Any Stories with Taoist Magic, Demon-Slaying, and Zombie-Hunting, Without a Harem? 有没有道教法术，降妖除魔，杀僵尸的，无后宫

1. 1 僵 Why Do Zombies Go Out of Their Way to Avoid Me? 僵尸见我绕道走，为啥 Mingze888888铭泽888888Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Lin Xiaojiu was granted reincarnation by the will of Heaven. In his previous life, he was Maoshan's greatest Celestial Master, who had reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao. Reborn in this life to cultivate anew, he's invincible from the start! Others go weak in the knees at the sight of ghosts. When he shows up, zombies turn and run, while evil spirits kneel and beg for mercy. “Zombie bros, don't run! I haven't exorcised you yet!” “Are there no evil spirits in this generation who can put up a 8.1kReads9.5Score817Shelves

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   Master Jiu, the reincarnation of the One-Eyebrow Taoist, showcases classic Maoshan Taoist techniques, various talismans and formations—it's hilarious and incredibly fun from start to finish! Why? Because this guy's come all the way from Northeast China! [Facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

2. 2 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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   This is so beautiful, I can't stop watching!

3. 3 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 8.7kReads7.0Score803Shelves
4. 4 我 My Mom Is a Spirit Medium 我妈是神婆 Boss Ling灵老大Mystery264k WordsOngoing My mom is a famous spirit medium for miles around. She never charges anyone for “treating” their illnesses, but this time she insisted on taking a billion yuan in incense offerings. She even used my life to save someone else for the money! A car haunted by ghosts, a hanged ghost, a walking fox, a house of the dead, a temple of evildoers, a ghostly maze... No one would believe what I went through that summer! (This story is completely made up for entertainment. If it sounds familiar, don't ask me 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Coincidentally, I wrote one

5. 5 0 A Feng Shui Master with a Bachelor's Degree, Class of 2000 00后本科风水师 Yesterday's Chang'an i昨日长安iMystery677k WordsOngoing [The rating has just come out and will rise later. Updates are steady, so you can read with confidence, friends!] [Small-town supernatural tales + true experiences + folk legends + ensemble cast + thrilling adventures] I'm Fang Kai, a feng shui practitioner with a bachelor's degree, born in the 2000s. I never dreamed that after graduating from college, I'd end up on the path of catching ghosts. Think ghost-catching is all about fighting and killing? Wrong. It's just as much about dealing with pe 5kReads8.6Score373Shelves

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   I have to recommend these books; they're all classics! Especially the first one, it's amazing, incredibly good, and because I wrote it myself! [Cool]

6. 6 第 The First Notebook of a Feng Shui Master Passed Down Through Generations 第一本祖传风水师笔记 I Come from the East我自东方Urban904k WordsOngoing [Adapted into a short drama] [A feng shui novel about the world around you] This novel explores feng shui in homes, shops, offices, graves and burial grounds, and people’s personal lives. There’s nothing mysterious or abstruse here, just feng shui stories from everyday life. By the time you come across this book, the gears of fate may already have started turning. Read carefully, and you may find something unexpected... 238.7kReads9.1Score24.2kShelves
7. 7 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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   The author is a Taoist priest of the Qingwei School. The story is adapted from real experiences and features Taoist thunder magic, demon-slaying, and monster-subduing. Fans of esoteric stories should not miss it. Highly recommended.

8. 8 道 A Daoist Descends the Mountain to Work in a Noodle Shop 道士下山，面馆打杂 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain + Passionate + Has Brothers + Urban Training + Witty + Wish Fulfillment + Ghost Hunting + Zombie Slaying + Organized Group + Cracking Down on Cultivator Crime + Horror] A hostess at a leisure center is sucking people's blood essence. Get rid of her! People keep jumping into the river? A water ghost is harming people. You still want to help it pass on? It harmed people, so get rid of it! A shoddily built tower is haunted... Huh! The ghost lady has earned mer 5.4kReads9.4Score572Shelves

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   The story of a Taoist priest descending the mountain and experiencing life in the city is quite well-written and very addictive.

