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Top 25 Wuxia Novels on Royal Road (2026)

Updated November 2026 · ranked by average reader rating

Wuxia Novels are among the most popular stories on Royal Road.

This guide ranks the best by average reader rating. The current top picks are Sky Pride, Heavenless Ascension [A Cultivation LitRPG] and RE: Deity - The Breath of Creation - [Stubbed].

The 25 best Wuxia novels on Royal Road

  1. Sky Pride

    by Warby Picus
    4.80 · 386 chapters

    What does it take to climb out of the trash and into the sky? The very heavens had decreed his death. He should have died in the womb. Or in infancy. Or when his family was murdered. Or when the house burned around him. Or when he woke up…

    ActionAdventure CultivationLocal ProtagonistMale Lead

  2. Heavenless Ascension [A Cultivation LitRPG]

    by FirstBite
    4.76 · 10 chapters

    Book 1 on Amazon/KDP Book 2 on Amazon/KDP Fate was never kind to Shen. Born with a soul weapon so broken it defied classification, he was deemed worthless from the start. Rejected by society, mocked by peers, and ultimately barred from…

    ActionAdventure CultivationLitRPGMale Lead

  3. RE: Deity - The Breath of Creation - [Stubbed]

    by Infamous Goose
    4.72 · 156 chapters

    Book 1 Available on Amazon! Book 1 Stubbed November 19th Synopsis: Sometimes the multiverse needs expanding. That's where I come in. Unfortunately being a deity isn't all fun and games, as there are always things working against you. Not…

    ActionAdventure Attractive LeadCultivationDungeon Core

  4. Surprisingly Enough(NOT), Common Sense Is Overpowered in Cliché Cultivation World

    by PlumBlossom0_0
    4.72 · 135 chapters · Ongoing

    Ning finds himself reborn in the world of cultivation. However, as he embarks on this new life, he gradually becomes aware of something amiss. It dawns on him that this realm revolves around a select few individuals, the so-called…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadCultivation

  5. Divine Awakening

    by AFKay
    4.71 · 44 chapters

    When an explosion beneath the pyramids of Giza devours half of Cairo, it reveals a chasm spewing mysterious energy, unleashing mythical creatures worldwide and altering humans. As nations clash over the Pit's secrets, Ash remains focused…

    ActionAdventure Artificial IntelligenceAttractive LeadCultivation

  6. Fate's Attendant

    by Samer Rabadi (aka 3seed)
    4.71 · 76 chapters

    Hong Fei was a soldier until betrayal destroyed his future. Now broken and discarded, he wants nothing more than a quiet life, useful work, and no more causes worth dying for. But when he finds a card deck on a stranger's corpse, his life…

    ActionDrama CultivationDeck BuildingLitRPG

  7. The Toll-Road to Immortality (Xianxia)

    by ThatGit
    4.70 · 48 chapters · Ongoing

    It takes more than just talent to reach the heavens. More than just an accident of birth or a flash of fortune. It is a long, arduous journey that comes with many costs. It takes determination. Will. A strive to improve and overcome…

    ActionAdventure CultivationHigh FantasyLitRPG

  8. Cultivation Online [A VR Xianxia Adventure] - On Hiatus

    by Ema
    4.63 · 22 chapters

    Warning! This story is on an indefinite hiatus. Update 2/8/25: Currently being rewritten on Patreon. Updates will resume once I feel satisfied and ready. Benjamin Bishop gets a new lease on life as the new, ground-breaking VR game…

    ActionAdventure Artificial IntelligenceCultivationGameLit

  9. Rogue Cultivator (Progression, LitRPG, Dark Comedy)

    by Alex Karne (TheDeliciousMeats)
    4.63 · 57 chapters

    It's all fun and games until someone gets hit by a truck. Then, it's an isekai LitRPG. Zane is a young man with the Chef class, questionable morals, and a rapidly increasing collection of pet spirit beasts. Pinky is a kitsune trying to…

    AdventureComedy Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadCultivation

  10. Rough Draft for: Reborn Apocalypse - Volume 3

    by WizOFTime
    4.59 · 6 chapters

    Volume 1. Volume 2. Stopping disasters before they happen, battling against enemies on all sides, saving the lives of millions. The burdens Micheal must bear grow ever heavier as he fights against all odds to complete his mission: Stop…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadLitRPGLow Fantasy

  11. RETURN OF THE MARTIAL MESSIAH

    by ToraAKR
    4.58 · 128 chapters

    BOOKS 1 - 5 ARE NOW ON AMAZON! Books 3 through 8, in full audio format, can be found Here Book 6 begins on Chapter 202 - THAT LITTLE A$$HOLE ZionLine's promise was irresistible: triple your lifespan. The price? Surviving an unknown world…

    ActionAdventure GameLitLitRPGMagic

  12. THEOS

    by Arthur Wordsmith
    4.57 · 10 chapters

    BOOK 1 and 2 STUBBED You can read it here or listen to it here. Luke died, and he didn't like it. Cannibal gods and evil monologuing not-angels would do that to anyone. So, when a chance presented itself to stave off death for good and…

    ActionAdventure CultivationGameLitHigh Fantasy

  13. Quiet Life Of The Mute Archmage (OP Archmage/ Academy/ XianXia/ LITRPG/ Mute MC)

    by P_Magno
    4.55 · 37 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 6, 2026 (3 months ago).

