Metaphysics Novels, the Really Great Kind 玄学小说，特别好看的那种

1. 401 玄 Metaphysical Treasure Appraiser: I Bought Ten Siheyuan in the Imperial Capital 玄学鉴宝，我在帝都买十套四合院 Ning Xinyu柠鑫雨Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Metaphysics + Appraising Treasures + Ghost Hunting + Wacky Comedy + Lighthearted Humor + Making a Fortune] Reborn, she catches ghosts with her left hand, appraises treasures with her right, tramples her scumbag ex, and makes a stunning comeback as the most formidable metaphysics expert in Beijing's elite circles! In her past life, Lu Wanning was betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend and his mistress, and died coughing up blood. When she opens her eyes, she's back at the scene where she c 194Reads7.0Score—Shelves
2. 402 队 Captain, You Can't Let Your Image Crumble 队长她人设不能崩 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted The other team captains in the Southwest Branch say: “The captain of Team Seven is a big shot, a real oddball big shot.” The other people in the Southwest Branch say: “Team Seven’s captain is a big shot, and a seriously good-looking one.” The other branches say: “There’s a big shot at the Southwest Branch, a real freak.” The head of the Southwest Branch says: “If a big shot isn’t weird and good-looking, can you even call them a big shot? No way!” The ghosts and monsters who have been dealt with 1.3kReads9.3Score178Shelves
3. 403 别 Don’t Mess with This Little Demon, She Can Use Magic! 别惹这只魔星，她会法术！ The Still One Of Chang'an静者长安Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zombies cannot have offspring. If one does, it must be a Demon Star. Ma Qingling's mother came from an exorcist family, but after being bitten by a zombie in an accident, she became one herself. Forced to part from her beloved, she hid alone in the mountains, where she became pregnant and gave birth to Ma Qingling. Later, she died sealing the Gang Cave. With her dying breath, she told Ma Qingling to find her father and say, “I'm sorry” on her behalf. Ma Qingling left the mountains, only to be ki 393Reads—Score109Shelves

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   A modern fantasy novel featuring a female protagonist who is both a demon star and an exorcist, effortlessly catching ghosts and exorcising demons. The writing style is natural and smooth, leaning towards a lighthearted slice-of-life feel. (Completed)

4. 404 我 I’m a Mystic, So It’s Only Natural They’re Afraid of Me 我一个玄学师，它们怕我不是正常 Pine Mushroom Mouse松茸鼠Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Metaphysics + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + a side of romance] (Not a sweet romance, and there isn't much relationship drama. The heroine is strong, and the story weaves in many paranormal tales. It's entirely fictional, so please don't take it seriously.) She was the newly appointed King of Hell, and soon she would have to undergo trials in the human world. But when the gates of Hell opened, several evil ghosts escaped. She had to go to the human world ahead 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's already finished. Those of you who like metaphysics and ghost hunting can check it out!

5. 405 扒 A Look at the Fox the Metaphysics Master Found 扒一扒玄学大佬捡到的那只狐狸 Is Late Spring Too Late暮春晚不晚Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Metaphysics + Anthology + Wacky Comedy + Sweet Romance] A metaphysical powerhouse with god-tier abilities and a spring in her step × a fox spirit whose beauty is his greatest weapon As the most gifted head of the Jiang family in centuries, Jiang Qin’an is also astonishingly unlucky. During the trial of entering the underworld before adulthood, she made a pact with a lovesick ghost girl. For a whole year, Jiang Qin’an was left helpless, forced to watch as the ghost girl took over h 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You might want to check this out. It's an episodic story series, and each short story is quite engaging. The interactions between the male and female leads are hilarious.

6. 406 顶 The Top-Tier Star Queen Is a Fortune-Teller 顶流女王是神棍 Many Trees很多木Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Feel-Good Story + Entertainment Industry] Before being reborn, she was a complete unknown. Afterward, she became the sole inheritor of Zhuge’s Divine Numerology. She excels at fortune-telling, catching little cuties, and raiding graves. In the world of mysticism, everyone knows her, and everyone fears her, all because… Black and White Impermanence are her big brothers. A thousand-year-old evil spirit is her underling. The chosen one with an emperor’s destiny is her man. Others make 807Reads9.3Score121Shelves
7. 407 玄 After the Mystical Master Came Down from the Mountain, Her Fortune-Telling Livestream Took the Internet by Storm 玄学大佬下山后直播算命火爆全网 Yang Jingjing杨京京Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + metaphysics + romance + overpowered heroine + ghost hunting] The most powerful man in the capital, Jin Ye, suddenly marries a country bumpkin no one knows where he found, and the whole internet goes wild! “Our Jin Ye is born to the purple. You're not good enough for him.” “Even a groundhog is less country than you. Please leave our Jin Ye.” “Daily question: Has Jin Ye divorced yet?” Wan Jiao says, “The end of my path is to become an immortal sage. Earning merit is w 175Reads8.8Score—Shelves
8. 408 祖 This Old Ancestor Has No Shame: He Wears a Maid Outfit to Seduce People 祖宗为老不尊，他穿女仆装勾引人 Happy Plaster嗨皮膏药Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + sweet romance + lighthearted tone + standalone cases + satisfying revenge on scumbags + hidden origins + a growing-up story] [A young Taoist priestess with an unrivaled talent for talismans VS a stern, aloof grand ancestor who’s a doting mom at heart] Standalone cases, lighthearted antics, and a joyful coming-of-age story following the young Taoist priestess Lin Yaoyao... Lin Yaoyao: A top-tier talisman master, doomed to an early death and always broke. She gets everything she nee 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Lin Yaoyao's growth story: One day, wanting to become an immortal, she cried out to the Heavenly Dao to punish her. The Heavenly Dao replied: "Received, strike her with lightning, strike her with lightning, ignore everything else."

