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. 251 带 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马121k WordsOngoing I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a story told from the perspective of a true Taoist disciple, not a wish-fulfillment novel. It takes you into the world of shamanic practices through a series of independent events, revealing the true nature of shamanic cultivation.

2. 252 我 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 59.9kReads9.0Score4.9k14d adds

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   🍥Chen Xian, known in the martial arts world as the "Well-mannered Little Taoist Priest" [making a face], has the motto "This Taoist priest does whatever he wants." He preaches about believing in science while simultaneously unleashing a palm strike...

3. 253 压 The Calamity Wardens' Apocalypse 压祟默示录 Spring Brings All Things万事开春Mystery219k WordsOngoing [Mystery and the supernatural + ensemble cast + first-person narration + Eastern mythology + Daoism] The copper coin a strange Daoist casually gave me turned out to be the legendary evil-repelling coin? Are the haunted mansion and the attacks by the walking corpses really because an evil fiend has emerged from seclusion? Or is there some other hidden truth? Is there more to the familiar New Year's Eve story than we know? Can some of the inexplicable things in modern life actually be explained? D 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Yes, there are some, traditional supernatural and supernatural elements, but this story is slow-paced, so please bear with me.

4. 254 天 The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain 天师下山 A Season with Feathers有羽的季节Urban4.7M WordsCompleted Back in my day, I had mastered my own school of celestial arts. One punch made the high-ranking martial artists at the nursing home north of the village tremble. One kick sent the young prodigies at the kindergarten south of the village bawling. And when I stood at the mass grave east of the village, not one of those hundreds of Ghost Kings or Ghost Emperors dared even breathe. 13.7kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
5. 255 九 The Spirit Wardens of Jiuzhou 九州镇灵使 Ya Jie妖桀Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + No System + Mythical Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas + Slaying Gods + Exorcising Demons] When the henggong fish from the Classic of Divine Marvels crawls out of the water; when the swift-running ghost from the Forest of Gems in the Garden of the Law returns to the mortal world; when the one-horned man from Records of the Strange hides among ordinary people; when the shima sha from What the Master Would Not Discuss stirs up trouble; when Zhuyin from the Class 1.1kReads8.8Score10114d adds
6. 256 秘 Secret Art: I Transmigrate and Fight to Survive in a Bizarre World 秘法穿越:我在诡异世界极限逃生 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常14k WordsCompleted Secret Art Transmigration: My Extreme Escape in a World of the Uncanny 92Reads—Score114d adds

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   Never break folk taboos! A fake master and disciple stumble into a real and bizarre situation, sending chills down your spine. "Fake Taoist Disciple: Navigating Bizarre and Dangerous Situations!"

