Novels like The Jianghu: I’m Clearly the Evil Sword Immortal, Yet Everyone Calls Me a Trouble-Maker
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- 1 The Wandering Immortal 浮萍仙踪 [Mortal's journey] + [no spiritual roots] + [no harem] + [bloodline cultivation and evolution] + [cautious survival] + [decisive and ruthless] Wang Yan was an ordinary man with no spiritual roots. A mysterious golden bodily fluid set him on the path to immortality. As the golden liquid merged with Wang Yan's body, his bloodline gained the ability to carry spiritual energy. At the same time, the golden liquid gave his bloodline the potential to evolve without limit. Though he had no spiritual roo 209Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 2 Wuxia: One Man, One Dog. If We Can’t Win, We Run 2 武侠：一人一狗，打不过就走2 [Martial arts + no System + no heroine + a dog + a crow + Wu Yanzu] The jianghu is vast, its roads long and arduous. One man and one dog wander along, stopping and starting as they go. A young man who barked like a dog suddenly appeared in the jianghu. No one knew why he barked, just as no one knew why his sword was so fast. But Lu Fang knew the truth. He wasn’t barking, and his sword wasn’t all that fast. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Walking with Sword in Hand 倚剑行 This is a story of revenge, a story of the martial world. A young man with no formal training, a girl with no parents. A sword with no name. But when the sword was drawn, a ray of light cleaved through the martial world beneath its black curtain. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Listening Wind Tower: The Wind Whisper Art, Xiaoyao’s Story 听风楼之风语诀【小夭篇】 Set in the same jianghu era as Listening Wind Tower, this is part of the “Sighing Jianghu” series, a dreamlike tale of the martial world. Tang Xiaoyao is Feng Ling’s disciple. The story takes place ten years after the Feng Ling arc of Listening Wind Tower, when a new generation of talent has emerged! The Wind-Tongue Art has been passed down well. I’m Tang Xiaoyao, sixteen years old. My master is Feng Ling, head of Listening Wind Tower, the jianghu intelligence bureau. I’ve been her disciple for —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Sword Through the Ages 剑春秋 Sword in hand and wine in tow, I did as I pleased; then, in an instant, a long song left me heartbroken. The mortal world has little joy to offer; a spring-and-autumn dream blooms with a single sword. Twenty years ago, Qingsongzi pursued his senior brother Qingyunzi after their junior sister Qinghe was murdered. But Qingyunzi tricked him into being trapped in the Azure Dragon Formation for twenty years. Fate is hard to predict: two decades later, the little beggar Du Yun stumbled upon Qingsongzi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Swallow Mother’s Poison Dart: The Jianghu Rule of Life for a Life 燕子娘的毒镖以命换命的江湖规矩 Yan Ziniang's Poisoned Darts and the Jianghu Rule of a Life for a Life 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Escort Agency's Secret Files of Swallow Mother 镖人燕子娘的镖局密档 The Secret Files of Yan Ziniang the Escort 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Escort Dao Ma's Seventh Memory Loss 镖人刀马的第七次失忆 The Seventh Time Escort Dao Ma Lost His Memory 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Bounty Hunter Daoma: Desert Smoke and Bloody Rain in Chang'an 镖人刀马的大漠孤烟与长安血雨 The Desert Smoke and Chang’an Blood Rain of Blades of the Guardians’ Dao Ma 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Escort Xiao Qi's Bloodbath in Chang'an, Hidden in a Rattle Drum 镖人小七的拨浪鼓里的长安血案 The Chang'an Massacre Hidden in Escort Xiao Qi's Rattle Drum —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Escort Zhishilang's Lotus Tribulation 镖人知世郎的莲花劫 The Lotus Calamity of Zhi Shi Lang the Escort —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Storm: The Beggar King Shi Potian Has Arrived, Everyone Make Way 风云：狗哥石破天驾到，通通闪开 Shi Potian. The greatest hero in the land, just back from Hero Island, wakes to find himself in a place called the World Society. There's a man named Xiong Ba who says, "When I meet Wind and Cloud, I will become a dragon." There's the icy-faced "Deathless God of Tears," and Nie Feng, who keeps saying, "For the sake of justice." He knows nothing of the dangers of the martial world and doesn't think he's especially skilled. Then he casually shatters Xiong Ba's Three-Point Return Vitality with a si 523Reads—Score106Shelves
