Paper Effigies, Corpse Driving, Strange Arts, and Hidden Techniques 扎纸，赶尸，奇门，遁甲

1. 51 捉 Ghost Hunting: My Baton Is Made of Thunderstruck Wood! 捉鬼：我的警棍可是雷击木做的！ Let's Just Get By for Now先混着吧Mystery621k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Chen Mo, starts out as an ordinary criminal police officer. After stumbling upon a supernatural incident, he is recruited by the Special Security Department to join its Seventh Squad, which specializes in handling paranormal cases. The Seventh Squad is a unit stationed in the field that deals with supernatural criminal cases. Hidden within the police station, its members work with beings the public knows nothing about. 226Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 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—Score203Shelves
3. 53 一 Painting Yin and Yang with a Single Stroke 一笔绘阴阳 The Waves Are a Whale's Tears海浪是鲸鱼的眼泪Mystery664k WordsOngoing As I gazed down the shadowy corridor and across the empty hall, the strange order of light and darkness stirred a fear of the unknown deep inside me. The elders always said, “The ancestral hall is home to spirits that have yet to depart.” “Don’t step on the threshold, don’t touch the ancestral tablets, and don’t whistle in the ancestral hall.” “The names on the tablets weren’t carved there. They moved in.” When the wind blew past the row of wooden windows, the latticework let out a mournful wail 209Reads—Score101Shelves

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   This is just too real; watching it alone at night gave me nightmares. The aftereffects are powerful. The immersion is so strong, it feels like I experienced it myself!

4. 54 尸 Corpse Veins 尸脉 What Should I Have for a Late-Night Snack?夜宵吃啥啊Mystery246k WordsOngoing [No exaggeration, no System, a heartwarming story with a bit of a slow start.] Just a series of exciting adventures and a touching father-daughter bond. I live by one saying: “As a Maoshan disciple, if you see someone die and do nothing, Heaven will strike you down.” 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is pretty good.

5. 55 山 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery118k WordsCompleted I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 8.1kReads7.0Score950Shelves

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   Tomb raiding novels have a new top-tier author.

6. 56 山 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Rural Life138k WordsCompleted Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 761Reads—Score260Shelves
7. 57 山 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery203k WordsCompleted Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 502Reads—Score258Shelves
8. 58 山 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery194k WordsOngoing A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 424Reads—Score240Shelves
9. 59 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 839Reads—Score109Shelves

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   "Horror Folklore [The Imposter Master Shakes the Hundred Demons]" is a novel combining infinite flow, folklore horror, light comedy, survival, episodic storytelling, a single female lead, and packed with exciting moments! It's not choppy! Worth reading! The stories are highly independent! It's almost as good as the completed series!!

10. 60 玄 Tales of Strange Happenings from the Mystical Sect 玄门故事异闻录 My Surname Is Xu, My Given Name Is Wuzhen小姓徐名悟真Mystery108k WordsOngoing Where the Mysterious Gate stands on its own, clouds disperse and moonlight shines clear; The wind settles, the heart is cleansed of dust, and pure light fills the sleeves. A gathering of stories about Daoism, Buddhism, shamanic spirit-mediums, the Gospel, and the evil art of curse-casting. A book that explains what Hebei’s incense tradition is all about. It resembles the spirit-medium tradition of the Northeast, but is not the same. The story is entirely fictional. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cleansing Ceremony: "Holding incense to trace the source", "Scattering rice to drive away evil", "Sprinkling water to cleanse the house", "Broom to bind ghosts"

11. 61 开 I Run Over My Ex-Girlfriend from the Start 开局撞死前女友 Yagyu One Sword柳生一剑Mystery91k WordsOngoing I hit and killed my ex-girlfriend with my car, but she had already been dead for two days. From then on, I was forced to become a disciple of the "Twin Heavenly Sovereigns" and work as an antique dealer at "Qingwan Yazhu." They said I had "four pillars of pure Yin and two souls in one body," making me a rare furnace for cultivation, unseen in a thousand years. The righteous sects wanted to raise me as a "vessel," while the great figures of the dark path wanted to use me as a "medicinal catalys —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination and divination) has some elements of the supernatural and terrifying.