7. 257 茅 Disciple of the Maoshan Sect 茅山门徒 Master of the Dragontail Studio曳尾斋主Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted A strange antique shop where the owner uses his ghostly eyes to appraise treasures and spends a fortune buying ghost bones! Think the owner only knows how to appraise antiques? Think again. He can read beautiful women, too! The domineering female CEO, the hottest star, an unconventional beauty, the pure-hearted campus belle, the girl next door… He can see right through you with a single glance! 7kReads9.0Score64814d adds
8. 258 凶 The Haunted Cabinet Opens by Itself Every Night, Long Hair Drags People Inside 凶柜夜夜自开，青丝缠人拖入柜 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常18k WordsCompleted The sinister cabinet opens by itself every night, and strands of black hair coil around people and drag them inside. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 259 小 Watch Out, There's a Ghost 小心有鬼 Tiger Head, Tiger Tail虎头虎尾Mystery159k WordsCompleted If you’ve just started this book and aren’t sure whether it’s worth reading, try chapters 32 and 33 first. If you enjoy them, you can dive into the whole story with confidence. This is the first book in the series. It isn’t very long, but it consists of many entertaining standalone stories and is well worth a read. The author’s subtle, in-depth writing draws readers right into the world of the book. Every character’s personality and every event’s distinct details come vividly to life between the 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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   If you're new to this book and unsure if it's worth reading, I suggest starting with chapters 32 and 33. If you find them interesting, feel free to read the whole thing. Thank you for taking two minutes to read this short passage; you'll then know the book's quality. Thank you. The beautiful woman smiled and pointed to a bowl, introducing it to me: "This is specially prepared for you, sir—a deadly, steamed giant salamander." She then lifted the lid, revealing two naked children lying in the shallow broth, each with a long tail and fair skin. They were covered in scallions, cilantro, and other seasonings. "These are ghosts! They're all ghosts!" It was as if a sudden enlightenment dawned on me; I instantly understood. But my brain told me that this was all delicious food, not to be afraid, and that I would enjoy it! I even swallowed hard, unsure whether it was from the delicious food before me or from the sheer craving!, , , , , , , . , . "! ! ", , , . , , . : ", ! " "? " "? " , , . ", , ! " ", ? " ", ! ", . The two salamanders were tearing at each other, their movements agile, but the limited space in the basin prevented them from fully maneuvering. Soon, large chunks of flesh were torn away, the struggle so fierce that even the bones in their backs were exposed. I was astonished to discover that these two salamanders, though resembling children, had flesh with the distinct texture of fish, and their back bones were identical to those of a fish. The fight intensified. One suddenly bit the other's right hind leg, its sharp, saw-like teeth snapping off the leg with a soft "snap." It chewed a couple of times, then spat it out, huffing, "It wasn't steamed long enough! I can't even chew it!" The salamander with the missing leg, hearing this, angrily retorted, "You think you can blame me just because your teeth are bad?" With lightning speed, it bit off the other salamander's left forearm, chewed it a couple of times, and then spat it out as well. "Right? Is it undercooked?" "That's right. How about we reheat it and continue?" "Sure, whoever's afraid of who's the grandson will be the grandson of whoever!" My eyes almost popped out of my head. The two dolls turned to look at me at the same time, their faces contorted with rage, and said, "We had a fight, sorry to keep you waiting. How about we have a couple of bites to tide us over?" Before I could even speak, the pretty woman laughed and said, "You two little devils, you've turned this into scraps, how dare you let the guests eat it?" She waved, and two waiters came over, put the lid on, and took away the—life-or-death steamed giant salamander. The two dolls inside could still hear a faint voice saying, "Oh dear, it's getting dark again."

10. 260 柜 The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Woman in the Cabinet 49Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 261 最 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.7kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
12. 262 白 The White-Haired Swordsman: The 749 Bureau's Secret Chronicle of the Nine Provinces 白发执剑人749局秘藏九州录 Jin Xukun金栩坤Sci-Fi & Apocalypse712k WordsOngoing Synopsis "With white hair as my offering, I wield my sword to protect five thousand years of Chinese civilization!" In 2023, Xu Kun, a genius from Qingbei, is forced to awaken. He is the last heir to the bloodline of the Yellow Emperor. His hair turns white strand by strand, and in his hand is a broken fragment of the Xuanyuan Sword, capable of slaying gods and demons. Secret files from Bureau 749 record: A curse left by Xu Fu has surfaced beneath the Yellow River in Zhengzhou. Cutting off th 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    True Taoist secret techniques, lost forbidden arts, 749 episodes will show you the unknown mysteries.

13. 263 破 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 Fengyuan砜元Mystery356k WordsCompleted “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 184Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a supernatural story. The male protagonist is a cheeky Taoist priest with superhuman martial arts skills and immense strength. His job is to catch ghosts, but he ends up living with a group of ghosts, and he even gets the inner core of a ghost king right from the start. The main plot is clear, and the action is decisive.

