Any Stories About Taoist Priests Catching Ghosts? 有道士抓鬼的书吗？

1. 151 通 The Great Medium 通灵大法师 Nothing to Do with the Moonlight无关月色Mystery168k WordsCompleted A mysterious young man gets dragged into one conspiracy after another when he takes on a ritual job. To stay alive and avoid becoming a pawn, he launches an epic battle to defy fate and change his destiny. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Catching ghosts, catching ghosts, catching ghosts, catching ghosts

2. 152 灵 Spirit Village 灵村 Gan Zhen甘臻Mystery502k WordsCompleted Thrills and the supernatural! There's an ancient village called Lingzhuang, also known as Bagua Village. I was born there. Lingzhuang is always shrouded in an atmosphere of terror: Enormous pythons, centipedes, black spiders, strange birds, and ferocious beasts roam about, attacking people... Lingzhuang is also rife with strange tales and bizarre happenings: A female ghost haunts the village; a cave in Longmian Mountain holds an arsenal from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; a mysterious master live 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Yes, in the horror film "The Haunted Village"!

3. 153 我 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.8kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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   This is amazing! I was laughing hysterically the whole time, and the story was so touching. I would have been heartbroken if I hadn't seen it [almost crying].

4. 154 茅 Maoshan Ghost-Banishing Celestial Master 茅山捉鬼天师 Xiao Mochou Himself萧莫愁本尊Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted [Taoist Master] + [Ghost Hunting] + [Supernatural Mystery and Suspense] Light a lamp and tell ghost stories; observe the taboos of yin and yang. The inscrutable secret arts of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Maoshan traditions; the uncanny spirit-possession tablets; and mysterious taboos that inspire dread. The only Maoshan sect leader in history to vanish under mysterious circumstances seizes the secrets of heaven and earth and travels between the realms of the living and the dead. Let him reveal 3.2kReads6.5Score205Shelves

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   I highly recommend these four books

5. 155 紫 Purple Sun 紫阳 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing When the Hu invaded, he lost his family, his home, and his newlywed wife, who was taken from him. He searched for her across a thousand miles but failed to find her. Through a twist of fate, he embarked on the path of Shangqing cultivation. A pedantic scholar gained immortal arts, mastered the immortal way, saved the people, and brought order to the world. 7.5kReads9.2Score827Shelves

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   These are the only four books I've published in recent years.

6. 156 巡 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
7. 157 江 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 Half a Button半颗纽扣Mystery658k WordsCompleted On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 129Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this one! It's a Taoist priest exorcising ghosts in an urban supernatural story. The male lead has real skills, gets straight to the point from the beginning, and there's no fluff. The ghost-catching scenes are suspenseful and tense, and the protagonist is down-to-earth and not a saint. It's already 500,000 words long, and you won't be able to stop reading!

8. 158 凶 Haunted House Purifier 凶宅净化师 Mushroom Loves to Travel蘑菇爱旅行Mystery509k WordsOngoing [Yin-Yang + Urban + Suspense] The Haunted House Cleansing Agency, a specialized real estate agency that cleans up haunted and murder houses, was founded in Linhai City, the coastal metropolis, by Huang Sheng. Huang Sheng learned from the old Taoist priest Mu Bai of Yiyuan Temple on Zhongnan Mountain. He originally came to Linhai City for graduate school while working part-time as a real estate agent, acting as a bloodsucking sublandlord everyone loved to hate. During the pandemic lockdown, he di 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A haunted house purifier, a Taoist priest who descends from the mountain to study in Shanghai, practically a real estate agent, and incidentally catches ghosts—some of which are truly mind-blowing and eye-opening. Character traits: Taoist priest, well-rounded abilities, a Taoist priest with growth potential.

