Good Taoist Novels, No Systems. I Really Can't Stand System Stories 好看的道士小说，不要系统的超级反感系统文

1. 351 追 Chronicles of a Ghost Hunter 追诡人实录 Ouyang Zihao欧阳子豪Mystery223k WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + metaphysics + exploration + wacky comedy + no romance] My name is Li Zihao, and I’m a Taoist priest. Unfortunately, my temple fell into decline, and nobody ever came by. With no other choice, I bid my master farewell and went down the mountain with all the skills I had learned. To make a living and repair the temple, I began taking on commissions to help all kinds of people... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Live Stream + Metaphysics + Adventure + Silly + No Romance] My name is Li Zihao, and I'm a Taoist priest. Unfortunately, my temple has fallen into disrepair and is now deserted. Left with no other choice, I bid farewell to my master and descended the mountain with my skills. To make a living and continue my work at the temple, I began accepting commissions to help all sorts of people...

2. 352 七 The Seven-Star Taoist Priestess 七星女道长 Bone-Piercing Little Craftsman刺骨小匠Mystery437k WordsCompleted [No System + Feng Shui + Meticulous + Suspense + Demon Hunting + Female Daoist + Supernatural] Some things in China have been passed down for nearly thousands of years. That is no coincidence. I was an abandoned baby girl. I should have been found by a rich family and lived a life of wealth and luxury, but my master took me in, and I followed the path of cultivation. Zombies? Vengeful ghosts? Demons? Evil spirits? My yin-yang eyes can see through them all. My master is one of the experts among C 305Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   The storylines are all different; female Taoist priests exorcise ghosts, exorcise demons, and practice feng shui—one story after another…

3. 353 昔 Once a Harbinger of Calamity, Now Wielding the Golden Dragon Sword, I Claim the Realm Alone 昔日灾星，今执金龙剑，独揽山河 A Middle-Aged Uncle Born in the Eighties八零后的中年大叔Urban104k WordsOngoing [Genre: Urban Cultivation] + [Theme: Master Returns from the Mountain] + [Theme: The Sovereign Emperor Returns] + [Character Traits: play the pig to eat the tiger + decisive and ruthless] + [Style: rousing wish-fulfillment fiction] Spiritual qi revival: I cultivate both immortal and demonic arts, and split the sky with a single sword! Spiritual qi revival, the rise of all races! Ye Shisan, a good-for-nothing Taoist priest from Guquan Temple, dreams night after night of a world-shaking battle b —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No system! It's all fighting and killing all the way.

4. 354 活 The Living Dead Files 活死人档案 Bone-Piercing Little Craftsman刺骨小匠Mystery318k WordsOngoing The Ziwei Empress has reincarnated for a thousand years. Returned from another realm, she once again sets out on the path of pursuing her destiny. Ghost soldiers march along hidden roads, and departed souls pledge allegiance. Yet all of this is only the edge of the truth. In search of answers, she steps into the boundary between yin and yang, enduring life, death, and hardship as she draws ever closer to the mystery deliberately buried from sight. It turns out the dead have never truly died, whi 12Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 湮 Hand of Annihilation 湮灭之手 Baby Yuan Crab Emperor元蟹皇宝宝Mystery761k WordsOngoing If your right hand could annihilate anything in the world it touched, would you be happy? Would you call it a reward from Heaven, or a punishment? The solitary long for freedom, stand alone, laugh proudly at the world, with a jug of wine and no one by their side, slaying evil demons and vanquishing wicked spirits, upholding the righteous path under Heaven. But I can't save anyone or anything. Anyone, anything... 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist cultivates Taoism and Buddhism; he is powerful and has a strong background, but no system.

