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. 351 阴 Huo Li, Yin-Yang Master 阴阳师霍离 Yiyi Luxi依依陆兮Mystery400k WordsCompleted The paranormal refers to events that cannot be explained by science. And then there is Huo Li, a woman with an identity as mysterious as a riddle. She is always accompanied by a chubby little orange cat named Ju Dudu and her intensely curious best friend, Lu Nuan. No one knows who Huo Li really is. All they know is that her magical skills are formidable and her background too complicated to discuss. A chill always seems to surround her, making people keep their distance. Sharing a home with her 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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   What?!

2. 352 活 The Living Dead Files 活死人档案 Bone-Piercing Little Craftsman刺骨小匠Mystery318k WordsOngoing The Ziwei Empress has reincarnated for a thousand years. Returned from another realm, she once again sets out on the path of pursuing her destiny. Ghost soldiers march along hidden roads, and departed souls pledge allegiance. Yet all of this is only the edge of the truth. In search of answers, she steps into the boundary between yin and yang, enduring life, death, and hardship as she draws ever closer to the mystery deliberately buried from sight. It turns out the dead have never truly died, whi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 353 软 The Adorable Little Fortune-Teller: Her Four Brothers Spoil Her Rotten 软萌小相师：四个哥哥宠上天 Grinning Rabbit龇牙笑的兔子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Ruanyuan was a wild little girl no one in her village wanted. Born with yin-yang eyes, she could summon ghosts and spirits, but never people. When she was six, her grandfather, a Taoist exorcist, mysteriously disappeared, leaving her to survive with the help of the village's stray dogs. One day, a frail, handsome young man came to the village. He held her as if she were a precious treasure and insisted on taking her home. Ning Xuan had been sickly since childhood, but while doing good deeds 3.1kReads9.4Score41514d adds

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   🌹🌹🌹Born a wild girl in the countryside, unwanted by anyone, she was born with the ability to see ghosts and spirits, but not humans. When she was six, her grandfather passed away, and the girl was raised by the village's stray dogs. One day, a sickly but handsome young man came to the village, holding her like a precious treasure and wanting to take her home. The male lead, who had been frail and sickly since childhood, unexpectedly encountered a little girl while doing good deeds. Upon being near her, he seemed to absorb her divine energy, becoming incredibly lively. The Ning family hadn't had a daughter for three generations, and the old man, having finally found a suitable match, immediately ordered the whole family to spoil her rotten! [Note] It's recommended not to watch this at night, otherwise you might feel like there are ghosts everywhere in the house.

4. 354 九 Uncle Nine: He Overheard My Inner Thoughts 九叔：我心声被九叔偷听了 Liu Tan柳檀Mystery490k WordsCompleted (I'm no good at writing introductions. Just read it.) The System ran off right from the start. This story also has Uncle Jiu transmigrating back and forth. Uncle Jiu riding a ghost motorcycle? You guys can't handle that! Chen Mo: “Why can Uncle Jiu hear my thoughts?” Uncle Jiu: “So this is the modern city that brat was talking about?” Shi Jian: “Fellow countryman, want me to help you carry the load?” Li Yunlong of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau: “Huh? What! Daoist Lin is actually Master Wen 1.2kReads8.7Score10014d adds
5. 355 末 The Last Flame of the Age of Declining Magic 末法的薪火 Believe Me相信我的话Mystery56k WordsOngoing Male-oriented | No romance | Modern supernatural | Folk customs | Suspense | Slow burn | Character growth | Grave keeper Spiritual energy has been depleted for three hundred years, and all magic has become useless. He can’t even light a talisman, so he has to rely on the steam from a wok of fried glutinous rice to sense where the rifts between layers are leaking. Until one day, the old copper needle his grandfather left behind begins to tremble. A line of golden characters appears on its shaft: —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Taoist priests in the final days of the Dharma.