9. 159 此 With an Untroubled Heart, One May Attain Immortality 此心无碍，可得长生 Wild Man野男人Urban963k WordsCompleted This world nurtures all living things. Flowers, grass, trees, birds, beasts, insects, and fish. Humanity is considered the most intelligent of all creatures, one of the Three Powers alongside Heaven and Earth. Heaven endures, and Earth endures. Can humanity endure as well? As the saying goes: Water has a thousand sources, yet all flow into the Eastern Sea. The Dao has ten thousand methods, and all lead to immortality. The way to immortality lies beneath the strange and dazzling surface of realit 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Taoist priest, hehehe!

10. 160 惊 Snowfall: A Record of Strange Tales from China 惊雪：中华异事录 Gu Family Lane顾家巷Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing This isn't a traditional ghost-hunting horror novel. It blends Taoist arts, high martial arts, mysteries, and more. I'm writing it for myself, OvO [Ghost Hunting, Taoist Arts, Mysteries, Martial Arts, Ensemble Cast] * The eldest disciple of the head of the Shangqing sect of the Zhengyi school, exceptional in martial arts and profound in Taoist arts... * A master of the Swallow Sect, known in the martial world as Li San the Swallow... * A Nationalist spy, clever and calculating, cold as ice... Du 244Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Amidst the chaos of the War of Resistance against Japan, strange tales unfold! A Taoist disciple, accompanied by Yanzi Li San, ventures into Yichang, where the Japanese army uses an evil corpse curse to harm our soldiers, leaving their limbs stiff like living corpses and attracting vengeful spirits. The Taoist priest sets up a "Wealth-Trapping Ghost-Imprisoning" ritual to exorcise the evil, while a master of light-footed martial arts protects the formation and breaks the curse. Taoist magic and the fight against Japan intertwine, with twists and turns hidden in every chapter!

11. 161 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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    The finest of the finest bran [OK]

12. 162 灵 Paranormal Civil Servant 灵异公务员 The Straw-Cloaked Traveler of Bashan巴山蓑衣客Mystery273k WordsOngoing Wang Xiaotian, a civil servant wielding the "Heaven-Measuring Ruler," transmigrates to a parallel world where the supernatural resurges in the 1990s. Zombies have to meet their KPIs, and ghosts who like people have to follow the proper procedures. Using the bureaucratic wisdom he's gained from writing reports and mediating disputes, he specializes in dealing with every kind of monster and demon that refuses to cooperate. When a red-clad vengeful ghost has to write a work summary, and a thousand- 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new supernatural and humorous book! Worth a read.

13. 163 凶 Haunted House Sleep Tester: I Got the Five Thunder Curse from the Start 凶宅试睡员，开局获得五雷咒 Su Nanming苏南铭Urban57k WordsOngoing Qin Yan transmigrates to a parallel world, only to find himself working as an overnight tester at haunted houses. After binding himself to a System, he receives a different reward each time he completes a System task. [Test-sleep at a countryside resort and receive the Five Thunder Spell] [Test-sleep in a neighborhood haunted by ghosts and receive Divine Eagle Eyes] [Test-sleep at a cultural relics research institute and receive a Spirit-Gathering Cultivation Technique] At the Great Dao Conf 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm going to volunteer again; the male lead is beautiful on his own.

14. 164 猎 The Ghost Hunter's Troubles 猎鬼师的烦恼 Liang Benbuyi亮本布衣Urban285k WordsCompleted The Zhengying Sect started with just two Taoist priests and eventually grew to only six. It is a sect known for having very few Taoists. Its ghost hunters are successors to Uncle Nine, tasked with cultivating the Dao and hunting ghosts. Lu Yiming comes from a martial arts sect, and his martial uncle is the president of the National Taoist Association. His wife is a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, skilled in thunder magic. Both Lu Yiming and his master, Master Ma, are from Northeast China. The sto 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Taoist priest who hunts ghosts

15. 165 直 Livestream: I'm Really Not a Taoist Master 直播：我真不是道门大佬 Little Panda小熊猫Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Qin Hao was a Daoist priest in his previous life. After transmigrating, he discovered that he was a Daoist priest in this life too. From the start, he had a dilapidated temple, and had to rely on the mountains for everything! This was a parallel world where the Daoist faith had become little more than a legend and had nearly disappeared. But Qin Hao unexpectedly obtained the Daoist Venerable System, giving him the chance to revive the Daoist faith and restore its former glory! “Ding! Congratulat 7.9kReads8.3Score796Shelves

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    It's alright, I guess.