9. 409 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Is It Normal to Let You See Ghosts from the Start? 直播算命：开局让你见鬼很正常吧 Yuan Lege Yuan元了个圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + No CP + Strong heroine + Judgment] Jiang Tang, a mighty expert from the mystic arts sect, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes an online sensation through her fortune-telling livestreams! She doesn’t tell fortunes. She reveals truths that send chills down your spine. “Master, is the person sitting across from me on the subway a corpse?” Jiang Tang: “They escaped from a funeral home. Their makeup is pretty good.” A drug lord calls in asking for help findin 17.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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   Each story is meaningful, some sweet, some heartwarming, some funny, some sad, some angry, some touching, and some thrilling. The storylines are clear and relatively complete. This is the kind of book you'll regret missing.

10. 410 权 My Beloved Wife Is the Nation's Strongest Goddess 权宠娇妻：国民最强女神 Free and Easy风流Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yun Mo is the great wizard of the Beastfolk Continent, second to none. Then one day, she transmigrates to the modern world... She can pronounce life or death with a word, determine the fate of the world with a wave of her hand, walk between the realms of yin and yang, and command all the beasts of the three realms. Our goals are to burn the biggest incense, eat the fiercest ghosts, and sleep with the most handsome men. “The most handsome man? Who do you want to sleep with?” someone asks, narrowi 78Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    It's so good! So good! So good! I'm saying it three times because it's important!

11. 411 被 Forced to Become the Ancestor’s Loyal Hound 被迫成为老祖宗的忠犬 Sailamuyun赛拉慕蒽Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + Strong Male Lead + Everyone’s Favorite + Metaphysics + Reborn + Secret Identity + Face-Slapping the Villains + Redemption + School Life + Showbiz] As a top student, she’s forced to obey the Chu family’s outdated rules. She’s had more than enough of being the heir! But who could have guessed that casually stepping in to save a beauty would mean saving her own ancestor? Now she can’t escape the family rules, and she’s become her ancestor’s little shadow, forced to follow her 1Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! [Cool][Cool] An ancient god is reborn in modern times! Top-tier equipment unlocks the ultimate experience! Plus, a cute little puppy is included! No melodramatic plot twists, and the writing is great. You absolutely must read it! The opening story of the school beauty seeking revenge is brilliant!

12. 412 直 Fortune-Telling Livestream: The Real Heiress Will Never Forgive Them, Even After They Beg for Her Back 直播算命，真千金永不原谅火葬场 A Qianzi一颗茜子Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted 30kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    Ta-da! These are all metaphysical novels, and super entertaining live fortune-telling shows!

13. 413 道 The Taoist Returns to His Village and Begins His Revenge as a Street Vendor 道士回村，从摆摊开始复仇 Entertaining Through Words以文娱人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + feng shui + talismans + ghost hunting + demon slaying + folk customs + no System + no livestreaming + no cultivation] When his grandfather was young, he gathered herbs in the mountains and once saved a young Taoist priest who had been badly injured. To repay him for saving his life, the young Taoist chose a feng shui site known as “Golden Rooster Brooding Over an Egg” and told his grandfather to build the family home there. Once the house was complete, the Lin family grew rich a 23.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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    It has a sense of realism

14. 414 假 The Fake Heiress Tells Me to Be Generous, So I Throw a Ghost at Her 假千金劝大度，我反手朝她丢只鬼 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Unhinged] [爽文] [No CP] [The animated series is out! If you're interested, go check it out!] After transmigrating, Shi Qing thinks she's landed in a story about a real and fake heiress, and that she's the real heiress everyone despises. But as soon as she steps outside, she locks eyes with a ghost... Does this world really go that hard? ☸ Transported to a world overrun by ghosts, Shi Qing gets her hands on a space-time shop. With all the treasures she trades for there, s 10.8kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    The first one had a lower score, but it was still quite good-looking.

15. 415 退 Break Off the Engagement! The Laid-Back Fortune-Teller Refuses to Get Caught in the Rat Race with Her Kids 退婚！咸鱼玄学大佬带崽拒绝内卷 Salted Fish with Extra Salt咸鱼加点盐Ancient Romance149k WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said she was born under an unlucky star and wouldn't live to see eighteen. Well versed in the occult, she knew better than anyone that it was true. So after her engagement was broken off, she immediately agreed to a marriage meant to bring good fortune in exchange for half a plot of auspicious land. She thought that would be the end of her short life, but something happened and she came back to life. Her innocence was gone, and she was pregnant. With no way to explain herself, s 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even powerful figures need to accumulate merit to prolong their lives.

