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- 1 Blade Shadows Sweep Across a Thousand Mountains 刀影荡千山 During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Great Song, Ouyang Chun, the Northern Hero, entered the Buddhist clergy and left behind a treasured saber that nearly fell into the hands of the Hu people. Du Baichuan, a young man from Tuancheng, comes across the saber by chance and gets caught up in trouble, igniting a conflict among the Five Clans, Thirteen Sects, and Eighty-One Schools. For the sake of their martial arts school, Baichuan and his senior sister Mu Fengqing decide to descend the mounta —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 I Get a Tsundere Sword Spirit System from the Start 开局获得傲娇剑灵系统 One Heroine + Decisive and Ruthless + Power Fantasy + Haughty Sword Spirit Three years of humiliation, and with one sword strike, I proved my worth. I show no mercy to my enemies. I am Xu Shuangxing! I have a haughty sword spirit. I have a heaven-defying cultivation technique. And by my side is the number one beauty, the husband-protecting fanatic Xuanyuan Xiaoxi. I, Xu Shuangxing, have it all. Fellow Daoist, do you? No? Then step aside. I, Xu Shuangxing, am in a hurry to conquer the entire univ 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Blood Lotus Order 血莲令 At dusk, the road home led to a grave. The blood was still warm, and the trail of vengeance had already begun.** Senior Brother Qin Mo, second senior sister Luo Yao, and junior sister A-Zheng returned to their sect, Qingyun Valley, filled with longing for home. Instead of warmth, they found hellish scorched earth and bloodshed so thick it seemed impossible to disperse. Their sect had suffered total annihilation. Every disciple was dead, and not a trace of life remained. Only one character, "Ye, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Mysteries Emerge at the Xuanlong Society 玄龙会之疑云初现 Everyone has a wuxia dream, but everyone understands wuxia differently. What is yours? This is my take on wuxia. The leader of the martial arts alliance is assassinated, but the cause of his death remains a mystery. Years later, his daughter meets a hero famed throughout the land. Together, they investigate the truth behind the murder, only to discover that they have long been caught in a web of conspiracy. An alternate history set after the Song dynasty, with low-level martial arts and traditio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Heavens! 天苍！ Qi An is an orphan who grew up under the care of kind villagers. He had hoped to live a quiet, ordinary life, but ended up stepping into the world of cultivation. There, he witnessed the cruelty and darkness of the cultivation world. He was an honest, unassuming boy, until the villagers he considered family were killed and his master gave his life to save him. But this world isn't as simple as he imagined. It may be real, or it may be fake, or perhaps it's an experiment conducted by some higher 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: From the Start, I Saved Xiao Feng and Became Supreme in the Way of Freedom 天龙：开局救萧峰，逍遥独尊 (Wuxia, xianxia, traditional fantasy, transmigrate into a book, nonstop action, no harem, no mindless power fantasy, just a pure story) After Xiao Feng falls off a cliff, peace seems to return to the land, but undercurrents are churning. A sinister, tangled conspiracy is unfolding, and danger lurks everywhere in the martial world. The four factions of ghosts, demons, monsters, and heretics are poised to overthrow the realm. Dong An, heir to the Carefree Sect, must take on the mission of saving 236Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 This Martial Saint Seems a Little Too Extreme 这个武圣疑似太极端了 [High Martial Arts, Low Fantasy]+ [The Martial World and the Imperial Court]+ [Political Intrigue] In the twenty-seventh year of Chengye, the Nine Cauldrons fell, and the armies of ten states carved up the Central Plains. That year, the white-haired Grand Tutor held Tong Pass to the bitter end. Behind him lay the skeletal remains of starving refugees, across three thousand miles ravaged by locusts. That year, the dying Martial Saintess brandished her spear and demanded to know whether the Empero 12Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 8 King of the Immortal Court 仙庭之王 [Dark fantasy] [Slow and meticulous pacing] [Partly feel-good] [The Great Dao] [Unrelentingly dark] Zhao Yuan is a true fiend in a righteous sect, hated by everyone and utterly wicked. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Realm with Borders 江山有界 This book explores four kinds of boundaries: 1. Geographical boundaries: the borders of a nation, the lines of defense against foreign enemies. 