6. 356 恐 The Haunted Clinic: I Use My Snake Wife to Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 恐怖医馆：我以蛇妻镇百鬼 Roll On, Let's Drive滚滚开车Mystery943k WordsCompleted I grew up in a gloomy, ruined temple, where I unexpectedly met a white snake. When I turned eighteen, the white snake became the love of my life. For its sake, I also became a rising star in the underworld of occult practitioners... 404Reads6.6Score—14d adds
7. 357 直 Live-Streaming a Borrowed Spell: Please Believe in Science 直播借法，请相信科学 Six-Stroke Wen Dao六笔文刀Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Welcome, viewers, to the livestream! There are no such things as ghosts in this world. It's all just people scaring each other. Today's broadcast is all scripted, with special effects. Please be sensible and trust in science! [Streamer, how about you put down that ruler in your hand before telling us to trust in science?] [Hey, streamer, are you selling that hamster or not?] By the Celestial Master's command, gods and ghosts must keep their distance! Those who refuse will be dealt with on the sp 8.8kReads8.3Score38814d adds

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   Both are good.

8. 358 镜 The Lost Pool in the Mirror 镜中迷潭 The Stubborn Little Sparrow倔强的小山雀Mystery328k WordsCompleted That night, I stepped into the elevator. The doors opened four times. Each time, it was the fourth floor. The fifth time they opened, there was a hall of mirrors outside. In countless mirrors stood countless versions of me. Only one of them was smiling. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A late-night adventure livestream draws an ordinary college student into a world of ghost control. The black mark on his palm is the mark of a ghost; the infant ghost in the mirror world, the fragmented pieces of the infant ghost, and the ownerless shadow hidden at the source—every step he takes teeters on the edge of life and death.

9. 359 我 My Years as a Feng Shui Consultant in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当风水顾问的那些年 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Corpse-oil lipstick, raising little ghosts, summoning fox spirits, tattooed talismans: some celebrities will stop at nothing to get famous and go viral. My name is Chen Tian. I'm a feng shui consultant who moves in entertainment circles, specializing in handling the aftermath for celebrities who rose to fame through supernatural means. 141.9kReads9.0Score27.5k14d adds
10. 360 阴 The Yin-Yang Wicked Son-in-Law 阴阳恶婿 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery934k WordsCompleted At the end of the Ming dynasty, four families discover a terrifying dragon's lair, a feng shui site said to lead to heaven. They divide it into four parts, named Power, Wisdom, Wealth, and Beauty. Those buried within it can ensure their descendants enjoy power, wisdom, wealth, and beauty forever. But the lair defies the natural order. Even its good fortune carries danger, and it invites Heaven's punishment. To preserve their destiny, the families must find a scapegoat to take the blow in their p 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    🔥The most auspicious places in the world are reserved for the capable. Four powerful families have seized these places and married a son-in-law who has moved into their wives' homes! Everyone believes in fate, but the protagonist alone does not. Only in this way can he break this deadlock!

11. 361 我 I Command the Ghost King and Become the Mastermind Pulling the Strings 我驾驭鬼王，化身幕后执棋者 Hu Baizhi狐白枳Mystery281k WordsCompleted [Slow-paced + ghost control + satisfying read + invincible protagonist + daily life] This story follows Mo Bai, who accidentally falls into a supernatural realm while out in the suburbs. After meeting a teammate, he successfully gains control of the Ghost King and returns to the real world. He gradually grows stronger through one supernatural incident after another, eventually becoming the mastermind pulling the strings. This is an invincible-protagonist type of novel, so please don't nitpick th 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this to readers who enjoy eerie survival and ghost-taming themes. Mysterious disappearances are frequent in real-world cities, and rifts randomly appear, dragging people into apocalyptic ruins. The protagonist, burdened by the mystery of his parents' deaths, relies on a mysterious bell and a ghostly claw he commands to fight against an endless stream of vengeful spirits alongside his teammates. There are no flashy spells; it's all about observation, psychology, and courage—it gets increasingly addictive as you read on.

12. 362 天 The Heavenly Coffin 天棺 Youth Evening News青年晚报Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Because of a joke, my grandmother’s spirit refused to leave after her death and insisted on taking me with her to the grave. Otherwise, my whole family would die. To save my family, I went into the grave with my grandmother... 21.8kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
13. 363 道 The Supreme Daoist: Endless Slaughter 道门太上：无尽杀戮 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery566k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The arts of the Daoist sect shall be supreme! All the great paths under Heaven come from the Supreme One. The Supreme One has but one lineage: the Li family! (No female lead, no harem, no System, and not a story where the protagonist is completely invincible.) 8.6kReads9.3Score60214d adds