16. 166 妖 Hello, Police? Someone's Kidnapped a Law-Abiding Female Ghost 妖妖灵吗？有人绑架良家女鬼 Young Master Feng公子枫Urban347k WordsCompleted Chen Ziye came out of prison “reformed” and was planning to do something bad to make some money. But he never expected to kidnap a female ghost! Chen Ziye: “Hello? Police? I kidnapped a female ghost, and now I have no idea what to do!” The police showed up, said he'd done the public a service, and rewarded him with ten thousand yuan! You can make money by kidnapping ghosts? And so… Female ghost: “Hello? Police? I'm the female ghost who escaped earlier. I've been kidnapped again!” Zombie: “You lo 7.6kReads9.2Score700Shelves
17. 167 九 Uncle Nine: Is This Kid a Yin Messenger? 九叔：这小子是阴差？ Feels Like I'm About to Bite the Dust感觉要凉Mystery576k WordsOngoing (Uncle Jiu’s world + underworld bailiff + no female lead + System!) When King Yama says you’ll die at the third watch, who dares keep you until the fifth? Lin Yi transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world and unexpectedly becomes Uncle Jiu’s senior disciple. He binds himself to the strongest Underworld System from the start. All he has to do is earn yin virtue to get promoted and receive a raise! [Ding!] [Congratulations, Host, on successfully capturing a soul. Reward: 300 yin virtue!] [Ding! Congratu 2kReads7.1Score103Shelves

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    In the world of Uncle Nine, the protagonist is a underworld official who earns merit to rise through the ranks.

18. 168 阴 The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming 2.5kReads9.1Score236Shelves

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    This story is a masterpiece by a master of thrillers; every twist and turn is unexpected, leaving you deeply moved long after finishing it! [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

19. 169 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. 2.7kReads8.9Score327Shelves

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    The content is fantastic! The first book is thrilling, the second is even more thrilling, and the third is incredibly thrilling.

20. 170 茅 Maoshan Demon Catcher 茅山捉妖人 Treading Snow Without a Trace”踏雪无痕”Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted (Supernatural + Urban + Maoshan Taoist Arts + No Self-Sacrificing Saint + No Female Lead) Sanqing disciple Xu Tianyang ventures across the world alone! With the supreme secret arts of Maoshan in one hand, he sweeps across the mortal realm! Slaying ghosts, battling sorcerers, trampling evil gods, and destroying Corpse Kings! Maoshan Taoist arts shake the four corners of the world! Supreme secret arts, unmatched beneath the heavens! 3.9kReads8.7Score223Shelves

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    Character traits:

21. 171 我 I Am a Taoist 我是一个道士 Deng Sen邓森Mystery409k WordsCompleted I'm a freak who combines the traits of a ghost, a virgin boy, and a star of ill fortune, and I also possess yin-yang eyes. I join a cursed Daoist sect. Watch as I struggle to make my way along the path of cultivation while bearing this curse. 159Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Taoist supernatural powers to slay demons and exorcise evil spirits

22. 172 僵 Jiangshi World: I Became Uncle Jiu's Marshal! 僵尸世界：我成了九叔的大帅！ Fallen Leaves Tell of Autumn落叶知秋过Mystery417k WordsCompleted Lin Wudi transmigrates into a supernatural world, becoming a marshal with a million troops at his command! In Renjia Town, the wealthy Master Ren takes one look at him and offers him Ren Tingting as a concubine! In a church, Western supernatural beings prostrate themselves and kiss the soles of his shoes, calling him the Lord of God! In imperial tombs, the supernatural royal prince Xuanju bursts out of his coffin, only to be instantly slain by Lin Wudi one after another! It’s all thanks to h 309Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    That's all!