16. 416 天 The Tune That Breaks the Heavenly Laws 天律破阵曲 Nan Shang Nan婻殇南Eastern Fantasy46k WordsCompleted One night, Yanhui Mountain was massacred. The only survivor was Mu Yun, a young disciple who had gone down the mountain to gather herbs. As he lay dying, his master, Shen Xuan, left him a final message: go to Suzhou and find his senior sister, Su Qingyuan; gather the eight broken steles and destroy the demonic source to stop the disaster plot of the Demon Lord Shen Tianjue. The two reunited in Suzhou and set off on a quest to find the steles. They escaped death in the Chaoyin Cave at Putuo, gain —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Family, I've found an amazing novel, *The Celestial Law Breaking the Formation*! It's slow-paced yet engaging, rejecting mindless plots, and packed with elements of destiny, fantasy, martial arts, and political intrigue. Zhuang Qiao's choice in Qingyue City is simply divine, and the character arc is incredibly well-developed! If you're still looking for a quality fantasy novel, this is it!

17. 417 顶 The Top-Tier Star’s Sister Goes Viral After Livestreaming Mystical Farming 顶流他妹直播玄学种田后火了 Young Master Tangtang公子糖糖Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Wanwan was originally a little peach fairy, but after an accident, she ended up inside a book as a pitiful three-and-a-half-year-old. Wanwan is shocked. Is she going to become a villainess when she grows up??? Even worse, her older brother Xia Zhihuai, a top-tier star who found fame at a young age, is the story's sick and twisted main villain. Watching her brother gallop down the road to villainy, Wanwan decides to get him out of showbiz and return to the countryside to farm! After they return t 5kReads9.2Score846Shelves
18. 418 玄 Edict of the Mystic Eye 玄瞳敕令 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery928k WordsOngoing [Chinese-Style Horror + Urban Cultivation + Livestream Fame + Ghost-Tormenting Face-Slapping + No Romance + “Easygoing Girl” + Episodic Story] My family runs a shop called the Worry-Free Pavilion, but our business deals with the realms of the living and the dead. One day, after delivering some clothes, I took a shortcut and stepped onto a long street where dawn would never come. A ghost wedding palanquin passed by, and ghosts roamed the night. I blended in, hoping to get home without drawing att 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Five Super Addictive Chinese Horror Novels with No Romance! Female Protagonist Growth Stories, Enter at Your Own Risk! 👻 My darlings! Night owls, this is your treat! Today I'm strongly recommending five addictive Chinese horror/supernatural novels with no romance! These aren't the typical sweet romance stories; they're genuinely chilling and unsettling Eastern horror! Every female protagonist is intelligent, a ruthless individual who levels up along the way, with no romantic entanglements, focusing solely on her career (ghost hunting)! Get your blankets ready, let's dive in! 🚀 📖 First Book: *The Ninth Human Realm* Recommendation: My goodness! Campus ghost stories + modern contract law ghost hunting—what an amazing premise! If you hear someone reading aloud in an abandoned school building at night, don't turn around! This book opens with a devastating blow—a contract a student made with a demon 60 years ago must now be repaid with the souls of new students! The female lead, Chi Ying, is practically my favorite! Without drawing talismans or chanting spells, she simply pulls out a cinnabar pen and adds "supplementary clauses" to the original contract using modern contract law logic, directly turning the tables on the contractor! And the library mirror maze scene, where twin mirror ghosts trapped seven people, she pulls out her phone screen to reflect the image, creating an infinite recursion of "mirrors within mirrors," driving the ghosts to their wits' end! Is this the legendary dimensional reduction attack? From the Food Memory Cafeteria to the dormitory's cycle of nights, every episode is so eerie it'll give you goosebumps. And the final graduation ceremony scene with the returning dead—the purple-gold thunder talisman is explosive! It's so addictive, I'm begging for more chapters! 🆘 📖 Second book: *Xuan Ling's Ghostly Records* Recommendation: Anyone understand this?! The story begins with living in the "Red Curtain Dormitory Building," where the curtains move by themselves every night! The horror atmosphere of this book is suffocatingly high! The female lead, Xuan Ling, is born with the ability to see ghosts. Starting by cracking the murder rules of the century-old dormitory building, she gradually uncovers the entrance to the ghost kingdom behind the urban legend. The paper doll trading scene at the ghost market in the old street scared me so much I almost dropped my phone—paper dolls that move are one thing, but they even dare to haggle?! The most amazing part is the ancient houses in the folk village of Dianyao, with the hand reaching out from the ancient well and the ancient mystical symbols on the walls; every stroke is incredibly captivating. The female lead's growth is visible to the naked eye, from drawing basic talismans to having a "-" sign appear on her fingertips! And that Qingxuan jade pendant, which resonated directly with the ancient mirror when it first heated up, and the eye contact with Sheng Xuyao ​​when he first appeared—even without a romantic pairing, the atmosphere was amazing! Every chapter ends with a cliffhanger, making it impossible to stop reading! 🔥 📖 Third book: *Spirit Realm Master: Starting with a Horror Short Drama System* Recommendation: My darlings, this is a killer combination of system-based gameplay and horror dungeons! The female protagonist, Li Xinghua, transmigrates into the body of a fake heiress right from the start, forced into a fake marriage, and then becomes bound to a horror short drama system, forced into the F-level dungeon "The Resentful Couple"—oh my god, the suffocating feeling of being pulled into another dimension is vividly portrayed! But who is she? A powerful figure from the immortal realm crushes her, leaving the system spirit dumbfounded! Later, she actively tackles the ED-level dungeon, her cultivation skyrocketing back to the Golden Core stage, and even undergoes tribulation in reality! The most satisfying part is when she establishes the "Netherworld Escort" studio, effortlessly defusing any scheming female supporting characters who try to provoke her—she's both cool and ruthless! Her fake husband, Xiao Yanqin, secretly investigates her identity, while several male supporting characters, including Sheng Zelin and Shen Zailin, revolve around her, but the female protagonist focuses entirely on leveling up and slapping faces. The scene where she first collaborates with Ling Hao, a disciple of Maoshan, and the two team up to break the deadlock is absolutely amazing! I want a system like that too! 💻📖 Fourth Book: *The Immortal Realm's Top Celebrity Transmigrates into a Real Heiress* Recommendation: This book is so exhilarating from the very beginning! The top celebrity of the immortal realm, Su Qintang, is reborn and immediately summons the Heavenly Dao at her birthday banquet, publicly exposing the fake heiress's crimes, severing all ties with the Su family through a blood pact, and leaving with a flourish! That "your whole family is trash" arrogant feeling is something I watched three times! Afterwards, she casually concocts talismans while staying in a hotel, and effortlessly exorcises evil spirits during a five-star hotel haunted incident, causing a rich second-generation to kneel down and call her a master. The part where she captures Mu Caiwei in the Republican-era mansion is both poignant and eerie; the story of the female ghost's wrongful death brought tears to my eyes. There's also the campus Ouija board incident, where the mastermind is revealed to be the century-old cat spirit "Xiao Hei," and the process of subduing it is both cute and thrilling! The most amazing part is her live-streamed ghost-catching; the evil spirit on the telephone line is vanquished across realms, causing her faith power to surge! From renting a villa to building the Xuan Tian Pavilion, every step she takes is a slap in the face to the Su family. Qin Lie was instantly defeated when he tried to test the waters, Shen Yuchuan, the master of the Ghost Market, took the initiative to cooperate, and Lu Kanye of the Dragon Group was secretly watching—is this the kind of status a big shot has? I'm begging for a physical copy! 📚 📖 Fifth book: *The Edict of the Mysterious Pupil* Recommendation: Help! The imagination in this book is absolutely explosive! The female lead, Sun Ruihe, takes a shortcut home while delivering funeral clothes, turns onto Huai'an Road and falls directly into the "Illusory Ghost Realm"—the bizarre ghost market, the terrifying food, the eerie advertisements, every frame is like watching a Chinese horror blockbuster! To escape being hunted down, she infiltrates a talent show team, but is exposed by a ghost general. While escaping, she tears through space with her family's imperial green jade hairpin and falls into ancient ruins. The part where she triggers the trial of the Xuanji Fairy's afterimage with the golden light of merit in a desperate situation and obtains the Red Lotus Jade Bracelet inheritance made me so excited I was pounding the bed! Afterwards, she sneaks into the Ghost Emperor's palace, rescuing the thousand-year-old scholar Murong Qing and the soldier Zhou Shiyun, and leads thousands of souls back to the mortal realm—it's explosive! The burning of petitions at the City God Temple alarms the Fengdu Emperor and the Black and White Impermanence, who personally come to receive her, granting her a breakthrough through a blessing of virtue! Later, she subdues the Tianshan Snow Fox Bai Su live; the fox is both cute and arrogant, causing the live stream to explode. Finally, at the Cloud Top Villa, she sets up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and the AI ​​butler Pangu is activated—a double delight for tech enthusiasts and those who love metaphysics! When the National Bureau comes to cooperate, the female lead is so calm; truly, this is what a strong female lead should be like! 🌪️ My darlings, these five books are treasures! ✅ No romance, focused on career development ✅ Female lead's growth, from novice to expert ✅ Full of Chinese horror atmosphere, no forced scientific explanations ✅ Episodic + main plot progression, easy to follow. Which ones have you read? Which female lead is your favorite? Come and share in the comments! Or if you have similar good books, please recommend them to others! Thank you so much! 🙏 #FemaleFictionNoCP #ChineseHorror #SupernaturalNovel #NovelRecommendation #DailyUpdateFollowing

