Looking for Mysteries with Taoist Cultivation or Magic and a Supernatural Feel, Please! 求修炼道术，或者法术，悬疑灵幻一点的，求求了

1. 1 全 Everyone Struggles to Survive in the Village, and I Awaken the God of Wealth Talent from the Start 全民村落求生，开局觉醒财神天赋 Feng Chaonan凤朝南Mystery463k WordsOngoing [All-People Survival Across the Myriad Worlds] [SSS-Rank God of Wealth Talent] [Thousand-Village Contest] [Multiple Heroines] [Decisive but Principled] A fog seals off the forbidden zones. Supplies run dry, while monsters lurk across the land. An almighty being launches a survival trial across the Myriad Worlds, sending great numbers of people from the real world into different dangerous realms. Worlds overrun by zombies, infested with bizarre creatures, divided among pirates, or reduced to cult 867Reads5.5Score102Shelves

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   A story of time travel and survival in a village, starting in a thatched hut, set in the Republican era with a suspenseful atmosphere, primarily based on Chinese supernatural and ghost stories. Encounters include a village attacked by hundreds of corpses, evil bandits, a village of strange tales, a procession of a hundred ghosts, ghostly soldiers borrowing a path, a zombie horde in a foggy harbor, the Ghost King of Yin Mountain, a bizarre Buddhist temple, a traditional Chinese ghost marriage, a blessed land of immortals, a zombie kingdom, the coming of winter, Qingming Festival tomb sweeping, and the Ghost Festival. Later in the story, players will compete and survive alongside others in magical, wasteland, zombie, and other supernatural worlds.

2. 2 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 977Reads—Score202Shelves
3. 3 天 The Way of Heaven's Evolution: Bureau 503 天衍圣道之503局 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A high-speed express train hurtles along its route. An ordinary train conductor gets drunk in a sleeper compartment, breaking the rules, and becomes embroiled in a bizarre tomb-robbing case. When he sobers up, he unexpectedly joins Huaxia’s most mysterious organization, Bureau 503... By chance, he crosses paths with the mysterious Tongji Alliance, setting him on a completely different path in life. 29.1kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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   It's super good! The first book has consistently had 500,000 people add it to their bookshelves. The second book is a slow burn and is currently being serialized.

4. 4 黑 Tales from the Haunted Inn 黑店诡谈 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban1.3M WordsOngoing 4.6kReads7.0Score387Shelves
5. 5 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? 11.2kReads7.3Score1.1kShelves

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   You can take a look at these books; the second one is about martial arts, and the first one is about magic.

6. 6 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. 4.4kReads7.6Score279Shelves
7. 7 九 Uncle Jiu's World: I Transmigrated and Became a Zombie 九叔世界之我穿越成了僵尸 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery164k WordsOngoing The world is vast, and anything can happen. By a twist of fate, modern young man Jin Cheng transmigrates to Uncle Jiu's world, becoming the royal zombie currently biting Daoist Master Qianhe. He also brings along an "Extreme Choices System" with an exceptionally "dog-like" way of doing things. With a human soul, a zombie body, and the aura of a dragon, watch as he rises in a world overrun by monsters and demons to become the one and only Imperial Zombie, surpassing the Four Great Zombie Ancestor 29.8kReads—Score3.2kShelves
8. 8 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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   Super good books that you won't be able to stop reading

9. 9 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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   A small-town boy, through studying ancient texts, cultivates true qi and inherits the Daoist arts. He attends school by day and cultivates immortality by night, living a simple and unassuming life, quietly astonishing everyone. The story includes supernatural elements; the protagonist is extraordinary and possesses Daoist magic, while everyone else is just an ordinary person.

