Taoist Novels, Not Just Stories About People Who Call Themselves Taoist Priests 道家小说，我要的不是有道家的东西就说是道士。

1. 1 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… 28.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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   This book is great! The content is authentic, full of useful scientific information, and very relatable. I've already read it five times.

2. 2 上 Tales of the Shangqing Sect 上清宗往事 Lay Buddhist Fang Fengren方封壬居士Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After accidentally stumbling into the Four Fiends Soul-Suppressing Formation, he finds his life ticking down to its end in seven years. He joins the Daoist sect in pursuit of immortality, grows stronger as he encounters zombies, ghosts, demons, and monsters, travels the human world and seeks out hidden realms, slays demons and monsters to prove the Dao, and searches through the Six Paths of Reincarnation for true immortality. Only today does he finally realize who he truly is. 5.9kReads8.8Score563Shelves
3. 3 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 99.3kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves
4. 4 一 The Struggles of a Taoist Priest 一个道士的奋斗 Heartless Courier无情无义送快递Urban504k WordsCompleted [Rookie climbs the ranks + No System + Not a power fantasy + Slow burn] Fan Shengman graduated from Longhu Mountain Taoist Academy with a four-year bachelor's degree. Legend has it that once a Taoist priest receives a celestial register, his name is entered into Heaven's official records and he is appointed an immortal official. By upholding justice, slaying demons, and building merit in the mortal world, he can keep rising through the ranks, eventually earning a place among the immortals. As a 1.8kReads8.9Score134Shelves
5. 5 紫 Purple Sun 紫阳 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing When the Hu invaded, he lost his family, his home, and his newlywed wife, who was taken from him. He searched for her across a thousand miles but failed to find her. Through a twist of fate, he embarked on the path of Shangqing cultivation. A pedantic scholar gained immortal arts, mastered the immortal way, saved the people, and brought order to the world. 7.5kReads9.2Score827Shelves
6. 6 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 34.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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7. 7 红 Cultivating in the Mortal World: The Path to Enlightenment 红尘修行：证道之路 A Jumble of Thoughts乱七八糟的思绪Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted No System + No Transmigration + Ordinary Mortal’s Journey + Historical Fantasy + Traditional Xianxia + Detailed Cultivation Techniques + Insights into Cultivation Lin Qingyang was born deep in the Qinling Mountains in the third year of the Jiajing era. Gifted with a “White Jade Physique,” he dreamed of the starry sky from childhood and was guided by an old man with white hair, marking him as extraordinary. At twelve, he became the disciple of the wandering Daoist Li Sanren and began his path of 6kReads9.3Score674Shelves

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   The Taoist cultivation of immortality is described in such a vivid way, a VR experience.

8. 8 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 hermit who descends to the mortal world for spiritual cultivation. Upon encountering various supernatural 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.

9. 9 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 486Reads8.7Score—Shelves
10. 10 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    This is a talent-driven story. The protagonist possesses exceptional comprehension, cultivating true qi through ancient texts, opening up all his meridians, and mastering qi refining, foundation building, and even communication with spirits and deities. He develops his own unique methods, gradually growing stronger and more self-disciplined. Combined with elements of academic excellence, the writing is good, the pacing is comfortable, and it's a very enjoyable slice-of-life story that doesn't feel intellectually simplistic and offers genuine emotional resonance.

11. 11 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 3.3kReads9.3Score490Shelves

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

12. 12 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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    This book is somewhat Taoist in nature [laughing]

