Supernatural Novels Featuring Spells and Magic Arts, Like the Incantation of the Soldiers, and Maoshan's Five Thunder Spell 灵异类小说，各类法咒法术，临兵斗者，茅山五雷咒

1. 301 送 The Spirit Guide 送灵先生 Three Rivers三江水Mystery774k WordsCompleted A madwoman from the neighboring village died, but even in death her eyes wouldn’t close. No matter how many people tried, they couldn’t lift her coffin. The living face trials in life, and the dead face trials in death. An infant who cannot pass the trial between life and death cannot enter the new world. A dead person who cannot pass the trial of death cannot move on, and remains by their loved ones’ side. A sprig of green bamboo summons the spirits; a three-foot spirit banner sends the souls o 15Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   I recommend these three books. The first one doesn't have any flashy magic, but it's one of my favorites.

2. 302 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
3. 303 马 Master Ma Jiu Hunts Demons 马九爷捉妖 Big Lion大狮Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Tianjin, where the Jiuriver meets the sea, has been home to strange tales since ancient times. If you don’t believe me, then listen as I tell you a ghost story from Tianjin: how Ninth Master Ma hunted demons. Speaking of Ninth Master Ma, he was truly a remarkable man. And before long, strange things began to happen... 1.1kReads9.1Score117Shelves
4. 304 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves
5. 305 神 The Comically Awkward Taoist 神囧道士 Lao Heini老黑泥Mystery536k WordsCompleted I have a master who claims to be an unofficial eighth-generation disciple of Maoshan, but I've never seen him perform a single Daoist art. I always thought he was a fraud, until the day we took on a ritual to guide the dead for a wealthy family... 715Reads8.5Score104Shelves
6. 306 弃EN Surviving on a Forsaken Star: Combine Identical Junk into Brand-New Gear 弃星生存：相同垃圾合成全新装备 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsCompleted After the Second Era, Earth became the largest technological junkyard in the Milky Way. A scavenger's cloak billows in the wind as Cheng Qi stands atop a mountain of trash. [Similar technological object detected] [Beginning synthesis] [Damaged Nanny Bot], [Safety-Guard Nanny Bot], [Environment-Adaptive Nanny Bot]! [Mechanical Exploration Shoes], [Mechanical Exploration Leggings], [Jet-Powered Turbine Boots]! [Surgical Assistant Gloves], [Intelligent Assistant Gloves], [Gravity-Field Adjustment G 302.8kReads9.1Score46.3kShelves
7. 307 渡 The Scripture of Deliverance 渡人经 Xiao He萧何Mystery567k WordsCompleted I’m just a soon-to-be college student. Right before I was about to step through the university gates, my inexplicable curiosity and a nameless book passed down in my family turned me into someone else. I learned a power even more wondrous than magic. From then on, I could save any demon, ghost, devil, or monster. As the saying goes, the law cannot save those who refuse to save themselves, but if you won’t listen, I’ll save you anyway! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 308 大 Great Ming: From Book Boy to the Strongest Imperial Guard 大明：从书童到最强锦衣卫 Jinghai's Most Devoted Lover京海第一深情Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Chu transmigrated to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. To survive, he was sold to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu was helping the family’s second young master study and make steady progress, disaster struck the Lu family. Its members were thrown into prison. Zhou Chu took the Lu family’s only daughter with him, earning money while bribing the guards to make life in prison more comfortable for the family. Then Zhu Houzhao died, and Zhu Houcong took the throne, changing the era n 45.5kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves
9. 309 仲 The Wail of a Midsummer Night 仲夏夜的哀号 Longbo Across the Nine Lands龙伯跨九洲Mystery203k WordsOngoing Awoooo... Awoooo... Two plaintive, drawn-out cries pierced the noisy chorus of insects on a midsummer night in 1993, drifting intermittently from the mountains to the north. Their sorrow cut through flesh and struck the soul, like the cries of the eighty-year-old deaf-mute widow who had been shunned in the village, lamenting her tragic life and her children’s cruelty beneath the bright moon... —Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   It begins with the simple life of rural people and gradually shifts into suspense and the supernatural. Unlike other novels that abruptly grab attention with high-energy moments, this one gets more and more exciting as it goes on. It's definitely worth reading. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

