Taoist Priest Stories, Come On In 道士文，速来

1. 1 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 96.4kReads9.1Score10kShelves

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   First book: The author transmigrates to a world beyond the Three Realms, facing a life-threatening crisis, forging tokens, but ultimately receives the mercy of the patriarch… Second book: The protagonist awakens a system, transforming from a conman into a Celestial Master. Religious conflicts occur along the way…

2. 2 让 I Asked You to Pose as a Taoist Priest, So Why Are You Wearing a Celestial Master's Robe? 让你假扮道士，你怎么披上天师服 Fish Above the Clouds云上鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Hardcore] [Popular Science] [Urban] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ye Guan cosplayed a mad Daoist priest at an anime convention. His costume was so convincing that people mistook him for a real Daoist and invited him to their company to perform a ritual. Just then, he awakened the True or Fake Celestial Master System. The company wanted a lucky start to business? He invited the Three Gods of Wealth right through the door. But when a video of the ritual was posted online, netizens lau 31.8kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves
3. 3 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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   The author is knowledgeable about Taoist priests and invoking deities!

4. 4 清 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 Recluse of the Void虚中散人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 7.2kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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   This is a true story about a Taoist priest, written by a Taoist priest of the Qingwei School, and adapted from real events.

5. 5 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 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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   My darling, I'm here, with all my heart.

6. 6 全 The Secret Teachings of Quanzhen 全真密传 One of a Kind Mu Cheng绝版慕承Mystery265k WordsCompleted The Complete Perfection Dao brings together the Three Teachings, recognizes the mind and sees one’s true nature, and preserves the whole truth. This ancient tradition, passed down for thousands of years, nearly withered away during a period of turmoil… In 1977, the mainland’s college entrance examination, suspended for ten years amid the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, was reinstated. Eighteen-year-old Liu Yong left the mountain at his master’s request to take this momentous exam, hoping to fi 126Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One is a Quanzhen novel, the other a Maoshan novel. The former is a new book with stable updates, the latter is a fanfiction with good writing.

7. 7 茅 A Maoshan Descendants Fanfiction 茅山后裔同人 The Irreverent Little Taoist不正经的小道士Mystery300k WordsCompleted It’s been eleven years since Maoshan Descendant 6 was completed, and the big shot Dali Jingangzhang has been leaving us hanging for eleven years. I can’t wait any longer, so I’ve decided to continue the story myself. This Maoshan Descendant fanfic is called The Great Dao Returns to the Origin. My writing is pretty terrible, so please go easy on me. 1.4kReads8.2Score154Shelves
8. 8 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 43kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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   The new book I found has a protagonist with a skill level panel. He transmigrates into a Taoist priest and has a master who loves to drink, but the master is truly skilled.

9. 9 我 I’m a Villain, Yet I’ve Become the Daoist Sect’s Junior Granduncle 我一个反派，却成了道门小师叔 Cloud Peak, Dawn Moon云峰晓月Urban627k WordsCompleted Three hundred years ago, an era came to an end. Spiritual qi revived, and countless horrors awakened. The whole world fell into turmoil. Immortals, demons, ghosts, and gods from mythology appeared in the mortal realm, creating a terrifying world where humans and supernatural beings coexisted. Liu Changsheng came hurtling down with a bolt of lightning, and... right there, he smashed the Daoist sect's Grand Celestial Master to death. Reporter: Grand Celestial Master Zhengqing, what is your opinion 3.3kReads7.5Score146Shelves

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   Tested and proven, this is a fantastic book!! 🔥🔥So good it's amazing! A highly rated masterpiece! The first book 📖Seriously? I'm just cosplaying, and you want me to catch ghosts? Are you sure you don't want me to be sent to the capital? The second book 📖The ancestor descends the mountain, and the opening scene requires his 80-year-old descendants to flourish? Ancestor, that's a tough job! The third book 📖When the ghosts see me pull out my Great Compassion Gatling gun, they know, sir, times have changed!