10. 10 神 A Supernatural World: From the Start, I Contract a Stunning Beauty 神诡世界，开局契约绝色美妇 Eraser Destroyer橡皮毁灭者Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + power fantasy] [American horror + Hong Kong horror + zombies...] Qian Jin unexpectedly obtains the demonic treasure, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and arrives in a world of spirits and horrors. Here, yin and yang overlap, order has collapsed, and the people live in misery. It is a paradise for ghosts and monsters, and a hell for ordinary people… When he encounters vampires, werewolves, witches, demons, ogres… as well as the ugly doll Annabelle, Halloween icon Michael, th 8.8kReads7.0Score792Shelves
11. 11 甲 Sixty Years of Demon Slaying: This Taoist Gets Stronger with Every Kill! 甲子荡魔：这个道士杀怪就变强！ You Have Health Insurance, You Go First你有医保你先上啊Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Animated adaptation now airing] There are only fake tragic twists, no real ones, so enjoy without worry! [Decisive and ruthless] [Dark cultivation] [Slow burn] [Gender equality] [No female lead] [Sword immortal] War and calamity rage across the land, monsters run rampant. The human world is a furnace, and its people are mere weeds. Shen Hui transmigrates one day and becomes a Taoist priest at Qingfeng Temple on Qilu Mountain. He intends to spend each day meditating and cultivating qi, pursuing 272.9kReads8.5Score34.9kShelves
12. 12 双 Two Souls, One Body: Magic in My Left Hand, Taoist Arts in My Right 双魂一体：左手魔法右手道术 Hidden Tide Rises隐潮生Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Souls in One Body + Fusion of Two Systems + No System + Mysterious Magic + Profound Daoist Arts + Not Invincible + Takes Off from Chapter 50] Read at your own risk! Warning: This book contains a large number of spells and talismans. Don't try them if you don't have a mana bar, or you'll bear the consequences! Story: A bolt of lightning on a dry day sends the soul of Zhang Shangyang, a modern young Taoist, transmigrating to another world. There, he ends up sharing a body with Alec, the good- 972Reads—Score175Shelves

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    The writing is smooth, and the premise of two male protagonists sharing a single soul is quite creative. A Taoist priest transmigrates to a magical world, but the original owner of the body is still alive, resulting in the two protagonists sharing a single soul. He can chant magnificent incantations and draw intricate talismans. The story includes arena battles, unsolved cases, ruins adventures, research reports, royal succession struggles, total war… in short, it's packed with plot elements! (Please ignore if you mind the minor inconsistencies.)

13. 13 孤 A Solitary Seeker of the Dao 孤独的寻道 Egg Fried Rice Fried Rice Egg蛋炒饭炒饭蛋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted The Dao has died! The laws have begun to fade! Only techniques remain, reaching into every corner of the world. Ye Ming, the hated, ill-fated loner, suddenly discovers he has a grandfather. Then his grandfather takes him to a new world. His new book, Envying the Dao, is now online. 39.7kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
14. 14 上EN Supreme True Qi 上品真炁 Hummingbird in the Maple Grove红枫林的蜂鸟Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation] [Classic Xianxia] [No System] [Slow Burn] The world’s true qi is divided into nine grades. Grades one to three are low-grade true qi. Grades four to six are mid-grade true qi. Grades seven to nine are high-grade true qi. Some kinds of true qi excel at prolonging life, some at forging magical artifacts, and others at battling and slaying demons... Transmigrating into a chaotic age of demons and monsters, Song Cheng'an learns low-grade true qi and becomes a seeker on the 9.8kReads7.0Score722Shelves
15. 15 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.2MReads9.2Score132.8kShelves
16. 16 星EN The Third Era of the Astral Realm 星界第三纪元 Beita Ling北太灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsCompleted [Three avatars] + [Alchemist] + [Esper] + [Giant beasts] + [Epic worldbuilding] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Invincible protagonist] After Blue Star explodes, Luo Ge transmigrates through time and space carrying the [Miracle Artifact: Eye of Insight]. His soul is digitized and split into three, each part becoming an independent personality and setting off on a different path to transcendence. The alchemist Luo Ge pursues truth and the path to omniscience and omnipotence. “See Through Truth” “Alc 29.3kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
17. 17 仙 Tales of an Immortal Official! It All Begins with Hearing Intel About Immortal Destiny! 仙官物语！从听到仙缘情报开始！ I'll Go Up There and Slash You我上去就是一刀Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing A sprawling epic! A sprawling epic! A prodigy’s rise Not traditional classical cultivation. The jokes can get a bit excessive at times, so just enjoy the ride! Shen Li transmigrated to a world of immortal martial arts, and he had a secret. When he was a child, he was knocked over by a five-colored horse. Ever since, strange messages had appeared in his mind! [At midnight tonight, a drop of Moonlight Spirit Water will appear in Crescent Lake. Use it as bait to lure out a Streamswimming Carp. Rewa 74.2kReads8.2Score5.6kShelves
18. 18 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 175.5kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves
19. 19 这 Who'd Have Thought This Guy Was a Ghost-Catching Taoist Master? 这货居然是捉鬼天师 Peng Baiyu Is Not a Fish彭摆鱼不是鱼Mystery441k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Yang, is a gifted Taoist with a fragment of Emperor Fengdu's soul hidden within him. He has trained in the mountains since childhood, and Black and White Impermanence are his childhood friends. One day, after blowing up his master's alchemy furnace out of sheer boredom, he is kicked off the mountain to gain experience. At the foot of the mountain, he meets his martial uncle. On the way, he hears that the Taoist world is holding a new disciple tournament, so he heads there t 1.4kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Think ghost hunting is a dark and terrifying hardcore adventure? This guy's going to take a comedic and thrilling approach! Ostensibly a "rookie exorcist" sent down the mountain by his master for training, he's actually a "maintainer of order" in both the mortal and spiritual realms. Haunted villas, disrupted feng shui, monsters causing trouble? Just catch them! A series of bizarre and fantastical adventures and bizarre events unfold, from the starting village to the pinnacle of the three realms. He levels up and defeats monsters along the way, finding love and friendship in the process. "This Guy's Actually a Ghost Hunter" is fast-paced and engaging, a perfect blend of humor and suspense—you won't want to stay up all night to watch it!