13. 13 一 One Man, One Mountain 一人一山 Weak Bottom受弱Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Ghosts and monsters run rampant in the mountains and forests, while demons outside the city claim lives. Bai Qingjun transmigrates by accident, with no money, no power, and no dreams. Since he has nothing better to do, why not become an immortal? 962Reads7.8Score—Shelves
14. 14 长 Immortal Travel of Longevity 长生仙游 Sleepless at Four in the Morning四更不睡Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted An accident brings Chen Changsheng to a world of immortals and martial arts, but he is surrounded by a curse that lets him live only from dawn to dusk. From then on, he comes back to life for just one day every three years, then falls asleep again, trapped in an endless cycle. Yet because of this, immortals from all walks of life mistake him for a sage who has attained the Dao. By a fortunate twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation, searching desperately for a way to break the mayfl 5.7kReads8.9Score779Shelves
15. 15 村 Cultivating Immortality in a Village: Analyzing All Things to Create Every Technique 村中修仙，解析万物创万法 Listening to the Maple Leaves听枫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] + [Cultivation] + [farming] + [sect building] + [System] + [no pairings] + [Slow-paced, don’t read if you dislike that!] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please read the main story.] [This story is about creation and forging new paths.] Analyze fire: Ding! Congratulations, you’ve comprehended the art of transforming flames! Analyze water: Ding! Congratulations, you’ve comprehended the art of transforming flowing water! The Wordless Heart Sutra converts spells into formations! Ding! C 832Reads8.6Score100Shelves
16. 16 盛 Cultivate Immortality in Times of Peace, Cultivate Virtue in Times of Chaos 盛世修仙，乱世修德 Victory Ultraman of the Milky Way天河的维克特利奥特曼Eastern Fantasy598k WordsOngoing System + heroine Tang Suyu transmigrates into the body of Tang Suyu, and at just seven years old is chosen to become a monk in place of a nobleman. To his surprise, immortals, Buddhas, gods, and ghosts really exist in this world, and the Taoist temple is home to accomplished cultivators. His master says his cultivation can rank among the top ten in the world. His senior brother agrees, adding that their master has only been beaten senseless with supernatural powers a few times. In this story, cu 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Revitalize the Taoist Sect in Another World 灵气复苏：我在异界振兴道门 Jiao Lu Zhi蕉鹿之Urban1.0M WordsCompleted An old Taoist priest transmigrates into a modern low-martial world, just as spiritual qi revival begins. Zhang Ruoxu takes one look at the handful of people left in his sect and sighs quietly. Then he turns to look at the demons and female ghosts in the distance, rubs his hands eagerly, and grins. “If you can’t even subdue demons and catch ghosts, what’s the point of calling yourselves a Taoist sect? Looks like reviving the Taoist sect is a job that’ll have to fall to me!” The heavens and myriad 1.5kReads7.1Score107Shelves
18. 18 清 Pure and Tranquil Immortal 清净仙 Little Silly Pig灬小呆猪Eastern Fantasy944k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + Invincible Protagonist + No Female Lead + No System + Slow-Burn + Traditional Xianxia] Lin Qingjing transmigrates into the body of a young Daoist who is on the verge of death. His master, the only person he has to rely on, dies without a body left behind while trying to save him. Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao takes pity on them and preserves a wisp of his master's soul, allowing him to become a ghost. After waking, Lin Qingjing uses the Nine Breaths technique he obtains from a mys 1.3kReads6.9Score101Shelves
19. 19 让 I Told You to Take the Imperial Exam, Not Become an Ancestor of the Dao! 让你考科举，没让你考成道祖啊！ Xie Lang of Old旧时谢郎Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The prefectural exam tests aspiring Daoist novices, the provincial exam qualifies talisman disciples, the metropolitan exam assesses ritual masters, and the palace exam decides who will lead the Daoist alliance… Xie Wugou transmigrates, only to open his eyes to a nightmare from the start: a gravely ill father, a frail mother, and a broken self. He hopes to change his fate through the imperial examinations, only to discover that this world has no feudal dynasty, only a “Daoist Immortal Court”! He 9.2kReads7.8Score971Shelves

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    Imperial examination and Taoist cultivation, a refreshing novel

20. 20 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves

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    Take it and look at it!

21. 21 道 Dao Ancestor: Beginning as the Three Kingdoms’ Imperial Tutor 道祖：从三国帝师开始 Justice Thief K-chan正义贼K酱Eastern Fantasy212k WordsCompleted [Keeping a low profile] [Seeking the Dao] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Preaching across the myriad heavens] The Three Kingdoms pacifies the world, the Water Margin sweeps away demons, Journey to the West launches mechs, and Investiture of the Gods gets a new spin... Though the candle burns down and the body fades, the will remains. A spark of spiritual light vanishes, then is born anew. The Dao... does it really exist? Disciples, remember: if one person can’t do it, we gang up on them.. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 别 Others Cultivate the Dao, I Cultivate Immortality: The Secrets of the Mystical Arts 别人修道我修仙：玄门隐秘 Calm the Heart降心Urban345k WordsCompleted Now the rain belt is shifting north, the Li Fire and Kan Water have returned to their proper places, spiritual qi revival is underway, and the century-old pact is drawing near. Cultivation fundamentals are beginning to spread across the Central Plains, the birthplace of Confucius and Mencius now acknowledges the existence of righteous qi, and the age in which all things can cultivate is about to begin. I thought I was just an ordinary young Daoist in the city, until the crisis in Shanghai. The f 301Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fellow Daoists, please feel free to criticize me if you don't like it. I'm a long-time bookworm of metaphysical novels.

