Novels About a Taoist Priest Living in Seclusion or Cultivating in the City 主角是道士，在都市中隐居或者潜修

1. 51 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.4kReads6.5Score49214d adds

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   The truly wise live in seclusion in the city; a self-taught Taoist priest opens a pawnshop amidst the chaos.

2. 52 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! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
3. 53 女 A Female Ghost Shows Up Pregnant, and You Say You're a Proper Daoist? 女鬼怀孕上门你说你是正经道士？ Fined Into Bankruptcy for Being Handsome因帅被罚破产Mystery4.1M WordsOngoing [Mystery Solving] [Ghost Stories] [Chinese Folk Traditions] Su Yun is an heir to the Yin-Yang School, one of the pre-Qin traditions. Introduced by an acquaintance, he went on a blind date and met his girlfriend. After they broke up, Su Yun prepared to turn her into a zombie. Just as the process was nearly complete on the seventh day, a policewoman burst in and arrested him for murder. Su Yun: “I'm innocent! My ex-girlfriend was a flight attendant, fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged. Why wo 220.5kReads9.1Score23.8k14d adds
4. 54 神 Divination: From the Start, I Reject the Empress! 神算：开局拒绝女帝！ Empress666女帝666Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [System + empress + one female lead + keeping a low profile] Xiao Fan, an ordinary person from Earth, transmigrates to Qianlong Continent and awakens the Heavenly Secrets Fortune-Telling System. The System can calculate everything, past and present! The protagonist earns points by telling people's fortunes. The points can be exchanged for all kinds of abilities. They can also be used to withstand all kinds of attacks. The protagonist can't cultivate and is usually just an ordinary person, bu 26.1kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds

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   📖① [Taoist Priest + Lighthearted Humor + Meme Play + Thrilling Read]! 📖② [Taoist Priest + System + Empress + Single Woman + Survival]! 🔥🔥🔥

5. 55 我 I Meditated in Seclusion on Kunlun for Three Hundred Years 我在昆仑闭关三百年 Fei Yan飞燕Urban2.0M WordsCompleted One year in the mortal world is a hundred years in Kunlun. Li Wenchan guarded Kunlun for three hundred years, while only three years passed in the mortal world. The moment he left Kunlun, The living legend of this age returned! 4.4kReads8.5Score67914d adds

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   The book's atmosphere is exceptionally well-crafted, transporting the reader to a unique world. Whether tense, heartwarming, or mysterious, the atmosphere blends perfectly with the plot. The characters' psychological descriptions are meticulous, allowing readers to delve into their inner world, experience their joys and sorrows, and resonate with them.

6. 56 明 He’s Clearly a Celestial Master, Yet He Keeps Thinking He’s Weak! 明明是天师，却总以为自己很弱！ Mandarin Oranges砂糖橘子Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no System + lighthearted comedy + court and martial world + Taoist priests and demons + a Heavenly Master who slays demons!] (Chapter 78: Taking flight! A protagonist who grows over time) When treacherous officials bring ruin to the nation, what should we do? Slay them! When heretical cultivators prey on the people, what should we do? Slay them! When flood dragons wreak havoc, what should we do? Slay them! When demons and monsters run amok, what should we do? Slay them! I sh 17.9kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds

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   ① Chen Xian, a Taoist priest known as Xuan Yun, shocked the entire nation by summoning thunder to punish evil after his temple was taken away. He then went to the United States to counter the system's cultural export efforts. Before customs, he "believed in science" and frankly admitted that the straw figure was a magic tool. He then struck thunder with his palm and set up a Bagua formation, leaving even his neighbors astonished.

7. 57 正 A Proper Daoist Priest: Ladies, Please Behave 正经道爷，女居士请自重 Scholar of Black Mountain黑山书生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Modern city, feng shui, physiognomy, Taoist priests, multiple heroines] Zhou Fan is a street fortune-teller who gets a beast-patterned seal to recognize him as its master. From then on, he masters the Dao and can use its arts, but all he wants is to make money honestly. “Dear sis, I swear to Heaven I won't fool around. If I do, may I be struck by lightning.” “Oh no, lightning's coming! I'm done for...” “Right! I almost forgot. I can withstand lightning.” 25.5kReads8.4Score3.3k14d adds

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   A very good book.

