Supernatural Horror Novels with Zombies and Taoist Priests 灵异 恐怖 僵尸 道士小说

1. 51 东 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Jun Lan君阑Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 912Reads8.8Score10814d adds
2. 52 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score18114d adds
3. 53 茅 Maoshan Ghost-Suppressing Records 茅山镇鬼录 Ancient Little Potato古代小土豆Mystery357k WordsCompleted The gates of the underworld shatter, and ten thousand ghosts emerge! Enchanting ghosts steal souls, birth ghosts claim lives, zombies devour people, painted-skin demons steal faces, and water ghosts drag people under... The mortal world has become a living hell. Everyone fears ghosts and monsters. Only the Maoshan priests take up talismans and tread the Big Dipper steps! Talismans subdue the dead, swords cut down vengeful ghosts, incantations slay a hundred evils, and dark spirits are sealed awa 5.7kReads8.4Score48014d adds

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   It's really good, a very authentic Maoshan series, I'd rate it at least 9 points.

4. 54 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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   A very good book, it's almost finished.

5. 55 古 The Celestial Official of the Ancient Tomb 古墓天官 Golden Toad Baby金蟾宝宝Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Have you ever heard of a Daoist priest going into a tomb? If not, now you have. That's me, your humble Daoist. Oh, this all goes back to my good buddy Naive. If it weren't for him, I never would have gotten into this line of work. Of course, the whole adventure was absolutely thrilling. I used pretty much every Daoist skill I had. Other people go into tombs to seek wealth, but I go in to risk my life. What's even more outrageous is that as things keep unfolding, I seem to have stumbled upon an e 104Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist gradually uncovers astonishing secrets about history, discovering that historical legacies may be much longer than previously known, involving mysterious ancient periods such as the Ancient Divine Dynasty and the Yu Divine Dynasty, as well as ancient figures like Emperor Yao, Yu the Great, and Emperor Shun. The novel interweaves numerous historical stories, such as the Battle of Muye and the story of Bigan having his heart removed, combining them with mysterious tomb-raiding plots. Through the protagonist's tomb-raiding adventures, the novel presents a world full of mystery and suspense.

6. 56 惊 Snowfall: A Record of Strange Tales from China 惊雪：中华异事录 Gu Family Lane顾家巷Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing This isn't a traditional ghost-hunting horror novel. It blends Taoist arts, high martial arts, mysteries, and more. I'm writing it for myself, OvO [Ghost Hunting, Taoist Arts, Mysteries, Martial Arts, Ensemble Cast] * The eldest disciple of the head of the Shangqing sect of the Zhengyi school, exceptional in martial arts and profound in Taoist arts... * A master of the Swallow Sect, known in the martial world as Li San the Swallow... * A Nationalist spy, clever and calculating, cold as ice... Du 244Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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   This is a novel that will absolutely not disappoint you! It combines ghost hunting, Taoist magic, the War of Resistance against Japan, and multiple timelines, spanning from the War of Resistance to the Reform and Opening Up, telling the legendary story of two generations!

7. 57 开 Sharingan from the Start, I Become Uncle Jiu's Disciple 开局写轮眼，我成了九叔的徒弟 The Stone in My Memory记忆中的石头Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Tang Hao transmigrated to Uncle Jiu's world and activated a god-tier System that awakened his Sharingan. He became Uncle Jiu's disciple, fighting demons and protecting the region by his side. He unlocked the Amaterasu talent: its flames could take countless forms and burn anything. The Hyorinmaru talent: everything in the path of its ice blade was frozen solid. The Kotoamatsukami talent: it could control enemies and make them acknowledge him as their master. Uncle Jiu: “My disciple is getting mo 258Reads7.8Score10114d adds

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   Uncle Nine World Zombie Catcher

8. 58 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 68.4kReads9.3Score10.6k14d adds

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   This book, Juejuezi, I not only didn't skip a single chapter, but I also listed it as a book I'd reread. It's the first book I've liked so much that I'd want to reread it (if you don't like it, come and hit me!).