20. 20 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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    A little exorcist who catches ghosts, cultivates immortality, fights zombies, and exorcises evil spirits

21. 21 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 229.5kReads9.6Score66.4kShelves

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    🌺🌺I recommend reading these two books. The first one is about wandering the world, solving many strange and supernatural problems, and exploring many forbidden folk arts. The second one mainly focuses on urban fortune-telling and character divination. Both are excellent. 🌸🌸①I was buried alive by my fiancée, but she didn't know I was destined to be the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui, talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui, physiognomy, skin painting to summon souls, ghost walking and corpse driving, unique black magic, tattooing, string puppets, wax sealing of red doors, dogs digging holes on grave mounds, ghosts eating feasts in river god temples, the Five Thunder Orthodox Method to break the impurity, using foxes, weasels, white willows to summon Taoist soldiers, paper effigy makers not targeting living people, two cobblers refining sewing needles, Miao people raising Gu, Southeast Asia raising little ghosts. 🌺🌺② "The Art of Character Divination" The art of character divination begins with observing people. Using character divination as a starting point, the book explores human nature and society. It is a broad intellectual game with character divination as its subject matter, showcasing the myriad aspects of life and philosophy, revealing the complexity and multifaceted nature of humanity. Readers can enjoy the story while also gaining wisdom and inspiration for life.

22. 22 我 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Releasing a Hydrogen Balloon放氢气球Mystery275k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.5kReads—Score304Shelves

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    A very good novel

23. 23 我 I Only Take on the Most Ominous Cases 我只收大凶之物 No Need to Count to Twenty-One本无三七二十一Mystery404k WordsCompleted [Supernatural] + [Traditional Folk Customs] + [First-Person Narration] + [Chinese-Style Horror] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Not a Do-Gooder] + [One Female Lead] I was born in a rural village in the mountains of Southwest China. I'm a third-year university student, and I'm also a yin-yang master. Calling myself a yin-yang master is really just to make myself sound impressive. Back in my hometown, people in the countryside call someone like me a Daoist ritual master. Most people probably know a l 53Reads8.2Score—Shelves
24. 24 诡 Strange Cultivation: My Mutations All Became Divine Powers 诡异修仙，我的畸变全成了神通 Let Me Freely Command the Immortals任我御仙纵Eastern Fantasy762k WordsOngoing In this world, spiritual energy is rife with pollution. Cultivating immortality means willingly embracing that pollution and suffering its backlash. The higher one’s cultivation, the greater the price, and the more likely the backlash, until one ultimately becomes an indescribable monster. The special medicine that suppresses mutation is outrageously expensive. Low-level cultivators are all risking their lives to make money. 2.8kReads5.4Score311Shelves