8. 58 开 From the Start, the Temple Master Runs Off, Forcing Me to Inherit the Taoist Temple 开局观主跑路，被迫继承道观 The Cat King Rules the World猫王镇天下Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A System that’s sometimes serious and sometimes completely off the rails, paired with an unreliable Host. Why was the System caught from the start? Why did Wenqu descend the mountain in the middle of the night? A Taoist who wants to slack off, but just can’t. 33.1kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds
9. 59 神 Before the Mystery Arrives, I Become the Strongest Cultivator in the Modern World 神秘到临前，成为现世最强修道者 Adorable Cassava Cow可爱的木薯牛Urban849k WordsOngoing [Cultivation Academy + Modified Humans + Growth to Invincibility + Ghosts and Monsters Awaken + Hidden World] Gao Ziyu got into a second-tier university by sheer luck, only to find a major he’d never heard of. He thought he was the only unlucky one, but it turned out the entire school taught nothing else. His new classmates were not only all rich kids from the capital, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, but also all top scorers who’d earned over 600 on the national college entrance exam. Gao Ziyu: “Serious 93Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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   In this modern cultivation story, the protagonist becomes a Taoist priest, accidentally enters an immortal academy, and becomes the strongest.

10. 60 永 The Everlasting Sealing Era 永封纪 Dai Dai Dai Xiao Han呆呆呆小涵Eastern Fantasy307k WordsOngoing [Cultivation] [Transforming the Dao into Immortality] [No System] [Character Growth] A beautiful disciple from Kunlun Ruins descends the mountain to investigate? She encounters a country boy, a heaven-sent prodigy. She raises him herself, never expecting to raise a... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Eternal Seal Chronicles" breaks away from the seriousness and dullness of conventional cultivation novels, using humorous and witty writing to depict a cultivation world full of joy and surprises.

11. 61 修 The First Great Mess in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一混乱 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted “Sect Master Sun, your sect is now a renowned sword sect in the northern cultivation world. What is your opinion of Dean Xu?” “I often tell people in the know that Dean Xu is my idol. People hunt him down, and he still tries to make friends and strike deals with them. He raises disciples until they reach Foundation Establishment, then stops teaching them and sells them off to other sects. Now his students are everywhere, and his people are all over the place.” “And how do the senior members of 177.9kReads9.5Score31.7k14d adds
12. 62 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 4kReads9.3Score29414d adds
13. 63 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. 11kReads9.4Score86414d adds
14. 64 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—Score32414d adds

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    It's incredibly scary, but also quite interesting.

15. 65 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 756Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is pretty good.

16. 66 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 12.2kReads7.3Score84014d adds
17. 67 玄 The Young Daoist Master's Gambit 玄门小师叔之破局 Little Junior Uncle of the Mystic Sect玄门小师叔Urban121k WordsOngoing Chen Xiaoshan, an occult practitioner who keeps a low profile among ordinary people, hides in the Qing Nang Pavilion under the guise of a watch repairman. Well versed in the principles of the I Ching and skilled in astrology, he uses his solid knowledge to solve local ghost stories, from babies crying through the night to strange happenings in people’s homes, taking apart occult mysteries with scientific reasoning. He intends to use what he has learned to help the world, but his repeated investi 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a novel that offers practical guidance; the author shares decades of experience, and you're sure to learn something from it.

18. 68 一 The Master Diviner 一品神卜 The Original Taurus Fragment金牛断章本尊Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted “Master, my surname is Jiang, and my wife’s surname is Bao. Can you give my son a name people will remember right away?” Zhang Chu: “Jiang Zhe Hu Bao You!” “Master, my husband repairs lights. He’s been sleeping in the kitchen for two days and won’t get up. What should I do?” Zhang Chu: “That’s a good thing! You can start planning the funeral banquet.” “Master, I earn thirty thousand a month and give it all to my wife. My father is sick, but she won’t give me a cent. What should I do?” Zhang 18.1kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    ①😲Don't pretend, Taoist priest! I know you have magical powers!😲🌳At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, a mysterious Taoist temple, a hermit suddenly appears at the ancient well!🌳🕵️‍♂️Suspenseful and supernatural, ghost-catching adventure, taking you to experience a different world!🕵️‍♀️ ②😎The Celestial Master descends the mountain, a stunning opening! He smashes all the statues on the mountain with one headbutt!😎🤣Watch how the unconventional Celestial Master Zhang Chu deals with all sorts of bizarre questions!🤣 ③✨The last Taoist priest of Xiaoxian Temple, proficient in divination, feng shui, martial arts, and medicine!✨