19. 419 谢 Mr. Xie, Behave Yourself! I’m Your Grandpa’s Ancestor 谢总请自重！我可是你爷爷的老祖 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Powerful Male Lead + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Sweet and Spicy] [The ‘Resurrected’ Ancestress + World-Weary CEO] Everyone knows that the patriarchs of Jinghai City’s four great families all came from the Xuanyue Temple. Though the temple has long since closed, every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, they still return to offer incense to their Ancestress. This year was no exception. But just as they lit the incense, they saw the golden statue of t 1.2kReads8.8Score167Shelves

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    🍓🍎①She: The patriarch of a wealthy family successfully "came back to life," but it was because she was too focused on her cultivation and entered a meditative state that some foolish disciple thought she had ascended to immortality! 💰With the combined efforts of all 10,800 disciples, her body was gilded and made into a golden statue for generations to be worshipped! 🍅🍓②She: Failed to ascend, struck by a bolt of lightning and returned to her original world. Here, she is the villainous fake heiress in the book, having her luck stolen by the real heiress, and even having to help the real heiress avoid a fatal calamity. ❄️🚫The Jiang family announced her death, and then Jiang Cha kicked the coffin away and crawled out, trending on social media with the hashtags #camebackedfromlife# or #acting#. 🍎🌸③An 18th-tier celebrity became an overnight sensation, sparking a nationwide craze for metaphysics. She is proficient in feng shui, face reading, divination, talisman duels, summoning gods, exorcising evil spirits, and exorcising ghosts—all are highly sought after by various metaphysical sects.