9. 9 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 creepy, hardcore adventure? This guy's got the comedy and thriller twist! He's ostensibly a rookie exorcist sent down the mountain by his master for training, but he's actually the reincarnation of the Fengdu Emperor. Haunted villas, disrupted feng shui, monsters causing trouble? He'll just have to catch them! A series of bizarre and fantastical events unfold, from the starting village to the pinnacle of the Three Realms. He levels up, fights monsters, and finds love and friendship along the way. The plot is fast-paced and engaging, a perfect blend of humor and suspense—you won't want to stay up all night to watch!

10. 10 都 The Yin-Yang Master of the City 都市阴阳天师 The Big Cabbage in the Snow雪地里的大白菜Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing Traditional supernatural horror. The protagonist starts out as a Celestial Master, turns into a purple-eyed zombie midway through, and transforms whenever he can’t win. If that bothers you, please give this a pass. Zhou Yuanqing studied under a purple-robed Celestial Master and chose to join Bureau 749, handling supernatural cases across the country: evil spirits, zombies, mountain demons, Japan’s Kiku School, Nanyang curse practitioners… In places ordinary people cannot see, battles of magic ha 30.9kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves

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    This book is worth reading. It's a traditional urban supernatural novel. The protagonist is a purple-robed exorcist who joins the 749 police force to handle supernatural cases in a city. It's very engaging and exciting. It suits my taste perfectly; you should give it a try.

11. 11 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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    Both of these are Taoist texts, and neither contains a harem.

12. 12 贫 I Am Daoist Lin Jiu. I Invite You All to Your Deaths 贫道林九请诸位赴死 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [System] [the Myriad Worlds] [Daoist Arts] [Uncle Nine] The red string and glutinous rice remain to this day, but the Daoist Lin of old is no more. Uncle Nine of the Myriad Worlds introduced countless transmigrators to the world, yet they always treated him as a stepping stone. Few remembered his kindness or helped him rise to greatness. When the "Supreme Dao Ancestor System" descends upon Uncle Nine, what sparks will fly between an unreliable System and an upright, slightly cunning Uncle Nine? 10.9kReads7.3Score1.1kShelves
13. 13 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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    Must have, personally tested and works

14. 14 三 The Ten Arts of the Three Pure Ones: The Celestial Venerable Descends the Mountain 三清十诀：天尊下山 Echoing Valley有回音的山谷Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Feng possesses the ten strongest immortal arts in the world. He is a mortal emissary of the Nine Heavens, sent to walk among humanity. By his master's order and out of duty, Gu Feng enters the modern city… After wiping out a series of demons, ghosts, and wicked practitioners, he discovers that the mastermind behind it all is hiding on the legendary Immortal Island of Penglai! This earth-shattering conspiracy reaches far and wide. It involves the demon Taoists of Mount Mao in Yan Country, a 3.4kReads6.6Score189Shelves

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    The protagonist possesses the immortal arts of the Three Pure Ones, vanquishing demons and monsters in the city, and working alongside the leaders of various esoteric sects such as Longhu Mountain and Maoshan Mountain to exorcise evil spirits. He even invokes the power of the True Martial Emperor and rescues the righteous god of Northeast China, Hu San Taiye. Furthermore, the over 600-year-old Zhang Sanfeng uses two fingers to slay demons.

15. 15 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.4kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    No romantic pairing. The author's writing is excellent and concise. The protagonist can travel to ancient times to slay demons through a yellow book. He learns a new supernatural power with each demon he kills. Every chapter is very engaging, especially the Corpse Buddha chapter, which could be made into a movie.

16. 16 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 2.3kReads—Score160Shelves

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    This one is alright, barely readable.

17. 17 九 Uncle Nine: The Maoshan Senior Disciple's Dream of Immortality 九叔：茅山大弟子的成仙梦 Construction Site Laborer中建打灰人Mystery456k WordsCompleted (The score only came out after the book was finished, so it isn’t very high. What a shame, I thought it wouldn’t get a score at all. Thanks, everyone! This is my first book to receive a score, and I’m quite moved.) Shi Lingxi transmigrates into the Republican-era world of Uncle Jiu, where Shi Jian adopts her as his daughter and teaches her Maoshan arts. She heads down the mountain to aid Uncle Jiu, taking on zombies and ghosts in righteous group beatdowns. This is an ensemble story where the her 1.3kReads8.1Score100Shelves

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    Zombies deserve to die.

