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- 101 Traveling the Martial World 我在环游江湖 [Multiple Protagonists + Invincible Protagonist + Traditional Wuxia + No System + No Transmigration + Not a Power Fantasy] A studious young scholar happens to meet two martial arts masters. Through a twist of fate, he becomes their disciple and follows them as they smash their way through the martial world. Who says scholars can't beat martial artists? I'll enter the martial arts tournament myself and knock the heads off you disciples from the various sects. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Young Master, You’re in the Wrong Genre 少爷，你穿错题材了 Handsome men everywhere, a bevy of beauties: who needs to be the leader of the martial world when you can live like a playboy, listen to music in the pleasure quarters, and enjoy the finer things in life? A beautiful, aloof fairy maiden; a lively and dashing female constable; a bewitching assassin; an adorable, airheaded alliance leader... I just want to flirt and fall in love with you all. This young master transmigrated here to enjoy the good life. Let those who don't play fair handle the mart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Sword Forged in Blood and Vengeance 恩仇淬剑录 Nangong Meng stared blankly at Bijin's resolute retreating figure. Always sensitive, she felt her eyes grow moist. An indescribable feeling stirred in her heart. If she were in Bijin's place, could she go this far for Li Du? She seemed to know the answer, yet somehow she didn't. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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—14d adds
- 105 The Immortality Calamity! Everyone Has a Secret Identity 长生劫！全员马甲 A Miaojiang Gu woman burdened with a forbidden secret art uses her rebellious spirit as a blade to shatter the shackles of fate. Like a fierce wind sweeping across the wilderness, she pursues freedom, tempering the words "to live" into her most fervent faith. A blind but clear-sighted nobleman is lost in the fog of emptiness, trapped by the chains of life and death. When the winds of southern Xinjiang shatter the haze over the imperial capital, two souls find salvation in each other amid a vorte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 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—14d adds
- 107 Sword Intent at Its Peak 剑意正浓 Sword intent pierces the clouds and reaches the highest heavens, its brilliance shaking the world. Once, a swordsman strode proudly through life, renowned throughout the martial world. As several of the martial world’s great sword manuals were lost, fewer and fewer people chose the sword as their weapon, and the sword gradually became little more than an ornament. Just as swordsmen were being forgotten, a young man entered the martial world with sword in hand, determined to restore the glory of 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Sword Falls, the Story Begins 落剑起 A sword case rests beneath the pillow. It enters dreams and keeps them company, a way to remember those gone and give shape to longing. A head of black hair has turned white. He thinks of the one he left behind, though they can never meet again in this life. All he can do is forge a sword to hold his yearning. Where is the jianghu? What is it like? Three kingdoms stand in a stalemate, and war rages without end. Where can he go from here...? 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The Golden Floating Pagoda 【金浮图】 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Chaoyuan Sword-Controlling Art 朝元御剑诀 A copy of the Swordplay Art of Chaoyuan and a map of the Golden City and Azure Sky draw the covetous attention of every sect in the Tang dynasty’s martial world. Martial heroes pour into the fray, fighting bloody battles across the land. The underworld figure Kou Wangting intends to eliminate his rivals and unite the martial world. The righteous swordsman Ji Chenliang, peerless in skill, takes on the evil factions and ultimately triumphs over wickedness, winning the heart of a beauty along the w 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Devouring Demons 啖魔 A thousand-year-old legend of gods and demons, and an eternal struggle between good and evil. A mighty imperial dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse. Swordmasters whose martial arts approach the divine lie hidden in the darkest reaches of the martial world and among towering mountain peaks. Yet there are beings even more powerful than they: the Demon God of antiquity. Though his body was destroyed, his consciousness remains, sealed in slumber beneath the Nine Hells as he awaits awakening. Hu 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 One Sword Falls Across the Starry River 一剑落星河 Twenty years ago, Qi and Chu went to war. Chu was defeated and nearly wiped off the map. Gu Yibai, the white-robed Sword God, went alone with his sword, crossed a thousand miles of smoke and flames, and stormed into the Qi royal court. He slaughtered the imperial guards, slew the Divine Dragon, and pointed his sword at the Qi king's throat. With no other choice, the Qi emperor traded a twenty-year peace treaty for his life. To stop the two nations from fighting, the white-robed Sword God took th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Sword's