Novels like The Sword Rises in Chaos
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- 51 The Tomb of Traditional Xuanhuan 传统玄幻冢 Countless rare treasures, an immeasurable wealth of ghost-mound elements, and all kinds of beautiful women, follow the protagonist Jiliu Jia on his life against the current, from having nothing to embracing countless opportunities! If you're tired of novels about Systems, the apocalypse, live-in sons-in-law, characters who play the pig to eat the tiger, and mindless power fantasies, give this traditional fantasy a try! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 My Sword Subdues the Nineteen Provinces of the Divine Realm, Even Immortals Bow Their Heads Before Me 剑压神界十九州，仙人见吾尽低眉 Saint: Destroying heaven and earth. Emperor: Ruling over all beneath heaven. Demon: Answering to no one. Evil: A host of specters and monsters. God: Shrouding the skies with one hand. Immortal: Supreme above all. After Ye Shen, there are no more immortals in the world! 3kReads7.9Score228Shelves
- 53 The Mortal Immortal's Foundation-Building Arc 尘仙筑基篇 [Fantasy + wild imagination + fantastical xianxia] No transmigration, no golden finger. Born an ordinary nobody, as insignificant as sand and dust, Da Niu remains steadfast on the path to immortal cultivation. He looks ordinary and has unremarkable talent, yet his fantastical adventures shape those around him and even change the world. 90Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 The Demon Seeks the Way 魔头求道 But Zhao Jun no longer felt afraid, nor did he hate himself. All that remained was his passion for the world and his desire to protect it. “I’m going to change all of this...” “I’m going to forge a new path...” These were his honest thoughts now, and the thing he wanted most to do. Even if it meant being torn to pieces, he would fight, compete, and seize what he wanted! At the thought, his eyes trembled, revealing a hint of excitement and a touch of madness. But for some reason, “Is this what I 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 My Sword Pierces the Heavens, and I Become the Void 剑出苍穹我自成空 A young man should aspire to greatness, riding a fine steed across the open plains! Three youths of different origins and destinies join the Cangqiong Sect by a twist of fate. Yi Jingyuan, a boy with a broken leg, chances upon a mysterious sword manual and spends ten years honing a single strike. Hao Boma, the son of a general, gets caught in a deadly plot, poisoned blind and left with his tendons severed. In the end, he is reborn, achieves greatness, and makes a name for himself. The orphaned d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 From the Start: With a Fragmentary Scripture 开局：从一本残经开始 [Classic fantasy + Five Elements cultivation + swordsmanship + dual soul-and-martial cultivation + evolving physique + endless magical treasures + countless legacies] Qiu Jing is a poor young man who cannot practice qi cultivation. Ever since he began cultivating from a fragmentary scripture of unknown rank, his luck has been off the charts. He acquires divine artifacts, commands heavenly fire, wields a divine sword, tramples prodigies, and slays countless foes. Decisive and resourceful, he sets 1.7kReads8.5Score174Shelves
- 57 Xuanhuan: From Martial Arts to Godhood, Starting with Awakening a Divine Godhead 玄幻：武道通神，从觉醒神格开始 [Traditional Fantasy, Seriously Thrilling, Invincible] [Wait, I made soap, and now you're telling me I can cultivate immortality and become a god?] When Lu Qingyun transmigrates to ancient times, he walks out the back door with homemade soap made from wood ash in hand. He thinks this is the standard comeback story for a transmigrator: use modern knowledge to become a rich man in this impoverished ancient world and marry three or five beautiful wives... Unfortunately, fate's twists and turns are —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Immortal Cultivation at School: The Nine Suns Limitless Art 校内修仙之九阳无极诀 Su Yi, the medical school heartthrob, spent three years chasing after a girl, only to be beaten into a vegetative state at his girlfriend’s birthday party. Fortunately, a family heirloom protected him, and he cultivated a divine technique. From then on, his medical skills became unparalleled and his martial arts extraordinary. He punished the wicked, stood up to bullies, and upheld fairness and justice. Once he had mastered both medicine and martial arts, he discovered that his identity was shro 5.9kReads7.7Score820Shelves