10. 310 高 Mastery of the Esoteric Arts 高术通神 Write Well伸笔码良Urban3.0M WordsCompleted When I was in eighth grade, the school bully picked on me. I found someone, a person connected to a mysterious incident from my childhood. He taught me something called traditional Chinese martial arts. I trained in boxing, but never let it interfere with my studies. Baji, Iron Wire Fist, Xingyi, Taiji, Baguazhang, Tongbi, Xinyi. I met masters who carried on the traditions of these powerful styles. I also discovered a vast, deeply secret world of traditional martial arts, unknown to ordinary peo 20.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
11. 311 茅 Maoshan: I Take My Older Sister Ghost Hunting 茅山：带着姐姐去捉鬼 Xiao Wei晓威Mystery446k WordsOngoing He has neither three souls nor seven spirits, and he has not kindled the three inner flames. His name is not even recorded in the Book of Life and Death. Taken in as the closed-door disciple of a Maoshan Taoist, he descends the mountain after completing his training. He must slay monsters, subdue demons, kill ghosts, and accumulate ten thousand years of merit before he can contest Heaven for that sliver of destiny. Only then can he perfect his cultivation, ascend to immortality, and live as long —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending this story. The writing style is humorous and witty, with touches of horror and suspense. There's no female lead, the protagonist is a Taoist priest from Maoshan, and he doesn't have three souls or seven spirits; his name isn't even in the Book of Life and Death. Updates are stable.

12. 312 风 Feng Shui Yin-Yang Master 风水阴阳师 Love in Ancient Books古书中有情Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted "Born under the Emperor Ziwei's fate, with yin-yang eyes from birth." An extraordinary life is his destiny. He inherits his ancestors' feng shui arts. In the world of the mystic arts, yin flourishes while yang declines. A thousand-year plan awaits just one person. 1.2kReads7.1Score114Shelves

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    All sorts of talismans flew everywhere, looking incredibly powerful.

13. 313 她 She Became an Online Sensation Through Fortune-Telling 她靠算命爆红全网 Mo Zhongli墨仲鲤Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + ghost hunting + talisman drawing + face-slapping comeback + feng shui] Reborn on the night of her ghost wedding, Qin Youyou awakens on the spirit bed and discovers that she bears a special fate, drawing the covetous attention of evil Taoists and the hauntings of vengeful ghosts. To protect herself, she clears haunted houses, hunts ghosts, takes in monsters and ghosts as companions, and fights evil gods, gradually regaining her cultivation. At last, the man who has always protect 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one combines supernatural elements, Taoist priests, and magic; it's really good.

14. 314 猎 The Demon Hunter’s Journal 猎魔手记 Old Zhang, Old Zhang老张老张Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted Have you ever seen a white dog wearing clothes, or a mouse eating a cat? Have you heard of paper effigies putting on an opera, or flying stiff corpses sucking blood? Come, let me tell you... 1kReads8.5Score102Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing!!!

15. 315 术 The Sorcerer’s Spokesperson 术士代言人 Daosheng盗生Mystery488k WordsOngoing After a car accident, emergency room doctor Jing Xuan finds himself in a world where humans and spirits coexist. In this world, there is no Daoism or Buddhism in the east, and no Christianity in the west. Armed with books on fortune-telling and ghost-hunting that he had read before, along with a golden finger, Jing Xuan faces life and death trials in this strange world and ultimately founds the Daoist order anew. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recently discovered a book with no female lead. It's lighthearted, funny, and not particularly scary. If you're afraid of ghosts but still want to read this type of novel, you might want to give it a try. The male lead is a bit of a goofball [laughing emoji].

16. 316 痴 After Eighteen Years of Foolishness, I Became a Yin-Walker 痴傻十八年后我成为了走阴人 The Little Cowherd Who Tends Cattle放牛的小牛郎Mystery262k WordsOngoing Every ancient village has a mysterious legend passed down through the generations: the Village Guardian. They bear a secret duty, using their broken bodies to ward off disasters and misfortune for the village, shouldering every calamity alone. People say they have come to the mortal world to endure hardship, and that their suffering in this life will bring blessings in the next. Yet fate treats them cruelly. Most die young, grow old alone, and endure endless mockery and cold stares. And I am one 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Meet all your requirements

17. 317 开 Break the Seal 开封印 Look at Me, Does This Look Like a Chicken Drumstick to You?看你妈我像不像鸡腿Mystery114k WordsCompleted [Horror and the Supernatural + Traditional Fantasy] After reading for more than a decade, I still have one question: do cultivators truly exist in this world? If they do, what were they doing during the century of humiliation our Chinese nation endured? Did they really just stand by and watch the land of Jiuzhou engulfed in war, with its people plunged into misery? The first few chapters may not be very good, so I recommend skipping ahead and reading the later chapters. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Seedlings, let them grow fat and see.

