Stories Where the Protagonist Has a Mysterious Ancient Chinese Profession 主角有华夏古代神秘职业身份的小说

1. 1 去 I Went on a Blind Date, and My Identity as a Yellow River Corpse Retriever Was Exposed 去相亲，黄河捞尸人身份曝光了 Urban Glory都市荣耀Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Lin Yan was a corpse retriever. In his previous life, he violated the three taboos of the trade and was consumed by baleful energy, only to be reborn by accident. After binding to the Corpse Retriever System, he returns to his old profession and becomes the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! This time, he swears he won't repeat the mistakes of his past life! But unexpectedly, he ends up trending online. UC: “Shocking! Celebrity W 2.1kReads7.8Score264Shelves

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   First book: The Corpse Retriever; Second book: The Astrologer; Third book: The Corpse Driver

2. 2 都 Urban Astrologer 都市星相师 Ancestor Haha哈哈老祖Urban659k WordsOngoing [Physiognomy + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Celestial Master + No Livestreams + No System + Cultivation + Immortality] My name is Ling Xiao, and I'm an astrologer making my way in the city! You might not know much about astrologers, but I'll name a few of my fellow disciples and you'll get the idea! Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen... They're all senior members of my school! Astrologers are skilled at observing the stars, allowing them to discern the past and future, as well a 4kReads9.3Score288Shelves
3. 3 个 I Chose Corpse Driving as My Profession, and the Police Are Losing It 个人职业填赶尸，警察麻了 If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them打不过我加入Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted During summer break, Jiang Bai boldly ventured into the mountains of Xixiang and became a corpse walker. He rings the soul-summoning bell, strikes the ritual gong, and walks between the realms of yin and yang. Even ghosts and gods give way! As Jiang Bai leads corpse after corpse out of the mountains, a passing streamer happens to capture it on camera. The whole internet goes wild! "Holy crap, that's the first time I've seen someone offer a cigarette to a corpse. I'm impressed! Old Liu from Shang 10.7kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
4. 4 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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   A mysterious profession. Dedication to the country.

5. 5 禁 Hunters of the Forbidden Zone 禁区猎人 Urban Hunter都市猎人Urban3.9M WordsCompleted All things have a spirit. In this world, there are always people and things we have never encountered. Six years ago, a mysterious legend about a giant python undergoing tribulation drew the world's finest hunters to the Kunlun Mountains. In the end, the python died, and Lin Shuo was the only hunter to survive. Afterward, he withdrew from the world and went into hiding in the mountains. Six years later, a huge scale appeared before Lin Shuo. The giant python that had failed its tribulation had s 4.9kReads8.7Score514Shelves
6. 6 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 174kReads9.4Score25.9kShelves

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   The series includes titles such as the God of Wealth, the Corpse Driver, the Taoist Priest, Yama, and the Black and White Impermanence. The sixth book is about the White Impermanence live-streaming from the Underworld; it's quite good, with both humorous and tear-jerking parts.