- 59 A Carpenter's Home Has No Stool to Sit On, While Ghosts Sing in a Taoist's Home 木匠家中无凳坐，道士家中鬼唱歌 [No System + Not a power fantasy + No cultivation + Supernatural + Fantasy + Horror + Suspense + Realistic thrills + First-person diary style] If that bothers you, proceed with caution~ "The carpenter has no stools at home, and ghosts sing in the Daoist's house." This is a common saying. It means that people tend to be too lazy to do their own line of work at home. Similar sayings include "The tailor wears tattered clothes" and "The doctor can't treat himself." Rather than call this a book, it w 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 60 A Red-Hot Career in Politics and Business 政商红途 Ye Xingsheng was widely recognized at the Education Bureau as a model worker. He worked diligently and had an outstanding record, yet never received the recognition he deserved. When his workplace built subsidized apartments, Ye Xingsheng came up with a new approach to securing one for himself. He never expected it to completely change his fate… 10.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
- 61 The Female Teacher 女先生 As the eldest daughter-in-law in the Foreign Minister's household, Shen Chuyun seems to live a glamorous life, but behind closed doors, she suffers. Her husband is a playboy, her parents-in-law are strict, and her own parents are old-fashioned. When her marriage grows dull and empty, she files for divorce and fights a case that causes a sensation across the city. When obstacles stand in the way of her business venture, she cries, but doesn't let them defeat her. Faced with malicious slander, she 2.3kReads9.6Score532Shelves
- 62 The Immortal's Tale: Misty Jiangnan 仙传之烟雨江南 Imaginative fantasy + passionate heroism + life-and-death reversals + classical prose. The fiery young Yun Binyu relies on the Tower of the God of Battle to begin a romantic journey to godhood, lay waste to the savage lands, and change the world. After Wei Yang is devoured by a god, he cultivates in hell, ascends to godhood, and embarks on a spectacular path of revenge. The two of them fight their way from the First Heaven to the Ninth, reaching the edge of the universe. The further the story go 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Desert Survival: I'm a Forest Ranger 沙漠求生：我是护林员 No heroine + not a power fantasy + desert survival + farming + banding together to stay warm + monster hunting + ensemble cast Lin Shen used to be a forest ranger in the mountains of Southwest China. Little did he know that, while traveling to the southwest, a desert survival game would suddenly descend upon the world. 1.1kReads8.8Score101Shelves
- 64 After Falling into the Demon Abyss, I Began Slaughtering My Way Across the World 我掉入魔渊后，开始大杀四方 Forced to leap into the forbidden Demon Abyss, a place where death was all but certain, she was rescued by a divine beast calling itself Bai Ze. By chance, she awakened a legendary special constitution: the Primordial Spirit Body. Though she had been unable to cultivate before, she set out on the path of cultivation in this perilous place, determined to find her way home… 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 A Century of Sign-In: Who Dares Call Themselves Supreme in the Mortal World? 签到百年，谁敢在人间称尊 A century of sign-ins, then a dragon awakens. He has lain low for a hundred years in the shadows of the city. He has played the coward, endured insults, and been dismissed as worthless. Until the Shadow Pavilion comes knocking, until the Heaven Rankings stir once more, until someone lays a hand on the person he swore to protect. A hundred years of sign-ins, and today he steps out of seclusion. You can choose whether to watch on your knees or listen standing up. As his identity is gradually expos 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 The Chaos of the Two Jin Dynasties 两晋之乱 The Jin Dynasty was a period with little presence in the history books. It ended one age of chaos only to begin another. During the Jin, the exclusive dominance of Confucianism was broken, and philosophy, literature, art, history, and technology all underwent changes, with some fields emerging as independent disciplines. New ideas included the indigenous schools of metaphysics and Daoism, as well as Buddhism, which had spread east from India. Grassland cultures of the frontier peoples gradually 2.7kReads9.6Score437Shelves