Hidden Star Falls Alone 剑隐孤星落 [Rivalries in the martial world + struggles for the throne + roaming the land with sword in hand + love and longing. Eunuchs and corrupt officials stir up trouble at court, while the orthodox and unorthodox factions stir beneath the surface of the martial world. Meanwhile, forces such as the Mongols and the Japanese watch hungrily from beyond the borders. In short, every classic wuxia element is here. Fans of traditional wuxia, don't miss it!] A massacre that wipes out an entire family reveals a 8Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 114 This Blade Never Misses 这一刀不歪 [Plot-driven] + [No brainless characters] The winds of the northern frontier cannot blow the stench of blood from a blade. Here, law and order have collapsed. Only the blade reigns supreme. As blades flash and fall, the insignificant perish, while ambitious warlords hide their true faces. This is a reeking, foul world of martial arts. Collect one old debt, and incur ten new grudges! What has a lonely ghost to fear from the road to the underworld? I seek justice in the world of the living! Come o 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 In Search of Lost Relics 寻遗记 [Content warning: Traditional wuxia + a protagonist with no gender. Thanks to their disguise skills, they sometimes take on female roles, but are male most of the time. Readers of any gender can identify with them, so the story is in first person. Apologies. I'll focus on the writing to give everyone the best reading experience.] This is The Jianghu Record of Lost Treasures, written from my memories. I seek the rarest treasures in the world and record the strange and wondrous tales of the jiang 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 What? I'm the Demon Cult's Holy Son? 什么，我是魔教圣子？ [Traditional martial arts] + [No martial arts variety shows] + [Female lead] + [Fake invincibility] + [Wuxia] “I’m not the Demon Cult’s Holy Son!” “But your name is the same as the Holy Son’s.” “It’s just a coincidence.” “The martial art you practice is the Demon Cult’s supreme technique!” “An old man taught it to me.” “That old man is an elder of the Demon Cult!” “...I’m not the Demon Cult’s Holy Son, anyway!” Facing the martial world’s questions, Li Qianjue spoke with an air of righteousness. 614Reads—Score10814d adds
- 117 The Legend of the Heroes of Chishui 赤水英雄传 Calling all fans of historical fiction and traditional wuxia! At the end of the Sui dynasty, a young wine peddler lives by the Anle River, now known as the Chishui River. Gifted with extraordinary talent, he is drawn by chance into the epic upheaval of the late Sui and early Tang, when heroes vied for supremacy. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Wuxia: The Heroines Throw Themselves at Me, and I'm Invincible 武侠：女侠们都倒贴，我无敌了 Xiao Chen transmigrated into a world where the heroes of many martial arts stories came together. At the same time, he gained the Heaven Rewards Diligence System. Every effort would bring a reward! And with the added boost of his Bewitching Physique, the heroines all threw themselves at him! This damnable charm was almost impossible to resist… Li Qingluo: “Good disciple, I only ask that you stay by your master’s side!” Wang Yuyan: “In front of Xiao Chen, my cousin is nothing…” Li Mochou: “I’ve n 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 A New Season Every Year 年年物侯新 [Apocalypse, Fantasy, Wuxia, Romance, History] Volume One: Apocalypse, The First Rule Volume Two: Fantasy, Green Hill Volume Three: Wuxia, The Swordsman Volume Four: Romance, Memoirs of My Late Wife Volume Five: History, The Nine-Zhang-High Front Gate Tower —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Fourth Book by Vermilion Bird Perched on the Parasol Tree 朱雀栖梧桐的第4本书 From the start, I transmigrated into the body of the scumbag Lu Zhanyuan, and the System told me to conquer the wuxia world with memes. Li Mochou wants to kill me? I shout, “Sister, don’t swing! I’ll teach you the proper way to practice the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra!” Huang Rong asks who taught me? I reply, “My family’s martial arts are a bit of a jumble. That move just now was Heavenly Sword. Want to learn it?” Yang Guo wants to spar? I grin. “I only know six of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Chronicles of the Heroes of Jiuzhou 九州侠客录 Alone, he travels a hundred thousand miles; with a slash of his blade, he shakes the Nine Provinces. Ten years ago, two prodigies who made a name for themselves at a martial arts tournament drew the hostility of the Carefree Sect, one of the Four Great Sects. Before the tournament had even ended, a band of black-armored death soldiers ambushed them. Despite their grave injuries, the two worked in perfect sync and narrowly escaped death. But the Carefree Sect's retaliation that followed changed t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Watering Horses by the Yellow River 饮马黄河 About Drinking Horses at the Yellow River, a classic wuxia novel by Sima Ling: Drinking Horses at the Yellow River is a brilliant work from the later period of Sima Ling’s career. It intertwines characters’ martial arts prowess with their moral cultivation, drawing on Mencius’s words, “A noble spirit, vast and unyielding,” to create a fresh theory of the spirit of wuxia. In doing so, it frees traditional martial arts from the fleeting spectacle of flashy, hollow moves and elevates them to the e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 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 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 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