    What does it take for a mute girl to climb out of the slums and defy the very heavens? Rescued from a rainy grave in the slums by a kindly Sage, Molly found a home and a talent for magic she never knew she had. But while others chant to…

    AdventureDrama CozyCraftingCultivation

  14. The Emperor Without An Empire [Book 1 & 2 Complete]

    by Drew Royston
    4.55 · 145 chapters · Ongoing

    They stole my empire, my cultivation, even my name. Their mistake was leaving me alive. This body was called Shen Taros, so that's who I am now. Seven hundred years of experience packed into an eighteen-year-old with the spiritual…

    ActionAdventure CraftingCultivationLitRPG

  15. System Breaker [Xianxia System Apocalypse Litrpg] [STUBBED: Books 1-3 on Amazon]

    by OstensibleMammal
    4.54 · 94 chapters

    Heavily edited and overhauled Books 1-3 on Amazon Kindle (Renamed to Infernal Ascension) Nothing will stop Young Master Wei An Wei from exacting his revenge upon his father. Not the forces of the Claimed Hells. Not the laws of reality…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadCultivationFirst Contact

  16. Renewal : A Daughter of Fate - VILLAINESS/LITRPG/CULTIVATION/OTOME - (Book One Stubbed)

    by JaffaJessie ( J.L.Rabone )
    4.53 · 15 chapters

    Death has a funny way of finding Lynette Heversham, but after three lifetimes filled with pain, anger, and misplaced emotions, she finds herself waking, yet again, as her younger self. Cursed to re-live as the Crazy Cerue Lady, can she…

    ActionAdventure Attractive LeadCultivationFemale Lead

  17. Eat and Grow Strong (Old)

    by Lazy Turtle
    4.52 · 32 chapters

    This story is being rewritten. Here’s the link to the new version:

    Fantasy CultivationLitRPGWuxia

  18. Dao of the World Walker (Craft-based Slice of life Xianxia with World Hopping) (Book 3)

    by MylanWrites
    4.51 · 242 chapters · Ongoing

    Chen Yang died once. He was reborn as a helpless infant in a new world, one ruled not by sciences, but by cultivation, where enlightenment shapes reality, and the Dao governs all things. At first, Chen Yang believes this world is merely…

    AdventureFantasy CraftingCultivationHigh Fantasy

  19. Dead Tired

    by RavensDagger
    4.51 · 9 chapters

    In the distant past, a time of magic and swordplay, there lived Harold, the mightiest lich of all, a master of arcane sciences, and a challenger of gods. After reaching the pinnacle of his power and finding it surprisingly bland, Harold…

    ComedyFantasy Anti-Hero LeadCultivationLitRPG

  20. Blueprint for Immortality: a Crafting Xianxia

    by NoDragons
    4.50 · 7 chapters

    What to Expect: A slow-life xianxia with crafting, character-heavy writing, and exploring the world and people of Xianxia in a way the genre usually skips over. Booker has woken up in the wrong body; a body ruined by drug-use, trapped in…

    ActionAdventure CultivationGameLitHigh Fantasy

  21. God of Trash [Cultivation LitRPG] From Trash-Tier to the Ultimate Trash! [Six (6) full books Available RIGHT NOW!]

    by noct
    4.50 · 382 chapters · Ongoing

    "Hey, wait! I'm not a god, I'm just a guy who loves trash!" Rhys loves trash. Trashy anime, trashy novels, trashy games, he can't get enough. Which was all well and good until one day, his passion for trash gets him mistaken as an actual…

    ActionAdventure Attractive LeadCultivationHigh Fantasy

  22. The Jade Phoenix Saga (A Cultivation LitRPG Series)

    by freedcats
    4.50 · 76 chapters

    Books 1 and 2 of this series has been published in partnership with Portal Books and is up on Amazon and Audible. Corrupted. This is the word that has defined Yu since her infancy. Her God Sign is corrupted and so she is a cultivator…

    ActionAdventure CultivationFemale LeadGameLit

  23. Blossoming Path - A Xianxia LitRPG

    by caruru
    4.47 · 8 chapters

    VOLUME 4 (CHAPTERS 158 TO 201) HAS BEEN STUBBED IN PREPARATION FOR KINDLE RELEASE! VOLUME 1-3 HAVE BEEN STUBBED! THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON KINDLE AND AUDIBLE In a world of celestial beings and monstrous cultivators, an ancient power awakens…

    ActionAdventure CultivationLitRPGMale Lead

  24. The Jade Shadows Must Die [Cultivation LitRPG]

    by Andykay
    4.47 · 96 chapters

    Everywhere, people use the System. But Rix has a tiny speck of something else. Something called ‘qi’. Rix has one goal in life: to kill the eight criminals who murdered his family. But his targets aren’t just ordinary mortals. They’re…

    ActionAdventure CultivationDungeon CrawlerLitRPG

  25. Street Cultivation - a modern wuxia/litrpg hybrid

    by SarahLin
    4.46 · 18 chapters

    In the modern world, qi is money. The days of traveling martial artists and mountaintop masters are over. Power is controlled by corporations, modernized martial arts sects, and governments. Those at the bottom of society struggle as…

    ActionAdventure CultivationGameLitLitRPG

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Wuxia novel on Royal Road?

Right now Sky Pride by Warby Picus is the highest rated, with an average rating of 4.80 out of 5 and 386 chapters. Heavenless Ascension [A Cultivation LitRPG] by FirstBite comes next.

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Stories are ordered by their average reader rating on Royal Road, and the guide is refreshed as ratings change.

Are there completed Wuxia novels I can binge?

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