18. 18 九 Uncle Nine: I Copy Traits, and Ren Tingting Begs Me in Tears to Marry Her 九叔，复制词条任婷婷哭着求嫁 The Three Elbows of Old Wu, I Say我说老乌的三肘候Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Zombie manipulation, humorous traits, recruiting disciples across film and TV worlds] Lin Fan transmigrates to Renjia Town, becomes Uncle Ninth’s disciple, and awakens the Trait Copying System. He can even combine traits without limit! Five Thunder Spell (Gold), Qimen Dunjia (Red), Zhong Kui Possession (Rainbow) Chrysanthemum Corpse Cultivation (Purple), Corpse King’s Tyrant Body (Red), Soul-Reaping Buddhist Chant (Red) Maoshan Corpse Driving (Purple), Sword Control Through Qi (Supreme), Indest 12.2kReads7.3Score840Shelves

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    If only Uncle Nine were alive today, a classic of the pinnacle of zombie films.

19. 19 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 936Reads5.5Score102Shelves

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    The protagonist is a Taoist priest from Maoshan, apprenticed to Lin Fengjiao. The story revolves around survival in a rural village, starting in a thatched hut. Set in the Republican era, it features suspense and primarily Chinese supernatural tales, including village attacks by hundreds of corpses, evil bandits, ghost stories, tomb sweeping during Qingming Festival, escaped ghosts, ghost marriages, exorcising evil spirits, trials by the underworld, eerie Buddhist temples, blessed lands of immortals, a zombie kingdom, exploring the Dragon Palace, the approaching winter, and the Ghost Festival.

20. 20 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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    Using magic to slay demons and monsters, employing Taoist methods to influence all living beings, and using rituals to summon immortals and gods from the three realms.

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 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
23. 23 奉 By the Ancestral Master's Command, Refine the Uncanny into Immortality! 奉祖师令，炼诡成仙！ Mister Quan Ling泉翎先生Eastern Fantasy390k WordsOngoing Demons devour people, false gods demand sacrifices, and the dynasty sucks its subjects dry to the bone! This world is terminally ill! Chen Ren transmigrates into this world, bearing the seal of the Shangqing Tianshu Academy as he walks through this living hell. Slay demons and earn merit! Exterminate monsters and earn merit! Overturn this man-eating world, and the merit will be immeasurable! He issues an edict to summon the Six Ding and Six Jia, guarding him on every side and driving evil away! 1.2kReads7.1Score108Shelves
24. 24 道 The Taoist Came Down the Mountain to Give His Heart Away, Then Got Scammed Out of 98,000 Yuan in an Online Romance 道士下山把心搭，网恋被骗九万八 Wu Yishu伍一书Urban434k WordsOngoing Fast-paced, light comedy, no horror, packed with laughs from start to finish, with no reliance on memes: On his first day down the mountain, his online dating partner swindled him out of 98,000 yuan. On the second, his landlord kicked him out. On the third, someone drugged him on a blind date. His name is Nan Feng, and he is an apprentice in the Daoist tradition. To earn enough merit to return to the mountain and receive his ordination, he grits his teeth and takes on exorcisms and funeral rites 973Reads7.2Score141Shelves
25. 25 乌 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 844Reads6.5Score104Shelves

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    A branch of Taoism, passed down through generations, a traditional culture of ethnic minorities in Guizhou, and a thousand-year-old legend along the Wujiang River.

26. 26 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 4.8kReads—Score324Shelves

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    Very, very good; it's exciting, suspenseful, and realistic.

27. 27 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

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    This story tells of a Taoist who enters the secular world for spiritual cultivation. While encountering various paranormal events, he discovers that the complexities of human relationships are a hundred times greater than his spiritual practice. The story incorporates elements of 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.

28. 28 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
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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    You're welcome!