23. 173 开 Renjia Town from the Start: A Six-Year-Old Celestial Master 开局任家镇：六岁天师 Spring, Summer, Autumn春夏秋Male-Channel Fanfiction562k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Uncle Jiu's world, I gain a heaven-defying System. Born with the bones of a Daoist, blessed with the Six Divine Powers, I take in all the Daoist rhythm of heaven and earth. In the Age of Declining Dharma, I roam the world unhindered. I am the Celestial Master of the Daoist faith. 2.3kReads7.7Score135Shelves
24. 174 开 From the Start, I Was a Little Zombie Raised by Uncle Jiu 开局从九叔养的小僵尸开始 Winter Is Too Cold冬天太冷Mystery575k WordsCompleted Jiang Shi accidentally transmigrates into the world of the movie Mr. Vampire, only to discover that he is the little zombie raised by Uncle Jiu. The good news is that even a little zombie who cannot go out in the sunlight gets a Grudge Value System. Completing tasks earns him grudge points that let him level up. And so, as he keeps leveling up, a Zombie King is born. 567Reads8.5Score102Shelves
25. 175 义 Sign-In at the Funeral Parlor: I’m Getting Uncle Jiu Drunk 义庄签到：我给九叔弄麻了 Dark August黑暗八月Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Uncle Jiu + zombies + Daoist priests + sign-in + invincibility + System + cultivation] Lin Yi transmigrates into the world of Mr. Vampire and spends eighteen years as an ordinary person. Then the Divine Cultivator System activates, and he takes off overnight! The Sky-Penetrating Talisman, Spirit-Gathering Pills! The Golden Light Mantra, Sword Flight! The Five Thunders Orthodox Method! Heavenly Dipper Battle Aura! Uncle Jiu: “I haven’t seen you in a few days. How have you already reached Foundat 1.7kReads8.9Score224Shelves
26. 176 9 A Feng Shui Master Born in the 1990s 90后风水师 Chen Erer尘二二Mystery5.3M WordsCompleted One glance tells you who is destined for riches. Two reveal who will live or die. After realizing that the goddess was doomed to disaster, Li Shiyi embarked on a road of death from which there was no turning back. 285Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This is quite nice.

27. 177 鬼 The Ghost's Knocking Was So Loud, the Neighbors Came Over to Beat Me Up 鬼敲门声音太大竟引来邻居毒打 Fleece-Lined Long Johns秋裤加绒Mystery542k WordsCompleted Hear a ghost knocking on your door at night? Don't panic. Call the neighbors and ask them to come claim the “takeout.” Run into a vengeful ghost demanding blood money at a crossroads? Just drop the cash into the Buddha's merit box. A Ghost King disguises himself as a delivery guy and kills people at random. Who knew the delivery would be to the place where the patriarch of Longhu Mountain was in seclusion? After transmigrating to a supernatural world, Li Yi awakened the Unconventional Celestial 10kReads9.2Score726Shelves
28. 178 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Autobiography of a South School Grave Robber 盗墓：来自一位南派土夫子的自传 Driving a Bentley One-Handed单手开宾利Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Authentic tomb raiding, outdoor adventure, suspense and the supernatural] I'm a tomb raider from the Southern School! In the early 1990s, I was forced to set out with my second uncle on the point of no return that is tomb raiding. They say tomb raiding is a trade where you risk your neck every day! In reality, what makes it even more treacherous than the ancient tombs is the deceitful underworld of tomb raiders! Now, let me tell you about the years I spent tomb raiding with the Southern School, 60kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves
29. 179 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136.5kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves
30. 180 从 I Met You at Twenty-Three, and Started Over 从二十三岁遇见你，重新开始 March East东征吧Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn]+ [Bittersweet]+ [Entirely fictional, not an autobiography] At twenty-three, Xie Yunyu lost his parents and broke up with his girlfriend. The smooth sailing of his first twenty-odd years felt like one big joke played by fate. In the depths of his loneliness, he encountered someone from his past. Some unseen force had guided him: twenty-three marked both an ending and a new beginning. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he met th 14.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
31. 181 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 99.3kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves
32. 182 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Poor Little Soul Er Ye Took In 盗笔：被二爷捡走的小可怜 Yaoyan垚琰Two Male Leads269k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because it just came out. I did my best, but the blurb is still pretty awful. Bear with me, everyone TUT] Starting with The Lost Tomb, paired with Xiaoge, a little bit of a crowd favorite, lots of personal headcanons, and a long-lived protagonist. Yi Sui had just turned twelve when Er Yuehong bought him from Nan Feng Guan and brought him home. He knew nothing at all. He followed Er Yuehong, learning opera and martial arts, and occasionally picking on Chen Pi. Yi Sui establis 6kReads9.4Score783Shelves
33. 183 乌 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 873Reads6.5Score100Shelves