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25. 25 从 From Wood Virtue Cultivator to Master of Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations 从木德修士到掌三灾御九劫 Knows Not the Vastness of Heaven and Earth不识乾坤大Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Advance in Rank, Master Divine Powers, Attain the Great Dao] [Each Realm Is a World Apart] [Genius] [Attainment-Based Cultivation] [No System] [When your status is higher than everyone else's, you can do whatever you want. What do you think, young friend?] People say that True Immortals are like gods and saints, True Lords stand high above like the heavens, and Dao Lords are beyond description. All three are hard to attain. But Gu Qingtong refuses to believe that's how things have to be! If a r 48.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves
26. 26 恐 Horror Across the Heavens: I Fight Monsters with the Weird and Evil with the Wicked 恐怖诸天：我以诡制诡，以邪镇邪 Sword Tassel Swaying in the Locust Tree槐上剑穗扬Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing “What?!” “That Lin Yan is a righteous grand judge? Then why is he surrounded by black qi?” “Don’t call him by his name! Every ghost, monster, and demon across the Three Realms of the heavens trembles and falls to its knees at the sound of those three characters!” “What are the three characters?” “He rejects the evil spirits of the eight wildernesses. He is the Lord Yan!” Lin Yan stumbled into a world of terror spanning the heavens. While others ran for their lives at the sight of ghosts, he hunt 33.5kReads7.3Score2.7kShelves
27. 27 民 Republican Era: From the Water Monkey to the Pinnacle of Martial Arts 民国：从水猴子开始武道通神 Once Drunk, I Dyed My Blue Robe with Ink也曾醉墨染青衣Urban750k WordsOngoing [Republican-Era Martial Arts + Rich Young Master from the Start + Classic of Mountains and Seas Monsters + Ruthless and Decisive + Attribute Points and Cultivation + Stealing Talents] Monsters run rampant, and the world is in chaos. There are lecherous ape demons who prey on women, flying-headed monsters that suck blood at midnight, fox spirits who disguise themselves with painted skins... All kinds of people, warlords carving up the land, foreign soldiers, supernatural artifacts... Huang Shujia 3.5kReads6.9Score181Shelves
28. 28 志 A World of Strange Tales: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path 志怪世界，左道修行 Xuanmian Guan轩冕官Xianxia826k WordsOngoing [Monsters] [Gods and Buddhas] [Unorthodox Cultivation] [Supernatural Powers] Spiritual energy has dried up, Mount Buzhou has collapsed, and heaven and earth have fallen into chaos. This world is no longer the immortal mountain paradise of ancient times. It has become a slaughterhouse where unorthodox practices run rampant and humans, ghosts, and monsters live side by side. The path of cultivation is broken, and the sages of old have gone far away. Only a group of unwilling pioneers remain. Under 16.4kReads6.6Score1.5kShelves
29. 29 僵 Jiangshi: Exorcising Evil in Uncle Jiu's World 僵尸：在九叔世界除魔卫道 I'm a Big Shot我是大腕Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Chen Jingnian transmigrates to the Republican era. He acquires an equivalent-exchange System, where the things he obtains by killing ghosts and zombies can be traded for other items. He gets a golden Summoning talent from the start. He studies under Daoist He Qianhe and learns the Daoist arts from Uncle Jiu. At first, the story follows the timeline of Uncle Jiu’s world, with other Hong Kong horror stories woven in along the way. Eventually, it reaches My Date with a Vampire. 191Reads6.8Score159Shelves
30. 30 志 Tales of the Strange: I Share the Bridal Chamber With the Crown Princess and Win the Four Virtues 志怪：替女太子洞房，获梅兰竹菊 Snow Flying over the Cold River寒江飞雪Eastern Fantasy737k WordsCompleted [Empress] [Romance] [Quadruplets] Lin Xuan transmigrates into a world of strange tales. With poor aptitude for cultivation and no hope of becoming an immortal, he can only take the imperial examinations and seek an official title! But little does he know that his good brother is actually the Crown Princess of Xia! Lin Xuan is floored! From then on, nothing is ever the same again! The Profound Heaven Yin-Yang Diagram activates. Tame monsters to earn rewards, and his life takes off in spectacular 1.4kReads8.5Score171Shelves