12. 62 生 The Law of the Jungle: The Way to Survive 生存之道的丛林法则 Xiao Feng萧枫Historical62k WordsCompleted This book includes stories such as Blessings and Misfortunes Go Hand in Hand, Xiang Tuo Stops a Carriage, Zichan Speaks on Statecraft, Bao Mu's Clever Debate, and A Single Sentence Averts a Crisis. 8Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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13. 63 旧 Unveiling the Three Teachings and Nine Schools of Old China 旧中国三教九流揭秘 Fan Chun San范春三Historical640k WordsCompleted In the old China that emerged after the Opium Wars, the land lay shattered and Chinese and foreign influences mingled. All kinds of social forces flourished, and a multitude of secret societies made their presence felt. The Green Gang, the Hongmen, Yiguandao, the Paoge and other groups staged one historical tragicomedy after another. Vividly and in detail, this book exposes the many ugly sides of these underworld groups, lays bare their tricks and layers of disguise, and portrays both the dark c 166Reads9.4Score108Shelves
14. 64 倪 Ni Shi's Sixty-Four Hexagrams 倪师六十四卦 Mango Yogurt芒果耶耶8k WordsCompleted Master Ni's Sixty-Four Hexagrams 31Reads—Score113Shelves
15. 65 深 Deep Blue: The Ultimate Path 深蓝极道 This Troubled Heart Is Wretched苦恼此心堪恸Eastern Fantasy109k WordsCompleted Demons run rampant, martial arts have fallen into ruin, and human lives are worth less than grass. Lin Ye, an orphan from the lowest rung of society, unexpectedly awakens the Deep Blue Modifier. A frail body? Add points with Deep Blue, forge an iron body, and become immune to all techniques! Incomplete cultivation arts? Have Deep Blue derive and combine all techniques, then create the ultimate path! He fights his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, proves the Dao through sheer b 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.7kReads9.6Score66.9kShelves
17. 67 借 Harnessing Momentum: The Secrets of Martial Arts 借势：武术之秘 Shen Cheng沈诚Historical248k WordsCompleted Recommended by Ma Boyong on Weibo! With a stirring tale of love and loyalty to family and country, this book vividly reveals the authentic principles of martial arts. It is a rare work that unites martial arts theory and practice with the spirit of wuxia, making it a welcome surprise for the martial arts world. The book is divided into two parts: “Gazing at the Mountain” and “Peering at the Moon.” “Gazing at the Mountain” tells a story set in 1930s Shanghai. Yu Sheng, an heir to the Yuanquan st 545Reads9.5Score117Shelves
18. 68 天 The World's Most Mysterious Invisibility Art 天下最为神秘的隐身道 Sun Hao孙颢Historical237k WordsCompleted There are countless paths to success, but figuring out which one suits you is no easy task. That is why people are always racking their brains to understand the way to success and gain every possible advantage. Broad in scope and rich in content, this book clearly traces the lives and approaches to dealing with the world of twelve figures from ancient Chinese history. It is a reference book that builds from individual cases to a broader picture, and explores the hidden methods of famous historic 94Reads8.8Score—Shelves
19. 69 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.3kReads8.3Score268Shelves

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    I recommend a thrilling novel, a feng shui and supernatural story called "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse-driving. Written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers, it explores feng shui and supernatural events. It's currently being serialized on Tomato Novels website…