20. 420 全 The Whole Family Can Read Minds: The Villain Refuses to Follow the Plot 全家读心术：反派完全不按剧情走 Reading by Lamplight at Midnight夜半挑灯Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Family mind-reading, bratty heroine, fortune-telling, ghost-catching, no romance, heroine shines on her own] Song Zhiyi was a Buddhist cultivator in the twenty-first century. After failing to ascend, she transmigrated into a book and became the little princess of a family of villains. Her whole family was doomed to die horribly, so she complained and grumbled as she went along. But she never expected her whole family to hear her thoughts. One by one, the enemies who wanted her family dead met w 13Reads7.1Score—Shelves
21. 421 玄 The Strange Records of Xuanling 玄翎诡录 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery563k WordsOngoing [Synopsis] [Chinese-Style Horror + Rule-Breaking + Ghost-Tormenting Face-Slapping + Ascension to Immortality + Episodic Story + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives] Li Lingxi, the top student and campus beauty of Yaoxing University, looks pure and delicate, yet she is the only person who can see another world. The blood-red dormitory curtain that moves without a breeze in the dead of night, the stiff smiles of paper-doll vendors at the old street’s ghost market, the faint sobbing from the 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 第 The Ninth Layer of the Mortal Realm 第九重人间 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery472k WordsOngoing Synopsis of The Ninth Layer of the Mortal Realm Chi Ying, Kyoto’s most beautiful woman, has a secret no one knows: ever since she was three, she has been dragged once a month into a place of ghosts called the Nether Ruins of Zhan Sha. There, cinnabar fades and paper money flutters through the air. Embroidered shoes walk by themselves down empty corridors, bronze mirrors reflect someone else’s face, and an abandoned opera stage endlessly performs bloody plays no one understands. For nineteen year —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 团 The Three-Year-Old Lucky Charm Everyone Adores 团宠小锦鲤三岁半 Xiao yasmola小yasmolaModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [This novel has been adapted into a comic, available on Tomato!] [Obsessive love + adored by all + sweet romance + lucky little koi + mysticism] The wealthy Su family had waited decades for a little girl, and finally, she arrived. But the baby girl went missing right after she was born, driving the entire Su family mad with worry. After enduring countless hardships, the Su family finally found their little darling. There stood their three-and-a-half-year-old girl, holding a talisman in her left 6.9kReads9.5Score1kShelves

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    The first highly-rated metaphysical novel features a female protagonist who is already a powerful figure at the age of three and a half. She descends the mountain alone to find her family, is taken in, and is pampered by her brothers while attending kindergarten with her husband. She also helps her brothers exorcise ghosts. (The rest of the text refers to a different female protagonist who is already an adult.)

24. 424 新 On Our Wedding Night, Young Master Lu's Little Wife Went Ghost-Busting Again 新婚夜，陆爷的小娇妻又去虐鬼啦 Hua Muzhi花慕之Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted “Are you going to run away again?” “No. In this life, I’m yours, body and soul!” In her previous life, Nan Xiang trusted the wrong people and met a tragic end, her body never even fully recovered. After she died, the obsessive, ruthless man she had tried so hard to escape took her body home and avenged her. Reborn as a supernatural bailiff in the human world, she takes the initiative to get close to the man who loves her without limits, taking down scumbags and catching ghosts at the same time. 892Reads9.0Score142Shelves

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    These two books are incredibly good; you definitely won't regret getting into this genre, especially the short stories!

25. 425 灵 Lord of the Spirit Realm: From the Start, Bound to a Horror Short-Drama System 灵境主宰：开局绑定恐怖短剧系统 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery838k WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to the Modern World + Cultivation Expert + Unhinged CEO + Demon-Fallen Buddhist Monk + Horror Short-Drama Instances + Yandere Villain + Love Rival Showdown] Li Xinghua, a Mahayana cultivator, was ambushed by a Buddhist monk who had fallen to the demonic path. Her soul transmigrated to the modern world, where she became a freshman at Huaqing University who had died from staying up too late. Stripped of her cultivation and stranded in an unfamiliar world with scarce spiritual 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 鹿 Lu Ling Feng Shui Shop 鹿灵风水铺 Silent Worry不语忧Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted paranormal suspense + mild horror + one-on-one romance + episodic stories] Lu Ling is forced to take over the feng shui shop her father left her and shoulder the Lu family’s duty as spirit-contractors. Only after she starts taking on cases does she realize that people can be far more terrifying than ghosts. 7kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    ["I Am Lu Ling, My Words Come True" When a sharp-tongued Taoist priest meets a cunning Yama, even ghosts cry for help!] The opening scene is like a midnight horror movie, but it's hilarious! The overworked Taoist priest Lu Ling, dragging her nearly falling suitcase, is harassed by a female ghost for half an hour, pulling out a crumpled "paper talisman": "Big sister, your intestines are dragging on the floor! You've sprayed my head with saliva!"—While other Taoist priests draw talismans and chant incantations, this hot-tempered young lady directly performs physical exorcism, verbally abusing the vengeful ghost until it reveals its true form! She thought she was just returning home to inherit a dilapidated Taoist temple, but the story begins with her being harassed by a vengeful ghost. Even more outrageous is the sharp-tongued Yama Jiang Cheng, who always suddenly appears when she's catching ghosts, holding a soul-locking chain and sneering: "If your talisman is any more crumpled, the underworld could be a junkyard." The two argue from a haunted house to the road to the underworld; he collects souls while she adds insult to injury, and wherever they go, ghosts tremble in fear: Please, please get back together! Stop using us as a backdrop for their lovey-dovey moments! The dual-power setting of a powerful Taoist family and a powerful underworld official makes every chapter a high-energy werewolf game. The more vicious Lu Ling's "jinx" skills become, the more Jiang Cheng's "Death Note" protects her. When the red-clad senior's curse meets the truth of school bullying, and the zombies in the ancient tomb witness the two fighting back-to-back, verbally calling each other "noobs," their peach wood swords shield each other from fatal blows—this isn't a supernatural story; it's clearly a silly sweet treat wrapped in a terrifying coating! PS: When I saw Lu Ling using the River of Oblivion as a drifting route and Jiang Cheng using the Book of Life and Death to order takeout, I laughed so hard my head almost fell off! Come and witness the most unconventional Taoist master x the most unpretentious King of Hell, having the wildest romance surrounded by vengeful ghosts!