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    All are Taoist texts

14. 364 都 Urban Secrets: The Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain Slays Demons 都市秘藏：龙虎天师之斩妖除魔 Waning Moon and Parasol Tree缺月梧桐Urban168k WordsOngoing [Urban cultivation + Celestial Master Taoist + beautiful campus belle + demon hunting and exorcism] “Demon, where do you think you're going? I can tell at a glance that you're not human!” “Take this, the Divine Firmament Five Thunders of Heavenly Dipper!” Is the pure and sweet campus belle really a koi fish? Is the sexy goddess seen once in a thousand years actually a nine-tailed fox demon? Are all those handsome Professor Dos members of alien races? Beneath the city's dazzling nightlife, how ma —Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist starts off with powerful magic, engaging in urban cultivation, exorcising demons, and surrounded by beautiful women; he pretends to be weak while actually being strong.

15. 365 道 The Taoist Descends the Mountain: Signing In at the Funeral Home to Judge Yin Spirits 道士下山：我在殡仪馆签到审阴灵 Su Nianxi苏念西Mystery558k WordsOngoing [Fantasy Supernatural Mystery]+ [Funeral Home]+ [Comedy]+ [Subversion of Tropes] My name is Su Jiu. When I was ten, my master packed up and ran off, leaving behind nothing but a notebook that completely baffled me. I look lively and well, but my true soul has long since vanished. Even I can’t tell whether I count as a living person or a little ghost wandering the mortal world. I went down the mountain to look for my master and picked up Chen Liu along the way. The two of us ended up at Old Man’s 132Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This first-person supernatural novel is so interesting! The protagonist's master ran away when he was ten, and he and his unreliable buddy Chen Liu formed the "Six-Nine Duo" and worked at a funeral home. One terrifying and eerie event after another occurred, with humor mixed in with the horror. The unlucky protagonist stumbled into traps everywhere, and there's also the big suspense of the real and fake Su Jiu at the end.

16. 366 都 Soul Collector of the City 都市拾魂人 Oppa's Smile欧巴的微笑Mystery127k WordsCompleted [Urban Supernatural] [Folk Mysteries] [Qimen Feng Shui] [Folk Occult Arts] [Wild Imagination] [Celestial Master] [Curses] [First Person] My name is Shen Fan. I’m 23, with an ordinary bachelor’s degree. After moving to this city, I sent out more than a hundred resumes and went to dozens of interviews. In the end, all I got was, “We’ll be in touch.” After hitting a wall everywhere, I started driving for a ride-hailing service in the secondhand hybrid SUV my dad gave me, spending every night shuttl —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this book [Added to my bookshelf][Already wanting to read it][Original author fan]

17. 367 爆 A Dramatic Makeover for My Life: I'm an Intern in the Human World 爆改人生，我是人间实习生 Meow Meow Fish喵喵鱼Modern Romance105k WordsOngoing [No-Brain Fun] [Everyone Is Unhinged] [No CP] I died in an accident and was forced to transmigrate to another world to play a possession game, completely overhauling the lives of the people I possessed… I’m a human-world intern chosen by the Heavenly Dao. It’s a ridiculous setup: I have to complete a reincarnation plan before I can be reborn. But the humans they picked for me have such low survival rates that just looking at their awful lives makes my own survival odds plummet. I don’t want to b —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I am a ghost, I roam the human world and witness all its wonders!

18. 368 九 Uncle Nine: I Have a Teleportation Array to Yizhuang 九叔：我有传送阵可通义庄 A Little Zombie Who Lost Himself迷失自我的小僵尸Mystery825k WordsCompleted [Learning the Dao at a funeral home] + [Running a modern shop] + [Teleportation array] + [Slow burn] + [No female lead] + [Traveling between two worlds] + [Taking Uncle Jiu along for the ride] (This is the author's first novel, so please forgive the rough writing at the beginning! The story involves both the world of Uncle Jiu and the modern world.) What would you do if, one day, while playing a game, a mysterious teleportation array transported you to the zombie world where Uncle Jiu lives? Wo 1.6kReads7.4Score10614d adds

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    Take Uncle Nine back to the modern world to catch ghosts

19. 369 一 The Maoshan Taoist Who Appeared Out of Nowhere 一个横空出世的茅山道士 Night-Walking Scholar Zero One夜行书生零一Mystery132k WordsOngoing A boy with his organs ripped out, a teenager possessed by a lecherous ghost, a woman’s corpse buried alive inside a wall... Thick white smoke billows across silent streets. A red bridal sedan chair, pallbearers in white carrying a coffin... These are only the beginning... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Self-promoted, the protagonist is Wang Miao, an unknown person who bravely ventures into the realm of Yin and Yang.