- 125 How Far Is the Martial World from the Imperial Court? 江湖离庙堂有多远 This is a historical wuxia novel grounded in the realities of the Song Dynasty. In the late Northern Song, Sima Zhan of Yichun Manor is brutally murdered, but his only son, Sima Ju, survives. To avenge his father, Sima Ju trains relentlessly in martial arts and roams the jianghu through countless hardships, determined to track down the killer. Meanwhile, the Northern Song court is rocked by the Jingkang Incident, after which Zhao Gou establishes the Southern Song. The Han people unite to resist —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Merry Hero Squad: Cracking the Toughest Cold Cases 欢乐大侠天团，专破烧脑悬案 During the Tiansheng era of the Northern Song dynasty, in the capital of Bianliang. The master thief Feng Gufei stole seven treasures in a single night, confounding constables across the land and bringing together the main characters of this book: • Du Xiaokai: Xiaokai, with “small” for the little guy he is and “kai” for happiness. Sometimes a genius, sometimes a total novice. • Shen Gu: Stubborn to the core. Once the top constable, he now sells beef noodles, two coins for a big bowl. • Zhao Daz 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 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 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 My Days of Waiting to Die in the Martial World 我在江湖等死的日子 Three-Seven, an A-Rank assassin of the Underworld Prison and an eighth-rank expert, has a failing heart meridian and not much time left to live. His final assignment is to escort a young woman beyond the frontier. Simple, and no killing involved. Except the girl is a princess, his companion is the young master of the world’s number-one money house, the person they meet along the way is the youngest grandmaster in the land, the innkeeper is the world’s greatest spearman, and his chess opponent is 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Courtesan 花魁 The Courtesan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 My Body Was Switched on the Road to Being Reborn, and Now I'm Teary-Eyed 重生路上被换身，两眼汪汪 A body swap on the road to rebirth, leaving him wide-eyed and tearful —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 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
- 133 Chronicles of the Jianghu: The Sword-Seeking Art 江湖风云录：寻剑诀 [Traditional fantasy] [Wuxia] [One heroine] [A young man’s coming-of-age] Winter nights, cold water and grass; frost and rain fall on autumn flowers. Jiangnan has many worldly souls; in an instant, their hair turns gray. A lonely sword is slick with rain; a fan sweeps freely through the clouds. Leaning back, laughing at the east wind; sleeves flutter as slanting snow falls. Behold the shifting tides of the martial world, where chivalrous hearts uphold justice and grudges are settled with pleasur —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 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—14d adds
- 135 Beauty Like Jade, Sword Like a Rainbow 美人似玉剑如虹 This is the story of a young man accidentally drawn into the martial world, who resolves to wipe out every evil under heaven. In an age of chaos, the youth heads north with his sword, quelling the flames of war across the northern lands. He returns to the martial world, traveling the roads of heroism with a beautiful companion and leaving countless tales behind. There are perilous battles, the distant reaches of the martial world, and the treachery of the imperial court. Waves of turmoil crash o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Peerless Poet and Swordsman 诗剑无双 In the second year of the Kaicheng era, the poet Jia Dao was banished to Shu. Along the way, a chance encounter led him to save a child’s life. Twenty years later, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Chen, sat on the throne. His achievements earned his reign the name “Great Governance of Dazhong.” The child grew into an adult, studying literature at Qinglian Academy and martial arts under the Taibai Sword Sect. But as the late Tang was swept by turbulent change, the young man ventured alone into the Ji 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Martial Sects: This Man Knows No Bounds 宗武：此人无法无天 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Ailing Prince Ventures into the Jianghu 多病王爷闯江湖 While exploring the desert, Zhou Xiaoqi accidentally falls into a sand pit and unexpectedly becomes the chosen one of a mysterious research base, the first human to test a “time machine.” From that moment on, his fate, fortune, and luck in love all take a turn for the better... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Eight Wilds of the Heavenly Blade 天刀八荒录 There is no right or wrong. Each of them simply has their own convictions. That day, heavy snow fell beneath Taibai Sword Terrace, and Jian Ruhong became a traitor. The Four Leagues and Eight Wildernesses were all hunting him down. Jian Ruhong and Han Wudi fought for an entire day and night. When they were done, they drank together in a ruined temple. They swore brotherhood before two statues whose faces they couldn't make out. They couldn't see the statues clearly, and they couldn't tell what f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 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 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Li Clan's Ruthless Bandit: Forging a Superpowerful China! 李氏悍匪，缔造超级华夏！ [Multiple heroines + history + high martial arts + wuxia + invincible protagonist + golden finger] Two people transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, stumble into the jianghu, and make their way through the imperial court… They crush the Manchus with a casual flick, annihilate the barbarians, and unify the world… Martial arts realms: acquired, innate, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… They establish an everlasting legacy and gather three thousand beauties from across the land… Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Rushi, Kou B 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Twelve Bars of the Eastern Wind 东风十二阑 A scion of a prestigious family × a fiendish maiden of the Demon Cult A legendary sword reappears in the martial world Factions from every side step forward to compete Will it be love and hate, with vengeance pursued and grudges repaid? Or will lingering shadows follow as hearts pledge themselves to one another? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 One Man, One Sword, One Martial World! 一人，一剑，一江湖！ [Wuxia jianghu + humor and comedy + one female lead + political intrigue] In an age when the Dharma has declined, spiritual energy has dried up, and the path to immortality has vanished from the world. Are there still immortals in this world? How can one become immortal? How can the path to ascension be opened again? In a single night of slaughter, the entire Lin family of Weicheng was wiped out. Only the young Lin Jiangxian survived. With just himself and his sword, Lin Jiangxian ventures into 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 A Glimpse of Beauty in Bianliang 汴梁惊鸿录 During the Xuanhe era of the Northern Song, the realm lies in ruins and blood flows through the martial world. Emperor Huizong is lost in calligraphy and painting, powerful ministers wreak havoc at court, the Jurchen cavalry watches hungrily from the north, and Fang La’s rebellion shakes the Jiangnan region. Amid these turbulent times, the Lu family, a martial arts clan known as the “Northern Protector Marquis,” is wiped out overnight for guarding the secret of a dragon vein tied to the fate of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 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. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 The Book of Wishes 如意经 A manual said to contain peerless martial arts has become the object of everyone’s desire. As schemes and treachery spread through the martial world, a thrilling tale of the martial arts world unfolds... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Investigator 顾探 In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, the world stood on the brink of upheaval, amid turbulent and uncertain times. Everyone in the martial world was searching for a path of their own. Gu Tan, master of the Xuansu Pavilion, had been nothing more than a chivalrous detective who helped people find lost objects and hunt down criminals. But after attaining enlightenment one night on Jade Bi Mountain, he willingly entered the struggle amid the upheaval of heaven and earth, seeking a place for himself i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Starting at Qiyun Temple, Conquering the Martial World 从栖云观开始，横推武林 My name is Gu Shen. The first time I ever spent money on a game, I bought the $6 first-purchase bonus and got a special effect of nine dragons circling my body. I never expected that after I transmigrated, the effect would come with me and become a golden finger, boosting my attack power ten thousandfold. In that moment, I finally understood what it meant to "get stronger by spending money." Having lived two lives, I have no grand ambitions. I just want to stay in this remote mountain hollow whe 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 A Bao Goes to the Capital to Become a Eunuch 阿保进京当太监 (Wuxia + Romance + Comedy + Mystery) War is the root of all human misery and discord. The young Lai Shibao makes a name for himself in the martial world with his intelligence and talent. After becoming famous, his ambition begins to swell. He gathers a group of martial arts villains and sets his sights on ruling the realm. He Ping comes from a family of military commanders. She has accompanied her father on campaigns to the east and west, fought across the battlefield, and witnessed the cruelty 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Blade and Sword in the Martial World 刀剑入江湖 A turbulent dynasty, a realm of heroes and intrigue. A host of champions take the stage: wandering swordsmen, constables, generals, scholars, beauties, and warlords. As one group exits, another makes its entrance. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
