Taoist Novels With No System, Harem, or Rebirth, and an Intelligent Protagonist 道士文，没系统，不后宫，不重生，智商在线的
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The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士
[Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill
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The Travels of Bai Ze 白泽行记
(Featuring a female protagonist, the Daoist Eight Great Incantations, the Eight Hidden Arts, the Eight Treasures Handed Down to the World, the Thunder Arts of the Divine Empyrean and Qingwei schools, and ritual ceremonies) Lin Yinzhi is the last disciple of the Louguan branch of the Zhongnan Mountain Daoist tradition. With all five meridians crippled, he cannot cultivate, so his master keeps him in the scripture library, where he spends ten years drying books in the sun. One night, his master c
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- 3 I've Already Reached Foundation Establishment, and You're Only Now Getting Spiritual Qi Revival? 我都筑基了，你们才灵气复苏？ Congratulations, Host! You have successfully won over and taken in the Golden Core Realm Demon King, ‘Heavenly Venerable Ape.’ Spirit Power Points +500 Wen Yue stared thoughtfully at the monkey before him, which had turned kind and gentle after he fed it a banana. Host, your immortal might is peerless! You have successfully refined the innate spiritual treasure ‘Thunder Marsh Cauldron.’ Spirit Power Points +1200. Ability gained: Thunder Control Art. Wen Yue raised the old incense burner in his h 6.2kReads5.9Score47614d adds
- 4 The Uncle Nine World: Call Me the Treasure Daoist 九叔世界：请叫我多宝道人 After transmigrating into the universe of Lam Ching-ying’s zombie films, he awakens the Lucky Wheel System. While others spend decades studying under a master, he gets one spin every month, with magical artifacts, talismans, cultivation, snacks, and more all up for grabs. He encounters a female ghost at seven, slays zombies at eighteen, and befriends Uncle Nine while running a Western-style tea café. 4kReads5.4Score19314d adds
- 5 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ “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 96.4kReads9.1Score10k14d adds
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The Human Way: Shattering Illusions 人间道：破妄
During the Xuanhe era of the Great Sheng dynasty, a demon star appeared, and the Gate of Heaven was about to open. Bai Jiu is the seventh-generation successor of Wufu Temple. He cultivates fate, not qi: his body holds not a trace of the qi of heaven and earth. Instead, he follows an ancient tradition that uses his destiny as a guide and his blood as ink. His master took on the karmic burden for him at the cost of his own life, leaving him only three things before he died: a sword that sees throu
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The Record of Reading Qi in Mountains and Rivers 山河观气录
He can read the fortunes of mountains and rivers, and foretell the good and ill fortune of the world. Lu Yan, a young street fortune-teller, possesses a lost ancient tome on reading qi. He sees through countless hidden earth-vein traps and man-made killing formations in the city. The streets conceal filth, powerful families seal away evil, masters scheme, and blades lurk in the dark. Caught at the center of the storm, he uses the secret arts of an ordinary man to investigate each scheme and brea
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Records of the Human Way 人间道录
Chen Fusheng first saw a living ghost at a noodle shop at four in the morning. An old woman in a burial robe stared at his bowl and said, “Young man, something’s happened to your master.” His master left behind three things: a copper coin, half a tattered scroll, and a single sentence: “Follow the human way to the very end.” Chen thought he would spend his life checking feng shui for people and driving off little ghosts, just to earn enough for a bowl of plain noodles. He never expected to be
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- 9 The Ghostly Dao of Qian Mountain 黔山鬼道 Entering the mortal world for the first time with the arts of a Daoist master, he uncovers hidden truths and walks the path of serving all people. From vast ink-dark depths, mysterious mists arise, Like a gifted sage in seclusion, his spirit shines. In the hidden night, faint light conceals secrets, Ancient elegance is reflected beneath the boundless sky. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
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Strange Tales Along the Path of the Dao 道途诡谈
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The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王
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!