20. 370 我 My Mockumentary Came True 我的伪纪录片成真了 A Little Rain Yesterday昨天有点雨Mystery107k WordsOngoing Luo Luo thinks he's just one “good ghost” away from becoming famous. As a struggling paranormal content creator, he throws himself into digging up a sealed videotape. Hidden inside is an urban legend called the Mirror Palace Puppet, said to appear only between two mirrors facing each other. His followers skyrocket and his popularity soars. Luo Luo brags to the camera, “Guys, I'm totally cashing in on this wave of traffic!” Then he realizes that all the strange footage is starting to invade reali 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My childhood friend and I were conducting a dark knocking experiment in the hallway, simulating the triggering conditions from the videotape, when it unexpectedly produced a synchronized, mysterious knocking sound. An infrared camera captured a cold, approaching entity, and strangely patterned handprints and watermarks were left on the inside of the door panel.

21. 371 死 After Death, My Wife Preserved My Corpse, and I Evolved from a Zombie 死后被妻子养尸，我从僵尸进化 The Classic of Mountains and Seas Courier山海经搬运工Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Zombies + Corpse-Raising + Corpse-Driving + Body Retrieval + Folk Customs + Romance + Ancient Mythology + Classic of Mountains and Seas] (Volumes 1–7: After I died, my wife raised my corpse, transforming me from a zombie into the Ancestral Corpse.) (Volume 8: After my wife died, I raised her corpse, transforming her from a zombie into a female drought demon.) In my previous life, my wife was the Yellow Emperor's daughter. She died after being sacrificed to the gods, and I raised her corpse unti 32kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds
22. 372 恐 Horror Revival: I’m a Maoshan Celestial Master 恐怖复苏，我是茅山天师 I Alone Am Different from Others我独异于人Urban202k WordsCompleted In 2035, the “blood moon” appeared in many places around the world, and yin energy that had lain dormant for a thousand years began to spread. At midnight, the neon lights in cities would turn an eerie dark green. Bluish-gray mist rose from ancient burial mounds in the suburbs. More and more videos that defied scientific explanation spread online. Someone filmed a “hair-combing woman” with fingernails as long as blades combing her hair in an office elevator. During a livestream, someone was drag 60Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Behold my Five Thunderbolts Righteous Law to exorcise evil and vanquish demons!

23. 373 阴 I'm Xie, a Yin-Yang Guide, Not a Taoist Priest 阴阳开路人谢邀，不是道士 Jing Lin景麟Mystery134k WordsCompleted I've seen too many lonely spirits trapped in corners, unable to move on, and too many people hell-bent on harming others. Sometimes I can't tell whether I'm imagining it in the throes of a psychotic episode or witnessing something real. The truth is far darker than fiction. “Absurd” is the only word for it. 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A book written by an honest man, really, honestly [eating melon emoji]. Most of the vengeful ghosts that remain in the world are probably just victims driven to desperation.

24. 374 借 Borrowed Corpse, Stolen Life 借尸命 Meng Xiaonai萌小乃Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing When a plague swept through my mother’s village, she was the only one who escaped alive and made it to Chen Village. My mother was graceful and beautiful, but after arriving in the village, she went mad. There’s something wrong with this village. Every night, we hear strange noises. My father’s name is Chen Jiu, and mine is Chen Lintian. I suspect he isn’t my real father... 1.8kReads9.0Score13014d adds

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    🔥Deep in the mountains, in an ancient temple, Ling Xuzi stands, sword in hand and cloaked in a straw raincoat. His eyes hold a mysterious light, discerning yin and yang in an instant; he carries peach wood to subdue evil spirits on desolate hills. His heart is as firm as iron, as he alone explores the realm of yin and yang; his incantations are like thunder, single-handedly dispelling the sorrows of ghosts and demons. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

25. 375 你 Why Pick on Her? She's Got Powerful Backing 你惹她干啥！她下面有人 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted *Original title: “CEO, Your Wife Is Pawning Knives Again” A knife is a pledge, and a word is a promise. When a prophecy comes true, it’s time to collect the reward. That’s what a knife pawnbroker does in the world of mysticism. Tu Shanjiu is the 283rd-generation knife pawnbroker. Her talent for the mystic arts surpasses everyone else in her family. Her divinations are uncannily accurate, and she can communicate with ghosts and gods. Unfortunately, because of a curse placed on the Tu Shan family 34.6kReads9.2Score4.7k14d adds

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    This is the first time I've read a book with a novel theme, featuring a female protagonist who works as a knife seller. It's quite interesting. The book isn't very long; I would have given up on it if it were too long. The plot is tight and doesn't drag, so it's worth reading!