30. 30 龙 Tales of the Dragon and Tiger Mystic Heroes 龙虎玄侠传 Wind-Filled Tower風滿樓Mystery281k WordsOngoing 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 99Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the Dharma-ending Age, spiritual energy is reviving. Demons and evil wreak havoc, and dragons and tigers descend from the heavens. With the reappearance of the Nine Heavens Divine Pill, righteous and evil factions are gearing up for battle, with various arts such as Qimen Dunjia, talismans, soul-binding techniques, and poisons vying for supremacy. Ye Chen and Xiao Jun, two disciples of the Zhengyi Celestial Master sect, are divinely appointed to fight demons and protect the righteous path. Their love-hate relationship is fraught with familial ties. The fantastical and illusory world of cultivation intertwines with the real world of love and hate. What is real? What is illusion? What is righteous? What is evil? Everything is slowly coming to light...

31. 31 降 Dragon-Subduing Divine Constable 降龙神捕 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted After several years as a police officer, I found myself in a strange and fantastical world. Mountain spirits roam the hills, while vengeful spirits, evil ghosts, and zombies appear in endless numbers at night. Though weak as ants, we should still aspire to greatness. Though oppressed, we must forge an unyielding heart. That was all nonsense. I’m just a low-level constable, working for the yamen. Greetings, honored sirs. 80.9kReads9.2Score10.9kShelves

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    In this world, people can summon mythical deities through specific rituals and abilities, thereby gaining supernatural power.

32. 32 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 70.7kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves
33. 33 九 Uncle Nine: Is This Kid a Yin Messenger? 九叔：这小子是阴差？ Feels Like I'm About to Bite the Dust感觉要凉Mystery576k WordsOngoing (Uncle Jiu’s world + underworld bailiff + no female lead + System!) When King Yama says you’ll die at the third watch, who dares keep you until the fifth? Lin Yi transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world and unexpectedly becomes Uncle Jiu’s senior disciple. He binds himself to the strongest Underworld System from the start. All he has to do is earn yin virtue to get promoted and receive a raise! [Ding!] [Congratulations, Host, on successfully capturing a soul. Reward: 300 yin virtue!] [Ding! Congratu 2kReads7.1Score103Shelves
34. 34 天 The Celestial Master Police Chief 天师警长 Bamboo Shadows in Pairs竹影成双Mystery369k WordsCompleted (Daoist priest + urban suspense + unconventional + no invincibility + no dumb decisions + not a wish-fulfillment story) Ever since Celestial Master Zhang Daoling ascended to heaven in broad daylight, the Zhang family of Mount Longhu has passed down its lineage for 2,000 years, with cultivating the heart amid the mortal world as its main path of practice. A top law student and collateral descendant of the Zhang family of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, Zhang Shouyi memorized scriptures at three 410Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    [Celestial Master][Talismans][Cute Pets][Suspense] Zhang Shouyi, a collateral descendant of the Celestial Masters, memorized scriptures at age 3 and drew talismans at age 5. After graduating from university, he joined a township police station, growing through a series of suspenseful cases. He was later awarded a position at Longhu Mountain, where he uncovered a shocking conspiracy.

35. 35 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.3kReads8.3Score268Shelves

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

36. 36 太 The Supreme Dao Lord 太上大道君 Long Zijian龙子健Urban1.9M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell onto the snowy plains of the northern lands. No one knew it had brought not a child, but a fragment of the Heavenly Court's great calamity. At sixteen, the orphan Li Yuchen entered Shangqing Zhengyi Palace on Mount Longhu. Three trials, one talisman, nine orphans, and a single promise to stand as fellow disciples made them a family. Snake demons, plague gods, demon kings... One disaster after another struck. When the Jiangxia Nuclear Power Plant was on the verge of meltdown, he 2.1kReads6.7Score223Shelves

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    Come see mine, if you don't like it, you can eat me!