31. 31 道 Taoist Master, You Really Can Exorcise Demons, Can't You? 道爷，你还真会降妖伏魔呀？ Daoist Long Yuan龙渊道人Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (Detailed Version) An old yellowed book dredged up while fishing turns out to be a key connecting two worlds. When Yuan Qiong is first sent to another world, what he sees completely overturns everything he thought he knew: This is a cultivation world where sword immortals soar through the skies and righteous gods manifest in the mortal realm, yet it is also a chaotic age overrun by demons. A bone woman combing her hair by moonlight, a fox demon taking human form, a River Lord demanding boys and 2.7kReads7.7Score253Shelves
32. 32 让 You Inherited a Taoist Temple, So You Adopted a Bunch of Female Demons? 让你继承道观，你收养一群女妖？ The Loach Who Hates the Cold怕冷的泥鳅Eastern Fantasy500k WordsCompleted [Folkloric Cultivation + No System + No Mindless Protagonist] Xu Ping'an arrives in an unusual version of the Great Song after transmigrating with a family heirloom magical treasure. Here, wars rage and demons run rampant. Xu Ping'an was useless in every way, but he soon discovers that the treasure his grandfather left him has extraordinary powers... Slay a corpse dog, gain the demon’s immense strength! Slay a ghost-faced spider, gain the ability to spin webs! Slay a mountain Kui, gain the art o 2.7kReads8.3Score449Shelves
33. 33 词 Trait Lock-In: From Dockside Laborer to Fist Over All Under Heaven 词条固化：从码头苦力到拳压天下 A Little Drunken Dream一两醉梦Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Republican-Era Martial Arts] [Traits] [Gao Kai’s Extreme Martial Arts Style] [The Occult and Monsters] [Cthulhu Mythos Gods] [Strange Treasures and Arcane Arts] After transmigrating to this parallel version of Republican-era China, he faces hell difficulty from the start: his father has been angered to death, his younger sister is still a child, his right leg is crippled, and he’s been framed by a rich young master and branded a drug user. The only work he can manage is hauling heavy loads at 1.9kReads7.0Score112Shelves
34. 34 每 A Strange Treasure Arrives Every Month: Building a Top Organization from Behind the Scenes 每月奇物到账，幕后打造顶级组织 A Thought in the Mortal World一念红尘Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [No Heroines] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Building a Faction] + [Drawing Strange Treasures] Qi Yuan, a game designer, suddenly transmigrated into a fantasy world one day. Fortunately, he received a System panel from the start, letting him draw one strange treasure of his own design each month. He could even hold sacrifices to earn more draws. From the Blood-Drinking Sword, which absorbs vitality to strengthen the body, to the Flesh Gourd, which unlocks the body’s hidden potential. The ever-chan 31.5kReads7.5Score2.9kShelves
35. 35 茅 I Guard Maoshan's Grotto-Heaven and Subdue Ten Thousand Ghosts 茅山洞天我为当世镇万鬼 Crossing the Shore on a Clear Breeze清风渡岸Urban946k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to Republican-era China, Lin Fan became Uncle Jiu’s junior fellow disciple, only to be intercepted halfway by his “miserly martial uncle,” Daoist Simu, and made heir to the corpse-driving lineage. He possessed a mysterious Sea-Calming Pearl containing a [Water-Spirit Grotto-Heaven]. Slay demons and exorcise evil, and it can devour their essence to nourish all things within the grotto-heaven. The glutinous rice he plants drives away evil spirits, ordinary rice can build a fou 2.8kReads5.3Score247Shelves
36. 36 穿 I Transmigrated into the World of the Taoist Priest of Zombie 穿越僵尸道长世界 Lychee Congee LZ荔枝粥LZMystery228k WordsOngoing I, Li Zhizhou, transmigrated and became a junior disciple under Uncle Jiu. After awakening the Daoist Cultivation System, I carried all of Maoshan to greatness. Grand Martial Uncle Shi Jian, Martial Uncle Qianhe, and Martial Uncle Simu look at me as if they're about to steal me away as their disciple! Complete all kinds of missions, and you can learn supreme Daoist arts. There are also divine-grade pills, top-tier magic artifacts, and the finest talismans. And so, I became the most gifted discip 1.3kReads—Score110Shelves