2. The boundaries of the human heart: the divide between good and evil, loyalty and treachery. 3. Moral boundaries: the principles that tell us what we should and should not do. 4. The boundaries of protection: the line between home and country, the individual and the world. Protecting the people close to us is also protecting the realm. The realm does n 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Record of the Return of the Nine Steles 九碑归人录 [Alternate Jianghu] [One Heroine] [No System] [Chivalrous Jianghu] [Plot-Driven] Three years ago, the old case of the Sword-Washing Tower was closed, and the Cold Rain Sword became a forbidden name in the jianghu. Three years later, Xiao Shiyi, a disciple of Phoenixcry Valley, entered the world with a fragmentary manual and met the swordsman Wang Zhaoye on a rainy night at Bluestone Ferry. The jianghu calls him the remnant of the Cold Rain Sword, and he is like an old case that should have died 122Reads—Score108Shelves
- 11 Immortal Journey Through the Spirit Realm 灵界仙旅 Tired of slow-burn xianxia stories about endless years of bitter cultivation? Eastern fantasy packed with passion and thrills, rapid-fire power-ups, and a continuous saga of fierce battles against other races. After Tang Kexing unifies the Ziyuan Continent, the shadowy Cangming tribes from beyond the borders quietly close in. Human generals bring their strengths to bear as forces of light and darkness clash fiercely, while strange celestial phenomena sweep across the continent. Dark currents sti 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The First Tribulation of the Mortal World 身是红尘第一劫 On the Cangyuan Continent, martial strength reigns supreme. Ye Lingyun was an ordinary young man until the Hundred Lotus Iceflame chose him as its master and he became a disciple of the Nine Nether Iceflame! While others spend ten years cultivating a single level, he follows three paths at once: martial arts, alchemy, and formation patterns! He slays demonic beasts in the Qingmang Wasteland, subdues prodigies in Luoxia City, decides life and death in Blackwind Stronghold, and hones his edge in t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I'm in the Jianghu, So Why Is This Heroine Looking at Me Like That? 人在江湖，女侠看我的眼神不对劲 Ji Lingchen has nothing going for him but his good looks. He heads to the capital in search of a way to make a living, only to meet a mature, sharp-tongued heroine on the run from assassins. After spending the night together, Ji Lingchen says to her with heartfelt sincerity, “Hey, can’t you stay?” “What would I stay for? Are you going to support me?” “I’ll support you!” To earn money for his new family, Ji Lingchen takes a job at the government office. But his beautiful, seductive boss, a female —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Wuxia: The World Is Too Noisy, Yet I Insist on Listening 武侠：人间太吵，可我偏要听 At Luoyang's city gate, the minor official asked the usual three questions. “Name?” “Wang Zhaoye.” “Who was your master?” “Han Tingxue.” The tip of the brush suddenly stopped. Three years ago, Han Tingxue had died on a snowy night, branded a traitor. Now his apprentice had swaggered into Luoyang with the Cold Rain Sword on his back. Wang Zhaoye actually only wanted to find out one thing. What had happened back then? Because after Han Tingxue's death, what he hated most was people keeping things 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 A Sword Through the Jianghu 一剑江湖 The martial world is never at peace, and heroes are never in short supply. Feuds, grudges, love, and hatred weave together story after story of the men and women of the jianghu. In the snowy lands stand the righteous Zhao Family Fortress and the Beggars' Sect, the wicked Star-Moon Cult, and the Western Regions' Shaolin, which is neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked. The secrets hidden within the Bishui Jade and the Yuntian Sword turn out to be real, and a battle for the treasures is about 172Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 16 The Origin of Arcane Arts 奇术之起源 An Yin-Yang Stone, a cultivator reincarnated into a new life. His memories are sealed, his divine power is bound, and the Yin-Yang Stone that came with him into this life is missing. His sworn enemy is about to arrive. His only way out is to cultivate anew, break the seal, and fight again. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 From the Start with the Nine Yin Manual: I Lead Kou Zhong in Conquering the World 开局九阴真经，我领着寇仲搞天下 After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, the mediocre protagonist only wants to cling to the coattails of the twin dragons, the main characters. Then he discovers they’re even worse off than he is: they’re a real pair of miserable brothers! One day, the Jin Yong Martial Arts System suddenly activates and lets the protagonist analyze the legendary Nine Yin Manual. While everyone else is grinding away to level up, I use a cheat to analyze martial arts. See how the protagonist uses modern knowledg —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Greatest Swordsman in Qingzhou 青州第一剑 A young man burdened by a blood feud, a woman whose identity is shrouded in mystery, an emperor who looks down on all living things, and a grand scheme three hundred years in the making... At the Cliffs of Yunjiang, on the Qingchuan River, in Heavenly Will Valley, two young men and women just beginning their journeys through the martial world become the key to peace in both the imperial court and the jianghu. The Divine Poison Twin Healers, the Tang Clan of Shu, the Astonishing Sword Immortal, t 49Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 19 Wuxia: The Second Greatest Under Heaven 武侠：天下第二 At Fengling Ferry, their first meeting; one glimpse of Yang Guo, and a lifetime is lost. A heavenly book, a sword, a guitar: whose heartstrings will it stir? I am Yang Guo, and I’ve always thought I was a pretty good person. (This story brings together "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", "The Return of the Condor Heroes", "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber". It’s a feel-good story with multiple heroines, leaning toward traditional wuxia. It is not a System novel!) 266Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Youth Chu Xing 楚行少年 A sword rests on his back, bearing countless stories. The one who carries it, too, steps into the story of that sword. A simple, kindhearted young man wanders through a martial world that is not all that chaotic. Everything from the past has already been destroyed. The young man should not bear the burden of hatred, but put an end to this old feud. A boy who repays hatred with kindness is sure to reap even greater rewards. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 When My Eyes Opened, There Were No Immortals Left in the World 双眸睁开，世上再无仙人 (This is a story where you might not learn the heroine’s name even by the end, but it really does have just one heroine. The first five chapters set things up, and the story gets going in earnest from Chapter Six.) “You’re called He Huan? My name sounds nicer.” “Then what’s your name?” “My name is...” A beam of light pierces the darkness. His eyes see the light again, but the figure he last saw is gone. All sins must one day be atoned for. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Cycle of Life Across the Mountains 岩峦纵横之生命轮回 [Not a power fantasy + Eastern Legends + Ecological Protection + Leyline Crisis + Tribal Struggles] This is not a story about “the protagonist getting cheat powers and saving the world.” It is about a continent's desperate struggle on the brink of collapse! The cycle of life on Canglan Continent lies within its rocks. When life ends, its energy and soul merge into the “Primordial Rock.” Once the leyline has nurtured enough “echoes of life,” they are reborn as new life, completing the cycle of “l —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Last Survivor of Kunlun 昆仑未亡人 When a great edifice is about to fall, monsters emerge in troubled times, and so do those who step forward to save it. Kunlun safeguards the foundations of the world, commands its dragon veins, controls its destiny, pacifies its mountains and rivers, and seals away the ghosts of the netherworld. Legend has it that Kunlun has nine heavenly levels, each with a path to ascend to heaven. Break through Kunlun's barrier, and you can transcend the mortal world and ascend to the heavens in a single step 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Era of the Six Directions 六合纪年 After the Battle of Yun, Ding You left home and traveled far and wide. From then on, he journeyed alone, leaving his country behind and roaming the martial world with his sword. He had thought he could spend the rest of his life drinking atop the walls of Zhennan City, but he was swept into the chaos of the Warring States. To restore peace to the world, the young man took up his sword and pacified the Six Kingdoms. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Sword's Destruction of Tianshan 天山剑灭 After transmigrating into the life of a herdsman at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Chen Wei discovers that a small jade pendant can make the Dao De Jing manifest its fearsome power of slaughter! A cunning martial arts fanatic with a modern imagination, he turns Daoist mystical arts on their head. Everyone calls him “Brother Wei.” Who would dare mistake him for “Viagra” now? When the wisdom of Chinese Daoism collides with a world of cultivation, watch as this transmigrator rises from a grass 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 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—Shelves