26. 376 雇 Hiring a Handsome Guy to Guard the House 雇个帅哥来镇宅 Zahari扎哈里Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Horror, one heroine] What do you do when you’re nearly broke? With no other options, Shang Yi reluctantly took a night-shift job, and it completely upended his worldview! The elevator, hallways, underground parking garage, bathrooms… Those places were already enough to give him a headache. But what troubled him even more was the attention he got from beautiful women… Strange incidents kept happening in the residential complex, yet the residents went on living there as if nothing were wrong. The 54Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 377 最 The Last Daoist Lord 最后的道君 Dancing Lone Spirit舞独魂灵Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since my mother got pregnant with me, strange things kept happening at home. First, a hedgehog came into the house, a long snake coiled around the beams, and a weasel dug a burrow in the vegetable patch out back. Then foxes from the mountains joined in, showing up at our doorstep every few days to peer inside. Now the five immortals were all gathered: Hu, Huang, Liu, Bai, and Hui. Anyone in the know would recognize this as the Five Immortals entering a home. Any one of the five entering 10.8kReads9.1Score97814d adds
28. 378 乱 The Little One Who Crawled Out of the Mass Grave Is Beloved by All the Ghosts 乱葬岗爬出的小奶团是百鬼团宠 Zhou Bei舟北Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, The Little One Who Crawled Out of the Mass Grave Is Doted on by All the Ghosts, is now streaming~ [Three and a half years old + yin-yang eyes + lighthearted comedy + cozy family affection + adored by all the ghosts] Lin Wanyue, a modern feng shui master and fortune-teller, was transported by a car accident to a dynasty absent from the history books. She became a three-year-old toddler abandoned in a mass grave. The Lin family had produced nothing but boys for ni 1.4kReads9.1Score22914d adds
29. 379 掐 I Read Your Fortune: No, That's Your Sister! 掐指一算：不可，那是你姐！ White Dragon i Zhenren白龙i真人Mystery4.1M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced mini-arcs + comedy + insanely satisfying revenge + a touch of horror + fiercely protective] Chen Xuan transmigrated from Earth to the world of Blue Star. From the start, he inherited a dilapidated Taoist temple and awakened a System. Complete three tasks a day, and you can randomly draw Taoist power, cultivation techniques, cultivation levels, and magical treasures? He immediately started livestreaming, showing off his mystic arts and gaining fans. “Master, help! During the day, if I 19kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    A bizarre resurgence, the inheritance of a Taoist temple, live-streaming fortune telling and demon-catching, and the author reveals a breathing technique!!!