20. 70 从 I Start with Gu Refining and Grind My Way to the Dao of Ten Thousand Arts 从炼蛊开始肝成万法道尊 Gongsun Lizi Hotpot公孙离子烫Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Gu cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] [Demonic cultivator] On the Eternal Continent, demonic cultivators rip out souls to make banners and use young girls as furnaces. The righteous sects may seem noble and upright, but in truth they refine the common people into powerful medicines in hopes of ascending to immortality. Reborn in a cultivation world where mountain foraging is the foundation of training, Bai Yu unexpectedly becomes an errand disciple at the Gu Refining Peak of the 35.5kReads8.1Score3kShelves
21. 71 道 Daoist Exorcist: One Body, Two Souls, a Daoist and a Curse Master 道降师：道士和降头师一体双魂 Shan Jiamulin山佳木林Mystery141k WordsOngoing Banish evil spirits, avenge the wronged, solve century-old mysteries, and explore ancient ruins thousands of years old. One righteous, one wicked: Daoist secret arts and cursecraft coexist in a single body. Lu Xiaoxi studied for five years in the Lingbao School of Mount Gezao. After his master passed away, he was expelled from the sect and attacked by its leader. By a twist of fate, Yang Gongyu of the Curse Sect, whose attempt at body liberation had failed, tried to possess him. The possession f 123Reads—Score118Shelves

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    Taoist magic and black magic in an adventure story about exorcising evil spirits and dispelling karmic debts in one person.

22. 72 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! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves

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    These are some of my absolute favorite books. The first one is still being serialized, and I've been following it closely. The second and third are already finished. I highly recommend them.

23. 73 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! 52.3kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
24. 74 诡 The True Immortal of the Ghostly Path: Making Paper Effigies in the Mortal Realm 诡道真仙：我在阳间扎纸人 The Monkey's Tortoise猴子的乌龟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing When Gu Ming opens his eyes, he finds himself lying on the door panel of a funeral hall. A ring of ghostly handprints encircles his wrist, impossible to wash off, and his palm is clenched around a “life-buying coin.” An old smoker from the Demon Suppression Bureau tells him, “You took the money, so now you have to give up your life. That’s the rule. You have three days.” In this world, imperial power has fallen into decline, and monsters and evil spirits run rampant. The living are more poisono 28Reads6.2Score138Shelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts] [If you've recently become obsessed with high-quality supernatural novels, then this is definitely a must-read!] 💐💐💐 The plot is intricate and original, not forced or silly, and there are no bad parts throughout. It has a strong sense of immersion, and the writing is superb. Read with confidence and highly recommended!

25. 75 渡 Spirit Guide: Beginning with the Heirlooms My Grandfather Left Me 渡灵人：从爷爷留给我的旧物开始 Out Catching Demons捉妖中Mystery316k WordsCompleted In an old attic tucked away in a corner of the city, Lin Shen accidentally uncovered a dust-covered bronze mirror. This seemingly ordinary antique was the starting point of every eerie incident. At first, there were only faint bloody handprints on the glass, the sound of someone combing their hair in the dead of night when no one was around, and old photographs that vanished only to mysteriously return to their original places. These subtle anomalies wound around him like strands of a spiderweb, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give it a try, give it a listen.

26. 76 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 208Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yin Yang Taoist

27. 77 阴 Master of Yin-Yang and Feng Shui 阴阳风水天师 Rampaging Rice Ball暴走的饭团Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Mysticism] [Battles of the Occult] [Bickering Couple] My name is Chen Jiuyou. My master gave me that name. He said I was born in the underworld hour of the ninth month, on a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour. My entire Eight Characters birth chart was yin, making me a natural “coffin-born child.” The day I was born, my mother bled to death, my father went mad and threw himself down a well, and the midwife who delivered me went home and died suddenly, bleeding 1.7kReads6.2Score127Shelves

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    Supernatural thriller, suspenseful adventure, bickering lovers, high-energy plot twists