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    A fantastic, fast-paced novel! The battles between zombies and ghosts are thrilling, both terrifying and suspenseful. It's a bit scary to read alone at night. The author's writing is delicate, and the characters are well-developed and intelligent, not overly sentimental. I especially loved the portrayal of Uncle Nine, Shi Jian, Qian He, and Qiu Sheng. It filled in the gaps left by the movie. [Already hooked!]

37. 37 真 Zhenwu Subdues Demons: Sixty Years of Peace 真武荡魔：甲子太平 Liu Xuanling刘玄灵Mystery297k WordsOngoing [Invincible Protagonist] [Pure Supernatural] [No Female Lead] I was the True Warrior Emperor in heaven, but could not bear humanity's suffering. Moved by compassion, I descended to the mortal world, to vanquish evil, deliver ghosts, and bring peace to all. The Five Arts of geomancy, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination can determine the fate of the world. Geomancy suppresses demons and evil; medicine saves people. Destiny can be changed, and physiognomy reveals the powerful and the nob 2.1kReads—Score143Shelves

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    This book is about Taoist magic and supernatural phenomena, but not about cultivating immortality.

38. 38 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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    Come on, my darling, I hope you like it.

40. 40 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.” 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural Kung Fu Theme

41. 41 大 After College, I Became the Night Watchman at a Funeral Home 大学毕业，在殡仪馆当守夜人 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban520k WordsCompleted Superpowers + passionate action + supernatural mystery + criminal investigations + an official organization "I'll protect every light in every home!" "At midnight, I'm the one who calls the shots!" After Lin Zhao was injected with zombie genes, his body underwent all kinds of changes. His wounds healed faster, he grew stronger, and he could even see things a hundred meters away at night. There was a side effect, though: he had lost his soul... The story mainly follows Lin Zhao as he assists the 2.1kReads9.2Score126Shelves

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    This one is alright.

42. 42 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves
43. 43 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves
44. 44 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
45. 45 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 821Reads—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! No writer's block! Worth reading! The stories are highly independent! Almost as good as the completed series! 💀☠️

46. 46 港 Hong Kong Crossover: I Get Superpowers from the Start 港综：开局获得了超能力 Primordial Emperor Dao Lord元皇道君Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads] I opened and closed my eyes, and somehow ended up in the Hong Kong film-and-TV universe! There are demons, ghosts, and zombies here, along with terrifying events like the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons! I’ve just come out of the plot of The One-Armed Swordsman, and after moving into a new place, I run into a noisy neighbor. Just as I’m about to go demand an explanation...! Huang Tian’s gaze settles on a female ghost with a golden legendary... treasure chest above her 12.6kReads6.4Score721Shelves
47. 47 作 As a Village Chief, It's Only Natural That I Know the Eight Extraordinary Skills 作为一名村长，我会八奇技很合理 Three-Foot Deity三尺神Urban555k WordsOngoing [Farming + officialdom + folk customs and the supernatural + comedy. A bit of a slow burn, so don't read if that's not your thing!] The eighteen villagers' groups of Forkroad Village are all on my shoulders! You don't get to speak for "the people"! The whole village has 1,233 households. A population of 6,536. They need food, medical care, education... I, Qi Delong, am the one ultimately responsible! In the 322nd year of the East Saint Empire, the empire was in its twilight years. Demons ran 15Reads8.2Score—Shelves
48. 48 练 Qi Refining: From Beginner to Golden Core 练气：入门到结丹 Gu Yue Xutu古月徐途1.1M WordsOngoing In the beginning, the universe was a formless, chaotic void, without clarity or murkiness, yin or yang. Only the “Primordial Breath” existed. Silent and still, it responded when stirred. It had no visible form or discernible shape, yet it was the source of heaven, earth, and all things. Thus the opening of Liezi: The Book of Tianrui says: “That which has form is born from that which has no form. From what, then, could heaven and earth have arisen? It is said that there was the Great Change, the 153Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 北 The Northern Emperor Descends to the Mortal Realm: Suppressing Evil on the Ghost Festival from the Start 北帝临凡：开局中元节镇邪 Guarding the Heart Against Demons镇魔守心Urban156k WordsOngoing On the blood moon of the Ghost Festival, heaven and earth are sealed off, and all manner of evil awakens. The path between immortals and mortals is severed, and the human world becomes a living hell. A fragment of the Imperial Divinity descends from the Ziwei Star, taking human form. Wielding the laws of the Big Dipper and commanding thunder and deadly force, he summons and commands ghosts and gods, and confers titles upon mountains and rivers. He walks the mortal world with ease, purging the l 331Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 掐 One Quick Calculation, and I Know You’re a Fugitive! 掐指一算，你是逃犯！ Red Flowers and Green Willows花红柳绿Mystery4.2M WordsOngoing Su Chen, a top-tier celestial master, transmigrates to the 1990s and becomes a widower with the same name. His wife has just died, and his five children are crying for food. After searching the entire house, he finds only ten yuan. Without hesitation, Su Chen takes the money to Chunming Street, the busiest street in the city, and puts an ad in the newspaper: “Fortune-telling. If I'm wrong, you don't pay.” “Granny, your daughter didn't go missing. She's in the stove at your son-in-law's house.” A 46.6kReads9.0Score4.6kShelves

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