14. 264 抢 Snatching Immortality 抢仙 Flowers Know the Spring Wilderness花知春野Mystery397k WordsCompleted [Mystery and adventure + occult battles + a nontraditional path to immortality + ruins around the world] I've practiced Daoism for twenty years and watched my master ascend with my own eyes. Becoming an immortal has become an obsession. But the Heavenly Dao has run out of opportunities for me. I'm just one step away, yet the gap is as vast as heaven and earth. The chance to become an immortal should be somewhere between the highest heavens and the deepest underworld, but I can find it nowhere. I 55Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    Taoist elements combined with tomb raiding, fantasy battles, suspenseful mystery, immersive and fast-paced, without any unnecessary frills, and with a positive writing style.

15. 265 我 The Day I Was Born, a Tide of Corpses Besieged the Town, and a Golden Saber Cleared the Way 我出生那天，尸潮围镇，金刀开道 Ink Dots on Windblown Lotus点墨风荷Mystery33k WordsOngoing By a stroke of chance, two major sects learn through various rumors where the Corpse-born Child is and attempt to seize it at the Zui Qing Feng Inn. The Corpse-born Child’s life hangs by a thread. Yet one sect is righteous and the other wicked. What fate awaits the Corpse-born Child, whose life has been marked by tragedy...? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Urban ghost hunting + urban horror

16. 266 诡 Eerie Tattoos 诡纹 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister… 7.3kReads9.1Score78314d adds

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    Each of these books has its own merits.

17. 267 平 Legend of the Demon-Slaying War 平魔传 Dugu Zilong独孤紫龙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a work I wrote many years ago, now revised and presented to you! Its original title was The Demon-Slaying War. If you've read it before, feel free to keep reading! No System, no evolution, no being reborn. It's been restored to the fantasy world of old! 300Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A good article about Taoist priests and monks in modern cities exorcising evil spirits and killing zombies.

18. 268 贫 This Daoist Exorcises Ghosts Without Checking the Time, Though Female Ghosts Are an Exception! 贫道抓鬼，不看时辰，女鬼另说！ Big Brother Rice米饭哥哥Mystery390k WordsOngoing Humans have their way, and ghosts have theirs. If anyone wants to change the rules, they’ll have to answer to this Daoist! Chen Yi, a young Daoist of the Pure Brightness sect, has caught ghosts for years without a single failure. When the ghost is a woman, his combat power doubles!!!! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🧐🧐🧐 One hesitation, one wavering, and a good book is gone! This mainly discusses: [Hardcore][Popular Science][Urban] Traveling to a parallel world, Ye Guan cosplays a mad Taoist priest at a comic convention. ... A life clad in rough cloth, yet possessing an air of elegance born of literary knowledge. 😇😇😇

19. 269 天 The Celestial Master's Dragon-Seeking Secret 天师寻龙诀 Jing Mingqiao净明乔Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Before she died, Grandma gave me three instructions. The most important one was that, on the night I turned eighteen, I must not open the door for anyone. But that night, my dead grandmother came back... 4.6kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
20. 270 我 Robes of the Dao, and All Evil Flees! 我，道袍加身，诸邪退避！ The Sky Over Chang'an长安的天Mystery296k WordsCompleted Ye Bugui, who works in the funeral business, unexpectedly gains a mysterious System. From then on, he rules both the human and supernatural worlds. … “Impertinent! What little demon are you, daring to wreak havoc in the human world?” Ye Bugui pulls out his peachwood sword and charges straight in! “What? You want to work for me?” Ye Bugui looks at the thousand-year-old female ghost before him and calmly says, “Start by washing the dishes!” “A ten-thousand-year-old Ghost King?” Ye Bugui sneers an 852Reads8.8Score10014d adds
21. 271 道 The Taoist Came Down the Mountain to Give His Heart Away, Then Got Scammed Out of 98,000 Yuan in an Online Romance 道士下山把心搭，网恋被骗九万八 Wu Yishu伍一书Urban435k WordsOngoing Fast-paced, light comedy, no horror, packed with laughs from start to finish, with no reliance on memes: On his first day down the mountain, his online dating partner swindled him out of 98,000 yuan. On the second, his landlord kicked him out. On the third, someone drugged him on a blind date. His name is Nan Feng, and he is an apprentice in the Daoist tradition. To earn enough merit to return to the mountain and receive his ordination, he grits his teeth and takes on exorcisms and funeral rites 973Reads7.2Score14114d adds

