Mystery and Supernatural Novels Where the Protagonist Has Lived for a Very Long Time 主角活了很久，悬疑灵异小说

1. 1 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves

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   It's very engaging and a good book.

2. 2 民 The Republic-Era Book of Mysteries 民国诡秘录 Luo Biqingbu洛笔青簿Mystery205k WordsOngoing Sometimes, the one who takes your life isn’t a person at all, but an evil spirit or demon. And the one controlling those spirits from behind the scenes might well be human... In the chaotic Republican era, foreign powers encircled the nation, eager to invade China, while warlords fought among themselves at home, leaving the land in ruins. On the other side of the jianghu, evil spirits rose everywhere and ghosts ran rampant, while mysterious foreign religions invaded as well. After waking from a 907Reads—Score105Shelves

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   I recommend a Chinese folk-themed suspense and supernatural novel set against the backdrop of the chaotic Republican era. [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

3. 3 诡 A Bewildering Labyrinth of Strange Tales 诡谲迷迭 Bai Mi Bai Mi白米百米Mystery160k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [No Golden Finger] My name is Wang Hong. My younger sister has gone mad. She's been haunted by a ghost. When I started searching for the truth, I was haunted by a ghost too. I should have realized sooner. Now, there's no going back. And ghosts are like a plague. I was the one who brought them into the lives of those around me. Believe me, I didn't mean to. If she comes to find me, it'll be inevitable once she comes to her senses. Anyway, while I was still more or less lucid, I le 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's exceptionally good, with rich content, numerous plot twists, and many memorable moments. Sometimes, even long after watching it, you still find it unforgettable.

4. 4 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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   Great, the more I watch, the more enjoyable it becomes 😊

5. 5 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 748.4kReads9.4Score43kShelves
6. 6 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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   It will leave you deeply moved. Only those with a strong inner self should watch it.

7. 7 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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   Looks pretty good

8. 8 逆 Heaven-Defying Divine King: The Evil Consort Commands Beasts and Conquers the World 逆天神王：邪妃御兽倾天下 Mysterious and Profound玄乎其神Ancient Romance487k WordsCompleted [Bracelet bangle with a pocket dimension + two powerful leads + mastery of all elements + alchemy + contracted divine beasts + a heroine who isn’t a saint] [Note] The story focuses on the heroine’s growth, and the hero won’t appear early or often. If that bothers you, proceed with caution. Feng Luo, a 21st-century mercenary, died in a fiery explosion while on a mission. A good-for-nothing? Humiliation? After waking, Feng Luo went on a killing spree, wiping out every last person who had humili 1kReads7.1Score149Shelves
9. 9 我 All Those Years I Took on Commissions 我做委托的那些年 Mu Jiu Si暮九思Mystery269k WordsOngoing Mother-and-child temple demons? Jumping corpses from mountain villages? Flying-head demons? Strange monsters and spirits? A ghostly bride? No, they’re all props and actors! An analysis of human nature? A tragic life? A bittersweet romance? No, they’re all just scripts! Is this the male lead’s real-life experience? No, it’s a microfilm! If you don’t understand my Daoist arts, then I happen to know a few moves myself! 3Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist has to live a very long time, otherwise what's the point of reading? Hahaha, okay, I know what you mean, the protagonist has to be immortal. Look at my book, there's no immortality, but the protagonist is stable enough.

10. 10 拒 I Refuse to Perform! 拒演！ I Want to Work Out我要去健身Eastern Fantasy129k WordsOngoing Jiang Che, a lowly bit player, struggled for three years in Hengdian. With no connections or resources, he was on the brink of despair when he was unexpectedly pulled into the mysterious Fatebound Film Set. This is a live-streamed fight for survival, controlled by high-ranking deities. The real world and the inner world are completely bound together: injuries in the inner world are mirrored in reality, and death means the soul is truly annihilated. Everyone who enters is an actor, and must stri —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The injury is synchronized with reality, and the out-of-character (OOC) is completely swallowed up! Jiang Che has no cheat codes or background; he relies on acting skills and scheming to rise from an extra to a director who sets the rules. A must-read for anyone looking for a good book!

11. 11 奶 Grandma's Yin-Yang Notes 2 奶奶的阴阳笔记2 Gu Yue詁月Mystery646k WordsCompleted Mystery and the Supernatural + Copper Coins to Find the Way + Paper Effigies That Hear the Dead + Locust Wood to Bind Souls I work as a temporary hire at the Special Investigations Bureau in the Dragon Kingdom. I’ve seen madmen capable of rewriting fate. That day, a gigantic black hand came crashing down and the air froze. I thought I was as good as dead. But my mother burst out like a streak of red lightning. In the look she gave me over her shoulder, I saw reluctance, concern, and a fierce re 214Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Three copper coins, minted during the prosperous era of a previous dynasty and bearing witness to the hustle and bustle of human life, are soaked in the blood of a pure yang rooster's comb and then exposed to the sun for seven full days to absorb sufficient yin and yang energy. This supernatural novel is explosive from the start, featuring professional Taoist magic, talismans, and feng shui, along with professional feng shui knowledge and layout analysis, and even a professional incense-offering process. I looked up the names of the talismans on Baidu, and they actually exist! It uses multiple perspectives, from first-person to third-person, and while each supernatural storyline seems independent, they are all related to the Three Powers Organization. Hurry up and update! I'm going to start reading the first part now!

