Urban Ghost-Hunting Novels About Taoist Priests, Just the Supernatural Stuff, None of That Random Nonsense 道士都市捉鬼只要灵异的乱七八糟的不要

1. 151 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 highly recommend Xiang Laohei.

2. 152 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 43kReads8.6Score3.7k14d adds
3. 153 让 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 313Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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   The book is the author's autobiography, but the plot is slightly different; most of it is true.

4. 154 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 194Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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   Horror, feng shui, pharmacology, legends, historical sites—this first book is truly excellent!

5. 155 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
6. 156 灵 Supernatural: My Years Hunting Ghosts at Bureau 749 灵异：我在749局打鬼那些年 Lao Cai Jiudao老财九道Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The appearance of a white coffin and a red coffin at the construction site changed my fate. That night, I saw corpses that could move and a ghost that could steal a person's soul. They were all "deceiving" me, trying to make me die. What should I do... When you think the person behind you is a ghost, the real ghost may be the one standing in front of you... Once it's dark... don't read this!! 216Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is a true gem! It's high-energy almost from beginning to end, with a tight plot that's both engaging and immersive. The imagery is vivid, and it even incorporates elements from Bureau 749. It's definitely worth reading.

7. 157 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
8. 158 捉 The Ghost-Hunting Qingfeng Lodge 捉鬼清风居 Potatoes Roasted with Chili Peppers土豆烧辣椒Mystery599k WordsCompleted “Clear Breeze Hall” is a shop specializing in exorcising demons and driving away ghosts. A strange couplet hangs by the door: First line: If you’re free of disaster and trouble, don’t come in. Second line: If you’ve got ghosts or demons, come on in. The shop’s owner is a 21-year-old young man named Zhang Qingfeng, the thirty-ninth-generation heir of the Zixiao Sect. Some say the owner is obsessed with money and cares about nothing else. Others say he’s a living bodhisattva who came into the worl 6kReads8.8Score49014d adds

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   Top-notch supernatural ghost-catching novels

9. 159 吃 I've Eaten My Last Meal, Now Send These Ghostly Immortals on Their Way 吃了这断头饭，请诸位诡仙上路 A Deer Comes from the East东有鹿来Eastern Fantasy540k WordsOngoing [Plot-Driven] [No System] [Pseudo-Immortality] Xu Ze transmigrates to a bizarre world of cultivation, inherits his father's trade, and becomes an executioner. When a bizarre calamity wipes out his family, Xu Ze dies, only to come back to life. On the night he returns from the dead, a blind crow appears at his home and spends the whole night cawing nonstop from a dead tree in the courtyard. That same night, an ancestor who loves devouring the heads of bizarre creatures moves into a dry well. That 196Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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   This is a new book. Aside from being a bit short, everything else is fine, except the protagonist isn't a Taoist priest but an executioner.

10. 160 都 The City's Miracle Physician 都市奇门医圣 A Single Thought一念Urban10.6M WordsCompleted Intern doctor Ye Haoxuan unexpectedly comes across an ancient book containing the legacy of mystical arts and medicine. From then on, his life takes an extraordinary turn. He heals people with silver needles and exorcises ghosts with magic, devoting himself to helping the world while enjoying a carefree life in the city! 4.2kReads8.7Score39714d adds
11. 161 惊 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚！第八个 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 38Reads—Score314d adds
12. 162 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 25.5kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
13. 163 天 A Celestial Master Takes a Job at the Crematorium, Who Would Dare Fake Their Own Death? 天师入职火葬场，这谁敢诈尸啊？ Holy Crab厚礼蟹特Urban753k WordsCompleted Zhang Jiusheng is reborn in a parallel world as the only direct disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. He thought he had it made and could live off incense offerings until he died. Who could have guessed that Taoism in this world had fallen into decline over the centuries? Now it's so poor, it can't even afford a bowl of pork trotter rice! He'll have to take on some side jobs! Just then, a group of government officials showed up at the mountain. The National Crematorium is hiring! 1.4kReads7.4Score24714d adds

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    The transmigrator, a Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain, finds Taoism in a parallel world that has declined to the point of being so poor that they can't even afford a meal of pork trotters [laughing][facepalm]. To make a living, he has to take a job at the national crematorium, earning 600 yuan a day for the day shift and 1500 yuan a day for the night shift. During this time, he encounters various zombies, including purple zombies, white zombies, vengeful corpses, and ancient corpses that are shocked and terrified by Zhang Jiusheng's use of Taoist methods to cremate their bodies.

14. 164 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.6kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    These are all my treasures.