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    Traditional novels, passed down through generations

34. 184 农 Tales from the Countryside 农村趣闻 King Gong of Zhou周共王Mystery510k WordsOngoing A young Taoist priest in a mountain village travels across the land with a chicken and a dog, encountering extraordinary people and strange happenings, yet always holding fast to the justice in his heart. He has a master, and yet it's as if he doesn't. 4Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Exorcising ghosts and cultivating Taoism

35. 185 太 The Great Yin-Yang Edict 太阴阳令 Fallen Leaves Have Fallen Asleep落叶睡着了Urban516k WordsCompleted A rural Taoist whom people often overlook can always master other people's secret techniques, from the souls of demon spirits to the deadly strikes of ancient martial arts. He learns them in an instant, and when he uses them, his opponents are done for. In a dark world, he also learns of the thousand-year tragic romance that binds him. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, about catching ghosts, demons, and zombies, isn't by a top author, but it's alright. Don't take the supernatural too seriously.

36. 186 师 Master, You Teach Me Taoist Magic, Yet Make Me Woo Your Fiancée 师父：你教我道法却让我泡未婚妻 Carefree Divine Strategist逍遥神机Urban73k WordsOngoing "Campus Belle + Fortune-Telling + God of War + Corpse-Driving + Female CEO + Divine Doctor + Tomb Raider" A corpse-driving soul exorcist destined to become a great warlord was summoned home from a thousand miles away by his master, who had a special task for him. “Disciple, I’ve found you a wife. Go marry her and bring her home. Give me a whole brood of disciples and descendants, or else... Hmph!” “Yes, Master!” Chen Feng replied, looking crestfallen. “By the way, is she pretty?” Chen Feng sudde 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's it.

37. 187 长 The Ghost-Hunting Chronicles of Chang'an 长安御鬼行 She and the Jiao她与鲛Ancient Romance441k WordsOngoing (A bold, dashing female Yin-Yang Master from Chang'an + The sharp-tongued, arrogant King of Ten Thousand Ghosts) Ye Yaoniang is a renowned Yin-Yang Master in Chang'an. Born with Yin Eyes and extraordinary abilities, she walks between the worlds of yin and yang. Clad in red and armed with a golden blade, she roams the land, vanquishing demons and slaying ghosts without batting an eye. Even the ghost officials of the underworld show her respect. One day, she accidentally takes a sharp-tongued Ghos 7Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    This is a story about a Taoist priest exorcising ghosts. It depicts various kinds of ghosts, family ties, love, and teacher-student relationships. The female protagonist is an Onmyoji (a powerful Taoist priest who exorcises spirits), the most powerful Onmyoji in the world. She wears red robes and wields a golden sword, and can command ghost kings. She is an incredibly powerful figure.