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    [Laughing and crying emojis]

22. 272 天 The Heaven-Ordained Fortune Teller 天命神算 Long Life and Prosperity寿比南山Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I fell gravely ill. My fever wouldn't break, and no matter how many famous doctors I saw, none could cure me. My grandfather healed me, but he died mysteriously five years later. Only then did I learn that he had incurred a karmic debt on my behalf. So I inherited his legacy and embarked on the path of a feng shui master. 148.2kReads9.2Score17.3k14d adds
23. 273 开 From the Start, a Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain: I Was Away for a Year, and My Home Was Robbed 开局道士下山：云游一年家被偷 Shi An时安Urban1.5M WordsCompleted An old Taoist went down the mountain to travel, only to come back and find his home stolen? You want to charge me an entrance fee to the mountain temple where I've lived for most of my life? My country's finest traditions are at stake! How can I put up with this? Who knew the world would undergo a cataclysm, horrors would return, and ghosts would run wild! Hidden masters everywhere sprang into action! But why does this old Taoist look so familiar? Powerful figures, reclusive clans, and undergrou 365Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 274 高 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, So I Enrolled at a Paranormal Vocational College 高考落榜，我上灵异职业技术学院 Big Pepper大胡椒Urban107k WordsOngoing After failing the college entrance exam, Su Xing gets a beating from both parents and, worked up, threatens to jump into a river. Ding! The System sets Su Xing up with a school: the Paranormal Vocational and Technical College. The school doesn't teach math, Chinese, or English. It only teaches ghost-catching, demon-subduing, spirit investigation, and more... Su Xing complains to the System, “Even with a System, you won't let me go to a proper university? Why a vocational college?” “Guaranteed to 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A student failed the college entrance exam and was about to jump into a river when the system sent him to a supernatural vocational school. Instead of studying Chinese, math, or English, they specialize in exorcism and spirit catching, with tuition free and guaranteed employment. Students display their unique skills in everything from corpse-driving to spirit hunting, live-streaming ghost catching to mailing zombies—they do it all. Principal Su Xing: Even the best 985 universities can't compare to the future prospects of my supernatural vocational school. [Understood]

25. 275 兼 Part-Time Celestial Master: The Nation Calls on Me to Hunt Evil Spirits 兼职天师，国家请我出山抓诡 Covering One's Ears While Stealing a Bell掩耳盗铃Urban2.9M WordsOngoing "I had only just transmigrated, and before I could learn much of the Daoist arts, the old Taoist priest had already gone to heaven on a crane." "I'd barely learned the basics before they dragged me down the mountain to hunt ghosts for the state!" "And every ghost I catch turns out to be a female ghost. What's going on?" The mortal world is a mess of temptations, disrupting this poor Daoist's quiet cultivation! 1.7kReads—Score12414d adds
26. 276 苦 I Studied Hard to Hunt Ghosts Before Coming Down the Mountain, So What Does High Martial Mean? 苦学捉鬼下山，高武是什么意思？ Black Dog Barking黑狗犬吠Urban256k WordsOngoing [Slow Burn, Read with Care] [Modern High Martial Arts] [Taoist Priest] [Ghost Hunting] [Eerie] [Awakening] [May Not Be for Everyone] Ye Xuan transmigrated at the absolute worst time. He had been the top scorer in the college entrance exam, but he got a terminal illness and died. As soon as he transmigrated, he took a Taoist priest as his master, though the old man was hardly a proper master. To make a name for himself and slap people in the face after transmigrating, Ye Xuan spent over a decade 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A martial arts expert, a Taoist priest, and a ghost hunter, he spent over ten years cultivating diligently on the mountain, mastering talisman drawing and incantation with ease. Unexpectedly, upon descending the mountain, he discovered he could kill a ghost with a single punch.