10. 10 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: The Nation Invites Me to Head the Paranormal Bureau 灵气复苏：国家邀请当诡异局局长 Old Moqwq老莫qwqUrban680k WordsCompleted [Memo: No Female Lead, Romantic Tension, System, Livestreaming, High Stakes] Lin Zixuan transmigrates here to shoulder a great responsibility. Invited by the state, he becomes director of the Bureau of the Uncanny. “I am Heaven's Master in the mortal world, guarding the Nine Provinces. Any demon or monster that dares threaten the Nine Provinces will be destroyed!” Lin Zixuan says sternly, blocking every danger in front of him. Behind him stand the old and young, men and women of the Nine Provinc 3.7kReads8.2Score218Shelves
11. 11 规 Rule Horror: My Taoist Name Is Zhang Tianshi! 规则怪谈，我的道号张天师！ A Quarter Past Three in the Morning寅时三刻Mystery500k WordsCompleted Wild imagination + Invincible + Rule Horror + No female lead + Mystery + Horror This isn't mindless wish fulfillment. There's a plot, so don't read if that's not your thing. The Horrors descended across the globe. After being battered by one eerie disaster after another, the Dragon Kingdom steadily declined, and its standing on the world stage plummeted! Another eerie trial was looming, and the Dragon Kingdom was on the verge of total ruin! But then, a famous figure from the Dragon Kingdom was d 10.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
12. 12 老 Ancestor, If You Don't Come Down the Mountain Soon, Your Bloodline Ends Here 老祖，再不下山，你就绝后了 The Moon Wants to Shine月亮要发光Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Daoist priest Chen Yang was Zhang Sanfeng’s direct disciple in the late Southern Song dynasty. He has lived for 800 years, growing more powerful once every century. He can’t die even when he wants to, and life has lost all its pleasures. He can only retreat into a remote mountain temple and put himself into a deep, self-imposed sleep. One day, his disciple Chen Qingzhi kneels and begs his master, Chen Yang, to come down from the mountain… Also known as The Patriarch, If You Don’t Come Down Soo 26kReads8.2Score2kShelves
13. 13 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
14. 14 天 Celestial Master: Carve Talismans on Guns, Use Vermilion Sand on Bullets 天师：枪上刻符箓，子弹点朱砂 I Have Three Swords吾有三剑Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain] + [The Times Have Changed] + [Five Thunders Technique] + [Decisive and Ruthless]! Zhang Qingxiao transmigrates to a parallel world, inherits the Longhu Sword Seal, and becomes the 99th Purple-Robed Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. He thought that being a Celestial Master meant he could spend his days drinking tea, staying healthy, and taking it easy up on the mountain. Who knew that on his very first day, zombies would start causing trouble at the foot o 15.4kReads8.4Score1kShelves
15. 15 加 A Gatling Gun Slays Evil Spirits, and You Call Me a Taoist Celestial Master? 加特林灭诡，你管这叫道教天师？ Nightfall Beneath the Rain雨幕下的夜色Mystery261k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Transmigration + Rebirth + System + National Destiny Binding + Supernatural Horror + Livestreaming + Invincible] When Ye Lang wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated. This is a world on the brink of a supernatural apocalypse. To stay alive, he puts on sunglasses and a fake mustache, then sets up a fortune-telling stall by the roadside. [Hand-touching +1, reward: Mastery of Thunder Magic] [Contact +1, reward: Heaven and Earth Manifestation] [Contact +1, reward: Ghost-Slaying G 81Reads5.9Score—Shelves
16. 16 我 I Read Fortunes on Livestream and Became a Max-Level Cultivator! 我靠直播算命，成为满级修仙者！ Big Zhong Who Loves Hot Pot吃火锅的大钟Urban400k WordsCompleted Zheng Zhun inherited the art of divination from the Divine Fortune-Telling Sect and began cultivating through livestream fortune-telling. On the first day, a successful businessman said arrogantly, “Don’t ask me what I want you to divine. If you get it right, I’ll send you a rocket gift.” Zheng Zhun shook his head. “You built your fortune from nothing and amassed a vast fortune, but your Cinderella daughter is about to die!” A young woman burning charcoal appeared on the livestream. [Zheng Zhun’ 2.6kReads9.1Score317Shelves

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    These three are all Taoist novels, highly rated, and without female protagonists.