18. 318 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 70.1kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
19. 319 灵 Paranormal Civil Servant 灵异公务员 The Straw-Cloaked Traveler of Bashan巴山蓑衣客Mystery273k WordsOngoing Wang Xiaotian, a civil servant wielding the "Heaven-Measuring Ruler," transmigrates to a parallel world where the supernatural resurges in the 1990s. Zombies have to meet their KPIs, and ghosts who like people have to follow the proper procedures. Using the bureaucratic wisdom he's gained from writing reports and mediating disputes, he specializes in dealing with every kind of monster and demon that refuses to cooperate. When a red-clad vengeful ghost has to write a work summary, and a thousand- 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A hilarious new supernatural book!!!

20. 320 个 I Chose Corpse Driving as My Profession, and the Police Are Losing It 个人职业填赶尸，警察麻了 If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them打不过我加入Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted During summer break, Jiang Bai boldly ventured into the mountains of Xixiang and became a corpse walker. He rings the soul-summoning bell, strikes the ritual gong, and walks between the realms of yin and yang. Even ghosts and gods give way! As Jiang Bai leads corpse after corpse out of the mountains, a passing streamer happens to capture it on camera. The whole internet goes wild! "Holy crap, that's the first time I've seen someone offer a cigarette to a corpse. I'm impressed! Old Liu from Shang 10.7kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend a new book to everyone.

21. 321 关 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Sun Xian'er孙仙儿Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 526Reads—Score109Shelves

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    The screenwriter has completed the novel "The Female Master of Northeast China" 🔥 Single female lead, no romantic pairing | Northeast folklore, suspense, and supernatural. Chinese horror | Feng shui and metaphysics | Ancient tomb exploration | Intellectual battles and strategic maneuvering | Character development. No cultivation of immortality, no shamanic practices, steady pacing, and satisfying plot resolution.

22. 322 少 The Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 Zhao Gongming赵公明Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted When I was ten, my grandfather built a coffin for himself with his own hands... From that moment on, the heavens shattered and all realms fell into chaos. [The 2021 feng shui and fantasy masterpiece!] 633Reads8.1Score136Shelves
23. 323 民 A Republic-Era Record of the Occult: A Feng Shui Master with a Spirit Vessel 民国玄闻录：器灵风水师 Mo Hanna莫瀚娜Mystery225k WordsCompleted In Republican-era Shanghai, the winds of change swirl and undercurrents run deep. Shen Mochen, a feng shui Taoist who has mastered the secret arts of the mystic sect, unexpectedly awakens the ability to communicate with the spirits of objects. This power lets him uncover secrets hidden in antiques and sense lurking dangers, but it also draws him into the struggle for the Soul-Calming Seal, where he faces off against Qin Wushang, a ruthless tomb raider. Along the way, he meets Liu Qingyan, a myst —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I hope you'll support my Republican-era supernatural fantasy novel.

24. 324 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves
25. 325 玄 The Mystical Art of Spirit Communication 玄之通灵 Xiao Yifan小忆凡Mystery268k WordsCompleted This is a novel made up of short stories about supernatural events. Some are true, some are false, and some are exaggerated, with humor, comedy, horror, and all manner of paranormal happenings... 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A humorous and terrifying ghost-hunting story adapted from a supernatural tale.

26. 326 上 The Shangqing Celestial Master 上清天师 Divine Will神意Mystery246k WordsOngoing [Taoist priest + no saintly protagonist + supernatural + two male leads + two female leads] Ever since the great battle between Chinese Taoists and Japanese onmyoji, supernatural incidents have been erupting across the cities, as though ancient forbidden spells have been broken. White-hair vampires, black fiends, vengeful ghosts, grinning corpses... Feuds that began a thousand years ago will finally be settled in this life. With humanity twisted and morality in decline, what other dangers are wa 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is also acceptable. [Eating melon emoji]

27. 327 一 The Outcast: Divine Mask, I Only Sing Eerie Operas 一人之下：神格面具，我只唱诡戏 Siberian Bear西伯利亚熊Anime Fanfiction183k WordsOngoing “I perform only for ghosts, monsters, gods, and immortals. Will you become a ghost, or ascend to immortality?” Nuo opera bridges yin and yang. Eighteen-year-old Miaojiang Nuo performer Liu Huaige enters the world, bearing a spirit-contract System that lets him witness the past and future, disperse resentful souls, and suppress ghosts and gods. He makes contracts with powerful ghosts and fiends, turning them into divine masks. He can become Zhong Kui, the Demon-Quelling Lord, and swing his sword 190Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist's abilities are well-developed; he can control contracted spirits and deities. He is upright, hates evil, and often plays a role in judging good and evil in the world. His ability to see through people's hearts is what I admire most, and the protagonist's character is also excellently portrayed.