27. 277 东 Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医：专治各种不服！ Buddhist-Style Grind King佛系卷王Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Mystery and wild ideas] [Hilarious power fantasy] [Folk horror] [Invincible protagonist] [No female lead] (The short drama adaptation, Northeast Ghost Doctor: Five Ghosts Carry Me on My Journey from the Start, is now available on Tomato Short Drama.) Chen Shian, a ghost doctor from Northeast China born under the "Tenfold Peace" destiny, descends the mountain at his master's command to heal the world. With silver needles in his left hand, he cures ailments caused by ghosts; with his right fist, 27.1kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds

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    Hunters at the foot of Changbai Mountain were attacked by a bear. In the critical moment, hundreds of weasels formed a human wall to block the attack, driven by the weasel spirit's deep-seated desire to repay a debt of gratitude. He came to help the hunters resolve their karmic entanglements, ensuring that the spirit's cultivation was not diminished while protecting the villagers. His gentleness and toughness coexist, breaking the traditional stereotype of ghost doctors and making the story increasingly captivating.

28. 278 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 52.3kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds

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    Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Yellow Springs Secret Files, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn… From the moment I borrowed a life from the underworld, my life has been filled with unrest. Each borrowing is a life-or-death struggle. After each desperate battle, each narrow escape, I await the next secret decree from the underworld, hoping to live again. Just when I thought I had escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that heaven had also prepared a coffin for me! (Read the main text)

29. 279 永 The Water Stain That Never Dries 永远拧不干的水渍 Clear Ink Seal清墨印6k WordsCompleted The Water Stain That Never Dries —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The water stains in the old house can't be wiped clean, and a damp, cold shadow follows in the darkness. Strange hallucinations repeatedly surface in my mind; the roses in the ruins hide old stories. The clock in the basement has stopped, and strange things happen one after another in the convenience store at midnight. Five chilling short stories: Water stains that can never be wrung out, lucid darkness, blood-red flower cups, the sticky echoes in the basement, and the countdown of the night shift clerk.

30. 280 夜 The Night Shift Clerk's Countdown 《夜班店员的倒计时》 Clear Ink Seal清墨印9k WordsCompleted The Night-Shift Clerk's Countdown 2Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 281 猛 Bounty Hunter of the Vengeful Dead 猛鬼赏金猎人 Tea Leaves茶叶沫Mystery734k WordsCompleted I only wanted to go undercover and expose a fake, so how did I actually run into a ghost? I only wanted to get hired full-time and secure a government post, so how did I end up having to be a scion of a powerful family and a disciple of a sect? I only wanted to protect my friends and family, so why did a whole horde of monsters and demons show up? I only wanted to free the human world from the underworld’s enslavement, so why did a whole bunch of Ghost Kings and Ghost Emperors appear? Fine! Fine 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Transmigrating to a parallel world, the protagonist is confronted by a vengeful ghost. He simply picks up a stick and fights it head-on! What? You guys need talismans and magic weapons to catch ghosts? I'll just use a stick!

32. 282 血 The Crimson Flower Cup 血色花盏 Clear Ink Seal清墨印10k WordsCompleted Blood-Red Flower Cup —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 283 拥 After Gaining the Power of Witchcraft 拥有巫蛊之力后 I Have Thirty Million我有三千万Mystery256k WordsOngoing The book just got its rating, so it’s very low for now TT. It’ll go up later. [Occasional unhinged writing + power fantasy + strong female lead + a bit of infinite-flow + no romance] One day, Jiang Mo unexpectedly discovered that she had awakened a special ability. Witchcraft? One of the nine strongest known abilities? Was she really that powerful?! With the conviction that anyone who doesn’t want to be the world’s strongest awakened one isn’t a proper awakened one, Jiang Mo joined the Seventh S 3.8kReads8.4Score54614d adds

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    In modern society, the female protagonist suddenly awakens to [cool][cool] witchcraft powers, attracting the attention of a special department, who recruits her. Initially, she only has the ability to maliciously reflect attacks, but other abilities are gradually unlocked. She usually goes to places where strange events occur to enter bizarre spaces and resolve the source of the events.