30. 380 东 Northeastern Folk Taboos 东北民间禁忌 Sleeves That Cover the Sky大袖遮天Mystery5.3M WordsOngoing The black soil of the Northeast holds too many stories, and hides too many rules. If you hear someone call your name in the middle of the night, never look back. On New Year’s Eve, if a dumpling wrapper breaks, it’s for the “good brothers” to eat. If you meet a woman in red while walking at night, remember to pull your hat down low... These taboos passed down by the older generation are superstition if you don’t believe in them. But if you break them, they become a ghostly gateway that leads str 1.6kReads—Score10314d adds
31. 381 团 The Beloved Little Darling of a Farming Family 团宠农家小奶包 Jiang Yuanyuan姜圆圆Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Everyone in Xixiang Village knows that the Zhao family recently found a little girl. She’s three years old, chubby and fair-skinned. Everyone says a girl is a burden, but the Zhao family treasures the little one. Later, Zhao Heng, who had been blind, regained his sight. Zhao Xuan, who had been poisoned, was cured. And the Zhao family, nearly ruined by the cost of medical treatment, became a wealthy household. Some people grew envious and snuck over to the Zhao home at midnight to eavesdrop, hopi 8.8kReads9.3Score81514d adds
32. 382 我 My Days Working at a Funeral Home 我在殡仪馆工作的那些事儿 Farewell, Xiao Lang再见萧郎Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted My name is Ling Yu. I work at a funeral home with Big Fatty. One day, a beautiful corpse wearing Chanel arrived at the funeral home. I stole the Chanel outfit and gave it to my girlfriend. Then a string of sinister things began to happen... Deaths kept piling up, closing in on Big Fatty and me step by step. How can we escape Death's pursuit? 2kReads5.9Score10614d adds
33. 383 民 A Notebook of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌笔记 Green Pepper and Shrimp青椒肉虾Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing I was born with a pair of snake eyes, and everyone at the forest farm said I was a demon child born of a snake. The night I was born, thunder crashed again and again. The next day, a huge, gold-scaled python was found dead from a lightning strike outside Laolingou. Something was squirming inside its belly. Master Sang sliced open the python with a single stroke and carried out a blood-soaked baby. He named me Lin Shisan. From that moment on, my fate was bound to Master Sang’s for life… 19.5kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    Needless to say, traditional paranormal content is high-quality but lacks traffic.

34. 384 道 The Dao God Among Mortals 道神在人间 Xie Hongtao谢鸿涛Mystery413k WordsCompleted Since the rise of humanity, the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Paths have stood side by side. The Heavenly Path sets the rules and restrains all living beings; the Earthly Path governs reincarnation and judges right and wrong, good and evil; while the Human Path takes the form of a Dao God, traveling through the mortal world to slay ghosts, monsters, and demons. But sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and demons... What does it mean to cultivate the Dao? It isn't about the de 2.9kReads9.0Score16914d adds
35. 385 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds

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    Ghost-hunting novels, urban fantasy novel recommendations

36. 386 道 Tales of the Taoist Sect 道门往事 Xia Yi夏忆Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Cha Wenbin holds the ancestral seal of the Maoshan sect and is the last heir to the position of sect leader in the Orthodox Way. He saves people caught between yin and yang, but brings disaster upon himself and suffers Heaven’s punishment. With a chivalrous heart and a mastery of Taoist arts, he rescues the living from the cracks between worlds and guides the dead through the endless hellish roads! Who are the ancient Di people clad in fish scales, the mysterious king brought back to life, and t 24.1kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds

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    Highly recommended, it's been on my bookshelf for years.

37. 387 我 I Work as a Mortuary Makeup Artist 我在殡仪馆做化妆师 Bai Baoqian百宝嵌Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted I used to be a stylist on film and television sets. After reality put me through the wringer, I stumbled into a job as a mortuary makeup artist. Every day, I face all kinds of bizarre corpses, and they have shown me another world... 717Reads8.2Score10014d adds
38. 388 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
39. 389 活 The Living Must Keep Away 活人回避 Wanderer of the Mortal World风尘散人Mystery3.7M WordsCompleted Originally titled Living People, Keep Away. An antique set me on a desperate path. From then on, just to stay alive, I became a yin walker who dealt with the dead and the walking corpses. Three years searching for dragon veins, ten years locating acupoints, roaming between yin and yang, dealing in ghosts and spirits. I kept walking, struggling my way to where I am today. 2.7kReads8.9Score33114d adds
40. 390 我 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干殡葬的那些年 Dongfang Goudan东方狗蛋Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted People light candles, ghosts blow out the lamps. The dead return at midnight, corpses rise in funeral halls, and ancient relics lie buried for thousands of years. In my years working in the funeral business, I’ve encountered plenty of strange and uncanny things. The living walk the roads of the living world, and the dead walk the roads of the underworld. But sometimes, not everyone on the underworld’s roads is a ghost, and not everyone on the living world’s roads is human… 50.4kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
41. 391 收 The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案 Zhang Wuren张无忍Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home. 3.7kReads9.0Score38414d adds
42. 392 职 Professional Funeral Watcher 职业守灵人 Deep Love Always Ends in Heartbreak深情总被殇Mystery962k WordsOngoing At funerals, there is a ritual called “keeping vigil.” I am a professional vigil keeper. People pay me to keep watch over their dead. Over the course of my career, I have witnessed far too many touching stories and tragic circumstances. But most of all, I have encountered strange and terrifying events. And it all began the first time I saw a ghost while keeping vigil... 194Reads6.9Score13714d adds
43. 393 棺 Strange Tales from the Coffin Shop 棺材铺之诡闻 Liu Yanzhi刘衍之Two Female Leads106k WordsCompleted Liu Yin, a 25-year-old unemployed programmer, reluctantly takes over her family's coffin shop. But the shop's customers are ghosts. Whenever the coffins inside creak, ghosts come in the next day to buy coffins for reincarnation. Liu Yin's job is to help these ghosts, still lingering in the human world, resolve their lingering obsessions. Zhang Xingyan, a Taoist priestess who specializes in exorcising demons, and Liu Yin meet through a fight. As fate pushes them along, they go from standing on op 156Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A coffin shop owner who lost her job in the internet industry and found new employment, and a fledgling female Taoist priest with explosive martial arts skills but terrible Taoist magic, team up to make their debut in the mystical world.