- 67 The Sword Dao: Unrivaled Edge 剑道：无敌锋芒 Delicate prose, rich emotions A versatile narrative voice, vivid and well-rounded characters Sincere feelings Deeply drawn inner lives give the characters a vivid, three-dimensional presence Poetry and prose flow like gentle streams, refreshing the soul Epic war narratives and fierce, close-quarters battles Fantastical cultivation techniques, and the arduous, elusive path of training Like a romantic cello pouring out its song The spirituality of humanity The eerie allure of demons The grace of i 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 From the Start, She Had Five Systems and Thrived in the Cultivation World 开局五个系统，她在修真界爽翻了 [Wealth System + Cultivation System + Sign-in System + Space System + Treasure-Hunting System] [Female-centered power fantasy + ridiculously overpowered cheat + no romance + no one can outshine the heroine] Yan Su transmigrates to Qingxuan Continent, a world focused on cultivation, arriving in her own body. The moment she lands, she’s bound to a Cultivation System, which immediately gives her the rarest of cultivation physiques, the Heavenly Origin Sacred Body, an upgradeable imperial weapon, th 660Reads7.5Score116Shelves
- 69 Heir to the Bingge Legacy 冰戈传人 His master's beloved died a tragic death. The people of the martial world slandered his master, accusing him of murder, and his master eventually died with his name in disgrace. The old capital. Shen Du, a blacksmith's apprentice, wakes up at the age of six to find a short blade by his bedside. From then on, strange dreams follow him as he grows up. Until one day, a swordsman in green tells him that he has been chosen. Shen Du's life begins to change, and he sets out to uncover the secrets of h 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 The Women Left Behind in a Mountain Village 小山村里的留守女人们 [Rural Life + Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Comeback + Modern Romance] The beautiful village belle married another man, only to suffer bullying and cold indifference after the wedding. The nights alone in the mountain village are so hard to bear. A cold-faced, rugged man comes to her rescue. Is this a blessing or a doomed romance? 50.7kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
- 71 The Scruffy Little Rascal 混世小屌丝 Ding Yong, also known as Doudou, is an orphan with no parents. At twenty, an accident led him to obtain the Record of Celestial Phenomena. From then on, he embarked on a path to defy fate and change his destiny, beginning an extraordinary life... 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Urban: I Get Anything for One Yuan, So Money Means Nothing to Me! 都市：一元秒杀，我对钱没有概念！ After graduating from university, Gu Chen sees his family’s company go bankrupt, leaving them millions in debt. He has no choice but to make a living delivering food! Fortunately, an advertisement suddenly pops up on his phone, taking over the entire screen. “Today only! Everything on sale for just one yuan!” “One luxury villa in the center of Youlan Estate” “A 100% ownership stake in Wandai Plaza, with annual rental income of 300 million yuan” “One office tower, Building A, at Yiyue Plaza!” “On 5.3kReads7.3Score352Shelves
- 73 The Abandoned Young Master Returns 弃少归来 Five years ago, the Chu Group of Jinzhou was betrayed and set up. Chu Yuan, a spoiled young master, fell from the clouds to rock bottom and vanished in disgrace. A golden-scaled carp is no ordinary fish. Once it meets wind and storm, it transforms into a dragon. Five years later, Chu Yuan returns, reborn from the ashes. All his enemies will tremble before him! 3kReads9.0Score305Shelves
- 74 The Great Path of Immortal Cultivation 修仙大道 [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [The dark side of human nature] [No System] [No transmigration] [No female lead, but there are women and romance] [Cultivation] [Geniuses and good-for-nothings] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...] A real journey in search of immortality and the Dao. Are you ready? Then take the plunge! There is no end to the realms of cultivation. The supreme rulers of this era: are they truly at the very top? In the eyes of cu 408Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 75 The Bones of the Great Wall, the Soul of a Nation 长城骨，民族魂 The Great Wall's bones, the soul of a nation 