Novels like The Tale of the Carefree Sword
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Tale of the Carefree Sword, best match first.
- 1 The Martial Way to Immortality 武道求长生 In this world, the Sword Saint dances with his blade, sword energy sweeping across thirty thousand miles, a single sword glint chilling nineteen provinces. The Music Saint composes melodies whose lingering notes echo around the beams for three years without fading. The Sage of Letters sets down his words, and literary brilliance cascades like a waterfall, hanging three thousand feet in the air. Yet the one thing missing is immortality, dreamed of by everyone from emperors to street peddlers. Pei 0Votes2.9kRecs25Fans
- 2 Meeting Again in the Martial World 相见江湖 In the late Ming Dynasty, the realm descended into chaos. The scholar-officials representing the great clans, the eunuchs representing imperial authority, and the martial-world factions representing the common people all sent their top fighters into an unending struggle over the prophetic demon book, The Song of the Sesame Pancake. At the same time, the Heishui Tribe attacked Shanhai Pass, the Western power known as the Star Alliance infiltrated the Central Plains, and the Eighteen Greenwood Lea 0Votes9.4kRecs3.3kFans
- 3 The White Deer Sword of Qingya 青崖白鹿剑 After a century of unrest, everyone in the martial world lives in fear, and the chivalry and tenderness of bygone days are gone for good. Within the court, eight princes vie for power; beyond its borders, seven clans are in revolt. Each of the eight princes controls a territory, recruits martial artists, and stirs up conflict throughout the martial world. The seven clans each eye the others warily, joining forces in a grand army in the foolish hope of taking our great land. A child of unknown or 0Votes7.1kRecs1.6kFans
- 4 Seeking the Dao in the Vast Wilderness 沧茫寻道人 At the turn of the Liang and Tang dynasties, in a small town south of the Yangtze: a fateful encounter, and an ending that feels like a lifetime ago. Life is a journey of cultivation: a heart torn between love and hate, strange and wondrous twists of fate, brothers who entrust each other with their lives, and battles where death hangs by a thread. When the young man returns to where it all began, he will create not only a martial-arts legend, but also a profound understanding of himself and his 0Votes1.2kRecs0Fans
- 5 The Venerable One of the Martial Seal 武印之尊 On the Taiyun Continent, martial arts flourishes, with powerful clans and sects locked in conflict between the righteous and demonic paths. A struggle that had vanished long ago erupts once more, sweeping across and enveloping the entire continent. Amid this chaos, how can Gu Fan, born in a small village, survive? Faced with crisis after crisis, how will he reach the pinnacle of martial arts and discover who is truly pulling the strings behind the conflict? Yet after he uncovers the mystery, an 0Votes5.3kRecs2.4kFans
- 6 The Record of Jianghu Prodigies 江湖奇才录 A vendetta close to home and a bloodstained treasure map propel a boy from humble origins into the martial world of his dreams. What kind of fortuitous encounter could make him the pivot on which the entire martial world turns? Can you stand against the most powerful sect in the realm, defeat the greatest martial artist, and win the heart of the woman you love most? Yes, I can, all thanks to the sword in my hand! 0Votes4.8kRecs2.3kFans
- 7 Medicine Tolerates No Mercy 医不容慈 A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner’s revenge~~No System~~ The Taian Empire has unified the land, but the heirs of the fallen dynasties have each raised their own forces, ready to restore their kingdoms and avenge themselves. Come along on this young physician’s journey through the martial world! Li Bi’s chivalry: mercy has no place in medicine. 0Votes24.7kRecs18.3kFans
- 8 The Peerless Six Treasures 绝世六宝 A young man trained to extraordinary skill by a mysterious figure is tasked with finding six ancient treasures passed down through the ages. His quest sets off a bloody struggle across the martial world. As he fights for the treasures, he faces not only death and slaughter, but also conspiracies and evil. The darkness and fickleness of human nature keep him on edge at every turn, with danger closing in all around. Though he possesses peerless martial arts, he never forgets his principles, treati 0Votes2.2kRecs1.8kFans
- 9 Nine Deaths on the Wasteland 九死荒原 The Nine-Death Wasteland, a place of nine deaths. After enduring nine deadly trials, Ye Chen made terror his messenger, pain his handmaiden, plague his guard, and war his vanguard. Becoming Death itself, he rose above all realms. 0Votes43.9kRecs4.7kFans
- 10 The Endless Tribulation 无间劫 Reality is cruel. Students eventually graduate, and people eventually grow up. One day, we all have to experience the rights and wrongs, good and evil, love and hate of the world. After reading this story and experiencing all that life has to offer, may you still be the same boy you once were, sword in hand, setting out to roam the world. The martial world is like an endless hell, and everyone is struggling to survive. The protagonist, Duanmu Mingxin, grows through hardship and becomes a Buddha 0Votes4.3kRecs2.1kFans