- 13 Wuxia: One Sword, One Dog, Run If You Can't Win 武侠：一剑一狗，打不过就走 [Wuxia + No System + Not Invincible + Comedy] A young man named Lin Huai dies suddenly after years of working overtime and transmigrates to a wuxia world called Daxia. As a transmigrator, Lin Huai has no System, no cheat, only an unnamed inner cultivation manual passed down through his family. He had enough hardship in his previous life. All Lin Huai wants now is to farm in peace and stay alive amid the chaos, living a quiet, ordinary life. But in a martial world full of change and uncertainty —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 My Clan Sacrificed Me from the Start, in Exchange for My Rise to the Peak of Martial Arts 开局家族祭天，换我问鼎武道巅峰 [Self-interest above all] [Decisive and ruthless] [Pinnacle of martial arts] Yu Wen Du wakes to find that he has transmigrated to a world of advanced martial arts, and become the second son of the Yu Wen family, one of the three great clans in Anzhou Prefecture of the Great Yu Dynasty. He had planned to take it easy and enjoy life, but his elder brother’s faction fears he will compete for the position of clan head and plots to kill him at every turn. With no other choice, Yu Wen Du allies with o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Broken Blade Questions Heaven 断刀问天 That year, Huang Shifeiyang saw a man fighting several opponents alone. The man tossed me his broken saber, laughed freely, and walked away. Without thinking, I picked up the saber from the yellow sand and followed him. When I opened my eyes again, the yellow sand all around seemed ready to blind me. I looked down and saw weapons scattered at my feet, stuck in the sand. My mouth was bone-dry, and I was about to keep trudging through the sand when several familiar voices made me whip around! "Bro —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I Had Just Become an Immortal When a Tribulation Bolt Sent Me to a Wuxia World 刚成仙就被雷劫劈到武侠世界 [Carefree wanderings through the mortal world + Polite and courteous (physically) + Lots of original plot + Delicate romance + Ravenous hunger + Beauties everywhere] Lin Feng was an utterly ordinary transmigrator with a System. His previous life had left him exhausted in body and mind from the 996 work schedule. He never expected that after transmigrating to a cultivation world, the System would make him work too. After discovering a bug in the System, Lin Feng spent a thousand years hiding in t 42Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 17 Sword Without a Trace 【剑无痕】 Introduction to Woniu Sheng’s wuxia novel Sword Without a Trace: The beautiful twin assassins Yulan challenge the renowned young hero Seven Swords Chasing Souls. Without a flash of blades or a clash of swords, the hero is captured without resistance. An obscure little town suddenly fills with countless figures from the martial world. Both sides of the law, and every school and sect, send their experts to conduct secret deals amid open and covert struggles. On Dongting Lake, a desolate little isl 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Struggle for the Imperial Realm 帝疆争雄记 [Fated villain + domineering + scheming + decisive and ruthless] More than forty years ago, the four most powerful martial artists in the land agreed to meet every three years at Shixin Peak on Mount Huang to test their skills. They also designated the area within ten li of Shixin Peak as the “Imperial Territory.” Anyone whose martial arts fell short and dared to enter was killed. The four became known as the “Four Supremes of the Imperial Territory,” yet their names were never spoken of in the 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: I Nearly Got Killed by Old Yue from the Start 笑傲江湖，开局差点被老岳嘎了 Li Wei, who had driven a heavy-duty truck for eight years, dropped dead at the wheel. As luck would have it, the Great Transport Sect of the cultivation world was holding a “traffic accident pickup.” Their truck hit a young man on a zebra crossing and took the innocent driver along for the ride. When he arrived, they only wanted the “chosen one” they'd hit. They flat-out refused to take the driver, the free extra thrown in with the purchase. To shut him up, the person in charge tossed him a pil 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Roaming the Martial World with Three Colors of Haki 行走江湖，我拥有三色霸气 I update twice a day without fail, and I’ll do my best to post three chapters on Saturdays and Sundays! Transmigration + martial arts + mystery and deduction + overwhelming swagger Zhang San says: “I’ve transmigrated. There’s no way I’m letting this world bully me.” The Emperor says: “What a lawless scoundrel.” The maid Cui’er asks: “Sect Leader, you’re amazing!” Zhang San replies: “I can be even more amazing.” The Holy Maiden asks: “What do you like about me?” Zhang San says: “I like your figur 2.7kReads—Score136Shelves