27. 427 玄 The Metaphysics Master Made It Big by Catching Ghosts 玄学大佬靠抓鬼火出圈了 Flowers Piled Like Snow花堆雪Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Feng shui + ghost-catching + satisfying revenge] Word is that the shamanistic fiancée of the young master of the Li family has been dumped. Before everyone can start gossiping, the shaman turns into the future matriarch of the Li family. Outsiders say that the Li family’s shaman is downright eerie: everyone whose fortune she has read is dead. Insiders, however, are willing to pay a fortune just to have Master Yin tell their fortunes. Heard the ex-fiancé regrets it and is begging Yin Mo to forgi 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

28. 428 我 I'm a Fortune-Telling Streamer, and the Whole Internet Is Fighting for a Spot 我算命主播，一个名额让全网疯抢 Ren Xiao Shi牣小十Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Wang Yue transmigrates to a parallel world and inherits a fortune-telling shop on the verge of closing down. His 300-jin landlady is also eyeing him hungrily. Luckily, the System may be late, but it finally arrives, activating the Divine Fortune-Telling System at a crucial moment. From then on, he makes a point of telling fortunes in unconventional ways. Other people read palms, but he tells fortunes by looking at photos. Wang Yue: “You there, kindred spirit. I see a terrible omen hanging over y 22.8kReads8.7Score2kShelves

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    "What? A giant tortoise carrying a baby?" The baby was fast asleep, drool dripping from the corner of her mouth, her chubby, rosy cheeks incredibly cute, making you want to kiss her. "Mmm, roasted chicken legs, radish cake, osmanthus cake..." "Father, are you saying this baby is my little princess? You're not mistaken, are you?"

29. 429 老 The Three-Year-Old Ancestress Has Seven Big Shots Lining Up to Call Her Great-Aunt 老祖宗三岁半，七个大佬排队喊我姑奶奶 Xiao yasmola小yasmolaModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + everyone's favorite + three and a half years old + laugh-out-loud comedy] The wealthy Ye family brought home a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler from the police station. Who could have guessed that the entire family of powerful big shots would call her Great-Aunt! The little Great-Aunt can tell fortunes, draw talismans, catch ghosts, and even leap from a height of ten meters before telling netizens to believe in science. Meanwhile, onlookers sneer: Heh, what use is a Great-Aunt wh 3.2kReads9.1Score435Shelves

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    Both of these are about metaphysics, they're quite good, you should both read them!

30. 430 玄 Metaphysics: Want to Duel? The Kind Where You Bite Your Lip and Act Coy 玄学：斗法吗？咬唇撒娇那种 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Two Strong Leads VS Two Devoted Leads] Mu Ge was once a high priest who could see people's pasts and futures. After accidentally transmigrating to the modern world, she was bound to an ability System. This world looks peaceful, but it's actually dangerous. The System said, “You're pretty. Bite your lip, bat your eyes, act cute, and the men will help you.” Mu Ge, with her formidable fighting skills, played cute. But every time she finished and called for help, she turned around and beat cou 21kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    The story is compact and logically clear.

31. 431 诡 Ghostly Mystery: The Conspiracy Behind the Blood-Red Man-Eating Flower 诡谜幽灵：血色食人花背后的阴谋 Qianqian Juejuezi仟仟绝绝子Mystery180k WordsCompleted In the modern city of 2025, rising living standards have also brought a new breed of high-tech criminals into society. Using their high IQs and advanced degrees, they devise a series of baffling, horrifying online murder cases. Criminal investigator Fan Zhe and his partners quickly launch an investigation. But the deeper they dig, the more they realize they are no match for these criminals. Worse still, this is no ordinary series of online murders: it is tied to a paranormal incident... The vict 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both books are good; they're a bit scary and a bit funny.