19. 69 道 Twenty Years of Taoist Cultivation: I’m Invincible the Moment I Leave the Mountain 道观修行二十年：下山直接无敌 The Sacred Way of the Mortal Heart凡心圣道Urban6.1M WordsCompleted He was the last Taoist priest at Little Immortal Temple, skilled in divination, feng shui, martial arts, and medicine. But after one look at a woman in the crowd, fate decreed that he must descend the mountain and settle an old karmic bond with her. 12.4kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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    A Taoist priest, cultivating in seclusion, possessed an innate spiritual root—the Tree of Myriad Spirits—which he would bump into daily, occasionally dropping treasures. While cultivating immortality, how did he accidentally become a grandmaster?! These days, we must believe in science!

20. 70 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 6.8kReads9.2Score60114d adds

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    This book is worth collecting; I recommend you read it, you'll definitely gain something... +++ Ye Chen took over his master's Taoist temple. Originally, he should have been content being a humble Taoist priest, but instead, he started live-streaming fortune-telling. "Taoist Master, 🌴 😶 😉 do you think I can secure this 50 million project?" Ye Chen angrily rebuked, "You're committing heinous acts, squandering the blessings of your ancestors..."

21. 71 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 3.3kReads9.3Score49214d adds

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    A policeman's soul transmigrates into the body of a lowly constable in a Ming Dynasty county town. While investigating a death, he meets a Taoist master from Longhu Mountain, becomes sworn brothers with him, and together they investigate the massacre of a Taoist temple. They uncover a series of unsolved cases, including the restoration of Chen Youliang's former subordinates, the rebirth of the Prince of Huainan, the rebellion of the Prince of Tan, and the southward expansion of the Yinshan Sect. These Taoist figures are all incredibly powerful. To avoid being crushed, he is forced to learn Taoist arts, gets to know many influential figures in Ming Dynasty history, and eventually becomes the First Taoist Master of the Ming Dynasty. [Sparrow's Divine Work]

22. 72 寒 The Exorcist from a Poor Family 寒门镇邪师 City Farmer都市老农Mystery263k WordsCompleted The three-year-old daughter of Lin Yan, a poor woodcarver, grows a fragrant green shoot in her palm, just as three golden lines appear in a crack in a copper lock passed down through his family. Only then does Lin Yan realize that a peddler's prophecy from three years ago has come true. His daughter, Nian'an, is the Chosen One of the Dao Fruit, but this divine gift is also a death sentence. Evil spirits from the outer city knock at the door in the dead of night, while members of the Spirit Infan 15Reads—Score214d adds

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    This is fantastic! The opening is incredibly exciting, with non-stop thrills and tightly woven suspense. A must-read for any seasoned reader! This first book is newly released, but it has the potential to be a masterpiece, especially after chapter 23, it gets even better. Recommended reading order: 5314

23. 73 黄 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 55.1kReads8.9Score8k14d adds
24. 74 风 The Feng Shui Son-in-Law 风水神婿 The Best Melon最好的瓜Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted On the night I was born, my grandfather laid out a banquet with over a hundred tables, but not a single guest showed up. By the next day, all the food had been devoured, leaving behind only a snake skin hundreds of meters long… Grandfather said I was ill-fated and needed to marry a bride. That very night, a beautiful woman draped in snake skin came to our door with a little girl. From then on, my fate changed, and I became a feng shui son-in-law blessed by the gods… 4.3kReads8.6Score29514d adds
25. 75 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Awaken the Heavenly Eye from the Start 灵气复苏，开局觉醒天眼 Green Mountain Couch Potato青山咸鱼Urban269k WordsCompleted [Urban spiritual qi revival + awakened supernatural powers + special abilities + founding a cultivation sect + creating original cultivation arts] Spiritual qi emerges on Earth in the Dharma-Ending Age, and all living things can absorb the energy of heaven and earth. As the most intelligent beings, humans have sought the path to immortality since ancient times. Countless cultivation theories have emerged, along with many ancient texts and handwritten notes on cultivation, but no one has ever ver 3.3kReads7.3Score11814d adds
26. 76 娱 Showbiz: My Immortal Daoist Temple Was Exposed on the Variety Show 娱乐：我的长生道观被向往曝光了 Too Early太早早Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Xuan wandered the world from within a Taoist temple for ten thousand years. He watched bronze masks being cast and phoenixes take flight! He saw bones piled beneath the pyramids and flames of war raging along the Great Wall for thousands of miles. At the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu burned his boats and defeated a larger force with a smaller one, all because of the Overlord Spear he had made as a playful experiment. At the Tushan gathering, Yu founded the first dynasty, with Jiang Xuan there t 1.2kReads8.4Score10314d adds