37. 37 痴 After Eighteen Years of Foolishness, I Became a Yin-Walker 痴傻十八年后我成为了走阴人 The Little Cowherd Who Tends Cattle放牛的小牛郎Mystery262k WordsOngoing Every ancient village has a mysterious legend passed down through the generations: the Village Guardian. They bear a secret duty, using their broken bodies to ward off disasters and misfortune for the village, shouldering every calamity alone. People say they have come to the mortal world to endure hardship, and that their suffering in this life will bring blessings in the next. Yet fate treats them cruelly. Most die young, grow old alone, and endure endless mockery and cold stares. And I am one 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, yes, but nobody reads it. It's traditional Taoist texts.

38. 38 特 Special Operations Bureau 特事行动科 Eighteen Angry Men十八怒汉Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted One thousand three hundred and ninety years ago, under the emperor’s direction, human adepts gained control of the “Void” and used it to create the “Wall,” which separated the real world from the anomalous one. After more than six centuries of effort by adepts from various schools, the anomalous remnants in the real world were finally purged, leaving humanity with a world of its own. Anomalous creatures became demons, ghosts, gods, and monsters in tales of the strange. As time passed, the adepts 1.7kReads7.0Score204Shelves

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    Monsters and spirits recorded in ancient books reappear in the city.

39. 39 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score104Shelves

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    Unearthing a treasure trove of supernatural thrills! A composed old Taoist priest leads two lively apprentices into dangerous urban areas, creating a striking contrast! An Xun, with his vertical pupils, can recognize ghosts and has a quirky personality, making him even fiercer than the ghosts themselves; Liu Buyi controls black fire and is a smooth-talking expert at confronting evil spirits! Master Ma wields a full set of Taoist magic weapons to keep things under control!

40. 40 停 Working Part-Time at the Morgue, I Carried Out My Ex-Girlfriend? 停尸房兼职，搬出了前女友？ A Flower Flying on a Leaf一叶飞花Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing The Dao has both civil and martial paths. The martial path: uphold the law and slay demons. The civil path: read faces and understand the world. I am Jiang Rui, skilled in both. You can call me Handsome, or you can call me Ah Zu. Passerby: “Master Jiang, I think I’ve been haunted. Please, you have to save me!” Jiang Rui smiles calmly. “Come on, there’s no such thing as ghosts.” As he speaks, he discreetly pinches a yellow talisman between his fingers. Passerby: “Master Jiang, can you find a feng 20.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    These three books are worth checking out.

41. 41 这 With So Many Female Ghosts Around, I Might as Well Stop Being Human 这么多女鬼，那我就不当人了 The Cat on the Mountain山野上的喵Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Multiple Heroines (Most Aren't Human)]+ [Hunting Ghosts to Prove the Dao]+ [Comedy] After picking up a female ghost as a passenger from the start, Qin Tian's extraordinary life begins. (The audiobook version is even better.) A long-legged, adorably ditzy little ghost girl A domineering, blunt-talking Ghost Queen A mischievous cat-eared girl A sexy, bewitching fox spirit Cultivation, power, money… All kinds of strange and wonderful stories begin to unfold around him… 18.6kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
42. 42 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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    This is for you.

43. 43 魔 The Book of Mara 魔罗书 The Wandering Minstrel, General Saddle游吟马鞍将Eastern Fantasy387k WordsCompleted An Eastern fantasy novel of mystery and magic: In an era of chaos, the millennia-old undying demons once sealed away, the Dark Demon, Soul-Eater Demon, Plague Demon, Earth Mother, and others, reappear in the mortal world, coveting the Grandmasters’ sacred tome of wisdom, the Book of Mara, and plotting a dark conspiracy that could destroy heaven and earth... As the powerful Grandmasters travel far and wide to seal away demonic threats, they struggle to uncover the key hidden within the Book of Ma 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes! Eastern Demons/Arcane Spells/Portraits: Those ancient marks etched in our blood are the key to defeating Demon and saving the world from chaos.

44. 44 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 208Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some some some

45. 45 茅 Maoshan Celestial Master: Commanding Yin and Yang, Suppressing All Evil 茅山天师：执掌阴阳镇万邪 Ji Mo集莫Eastern Fantasy424k WordsCompleted Lin Chen is the last direct disciple of the Maoshan Sect. After his master's ascension, he descends the mountain and enters the mortal world, carrying the thirty-six orthodox Maoshan techniques and seventy-two arts. He excels at talismans, feng shui, face reading, exorcism, soul refinement, and formation-making. Steady and decisive, cold on the outside but warm within, he upholds Maoshan's ancestral precept to “act on Heaven's behalf, slay demons and vanquish evil,” without being rigid. He punis 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Taoist text, the new book is quite good.