7. 7 直 Livestreaming a Rain Prayer, I Had the Meteorological Bureau Begging Me to Stop 直播求雨，气象局求我收了神通 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban387k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Qin Tian becomes the current Celestial Master of the Shenxiao Sect and unexpectedly obtains the Daoist Revival System. As long as he boosts the prestige of Daoism, he can earn all kinds of rewards. Just then, a drought strikes northern Longguo, with not a drop of rain falling for months. To raise Daoism's prestige, Qin Tian sets up a ritual altar in a livestream and prays for rain. As soon as the stream begins, viewers curse him out, calling him a fraud who is exploiting a 6.3kReads8.3Score334Shelves
8. 8 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
9. 9 世 With No Judge of the Dead in This World, I Become Yama 世间无判官，我身化阎罗 Mumu, Don't Cry木木别哭Urban616k WordsCompleted Half a Book of Life and Death; A Pen of Reincarnation. When they appeared, the world was rife with crime, online abuse, bullying and slander, right and wrong turned upside down, the powerful beyond the reach of the law, resentment filling the skies, and ghosts and monsters multiplying... "I shall set right what Heaven cannot, and judge what black and white cannot." As Mu Yi holds the Book of Life and Death and murmurs in his heart, divine thunder fills the sky, and the entire planet Yan Hua trem 1.2kReads8.4Score100Shelves
10. 10 直 Livestream: Healing the Underworld Day by Day, I'm the White Impermanence 直播：阴间治愈日常，我是白无常 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 22.1kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
11. 11 赶 A Corpse Driver Seeks Justice for the Dead, Then Gets Exposed by a Streamer! 赶尸人为亡者申冤！被主播曝光！ Rotten Wood in the Sun日上朽木Urban740k WordsCompleted Zuo Qian becomes a corpse driver and takes on commissioned jobs “Thirty years ago, a magnitude-nine earthquake struck Zhongnan City. Aid poured in from every direction! But the supply truck driven by volunteer Zeng Xiao vanished without a trace!” The livestream camera focuses on an elderly couple. Reporter: “What do you think about your son selling off life-saving supplies?” The old man says angrily, “He didn't! He never sold them!” The reporter sneers, “Really? Then let's hear it from him i 378Reads6.5Score—Shelves
12. 12 大 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Taoist Priest! 大哥，你是警察啊，不是道士！ Mou Zui谋醉Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [If you dislike cutesy, whimpering heroines, read no further] [Also known as: Me, a humble paper effigy maker, and you want me to crack a major case] When Yue Dong went to a telecom service center to cancel his late grandfather’s phone service, the staff gave him a hard time. “Rules are rules. The account holder has to be here in person!” “You have to follow the rules!” Yue Dong laughed in exasperation, then waved his hand and used his paper effigy-making skills to summon his late grandfather. T 71.6kReads9.2Score7.4kShelves

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    The main character is a paper craftsman.

13. 13 星EN Gate of the Star Scar 星痕之门 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.3M WordsOngoing There are Star Gates in this world. Everyone who enters becomes a god. Ren Ye has already served two and a half years in prison when a mysterious visitor suddenly comes to see him. The visitor says, “If you’re willing to take part in a game, you can walk out of here right now. The price is… you might die.” Many years later, Ren Ye stands alone within a Star Gate, looking back on the past. Many of the faces in his memories have grown indistinct… 2024: The tide is coming, and the travelers keep wa 51.4kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    ① The protagonist is the Nine-Nine Human Emperor, a legendary ancestor of Chinese civilization. He taught people how to fish and hunt with nets and created the Eight Trigrams, thus initiating the cultural origins of the Chinese nation. ② The protagonist is the Celestial Master. Originally, Celestial Master was an honorific title bestowed upon Qi Bo by the Yellow Emperor, later referring to a virtuous person. Zhang Daoling founded Taoism, and his descendants inherited the title "Zhang Celestial Master," which also became the title for the leader of Taoism.

14. 14 全 Global: I Memorized Three Thousand Daoist Texts and Changed Class to Celestial Master 全民：我背诵三千道藏转职天师 Moderate Ink Brush中庸点墨Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + No Harem + Passionate Action + Multiple Classes + Invincible Leveling] A hundred years ago, otherworldly races invaded at will, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. To fight back against the demon beasts, everyone undergoes a class change at the age of twelve. Only by becoming a class-changer and continually leveling up can one reach the pinnacle of the world! On the day of his class change, Ye Xiang became a Taoist priest with a natural level of ten. But Taois 54.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
15. 15 赶 The Corpse-Driving Inn: Taking the Iron Triangle on a Corpse-Driving Run 赶尸客栈，带着铁三角去赶尸 I Don't Want to Be a Graphic Designer不想做美工Mystery786k WordsCompleted Qin Feng transmigrates into a tomb-raiding world, intending to explore tombs, but accidentally activates the Corpse-Driving Inn System. Just as the ten-year agreement comes to an end, the Iron Triangle reunites. Qin Feng decides to take the Iron Triangle corpse-driving! Fatty: "Hey, Third Master? Got a tomb job? Forget that, why raid tombs when driving corpses is so much better?" Wu Xie: "Making paper effigies is an art, especially when you're making women!" Xiao Ge: "I don't know those guys. I 1.8kReads8.5Score240Shelves

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    Corpse transporters, knife sellers, tomb guards, and exorcists.