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 The Good-for-Nothing Strikes Back: I Claim the Heavens with the Power of the Elements 废柴反攻，我以元素之力问鼎苍天 The so-called “good-for-nothing” of the Zhan family, Zhan Tian, awakens nine types of martial spirits in a single day, launching himself into an incredibly powerful path of cultivation. He even creates a miraculous dantian and unexpectedly obtains a source of spiritual energy. Growing a heavenly-grade spirit herb in his dantian or forging a top-grade spirit weapon is just a matter of course! He ascends to the Immortal Realm in his twenties and earns the title of Death-Defying Immortal! After att 3.8kReads8.7Score527Shelves
- 77 My Dantian Was Destroyed, but I Awakened the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl! 丹田被毁，觉醒镇天珠！ The martial artist Ning Liang meets a Sword Saint's move with a single punch, and dies without regret! The Sword Saint cleaves a thousand-foot chasm with one slash, its sword energy lingering for ages! The young man fuses with a Heavenly Pearl and masters countless secret arts! One sword sunders heaven and earth; one hand determines the fate of all! He rises amid countless pursuers, standing above them all! The curse of the village... The Sword Tomb Mountain collapses... The Void Palace descends 7.1kReads8.9Score893Shelves
- 78 Starting My Cultivation Journey with the Primordial Pearl 从得到鸿蒙珠开始修真 Mo Ce is a discharged special forces soldier waiting for a job assignment. During his free time, he visits an antiques street and encounters the police arresting a tomb-robbing gang. While helping the police catch them, he finds a storage ring. Later, a Hongmeng Pearl falls from the sky and takes him to the world of cultivation, where he ultimately embarks on the path to immortality. 16.8kReads8.8Score2kShelves
- 79 Great Wilderness Divine Sword Art 大荒神剑诀 (Fierce, blood-pumping cultivation fantasy + one heroine) After his spiritual sea was shattered, the young man was cruelly abandoned by his sect and plunged into despair. My family is counting on me. I can't give up! He inherits the Dragon Emperor's legacy and cultivates both the sword and the body. Step by step, he rises to the peak, reaching for the supreme realm! 22.9kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
- 80 Hall of the Human Emperor 人皇殿 When his cousin offended a powerful figure in the imperial capital, the family made Ye Kunlun take the blame. His parents were killed, and he barely escaped with his life, saved at great risk by his childhood sweetheart. Five years later, Ye Kunlun had become the Lord of the Human Emperor Hall, a figure whose name struck fear into the world's strongest fighters. When he learned that his wife and daughter were being bullied, he returned in a fury, ready to unleash his power. Anyone who dares bull 8.1kReads9.2Score941Shelves
- 81 The Nine Heavens' Chaos Sovereign 九天混沌至尊 Good-for-nothing Lin Feng triggers the ancestral jade pendant after being gravely wounded while protecting the villagers, awakening the Primordial Chaos Origin Scripture and changing his fate against all odds. From then on, he seizes treasures in secret realms, defeats enemies above his level, and breaks through to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms. In the mortal world, he fights ten thousand demons and unites the righteous path. In the immortal realm, he battles the Heavenly Court and the 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 China's Twelve Most Dangerous Dinner Parties 中国最危险的十二个饭局 [Historical Intrigue Anthology] [Short Story Collection] [Game Theory and Psychology] [Unveiling History] Wine cups clink, and murderous intent lurks beneath the surface. One banquet can be enough to change the fate of a dynasty. This book brings together twelve deadly banquets recorded in the history books, including the Feast at Hongmen, Cao Cao's Wine-and-Plum Gathering, the Meeting at Mianchi, and the Gathering of Heroes. Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lin Xiangru, Zhou Yu, Yue Fei, y 494Reads9.3Score159Shelves
- 83 Every Round, the Quick-Transmigration Female Lead Gets One Golden Finger 快穿女配每局一个金手指 [Alternate Universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No Fixed Couple] [Multiple Male Leads] [Personal Space] [Hoarding Supplies] [Powerful Golden Finger] A peach from the Peach Garden gains sentience, then falls into a dying minor world and struggles to survive. Who could have guessed that she would accidentally bind herself to a Quick Transmigration System? She travels through three thousand minor worlds, changing the fates of awakened supporting female characters and helping the worlds in books evolve 20.6kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