9. 59 恐 The Village of Terrifying Women 恐怖女人村 Taoist Li李道长Mystery826k WordsCompleted The women were so beautiful they were a feast for the eyes, yet they would not even let the men touch their hands. At first, I thought it was a feudal custom. As it turned out, it was part of a terrifying conspiracy. In this dark chapter of history, human nature erupted and was snuffed out again and again, without end. 422Reads8.5Score10814d adds
10. 60 开 From the Start, I Had Ten Thousand Years of Power, and I Smashed the Ghost King to Pieces 开局万年功力，我把鬼王锤爆了 Tong Yuan瞳渊Urban446k WordsCompleted [Comedy]+ [Insanity]+ [Ghost Hunting]+ [Invincible]+ [Everyone Misreads the Situation] Liu Xuan is a severely mentally ill patient with extreme delusions. He fantasizes that he is an unparalleled master. From the start, he awakens the Sage Development System and gains ten thousand years of cultivation. He becomes a true unparalleled master, fighting his way from the Ghost King’s underlings all the way to the Ghost King’s lair, crushing every foe in his path. The System also rewards him with all 6.9kReads9.0Score45814d adds
11. 61 僧 Monks Don't Give Their Names, Daoists Don't Speak of Their Lifespans, but I Can Exorcise Ghosts 僧不言名道不言寿但我会驱鬼 Practice What You Preach坐言起行Rural Life1.4M WordsCompleted He was nearly buried alive at birth. The venerable Taoist Zhang Jiuye defied fate and changed his destiny, but in doing so planted a curse: he was fated to face three tribulations. At sixteen, he was summoned to call back a soul, then fought the Five Plague Gods by night, only to have his spirit dragged into a temple in the underworld! At nineteen, his life-and-death trial arrived, and beneath the Laojun Temple, a mysterious stone slab sealed away for a thousand years was unearthed... Other peop 1.5kReads8.6Score14014d adds

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    Come on, what else can I say?

12. 62 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 135.6kReads9.5Score11.8k14d adds

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    This meets your requirements! These books have at least 600,000 readers. I highly recommend a hidden gem among supernatural, horror, zombie, and Taoist books. The four main characters include a zombie, a Taoist priest, a monk, and a lama. It was blocked due to internet censorship and can only be read online. The book is called "Terror Broadcast" and it's written by the top-tier author on Qidian: Pure Little Dragon.

13. 63 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 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7k14d adds
14. 64 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 278.4kReads9.4Score23.6k14d adds
15. 65 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 63.7kReads8.6Score5.6k14d adds
16. 66 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 49.9kReads8.7Score6.4k14d adds
17. 67 绑 Qiusheng, Bound to a Martial Arts System 绑定武道系统的秋生 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Drive out demons with martial might, banish ghosts with the Dao, master both martial arts and the Dao, and become the Martial Sage of the mortal world. One blade to destroy the Eastern Seas, one sword to slay gods and demons, one halberd to shatter Heaven's will. Shatter the void with martial might and stride across the myriad realms, suppress the heavens and rise above the nine skies. Defy Heaven and slay the Dao to become the exalted one, live free and proud, and attain eternal transcendence. 4.5kReads7.6Score28914d adds

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    Two very good books

18. 68 贫 I Am Daoist Lin Jiu. I Invite You All to Your Deaths 贫道林九请诸位赴死 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [System] [the Myriad Worlds] [Daoist Arts] [Uncle Nine] The red string and glutinous rice remain to this day, but the Daoist Lin of old is no more. Uncle Nine of the Myriad Worlds introduced countless transmigrators to the world, yet they always treated him as a stepping stone. Few remembered his kindness or helped him rise to greatness. When the "Supreme Dao Ancestor System" descends upon Uncle Nine, what sparks will fly between an unreliable System and an upright, slightly cunning Uncle Nine? 10.9kReads7.3Score1.1k14d adds
19. 69 你 You Call Zombies Summoned Beasts? 你管僵尸叫召唤兽？ Jiang Xie将邪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted (Completed) The new book, Dao Dao Dao, is ready to read. [Daoist magic + magic + zombies + farming + fantasy] Wang Nuo, a young Taoist priest, accidentally wanders into an ancient tomb. While fighting zombies, he activates an ancient formation. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a world of magic. To fit in, Wang Nuo disguises himself as a summoner. Your dragon can breathe fire and spit ice? Sorry, my zombies aren't bound by the Five Elements. A grand mage can summon heavenly thunder? Then I'm 23.7kReads8.4Score2.7k14d adds

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    [Taoist Magic + Zombies + Dragons + Farming] Young Taoist priest Wang Nuo accidentally stumbles into a large tomb and activates an ancient formation while fighting zombies. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a magical world.