16. 16 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
17. 17 守 Tomb Keeper: In China's Ancient Tombs, Even Gods Are Forbidden to Enter 守陵人:华夏古墓，神明禁行 Moonlit Sleeplessness月愁眠Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted After Zhou Sheng fails to confess his feelings to the campus beauty, Huo Yujie, his classmates mercilessly mock his summer vacation plans. Just then, the Tomb Guardian System awakens! Tomb Guardians protect the imperial tombs of the world and safeguard the dragon veins of China! What Zhou Sheng doesn’t know is that his beloved campus beauty is the heir to one of the nine great tomb-raiding families! The very first tomb he’s assigned to guard is already being targeted by her family! Zhou Sheng: “ 8.5kReads7.9Score891Shelves
18. 18 灵 Supernatural: I Exorcise Ghosts with Force and Scare the School Beauty Out of Her Wits 灵异：暴力驱鬼，我把校花吓懵了 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + comedy + System. If you read the first 30 chapters and don't laugh, come roast me!] On Zhang Wei’s first day of college, a blood-red sun hung in the sky and his entire class was dragged into a ghost realm. Just then, his Ghost-Teasing System awakened! With the whole class under a ghost’s curse, the campus belle, Lu Lianxue, had no choice but to reveal her hidden identity: a disciple of Longhu Mountain and a member of the Exorcism Bureau. But before she could show off her skills.. 29.8kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
19. 19 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 38.6kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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    The protagonist joins the Qilin and contributes to the protection of national cultural relics.

20. 20 直 Livestream: A Mountain Forager Starting with a Fish Hooked in the Mouth 直播：从死鱼正口开始的跑山人 Di Jiutian帝九天Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Bei had been able to hear the mountain god’s voice since childhood. Having grown up at the foot of Changbai Mountain and made his living foraging in the mountains, he affectionately called the local mountain god Old Bai. But gods live on faith, and as technology advanced, more and more mountain gods became mere legends. To help Old Bai regain his power, Zhang Bei started livestreaming his mountain foraging trips. Ginseng buried deep underground for a thousand years, and lingzhi mushroom 15.5kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    The protagonist is a hiker in Changbai Mountain who loves plants and animals and can communicate with the mountain god. The plot is exciting.

21. 21 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves

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22. 22 我 I’m a Ghost Officer, So Why Are You Asking Me to Marry the Campus Beauty? 我一个鬼差，你让我跟校花领证？ V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Just Started College, and I Married the Aloof Campus Belle] [I’m a ghost officer. You want me to marry the campus belle?] [College Student Ghost Officer] [Campus Belle Wife] [Marriage Before Love] [Ferryman] … Synopsis: On his first day of college, freshman Cao Ning is forced to marry Xia Shihan, his betrothed, whom he has never met. He thinks it’s just a minor incident, but when he returns to campus to register, he discovers that the beautiful upperclasswoman at the registration desk is the ve 40.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
23. 23 半 I Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with the Mirror at Midnight, and I Won't Sleep Until I Win 半夜和镜子猜拳，我赢一把就睡 Mr. Krabs Loves to Eat蟹老板爱吃饭Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The entire Xie family had a rather spooky air about them. His great-great-grandfather was a mountain wanderer, and his great-great-grandmother sewed up corpses. His great-grandfather was a Maoshan Taoist, and his great-grandmother was a spirit medium from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper offerings, his grandmother prepared bodies for burial, his father drove corpses, and his mother raised poison insects. Some of his ancestors even liked to dig themselves out of their graves… As a result, X 6.2kReads9.0Score559Shelves

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    This is like running into a trap! Not only is the protagonist a ghost, but his entire family for generations is too! [Cool] It's a funny and interesting book. It starts with Hong Wen catching a female ghost, which begins his life journey. He gradually discovers his family's awesomeness, connections, and the amazing things he brings to his teammates. [Laughing]

24. 24 当 After the Fortune Teller Got a Superstar Boyfriend 当神棍有了大明星男友后 Feng Junjun逢君君Two Male Leads887k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + slow burn + sweet romance] As a feng shui master, Fu Yu never expected the person he once considered his sworn rival to ask him for help solving a problem. Even more surprising, his rival still remembered him. Looking at the master his manager had hired for a fortune, Ji Chen fell silent for two seconds. “Fu Yu?” Fu Yu glanced at him, then lowered his head and counted on his fingers. “A big star, no less. From your face, I can tell your whole life will be prosperous, but you’re de 12.9kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    The first and third books are both fortune-telling novels. The first one is a dual male protagonist novel, very good (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡ The third one has no romance, no female lead, the protagonist is the only one who is beautiful, the protagonist is very strong and powerful, a live-streaming novel [you can savor it]. The second novel is a corpse-driving novel, the protagonist has a system, transmigrates to the tomb raiding world, opens a corpse-driving inn, takes the Iron Triangle as apprentices, corpse driving, corpse retrieval, and paper-making will all appear. Wu Xie learns paper-making, Xiao Ge learns corpse driving, and Fatty learns corpse retrieval. They also take in Pan Zi who has become a ghost and the God of War Bai Qi (in his old age). I think it is one of the best corpse-driving novels I have read, it is very comprehensive, worth reading [top post]. If you like it, you can follow me, so you won't get lost when you are in a reading slump.