- 27 Can Someone Worthless Like Me... Become an Immortal? 一文不值的我也能，，，成仙吗？ A Young Hero's Journey #EnsembleComingOfAge #FatedFeuds #SwashbucklingVendettas #XianxiaAndWuxia #MutualDevotion #A Ballad of a Troubled Age A ban on martial arts, imposed a century ago, still hangs over the land, while storms brew beneath the surface of the jianghu. A Chen, a servant boy of the Zhao family, scrapes by in the cracks, bearing a lifetime of humiliation and enduring half a lifetime in silence. When his family is wiped out, he flees to a ruined temple, where a reclusive immortal pla —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Tale of Chongsheng 崇晟传 [No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Power Fantasy, Traditional Martial Arts, Mystery] He is the heir of the Southern Marquis, and should have grown up surrounded by wealth and privilege. But disaster strikes his family. His father is framed, his mother goes missing, and he is forced to roam the martial world. As he searches for his family, his sword pierces the throats of one enemy after another. His sword is so fast that his opponents can't even see what it looks like. But this time, he isn't u 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 29 The Infinite Hell of the Pagoda 浮屠无间 [No System, no transmigration. New-school wuxia with a touch of fantasy. The Twenty-Eight Mansions of the celestial cycle are integrated into the martial arts system.] The Azure Dragon of the East governs life, the White Tiger of the West commands death, the Black Tortoise of the North guards the mountains, and the Vermilion Bird of the South incinerates the heavens. The power of the constellations passes through the acupoints to reach the mysterious gate. The bloodline is the furnace, the stell 895Reads8.1Score107Shelves
- 30 Granny Golden Flower: You'd Better Really Be Treating My Wounds 金花婆婆：你最好是真的在治伤 Hope is a razor-sharp knife that cuts to the bone. On the road to pursuing it, people shed every burden until only a clear skeleton remains. Habit is warm water slowly boiling a frog. It binds people without their realizing it, until they are beyond redemption. Qiu Weibai is a traveler forced into the cycle of reincarnation. He carefully peddles hope to others, while cheerfully selling them habits as well. His first customer is the martial world’s most beautiful woman… Granny Golden Flower, Dai 255Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 31 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Dream in the Jianghu, Veiled in Mist and Rain 江湖一梦，烟雨朦胧 A fanfiction based on the game Jianghu in the Mist. The final two chapters are a chronicle of Jianghu in the Mist, which fellow writers planning their own fanfiction may find useful. Don't use this book as a guide to the game's story. I didn't follow the game. That's all. I'm sorry I wasn't capable of helping more people discover this game. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 So What If I'm a Shameless Woman Who Defies Heaven? 我一贱人逆点天怎么了？ A shameless protagonist, a winding plot that isn't stupid, multiple female leads, soul transmigration, no System, fantasy. Follow the rise of the shameless Jiang Chen. This is my first book. I hope that one day it will grow big enough to pin me firmly beneath it. Of course, I mean that the book will achieve some success. Not that I spend every day pressing it down with my keyboard and typing away... It doesn't have to be perfect, and I don't expect it to be. I just want it to carry my mad streak 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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, 16Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 35 A Chef's Broken Blade 一个厨子的残刀 He was a cook, a taciturn cook in the inn's back kitchen. His job was to cut meat and vegetables. There was always more meat and produce to chop, just as the sorrow in his heart was endless and impossible to untangle. He was skilled with a knife. Everyone who had seen him wield one said so. His knife was a butcher's cleaver, its edge already full of nicks, much like his life. His life had always been incomplete. But his hands were terrifyingly perfect: broad, rough, with prominent knuckles, and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Record of the Sunken Lamp 沉灯录 An ill-advised black coffin brought him a host of beautiful