20. 70 女 A Female Ghost Shows Up Pregnant, and You Say You're a Proper Daoist? 女鬼怀孕上门你说你是正经道士？ Fined Into Bankruptcy for Being Handsome因帅被罚破产Mystery4.1M WordsOngoing [Mystery Solving] [Ghost Stories] [Chinese Folk Traditions] Su Yun is an heir to the Yin-Yang School, one of the pre-Qin traditions. Introduced by an acquaintance, he went on a blind date and met his girlfriend. After they broke up, Su Yun prepared to turn her into a zombie. Just as the process was nearly complete on the seventh day, a policewoman burst in and arrested him for murder. Su Yun: “I'm innocent! My ex-girlfriend was a flight attendant, fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged. Why wo 220.5kReads9.1Score23.8k14d adds
21. 71 我 I'm a Funeral Officiant, So Summoning Immortals Is Only Natural 我个殡葬司仪，会请仙也很正常吧 Dragon-Taming Pool御龙潭Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine + the author conducted on-site research at funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries, striving for realistic details + traditional supernatural tales + professional knowledge of funerals and spirit-medium practices] (The humorous setups and parody scenes in this book, as well as the original Qingfeng spirit-medium altar, where spirits other than ancestors are invited to take up residence, were published with the approval of the author's own guardian spirits. Readers, please believ 39.6kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds
22. 72 怪 A Record of Strange Encounters 怪异见闻录 Liao Jianwei廖建威Mystery133k WordsCompleted [Folk horror, Taoist exorcists, spirit mediums banishing evil, no romance, intelligent protagonist] My grandmother is a spirit medium. Just tonight, Uncle Bei from our village came to ask her to perform an exorcism. He said Auntie Liu from the village was actually a ghost? But Auntie Liu only came to my shop yesterday to buy paper money! And so began a series of strange encounters… that turned me from an ordinary person into someone with only three souls and six spirits left! 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book has everything

23. 73 乌 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 844Reads6.5Score10414d adds

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    Folk traditions for dealing with paranormal phenomena and zombies.

24. 74 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.4kReads6.5Score49214d adds

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    I broke out in a cold sweat after watching it during the day, and I was too scared to get up to go to the bathroom at night.

25. 75 终 Li Xuanzhen of Zhongnan Mountain 终南山李玄真 My Reader Is Peng Yuyan我的读者是彭于晏Eastern Fantasy108k WordsOngoing On Mount Zhongnan, beneath Green Ox Cliff, a herb gatherer's path to enlightenment. Li Xuanzhen was an ordinary herb gatherer at the foot of Mount Zhongnan, but his innate spiritual perception let him see things from both the yin and yang realms. While gathering herbs one day, he accidentally stumbled into an ancient grotto-heaven at Green Ox Cliff and discovered a fragment of the Scripture of Yin Talisman. From then on, he embarked on the path of Daoist cultivation. A fragmentary Daoist scriptu 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a great new book, worth considering.