- 21 Fragrance on the Azure Sea 碧海闻香 This is the second installment of The Longevity Formula. The story takes place in a dynasty that came after the era of the Golden Sky Sword. The protagonist is no youthful hero, and, as ever, the story blends court politics with the martial world. The martial arts have reached a higher level, and the relationship between the court and the jianghu is even more complicated. 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Three and a Half Moves to Conquer the Martial World 三招半式闯江湖 An ordinary boy from a mountain village studied martial arts under seven masters for eight years, painstakingly training in three moves. He ventures into the martial world, makes a group of friends, and is accompanied by confidantes. Watch as he rises to the top and fights bloody battles on every front. A tribute to traditional wuxia novels. 388Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 23 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—Shelves
- 24 Snow Tonight 今夜雪 [Alternate History + Ensemble Cast + Martial Arts + Aristocratic Families + Coming of Age + Light Comedy] Me, Mo Yu: after transmigrating as the young master of a prestigious family, my ideal life was to eat well, wait to die, and stay out of trouble. Until trouble came knocking, one visitor after another My unlucky pal, Wang Sheng, waving a fan emblazoned with “Lose Yourself in Nature”: “Mo Yu! The Yihong Brothel just got a new star courtesan. Her zither playing is incredible!” (Three seconds —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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—Shelves
- 26 The Tang Dynasty Coffin Records 大唐藏棺录 [Wuxia + mystery + history + one heroine + intelligent villains] Gu Tangsheng, the small-time owner of a coffin shop in the market district, is actually a “Coffin Collector,” a secret agent from the previous dynasty. Examining corpses, hiding blades, and disguising murder as a peaceful death in old age: that is his trade. As chaos looms and the martial world crumbles, he travels the land with a coffin, unearthing the hidden bones of the jianghu and rekindling the true flame of martial arts. He b 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Preaching in the Tianxuan Realm 传道天玄界 The protagonist cultivates immortality while everyone else practices martial arts. Follow me, and I'll help you cultivate immortality too. I'm easygoing, but don't mess with me. If you make me angry, even I'm scared of what I'll do. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Wuxia: The System Helped Me Embark on the Path to Invincibility from the Start 武侠，开局系统助我走上无敌路 He transmigrates into a wuxia world and gets a Wuxia System from the start. He acquires peerless martial arts, completes System missions, and earns rewards that grant him invincible strength. He sweeps through the martial world, roams the jianghu, pays back every favor and grudge, and lives freely! 170Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Wuxia: From the Start, I Beg for Death and Force a Kiss on Shi Feixuan 武侠：开局求死，强吻师妃暄 After transmigrating into a comprehensive martial arts world, Lin Chen acquired a golden finger: whenever someone killed him, he would be reincarnated as an invincible Heavenly Emperor. So he spent every day trying to get himself killed. He even joined the Yin Kui Sect, a demonic cult everyone else avoided. Thinking that getting himself killed would be easy that way, he immediately went to the righteous Cihang Jingzhai Sect to provoke them. But who could have guessed that just as he was about to 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Listening Wind Tower: The Wind Chime Arc 听风楼之风铃篇 When you enter the Yi Gate, it feels as deep as the sea; lotus flowers everywhere carry longing. Wind chimes hang from the top of Lotus Tower, ready to ease the ache in your heart! Li Lianhua had to die because of his identity and bloodline, so I have to live because of mine. Li Lianhua abandoned his tower, so I insist on bringing out more than a hundred towers of my own. Was I suddenly rescued because of a conspiracy, or was it a genuine act of kindness? Is the truth I uncover really the truth, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Golden Thread Robe 【金缕衣】 For ten years, the Four Great Martial Arts Masters had been renowned across the land, and the jianghu had known peace. The young Sun Bonan’s father was unjustly murdered by an enemy, so Sun Bonan sought refuge with his grandfather’s friend, Nan Jiang, and learned a remarkable