15. 165 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 6.1kReads—Score36014d adds

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

16. 166 东 Tokyo Exorcist Diary 东京除灵日记 Luo Ran 123洛然123Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Japanese-style light novel + not overpowered + slice of life + healing + a touch of the supernatural + Taoist arts + alchemy Hoshino Gen transmigrates, with a younger sister and a house, while both parents are always busy. His busy parents are loaded, and his younger sister is even a hugely popular idol. Without a doubt, Hoshino Gen has won at life. But then... A swordsman stands watch, sword in hand, for hundreds of years in a dilapidated dojo beneath the evening sun... In a warm and healing ga 46.7kReads9.4Score3.8k14d adds

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

17. 167 9 A Feng Shui Master Born in the 1990s 90后风水师 Chen Erer尘二二Mystery5.3M WordsCompleted One glance tells you who is destined for riches. Two reveal who will live or die. After realizing that the goddess was doomed to disaster, Li Shiyi embarked on a road of death from which there was no turning back. 282Reads8.9Score—14d adds
18. 168 变 I Became a Ghost and Took a Job in Another World 变成鬼，我在异时空打工 Snow Pear Fights Monsters雪梨打怪兽Modern Romance151k WordsOngoing Supernatural + fantasy + ambitious heroine + comedy Lin Weiwei is killed by noise, but her soul forms a pact with Ning Zhiguang, who can see ghosts, thanks to an ancient jade pendant. Ning Zhiguang comes from a family of Taoist priests and specializes in guiding spirits to the afterlife. Lin Weiwei is thus forced to start working to help ghosts find their way home. This human-and-ghost duo never runs out of laughs: one is a reckless rookie, the other a helpless expert. But there may be hidden d —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's not too scary, it's pretty lighthearted. It's just that if you encounter a ghost, the strong ones will fight you and get rid of them. The weak ones will be sent away with emotional value.

19. 169 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 169.8kReads9.5Score17.3k14d adds
20. 170 鬼 The Ghost's Knocking Was So Loud, the Neighbors Came Over to Beat Me Up 鬼敲门声音太大竟引来邻居毒打 Fleece-Lined Long Johns秋裤加绒Mystery542k WordsCompleted Hear a ghost knocking on your door at night? Don't panic. Call the neighbors and ask them to come claim the “takeout.” Run into a vengeful ghost demanding blood money at a crossroads? Just drop the cash into the Buddha's merit box. A Ghost King disguises himself as a delivery guy and kills people at random. Who knew the delivery would be to the place where the patriarch of Longhu Mountain was in seclusion? After transmigrating to a supernatural world, Li Yi awakened the Unconventional Celestial 10.2kReads9.2Score72214d adds

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    I'm dying of laughter! Hahaha, I was watching and laughing while cooking, and I cut my finger! Waaaaah, I'm crying now. [Top Post]

21. 171 万 King of Myriad Forms 万相之王 Author126b03作者126b03Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing There are ten thousand aspects between heaven and earth. I, Li Luo, will one day become the King of Ten Thousand Aspects. Another epic fantasy from Tian Can Tu Dou, following Yuan Zun. 3.5kReads9.2Score25014d adds
22. 172 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
23. 173 红 A Red-Clad Female Ghost Knocks to Claim My Life. I Open the Door, Thrilled 红衣女鬼敲门索命，开门我兴奋了 Lord Buddha of the Nine Gates九门佛爷Mystery636k WordsCompleted The red moon rises! Ghostly energy returns! In the middle of the night, someone keeps knocking on the door of the campus beauty next door. Ning Chen curses in vain, then opens his door and steps out. To his surprise, a red-clad female ghost is knocking to claim the beauty’s life. Luckily, he activates the Supernatural Choice System. 1. Pretend you didn’t see her, go back inside, and lock the door tight, letting the red-clad female ghost claim the beauty’s life! Reward: a ghost-repelling constitu 7.1kReads8.9Score55914d adds
24. 174 我 My Road to Riches with a Taoist Who Sees Yin and Yang 我和阴阳眼道士的暴富之路 Exquisite Ancient Jade古玉琳琅Mystery381k WordsOngoing After graduating from college straight into unemployment, Su Nian was at the end of her rope when she stumbled into a company specializing in the mystical arts and somehow became a ghost-hunting master. While other people relied on their cultivation to hunt ghosts, she got by on talismans given to her by a female ghost possessing her. It was barely enough to keep food on the table. Who could have guessed that an ordinary ghost hunt would provoke a century-old ghost, which branded her with a de 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Two eccentric partners embark on a ghost-hunting adventure: a timid, dropout Taoist priest and a female college graduate on an internship. The two never look back on their ghost-hunting journey.