- 11 Nine Heavens of the Demon Realm 魔域九重天 With an iron constitution, neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he steps into a world in chaos. The world is in turmoil. The Nine Heavens vie for supremacy, and the Demon Domain returns after a hundred years. Blood and slaughter are everywhere. With one blade, he overwhelms the Nine Heavens. How glorious, Chu Menlang! No innocent soul has ever fallen beneath the Konghou Blade. How mighty, Chu Menlang! Praise or blame, what do I care? I’ll raise hell, just so these manly bones of mine don’ 0Votes227.8kRecs60.5kFans
- 12 Great Tyrant System 大暴君系统 Tang Xiao transmigrated to a world of martial arts and obtained the Great Tyrant System. As long as he completes missions, he receives all kinds of rewards. Martial Arts: [Congratulations, you have obtained one use of the martial art Sword Twenty-Three.] Pills: [Congratulations, you have obtained one Great Restoration Pill.] Weapons: [Congratulations, you have obtained one Peerless Sword.] At first, Tang Xiao only wanted to survive. But reality was too cruel, and the world was more danger 0Votes35.5kRecs23.4kFans
- 13 Immortality in the Great Qin 长生大秦 That year, Xiang Ji performed a feat in Xianyang Palace, lifting a cauldron weighing a hundred thousand jin. That year, Liu Ji took the Chixiao Sword to the marketplace and taught a gang of ruffians a lesson. When the First Emperor's power cowed the four seas, heroes everywhere trembled in fear. It turned out the myths of antiquity were real. This is a story about pursuing the martial path and eternal life. 0Votes73.6kRecs220.2kFans
- 14 The Path of Righteousness and Evil, and Mine Alone 唯我正邪之路 Please support the new book First Love in the Ancient Dragon World Lin Mo, carrying a System, is reborn into a golden age of martial arts. Through completing missions, he can not only learn the various supreme techniques of martial arts characters from the novels, films, and games he knew in his previous life. Lu Xiaofeng, the four-browed man from The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng. Gui Hai Yidao, already deeply corrupted by demonic energy, from The First in the World. Wang Xiaohu, the heroic youth from 0Votes54.3kRecs183.9kFans
- 15 The Sword That Shatters the Realm 剑破江山 Fang Zhongjin, a native of this world, escapes the predicament of being condemned to execution along with ten branches of his family. He wins the favor of the four great factions. He ruins the reputation of Mount Hua’s leader. He makes the abbot of Shaolin accept defeat wholeheartedly. He raises his blade and sword, cleaving a path through the land. I am Fang Zhongjin. I rely on neither a System nor supernatural abilities. I’ll be a native with backbone! My new book, Invincible for Six Hundred Y 0Votes3.9kRecs5.2kFans
- 16 The Sickly Tycoon's Daily Life as a Ruler 病弱大佬的霸主日常 New book: “My True Form Is Infinite Gems.” Please show your support. An alternate Southern Song dynasty, with the martial world vying for supremacy. Spiritual qi revival, with worlds merging. A meeting of the greatest beauties, with countless sword immortals and sword gods. Listening to spring rain from a small tower overnight, and a red-sleeved blade amid fierce winds and torrential rain. A comprehensive martial-arts world combining the works of Jin Yong, Gu Long, Huang Yi, Liang Yusheng, and W 0Votes5.6kRecs6.2kFans
- 17 The Ultimate Martial God 终极大武神 Just as Ai Chonglang is about to leave the island and enter the world, he is ambushed. In an unexpected twist, his soul crosses over, and the course of his life is changed forever... Diligent study and training, a heaven-sent windfall, one adventure after another, a meteoric rise, and sweet revenge... After enduring countless twists and strange turns, he becomes a legendary Great Martial God! 0Votes112.2kRecs47.7kFans
- 18 The Thirteen Swords of Heaven's Inquiry 天问十三剑 The Tianyi Cult, which terrorized the martial world eighteen years ago, has returned. What are they after? Why would the Second Prince, heir to the throne, indulge treacherous officials, throw the court into chaos, and destroy his own kingdom? What ties bind the imperial court to the martial world? Can the childhood sweethearts, sword in hand, quell the crisis? Can the Ninth Prince, returned to the imperial family, turn the tide, restore order to the court, save the kingdom from peril, and bring 0Votes38.7kRecs6.5kFans
- 19 The Evil Demons’ Journey Through Myriad Worlds 万界邪魔行 This is the story of a prisoner who transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world and plunders resources across different worlds through a space connected to the Myriad Worlds. There are truths too vast to tell, and who in the Myriad Worlds would believe them? There are evils too terrible to describe, and demons roam the Myriad Worlds in broad daylight. 0Votes10.7kRecs21.5kFans
- 20 Wielding the Sword to Slay Demons 荡剑诛魔传 [Original title: Forgetting Each Other in the Martial World] More than ten years after the foreign barbarians' chaos was quelled, the wicked Demon Cult schemed to overturn the natural order, the righteous sects were too weak to protect themselves, and treacherous ministers and corrupt eunuchs seized power and stirred up turmoil. With a rising force in the martial world, flying the banner of chivalry, attacked from all sides, its members unexpectedly turned their weapons on one another. The Centr 0Votes378kRecs177.9kFans