34. 284 清 Lucid Darkness 清醒的黑暗 Clear Ink Seal清墨印6k WordsCompleted Clear-Eyed Darkness 1Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 285 我 I Have a Book That Suppresses Ghosts 我有一本镇鬼书 Daoist Heart Wenshu道心文叔Mystery259k WordsCompleted [Wild imagination + ghost taming + fighting ghosts] [Punching Japanese Onmyoji in the face + kicking Satanist exorcists] During the Eastern Jin dynasty, the unorthodox Taoist Song Dingbo sealed more than a hundred evil ghosts that plagued the world inside a notebook. After his death, the notebook was buried with him in a grave on Yunwu Mountain. As the years passed, the grave was damaged one day in 2012, releasing all the ghosts. Li San, who happened to be on a mission nearby, was accidentally p 27Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Not only do they have Taoist priests, but they also have a special ghost-catching department.

36. 286 地 The Clammy Echoes of the Basement 地下室的黏腻回响 Clear Ink Seal清墨印11k WordsCompleted The Sticky Echoes of the Basement —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 287 快 Run! My Family Aren't Human 快跑，我的家人不是人 San Zhi Huo三知火Mystery374k WordsCompleted [No System] [Not a saint] [Infinite Flow] [mild horror] Just like any other evening after study hall, I opened the front door! The lights were off. My parents were lurking in the dark, waiting to devour my flesh. A guillotine blade hung over my head, held by my younger sister. My older brother had prepared a pot of fresh soup to go with his wine! Run! Run for your life! My family aren’t human! Your goal is to survive in this twisted world of humanity. 272Reads5.5Score11414d adds

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    New book, check it out!

38. 288 我 My Grandfather’s Supernatural Notebook 我爷爷的灵异笔记 Don't Want to Get as Fat as a Pig不想胖成猪Mystery491k WordsCompleted [Spirit Medium + Supernatural + Episodic Stories] One eerie incident after another, each like something out of a horror novel. Getting trapped in a ghostly maze in the middle of the night Strange mystical arts and Taoist magic A weasel that can talk A notebook of supernatural cases left behind by my grandfather helped me unlock my Yin-Yang Eyes, sealed for years. From then on, I embarked on an extraordinary everyday life as a ghost hunter! 472Reads9.1Score10214d adds

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    These two books absolutely meet your requirements! The eerie atmosphere is down to your gut! It gave me chills and made my scalp tingle! I can't take it! [Facepalm][facepalm]

39. 289 你 You're a Showbiz Streamer, So Why Are You Livestreaming a Ghost Hunt? 你一个娱乐主播，竟然直播去抓鬼 A Voice from the Other Shore彼岸有声Urban331k WordsCompleted Inside Meng Po's Manor. A ghost guard asked Meng Po Linglong for leave. “My lady, I'd like to take a few days off.” “No, no!” “But I'm really exhausted. I haven't had a day off in over a hundred years. You're exploiting your employees! I quit!” “Are you serious?” “More serious than gold!” “Fine! Drink this bowl of Meng Po Soup, and you can go be reincarnated!” “You promise?” “Of course. When have I ever lied to you?” “Fine! No matter how awful this soup tastes, I'll drink it!” The black-clad gho 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a novel about live-streaming ghost hunting.