28. 328 异 Occult Medicine: My Wife Is a Nurse 异术诡医：我老婆是护士 Billion-Leaf Red亿叶红Urban175k WordsOngoing Zhang Zhe: “Don't rush. I'm about to die.” Zhang Zhe: “Don't worry. Once I'm dead, you can take my heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.” Zhang Zhe is terminally ill and on the verge of death. But who could have guessed that while he was watching a meteor shower, a wisp of a remnant soul would crash into him and cure him? Zhang Zhe: “This is a problem. If they find out I won't die after all, they'll probably fight me to the death.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book features supernatural and cultivation elements; it's a thrilling story about a mortal who gains the help of a god from another world and sweeps away all major powers.

29. 329 地 The Essence of Heaven and Earth 地天髓 Spinach Noodles Without Any Spinach菠菜面里却没菠菜Mystery100k WordsOngoing One man is eighty years old, another is four hundred. In my youth, I climbed the mountains until my shoes wore through. Why, then, do clouds rise from the peaks tonight? I see a rainbow in the sky, then return to the world after hundreds of years. In an instant, a vast red cloud sweeps across the heavens. “Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Primordial Wilderness + Tomb Raiding + Ancient Masks + Comedy + Horror...” I was different from the moment I was born. Others have three flowers gath 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book.

30. 330 镇 Dragon-Suppressing Coffin 镇龙棺 Yu Qi玉柒Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The day Grandpa died, all the beasts paid their respects, and nine dragons carried his coffin... 2.5kReads8.9Score466Shelves

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    This book is really good, I think it's pretty good.

31. 331 民 A Notebook of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌笔记 Green Pepper and Shrimp青椒肉虾Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing I was born with a pair of snake eyes, and everyone at the forest farm said I was a demon child born of a snake. The night I was born, thunder crashed again and again. The next day, a huge, gold-scaled python was found dead from a lightning strike outside Laolingou. Something was squirming inside its belly. Master Sang sliced open the python with a single stroke and carried out a blood-soaked baby. He named me Lin Shisan. From that moment on, my fate was bound to Master Sang’s for life… 19.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
32. 332 灵 Tales of the Supernatural 灵异怪谈 Wu Jiu巫九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Yin-yang masters are fated to suffer the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies. Is there any way to escape their fate? A life-and-death romance with a bloodthirsty vampire zombie! After desperately searching for the Strange Records of Yin and Yang, he discovers it is all part of an even bigger conspiracy! The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, bloodthirsty vampire zombies, an inn in the underworld, an ancient Warring States tomb, and the Strange Records of Yin and Yang all feature in Strange Tales of the S 1.6kReads8.8Score137Shelves

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    Wu Jiu An Xiu Lan: The pinnacle of supernatural novels 👍

33. 333 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.7kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
34. 334 贩 Tales of the Demon Trafficker 贩妖记 An Xiu Lan暗丶修兰Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted If I told you all of this was true, would you believe me? A bizarre walking marriage among the Mosuo people set me on an extraordinary path that would shape half my life. A thousand-year-old cosmic box. A river where the dead never die. Inspired by numerous supernatural events that really happened and drawing on little-known local customs and traditions, this story reveals a hidden world of spirits and strange creatures! 109Reads8.0Score—Shelves
35. 335 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.2kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
36. 336 她 She Became an Overnight Sensation and Got Rich in Showbiz by Telling Fortunes at Her Street Stall ！她靠摆摊算命在娱乐圈爆红暴富 MISS XiaoxiaojieMISS小小姐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite + supernatural ghost hunting + goofy comedy + feel-good romance reality show in the entertainment industry] Yan Ling, a master of the occult, transmigrates into the unlucky female supporting character who bankrupted her family because she was too obsessed with the supernatural. She doubles down and takes her occult practice all the way, hunting ghosts on a dating reality show and striking it rich along the way. One reading starts at a million. Just when everyone is laughing 1.6kReads9.1Score232Shelves

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    Although the storyline isn't very rich, it's truly amazing.