6. 356 小 Be Careful, It’s Right Behind You 小心它在后面 Green Bamboo Moss竹苔青Mystery124k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Taoist cultivation + No System + Folk occult arts + The protagonist grows gradually Yuye is utterly stunned. He can understand Black and White Impermanence changing shifts, but why is White Impermanence asking him to call her big sister?! After Yuye is infected by sinister energy, a medium seals an extremely ominous entity inside him. And so begins his journey as a Taoist priest, seeking redemption for himself. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 风 The Feng Shui Taoist 风水道师 Dirt Rat土耗子Mystery150k WordsOngoing Feng shui + Taoist arts + esoteric studies + Qimen Dunjia + folk secret arts + Nanyang black magic “What? He climbed a mountain and went crazy?” “I’m freaking baffled too! My uncle took my cousin to see a doctor, but they couldn’t find anything wrong with him at all.” “My aunt thought the doctor was useless, so she made a scene at the hospital. One minute she was threatening to jump off the building, the next she was trying to hack the doctor to death with a knife!” Feng shui can kill, taking li 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are three books; the third one is my own writing. Feel free to read it.

8. 358 掐 I Read Your Fortune: No, That's Your Sister! 掐指一算：不可，那是你姐！ White Dragon i Zhenren白龙i真人Mystery4.1M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced mini-arcs + comedy + insanely satisfying revenge + a touch of horror + fiercely protective] Chen Xuan transmigrated from Earth to the world of Blue Star. From the start, he inherited a dilapidated Taoist temple and awakened a System. Complete three tasks a day, and you can randomly draw Taoist power, cultivation techniques, cultivation levels, and magical treasures? He immediately started livestreaming, showing off his mystic arts and gaining fans. “Master, help! During the day, if I 19.5kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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   [Sending a heart].

9. 359 我 I Have a Scroll of Shangqing Scripture 我有一卷上清书 Ling Yuanfei泠鸢飝Mystery247k WordsOngoing These days, who doesn't have a side hustle? Liu Yuan's side hustle is transmigrating to the Southern Dynasties to become a Daoist priest. No System, no invincible cultivation, and no heavenly destiny backing him. He's just an ordinary man, carrying a damaged copy of the Shangqing Scripture, a few Yun Zhuan talismans that work only sometimes, and a piece of salvaged rebar. Under the name Zhao Chengyang, he ventures into a world unrecorded in county gazetteers, where the dead can speak. Mass grave 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story not only depicts the capture of ghosts and the exorcism of demons, but also portrays the obsessions of the deceased. The grievances of the red-clad female ghost in her lonely grave for a hundred years are written with restraint. After reading it, one will understand that evil spirits are mostly the result of accumulated resentment in people's hearts.

10. 360 民 Folk Feng Shui: I Made My Name by Moving a Grave 民间堪舆：从迁坟开始扬名 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted On a midnight road, a ghost encounters a coffin being carried. A blood-seeping black coffin holds calamity at bay. Chen Mo, a boy from a remote mountain village, only wanted to live in peace with half a box of tattered books and a cracked compass left behind by his grandfather. Then the old village chief died mysteriously, and the supposed auspicious burial site turned out to be a place steeped in a century of resentment. The instant the coffin was opened, bloody words appeared alongside claw ma 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend it.

11. 361 盗 The Tomb Raider Who Keeps Time 盗墓守时人 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡Mystery974k WordsCompleted “Guardians of Time and the Memory of Civilization”, All ancient tombs and ruins are actually defensive fortifications built by Chinese civilization to withstand periodic “spatiotemporal cataclysms.” The struggle between tomb raiders and tomb guardians is, in truth, a battle over the memory of civilization. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 豪 Reborn into a Wealthy Family: The Genius Feng Shui Master 豪门重生之天才风水师 Playing the Flute弄笛Modern Romance839k WordsCompleted [She once thought the mountains and rivers would be her home. Later, she realized that even a spring breeze stretching ten miles was no match for being with him.] In her previous life, Zhou Mei was a charlatan who could see through every illusion in the world, yet somehow failed to see the truth of people's hearts. Everyone wanted something from her. Only Qin Zhenlan treated her well without reservation, even though she ultimately destroyed him. In this life, Zhou Mei is still a metaphysical p 292Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This is a female-oriented story, but it is related to Taoist priests. The author's writing is also very good!