25. 175 上 I Went to the Wrong Grave and Mistook a Female Ghost for One of My Own 上错坟，不小心把女鬼当成自己人 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead, the male lead isn't invincible, not a wish-fulfillment story, supernatural, metaphysics. If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame. This story is entirely fictional. The leads practice both Buddhism and Taoism. If you're the type to nitpick, read with caution!] “Year after year, I come to pay respects to my ancestors, yet year after year I'm still stuck working. I'm not happy over here, and you might be going hungry over there. Bless your grandson with a prosperous year, 18.3kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
26. 176 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
27. 177 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds
28. 178 摆 Ferryman: From the Start, Keeping Watch Over the Campus Beauty at the Crematorium 摆渡人：开局在火葬场给校花守灵 V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban500k WordsCompleted [Urban + campus beauty + college life + supernatural + ferryman + underworld + firearms] Heavenly Funeral Home Hiring Notice: Location: Cremation Room Job: Corpse Handler Pay: Day shift, 800 per day; night shift, 1,200 per day (must work at least seven days!) Requirements: Brave, no high blood pressure, heart disease, mental illness... Netizen 1: "Is anything scarier than being broke? 1,200 for one night? I'd not only carry corpses, I'd chase them down if they ran away." Netizen 2: "1,200 fo 5kReads9.0Score33614d adds
29. 179 清 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 Recluse of the Void虚中散人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 7.2kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    The top-rated urban fantasy novel is written by a Taoist priest from the Qingwei School who has a regular job but handles supernatural events in his spare time. The entire story is adapted from real experiences and is highly recommended.

30. 180 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 249.1kReads9.1Score60.5k14d adds

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    Urban metaphysics, ghost hunting and supernatural phenomena—read this book!

31. 181 华 A Chinese Taoist Priest Hunts Ghosts in Japan 华夏道士在东瀛捉鬼 Northern Fist Bear北地铁拳熊Urban238k WordsOngoing “Roar!” The evil spirit let out an utterly bloodcurdling howl. Its attack on Yuna abruptly changed course. It became a pitch-black storm, abandoning all strategy and focusing solely on tearing that accursed man, who was munching on sunflower seeds, to pieces! “Hey, why are you all coming after me?” Looking at the black storm roaring toward him, Li Xuan wore a smug grin. He casually brushed the sunflower seed shells off his hands and rose to his feet at an unhurried pace. “Since you’re all s 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist, a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, is expelled from his sect for being mischievous and travels to Japan. Relying on his orthodox Taoist skills, he exorcises ghosts and evil spirits in the area. While fulfilling the KPIs assigned by his master, he also makes friends with people from all walks of life. His lighthearted and hilarious daily ghost-catching routine is super fun.

32. 182 道 A Daoist Descends the Mountain to Work in a Noodle Shop 道士下山，面馆打杂 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain + Passionate + Has Brothers + Urban Training + Witty + Wish Fulfillment + Ghost Hunting + Zombie Slaying + Organized Group + Cracking Down on Cultivator Crime + Horror] A hostess at a leisure center is sucking people's blood essence. Get rid of her! People keep jumping into the river? A water ghost is harming people. You still want to help it pass on? It harmed people, so get rid of it! A shoddily built tower is haunted... Huh! The ghost lady has earned mer 5.4kReads9.4Score57214d adds

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    This book is about urban adventures, ghost hunting, and zombie fighting!

33. 183 尸 The Corpse Coffin's Ghostly Fragrance 尸棺鬼香 A Jiao阿椒Mystery104k WordsOngoing [The corpse sits in the coffin, the ghost eats incense] [Fate from a past life, continued in this one] A Maoshan Taoist’s path to raising ghosts... After his grandmother dies unexpectedly, Shen Lin happens upon the notes his grandfather left behind. From then on, he begins a ghost-hunting life in which he narrowly escapes death time and time again... 150Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The only truly terrifying live stream ever! [Laughing and crying emojis] [laughing and crying emojis] [laughing and crying emojis]

34. 184 真 The Real Heiress Was Reunited with Her Family, Only to Turn Out to Be a Mystical Arts Master? 真千金被认回后竟是玄门大佬？ Rain Falls, Light Sleep雨落浅眠Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [The Male Lead Appears Late! Very Late!] Eighteen years ago, twin sisters were switched at the Nan family maternity ward. Nan Zhi, who should have been cherished as the family's darling, grew up in a remote Taoist temple and became the youngest and most mysterious fifth-rank Celestial Master in the mystic world. She has never failed to exorcise evil spirits or suppress sinister forces, and can wield talismans and formations with ease. The cinnabar mark on her palm is proof of her ability to trav 23.5kReads8.8Score4.1k14d adds

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    "Ghost Catcher" + "Upright Morals": Proficient in talismans and formations, with a fiercely protective and straightforward personality, never compromising when facing the powerful and evil spirits.

