The Charlatan

Picky Old Bookworms, Gather Here

The more books I read, the fewer I can stick with. What plot points or setups make you drop a book in one second?

A Novel Recording Authentic Taoist Spells and Techniques

Looking for books similar to *Daoist Mystical Arts*. The heroine in this novel grew up with her uncle from the Quanzhen School. She learned many of the school’s foundational practices, including inner and outer alchemy. Later, she forms ties with the eight major branches of the Orthodox Unity School and faces off against the Yinshan School. The novel’s...

Books That Teach You Something Without Being Boring!

I want to learn, but I don’t want anything dull and boring!

Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism

Any novels about Buddhism, Taoism, or Confucianism? I’m in a reading slump!!?!?!?

Stories Based on Real Life and Personal Experiences

Something based on the author's personal experiences, or a real-life autobiography.

Any Books About Taoist Spells, Incantations, and Talisman Drawing?

Any God-Tier Novels With Cultivation Techniques, Real-Life Events, and Heavenly Secrets?

Looking for books similar to *Awakening to the Dao of Humanity and Becoming an Immortal*

Cultivation Novels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul

Looking for books like Floating Immortal Path. These stories really nail the underdog's journey to immortality, and they're so thrilling and addictive. If you also love watching someone rise from the bottom, turn the tables on all the prodigies, and climb to the top, save this list! It'll give you a taste of the cultivation world's

Looking for Novels About Physiognomy, Fortune-Telling, and the Occult

A Masterpiece That Makes You Think! A Truly Thought-provoking Masterpiece!!!

I want books similar to The Maze City of Strange Beasts. It offers unique portrayals of human nature, divinity, bestiality, good and evil, and right and wrong, provoking deep thought.

Any Taoist Novels That Feel a Little More Realistic?

A somewhat realistic novel about Taoist priests, based on the author’s own experiences, with practical knowledge you can actually learn.

Shelf-Defending Books, Bring Them All Out and Let Me See Them

Cultivation Novels with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deification

What Kind of Books Do People Over Fifty Want to Read?

Some older people couldn’t even scan a health code during the pandemic, and they ended up on CCTV News. Are they really that helpless? Do they use the internet? Read Toutiao? Read novels? What kinds of novels do they like?

Are There Any Authors Who Seriously and Responsibly Finish Their Stories? I Don't Care If They're Good or Bad!

Good Historical Fiction

Looking for Smart Cultivation Novels. I’m Sick of Stupid Stories

Looking for Traditional Cultivation, From Golden Core and Nascent Soul to Great Principle Golden Immortal

First Fortune, Then Fate, Then Feng Shui

I'm looking for books like *Daoist, I Can't Let Her Go! What Do You Mean, She's Your Nemesis?* #When an unconventional Daoist tries stand-up comedy# “Grave robbing? Are you making a live-action version of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Online?” “Insulting people counts as merit? You should apply to have the Zu'an School of Daoist Arts listed as intangible cultural heritage!”

Metaphysical Fiction That Teaches You Real Skills

Looking for something like The Plum Blossoms Bloom Again Beyond the Great Wall. This novel weaves the principles of Yi studies into an exciting story, making it easy to grasp their essence as you read. It's practically a lively, accessible textbook on Yi studies, whether you're a beginner interested in the subject or

Looking for Modern Ghost-Hunting, Fortune-Telling, or Supernatural Fiction

Looking for an Extremely High-IQ Novel That Shows the Characters' Reasoning

It can be workplace scheming or a suspenseful escape, but it must feature exceptionally high intelligence or cunning human nature.

Addictive Masterpieces. I Only Save Completed Stories Unless They're Truly Amazing٩(

Seek the Way, Pursue the Way, Follow the Way, Attain the Way

All beings under heaven seek the path to immortality, while I alone seek enlightenment. Enlightenment brings eternal life, yet the multitudes abandon the Dao to pursue immortality, mistaking the branch for the root. The immortal path promises freedom and ease, but what does it mean to be free? What does it mean to be at ease? There are no immortals in this world. If there were, they would be demons, for demons are unrestrained, free, and at ease.