17. 17 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Miss, You're About to Suffer a Bloody Disaster 直播算命：姑娘你有血光之灾 Shang Jiu上九Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Ye Chen took over his master's Daoist temple. He should have been content to live as an ordinary young Daoist, but instead he started livestreaming fortune-telling. “Daoist priest, do you think I can land this 50-million-yuan project?” Ye Chen scolded him: “You've committed countless evils and used up all your ancestors' accumulated virtue. You already have the look of a dying man!” “Daoist priest, why am I so unlucky?” Ye Chen replied coolly, “Your fate is cursed with loneliness and calamity. Y 6.8kReads9.2Score601Shelves
18. 18 别 Stop Pretending, Daoist. You’re Cultivating Immortality 别装了，道长你就是在修仙 A Fool's Dream1愚人说梦1Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Lin Han transmigrated into the body of a Taoist priest. From the start, all he had was a rundown temple, until he obtained a live-streaming System for spreading Taoism. Revitalize Taoism and help more people appreciate its wonders to earn all kinds of rewards. He keeps a panda as a pet, tigers act as docile as kittens in his presence, and he sends an eight-hundred-jin wild boar flying with a single palm strike! With a casual wave of his hand, he summons thunder and lightning. Netizens exclai 20.5kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
19. 19 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
20. 20 道 Supreme Taoist: A Calamity of Bloodshed 道门太上：血光之灾 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery480k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven, and slay every evil thing. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. All the great paths beneath Heaven come from Taishang. The Taishang lineage belongs to my Li family alone. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, makes a solemn vow to eradicate every evil demon beneath Heaven: he will never ascend, but remain in the mortal world for thousands of years. 10.7kReads9.4Score876Shelves
21. 21 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
22. 22 道 The Supreme Daoist: Endless Slaughter 道门太上：无尽杀戮 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery566k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The arts of the Daoist sect shall be supreme! All the great paths under Heaven come from the Supreme One. The Supreme One has but one lineage: the Li family! (No female lead, no harem, no System, and not a story where the protagonist is completely invincible.) 8.6kReads9.3Score602Shelves
23. 23 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
24. 24 道 A Taoist Priest Enters the World 道士入世记 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [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 470Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This story tells of a Taoist who enters the secular world for spiritual cultivation. While experiencing various paranormal events, he discovers that the complexities of human relationships are a hundred times greater than his spiritual practice. The story involves feng shui, folk customs, scientific explanations, Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination), and various principles of the I Ching. It also uses metaphysical and scientific methods to explain some seemingly unscientific and bizarre events.

25. 25 青 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [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 4.2kReads9.2Score706Shelves
26. 26 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… 28.9kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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    If you're looking for Taoist novels, check this out. You won't regret reading it; you'll only regret not reading it sooner.

27. 27 这 This Taoist Priest Is a Little Too Cool 这个道士不太冷 Ghost Hunter, Big Brother抓鬼大师兄Mystery802k WordsCompleted My name is Niu Dabao, and I’m the only college graduate in Niu Village. I thought that after graduation, I’d get promoted, earn a bigger salary, marry a beautiful, rich woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. Who knew the company would go under and the boss would kill himself? I didn’t get a single penny of my wages, couldn’t even afford rent, and had to sleep at the train station every night! Then a ragged Taoist priest told me I was dogged by bad luck and possessed by a host of ghosts, and that 798Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    Taoist fantasy novel, exciting and exhilarating, and surprisingly, it has relatively positive values. [Drooling emoji]