28. 78 噬 Bone-Eating Mark, Northern Border King: A Netherworld Ordeal to Steal His Bride 噬骨纹北境王冥府劫妻 Han Luoting韩洛听Ancient Romance154k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, my husband tore open my wedding dress in front of everyone, revealing the name tattooed over my heart. He said, “Take a good look. This is my dog.” Later, I jumped from the Cliff of the Forgotten River, and the King of the Underworld caught me in the bottomless abyss. He personally tattooed a red spider lily on me. He said, “From today on, you are my Queen of the Underworld.” The day the Northern Border King led a hundred thousand cavalry to the gates of the Underworld, I stoo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 长 The Immortal Path: Where the Other Shore Blooms 长生天之彼岸花开 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing Chief scientist Chai Daohuang is betrayed and embarks on endless cycles of reincarnation, retaining his memories as he pursues immortality. Joining forces with Meng Po, he defies the heavens and tramples the false gods of East and West! He uses faster-than-light travel to explore the endless cosmos, but immortality remains elusive. At last, guided by Wu Mian, who has already attained immortality through elixirs, he finally discovers the path to eternal life. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 逆 Defying Heaven to Become a God: The Chess Player 逆天成神之执棋人 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶1.2M WordsOngoing I, Ye Zhenyu, have just ascended to the throne of the Future Buddha Heavenly Emperor, personally bringing the Dharma-ending Age of the cultivation world to an end! I thought this was the pinnacle of existence, but then I saw a strange eye above the heavens, gazing down at me with indifference! Is this supreme glory, or a conspiracy planned for countless ages?! As the son of Ye Fan, I was born with extraordinary destiny. By a twist of fate, I awakened an ancient divine status that had long vani 38Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 茅 The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste 759Reads—Score100Shelves
32. 82 我 I'm Not a God of Theater: Prequel, the Outer-Domain Demon 我不是戏神前传之域外天魔 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing Wife, do you know that the child in your womb is a reborn Immortal Emperor? I was a mad scholar locked away in a psychiatric hospital, yet I became the final hope of the gods of the Three Realms! The extraterrestrial demon Cthulhu is about to invade, and the civilization of Blue Star is on the brink of destruction. The Jade Emperor and Lady Houtu have personally appeared in my dreams to beg me to emerge from seclusion! But I'm just an ordinary guy who drove himself insane trying to make money b 116Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 末 In the Apocalypse, the Gods Toy with Mortals, but I, Ye Fan, Defy Heaven and Slay the Gods 末世诸神愚戏凡人我叶凡逆天斩神 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsOngoing Synopsis: The whole world is dragged into a deadly deception called the “Faith Game.” Everyone struggles to survive, but I’ve been abandoned by the gods?! When everyone receives a “game notification” and becomes a player under one of the sixteen Primordial Gods, I, Ye Fan, the most devout follower of the God of Fate, am mercilessly shut out! No guidance, no System, no divine favor. I’m like a bug forgotten by the world! What kind of joke is this? The bustling city turns into a blood-soaked pr 53Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 长 The Living Hell of the Immortal Realm 长生天之人间炼狱 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Urban235k WordsCompleted I'm the damn heir to the title of Great Emperor, yet I've been put through hell in the mortal world. When I return to claim my throne, I'll use my blade to wash away every humiliation I've suffered! Demon Emperor, just you wait! Fifteen days in heaven, one hundred and fifty years on earth. That's more than enough time! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 弥 Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life, 150Reads6.2Score—Shelves
36. 86 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... 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Folk customs have never had a rival! [Laughing and crying emojis]

37. 87 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!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
38. 88 刚 I Was Just About to Climb into My Coffin When a Red-Clad Female Ghost Broke In to Become My Disciple 刚准备进棺材，红衣女鬼破门拜师 A White-Robed Seeker of the Way白衣问道Urban256k WordsCompleted With a terminal illness and only three days left to live, I made myself a paper coffin in my shop and prepared to die. A bitter wind howled outside. A dazed, adorable red-robed fierce ghost fled into the shop, pursued by someone, and insisted on taking me as her master! I planned to brush her off, so I casually taught her the Tai Chi Breathing Method that old men practice in the park. Who could have guessed that the red-robed fierce ghost would use yin energy to circulate Tai Chi and comprehend 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Paper sculpting, ghost catching, and Qimen Dunjia are all quite good; highly recommended!