13. 363 鲁 Lu Ban's Secret Art of Feng Shui 鲁班风水秘术 Three Liang and Two Qian三两二钱Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Carpenters revere Lu Ban as their patriarch. He left behind the Lu Ban Book, divided into two parts. The first contains carpentry techniques, while the second is a collection of secret spells, never to be shared with outsiders. The patriarch also left a curse: anyone who learns the spells in the second part must suffer one of the fates of being widowed, orphaned, childless, or disabled. That is why later generations called the second part of the Lu Ban Book the “Missing One.” In the old days, mo 5.9kReads9.1Score832Shelves

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    This book is good; remember to thank me when you get back.

14. 364 凶 The Haunted House Cleanup Crew: The Mystery of My Origins 凶宅清理师之我的身世之谜 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡16k WordsCompleted The Haunted House Cleaner: The Mystery of My Origins 35Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 黄 The Yin Tombs of the Yellow River: A Feng Shui Master of the Qing Nang 黄河阴坟：青囊风水师 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡9k WordsCompleted The Yellow River Yin Tomb: A Qing Nang Feng Shui Master 81Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 龙 Heir to Mount Longhu: Zhang the Celestial Master of the Streets 龙虎山传人：市井张天师 Xuan Ya泫厓Mystery239k WordsCompleted He looks like a rough-and-tumble man, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a penchant for snark. He's also an heir to profound Taoist arts. His peachwood sword slays evil spirits, and his Heavenly Master's seal suppresses dark forces. A vivid and engaging supernatural novel. 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this one! Everyone's intelligence is on point, there's no forced idiocy, and the plot is fast-paced and engaging. A strong recommendation!

17. 367 最 The Strongest, Most Exceptional Little Taoist 最强极品小道士 Let's Listen to the Explosive Spit Together一起来听炸口水Urban142k WordsCompleted Zhang Yu lost his family when he was young. Before she died, his grandmother wrote a letter asking someone to take him in, and begged them not to tell him that his parents were gone until he turned eighteen. An old Taoist with supreme mastery of thunder magic happened upon Zhang Yu and took him in as a disciple. After living together for many years, the old Taoist saw that Zhang Yu feared neither hardship nor toil and decided to make him his direct disciple, passing on his thunder magic. While p 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The old Taoist priest, who possesses unparalleled thunder magic, also has a tiger spirit with unfathomable cultivation. His disciple goes down the mountain to train and is on a winning streak!

18. 368 斩 Exorcising Demons: A Priest, a Goose, and a Spirit 斩妖除魔：一道一鹅一只灵 Ancient Road Buried in Dust古道湮尘Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing An alternate ancient setting, supernatural mysteries, fantasy, the Heavenly Dao, and gods, ghosts, demons, and monsters. No romance, no transmigration, and no rebirth. The local heroine is a young Taoist priest with a mysterious background and an imperfect personality. Read with care if any of this bothers you. Xiyu is an orphan. The night she was found, the forest was silent and dark beneath a soft drizzle. The old Taoist priest who saved her life named her Xiyu, meaning “fine rain.” She reall 41Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The rating is a bit low for now, but it's still quite good.

19. 369 伏 The Exorcist’s Journal 伏魔笔记实录 Bill Xie比尔谢Mystery108k WordsOngoing I was born in a mysterious village in Chaoshan, amid violent storms and the strange disappearance of my family. From childhood, I was different from other people: I could see ghosts that no one else could. This unusual ability left me misunderstood, but it also led me into Grandma's mysterious world. Under her influence, I became fascinated by yin-yang and the Eight Trigrams, feng shui, and the art of destiny. Little by little, I learned that mysterious forces unknown to the world were hidden al 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is this book okay?

20. 370 屌 The Lowlife Taoist 屌丝道士 Little Flying Goose小飞鹅Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A man who nearly gets electrocuted while taking a leak, and a Taoist priest with the worst luck imaginable! What hilarious trouble will he get into when he runs into ghosts? 22.9kReads8.0Score2.2kShelves

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    This book was quite popular back then; the audio version is pretty good.