28. 28 玄 The Xuanpin Teahouse 玄牝茶馆 May Wealth Pour In财源广进Mystery596k WordsCompleted [The author's profession is unusual; this book is best suited to readers in the field] (This is a mid-length novel, with an upper part, a lower part, and a prequel. I'm typing away as fast as I can!) Feng Cai is a hereditary ritual master in a folk religious sect. After receiving a favor from someone, he opens a teahouse in the capital. Though this quiet teahouse sits in a bustling part of the city, it takes on all sorts of baffling commissions... Young woman: “Hello, could you get me into a top 83Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    It's really good! Definitely worth buying!

29. 29 僧 Monks Don't Give Their Names, Daoists Don't Speak of Their Lifespans, but I Can Exorcise Ghosts 僧不言名道不言寿但我会驱鬼 Practice What You Preach坐言起行Rural Life1.4M WordsCompleted He was nearly buried alive at birth. The venerable Taoist Zhang Jiuye defied fate and changed his destiny, but in doing so planted a curse: he was fated to face three tribulations. At sixteen, he was summoned to call back a soul, then fought the Five Plague Gods by night, only to have his spirit dragged into a temple in the underworld! At nineteen, his life-and-death trial arrived, and beneath the Laojun Temple, a mysterious stone slab sealed away for a thousand years was unearthed... Other peop 1.5kReads8.6Score140Shelves

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    I'm recommending books I've personally read; they're packed with useful information at the end!

30. 30 掐 I Read Your Fortune: No, That's Your Sister! 掐指一算：不可，那是你姐！ White Dragon i Zhenren白龙i真人Mystery4.1M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced mini-arcs + comedy + insanely satisfying revenge + a touch of horror + fiercely protective] Chen Xuan transmigrated from Earth to the world of Blue Star. From the start, he inherited a dilapidated Taoist temple and awakened a System. Complete three tasks a day, and you can randomly draw Taoist power, cultivation techniques, cultivation levels, and magical treasures? He immediately started livestreaming, showing off his mystic arts and gaining fans. “Master, help! During the day, if I 19kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves

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31. 31 茅 Thirty Years on Maoshan 茅山三十年 September Stone九月石Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing ♥ Don’t let the rating fool you, my book is top-notch! A feel-good story about a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to catch ghosts and drive out evil. No romance, no saintly do-gooder. Traveling far and wide to vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. No padding, no rambling, no romance. 9.3kReads8.8Score757Shelves

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    Come on, take this one! It's about Taoist priests from Maoshan exorcising ghosts and evil spirits!

32. 32 大 The Great Ming Surveillance Court 大明道察院 Lintai麟台Historical690k WordsOngoing [See the epic history of the Daoist sects in the early Ming through the eyes of a transmigrator] In the third year of Hongwu, the Hongwu Emperor established the mysterious Dao Investigation Bureau to rein in Daoist sorcerers who could turn the tide at will. There is no carefree Daoist life here, only the ironclad rule that “magic must be bounded by law, and the Dao restrained by regulations.” Even mighty cultivators who can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth must face execution i 3.3kReads9.3Score492Shelves

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    The author, a scholar of religious history, meticulously adheres to historical records such as the *History of Ming* and the *Veritable Records of the Ming Taizu*, and verifies Daoist classics and local gazetteers including the *Daozang*, *Longhushan Zhi*, and *Maoshan Zhi*. The content is highly rigorous, beginning in the 22nd year of the Hongwu reign (1389) and connecting to many real historical events, such as the murder of Prince Lu, the self-immolation of Prince Tan, Lan Yu's conquest of the local chieftains, the rebellion of Li Shanchang, and Prince Yan's northern expedition. It also aligns with many Daoist secret histories. Without a certain level of cultural literacy and historical background, it may be difficult to understand.