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    This book is so exciting, I can't put it down! It captivated me from the very beginning; the plot is tight, and every twist is jaw-dropping. I didn't sleep a wink all night, and I didn't want to stop reading—all I could think about was "keep reading!" No exaggeration, it's a lifesaver during a reading slump; every chapter is incredibly engaging. It's absolutely worth following, don't hesitate, start reading now, you'll regret it if you don't!

27. 77 小 The Little Taoist Comes Down the Mountain: My Love in the Mortal World 小道士下山之我的红尘情缘 Ashura Who Loves Peacock Plants喜欢孔雀木的阿修罗Urban343k WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling + urban life + multiple heroines + martial arts] The day Zhang Qingfeng was born, his maternal grandfather took him away and abandoned him. His master later brought him back to a Taoist temple, where he learned martial arts and a little fortune-telling and character analysis. At seventeen, his master sent him down the mountain to resolve his own entanglements in the mortal world. 1.6kReads8.6Score15314d adds

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    A young Taoist priest enters the mortal world, embarking on a journey guided by his own will. Every divination word has a reasonable explanation, and every prescription has its source, absolutely genuine and effective. The young Taoist priest is kind, but not a saint. There are many female protagonists, but he is not promiscuous. High-level martial arts, but not bloody.

28. 78 考 After Passing the Civil Service Exam, a Mage Tricked Me into Catching Ghosts 考编上岸后，我被法师骗去抓鬼 Explosive Fire Roast爆炸火烧Mystery134k WordsOngoing [Supernatural powers + spirit mediums + divination + disciple of a bodhisattva + ghost hunting] This entire novel is told through my personal experiences. I’ve simply recorded all the supernatural events I’ve experienced, witnessed, and encountered over the years. Readers can decide for themselves whether they’re true or not. 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is great, highly recommended! The writing is humorous, featuring a psychic and a sorcerer, depicting their realistic daily ghost-hunting adventures.

29. 79 真 The True Autobiography of a Taoist Priest 真正的道士自传 Chentu Tu Tu Tu Tu Tu辰土土土土土Mystery409k WordsOngoing (Because this is a true story, it won’t be very long.) (A true story about a real Taoist priest.) (A must-read for anyone who wants to become a Taoist priest.) (I don’t write fantasy, so anyone who’s too deep into it, don’t read this.) A lot of people use “true story” as a pretext to write fantasy, and none of it is believable. Let’s take a look together. This is the story of how a real Taoist priest in the modern world grew up. 256Reads7.4Score11414d adds

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    The protagonist is a Taoist in the city.