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Yin-Yang Affairs in the Qinling Mountains 秦岭阴阳事
Deep in the Qinling Mountains, a chilling phenomenon quietly descends upon a remote burial hill where no one ever goes… Grandpa repeatedly rubs an ancient ritual artifact he has never used, muttering to himself, “I’ve guarded it for half my life. Could it really have grown powerful? The crying from inside the coffin… Is that only the beginning?”
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The Commoner's Talisman of Fate 布衣相箓
Young Shen Shuo is accidentally struck by a statue of the Patriarch of the Ma Yi School, awakening a mysterious book of esoteric arts hidden in a tortoise shell inside his mind! He reads faces to predict fortune and misfortune, studies feng shui to determine the lay of the land, and can see a person's fate and fortunes at a glance. Born in the 1990s in a small village on Green Snail Mountain, he only wanted to
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This Taoist Only Wants to Cultivate in Peace 贫道只想安静修仙
[One True Path] [End-Times Taoist Master + Dao Master] [No Female Lead] A Taoist priest in the Age of Declining Dharma obtains celestial seals from the Heavenly Palace. He becomes the last immortal official capable of performing spells and divine arts. Starting out as the impoverished master of a remote mountain temple, he administers talisman-infused water, saves the people, expounds the Dao, and commands ghosts and spirits. Step by step, he cultivates to immortality, reshapes the divine and im
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The Way of Mingluo 洺罗道
The construction of a botanical garden awakens an ancient road that has lain dormant for a thousand years. Shengshi Group forces its way into the project, intent on building a commercial landmark along the old road. Cultural heritage guardians and local businesses fight to protect it, while Shen Yanqiu joins forces with allies from every side to take on Shengshi Group. A battle to preserve civilization begins...
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A Taoist Priest Enters the World 道士入世记
[Professional Taoist + slow burn + folk customs + the supernatural + mild horror + realism + gradual development + no wish fulfillment] (The central theme of this second novel: people and their relationships.) The Taoist's Journey into the Mortal World is a continuation of The Little Taoist of Qingshan. New readers can enjoy it on its own, while returning readers will find it an even richer experience. Do you want to learn about folk spiritual mediums? Curious about spirit mediums? Want to know
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- 17 A Daoist Heart as Deep as the Abyss 道心如渊 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Dao Is Supreme, the Law Is Boundless 道重法弥
Looking back, the lights fade into the distance; looking up, stars dot the sky. Living through this endless night, when will we finally see the dawn? Since ancient times, humans and demons have stood opposed: right and wrong, good and evil, treasured swords and long spears.
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- 19 No Way to the Dao 无以为道 “A millionth of the Dao is no Dao at all.” Above the blood-red sky, the sun still shone, yet no light could be seen. The exposed blue stones turned crimson. Above the clouds, in the vault of heaven, they mocked, they destroyed, they grew uneasy, they panicked... “How can flesh and blood be trampled at will? Even an ant must know its worth.” “Today, I offer my body in exchange for peace for all.” “In the name of the Dao, in the nature of qi: a millionth of the Dao is no Dao at all!” “Man can —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Approaching the Dao 进乎道
A young swordsman who has lost both his parents enters a long-vanished ancient immortal sect through a twist of fate and obtains a mysterious, ancient legacy of the immortal way. From then on, he embarks on a turbulent journey of cultivation, gradually uncovering the secrets buried within him... Seek immortality and ask of the Dao: where can the Dao be found? It is all around us! The scholar’s music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; the swordsma
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Scattered Dao 道散
Twelve years in the mountains, calculating cause and effect among piles of corpses, fighting for a chance to live. I am you! Even if death is certain ten times over, I still have to take my chances! I seek no perfect outcome, only a clear conscience. Human will can triumph over fate!