21. 371 下 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Can’t Hide My Identity as a Metaphysics Master! 下山后，我玄学大佬的身份藏不住了！ Mighty Cilantro大力香菜Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + ridiculous + light supernatural] Before her master died, he told her to descend the mountain and rid the city of evil spirits to earn merit. Born with an ill-fated yin fate, she was bound to face danger at every turn! But she never expected to run into a star of misfortune who loved sticking close to her… Her master repeatedly warned her in her dreams not to let him get close. Otherwise, the two of them would be plagued by bad luck or even lose their lives. They had met tragic ends 27Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A female-oriented, metaphysical, Taoist ghost-hunting novel. It's not a system, not a system, not a system! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟: All completed, all rated 9.0 Or higher.

22. 372 他 He Told Me to Cultivate Both Immortal Paths, Saying I'd Win Every Fight 他让我仙道双修，说打架包赢 Luo Putि罗菩提Ancient Romance720k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Genius Protagonist + Feel-Good Story + Metaphysics + Cultivation] [Growth + Gets Revenge on the Spot + No Brooding] For some reason, Li Gua was called a jinx from the moment she was born. Later, she followed her old Daoist master up the mountain to study the Way. Her adoptive parents were convinced she was a calamity, that she would bring bad luck to their biological son and ruin their adopted daughter’s prospects. All they wanted was for Li Gua to die. Li Gua: “Want me dead? Not h 8Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 云 Cloud-Heaven Dao Ancestor 云天道祖 Tribulation-Crossing Cat渡劫猫Eastern Fantasy218k WordsCompleted [Myriad Heavens + Primordial Chaos + No System + Ancient Mythology] Meng Yuntian, a young man from a small town, was ambushed and killed by his own clan brothers, only to come back to life in a bizarre twist. From then on, he entered a world of cultivation filled with deception and shifting fortunes. On the Tianyuan Continent, calm on the surface but turbulent beneath, family feuds and romance are fleeting clouds. The only constant is strength, the greatest strength of all! Only by reaching the 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm sincerely recommending this book; good books shouldn't be overlooked!

24. 374 请 Excuse Me, Do You Have a Corpse at Home? 请问你家有尸体吗 Zhuozhuo着着Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A laugh-out-loud story, don't let the title fool you] A sorceress from another world was hit by a rock and landed in ours. She spent two hundred years stuck inside it. At last, she borrowed the body of a woman in a vegetative state to get out and stretch her legs, but she was born with Conan's knack for stumbling into mysteries. What? The beautiful female ghost's body was chopped to pieces! The pure, innocent college student's body was soaked and bloated! This world is out to get me! But I can' 1.2kReads9.3Score185Shelves
25. 375 白 Daoist Bai Mei, Matchmaker of the Dead 白媒道长 Chubby-Headed Yu胖头玉Mystery234k WordsCompleted Welcome to the works of Pangtou Yu! The author will do their best to bring you exciting stories. Thank you for your support and for sharing your criticism. Wishing all readers the best of luck. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it] The older sister died tragically, and the younger brother carried her ghost to become a Taoist priest. How terrifying!

26. 376 僵 The Flower of the Undead 僵生花 Cool Teng Teng酷酷的腾腾Urban583k WordsCompleted For seventy years, the mysterious Skeleton Organization has searched for Spirit Eye bloodlines and experimental zombies to conduct its “Living Dead” experiments. The protagonist is an experimental zombie. After meeting a young woman who works at a pet shop and possesses a Spirit Eye bloodline, the energy inside him changes and color returns to his skin. But they are soon hunted by Zhao Kang, a member of the Skeleton Organization. To protect the protagonist and Nannan, a Spirit Eye infant, the yo 21Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 我 I Have a Book of the Yellow Springs 我有一本黄泉书 A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery777k WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless + Violent Ghost Exorcism + Kill, Never Save + No Goody-Two-Shoes] The most terrifying thing in this world is often not ghosts, but people, especially ruthless men like me, who kill instead of saving souls. Chanting sutras to send the dead to a better afterlife, saving all sentient beings? None of that exists where I’m concerned. In this age of underworld officials, vengeful ghosts, and supernatural monsters, I seek only one thing: exorcising ghosts. I kill them. I don’t sa 525Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This is incredibly good. The protagonist is the Lord of the Underworld. There are two masters in the Underworld, making it three including the protagonist. However, the protagonist isn't the true Lord of the Underworld. All previous Lords of the Underworld were immortal, but they could still be killed when they aged. The protagonist is an exception; he is immortal, but he can still be killed. However, the protagonist is very strong from the start. Because he always appears to be in his early twenties, the villagers are afraid of him and send his parents away. Afterward, the protagonist massacres the village. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, basically killing every ghost he encounters. There's only one exception: the female protagonist. But this female protagonist is a ghost, a very special one. The details are too complicated to explain; you have to watch it yourself, haha! It's really good.