44. 394 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 167.8kReads9.1Score15.7k14d adds

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    ① Lin Qingge and Lin Ruoxue transmigrated to the demon-infested Tang Dynasty 🍅 and survived to the modern era by eating a piece of Tang Monk's flesh, becoming the ancestors of the Demon Hunting Bureau. While catching demons, they were accidentally exposed by a paranormal livestreamer.

45. 395 东 Strange Tales of the Northeast 东北鬼事异闻 Divination Rat卦鼠Mystery236k WordsCompleted A collection of strange tales about ghosts and supernatural happenings in Northeast China. Some are hearsay, while others are terrifying paranormal events that happened right before the storyteller's eyes. A weasel spirit gaining human form, a fox stealing an elixir, a corpse crushed beneath a millstone... 1.9kReads—Score10614d adds
46. 396 开 From the Start, My Dad Wanted Me to Raise an Army and Rebel 开局我爹要我起兵造反 The Little Fish Swimming Underwater潜泳的小鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [System + invincible + dynastic conquest + the Myriad Worlds + summoning] Li Luo transmigrated to another world and became the heir to the Northern Liang throne. Just as the Three Kings rebelled, plunging the realm into chaos. The Prince of Northern Liang: “Son, when are you going to raise an army and rebel?!” “Father, I’ll lead 300,000 Northern Liang soldiers right away and win you an empire...” Li Luo: “...” “Ding! Myriad Worlds Summoning System fully loaded...” Li Luo: “Father, what were you 38.3kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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47. 397 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
48. 398 都 We Have a Constitutional Monarchy Now, So Digging Up a Zombie Is Perfectly Reasonable 都君主立宪了挖出个僵尸很合理吧 Not Called Wang Lei不叫王磊Urban57k WordsCompleted Shen Lang transmigrates to the Sun Empire, a constitutional monarchy, and becomes a high school student. There’s no Qing dynasty in the history books, yet the news reports the discovery of a zombie wearing an official’s hat and peacock feathers. The campus belle is being forced by an underground casino to entertain its clients, and the boys at school are fired up, demanding that he lead them. His cousin is a gang leader, and his sidekick is an innocent foreigner. Shen Lang looks at his young fac 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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49. 399 开 From the Start, Forced to Abdicate, I Summon a Hundred Thousand Snow Dragon Riders 开局被逼宫，召唤十万大雪龙骑 Brother Wen Loves Garlic文哥爱吃蒜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Li Xiu woke up to find himself transmigrated as the emperor of the Great Tang, and he’d even activated a Myriad Realms Emperor System! Famous generals from throughout history, gods and demons from across the heavens: he could summon them all! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. You have obtained 100,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry soldiers!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have summoned the god-demon Cao Zhengchun!] “What? The Sixth Prince has rebelled and already reached the palace gate 13.1kReads8.1Score56514d adds
50. 400 一 One Haunting a Day 一日一诡 Spring Rain in the South, Winter Snow in the North南春雨北冬雪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Like people, supernatural entities can be good or bad, so the author can’t promise that every story will have an off-the-charts scare factor that keeps you up at night. The only guarantee is that all the stories are entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, you’re on your own! 354Reads—Score10114d adds

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    Like a modern version of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, this game features a variety of unbelievable and terrifying stories that will keep you awake at night! Pure horror at its finest; no thinking is required, just immerse yourself in the terrifying atmosphere depicted in the stories!

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