25. 25 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 6.2kReads9.2Score542Shelves
26. 26 镇 Dragon-Subduing Art 镇龙术 Claim the Central Plains问鼎中原Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When I was born, my grandfather foresaw that I would face four great calamities in my life. To change my fate, he traded his life for mine. That day, a thousand white cranes circled overhead, escorting my grandfather to his final rest... 24Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    The first and third books are both very good, but the second one is probably the most realistic.

27. 27 麻 The Master of Ma Yi Divination 麻衣相师 Peach Blossom Ferry桃花渡Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted My great-uncle had all kinds of abilities. One day, he told me he’d buried a treasure for me in a feng shui paradise… 28.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
28. 28 长EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 The Rooster Crows, Two and a Half Years Pass雄鸡一唱两年半Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.7kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves

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    Corpse retriever, corpse driver, funeral attendant, corpse caretaker, fortune teller

29. 29 我 I, a Corpse Keeper, Contract a Tyrant's Coffin Spirit from the Start 我，养尸人，开局契约暴君棺灵 Slept a Little Sleep眠了个眠Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Coffin Tamer + pet coffin spirits + System + supernatural abilities + satisfying wish fulfillment + decisive and ruthless] Ye Mo transmigrates to a parallel world fused with countless terrifying mausoleum realms. Here, evil creatures run rampant: demons, monsters, the undead, ghosts, corpse clans, ferocious beasts, and more. After awakening their talents, humans can form contracts with the monsters inside coffins and make them fight. They are known as Coffin Tamers. Ye Mo awakens the Corpse Ser 10.5kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
30. 30 开 I Became a Celestial Diviner from the Start 开局成了天算师 A Salty Fish a一条咸鱼aEastern Fantasy668k WordsCompleted Wu Bai transmigrated to the dangerous Primordial World, and the only place where he could find shelter was a teahouse. As long as he stayed inside, all evil forces kept their distance. But Wu Bai’s profession was fortune-telling. He held in his hands a ten-thousand-year calendar of the Primordial World. The future that others couldn’t know was nothing more than recorded history to Wu Bai. Heavenly Dao opportunities, tribulations, and fated destinies: whatever Wu Bai said would come true! Hongjun 37Reads6.3Score—Shelves
31. 31 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 20.5kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    These are the only books available right now. [Smirk][Smirk]

32. 32 都EN Urban Gu Cultivation: Starting with Raising Gu 都市蛊修：从养蛊开始 Sixteen Cicadas十六蝉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Fresh out of high school, Jiang Yiming left the mountains and entered a factory, where he got a brutal taste of life in the working world. He thought that was how he’d spend the rest of his life. Then a System that let him raise Gu appeared out of nowhere, setting him on the path of Gu cultivation. Three-Legged Golden Toads, Eight-Winged Singing Snakes, Emperor Cicadas, Nine-Tailed Earth Scorpions, Seven-Colored Ghost Spiders... These strange and wondrous Gu insects opened his eyes and gradually 3.4kReads8.0Score249Shelves
33. 33 风 A Feng Shui Streamer: One Follow and the Whole Internet's Authorities Panic 风水主播，一个关注全网官方慌了 A Great Dream, Never Waking大梦不觉醒Mystery485k WordsCompleted Zhang Chen transmigrates to a world of the uncanny and joins forces with a young companion to rebuild the Imperial Observatory! If the heavens will not punish a demon, the Imperial Observatory will! If the earth will not fill a chasm, the Imperial Observatory will! A deadly highway, with accidents happening one after another! Follow the highway authority's guidance, erect soul-calming stones, and recite the scripture for the deceased! A subway collapse has shut down the line! Follow the urban co 3.9kReads8.7Score260Shelves

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    The first book is about protecting the dragon vein; you can tell from the title of the second one.

