The main reason why classical wuxia novels gradually turned to realism was that in the process of historical development, social, political, cultural and other problems gradually exposed, making wuxia novels gradually lose their original fantasy color and began to change into realism. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, China experienced a series of social changes, such as the Taiping Rebellion, the Xinhai Revolution, the 1898 reform, and so on. These events caused great changes in the structure of Chinese society, political system, and economic situation. The supernatural powers and magical skills that once appeared in martial arts novels were gradually confirmed by reality and no longer had the fantasy nature of the novels. With the development of technology, writing skills also improved. Wuxia novels began to pay more attention to the plot, character description, story structure, and other aspects rather than just pursuing simple violence and battle scenes. The realistic style was more in line with the aesthetic needs of modern readers and was easier to achieve commercial success. Wuxia novels gradually turned to realism, which was the result of social, political and cultural factors.