- 84 The Eternal Great Celestial Venerable 恒古大天尊 He rises from a sect in the mortal world, conquering Tianfeng City, battling the imperial dynasty, and reaching the pinnacle of the mortal realm. After ascending to the Cultivation Realm, he forms an alliance with the demon clan, fights the demon clan, and unites the forces resisting them. In the immortal realm, he topples the corrupt Heavenly Court, seeks the inheritance of the Heavenly Venerable, and gathers the blood of primordial chaos and the heart of chaos, uncovering the truth that he is 467Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Who Cares About the Rich? I'm a Top-Tier Star in Politics 豪门算个毛！姐是政圈超级顶流 Lin Xiaoxi never imagined that one day a rich society matron would “insult” her with money. The matron said, “Here's fifty million. Leave my son.” Lin Xiaoxi replied, “If you're going to insult me like that, I'll gladly take it.” Raised in a poor village in an impoverished county, Lin Xiaoxi works hard and takes an unconventional path, passing the civil service selection exam and entering government. Her fierce determination activates the Blue Skies System. By completing poverty-alleviation 198Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 86 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! 1.7kReads8.7Score145Shelves
- 87 Mao Zedong's Final Ten Years 毛泽东最后十年 The author recounts what he saw and heard during the 27 years he spent accompanying Comrade Mao Zedong. In particular, he provides a fairly comprehensive account of Chairman Mao's life, work, studies, and inspection tours from 1966 to 1976, and reveals little-known details and episodes surrounding major events such as his “meetings with the Red Guards” and Lin Biao's “September 13 Incident.” The book offers readers interested in understanding and studying this period important historical facts a 6.1kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves
- 88 From a 38-Yuan AI Writing Gig to Web-Novel Greatness AI码字成神从38元到网文大神 Chen Mo, a 34-year-old interior designer, spent three years writing web novels, but both were flops. He earned less than 3,000 yuan in royalties, while his seriously ill mother urgently needed 500,000 yuan for surgery. With nowhere else to turn, he accidentally unlocked the ultimate secrets of AI writing and turned writing into an industrial assembly line. From earning 38 yuan on his debut to becoming a web-novel master, from a low-level wage earner to a legend in the online fiction world, he se 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 I'm the Only Sane Person on This Film Set 这剧组就我一个正常人 I'm the only sane person on this film set. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 The Immortal Cultivation Art of Heaven Devouring 修仙之吞天诀 The male lead of this book was once a laborer at the bottom of society. He dropped out of school and went to the city to work, enduring all the hardships life had to offer. A chance encounter brought him the legacy of an ancient immortal! With talent that defied the heavens and extraordinary insight, he drew on the strengths of countless schools, created an unparalleled cultivation art of his own, and saw his power soar! He punishes evil and upholds justice, advancing in cultivation as he rises 14.4kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
- 91 With the Goddess, I Keep the Mountains and Seas at Bay 我与神女镇山海 Shenhe City depends on the Black River to survive, and the Black River also devours its people. Every three years, there is a grand sacrifice; every year, a smaller one. The townsfolk say these rites honor the River God, avert floods, and protect the people. Wang Shuo believes in no gods, only his own miserable life and his still-growing little sister. But when the night of the river sacrifice arrives, his sister, Wang Xiaohe, is still entered into the sacrificial register. To save her, he storm 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 After I Cultivated the Ruthless Dao, My Master Regretted It 修无情道后，师尊后悔了 [Two male leads + reborn] On the day of his wedding, Luo Feiqing held a sword to his own throat, forcing his cultivation partner, Yue Liyou, to choose between him and his senior brother. Yue Liyou hesitated. In that instant, Luo Feiqing realized that Yue Liyou did not love him as much as he had imagined. Later, his cultivation backfired, and Luo Feiqing died in Yue Liyou’s arms. In the blink of an eye, he was reborn in Luo Feiqing’s body. A hundred years had passed, but the hatred remained. Yue 2.4kReads8.6Score206Shelves