39. 89 九 Uncle Nine: I'm Just a Clay Statue, How Did I Become a Patriarch? 九叔：我一个泥胎，怎么成祖师了 Buddha's Light Shines, Leave It to Fate佛光普照随缘Mystery235k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + Uncle Jiu's world + lighthearted comedy + cultivation through worship + invincible protagonist + mastermind behind the scenes] Lin Xun transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's world. He doesn't become a Daoist or a zombie. Instead, he ends up as an immobile clay statue in a shrine for spirit infants! From the start, he faces a century-old blood fiend on the brink of death. The fiend sets its sights on his one-in-a-million “natural spirit body,” reaches out with a ghostly claw, and 986Reads—Score107Shelves
40. 90 九 Uncle Nine: My Disciple Is Too Cautious, but His Paper Figures Are Brutal 九叔：徒弟太稳健，但纸人贼猛哒 Lard-Braised Ice Cream猪油焖雪糕Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise later. I don’t know if it helps, but you should listen to your seniors, so I’m going with it!] [Uncle Jiu + cautious survival + paper figures attaining the Dao + sign-in + comedy + upholding heaven’s justice] After transmigrating into Uncle Jiu’s world ten years ago, Wei Zhengdao was locked down by the Diligence Is Rewarded by Heaven System. He wasn’t allowed to learn any new spells until he mastered The Way of the Paper Puppet. So he spent his days sleepi 13.2kReads6.7Score1.5kShelves
41. 91 九 Uncle Nine: You Were Told to Drive the Corpse, but You Summoned the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven 九叔：让你赶尸，你请神齐天大圣 Buddha's Light Shines, Leave It to Fate佛光普照随缘Mystery624k WordsCompleted 5.7kReads5.9Score419Shelves
42. 92 缝 The Secrets of a Corpse Stitcher and a Maoshan Taoist 缝尸匠和茅山道士不得不说的秘密 No Taste, No Feeling无味无感Mystery226k WordsOngoing For thirty-seven days, red rain blanketed Shanghai. The survivors discovered a bizarre pattern: anyone caught in the rain developed black stitches across their back, as if they were corpses being sewn together one stitch at a time. Li Yang, a physics teacher, was the first stitch She sewed into this world. The last heir of the Maoshan lineage returned with three thousand lives and three thousand years of memories. He said, “She isn't a god. She's just a corpse stitcher.” Three thousand peachw 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really great

43. 93 云 Yun Che: The Corpse Driver 云澈：赶尸人 Run Yu888润玉88813k WordsCompleted Yun Che: The Corpse Driver 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The eerie legends of corpse-driving in western Hunan, mysterious figures on mountain roads at midnight—Yun Che takes you into the thrilling and addictive world of corpse-driving! Recommended by Runyu888, this is a must-read for the faint of heart, but you won't be able to resist reading this super-exciting underworld novel!

44. 94 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

45. 95 贫 I Am Daoist Lin Jiu. I Invite You All to Your Deaths 贫道林九请诸位赴死 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [System] [the Myriad Worlds] [Daoist Arts] [Uncle Nine] The red string and glutinous rice remain to this day, but the Daoist Lin of old is no more. Uncle Nine of the Myriad Worlds introduced countless transmigrators to the world, yet they always treated him as a stepping stone. Few remembered his kindness or helped him rise to greatness. When the "Supreme Dao Ancestor System" descends upon Uncle Nine, what sparks will fly between an unreliable System and an upright, slightly cunning Uncle Nine? 10.9kReads7.3Score1.1kShelves

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    You can give it a try.