34. 34 毕 On My Graduation Internship, I Become the Underworld Emperor Fengdu's Spokesperson 毕业实习：我成了酆都大帝代言人 Slaughtering Pigs After a Defeat折戟杀猪Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Just before graduation, Du Feng gets an interview at the Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Shop and unexpectedly becomes the spokesperson for the Great Emperor of Fengdu. From then on, his life takes a dramatic turn. As the young lord of the underworld, he commands the respect of countless ghosts, slays ghosts and demons, drives out evil and binds spirits, and judges the affairs of yin and yang... Du Feng: “Crush their bones and scorch their marrow, gouge out their eyes and flay them, tear out their tendons 1.5kReads8.4Score148Shelves
35. 35 我 My Funeral Home: One Follow Shocks the Nation 我丧葬老板店，一个关注震惊国家 Old Moqwq老莫qwqMystery195k WordsOngoing Abandoned by his parents, he was raised by an old Taoist priest. When he came of age, the old priest insisted that his merits were complete and that he was about to undergo a heavenly tribulation. Unfortunately, a bolt of lightning struck him dead. Lin Daoyi inherited the funeral parlor and awakened a System, becoming a Taoist priest who handles funerals and reads feng shui. Huangshan Village “Uncle, your father is about to turn into a zombie.” “What should we do?” “Tonight, let’s dig up your fa 4Reads6.7Score—Shelves
36. 36 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.8kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    First, the tomb keeper; second, the corpse retriever; third, the fortune teller; fourth, the knife peddler.

37. 37 真 The Real-Life Escape Club 真实逃杀俱乐部 Making Tea on Tong Mountain彤山煮茶Mystery4.5M WordsCompleted This world is dead. But I want to live. This is an age where the supernatural is paradise, and humanity is in hell. I saw the club as the only [Beacon of Hope], blind to the schemes and betrayal behind it. Resurrected supernatural creatures, blood-soaked death zones, slaughter experiments that defy human understanding. The boundary between life and death began to blur, until people and the supernatural could no longer be told apart. Standing atop a mountain of corpses, I faced the weeping, despa 19.2kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    In a post-apocalyptic setting, almost everyone in the protagonist's team draws power from intangible cultural heritage and traditional Chinese arts.

38. 38 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted 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! 52.2kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    The smoke is melting! (Nan's homework, this is 12, 18 is missing) ☀️Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, Yellow Springs Secret Files, Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, Yin-Yang Inn… From the moment I borrowed a life from the underworld, my life has been filled with turmoil. Each borrowing is a life-or-death struggle. After each desperate battle and each narrow escape, I await the next secret decree from the underworld, so that I may live again. Just when I thought I had escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that heaven had also prepared a coffin for me! Please refer to the main text for the story behind this. ☀️Lin Yan, a corpse retriever, was corrupted by evil energy in his previous life for violating the three taboos of corpse retrievers, and was unexpectedly reborn. Bind yourself to the Corpse Retriever System, return to your old profession, and become the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! This time, however, he vowed never to repeat the mistakes of his past life! However, unexpectedly, this led to it trending on social media. Similarly, this post is insufficient; for more information, please visit [link to other resources].