28. 378 破 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 Fengyuan砜元Mystery356k WordsCompleted “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the male protagonist is a useless Taoist priest who, after inheriting a haunted house, is forced to live with a group of ghosts.

29. 379 点 The Way of Restraint 点道为止 Meng Ru Shen Ji梦入神机Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Meng Ru Shen Ji brings back the spirit of Dragon and Snake! A high school student stumbles into the world of traditional martial arts, and from then on, rises like a dragon amid the storm, surpassing the limits of the human body, taking on artificial intelligence, and shaping the fate of the world! What exactly is kung fu? Flashy moves, or a way to kill? Are the techniques forged through three thousand years of cold-weapon warfare and countless private brawls really a scam? In this book, Meng Ru 23.5kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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    Although I'm not a Taoist priest, watching this is definitely worthwhile; it's very addictive.

30. 380 神 The Psychic Girl Is an S-Rank Ghostbuster 神棍少女虐鬼超A哒 Zhen Dage'er贞大格儿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After somehow inheriting her late grandmother’s profession as a spirit medium, Ai Feng, a young woman fresh out of college, suddenly finds herself saddled with the “important task” of keeping order between the worlds of the living and the dead. When other people become saviors, they slay demons and devils, endure hardship, and shoulder heavy burdens. But when it comes to Ai Feng, the young savior, things take a bizarre turn and race off in the strangest directions. The one luring an underclassma 22Reads8.8Score—Shelves
31. 381 第 The First Female Taoist Priest 第一女道士 Waveband波段Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted My name is Lai Xiaoman. One foot in the world of the living, the other in the underworld: I make my living dealing with yin and yang! I thought inheriting my grandfather’s legacy would make me a renowned female feng shui master, but when I was eight, someone took over my body and stole my soul. A powerful expert extended my life by fifteen years and calculated that my destiny had been violently altered when I was only one. My once-fortunate Vermilion Bird destiny had been reduced to an empty she 7.9kReads8.4Score730Shelves

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    Highly recommend!!!

32. 382 校 The Campus Queen’s Powerful Cultivator 校花的修仙强者 Falling Leaves and Floating Dust落叶浮尘Urban8.0M WordsCompleted After three hundred years of cultivation, I return, having defied the laws of heaven and earth as a Renegade Immortal, all to send those who humiliated me straight to hell!!! 1.1kReads8.6Score109Shelves

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    If you don't like it, come find me.

33. 383 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.2kReads8.3Score265Shelves

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    I recommend a thrilling campus-themed novel, a feng shui and supernatural story called "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse-driving. Written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers, it explores feng shui and supernatural events. It's currently being serialized on Tomato Novels.

34. 384 茅 Disciple of the Maoshan Sect 茅山门徒 Master of the Dragontail Studio曳尾斋主Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted A strange antique shop where the owner uses his ghostly eyes to appraise treasures and spends a fortune buying ghost bones! Think the owner only knows how to appraise antiques? Think again. He can read beautiful women, too! The domineering female CEO, the hottest star, an unconventional beauty, the pure-hearted campus belle, the girl next door… He can see right through you with a single glance! 7.1kReads9.0Score636Shelves

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    A bizarre antique shop where the owner possesses a ghostly eye for appraisal, offering a fortune for a ghost bone! Think the owner only appraises treasures? Wrong! He can also identify beautiful women! Domineering female CEOs, top celebrities, eccentric women, innocent school beauties, girl-next-door types… he can see right through you! \(^O^)/~

