The Reticent Blade is, first and foremost, a wuxia novel, meaning that the world and its character’s powers and abilities are more grounded. Instead of cultivators who can soar through the heavens and shatter planets, you will find martial artists who can still perform superhuman feats but not so fantastical as to tear through space or achieve immortality.

The world of The Reticent Blade is one of medieval China, loosely based upon the time period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a time of chaos and strife, where war and death are rampant. We follow the intertwining story of several protagonists and antagonists as they navigate the chaotic times, unraveling the threads that connect the past, the present, and the future of the world.

The Reticent Blade is a story of heroism, love, revenge, and cruelty.

The Reticent Blade is a story of both the righteousness and vileness of the Jianghu.

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Official Blurb:

Someone once asked me, "What is the jianghu?"

I thought for a moment, and what came to mind was…

A jug of unrefined wine on a weathered table,

A lone silhouette fading into the distance under the setting sun,

A nameless grave bathed in moonlight,

The smoldering incense in my grasp, its final wisps dissipating.

They then asked me, "Where is the jianghu?"

I smiled faintly and lifted my gaze beyond the window. Out there, beneath the vast heavens, countless jianghus lay.

A single soul carries his own story.

When two paths cross, a jianghu is born.

After waking up, he found himself transported back to the Conferred Gods, where he became King Zhou, who would eventually burn himself to death. Inside the Nine-Room Hall, Qin Yun felt as though the person he had traveled to wasn't right, and the time he traveled to wasn't right either. He wore a black, long-sleeved royal robe, embroidered with a black bird pattern in gold thread. Someone in the hall shouted, "Your servant, Shang Rong..."

Transmigrating to a martial arts world, Li Fusheng becomes an unlucky doctor who accidentally exposes someone's infidelity and is subsequently retaliated against. On the verge of death, Li Fusheng awakens a cultivation assistance system, which allows him to randomly obtain items upon killing his targets... From then on, no amount of conspiracy or powerful enemy can compare to the power of his cheat system, allowing him to sweep through everything and attain immortality.

Is your cultivation technique very powerful? Does your breakthrough speed come quickly? Sorry, I have the Devouring Art—it devours all things, and my breakthrough speed is dozens of times faster than yours.

Is your Star Soul very strong? A Divine-level Star Soul or a Chaotic Star Soul? Sorry, I have the Devouring Star Soul—it suppresses all Star Souls, and can even devour Star Souls to ascend, making me millions of times stronger than you.

Is your faction very powerful? Is it a Saint-level faction or a Divine-level faction? Sorry, I have the Devouring Temple—it gathers countless geniuses and sweeps across the world.

I have one sword that can cleave heaven and earth, I have two swords that can cleave the sun, moon, and stars, I have three swords that can cleave the nine heavens and ten earths... I have nine swords that can cleave through countless reincarnations. You, will you accept my sword?

I am Qianhe, a disciple of Maoshan.

I am sixteen years old and have just become a disciple of Maoshan.

I learned that the eldest brother had extraordinary attainments in thunder magic.

Second Senior Brother Lin Fengjiao’s skills in talismans and formations are all-encompassing.

Senior Brother Simu’s summoning technique is also his trump card.

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Originally, I had given up hope of surpassing my senior brothers, but when I killed the first evil spirit, I was pleasantly surprised!

Ding! Kill a little ghost and get 100 demon-killing points.

Ding! Kill a black zombie and gain 200 demon removal points.

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Killing demons and monsters can earn you demon points, which can speed up your cultivation of skills and supernatural powers. Originally, my greatest wish in this life was to protect this small town from being invaded by evil spirits, but now...

Ahem, I am getting further and further on the road to immortality.

Yes, that’s right, it’s really fun to slay demons and monsters!

This book is also known as "Pin Dao Qianhe, it is normal to practice fast" and "Pin Dao Qianhe, the eternal nightmare of demons and evil spirits". The introduction is weak, please read it carefully.

"A wild girl from the streets suddenly becomes a living Yama? Su Qi merely saved a child rolling his eyes in a dilapidated temple, yet she uncovered a series of bloody cases—black blood seeped from the coffin of an old woman at the village entrance, sharp teeth grew on the clay statues in the local temple, and most horrifyingly, the blue spots on the child's neck were exactly the same as the wounds her wet nurse suffered before her death. Until half a page of the Qingnang Notes popped up in the system space: 'The day the Heart-Eating Gu revives will be the beginning of the end for medical cults.' When she used the spiritual energy of the medicinal veins to activate the thousand-year-old ginseng and used needles to nail the vengeful ghosts attached to the woman in labor into a sieve, the truth hidden beneath the tide of cults finally surfaced—those who besieged the Qingnang Sect a hundred years ago were not the Alliance of Cults, but traitors of the medical path controlled by the Heart-Eating Gu! Watch as the little female doctor, stepping over the corpses of cults, rises from a poor girl gathering herbs to become the healer of the world's medical alliance!"

Emperor Xin, the last Human King, who traveled through time to the Shang Dynasty, expressed immense pressure. Fortunately, he had awakened his system, allowing him to continuously upgrade as he continuously absorbed food. Bigan asked, "Did Your Majesty eat today? If not, I'll go find more!" Yuanshi Tianzun asked, "How come the Shang Dynasty's fortune keeps rising?" And when did the Human King reach the level of a Saint? Tongtian Jiaozhu asked, "I can't believe Emperor Xin understands the Dao of the Sword so well!" Fellow Daoist, let me discuss this with you! Hongjun asked, "This Conferred Gods Contest is a mess! It's completely messed up!"

[Chaotic Era][The Way of the Scoundrel][Decisive and Ruthless] The Great Yu Dynasty, with its millennia-long legacy, has finally met its decline. Seemingly peaceful and prosperous, beneath the surface, a raging inferno of intrigue and turmoil is brewing. The emperor is obsessed with immortality, officials scheme against each other, princes prepare their armies, and the demon race watches with predatory eyes. In this impending chaos, Shen Mu transmigrates to this world, becoming a peripheral member of the Chai Gang in Yunlong County. He initially thought he would live a mundane life, but unexpectedly discovers a Martial Dao Tree growing within his mind! As the main trunk of the Martial Dao Tree grows, his cultivation level rises accordingly. As the branches of the Martial Dao Tree grow, his martial arts skills gradually improve. ...With the Martial Dao Tree, Shen Mu gains the means to protect himself in this chaotic world. Until one day, when Shen Mu ascends to the Martial God Realm, a realm considered a martial arts legend by the world, he looks back and sees countless corpses of his enemies...

"Traditional fantasy", "Swordsmanship", "Not a wish-fulfillment story", "No harem"

The vastness of heaven and earth, the pinnacle of the ultimate path, the destiny of the past, the great path of the present, and the variables of the future.

I, Mu Feng, came from the primordial chaos, cultivate the sword path, and develop myriad methods, transforming one path into myriad paths.

Was it a pre-planned move, or an unexpected entry into the game?

So what if you're a player in the game, a pawn in the game?

I, Mu Feng, wield the Azure Blade, break through the impasse with a single sword strike, achieve the Great Dao of Chaos, stand proudly in the desolate universe, and am the only one who reigns supreme!