confidantes. On a rainy night at Qingshi Ferry, young ferryman Pei Zhaochuan takes on a black coffin he should never have accepted. Inside is someone still alive, and the coffin also leads to a lost old lantern. From then on, he is drawn into a web of old cases alongside Xie Tinglan, a disciple of Shuangting Valley, and He Xilou, a former resident of the Returning Lantern Tower. The cases are intricately linked to the tower’s destructio 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Spring's Surprise Pavilion 惊春台 On the night of the Flower Festival, blood is spilled aboard a wedding boat at Taoye Ferry. The missing half of the Startling Spring Invitation, gone for eighteen years, happens to fall into the hands of Liu Xuanling, a young woman from Spring Letter Station. The bride is abducted, and a survivor is made to look dead. Yet the old bell cord left behind by her sister, Liu Shuangyi, leads her step by step into an even deeper trap: the Startling Spring Society is about to reconvene, and the Nine Lan —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 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—Shelves
- 39 Wuxia Crossover: The Hall of Heroes in Hanzhang 综武：含章群英居 Lin Yunjing was born into a world of comprehensive martial arts. At fifteen, he was taken to the overseas immortal isle of Hanzhang Spirit Island. The island held eight secret realms, including the Purple Mansion Cloud Abyss and the Chongzhen Mystic Pavilion, arranged in accordance with the Heavenly Stems. Huang Shang, Wang Chongyang, Lin Chaoying, Dugu Qiubai, Zhang Danfeng, Xiao Qiushui, Cheng Lingsu, and other legendary heroes arrived one after another, each comprehending peerless arts as the 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder, I Play Matchmaker and Get Them All Falling in Love 重生后炮灰我当红娘让他们爱爱爱 After Being Reborn, I Become a Matchmaker for the Supporting Cast and Make Them Fall in Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Lin Che’s Sword 林澈的剑 On a rainy night in late autumn, Lin Tian Nan, master of the century-old swordsmanship clan known as Listening Rain Tower, sees his entire family slaughtered. Only his young son, Lin Che, and younger brother, Lin Yuan, survive by a stroke of luck. The two well-dressed youths are plunged into the muddy jianghu, struggling to survive amid pursuit, hunger, and cold. At the brink of despair, they encounter the green-robed drunkard Ye Qingchen, mocked as a “rookie swordsman.” He takes in the fugitiv 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Classic Wuxia Fantasy of the Splendid Jade Palace 经典武侠玄幻翡翠华丽宫 Introduction to the classic wuxia fantasy novel The Splendid Emerald Palace: The Splendid Emerald Palace is a place countless people yearn for. It promises boundless wealth and martial arts of unfathomable power. After lying dormant for over a century, the palace once again caused a sensation in the martial world. Once thought to be little more than a vague legend, it was said to be on Mount Tiantai, where Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao had entered the mountains and become immortals long ago. The claim 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Tang Sect: Clouds over the Capital 唐门风云之京城烟云 Tang Clan Chronicles: Mist Over the Capital —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Tang Sect: Peacock Plume 唐门风云之孔雀翎 Tang Clan Chronicles: The Peacock Plume —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Tang Sect: Kunlun Mirror 唐门风云之昆仑镜 Tang Clan Chronicles: The Kunlun Mirror —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Tang Sect: The Ghost Ship Banquet 唐门风云之鬼舟船宴 Tang Clan Chronicles: The Ghost Ship Banquet —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Tang Sect: The Asura Arena 唐门风云之修罗场 Tang Clan Chronicles: The Asura Arena —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Tang Sect: The Golden Buddha of the Desert 唐门风云之大漠金佛 Tang Sect: Golden Buddha of the Desert —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Tang Sect: The World United 唐门风云之天下归一 Tang Sect: All Under Heaven United 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Dragon Void Chronicle: The Game of Laws 龙虚纪：法则之奕 [Good-for-Nothing Rises Up] [God-and-Demon Mystic Eyes] [Outwitting the Heavens] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Interstellar Epic] [Clash of Civilizations] [Soul-Guide Technology] [Mecha] [Interstellar Battle Armor] Three years ago, the Dragon Sect was destroyed and its prodigies fell. Once hailed as a once-in-a-century genius, the young Long Shaoyan had his soul meridians shattered and became a cripple. All he could do was watch over his dying younger sister, barely clinging —Reads—Score—Shelves