32. 432 曝 Exposed! The Prince of Chu Has a Three-Inch Adorable Wife Hidden in His Sleeve 曝光！楚王袖里藏了个三寸小萌妻 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted (A fierce, soft-spoken, adorable heroine vs. a possessive, scheming, fallen hero; sweet romance + the occult + a touch of fantasy) Jiang Xiaoxiao, a master of the mystic arts, was born with an incomplete soul. On every full-moon night, she also turns into a tiny person just three inches tall. Her grandmaster said that when she turned sixteen, she would meet a benefactor whose purple-gold dragon aura could break her curse. The aura of Prince Chu, Xie Xun, was stolen when he was three. Plagued by 6.7kReads9.4Score949Shelves

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    Super beautiful 🤩

33. 433 恐 The Horror Livestreamer 恐怖女主播 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yuan Junyao, a name that doesn't suit me at all. I've had a chronic illness since birth, and I'm so hideously deformed that tumors started growing on my face when I was little. My father left me when I was just three months old. At fifteen, I was blamed for my mother's death. Only my grandmother raised me and my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me. But after an accident, I was offered up to a man who should never have crossed my path. To get revenge and see justice done, I 18.4kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    There's bound to be one you'll love!

34. 434 玄 The Little Ancestress of the Mystic Sect Captured the Reincarnated Divine Lord 玄门小祖宗她把转世神君拐到手了 Ban Mianxi半眠西Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Supernatural Mysteries + Past and Present Lives + Lighthearted + Episodic Stories] Xie Lingjun has come down from the mountain!!! Ghosts from all over spread the news, wishing they could set off firecrackers from the entrance of Xuanmiao Temple all the way down to the foot of the mountain. At last, they wouldn’t have to endure those miserable days of being chased from their graves in the middle of the night and occasionally blasted by thunder talismans!!! Xie Lingjun: So.. 1.3kReads9.3Score173Shelves
35. 435 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Metaphysics Host Goes Viral 直播算命：玄学主播爆红全网 Lucky Koi Xi Xi锦鲤兮兮Modern Romance216k WordsOngoing [No romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + metaphysics + ghost-hunting + episodic plots] Shen Nian, a master of metaphysics at the peak of her powers, inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. To keep it running, she starts livestreaming fortune-telling! But on the very first day, her first livestream connection is with a top-tier star! Shen Nian sees that the villa where the star is staying is dangerously strange. “There's something wrong with that villa. I suggest you leave as soon as possibl 23Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    A supernatural ghost-hunting novel [shy] with an exceptionally strong female lead.

36. 436 甜 Sweet Romance: The Elf Lady Is Ghost-Hunting Again 甜宠，精灵夫人又抓鬼啦 Daughter of the God of Wealth财神嫡女Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted Complete. (Beautiful, violent heiress ✖️ dignified, prestigious occult-world CEO; everyday life, ghost hunting, married life, sweet romance with no angst, two powerful leads, banishing evil by physical force.) Sheng Yining, a little elf from the Misty Forest, transmigrates into a new world on the verge of collapse. She loses all her magic and gains the ability to banish evil through physical force. Wait, isn't this a little too violent? Saving the world and fixing the glitches in the heavenly 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Violent Ghost-Catching Heiress - A Novel Approach

37. 437 震 Shocking! The Big Shots Beg Her to Stop Telling Fortunes! 震惊！大佬们跪求她不要再算了！ Guannan Chang'an观南长安Modern Romance596k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Fortune-Telling + Livestreaming + Fake and Real Heiresses + Satisfying Story of the Wealthy] A powerful mystic is reborn in the body of Lin Zhilu, a wretched supporting character who can't even afford food. To survive, she has no choice but to start livestreaming. On her very first day, she encounters a human trafficking gang, a cheating deadbeat who killed a child, and a fugitive murderer. Call the police! Call the police! Call the police! Report every last one of them! Her livestream 5.2kReads8.3Score539Shelves

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    🧚‍♀️Rebirth🧚Fortune Telling🧚🏼‍♂️Live Streaming🧚‍♀️The Real and Fake Heiress🧚A Satisfying Rich Family Novel🧚🏼‍♂️A metaphysical master transmigrates into the body of Lin Zhiluo, a poor female supporting character who can't afford food [Bookshelf Added] To survive, she has no choice but to start live streaming [Please Follow][Please Follow][Please Follow][Please Follow]

38. 438 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Dare to Mess with Me? Close the Door and Let the Ghosts In! 直播算命：敢惹我，关门，放鬼！ Little Money Jar钱罐罐儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Mysticism] [Livestreaming] [Fortune-Telling] [Ghost-Hunting] She, Su Ran, was the most esteemed master's most prized disciple in the world of mysticism. Just as she was about to win after three hundred rounds of battle with a toad demon, her soul transmigrated to another world and possessed a girl who had fallen into a sewer. Oh my God, could anyone have it worse than me? To make sure she had enough to eat every day, she took to fortune-telling livestreams to make a living. Three r 8.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    It's great! Fast-paced, with one story after another!

39. 439 躺 You Can Cultivate Immortality While You Lie Flat 躺平也可以修仙 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Urban1.5M WordsOngoing These are my personal insights and experiences in cultivating the Dao and refining qi, woven into a novel that creates a strange and eerie supernatural world through both dreams and reality. If you enjoy supernatural mysteries and immortal cultivation, give it a read. It’s unlike anything else, and the opportunity is rare. When this old man achieves a perfected Golden Core, you’ll all be disciples of my Qingfeng Sect. 719Reads6.6Score100Shelves

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    The true essence of metaphysics!!!