33. 33 道 Tales of a Taoist Priest 道士往事 Li Huashang李化伤Mystery172k WordsOngoing Join me as I uncover the Three Realms, the Heavenly Court, the Thirty-Three Heavens, blessed grotto-heavens, magic arts, golden pills, ancient times, Gu, Zhuyou healing, feng shui, fortune-telling, divination, investigating and reading cases... demons, devils, ghosts, monsters, imps, evil masters and fallen saints... as well as the modern-day Imperial Observatory! The Three Teachings trace their origins to the Dao, which stands above the empty titles of Confucianism and Buddhism. Golden scriptur 45Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 天 The Unrivaled Heavenly Master 天师无双 Kunlun Demon Daoist昆仑妖道Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing The nine stars align, and good and evil are turned upside down. A great war between the Underworld and the Nether Capital is imminent. The Corpse Clan is rising, the Heavenly Ghosts seek to invade, the Heavenly Demons circle overhead, and great monsters descend. The Demon Buddha Sect, the Corpse Immortal Cult, and the Immortal Alliance are all stirring. Ghosts roam by day, demons hide among humanity, little ghosts are hard to deal with, corpse-driving and zombie-exorcising arts abound, the Five 29Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The Qi of the heavens is vast and boundless, and my Dao flourishes daily.

35. 35 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. 155Reads8.7Score—Shelves
36. 36 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! 3.9kReads8.7Score248Shelves
37. 37 天 The Heavenly Master Descends the Mountain 天师出山 Master of the Dragontail Studio曳尾斋主Mystery176k WordsCompleted When the King of Hell says a man must die at the third watch, who would dare keep him alive until the fifth? I would! The Celestial Master descends the mountain, his mastery of the Dao profound. Above, he can move heaven and earth; below, he can shake mountains and rivers. In the light, he can command dragons and tigers; in the darkness, he can capture ghosts and gods. His power can raise the dead, and his cultivation can transcend life and death! Demons, monsters, ghosts, and fiends, whoever di 482Reads8.4Score—Shelves
38. 38 红 The Temple in the Mortal World 红尘道观 Ran Er然二Urban73k WordsOngoing “The Way is hard, hard, hard, its mysteries beyond measure. Do not treat the Golden Elixir as something ordinary. Without a true master to pass on its wondrous secrets, you will only wear your tongue out talking.” A hundred years ago, two meteorites fell from the sky, and two people destined by fate were born in their wake. The underworld, the netherworld, the Celestial Court: things science cannot explain happen in this world every moment... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 道 Taiyi of the Daoist Sect: I Should Never Have Descended to the Mortal Realm 道门太乙：本座就不该下凡 Master Incompetent无能大师Eastern Fantasy267k WordsCompleted Absolutely no AI content, conceived entirely by a human mind. No System, no naive protagonist, pure Taoist tradition. A serious heads-up: This is a traditional, carefully written story with a somewhat slow start. It picks up after eight chapters. Pingdan, a beggar of unknown origins, unexpectedly encounters a member of the Three Purities sect. To repay his master’s kindness, he travels thousands of miles, keeps his promise, and honors the dead. Who could have known his complicated past would co 748Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it is, the Taoist text you requested is here.

40. 40 怪 Tales of the Supernatural: Ghost-Hunting Venerable 怪谈之捉鬼天尊 Blue Forest Night Wind蓝林夜风Mystery176k WordsOngoing Eight severed-head mountains form a Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, imprisoning Song An’s first eight incarnations. To ensure that Song An can grow up safely in his ninth life, a mysterious eminent monk comes to the mortal world. Unfortunately, this time Song An is born on the night of the Ghost Festival, and is also a child of extreme yin, with all eight characters of his birth chart belonging to yin. Even stranger, nine days and nine nights of blood rain fall before Song An’s birth. For —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes, here it comes, the book is here!