26. 76 被 Hunted by a Taoist Priest, I Built a Blood Slave Farm to Cultivate 被道长追杀，我建血奴农场修行 Big Hoof大蹄子Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted He wakes up inside a coffin, reborn as a zombie. When an exorcist clan heir and a zombie-hunting Taoist priest raid the zombie lair, he has no choice but to flee. To survive in this world of spirits and monsters, he must grow stronger. He cultivates the Corpse King Immortal Scripture. Since zombies drink blood, he raises livestock and builds his own blood-slave farm. He grows spirit plants, has his zombie maid herd cattle, and puts a female water ghost in charge of the fishpond... 688Reads—Score10514d adds
27. 77 阴 Yin-Yang Eyes: Born to Attract Spirits, I Swore a Godmother to Save My Life 阴阳眼：招阴体质，我拜干娘保命 Big Hoof大蹄子Mystery270k WordsCompleted (Horror folklore, zombies, great demons, evil spirits, Taoist magic, and urban underworld enforcers) The jade pendant I've worn since childhood struck a gravestone, and from that moment on, a vengeful spirit in red began haunting me. With nowhere else to turn, I fled back to my hometown to seek help from my godmother. She summoned a fox immortal from the depths of the mountains to form a pact with me, giving me temporary protection. To subdue the vengeful spirit, I joined forces with Qingshan, a 24Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 78 神 The World of Gods and Ghosts: A Black-Eyed Zombie from the Start 神鬼世界：开局黑眼僵尸 Big Hoof大蹄子Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted In an age ravaged by war, zombies run rampant. Complete missions, slay evil spirits, earn merit, and exchange it for a zombie bloodline and a meritorious body. Starting from Hongxi Village, he reaches Taoyuan Town, meets a successor of the Southern Mao lineage, fights the disciples of the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect, slays evil spirits at Bali Slope, and battles shikigami. And this is only the beginning... 850Reads6.8Score10214d adds
29. 79 阴 A Yin-Bodied Man Meets a Ghost 阴身撞诡 Big Hoof大蹄子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Drive out evil spirits, suppress demons and fiends, and every kind of magic appears within the Shanhai Tower! Hateful corpses, undying bones: when the Three Corpses are complete, the body becomes a vessel of yin meridians! After his uncle was killed by an evil spirit and nearly everyone in the village lost their lives, he realized that only by cultivating magic could he protect himself. Again and again, he found himself caught up in mysterious incidents and trapped in desperate situations. As an 17Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 80 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.6kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds

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    I've been reading these four books, and they're all pretty good, covering a variety of styles.

31. 81 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 185.7kReads9.2Score13.6k14d adds

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    I believe in science [almost crying]

32. 82 道 A Taoist Priest Enters the World 道士入世记 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Professional Taoist + slow burn + folk customs + the supernatural + mild horror + realism + gradual development + no wish fulfillment] (The central theme of this second novel: people and their relationships.) The Taoist's Journey into the Mortal World is a continuation of The Little Taoist of Qingshan. New readers can enjoy it on its own, while returning readers will find it an even richer experience. Do you want to learn about folk spiritual mediums? Curious about spirit mediums? Want to know 470Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    This story tells of a Taoist who enters the secular world for spiritual cultivation. While experiencing various paranormal events, he discovers that the complexities of human relationships are a hundred times greater than his spiritual practice. The story involves feng shui, folk customs, scientific explanations, Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination), and various principles of the I Ching. It also uses metaphysical and scientific methods to explain some seemingly unscientific and bizarre events.

33. 83 子 The Eerie Midnight Mirror 子夜诡镜 Source of Flowing Water流水之源Mystery559k WordsOngoing The scholar Chou Wuya happened upon a copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. The stall owner casually included an ancient bronze mirror, named Seeing the Heart. At midnight, Chou Wuya discovered that the mirror could tear apart dreams and reality, drawing him into one eerie, terrifying mirror realm after another. Every mirror realm was a supernatural ordeal with no way out. A woman named Ruoxi was sealed inside the mirror. She told Chou Wuya that every time he entered a dream, he would gai 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Madam Zhou plummeted straight down, but before hitting the ground, something caught her in mid-air, slowly arranging her into a seated position at her dressing table. The bronze mirror reflected her decaying face, while her right hand automatically picked up eyebrow pencil and meticulously drew her eyebrows in the mirror. Her pale fingers, smeared with rouge, dotted a dimple on her cheek: "Miss Zhao's wedding is tomorrow..." The mouth in the mirror opened and closed, "Do you think the bride will like the mandarin duck pillow in the betrothal gifts?" Suddenly, the dressing case sprang open, revealing ten fingers neatly arranged inside, nine of them withered, only the newest still dripping blood, its nail stained with balsam juice. A rooster crowed in the distance, and Madam Zhou's body instantly collapsed to ashes, leaving only the red rope, like a living snake, darting towards the window. Qiu Wuyai chased to the courtyard wall, just in time to see the red rope disappear into a blue cloth carriage. The curtain was lifted slightly, revealing half the face of a woman wearing a pearl-embroidered veil. Below her right eye, a vermilion birthmark was as bright as blood. The curtain of the blue cloth carriage swayed past, the wheels rolling over the bluestone slabs with a wet, rattling sound, as if it had just passed through a pool of blood. Qiu Wuyai chased after it to the alley entrance, only to find a single, rolled-off pearl. The pearl's surface was covered in fine cracks, and dark red blood seeped from its inside. The night watchman trembled as he crept over from the corner: "That... That was the Zhao family's carriage..." He pointed to the pearl, "Half a month ago, Miss Zhao suddenly started wearing a veil, saying she had contracted a terrible sore." At the end of the street, shrouded in morning mist, several servants were going door-to-door posting auspicious notices. Qiu Wuyai approached and saw that the bright red paper was decorated with a design of mandarin duck pillows drawn in gold powder, with the words "😚" written below.