30. 80 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 167.8kReads9.1Score15.7k14d adds
31. 81 我 I, a Little Taoist Priest, Am Already Invincible 我，小道士，已经无敌天下了 My Little Fifth Brother吾家小五哥Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A young Taoist in the Golden Core stage descends the mountain to gain experience. Broke and penniless, he arrives in the city and deliberately gets hit by a car driven by a beautiful police officer who is on duty. From then on, the two are bound together by an unbreakable bond. The young Taoist is determined to be a good citizen. He repeatedly helps the police solve cases, catches criminals, subdues female ghosts, cracks strange cases, and slays demons... Meanwhile, his extraordinary medical ski 7.4kReads8.8Score74214d adds
32. 82 民 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Lu Huazhen陆化真Mystery570k WordsOngoing Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score69014d adds
33. 83 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 28.8kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds
34. 84 茅 Maoshan Taoist Arts 茅山术 Life Like a Mayfly生似蜉蝣Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted “Master, why does everyone say that after the founding of the country, animals aren’t allowed to become spirits?” “Because it’s the law. Whatever is spoken becomes law. After the country was founded, no animals, plants, or anything else was allowed to become a spirit!!!” “Then why have we still run into so many demons and monsters?” “Because those were all from before the country was founded. Afterward, there are only ghosts. So you have to live your whole life carefully and keep a low profile. 3.4kReads7.4Score45414d adds
35. 85 道 The Taoist Descends the Mountain: Urban Mystic Master 道士下山：都市玄门天师 Undefined Variable X未定义的变量XUrban1.1M WordsCompleted Zhang Yiqing was bewildered. He had just received his college acceptance letter when his unreliable master left a note saying he was going traveling. Despite his mastery of mystical arts, Zhang now had to bow to the sky-high tuition fees. Private tutor? A perfect score in physics makes taming a rebellious girl a breeze! Antique appraisal? His Jade Void True Qi opens his “heavenly eye,” stunning the daughters of elite families with a single display! Campus is only the starting point. When mystica 14Reads6.8Score—14d adds
36. 86 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 23.8kReads8.9Score2.2k14d adds
37. 87 我 I’m a Taoist Priest. Isn’t Opening a Massage Parlor Perfectly Reasonable? 我一道士，开间按摩馆很合理吧？ Cao the Thief1979曹贼1979Urban396k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 26Reads6.3Score—14d adds
38. 88 修 The Path of Cultivation Begins with Inheriting a Dilapidated Taoist Temple 修道从继承破道观开始 Talking Bun会说话的包子Urban330k WordsCompleted A young Daoist who has just graduated from a Daoist academy inherits a rundown temple with his master’s help. While cleaning it up, he encounters the teachings of the founding patriarch and begins his path of cultivation. New author, new book. 32Reads6.6Score—14d adds
39. 89 修 Five Years of Cultivation, Invincible the Moment I Descend the Mountain 修仙五年，下山就无敌 Half the Night一半夜色Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [Passionate urban action + decisive and ruthless + funny and lighthearted + no do-gooder heroine] “Dear apprentice.” “Your master is begging you, come down from the mountain.” Five years ago, Ye Fan was abducted by his beautiful master and taken to Kunlun Mountain to cultivate immortality. He became the temple's only male disciple. Five years later, Ye Fan, who had vanished and was believed dead, returns in triumph, possessing peerless powers. A hidden dragon plunges into the depths, stirring up 8.9kReads9.1Score80214d adds
40. 90 心 State of Mind! 心境！ Soul of the Mind心境之魂Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing (Eloquent writing + xuanhuan fantasy + suspense + supernatural + spiritual cultivation + ordinary-person progression + no System + no clichés + no invincibility + no mindless characters) Wu Jing, a young herb gatherer from Qingshi Town, falls off a cliff and attains sudden insight, glimpsing the secret of a century-long lifespan! But the road to longevity is filled with deadly dangers. The stunning heiress he treats has an ancient heart demon sealed inside her; the Daoist temple he joins conceal 137Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 91 修 A Cultivation Expert in the City 修真强者在都市 Lingering Back and Forth流连往返Urban5.6M WordsCompleted After his gold-digging girlfriend cheated on him, an ordinary young man from the city unexpectedly inherited the legacy of a mighty cultivator. From then on, he could summon wind and rain, becoming an immortal among mortals. A renowned traditional medicine doctor? My disciple. A gang boss? My underling. A top power player? My subordinate… With one hand, I turn the clouds and bring in endless wealth; with the other, I summon rain and slap faces. Life is this exhilarating, this satisfying! I leave 22.3kReads8.3Score2.1k14d adds
42. 92 道 The Daoist Master Descends the Mountain 道爷下山 Liu Ruhua柳如花Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Go down the mountain to marry a rich, beautiful woman, with a car, a house, and a hundred million in bride price. That kind of marriage arrangement doesn’t sound half bad. 6.4kReads8.8Score69214d adds
43. 93 修 The Number One Young Taoist in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一小道士 Very White非常白Urban4.1M WordsCompleted A young Taoist arrives in the city. The old Taoist tells him, “My disciple, the truth is, I’m Patriarch Bodhi.” Sun Xiaosheng replies, “Then I’m Great Sage Sun!” Zombie King: “This guy doesn't even spare the little zombies. He's not human! Boo-hoo…” Demon Emperor: “This is the end of me! Help! Why did I have to offend him?” Paranormal incidents keep cropping up, and Tianhai City has become a dangerous place. What kind of thrilling adventures await the young Taoist? 176Reads5.9Score—14d adds
44. 94 屌 The Lowlife Taoist 屌丝道士 Little Flying Goose小飞鹅Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A man who nearly gets electrocuted while taking a leak, and a Taoist priest with the worst luck imaginable! What hilarious trouble will he get into when he runs into ghosts? 23.4kReads8.0Score2.3k14d adds
45. 95 现 In Modern Society, I’m the Only Master of the Dao 现代社会，我是唯一道法高人 Can't Find a Good Book, So I'll Write One Myself找不到好书我自己写Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After graduating from university, Zhang Qingyuan hit one dead end after another in the city's steel jungle. Disheartened, he returned to the dilapidated Three Purities Temple, an ancestral shrine deep in Qingyun Mountain. He thought he would simply lie flat for the rest of his life, but unexpectedly activated the [Great Dao Merit System]. The beginner's gift pack gives him a marrow-cleansing transformation and his first glimpse of Daoist arts. As long as he spreads the Dao and accumulates merit, 54Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    A person lives in seclusion, cultivates Taoism, and farms.