41. 41 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2kShelves
42. 42 绑 Qiusheng, Bound to a Martial Arts System 绑定武道系统的秋生 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Drive out demons with martial might, banish ghosts with the Dao, master both martial arts and the Dao, and become the Martial Sage of the mortal world. One blade to destroy the Eastern Seas, one sword to slay gods and demons, one halberd to shatter Heaven's will. Shatter the void with martial might and stride across the myriad realms, suppress the heavens and rise above the nine skies. Defy Heaven and slay the Dao to become the exalted one, live free and proud, and attain eternal transcendence. 4.5kReads7.6Score289Shelves

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    Here it comes, the Taoist text from Uncle Nine's world, full of Taoist incantations and formulas.

43. 43 玄 The Great Scripture of the Mystic Truth 玄真大道经 Ground Three Delicacies with Rice地三鲜配米饭Eastern Fantasy340k WordsCompleted Li Xuanxin was abandoned at birth on Mount Zhongnan, but fortunately, the reclusive Daoist master Qingxu took him in. He thought he could devote himself to cultivation in peace, far from worldly affairs. But then the funeral bells of Yongjia rang. The Five Barbarians’ cavalry trampled across the Central Plains, Luoyang fell, and bones lay exposed in the wilderness. Before ascending, his master left him a prophecy: “Heaven and Earth are sealed, and the laws are incomplete. To seek the Great Way, 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two Taoist novels you could check out; you might like them.

44. 44 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: I Fought My Way from the White Mountains and Black Waters to Ascension 末法时代：我从白山黑水杀到飞升 Ground Three Delicacies with Rice地三鲜配米饭Urban288k WordsCompleted In an age when spiritual energy has run dry and the era of cultivation is ending, I became the last cultivator in the world. My parents were stained with blood in Songhe Town, and my sister’s fate was unknown. At thirteen, I fled into the deepest part of Baishan, carrying a damaged Daoist scripture passed down through my family. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 167.8kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves
46. 46 现 A Cultivator in Modern Society 现代社会的修仙道士 Heaven-Shaking Lion撼天狮子Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Taoist priest, can you do magic?” “Magic? People believe in science these days, young man. You should believe in science.” With that, the Taoist in his robe leaps off a cliff and flies away on his sword, leaving the hiker who had camped in the wilderness staring in stunned disbelief. 14.5kReads8.5Score612Shelves
47. 47 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 185.7kReads9.2Score13.6kShelves

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    Very humorous, it will make you laugh out loud from time to time.

48. 48 无 Invincible, Invincible, This Daoist Is Seriously Powerful 无敌，无敌，这个道士强了亿点 Green Mountains, Changed Greens青山绿改Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Slay demons and exorcise evil] [Heart sealed in cement] [Slow-paced] [Everyday life] “Daoist, no matter what I decide, my parents disapprove. They’ve put me down since I was little, and I’ve never accomplished anything.” Li You: “There are two things in your home holding you back.” “Daoist, it’s best to let things go. How about you waive my incense offering?” Li You: “If I don’t teach you a lesson today, my Daoist heart will be ruined.” [Universal EXP +10] With the spiritual qi revival, pow 2kReads7.7Score253Shelves
49. 49 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 7.9kReads8.3Score801Shelves

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    These three books are all pretty good; they all have no female lead.

50. 50 道 The Taoist Returns to His Village and Begins His Revenge as a Street Vendor 道士回村，从摆摊开始复仇 Entertaining Through Words以文娱人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + feng shui + talismans + ghost hunting + demon slaying + folk customs + no System + no livestreaming + no cultivation] When his grandfather was young, he gathered herbs in the mountains and once saved a young Taoist priest who had been badly injured. To repay him for saving his life, the young Taoist chose a feng shui site known as “Golden Rooster Brooding Over an Egg” and told his grandfather to build the family home there. Once the house was complete, the Lin family grew rich a 23.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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