35. 385 我 I’m a Ghost Officer, So Why Are You Asking Me to Marry the Campus Beauty? 我一个鬼差，你让我跟校花领证？ V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Just Started College, and I Married the Aloof Campus Belle] [I’m a ghost officer. You want me to marry the campus belle?] [College Student Ghost Officer] [Campus Belle Wife] [Marriage Before Love] [Ferryman] … Synopsis: On his first day of college, freshman Cao Ning is forced to marry Xia Shihan, his betrothed, whom he has never met. He thinks it’s just a minor incident, but when he returns to campus to register, he discovers that the beautiful upperclasswoman at the registration desk is the ve 40.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
36. 386 瓜 The Little Fool’s Demon-Hunting Chronicles 瓜娃儿捉妖记 A Parasol on a Sunny Day天晴打把伞Mystery348k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Supernatural] + [Folk Customs] + [Legends] + [Strange Tales] This really is a mystery and supernatural novel about catching demons and ghosts. The author begs the officials who review the categories to show mercy and stop changing this book’s category at random. Could you please? During the Xianfeng era, Gua Wa’er is sent to learn magic from Taoist Li at the Wengong Shrine, having incurred a debt of gratitude for changing his father Niu Yuansheng’s fate. He joins the wondrous Yunmen 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend my own book, "A Taoist Priest in the Late Qing Dynasty: Exorcising Ghosts, Demons, and Zombies."

37. 387 超 The Super All-Round Student 超级全能学生 Pig-Slaying Knife杀猪刀Urban6.9M WordsCompleted I'll make everyone who looked down on me do nothing but gaze up at my back. That's right, this is a story about turning things around. 21.8kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
38. 388 都 Urban Astrologer 都市星相师 Ancestor Haha哈哈老祖Urban659k WordsOngoing [Physiognomy + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Celestial Master + No Livestreams + No System + Cultivation + Immortality] My name is Ling Xiao, and I'm an astrologer making my way in the city! You might not know much about astrologers, but I'll name a few of my fellow disciples and you'll get the idea! Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen... They're all senior members of my school! Astrologers are skilled at observing the stars, allowing them to discern the past and future, as well a 4kReads9.3Score288Shelves

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    This is my first book recommendation, and I personally think it's quite good.

39. 389 半 How Half-Baked Taoists Survive the Apocalypse 半吊子道士们的末世求生之法 Zhuang Sheng's Dream庄生迷梦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse238k WordsCompleted No System, no golden finger. Relying on nothing but a tattered manual of Taoist cultivation, a band of half-trained Taoist priests from a little temple on some unknown immortal mountain struggles to survive the apocalypse. Amid the grim horror and brutal bloodshed, there’s still room for banter and laughter. The apocalypse brings all the gore, sacrifice, and tests of humanity you’d expect. Insects cover the land, and survival comes first, with saving the world a distant second! You ask how we cu 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a post-apocalyptic survival story featuring a few mediocre Taoist priests. The enemy (Zerg) is powerful and intelligent. These purely human Taoist priests gradually grow stronger using their limited Taoist skills. There's no system involved, only a few superpowers (obtained by consuming enemies). It's not a wish-fulfillment story; the ending sees Earth still in the Zerg's clutches, and their counterattack only manages to secure sunlight. It's a very unique story; you might want to check it out if you like that kind of thing.

40. 390 最 The Strongest Daoist 最强道士 Egg Fried Rice with Extra Egg蛋炒饭加蛋Mystery39k WordsOngoing All things generate and overcome one another, and have always existed in opposing extremes, incompatible as fire and water. From night and day to the yin-yang symbol and the Eight Trigrams, the world is no different. It is divided into two realms, Yin and Yang, which cannot coexist. Yet there are gifted practitioners capable of moving freely between the two realms, using supreme arts to travel between Yin and Yang. Their mission is to maintain the balance between them. In the human world, they g 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Strongest Taoist" has resumed updates, and this book is still better.

41. 391 江 Old Tales of Jiangyang: The Evil Dragon of Sanjiang 江阳旧事之三江孽龙 Rabbit 87兔87Mystery206k WordsCompleted Luzhou, in central Sichuan, was known in ancient times as Jiangyang Commandery and is also called the City of Liquor. The Yangtze, Tuo, and Chishui rivers surround the city, which also borders Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, making it an important transportation hub for the three provinces since ancient times. The constant streams of mule caravans within the city, cargo boats on the rivers, and merchants lining the streets, along with the local brotherhood halls where sworn brothers trained with f 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not mindless action or melodramatic plot; it's just some eerie stories from Sichuan during the Republican era, interspersed with Sichuan cuisine and old tales of the Gelaohui (a secret society). If you think it's passable, thank you so much for your recommendations and support.