40. 290 天 Heaven's Secrets Forbidden: A Metaphysics Master's Art of Feng Shui and Yin-Yang 天机禁忌：玄门风水相师镇阴阳 Yun Zewu云泽梧Mystery165k WordsOngoing Xu Daoyi was born with a pure Yang constitution, a once-in-a-century rarity. The Yang energy within him was so strong it could burn vengeful ghosts to ash. But this gift was also a death sentence. His master told him that unless he found a woman with a pure Yin birth chart before the Summer Solstice and united their Yin and Yang, he would explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline drew closer, and the Yang energy in his body surged higher every day. Xu Daoyi had saved countless liv 115Reads—Score15514d adds

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    Xu Daoyi possesses a pure Yang destiny, a rare occurrence even in a century, his internal Yang energy so abundant it can incinerate vengeful ghosts. However, this talent is also a death knell—if he cannot find a woman with a purely Yin destiny before the summer solstice to unite with him, he will explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline is fast approaching, and the Yang energy within his body is surging daily. Xu Daoyi has saved countless lives, but he cannot save himself. And the "master" who tore off the human skin mask before the Xuanbing coffin is waiting for the moment he explodes and dies…

41. 291 冤 The Unlucky Heavenly Master Walks the Mortal World 冤种天师走人间 Master of the Dragontail Studio曳尾斋主Mystery748k WordsCompleted The Maoshan Celestial Master holds yin and yang in check, slays ghosts, banishes demons, and dispels ill omens. A three-foot peachwood sword, a stick of incense for virtue! My fate is unusual: I court death but never die, so my master took me in as a disciple and taught me the secret arts of Maoshan. After descending the mountain, I met a beautiful older girl I knew as a child, and she led me down a road of no return. A beauty in an ice coffin, a snow-mountain witch, a fox spirit beneath the moo 714Reads7.4Score10114d adds

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    "I don't quite believe it. Anyone with a little knowledge knows that the Suspended Soul Staircase belongs to the four-dimensional world. It couldn't possibly exist in the three-dimensional world unless we've traveled to the four-dimensional world!" Xia Zhengyang walked forward and said, "If you lie down on the bridge and look closely, you'll find that the bridge's direction is curved and the surface is twisted. It should be a Möbius strip. A Möbius strip itself is a Suspended Soul Staircase. This thing isn't from the four-dimensional world."

42. 292 昆 Kunlun Gatekeeper: Ten Thousand Ghosts at My Back 昆仑守门人：我背后有万鬼 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted There's a long-standing rumor about the Capital Museum: though it's crowded with visitors by day, the palace is thick with yin energy after midnight. Palace maids carrying lanterns, eunuchs bearing sedan chairs, and guards in yellow robes stroll openly through its halls. For a hundred years, three generations of the Chen family have guarded the Capital Museum, suppressing evil spirits and the Three Fiends and Five Afflictions, and keeping the palace secure on all eight sides so peace can reign. 5.4kReads8.9Score43614d 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 one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

43. 293 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
44. 294 我 I Scared a Ghost to Death Again 我又把鬼吓死了 Read a Little, Xu Bai读点叙白Mystery222k WordsCompleted [No romance + Chinese-style horror + folk beliefs and the occult + first-person narration + ghost-catching prodigy] My great-grandfather, Zhang Tiansheng, was a taboo subject in the Zhang family. He had once been a highly respected exorcist throughout the surrounding villages, able to speak with ghosts and spirits and dispel evil influences. Then, for reasons no one knew, he suddenly went mad. Before he died, he even tried to kill his entire family. After my great-grandfather died, his body was 568Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    My great-grandfather, Zhang Tiansheng, was a taboo subject in the Zhang family. He was a highly respected local deity, capable of speaking to spirits and dispelling evil. Later, for reasons unknown, he suddenly went mad and, before dying, tried to kill his entire family. After his death, he was cremated, and the Zhang family's descendants prospered. Until now, when I was participating in a procession for my landlord, I was dragged into a coffin by a dead man—and this dead man was none other than my great-grandfather, whom I had never met. When I woke up again, I was in a hospital. The nurse said I had been hit on the head by a falling flowerpot and brought to the hospital by a passerby.

45. 295 道 Master of the Daoist Arts 道门高手 Gentle Breeze, Scattered Clouds風轻雲淡Mystery141k WordsOngoing A funny, easy-to-follow story about catching ghosts and vanquishing demons in a modern city. My dad’s surname is Li, and my mom’s surname is Bai, so my name is Li Bai. By day, I wear a white lab coat and look impossibly handsome! By night, I wear a black suit and look devastatingly handsome! Do you believe in ghosts? You don’t, because you’ve never seen one. I do. Not only have I seen them, I’ve caught them! Two male leads: a slightly dim-witted second male le 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A humorous urban ghost-catching and demon-slaying story.