46. 96 绑 Qiusheng, Bound to a Martial Arts System 绑定武道系统的秋生 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Drive out demons with martial might, banish ghosts with the Dao, master both martial arts and the Dao, and become the Martial Sage of the mortal world. One blade to destroy the Eastern Seas, one sword to slay gods and demons, one halberd to shatter Heaven's will. Shatter the void with martial might and stride across the myriad realms, suppress the heavens and rise above the nine skies. Defy Heaven and slay the Dao to become the exalted one, live free and proud, and attain eternal transcendence. 4.5kReads7.6Score289Shelves
47. 97 棺 The Coffin Shop's Orphan Girl Walks Between Yin and Yang, Hunting Spirits and Vengeance, and Breaking the Mystic Sect 棺铺孤女踏阴阳，捉灵寻仇破玄门 Sleep When the Sun Comes Up 1天亮就睡1Mystery105k WordsCompleted An old coffin shop on an ancient street holds secrets between the worlds of the living and the dead. Fu Jiang has helped her Taoist grandfather run the shop and practice the Tao since childhood. She draws talismans to suppress evil, identifies spirits, and walks between the worlds, living quietly among ordinary people. Then, one night, her grandfather dies a mysterious and gruesome death. There are no ghosts, no culprit, and no clues at the scene, leaving behind an unsolved case with no answers. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good!!!

48. 98 湘 Strange Tales of Corpse Driving in Western Hunan 湘西赶尸奇闻 Ace ADC王牌AdcMystery50k WordsCompleted On a rainy night deep in the mountains, a master and his apprentice travel with a corpse. When they reach the Miao frontier, the body suddenly comes back to life and flees. They track it to Yinshen Village, only to learn that everything was part of a deadly revenge plot laid by a Miao priest. To protect his apprentice and escape with the corpse, the master destroys his own cultivation and dies in the wilderness. All he leaves behind is Li Caibei, a novice now alone, carrying a dead body on his —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 穿 I Transmigrated into a Horror Movie and Got a Guaranteed-Death Script from the Start 穿越恐怖片，开局拿到必死剧本 Fallen Blossom Dynasty落花王朝Mystery809k WordsOngoing Starting with The Mountain Taboo: The Yellow-Robed Little Flying Hero, Zhang Peng transmigrates into the world of horror movies. His first move is to sacrifice a tiger. The good news: he violently breaks the time loop. The bad news: he is cursed by the Mountain Lord and has only seven days to live. He enters the world of The Tag-Along while bearing the curse, only to discover that being cursed by the Mountain Lord isn't so bad after all. The little demons don't dare touch him. A sacrifice of the 390Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    "The Yellow-Clad Little Flying Hero of the Mountain," he sacrificed a tiger to scare away the mountain spirits, breaking the cycle, but also incurring the curse of the Mountain Lord. "The Little Girl in Red," he recruited a large number of hat-wearing individuals as a murderer and controlled zombies to attack the Demon God. "The Curse," he unleashed the Demon God; the Ghost Mother versus the Buddha Mother, a battle that darkened the heavens and extinguished the sun and moon. "The Zongzi," he released the ghosts hanged by ropes, allowing them to seek revenge on their ghost master. "The Haunted House Shop," he entered the underworld, using a dark Buddhist curse to attract the attention of the Golden Boy and Jade Girl, seizing their soul-snatching rope. "Here Comes," he subdued the Soul Demon, wiping out the Yin-Yang Bureau of Xiao Ri Zi. "Deadly Wish," he helped Shi Ya awaken and take over the Hidden Dragon Palace. The Bell awakens the Eye of Judgment, together they defeat the mastermind behind the scenes. The latest Korean drama "The Haunted Palace" has officially begun! "The Calamity"? Mud Doll, The Bridge Curse, Isobu, Contract Bride, A Chinese Ghost Story, Stranger Things, Resident Evil, Ghost Blows Out the Light, Mojin: The Lost Legend, Zombie School, Tomb Raider... Lots of content to satisfy your appetite.

50. 100 民 Folk Customs Record: Chen the Paper Effigy Maker 民俗录：纸扎陈 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Mystery262k WordsCompleted There's an old saying in western Hunan: “Better to walk through a mass grave at night than cross the Paper Effigy Chen family.” When Chen Ming woke up, he found himself lying in a thin-walled coffin. Paper figures all around the room were smiling at him. He was the last living member of the Paper Effigy Chen family. For three generations, his ancestors had made paper effigies for a living, but the Chen family didn't just make paper people and horses... They shaped souls. They shaped rules. They 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's start restoring the glory of the paper-crafting industry with my Chen family.

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