38. 188 捉 The Young Zombie Hunter 捉僵少年 Grain in Ear Stars芒种星星Eastern Fantasy521k WordsOngoing On one side is a passionate young man just starting out, dreaming of becoming the greatest zombie-hunting celestial master. On the other is a thousand-year-old zombie, the strongest in history, who has slumbered for a century. An unforeseen turn of events sets the rookie young man on the path of hunting zombies. Strength and weakness, good and evil, who will emerge as the ultimate victor? 17Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Master Jiu is here!

39. 189 少 Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 Tinglan Himself听澜本尊Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted When Grandpa died, the whole city was in an uproar... 9.9kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    It's entertaining and full of laughs [Explore]

40. 190 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 1.8kReads7.0Score225Shelves

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    In the city, dealing with spirits and ghosts recorded in ancient books of strange tales

41. 191 女 A Female Ghost Comes to Be My Bride 女鬼嫁到 Hai Shazi海沙子Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Cao Susu’s shoulders shook as she wept pitifully. Zhao Cao couldn’t help putting an arm around her shoulders and drawing her closer. With his arm around her, Cao Susu simply let herself fall into his embrace, sobbing softly. … A loser with the extraordinary fate of having lived ten lives makes an invincible comeback as a Taoist master. He mixes it up with female ghosts and the underworld, then, with the help of female ghosts and demons, takes back ownership of the Hongyuan Group… 466Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    This one is alright.

42. 192 枪 My Gunplay Is the Way: I Use an M1911 to Exorcise Ghosts 枪法即道法，我用M1911驱鬼 It's Spicy Hot Pot是麻辣火锅Mystery393k WordsCompleted (Just got a rating) (harem) (urban high martial arts, supernatural mysteries, Taoist priest, multiple heroines, daily life, ghost-hunting with firearms, urban supernatural abilities, SCP-like, no System, solving cases, tomboy, childhood friends, tsundere) “Have you made up your mind?” “I have.” Wu Kui picks up the document and signs his name. “A true hero, and so young!” “No. I just don’t want to be kept in the dark.” To protect Wen Wan, an innocent girl with a rare Yin fate who is repeatedly ta 68Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A mind-blowing fusion that breaks down dimensional barriers! When SCP-like mystical elements meet traditional Chinese Taoist magic, the Taoist master wielding the M1911 exorcising ghosts and demons is incredibly captivating! Suspense, supernatural crime-solving, and urban fantasy intertwine—a mind-blowing and addictive read! #MindBloweringArticle #Suspense #Supernatural #CrimeSolving #UrbanFantasy

43. 193 1EN The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    Push push push~ I bet you won't dare watch this tonight [Please follow][Please follow] 🌟①This last bus to the paper mill, one trip earns 700, you might earn it but not live to spend it. You say it's not a ghost story, I don't believe it. So is anyone here? 👻Turn off the lights (⍥(⍥(⍥(⍥(⍥;;) Shocking!)🌟②You won't believe it! [Pouting] I wouldn't dare if it weren't during the day. People born in the Yin year, Yin calendar, and Yin hour are definitely extraordinary, the most favorite substitutes for evil spirits and ghosts, the best vessel for rebirth. 🌟③Corpses can talk [awkward laugh]. Ordinary people can't understand it, but those extraordinary people definitely can. Can people really be reincarnated after death? So what are you trying to say? ⊙_⊙

44. 194 半 Half Farmer, Half Taoist 半农半道 Liu Huaihuai刘坏坏Mystery484k WordsCompleted A record of life’s fleeting moments, a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! In the Age of Declining Dharma, beneath the White Lotus, the greatest hermits hide in plain sight. The truly gifted master Suan Potian and his young apprentice Liu Yi, with help from Captain Liu of the J Team, travel through all kinds of strange tales. They fish drowned souls from the water, battle spirit mediums, drive out evil, escort ghosts and capture monsters; they read the veins of yin energy, set the ea 350Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves

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    A dark, Chinese-style supernatural masterpiece | "Tianxuan Supernatural Agency" features haunted houses, ancient village sacrifices, and rampant evil spirits in the streets. A Taoist master exorcises evil and suppresses wickedness, while two apprentices investigate and catch ghosts. The entire series is high-energy and relentless, exploring folk taboos and sinister magic. Each case is chilling upon closer examination. The episodic series features a series of interconnected murders, creating a constantly oppressive atmosphere. Enter at your own risk if you are easily frightened. Serious supernatural enthusiasts, go for it!

46. 196 术 The Sorcerer’s Spokesperson 术士代言人 Daosheng盗生Mystery488k WordsOngoing After a car accident, emergency room doctor Jing Xuan finds himself in a world where humans and spirits coexist. In this world, there is no Daoism or Buddhism in the east, and no Christianity in the west. Armed with books on fortune-telling and ghost-hunting that he had read before, along with a golden finger, Jing Xuan faces life and death trials in this strange world and ultimately founds the Daoist order anew. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been reading this one lately, it's about catching ghosts, it's pretty good.

47. 197 茅 Maoshan Ghost-Catching Specialists 茅山捉鬼专门店 Wu Liaochen悟了尘Mystery760k WordsOngoing [Modern urban setting (no cultivation) + Taoist priests + cultivators + Buddhism + factions + witchcraft + cults + romance + satisfying read + a little brainpower + nontraditional] Huaxia is a place steeped in mystery, known as a sacred land of ancient culture. Here, many Taoist priests and cultivators each command a range of miraculous arts and techniques. Lin Xiu, an heir to the Maoshan tradition, gets caught up in a vast and complicated whirlpool because of a job! A mother-and-child corpse fi 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read! It's a masterpiece in my heart! It reads incredibly smoothly and naturally, and the plot is top-notch, at least for Tomato (the author), no exaggeration. I'm not a shill, so please don't criticize if you don't like it, thank you! [Upvote][Upvote]

48. 198 看 Fortune-Telling and Feng Shui by Day, Ghost-Hunting as a Part-Time Reaper by Night 看相算命测风水，兼职阴差要捉鬼 February Xiangcheng二月相城Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling, face-reading, and feng shui | Ghost hunting, exorcism, and mastery of the yin and yang] The story is one thing, the principles behind it another. Young readers may not understand, so please go easy on me. Thank you. Han Dongzhi was born with the fate of the Five Defects and Three Shortcomings, and anyone who came into contact with him was doomed to bad luck. His parents died after he was born, and he grew up relying on the villagers' sporadic handouts. After finally working har 146Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books look pretty good.

49. 199 小 The Little Fortune-Teller 小半仙 February Xiangcheng二月相城Urban593k WordsCompleted A young half-immortal from Mount Qingcheng descends the mountain to gain experience. He tells fortunes, reads feng shui, explores ancient tombs, and battles venomous insects. He helps people avert disasters, eliminate evil, and uphold justice, all to broaden his horizons, improve his cultivation, and enjoy this wonderful world to the fullest. But as his fame grows, so do the troubles he faces... 69Reads6.9Score—Shelves
50. 200 七 Seventh-Rank Sitting in Oblivion 七阶坐忘 I Eat Toads我吃癞蛤蟆Eastern Fantasy136k WordsOngoing In a mysterious realm, the Heavenly Dao is in disorder, ghosts and monsters run rampant, and the gods have yet to appear... Which world does Shen Duan truly belong to? With a spirit-lantern in hand, he wields a sword to startle demons and ghosts, uses talismans to banish evil, a bone flute to drive out demons, and a jade pendant to gather souls. He listens to the whispers of ghosts, summons a golden bell, opens the realm of souls, and cultivates the seven stages of Sitting in Oblivion. He rails 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, yes.

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