37. 337 最 The Last Daoist Lord 最后的道君 Dancing Lone Spirit舞独魂灵Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since my mother got pregnant with me, strange things kept happening at home. First, a hedgehog came into the house, a long snake coiled around the beams, and a weasel dug a burrow in the vegetable patch out back. Then foxes from the mountains joined in, showing up at our doorstep every few days to peer inside. Now the five immortals were all gathered: Hu, Huang, Liu, Bai, and Hui. Anyone in the know would recognize this as the Five Immortals entering a home. Any one of the five entering 10.9kReads9.1Score1kShelves
38. 338 天 The Heavenly Master’s Divine Husband 天师神婿 The Real Zhen Yong真庸本尊Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted My grandfather was a renowned ghost diviner in the martial world. He lost his health and cultivation saving my fiancée. Yet when I turned twenty and went to ask for her hand in marriage, they threw me out! They thought I was useless and wanted to break off the engagement! But they had no idea that my skills in physiognomy, feng shui, talismans, and Taoist medicine had all reached the pinnacle. And with the bloodline of a great shaman in my veins, I could determine wealth and poverty with a singl 8.6kReads8.3Score577Shelves

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    YYds2-31 The first book is too fierce

39. 339 棺 The Fragrance of the Coffin's Beauty 棺香美人 Rivet铆钉Mystery6.1M WordsOngoing When I was born, the river swelled and washed a coffin right into my home. Fifteen years later, the coffin opened, and inside was a woman... Feng shui, fate and destiny... There are endless folk legends to tell, and more bizarre wonders than words can describe. 32.6kReads9.4Score808Shelves
40. 340 守 The Village Guardian, the Wife in the Coffin 守村人，棺中妻 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Rural Life3.2M WordsCompleted [Fox Wife] + [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [Mystery and Twists] + [Funny Ensemble Cast] + [Interlocking Plotlines] + [First-Ever Nine-Tailed Fox with Nine Clones] I’m the village’s famous idiot. Of course, that’s what people who don’t know any better call me. Those in the know call me… the village guardian! But my half-baked fortune-teller of a grandfather has a very different opinion from everyone else. He says I’m a kept man who lives off women! Still, I never imagined the woman I’d have 19.4kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
41. 341 养 Taking a Fox as My Wife 养狐为妻 Wang Shisi王十四Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted When I was eighteen, I accidentally injured a fox. To my shock, my master forced me to marry her... 1.3kReads8.6Score102Shelves
42. 342 总 CEO Wife, Don’t Run! Your Taoist Priest Is Coming 总裁老婆你别跑，贫道来也 Bearded Uncle虬髯大叔Mystery651k WordsCompleted [Urban] + [Supernatural] + [Comedy] + [Cultivation] The Great Emperor of Fengdu is reborn to cultivate anew. In his previous life, he followed the Way of the Sword. In this life, he follows the Way of Being a Jerk! After marrying Su Qingxue, the eldest daughter of the Su family in Yunhai City, Li Yang starts causing trouble at every turn and acting like a complete scoundrel. He catches evil spirits, exorcises zombies, flirts with his wife, and gets up to all kinds of mischief... 5.3kReads8.8Score331Shelves

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    This is a supernatural story, not a romance novel. It contains incantations and spells.

43. 343 5 507: Top Secret Files 507绝密档案 One of a Kind Mu Cheng绝版慕承Mystery251k WordsCompleted I had only just graduated from police academy when I witnessed a bizarre car crash with my own eyes and came into contact with the legendary Bureau 507. From then on, my career as a police officer changed forever... 958Reads6.8Score136Shelves

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    Traditional Taoist texts often contain supernatural and horror elements; those interested can take a look.

44. 344 狐 The Fox Immortal Beauty 狐仙美人 Ye Moxuan夜墨轩Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted When I was fourteen, I saved a white fox. To save my life, Grandpa actually made me enter into a contract with it? Fox Immortal: “I would gladly shed all my demonic aura and give up a thousand lifetimes of cultivation, all to spend a lifetime with you, from youth to old age!” Ding Ning: “I thought I’d become a Taoist priest who hunted ghosts and vanquished demons, but in the end I became a heretic condemned by everyone...” As I taught myself Taoist arts, secrets and legends began to emerge one a 1.1kReads8.6Score103Shelves
45. 345 黄 The Lady Master of the Yellow Springs Express 黄泉快递的当家女先生 It's Prajna, Yeah是般若吖Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Plot-driven fantasy anthology | Deities undergoing tribulations × ten lifetimes of reincarnation | Spirit communication and fortune-telling | Subverting expectations | The early chapters focus on the heroine's growth. After experiencing supernatural events and schemes, she gradually uncovers more secrets about her past life and origins. Spoiler: the story is told in reverse chronological order. Take your time and enjoy! 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The young monk lost a bet with a ghost and was forced to watch horror movies with it all night. He lamented, "I should have known better than to lose; this ghost is scarier than I am!"