35. 185 7 749 Bureau: Strange Case Investigations 749局：奇案调查 Liu Dong’s Requiem刘栋安魂曲Mystery254k WordsCompleted Liu Shui experienced a supernatural event as a child, during which his only family member disappeared without a trace. As an adult, Liu Shui is recruited by Bureau 749, an agency dedicated to investigating supernatural events. Under the guidance of his superior, Han Jiu, he begins investigating a string of mysterious cases. A shadowy figure on the last bus, a vampire attacking a zoo, a master craftsman with a thousand faces who sells bizarre artifacts, an alien creature with extraterrestrial tra 2kReads8.9Score16614d adds

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    These books all meet the requirements and are worth a look.

36. 186 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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    Urban ghost hunting, Taoist traditions, and folk customs. Don't watch it before bed; watch it during the day.

37. 187 都 Urban Paranormal Case Unit: The Tianshi Mansion Heir Takes Action 都市诡案组：天师府传人在行动 Dirty Water渣水Mystery161k WordsCompleted The sound of Cantonese opera drifting through Liwan Plaza late at night, eerie lights flickering in an unfinished Shenzhen tower, a bride in red appearing on Haizhu Bridge on a rainy night... Each of these urban legends hides a truth unknown to the public. Qian Long is a graduate student in history and the thirty-eighth-generation successor of the Celestial Masters' Mansion. He thinks his calling is to interpret ancient texts, until he's recruited by a mysterious agency called the Paranormal Inv —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A new novel adapted from various supernatural events in Guangdong is worth reading!

38. 188 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score10414d adds

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    A city plagued by ghosts? An old Taoist priest and his two mad disciples slaughter all the evil spirits! With his left eye's vertical pupil discerning all ghosts and a handful of black fire extinguishing malevolent forces, the Taoist master and his disciples specialize in dealing with all kinds of urban ghost stories!

39. 189 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 Taoist magic and firearms! A cool, tomboyish Taoist master wields an M1911 to blast away evil spirits, 💥and cures all kinds of malevolent forces! Vivid characters and a fast-paced plot—this is the ultimate thrill that urban supernatural novels should offer! #StrongFemaleLegend #DailySupernatural #TsundereCharacter #UrbanTales

40. 190 九 Uncle Nine: I Copy Traits, and Ren Tingting Begs Me in Tears to Marry Her 九叔，复制词条任婷婷哭着求嫁 The Three Elbows of Old Wu, I Say我说老乌的三肘候Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Zombie manipulation, humorous traits, recruiting disciples across film and TV worlds] Lin Fan transmigrates to Renjia Town, becomes Uncle Ninth’s disciple, and awakens the Trait Copying System. He can even combine traits without limit! Five Thunder Spell (Gold), Qimen Dunjia (Red), Zhong Kui Possession (Rainbow) Chrysanthemum Corpse Cultivation (Purple), Corpse King’s Tyrant Body (Red), Soul-Reaping Buddhist Chant (Red) Maoshan Corpse Driving (Purple), Sword Control Through Qi (Supreme), Indest 12.2kReads7.3Score84014d adds
41. 191 女 Miss, Wait Up, Little Taoist 女施主：小道长留步 Cigarettes and Barbecue香烟配烧烤Urban131k WordsCompleted Witty and humorous + grounded in reality and rich in metaphor + ghost hunting and the supernatural A Taoist priest descends the mountain + an utterly doting big brother + a collection of short stories + long-term foreshadowing + guiding souls to the afterlife In 2026, I hunt ghosts and guide souls in the city. Only later did I realize that human hearts are far scarier than ghosts. I have just two kinds of clients: the living and the dead. The living pay me to solve their problems. The dead pay w 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Humorous, supernatural, and hilarious ghost-hunting stories with realistic metaphors; each episode is short, perfect for watching while eating. Not bad. [Thinking]