46. 96 诡 I Revive the Mystic Order in the Age of Declining Spirituality 诡异复苏我在末法时代重振玄门 Ji Shi Mang Ran季时茫然Urban152k WordsOngoing In an age of the Five Turbidities, the Mystic Way has fallen into decline, and demons and monsters roam freely. A charred statue of the Supreme Lord Taiyi, the Celestial Worthy Who Saves from Suffering, opens the door to the revival of the Mystic Way in this age of the Dharma's decline. Watch how Ji Chang'an, a man with disabled legs, receives the Celestial Worthy's teachings and, with a mortal's body, rises to become the supreme master of the Mystic Way, slaying demons and driving out evil. One 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [I understand][I understand][I understand]

47. 97 女 A Female Ghost Comes to Be My Bride 女鬼嫁到 Hai Shazi海沙子Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Cao Susu’s shoulders shook as she wept pitifully. Zhao Cao couldn’t help putting an arm around her shoulders and drawing her closer. With his arm around her, Cao Susu simply let herself fall into his embrace, sobbing softly. … A loser with the extraordinary fate of having lived ten lives makes an invincible comeback as a Taoist master. He mixes it up with female ghosts and the underworld, then, with the help of female ghosts and demons, takes back ownership of the Hongyuan Group… 466Reads8.2Score10114d adds

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    Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes!

48. 98 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.. 30kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds

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    [Screen-licking emoji] When the entire school is trapped in a ghostly realm, the school beauty of Longhu Mountain prepares to unleash her Five Thunderbolts technique with hand seals and incantations, but Zhang Wei pulls out an eraser and frantically rubs his bloody handprints: "Feudal superstition is unacceptable! We must use science to dispel curses!" A vengeful ghost attacks? The school beauty shouts, "Help me restrain it!" He picks up a bench and performs a new interpretation of "The Language of the Bench"—physical exorcism, subduing the ghost with reason! From then on, a new legend circulates in the supernatural world: Better to encounter the Black and White Impermanence than to provoke the Bench God of War. After all, this guy's system reward is... Making a hungry ghost laugh until it's reincarnated with a lame joke? "Don't ask, the answer is that metaphysics can't beat science, and teasing ghosts is worse than exorcising them!"

49. 99 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 108.2kReads8.6Score7.2k14d adds
50. 100 人 Life in the Jianghu: An Electrical Engineer's Extraordinary Adventure 人在江湖：一个电力工程师的奇遇 Year Three Provinces年三省Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Li Fangao, an electrical engineer, unexpectedly gains supernatural powers. In a daze and against his will, he finds himself stepping into the modern-day underworld. His powers bring him one extraordinary encounter after another, and with each new experience, his abilities continue to advance. Moving between the underworld and everyday life, he thrives in both. The underworld today has no more flashing blades or torrents of blood, but it is rife with open and covert power struggles, with deadly d 14.3kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds

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    A novel and high-quality urban fantasy novel set in the power industry. No spiritual power, only electricity; no internal strength, only electricity. I am the Electrician Hero.

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