46. 346 灵 Pendulum: The Super Taoist Works at a Convenience Store 灵摆：超级道长在便利店打工 Little Wings, Fly, Fly小翅飞飞Mystery581k WordsCompleted After the Sacrifice to the Lord of Mount Tai, the Netherworld King Chacha searches everywhere for Zhao Li, Xia Dongqing, and Wang Xiaoya... A young Taoist priest named Zhang Zhongyang is ordered by his master to go study Chinese at Jiangzhou University. But he is so exceptionally skilled that he gets a perfect score on his final exams and unexpectedly lands a job at Convenience Store No. 444. There, he opens his third eye and takes over from Zhao Li as the new spirit guide. From then on, ancient 247Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heavens are vast and boundless, my Dao flourishes daily! A battle of Daoist arts!

47. 347 魔 The Book of Mara 魔罗书 The Wandering Minstrel, General Saddle游吟马鞍将Eastern Fantasy387k WordsCompleted An Eastern fantasy novel of mystery and magic: In an era of chaos, the millennia-old undying demons once sealed away, the Dark Demon, Soul-Eater Demon, Plague Demon, Earth Mother, and others, reappear in the mortal world, coveting the Grandmasters’ sacred tome of wisdom, the Book of Mara, and plotting a dark conspiracy that could destroy heaven and earth... As the powerful Grandmasters travel far and wide to seal away demonic threats, they struggle to uncover the key hidden within the Book of Ma 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Completed novel, read with confidence! An Eastern fantasy/mystery novel: They devour people's souls and bodies together, leaving not a drop of blood, not a piece of bone, only an empty city and clothes scattered on the ground…

48. 348 我 The Years I Spent Handling Supernatural Cases for the State 我帮国家处理灵异事件的那几年 I Want to Go Fishing at Sea我想下海打鱼Mystery116k WordsOngoing By a twist of fate, I was drawn into a bizarre murder case. From then on, I found myself caught up in one paranormal case after another across the country. I’ve experienced so many strange and eerie events that some still make my skin crawl and my hair stand on end when I think about them. Lend me your ears, and hear about the bizarre experiences I’ve had over the past few years. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book contains many Taoist techniques, and the protagonist is proficient in the Five Thunder Orthodox Method.

49. 349 秘 Secret Art: I Transmigrate and Fight to Survive in a Bizarre World 秘法穿越:我在诡异世界极限逃生 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常14k WordsCompleted Secret Art Transmigration: My Extreme Escape in a World of the Uncanny 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A hardcore supernatural book set in the underworld | "Tianxuan Supernatural Affairs Agency" features ghostly shadows in desolate graves, corpses hidden in old houses, and evil spirits haunting the mountains every night. Taoist magic confronts extremely evil spirits head-on, exposing ancient folk customs that harm people. There are no mindless or idiotic stories; it's all chilling Chinese horror. Each case is filled with a vengeful spirit, and each chapter is full of strange events. The atmosphere is suffocating and oppressive, and the more you read, the more creepy it becomes!

50. 350 让 I Asked You to Dress Up as a Ghost and Scare People, Not Bring Hell Here! 让你装鬼吓人，你把地狱搬来了？ I've Been Crazy Since I Was Little打小我就疯Mystery407k WordsCompleted Su Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the owner of a haunted house. The paranormal entertainment market here is flooded with Western horror. Chainsaw killers, zombies, vampires, werewolves, and the like dominate horror films… Yet the vast land of Daxia has no ghost culture of its own, and can only keep copying the West? Su Yu grins. “Heh heh heh. We’re all descendants of Yan and Huang. How could I let you grow up without childhood nightmares?” With the help of a Horror System, Su Y 31Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    The first book isn't too scary at the beginning, but it really gets scary later on with all sorts of magic and a plot full of twists and turns. The second book features a protagonist who is a forest ranger trying to stop tomb raiders, and it also has various magic and a system. The third and fourth books are also very scary.

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