34. 84 茅 Maoshan Taoist Arts: The Way of Heaven 茅山道法之天道 The End in the Night黑夜里的末Urban613k WordsCompleted In The Maoshan Daoist Arts: The Heavenly Way, Li Yunfei becomes a Maoshan disciple by a stroke of luck and embarks on a journey to vanquish demons and exorcise evil. Demons, devils, and ghosts across the Three Realms all tremble at the sound of his name... 133Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 85 九 Uncle Nine: The Maoshan Senior Disciple's Dream of Immortality 九叔：茅山大弟子的成仙梦 Construction Site Laborer中建打灰人Mystery456k WordsCompleted (The score only came out after the book was finished, so it isn’t very high. What a shame, I thought it wouldn’t get a score at all. Thanks, everyone! This is my first book to receive a score, and I’m quite moved.) Shi Lingxi transmigrates into the Republican-era world of Uncle Jiu, where Shi Jian adopts her as his daughter and teaches her Maoshan arts. She heads down the mountain to aid Uncle Jiu, taking on zombies and ghosts in righteous group beatdowns. This is an ensemble story where the her 1.3kReads8.1Score10014d adds

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    Perfectly matches the theme

36. 86 枪 My Gunplay Is the Way: I Use an M1911 to Exorcise Ghosts 枪法即道法，我用M1911驱鬼 It's Spicy Hot Pot是麻辣火锅Mystery393k WordsCompleted (Just got a rating) (harem) (urban high martial arts, supernatural mysteries, Taoist priest, multiple heroines, daily life, ghost-hunting with firearms, urban supernatural abilities, SCP-like, no System, solving cases, tomboy, childhood friends, tsundere) “Have you made up your mind?” “I have.” Wu Kui picks up the document and signs his name. “A true hero, and so young!” “No. I just don’t want to be kept in the dark.” To protect Wen Wan, an innocent girl with a rare Yin fate who is repeatedly ta 72Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    A seamless fusion of modern firearms and ancient Taoist magic, a team of celestial masters wielding M1911s in a demon-exorcising battle—it's explosive and thrilling from start to finish! A novel with no system and logical urban fantasy elements—a shoo-in for the year's dark horse! #TaoistMagicFusion #UrbanFantasy #NoSystem #SuspenseAndExcitingNovel

37. 87 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 97.2kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds
38. 88 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 51.7kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
39. 89 我 I Own a Longevity Temple 我有一座长生观 Lost and Unbothered迷茫无所谓Urban2.1M WordsCompleted I have a Longevity Temple, where one person and one temple keep an entire prison suppressed! But Li Changsheng is in a hurry. Before dying, his master somehow managed to rack up a huge debt. If he doesn't pay it back soon, even the Longevity Temple will be repossessed! Fortunately, the temple suppresses many great demons: a seductive bride ghost, a bewitchingly beautiful six-tailed fox demon, a hulking tiger demon... To pay off the debt as quickly as possible, Li Changsheng has no choice but to 12.7kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
40. 90 茅 Maoshan Demon Catcher 茅山捉妖人 Treading Snow Without a Trace”踏雪无痕”Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted (Supernatural + Urban + Maoshan Taoist Arts + No Self-Sacrificing Saint + No Female Lead) Sanqing disciple Xu Tianyang ventures across the world alone! With the supreme secret arts of Maoshan in one hand, he sweeps across the mortal realm! Slaying ghosts, battling sorcerers, trampling evil gods, and destroying Corpse Kings! Maoshan Taoist arts shake the four corners of the world! Supreme secret arts, unmatched beneath the heavens! 3.9kReads8.7Score24814d adds
41. 91 穿 Transmigrating to a Parallel Supernatural World: The Cursed Bear Ridge 穿越平行灵异世界：诡异狗熊岭 Xin Ye Yi鑫野异Mystery259k WordsCompleted The mortal world stirs, and myriad realms connect. Zombies and evil spirits emerge, powerful beings from across the heavens descend, and unknown eyes watch from the depths of the universe. The youth Lin Ye studies Daoist arts under Uncle Jiu, meets companions from other dimensions, and crosses paths with legendary heroes from the Myriad Realms of the Jiangshi. He travels across mountains and rivers, quells turmoil throughout the world, and ultimately breaks through the sea of stars to confront a 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Start with the first book, which begins with a journey through Bear Ridge, featuring zombie-themed Taoist magic, and later progresses to the path of immortality.