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- 22 Maoshan Three Pure Ones Hall 茅山三清堂 Lin Yue, heir to the Maoshan tradition, has the ancient ferocious beast Taotie living inside him. His close friend Shen Qinghuan has the celestial maiden Nüba hidden within her. There’s a fortune-telling shop in the south of the city, complete with bickering, hot pot, and a toad spirit. The ferocious beast says, “I swallow the sky and devour mountains. I’m not a babysitter.” Then turns around and swallows a ghost. The toughest thing in the world is the tongue; the softest is the heart. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Asking the Dao Again 再问道徒
Xu Daojun was an ordinary teenager from a platform in Xu Family Village at the foot of Green Ox Mountain. By chance, he obtained a meteor pill containing an endless supply of spiritual energy and embarked on the path of cultivation. Follow him as he uses his wits and courage to survive the brutal cultivation world and attain the Great Dao.
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- 24 Legends of the Tang, Song, and Ming: A Secret Pact in Lin'an 唐宋明传说系列记载-临安幽契 Records from the Tang, Song, and Ming Legends Series: The Secret Pact of Lin'an —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Guarding the Canglan Sea 沧澜护海
For a thousand years, Canglan has stood by its vow, steadfast and true; with bones of iron, it has never feared the dust of war. Blood soaks the shattered halberd, yet the spirit endures; beneath the bright moon, a lone shadow keeps the cold company. The Old Lord bears his sword to save all living beings; his healing medicine can cure the people of the world. The lamp shall not go out, the road shall not end. Together, the two will journey toward the future. (Uses the world of The Outcast. The s
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The Yin-Yang Craftsman of the Mortal World 俗世阴阳匠
Feng shui in this world is never supernatural or all-powerful. It is woven into the everyday lives of ordinary people. Born into a family of feng shui practitioners, Chen Jiu spent his childhood following his grandfather through the bustling streets and alleys. He learned no fanciful arts of subduing evil spirits from afar or flying through the heavens. Instead, he mastered the practical, time-honored folk arts of yin-yang geomancy: changing one’s fortunes, warding off evil, dispelling malign in
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The Yin-Yang Way by Night 夜行阴阳道
When he was six, his mother died, and his father went west to seek work and never returned. He fled to Sanyuan Temple, where the old Daoist Shen gave him a bowl of corn grits and a new name: Shen Yexing. “Walk the yin-yang road by night; go about your business in the human world by day.” From then on, those who traveled by night had no sun to light their way. They had to feel their way forward in the dark.
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The Yin and Yang Crossing 阴阳有渡
Author: Wen Xiaowu | An original supernatural novel, "Crossing the Yin-Yang Divide" People say that on the road between yin and yang, ghost wardens ferry souls across, and there is a passage between the two worlds. But it was only when Su You met Lin Feng that she learned there was someone in this world willing to brave the depths of the underworld for her, helping her through every trial life could bring. The red-clad ghost’s obsession, the white-clad spirit’s tenderness, and the truths behin
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Reincarnated as a Lotus: The Imperial Preceptor of Dali 莲花转世：大理国师
A petal of lotus before the Buddha, crossing the mortal world through three lifetimes. On the night the Five Dragons contended for the womb, a national preceptor descended into the human realm. He was once a silver lotus petal before the Buddha on Spirit Mountain in the Western Heaven. Vowing to deliver all living beings, he fell into the cycle of rebirth for three lifetimes. In his first life, he was an ascetic monk in Tianzhu who broke his vows beneath a princess’s skirts. In his second, a Tib
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Tales of the Dragon and Tiger Mystic Heroes 龙虎玄侠传
In the Age of Declining Dharma, spiritual qi revives. Evil spirits wreak havoc, and dragons and tigers descend from the heavens. With the Nine Heavens Divine Pill reappearing in the world, orthodox and unorthodox factions alike prepare for battle. The arts of the occult, talismans, soul-binding, poison and witchcraft clash in a contest of skill. Ye Chen and Xiao Jun, two disciples of the Zhengyi Heavenly Masters, are summoned by Heaven's will to exterminate demons and defend the Dao. Bound by th
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The Thirteen Ways of Zhu You 祝由十三道
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Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World: Tianhe City 红尘问道之天和市
A Taoist comes down from the mountain and turns the fight against the epidemic upside down? When the entire internet called him a “fraud who would ruin the country,” Gao Yixuan fired back with an ancient remedy from Treatise on Pestilence, driving off viruses with mugwort smoke and stabbing Death itself away with silver needles! From being condemned for “destroying the economy with his lockdown advice” to developing a vaccine that saves the world, he even manages to win a goddess as his wife and
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The Seventy-Two Transformations of Tiangang and Disha 天罡地煞七十二变
Demons run rampant, and ghosts devour people. Wild dogs dig up graves, fox spirits knock on doors, and eerie spirits wear painted faces! The calamity of heaven and earth has arrived, and all living things are as insignificant as ants. With a manual for slaying demons in hand, Jiang Chen will carve a brighter world out of this dark age! In this life, I ask nothing of the next. I seek only eternal life!