46. 296 被 After Life Beat Me Down, I Foresaw the Arrival of the Supernatural 被生活毒打后，我预知诡异降临 oi Here to Readoi来看书Urban158k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Not an Invincible Protagonist] [Urban Supernatural Mysteries] [High-Stakes Action from Start to Finish] My name is Ye Qing. I'm twenty-two, a corporate drone who graduated three months ago, and the only White-Rank trainee candidate in the history of Jiangcheng's Supernatural Affairs Bureau. Everyone in the bureau knows I'm the one person who absolutely cannot die. Not because I'm good in a fight or because I can draw talismans and chant incantations. Shen Zhaoxue can punch thr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [A powerful blow]

47. 297 京 Feng Shui Records of Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风水实录 Idle Man of Guanzhong关中闲汉Mystery585k WordsCompleted Do you think you’ve found a bargain and bought a cheap home, or have you purchased a haunted house that will cost you your life? A foreclosed property in Beijing’s Second Ring Road discounted by a million, a detached villa in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels with no down payment: every home that seems too good to be true is, in fact, a cursed place stained with human lives. I’m Han Yang, a feng shui master who specializes in haunted houses. With genuine expertise in feng shui and the flow of energy, I unt 957Reads—Score20314d adds
48. 298 特 Special Operations Bureau 特事行动科 Eighteen Angry Men十八怒汉Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted One thousand three hundred and ninety years ago, under the emperor’s direction, human adepts gained control of the “Void” and used it to create the “Wall,” which separated the real world from the anomalous one. After more than six centuries of effort by adepts from various schools, the anomalous remnants in the real world were finally purged, leaving humanity with a world of its own. Anomalous creatures became demons, ghosts, gods, and monsters in tales of the strange. As time passed, the adepts 1.7kReads7.0Score20414d adds

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    Monsters and spirits recorded in ancient books reappear in the city.

49. 299 诡 Ghost City Delivery Driver: I Strike Back and Slay a God from the Start 诡都外卖员：开局反手斩神 Zhuang Qi of the Fan Clan凡门的庄祁Mystery300k WordsCompleted The uncanny has returned, ghosts roam the night, and order has collapsed. As the cultivators of Daxia suffer defeat after defeat and countless demons and vengeful spirits run rampant through the cities, one figure riding a yellow electric scooter becomes the ultimate nightmare of the underworld. Zhang Daoxuan, a max-level Celestial Master from Mount Longhu, has been rejuvenated into a child and left penniless. Forced to deliver takeout late at night for a base salary of just two thousand yuan, h 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The atmosphere of a solo late-night food delivery is just right, emphasizing a cold and gloomy environment rather than gore and horror, so readers who are afraid of horror can still enjoy the story.

50. 300 做 After Years of Playing the Charlatan, I Specialize in Treating Beautiful Female Ghosts 做神棍这些年，我专治漂亮女鬼 Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery281k WordsCompleted On the day I was born, my mother had a difficult labor. To save his eldest grandson, my grandfather tore down the family’s front door and found a bloodstained kitchen knife hidden in the doorframe! As the knife came down with a clang, I was born… P.S. This is no run-of-the-mill supernatural story. Expect all kinds of mystery and twists, with a lighthearted, funny take on catching ghosts! 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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    On the day I was born, my mother had a difficult childbirth. My grandfather, wanting to save his grandson, tore down the front door and discovered a bloodstained kitchen knife hidden in the doorframe! With a thud, the knife fell, and I was born… This is not a typical supernatural story; it features suspense, plot twists, and lighthearted humor in ghost hunting! [Urban Legend + No Cultivation + Ghost Story + No System + Superpowers]

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