42. 392 九 Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin 九龙拉棺 Dancing Lone Spirit舞独魂灵Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I became a corpse retriever to get rich and marry a wife. But before I could make a fortune, I pulled a delicate, stunning beauty out of the Yellow River... 4kReads8.8Score281Shelves

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    This is the true Tao.

43. 393 算 Calculating Your Fate to the End 算死命 Nine-Rank Game九品一局Mystery5.9M WordsCompleted When I was born, I was nursed by a wolf for a few days. I thought of her as my mother, and believed I'd never see her again. Then one day, a woman came looking for me... 22.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    The first one features a fortune teller, the second one also involves Taoist magic and a past life from Longhu Mountain, and the third one, "The Night Journey of the Spirit Coffin," features a male protagonist who is a Taoist priest and also the White Impermanence. I highly recommend these three.

44. 394 民 Strange Tales from Republican-Era Sanjiang 民国三江诡事集 Rabbit 87兔87Mystery220k WordsCompleted Whenever Eunuch Li from the teahouse downstairs told stories about the many strange and uncanny things he had encountered in his youth, a crowd would always gather around him. Whenever I was bored as a child, I would run over to listen. A corpse that had been dead for days was pulled from the Yangtze River, yet bled when its relatives came to see it. The owner of Second Brother’s restaurant had a brother who was a sworn brother of the underworld. One night, he followed the gang’s leader to an ab 123Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 青 The Feng Shui Master of Qingwu 青乌风水师 Chao Yelang吵夜郎Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My grandfather tells the fortunes of the living. I tell the fortunes of the dead. One day, my grandfather forced me to read his fortune... 1.2kReads8.8Score129Shelves
46. 396 十 Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Urban130k WordsCompleted This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective… 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After reading the following two books, you will be able to understand Taoist metaphysics to some extent!

47. 397 活 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as Soul of Porcelain A new bridge was being built in the village, but no matter what they tried, the final pier simply wouldn’t stand. So the village chief invited a feng shui master. As soon as he entered the village, he said that a white tiger was raising its head in their midst. If they wanted to get the pier standing, they would have to sacrifice a living person... Legend has it that a master potter’s final piece was made with his own blood instead of water. Its patterns resembled 53Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    I don't know why, but all the horror novels I like start with a story about living people. I remember there was one about a living graveyard, but I can't find it anymore.

48. 398 极 The Ultimate Little Taoist 极品小道爷 Ash on the Pen Tip笔尖生灰Urban186k WordsOngoing After his master tricks a young Taoist priest into coming down the mountain, everything in the secular world dazzles him and keeps him enthralled. The countless beautiful women in particular leave him utterly overwhelmed. He thinks he can spend his days carefree, surrounded by beauties, but little does he know his fate was decided long ago. Will he vanish into obscurity, or fight back with all his might? As he gazes at the many familiar faces behind him, he... finds his answer. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A different kind of Taoist fantasy novel, set in the urban fantasy genre. The protagonist is very realistic, and there are no clichéd tropes of showing off or getting slapped in the face. He walks an extraordinary path with the mindset of an ordinary person.

49. 399 玄 The Metaphysics Master Shakes the World After Coming Down from the Mountain 玄学大佬下山后轰动全世界 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 82.7kReads9.5Score12.9kShelves

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    Su Jin single-handedly defeated a group of evil cultivators, saved several major families in the capital, and incidentally found herself a husband. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

50. 400 灵 The Coffin Walks at Night 灵棺夜行 Watchdog看门狗Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted I was carrying a coffin up the mountain for a burial when they stuffed me inside and buried me alive. Then, in a single night, all three hundred or so people in the village vanished. Only at night was the place alive with voices. I crawled out of the coffin, only to discover... 5.8kReads8.2Score366Shelves

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