12. 12 我 My Date with a Vampire: Future and Past 我和僵尸有个约会之未来昔日 Nameless Fire Bull无名火牛Mystery462k WordsCompleted Jiang Tianyou, the Zombie God, and Ma Xiaoling, the exorcist Celestial Master, both vanished without a trace after the world-ending crisis several decades ago, leaving behind only an urban legend about their demon-slaying exploits. Years later, the winds of change rise again, and the gears of fate begin turning once more! Kuang Tianya, an exorcist girl bearing her family's mission, unexpectedly encounters Kuang Wuming, a mysterious young man who keeps his true abilities hidden, in a city seeth 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is so powerful that it leaves a lasting impression. It evokes a mix of warmth, sadness, and regret, making it a truly difficult read.

13. 13 绝 The Sealed Coffin Opens, and I Stitch the Vengeful Dead Back to Life 绝户棺开，我缝万鬼来复仇 The Six Vajras六大金刚Mystery200k WordsOngoing On my twentieth birthday, my fiancée Bai Chuchu smiled like a flower as she personally gouged out my innate spirit eyes, all to steal my fortune and help her family reach the pinnacle of power. She nailed me inside a coffin sealed to leave no descendants, then buried me alive in a cavern of ten thousand ghosts, where I suffered as they devoured me. She mocked my lowly yin fate, saying I was fit only to be a stepping stone on her path to immortality. But she didn't know that my bloodline is a for 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She laughed at my lowly fate, stealing my spiritual eye to help her family rise to the top, then abandoned me in the Cave of Ten Thousand Ghosts to be devoured by countless spirits. But she didn't know that when I returned from hell, I had awakened the "Book of Burial," becoming a nightwalker who controls Yin and Yang. You stole my spiritual eye, I will mend your fortune; you harmed my life, I will drain your lifespan. What is borrowed must ultimately be repaid with one's life!

14. 14 富 The Secret Shadows of Fuchun Mountain: The Tomb Keeper 富春山秘影，守陵人 Haozi Loves Celery浩子爱吃芹菜Mystery857k WordsOngoing Follow me, and let my words fire your way! "The mysterious guardian of the tomb, whose family has protected Fuchun Mountain for generations, discovers that he's not an ordinary person at all." A landslide on a stormy night cracks the seal on a bronze coffin. And the web novelist who guards the tomb, she... There, the ruins of the Tomb Guardian Village, which vanished a hundred years ago, suddenly reappear in the world. The Ability Bureau is looking for him, the archaeological team is chasing him 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Tomb Keeper 😎 is incredibly powerful. "A forest ranger who guarded Fuchun Mountain for thirty years discovered he wasn't even alive." A landslide on a stormy night cracked the seal on the bronze coffin. County records showed that he didn't exist in the forest farm at all. The clan markings appearing on his arm burned towards the deep mountains—where the ruins of the Tomb Keeper Village, vanished a century ago, suddenly reappeared. The Bureau of Supernatural Abilities is looking for him, the archaeological team is chasing him, and the things in the tomb are calling to him… When the floor tiles of the forest ranger's hut suddenly flipped, revealing a tunnel engraved with soul-suppressing spells, he finally understood: He had never been guarding trees. He was guarding something that even history books dared not record, something that devours time. "The Secret Shadow of Fuchun Mountain," watch the modern tomb keeper battle a time-space rift.

15. 15 黄 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 52.9kReads8.9Score8kShelves

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    It's been a long time, the pacing of the plot is excellent, and I'm currently in high school.

16. 16 破 Solving Crimes: My Intuition Is Terrifyingly Good 破案，我的直觉强得可怕 Chief Nine九总Mystery869k WordsCompleted After an accident, deliveryman Zhang Heng transmigrates into the body of a police officer. Although he has no System, he soon discovers that his crime-solving instincts are terrifyingly sharp. With that kind of talent, he finally has something to get fired up about. Starting as a trainee officer, he rises through the ranks to become a legend in the police force. 29.3kReads8.1Score2.6kShelves
17. 17 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
18. 18 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves
19. 19 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
20. 20 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 277kReads9.4Score23.7kShelves
21. 21 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves

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    Basically invincible, no female lead, straightforward and efficient.

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