sword-and-cane technique. Soon after mastering the art, he entered the jianghu in pursuit of the Xuanji Secret Treasure. After many brushes with death, he claimed the Three Xuanji Treasures with the help of his confidante, 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Martial World and the Universe 综武乾坤 Welcome to a strange and fantastical world of martial arts, where the martial worlds of the Southern Song, Yuan, and Qing dynasties converge. It is like a grand martial arts gathering spanning time and space, yet countless hidden secrets lie beneath the surface. The protagonist wakes to find himself in Zhao Zhijing’s body, caught in this perilous, unpredictable martial world. Fortunately, he has bound himself to a marvelous golden finger: a random mission System. Its rewards are generous but unp 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Golden Floating Pagoda 【金浮图】 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Long Tassel Breaks the Enemy: A Chronicle 长缨破虏记 On horseback, he wields the Eight-Treasure Dragon-Subduing Spear; on foot, the Bright Silver Coiled Dragon Spear; in desperate straits, the Sun-and-Moon Twin Spears. Watch Qiu Lang ride out beyond Beijing, trampling enemy camps beneath his horse’s hooves. His three unmatched arts and four spears shake Shandong. He displays his peerless skills at the Grand Gathering of the Three Teachings and spends his life upholding justice. Yet even he cannot escape treachery and deceit. He is slowly losing hi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Online Scandal! The Martial Alliance Leader Is Addicted to Pretending to Be One of the Girls 网络惨案！武林盟主他装姐妹上瘾 [The martial arts world’s strongest fighter, playing the fool vs. a short-tempered female officer who fiercely protects her own] [1v1, plot-driven + everyone’s secret identity exposed + daily life + absurd comedy + ensemble cast + workplace] In the thirty-ninth year of Chengkang, the biggest news in the martial world was that Chu Wenyuan, leader of the Martial Alliance, had stepped down and vanished without a trace. Pi Feifei was heartbroken. She’d spent seven years pouring money into her idol, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Golden Sky Sword 金霄剑 When I was a student, I was very fond of Jin Yong: the wondrous martial arts, lifelike characters, and Chinese history in his novels. This wuxia novel was originally set in a real dynasty, but then I realized there was a problem: many controversial events and figures from history can become sensitive topics if they aren’t handled carefully. What’s more, the actions of historical figures may have fit the social values of their era, and they may once have been heroes, but that doesn’t mean they al 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Wuxia: Playing Li Chungang, I Split Heaven's Gate with One Sword! 武侠：扮演李淳罡，一剑开天门！ In a world of combined martial arts, seven great dynasties stand side by side, while countless smaller kingdoms struggle to survive between them. The martial world is full of powerful fighters. Li Chunfeng transmigrates into this world and obtains the Strongest Roleplay System. After spending twenty years expertly playing Li Chunjian, his power reaches the heavens and shakes the earth. Concealing his identity, he challenges the martial world across the Nine Provinces, leaving legends that cannot 108Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 38 Drunk with Laughter, Sword in Hand, Roaming the World 醉笑仗剑游 Coming soon: "I'm the Big Bad in a Plagiarism Novel Full of Villains". A villain cultivation plan: what does a villain do after learning he's the big bad? He becomes the big bad ahead of schedule. (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the protagonist isn't the strongest. The main character grows over time, and there is a love interest, but the plot comes first.) The whole city was in an uproar. A little girl walked out of a heap of corpses, carrying two swords. A devil child had appe 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 39 The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: A Side Story 天龙八部外传 Xiao Feng falls into a deep ravine but survives against all odds, turning disaster into fortune. Xiao Feng, Ruyi, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, and the others join forces and fight through hardship to wipe out the forces of evil in the martial world, finally restoring its former peace. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Jadeite Boat 翡翠船 The “Jade Boat” is an exquisitely carved vessel made of jade, engraved with the secrets of peerless martial arts. As a result, every figure in the martial world is eager to get their hands on it. The Bone Devil, Shangguan Xuan, sought to wipe out the Lin and Wen families, two great martial clans, leaving countless dead and wounded. Lin Zhiqiang, the orphaned heir of Lin Family Fort's master Lin Danian, and Lin Yongnian, the fort's second master, were fortunate enough to survive. After years of p 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Chronicles of the Sword Saint of Jiuzhou 九州剑圣录 How was heaven and earth sealed, leaving all martial artists in the world shackled? The struggle over the Tui Bei Tu, and the fate of opening Heaven's Gate. Does the Great Dao truly have an end, or have the people of this world trapped themselves in old ways? This is a world where only inner force exists. The martial path is divided into nine ranks: the third rank is a martial cultivator, the sixth enters the Grandmaster realm, and the ninth returns to unity. Above the ninth rank are the Sages, 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 A Wandering Cultivator’s Path of Chivalry 修仙界散修的侠义之路 The Chivalrous Path of a Rogue Cultivator 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Calamity of the Delusional Star 妄星劫 The Milky Way hangs over the wilderness, the abyssal eye awakens, and an ancient calamity draws near. War fires flare among the myriad races as they battle demons, staining the vast earth with blood. The white flowers of the other shore bloom, the spiritual river's seal is broken, and old vows vanish like smoke. Three feet of black hair become pieces in the game of a chaotic age. Who will raise the autumn waters and question the heavens? Pour a thousand cups to drown sorrow; this fleeting life i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Heavenly Sword: I Rise Through the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill 倚天：我靠龙象般若功熬出头 "The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later" After Wang Wenshuang dies suddenly, he transmigrates into a Ming Cult follower in the Sharp Metal Banner, orphaned by the loss of both parents. From the start, all he has is a throwing axe, a javelin, and a sturdy bow. Beneath his feet lie the Gobi Desert sands of the Western Regions. Behind him is the Ming Cult, riven by constant infighting. Ahead are bandits who could attack at any moment. Others transmigrate to become great heroes. He just want 42.1kReads6.9Score3.2kShelves
- 45 Wuxia: The Strange Treasure 武侠之异宝 Qin An transmigrates to a martial arts world and gradually creates a system of wondrous treasures. The intellectual wealth he brought from his previous life lets him surpass countless prodigies and become the greatest under heaven. Yet the only thing he cares about is the promise: “May I win one heart, and may we never be parted, even when our hair turns white.” 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 A Wandering Swordsman with a Heavy Heart, Who Cuts People Down at the Drop of a Hat 江湖浪子心事重一言不合就砍人 A traditional wuxia tale, with no System and no golden finger. Just a young man, a broken blade left behind, a blood feud, a truth he desperately seeks, and a secret that will rock the martial world… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Vermilion Phoenix Needle 丹凤针 The story revolves around the Tiangang Fortress, using a mystery-solving approach to depict the contest of wits and strength between good and evil. Its central theme is that good will always triumph over evil, while familiar wuxia elements include young masters, learning peerless arts, and competing for martial arts treasures. Blending traditional wuxia plots with detective work was a defining feature of Sima Ling's later novels. Du Xiyan is an upright, learned, and highly skilled young man, an 239Reads—Score103Shelves
- 48 A Knife from the Start 开局就送一把刀 Watch as the young Qi Xiao carves his name into legend with a single blade on the path of the jianghu. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 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—Shelves
- 50 Becoming the Founding Grandmaster in the Wuxia World 在武侠世界当祖师爷 After waking up, Zhou Yi transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty and bound himself to a disciple-exclusive System. All he had to do was take on disciples to earn rewards. Years later, his disciples roamed the martial world, leaving behind countless legends! The peerless palm master, a bold and noble Beggars’ Sect leader. The peerless empress, whose radiance filled the heavens like the sun and moon. The extraordinary Sword God, whose sword energy stretched thirty thousand miles and whose blade ch 85Reads6.4Score—Shelves