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- 34 Proving the Dao Through Merit 功德证道 In an age when spiritual energy has run dry and the cultivation world is in decline, civilization has withered. Shen Wei, a PhD in materials science, transmigrates into the last heir of a fallen cultivation clan. After awakening the Merit Ledger System, he discovers a new path to enlightenment that requires no spiritual energy: using the merits earned in the mortal world as fuel and scientific thinking as his tool, he sets out to mend this broken cultivation world. When he uses a spectrometer to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Taoist in Republican-Era China: The Dragon Chart of the Mystic Sect 民国道士，玄门龙图 Winter, the third year of the Xuantong reign. Heavy snow fell. A Daoist scholar from a later age transmigrated into this turbulent era. A time of chaos was approaching. The mystic sects were stirring, the dragon veins were unsteady, and foreign invaders threatened the land. His name was Zhang Yunfei. He left the small Zhangjia Village behind and embarked on a mystic path to protect his people and the dragon veins. 261Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Fated Lantern Watcher 天命观灯人
Chen Mu is a forensic pathologist. Three years ago, his younger sister disappeared at a night market, and he quit his job to set up a wonton stall where she vanished. He has a secret: he can see the “life lamps” above the heads of those who are about to die. This is a story about waiting and forgetting. A bowl of wontons, a life lamp, and a city without shadows. Every person on the verge of death
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Where the Wind Blows, There Is the Way 道在风吹过的地方
A Taoist cultivator spends a lifetime accumulating not magical power, but “wishes”: concern for all living beings, a steadfast devotion to justice, and a promise to protect. When the body dies and the Tao vanishes, the flesh returns to dust, but those wishes do not fade. They become an invisible force, continuing to protect this land and the people who live on it.
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The Dusk Warrior 夕阳武士
However you look at it, I'm still a sunset warrior... Dusk sinks in the west, and the wind howls across the wasteland. The warrior stands bare-chested, covered in wounds, with only a sword in his grasp. The setting sun stains the blade, and the blood upon it has yet to dry. Though strength has left him and his body is spent, his pride remains. He gazes at the distant sky, as if awaiting someone.
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The Constant Dao 道常
Before heaven and earth were formed, the Dao was already there. Before chaos appeared, the Dao had already emerged. The Dao is ever-present, and all living beings should endure. They regard the Dao as a god, and also as an abyss. Yet the Dao is eternal, unchanged by all things.