39. 39 盗 Tomb Raiding: Reopening the Century-Old Charity Estate 盗墓：重启百年义庄 Pagoda Tree North of the City城北槐树Mystery425k WordsOngoing [No heroine + no romance pairing + two storylines: tomb raiding and a funeral home (emphasized), skip if this bothers you] In an old alley in Shacheng stands a century-old funeral home, where the dead are received and laid to rest, and lost souls are guided onward! Jiang Xing inherits his family's century-old funeral home and goes from a modern young man to its keeper! But since Jiang Xing had bound himself to the Keeper System long ago, the change doesn't bother him at all. He originally only w 656Reads9.0Score103Shelves
40. 40 盗 Tomb Raiding: Building an Immortal Clan Since the Republic Era 盗墓：从民国开始打造永生家族 Park Gwang Loves Mending Flowers朴光爱补花Mystery471k WordsCompleted [Clan Development + Tomb Raiding + Steady Updates!] Nan Yunting transmigrates to a parallel world. It is a time of warlord battles, and the people are suffering miserably. After inheriting the position of clan patriarch, Nan Yunting unexpectedly binds to the Peerless Clan System. To keep himself and his clan alive in this chaotic age, he resolutely takes up the shady business of tomb raiding. Once he enters the trade, Nan Yunting discovers that this world is far more complicated than he imagined 4.3kReads8.5Score173Shelves
41. 41 盗 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Obtained the Bloodline of a True Dragon 盗墓：开局获得真龙血脉 The Ninth Under Heaven天下第九Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted People light the candles, ghosts blow them out, and the Mountain-Moving Taoist descends into the tomb. When a mysterious heir appears, one who has mastered the secret arts of all four tomb-raiding schools, the entire tomb-raiding world is turned upside down. Third Uncle: "Ninth Master is the strongest tomb raider I've ever met!" Fatty: "I've never been scared going into a tomb with my senior brother!" Naive: "Ninth Master showed me that tomb raiding can be as easy as sightseeing!" Zhang Qilin: " 45.3kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
42. 42 生 Guardians of the Zodiac 生肖守护神 Tang Jia San Shao唐家三少Urban2.8M WordsCompleted The twelve zodiac signs represent the twelve months, but no one knows that they also stand for twelve guardians, each inheriting the bloodline of a zodiac sign. They possess the abilities of their respective signs and silently protect the East. The Qilin, an auspicious creature of the East. When the king who bears the Qilin bloodline arrives, he will command the twelve zodiac guardians and lead them to devote all their strength to protecting the East. A rogue Qilin roams the human world. Urban l 409Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    The Chinese zodiac's guardian deities correspond to the twelve constellations of the West. I recommend watching the uncut version; when Tang Jia San Shao gets ruthless, he won't even spare himself. The Ninth Special Zone and the Ninth Secret Service Bureau feature many fascinating ancient Chinese professions; they're quite interesting. [Thinking][Thinking] I've watched most of "Hunters in the Forbidden Zone." Hunters come out of the mountains; every profession has its own rules and codes. It's not mindless, nor is it overly exciting, but it's definitely worth watching. Follow Mu Li, and you'll never be short of books to read again.

43. 43 第 The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局 The One Surnamed Yi姓易的Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted “If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau 3.2kReads9.2Score470Shelves
44. 44 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
45. 45 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.9kReads9.4Score819Shelves

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    The first two books are about coroners, and the latter two are about itinerant knife sellers, all of which are among the most mysterious professions in ancient times.

46. 46 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.7kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
47. 47 赊 The Knife Seller 赊刀人 Big Fat Rabbit大肥兔子Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Have you ever met a man who carries a shoulder pole through the streets, selling kitchen knives? People come to buy, but he refuses to sell to anyone except you. When you offer him money, he won't take it. He just smiles and says, “Come back to settle the bill when two steamed buns can buy you a wife.” If you meet him, don't think you've gotten a bargain. What you'll end up paying will be far more than the price of a kitchen knife... 5.8kReads9.1Score363Shelves
48. 48 赊 The Knife Seller 赊刀人 Xia Luoshu夏洛书Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted The Knife on Credit tradition is documented in historical records as far back as the Song Dynasty. Back then, these sellers were not yet called Knife-on-Credit sellers; they were known as fortune-tellers who sold their wares. They never sold their knives outright, only lent them on credit. When they handed one over, they would leave behind a prophecy. Once it came true on the appointed day, they would return to collect payment. “You'll be blessed with a son two years from now. Keep these scissor 7.4kReads7.1Score277Shelves
49. 49 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

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    The protagonist is a Taoist priest who believes in his own unique methods, is extraordinary, and lives in seclusion in the mountains, cultivating in a low-key manner.

50. 50 大EN The Gravekeeper of Great Xia 大夏守墓人 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, after three consecutive days of blood moons, ghosts, gods, strange-eyed beings, and eerie tales began arriving one after another… As the mysterious and the occult descended upon the human world. As terror and despair roamed the land. As human beings, should we kneel and bow our heads, break down in tears, or…draw our blades? This is a brand-new era. And this era belongs to the supernaturals! After stepping through the door to the supernatural, Su Bai saw a whole new world. And i 37kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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    Gravekeeper, knife seller, coffin bearer, butcher, corpse carrier

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