42. 92 茅 A Maoshan Disciple in the Modern World: Slaying Demons on the Night Bus 茅山传人在现代，夜车斩都市日常 Xin Ye Yi鑫野异70k WordsCompleted A Maoshan successor in the modern age, slaying demons on night drives through everyday city life —Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 穿 Transmigrating to the Land of Light: My Antagonism Made the Savior System Laugh 穿越光之国：救世系统被我气笑 Xin Ye Yi鑫野异Male-Channel Fanfiction26k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the Land of Light: I Made the World-Saving System Laugh in Exasperation —Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 94 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival in the City: The Slacker Hides a Celestial Master's Constitution 灵气复苏都市，摆烂少年藏天师道体 Xin Ye Yi鑫野异58k WordsCompleted In an urban world amid spiritual qi revival, a laid-back youth conceals the body of a Celestial Master —Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 95 午 The Midnight Restaurant 午夜饭店 Mo Baiqiu墨白秋Mystery935k WordsCompleted I opened a restaurant that can only open in the middle of the night, and it has all sorts of rules. I'm starting to suspect that none of my customers are human. What should I do? Asking online. 46Reads7.7Score—14d adds
46. 96 最 The Last Yin-Yang Master 最后一个阴阳师 Three Liang and Two Qian三两二钱、Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Twenty-three years ago, my father bought my mother for three hundred yuan. Twenty-three years later, a man claiming to be my second uncle returned to the village. What enormous secret lies behind my grandfather’s mysterious death? See how an ordinary young man navigates one dangerous situation after another, carefully uncovering a truth that should never have come to light. What connects the Ghost City of Fengdu, the divine realm of Kunlun, prehistoric Shennongjia, a mysterious space, vanished r 340Reads8.0Score—14d adds
47. 97 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! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2k14d adds
48. 98 茅 Thirty Years on Maoshan 茅山三十年 September Stone九月石Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing ♥ Don’t let the rating fool you, my book is top-notch! A feel-good story about a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to catch ghosts and drive out evil. No romance, no saintly do-gooder. Traveling far and wide to vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. No padding, no rambling, no romance. 9.3kReads8.8Score75714d adds

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    This one! It's about the descendants of Maoshan catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits.

49. 99 午 The Midnight Paper Effigy Shop 午夜纸扎店 Love Eating Cheese Pizza爱吃芝士披萨Mystery425k WordsCompleted A paper effigy shop open 24 hours a day, a white cat of unknown origin, and a deliveryman who works for the shop. After the “night watch” incident, Di Tian learns that this world holds far too many things beyond belief. 91Reads—Score—14d adds

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    All are high-quality products, worth a look.

50. 100 渡 The Soul Ferry Lantern 渡魂灯 July Wife七月妻Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + mildly scary + episodic stories, a fast-paced ghost-hunting romp with all kinds of tricks!] Fire runs in my veins, and I'm cursed to bring bad luck. When I was fifteen, my father kicked me out. To survive, I climbed into a stone tomb. The strange knocking at the door of the funeral home at midnight, The body that mysteriously vanished after a fatal car crash, A headless old man, a talking human skin, and haunted schools and skyscrapers... I guide five-element spirits onward and f 17.7kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds

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    It's good 😭 The female lead isn't a saint.

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