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- 40 Tales of the Dao in the Mortal World 道事人间 Wang Yu, owner of a little shop on Qiangjiao Street, keeps a string of mysterious black stones hidden away. They let him see what ordinary people cannot, and help him cure illnesses no one else can explain. The black stones conceal shadows, and lamplight reveals the human heart. He banishes dark forces and eases suffering, but what he truly sees through are the worldly entanglements that so many people cannot let go of. —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Fellow Daoist, Please... 道友请
(An ordinary boy's pure pursuit of immortality + intelligent villains) (Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, (Spirit Transformation) refining qi into spirit, (Void Return) refining spirit to return to the void, (Dao Union) refining the void to unite with the Dao), Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Great Firmament Golden Immortal
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Seeking the Dao, Asking the Way 寻道问法
No female lead, no brainless characters, no power fantasy, no System, slow-paced. Just an ordinary cultivation fantasy novel, perhaps. If you want to read it, give it a try. There isn't much to say in the blurb, so here are a few points. The protagonist has no romantic interest. The male lead is a little foolish at first, but he's definitely not brainless, nor is he the type to act all smug. The villains definitely have brains. In particular, most sect leaders and chiefs are smart people. You w
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- 43 Chronicles of the Yin-Yang Courier Station 阴阳驿丞录 In a world where the realms of yin and yang exist side by side, countless checkpoints link the mortal world and the underworld. The postmasters stationed at these checkpoints guard them and maintain order between the two realms. Taoism has been passed down for millennia and encompasses many sects, some of whose unscrupulous members seek to control both realms through Taoist arts. The protagonist, Pu Jiumin, was an intelligent technology project manager in the mortal world. By a stroke of fate, h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Path of a Maoshan Disciple 茅山传人之路 After slaying the zombie in the back hills, Wang Xuan heads to Dukou Town. The townspeople are terrified because a red-clad female ghost has been taking lives. All the victims are men, each marked with a red stain on his neck. Wang Xuan waits at the ferry crossing and intercepts the vengeful spirit. He learns that the ghost is Miss Su, who worked at an embroidery shop. After a wealthy merchant's son broke off their engagement, she drowned herself in a river in her despair and became a vengeful s —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Republic-Era Strange Tales: Records of the Maoshan Underworld 民国异闻：茅山江湖录
The Republic of China era is a time of turmoil, with the world teetering on the brink. Chen Yuan was orphaned at the age of twelve and struggled to survive in hardship. One stormy night, a bolt of lightning split open the courtyard of his home, revealing a mysterious ancient book. From that moment on, Chen Yuan embarked on an extraordinary journey into the study of Maoshan Taoist arts. At sixteen, eager to pursue deeper Taoist arts and broaden his horizons, Chen Yuan packed his bags and left hi
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- 46 A Maoshan Journey Through the City 茅山都市行 Zhang Tianxing, an heir to the Maoshan tradition, has practiced Taoist arts since childhood and excels at subduing demons and exorcising evil spirits. He once thought he would spend his life secluded in the mountains, upholding the rules of the Taoist order. But a single Celestial Master's decree forces him down the mountain and into the world, to the bustling city of Shengjing. On the surface, it is a modern metropolis of busy streets, dazzling lights, and glittering splendor. Beneath that fac 31Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Strange Gate Subdues the Eight Wastelands 奇门镇八荒
My name is Yang Yufan. I was born with a pair of yin-yang eyes, and my grandfather taught me the arts of the Qimen. I thought that becoming an inheritor of the Qimen tradition would make me a fortune-teller... But who could have guessed that I’d end up as one of the saints guarding the Eight Wastelands? I’ll tell you the story of what happened in my own words!
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The Daoist's Notebook 道门笔记
On a rainy night in Suzhou, a night watchman comes across a barefoot, waterlogged corpse. Its face is blue, its fangs bared, and beneath the black chrysanthemum mark between its brows, something writhes under the flesh, making the skin bulge in terrifying waves. The Thunder Talisman from Longhu Mountain has barely warmed in his hands when the corpse vanishes, leaving only a sickly-sweet black mist curling around an old Daoist at the street corner. Hong Ying, a Miao woman, watches her golden sil
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The Dao Is in My Hands 道尽在手中
The Dao in the palm! The law beyond the body! If the whole world is false, then what is real? The worlds are all cages, nothing more than laboratories where powerful beings collect souls. Through repeated investigations and the efforts of those who came before him, Wang Ping learns the truth. Then he decides to shatter it all and restore the world to what it was billions of years ago! This isn’t a mindless power fantasy. The pacing is slow, and I’m just writing in my spare time, so please don’t
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Strong as an Ox, Daoist Nun 大力，道姑
After more than twenty thousand reincarnations, the White Tiger, one of the Four Divine Beasts, can finally reclaim its soul. Armed with the White Tiger's memories, she gets to enjoy being protected by all manner of immortals. At last, Li Zi decides to take on the fate of saving the Three Realms...
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