- 93 Chen Xuan, Heir to the Green Satchel 青囊传人陈玄 Chen Xuan, Heir to the Green Satchel 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 So Much Love in This World 人间情多 Xuesong is the adopted son of Prefect Wang Shi. He takes the imperial examinations and comes top of the list, but because of his biological father’s tortured romance with the emperor, the emperor takes Xuesong for a substitute and wants to keep him as a male favorite. Xuesong is a fine young man and refuses to submit. To protect his honor, he accepts Second Prince Xiao Jin’s suggestion and feigns madness by making himself look disgraceful, but accidentally drives his adoptive mother to her death 2.1kReads9.4Score774Shelves
- 95 Yin-Yang Finger 阴阳指 Yin and yang are the way of Heaven and Earth, the guiding principles of all things, the parents of change, the origin of life and death, and the dwelling place of the divine. The power of life and death begins with yin and yang. The Five Elements generate and overcome one another; yin gives rise to yang and brings death, while yang gives rise to yin and brings destruction. This is the natural way of things. As the old saying goes: A doctor doesn't call at your door, the Dao is not lightly passed 97Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 96 Peerless 绝世 Those web novel writers weren't lying: everyone who came from Blue Star to the past had a golden finger... Also known as "Unearthing an Invincible Divine Physique from the Start" and "Rising to the Top, Starting with Mining." [The author isn't good at writing blurbs. No saintly protagonist, frequent updates, read with confidence.] 12.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 97 The Record of Crossing the Dusty World by Boat 参舟渡尘录 The martial arts of the world are a mirror of the heart. But what about Lu Jinghe? He's just a shopkeeper selling paper offerings. When he was seventeen, his father disappeared, leaving behind only a two-hundred-year-old account book. Later, when the paper shop burned down, he learned the truth: It wasn't an account book at all. It was the Chart of the Hidden Boat, concealing the dynasty's secrets and the world's greatest treasure. The problem was, the book was gone. And to make matters worse, h 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 A Popular History of the Later Han 后汉通俗演义 [Historical Romance Grounded in the Official Record, The Complete History of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms, An Easy Introduction to Official History] A Popular History of the Later Han is a classic historical novel in episodic form and a continuation of A Popular History of the Former Han. Across one hundred chapters, it follows the full historical arc from Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han and Emperor Guangwu's restoration, through the decline of the Eastern Han, to the division of the rea 105Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 99 Unbelievable: My Love Rival Takes Me Around Beating Up Scumbags 离谱：情敌带我到处虐渣 [爽 and satisfying] [No saintly protagonist] [Multiple female leads] [Decisive and ruthless] The protagonist's group enjoys gossip and has no desire to hurt anyone, yet they get caught up in a series of plots and schemes. To protect themselves, they have no choice but to fight back, step by step embarking on the path to becoming powerful. At first, the group is weak and often bullied. Later, they grow strong and become rulers of their own domain. 1.7kReads8.3Score104Shelves
- 100 A History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国史 A focused analysis of the briefest and most chaotic period of division in Chinese history. The book reveals how, behind the military men’s grip on power, society struggled to rebuild its order, and how this turmoil gave rise to the civil official politics of the later Song dynasty. A profound study of social transformation and the patterns of power changing hands, it offers a distinctive perspective and rigorous reasoning. 71.1kReads9.6Score9.6kShelves