42. 192 阴 The Yin-Yang Ghost Master 阴阳鬼师 Little Lord Ka小卡殿Mystery382k WordsOngoing The young Maoshan Celestial Master Zhao Ziyang ventures into the city. Half a bowl of clear water reveals the workings of heaven and earth; one spirit talisman commands ghosts and gods. He walks the Eight Trigrams steps of Maoshan and wields a divine sword to slay evil spirits. From the underworld’s ghostly canals and the six-eyed evil child to the great demon of Black Mountain and the thousand-year-old Blood Corpse King, he takes them all on along the way. There is a female lead. Pure supernatu 24.2kReads6.3Score2k14d adds
43. 193 我 I Reached Immortality by Fortune-Telling on Livestream 我靠直播算命登仙途 Nine Frosts, No Song九霜无歌Modern Romance100k WordsOngoing [No CP + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Ghost-Hunting + System] Bai Qiaoling died during the lightning tribulation of her ascension. Instead, she was mistaken for a witch and sacrificed into the body of a miserable modern girl who shared her name, Bai Qiaoling, at Qingfeng Temple. The original Bai Qiaoling was the biological daughter of a wealthy family, reclaimed a year ago. No one knew what had happened to her, only that she had used a forbidden ritual that prevented reincarnati 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Look at this, it's about catching ghosts and fighting magic.

44. 194 凶 Haunted House Notes: A Shadow in the Mirror 凶宅笔记：镜中影 Returning at Dusk傍晚归Mystery163k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You'll regret not watching

45. 195 诡 The Supernatural Descends! A Female Ghost Teaches Me Maoshan Arts 诡异降临！女鬼教我茅山术 Wicked Big Snow Pear邪恶大雪梨Mystery332k WordsOngoing The uncanny descends, and a hundred ghosts roam the night! Li Qiulin was born with his Yin-Yang Eyes fully open. He can see ghosts and gods filling the sky, yet he has pretended to be blind and kept his head down for twenty whole years! That's because he has the rarest constitution of all: pure yang in a body of pure yin. He's the ultimate Yin bait, coveted by every evil spirit. His lifelong dream is to stay home, lie flat, and eat until he dies. But then a bad friend tricks him into exploring a 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Some of the short stories were quite good, and the foreshadowing was very well done.

46. 196 华 The Chinese Streamer 华夏女主播 A Dream Locked Away锁梦一场Modern Romance191k WordsOngoing A slow-paced story. If you like fast-paced novels, you may want to think twice~ My name is Ye Qingruan. I was born in a mountain village that favored sons over daughters, and my biological father abandoned me on the mountain behind our home as soon as I was born. A passerby who became my adoptive father found me and took me in. But when I was seventeen, someone broke his hand, and my whole world came crashing down. Desperate to scrape together money for his medical bills, I gritted my teeth and 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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47. 197 天 The Young Taoist Priest of the Celestial Masters' Mansion 天师府小道士 July and Little Snow Again柒月又小雪Eastern Fantasy936k WordsCompleted A little Taoist who could never catch a ghost returned to secular life. On his wedding day, not one of his fellow disciples showed up, but every ghost in the city gathered above the wedding venue. They wanted to shield the little fellow, who was always softhearted, endlessly chatty and eventually married a little fox, from a tribulation lightning strike. But that day, the sky was clear and cloudless, and nothing happened. 10.2kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    The novel tells the legendary story of a young Taoist priest. He grew up in the Celestial Master's Mansion. During his training down the mountain, he kindly released a little fox, and later fell in love with her before returning to secular life. On his wedding day, his fellow disciples failed to arrive, and all the ghosts and monsters in the city gathered above the wedding to try and shield him from a lightning tribulation, but in the end, the tribulation did not strike.

48. 198 妖 Demons Run Amok? I’m a Taoist Priest, This Is My Specialty 妖魔横行？贫道专业对口 Drunken and Carefree神醉逍遥Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Chen You'an opened his eyes and realized he had transmigrated. The good news: he had transmigrated with a System. The bad news: this was an ancient world torn apart by war and filled with starving corpses. There were no immortals or gods, only life-snatching demons, harmful devils, wandering ghosts, man-eating monsters, and hopping zombies. 2.4kReads5.4Score16114d adds

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49. 199 六 Cultivating Yin and Yang Beyond the Six Paths 六道之外修阴阳 He Wenxin何问心Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Do you think forgetting is easy? It isn’t. For some people, it is an unattainable wish and a disaster no one else can understand... There is an indescribable being, neither demon, god, nor ghost. He does not know how to describe himself. He wears a human shell, yet is not human... He must live alone for an extraordinarily long time, so long that even fate cannot make plans for him. His ageless body bears an endless weight of heart-rending grief. His life is utterly meaningless, even cruel: every 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The book was completed a few years ago.

50. 200 捉 The Ghost-Catching Taoist Master 捉鬼天师 I Am Buddha我本佛Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted To build a road, the village assigned me and a few others to demolish a grave. Everyone died, but I survived. I’m the only one who knows why... 55Reads—Score814d adds

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