40. 440 玄 The Young Lady Presumed Dead Returns with Her Occult Powers 玄学死去的大小姐回来了 Pork with Green Peppers青椒炒肉Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted [Mystical, plot-driven story + ghost hunting and demon-slaying + a few secret identities + punishing scumbags + heroine who grows over time] Twenty years ago, the crown prince plotted a rebellion, and tens of thousands were killed. Twenty years later, Song Qinghe, reduced to nothing but a head, was carried out of her coffin by grave robbers. The moment they opened the box, the robbers were frightened away by the smiling head inside. Song Qinghe: “I only wanted to thank him. I didn’t mean to scar 6kReads9.0Score773Shelves

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    The best metaphysics book I've ever read. It has ghosts, zombies, snake demons, and mandrills. The female protagonist has her memories erased, but she is extremely powerful and is also a female ghost.

41. 441 神 The Charlatan 神棍 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1.1kReads8.7Score136Shelves
42. 442 三 The Third Young Lady Goes on a Rampage After Returning from the Cultivation World 三姑娘从修真界回来后杀疯了 Fishing Ace钓鱼小能手Ancient Romance212k WordsCompleted Fake Heiress vs. Real Heiress + Satisfying Revenge + Cultivation + No Romance The heroine will return to the cultivation world later, so don’t get too invested in seeing her return to the dynasty and become emperor. Mu Yunkai had finally cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage and was just about to become a Nascent Soul cultivator when a tribulation lightning bolt sent her straight back to her previous life. It was the very day she’d been brought home in her previous life. What perfec 167Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Highly rated! 📖 The female lead is reborn and takes revenge on the villains decisively and efficiently. It's super good! Trust me, you won't regret watching! [Angry][angry][angry]

43. 443 鬼 The Divine Schemes of Guiguzi 鬼谷神谋 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Historical Fiction Writing Contest] Other people are reborn into wealth and privilege, but I came back as a stalk of rice. No, a stalk of rice growing on a grave! A lovesick woman ate me, and became my mother. I became Guigu Wang Chan, whom later generations called Guiguzi, the founding patriarch of the Vertical and Horizontal School. In this turbulent age, watch me stir up the world once more and make my mark on the battlefields of the Warring States! 554Reads6.6Score102Shelves
44. 444 黑 The Black Blade Ghost Slayer 黑刀斩鬼人 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted No System, no clichés, not a naive protagonist, and no livestreaming. Mysticism, the Hetu and Luoshu, yin-yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams, and the nine palaces. Fantasy and supernatural events include a ghostly flood dragon in Changbai Mountain’s Heavenly Lake, a water spirit in the Peach Blossom Spring, a black dragon in Heilongjiang, a serpent transformed in the bamboo forests of southern Sichuan, an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, a wormhole in Ailao Mountain, an underwater 169Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9kShelves

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    These books are all great, especially the first one, it's just that they're not finished yet [I'm almost crying].

46. 446 九 Nine Trigrams Reveal Heaven's Secrets (Heaven's Secrets Must Not Be Defied) 九爻断天机（天机不可违） Si Yu Shi Ye思与时也14k WordsCompleted Nine Divinations Reveal Heaven's Secrets (Heaven's Secrets Must Not Be Defied) 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The bag looks shy. [Shy][shy][shy][shy][shy]

47. 447 王 Prince, Your Fate Says You Need Me 王爷，你命里缺我 Meow's Dried Salted Fish喵的咸鱼干Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [Two equally powerful leads, devoted to each other, utterly spoiled and cherished] She was a Shura Death God. After transmigrating, she became the daughter of a prestigious family of diviners on the Holy Spirit Continent. He was the feared Evil Prince of the empire, master of heaven and earth and arbiter of life and death. He thought he would spend his life alone, until a sham fortune-teller bewitched him and stole his heart. When they first met, Shui Qianzhu said, “Handsome, I’ve read your fort 737Reads8.8Score102Shelves
48. 448 通 The Spirit-Seer Princess: Wronged Ghosts Visit the Prince 通灵王妃：王爷有冤魂到访 Fu Laughsfu笑哟Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [A little palace and household intrigue, quick transmigration, paranormal investigations, and sweet romance] Song Sisi thought she had transmigrated in the most clichéd way possible, only to discover that she’d simply switched jobs and become a princess consort along the way. It’s a special job, and the King of Hell provides health insurance and a retirement plan. It’s a bit better than being a ghost officer; at least she’s still alive. Clearing the names of wronged spirits and preventing evil g 99Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    A supernatural detective story set in ancient China, combining multiple elements for a captivating and entertaining read.

49. 449 针 Piercing Illusions with a Needle 针破虚妄 Si Yu Shi Ye思与时也24k WordsCompleted A Needle Pierces the Illusion 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 弃 The Reckless Abandoned Daughter: The Poisonous Consort Strikes Hard 弃女轻狂：毒妃狠嚣张 Seven Sunflowers七葵Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted A 21st-century all-around agent transmigrates and nearly falls victim to her own mother’s murderous hand. They call her a good-for-nothing who can’t cultivate, worse than a beggar? Bai Huang gives a cold laugh. With a rare treasure in hand, all five of her elemental talents are unleashed. Even the War God has to step aside if he wants to take her as a disciple. She adopts adorable spirit pets, and all beasts bow to her as a crowd of underlings eagerly awaits her favor. A master of both medicine 18.6kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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