person. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I Broke Up with Her Because of That Tramp 我和她分手，是因为那个流浪汉 I Broke Up with Her Because of That Homeless Man —Reads—Score—14d adds