46. 46 我 I Rely on Maoshan Ghost Money to Deliver Souls Across Myriad Worlds 我靠茅山冥币超度万界 Ji Mo集莫Mystery392k WordsCompleted A Daoist Celestial Master who seals away evil spirits and wicked ghosts has just started livestreaming to sell goods when viewers immediately challenge his identity. "Hey, streamer, can you really do this? If you can exorcise ghosts, why are you selling counterfeit ghost money?" I silently pull out a talisman I personally crafted, marked "Ten Billion Universal Underworld Currency." In an instant, the comments go wild. "Holy crap! The red-clad bride clinging to my window just started kowtowing!" 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 平 Legend of the Demon-Slaying War 平魔传 Dugu Zilong独孤紫龙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a work I wrote many years ago, now revised and presented to you! Its original title was The Demon-Slaying War. If you've read it before, feel free to keep reading! No System, no evolution, no being reborn. It's been restored to the fantasy world of old! 284Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good books for Taoist priests to exorcise evil spirits, slay demons, and kill zombies

48. 48 红 The Black Coffin of the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼黑棺 Lu Junjie芦俊杰Urban517k WordsCompleted (Undead monsters, female demons, Western devils, the Qing dynasty, Hong Kong, supernatural horror) Black Coffin in the Red Chamber is a novel filled with suspense, horror, and fantasy. The story begins in 1990, when Dong Bopeng, a young man from Northeast China, heads south to Hong Kong to seek help from his maternal uncle, only to become entangled in the strange events at Hongsheng Village. Xie Si, a heretical sorcerer, uses a black coffin and undead monsters to wreak havoc. After a series of 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an absolutely fantastic book. The protagonist comes from a small town in Northeast China and is forced to get involved in a battle between righteous and evil sorcerers in Hong Kong. He is trapped in this for thirty years, encountering everything from black coffins and demonic corpses to Western demon gods and powerful female demons. The story revisits the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and then extends to the ending thirty years later. There are the "Four Elders of Hong Sheng Village," lay disciples of Wudang, the evil sorcerer "Xie Si," and the "Old Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain" who travels to Hong Kong. The plot twists and turns, and it doesn't follow the traditional formula. It's definitely worth reading.

49. 49 她 She Became an Online Sensation Through Fortune-Telling 她靠算命爆红全网 Mo Zhongli墨仲鲤Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + ghost hunting + talisman drawing + face-slapping comeback + feng shui] Reborn on the night of her ghost wedding, Qin Youyou awakens on the spirit bed and discovers that she bears a special fate, drawing the covetous attention of evil Taoists and the hauntings of vengeful ghosts. To protect herself, she clears haunted houses, hunts ghosts, takes in monsters and ghosts as companions, and fights evil gods, gradually regaining her cultivation. At last, the man who has always protect 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, check out this book! The female protagonist catches ghosts, does fortune telling, and uses physiognomy. The ghost-catching process is especially thrilling! Highly recommended!!

50. 50 江 Old Tales of Jiangyang: The Evil Dragon of Sanjiang 江阳旧事之三江孽龙 Rabbit 87兔87Mystery206k WordsCompleted Luzhou, in central Sichuan, was known in ancient times as Jiangyang Commandery and is also called the City of Liquor. The Yangtze, Tuo, and Chishui rivers surround the city, which also borders Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, making it an important transportation hub for the three provinces since ancient times. The constant streams of mule caravans within the city, cargo boats on the rivers, and merchants lining the streets, along with the local brotherhood halls where sworn brothers trained with f 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new work by a new author, mainly telling strange stories from Sichuan during the Republican era. It avoids overly dramatic or disappointing plot points. If you read it, you'll be sure to add it to your bookshelf and rate it; I'll eat my hat. The proverbs and chapters on the Gelaohui (a secret society) are also quite interesting. Definitely worth reading.

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