- 21 Supreme Destiny System 至尊天命系统 Reborn in a new life, Xia Li has a System that grants him every cultivation technique and martial skill from the world of martial arts. Lingbo Micro-Step, ethereal and dustless; the Swift Shadow Transformation, chasing clouds and racing the moon; Dugu Nine Swords, renowned throughout the universe; the Overbearing Fist, shaking the past and dazzling the present; This is the story of a young martial artist with peerless techniques who gradually becomes the strongest warrior under heaven. 0Votes34.8kRecs95.4kFans
- 22 Reborn in Journey to the East 重生东游记 Lu Dongbin, you beast! Let go of that Peony Fairy and let me have a turn! That little demon, the pangolin, is flirting with He Xiangu again. This is a bit too much for the eyes... The Lord of Heaven’s Authority has come to face his tribulation. Will the immortals of the Heavenly Court and the Jie Sect turn against him? In this life, I’m going to be a young man who makes every villain tremble. 0Votes21.8kRecs45.1kFans
- 23 Moon-Piling Flute 堆月箫 The unreasonable Young Master Liuguang, the naturally gifted culinary prodigy, the mysterious mastermind behind the scenes, the white horseman in golden robes known as the East Sea God of Slaughter, the immortal eccentric who has lived for millennia... This is a story where the supporting characters shine with peerless brilliance. Everyone has a secret, and in the end, all the secrets become one. The dangers you can see aren't the real dangers. Good and evil are hard to distinguish, and the will 0Votes325.6kRecs101.3kFans
- 24 The Peerless Duo 盖世双谐 Wandering the martial world, stopping and starting, I turn back through memories of my wandering youth. Now I've traveled across this world, with so much still to leave behind. The peak stirs up the past. 742Votes3MRecs1MFans
- 25 Thief, You’re Not Getting Away 贼人休走 Li Si is a thief, and this is a story about a thief's life in the martial world. It's a lighthearted slice-of-life story, but readers who prefer their protagonists single should beware. 2Votes190.7kRecs211.2kFans
- 26 Blood Prison Jianghu 血狱江湖 An infant is left at the Prince of Wu's residence on a snowy day. Who is he? How many shameless faces are hidden behind a vast conspiracy? At last, the baby grows up, spending ten years tempering a sword with his soul. A wild song from a young man, the scent of rouge. I will avenge my hatred and love whom I love. When the martial world becomes a blood-soaked hell, even the Buddha takes up the butcher's blade. He endures the darkest years and is reborn from the ashes. He spills blood with sword a 2Votes366.8kRecs121.3kFans
- 27 An Emperor's Cultivation Diary in the Age of Wuxia 武侠时代的皇帝修炼日记 The young emperor sits enthroned in the great hall, foxes on either side. The sinister wear gold and purple; the arrogant wield royal seals and claim their titles as kings. Above him, the dignified Empress Dowager raises her young ministers; below, the kneeling noble clans conceal their true intentions. Blood and tears stain the hall of loyal subjects. How many tears have fallen like those on the mottled green bamboo? White-haired warriors on the battlefield gaze toward the Heavenly Wolf. Lost a 0Votes164.7kRecs90kFans
- 28 Bloodstained Hero's Garb 血染侠衣 The road through the jianghu is fraught with danger, and the heroes’ robes are stained with blood for the people. ---The male lead is restrained, so the story is rather angsty. One-on-one romance, happy ending. Regular updates, never abandoned. 0Votes754.4kRecs40.8kFans
- 29 Gene of Department 13 in Radiant City 璀璨城13科的吉恩 Crime in the sunlight, riddles in the night. This is a strange and dazzling cyberpunk world… In 2276, the population of the futuristic city of Brilliant City has exploded. Human lifespans are longer, supplies are scarce, food is poisonous, social classes are entrenched, and having children is difficult. Crisis lurks in every corner of the city. In the midst of it all, the enigmatic Thirteenth Division and Ji En navigate a tangle of competing forces, forging order in the city… 0Votes653.6kRecs446.2kFans
- 30 Pay Your Respects to the Lord of the Cult 拜见教主大人 After an unexpected death, Chu Xiu discovered that he had transmigrated into the game world of Great Jianghu, becoming the biggest Boss of the game's third version before he had even come into his full power: the Kunlun Sect Leader! Great Jianghu brings together countless martial arts settings. There is the King of the Eastern Isles, who reads the qi of the heavens and kills with a smile. There is the leader of the Beggars' Sect, whose Dragon Subduing Palms shake the martial world. And there is 10Votes1.9MRecs1.2MFans
- 31 The Forty-Six Billion-Year Symphony of Evolution 进化的四十六亿重奏 Starting from the birth of life on a single planet, witness the rise and fall of countless civilizations, and the birth and extinction of species. Amid endless natural and geological catastrophes, nothing stays the same forever. Only by constantly adapting and evolving through adversity can one achieve perfect victory. The story begins with a tiny cell... 85Votes2MRecs1MFans