23. 23 寻 Seeking the Heart: A Long Road to Immortality 寻心：仙途漫漫 Zhou Jixue周霁雪Ancient Romance162k WordsOngoing [Xianxia] [No romance] [Not an invincible power fantasy] [Women’s awakening] [Collection of stories] [Satirical novel] Immortals were once mortals, but mortals lack the resolve. Zhang Qingxuan, the third disciple under Yun Xuzi, has only one lifelong ambition: to ascend to immortality. He is also a pioneer who has grown utterly exhausted trudging along the path to immortality, yet stubbornly keeps pressing forward. P.S. This novel tackles plenty of real-world issues, metaphysics, human nature, a 7Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 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 2.1kReads—Score143Shelves

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    This one?

25. 25 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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    Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment! [Smirking]

26. 26 道 Tales of a Taoist Priest 道士往事 Li Huashang李化伤Mystery172k WordsOngoing Join me as I uncover the Three Realms, the Heavenly Court, the Thirty-Three Heavens, blessed grotto-heavens, magic arts, golden pills, ancient times, Gu, Zhuyou healing, feng shui, fortune-telling, divination, investigating and reading cases... demons, devils, ghosts, monsters, imps, evil masters and fallen saints... as well as the modern-day Imperial Observatory! The Three Teachings trace their origins to the Dao, which stands above the empty titles of Confucianism and Buddhism. Golden scriptur 45Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 十 Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Urban130k WordsCompleted This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective… 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The philosophical understanding of Tao, the philosophical understanding of metaphysics!

28. 28 三 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse102k WordsCompleted This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score460Shelves
29. 29 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves

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    A Taoist priest's journey to becoming a civil servant.

30. 30 观 The Art of Reading People 观人有道 Uncle Mao of Jinmen金门卯叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted The Daoist Five Arts are Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Physiognomy, and Divination, representing Heaven, Earth, Humanity, Ghosts, and Immortals respectively. The Immortal Way is Mountain: focusing on cultivation, talismans, martial arts, geography, and feng shui. The Human Way is Medicine: focusing on healing, Daoist medicine, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, pulse diagnosis, and prescriptions. The Divine Way is Destiny: focusing on fortune-telling, the Eight Characters, Zi Wei astrology, and more. 13.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
31. 31 三 Three Terrible Fortune Sticks? This Daoist Will Defy Heaven and Change Your Fate! 三次下下签？贫道替你逆天改命！ Water Is Blue水是蓝色的Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Meme references + Satisfying power fantasy] Fang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a Taoist priest, invited to take part in a livestreamed variety show. Visitor: “Reverend, I can’t get over her. What should I do?” Fang Yang: “She’s bad luck for you!” Visitor: “Reverend, I found a huge tomb. Want to come with me?” Fang Yang: “No. I can’t handle those mechanisms.” Visitor: “What mechanisms?” Fang Yang: “The public security authorities!” Visitor: “Reverend, a 43.9kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
32. 32 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
33. 33 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 7kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    The author is a Taoist priest of the Qingwei School, and the entire work is adapted from real experiences. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy Taoist literature and Taoist culture.

34. 34 神 The Complete Compendium of Immortals 神仙谱全鉴 Pork Trotter Soup from the Mystic Spirit Continent玄灵大陆的猪蹄汤730k WordsOngoing China's Taoist tradition stretches back through a long and storied history. This guide to Taoist gods and immortals will lead you into a fantastical world of deities. Here, you can discover the Three Pure Ones, the supreme masters of Heaven and Earth, and the Four Imperial Lords, who rule over the heavens, as well as the many other immortals, each with their own duties. Their legends have been passed down through the ages, serving not only as vivid expressions of Taoist belief but also as unique 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these; the first one is very rigorous in its research on the history of Taoism.

35. 35 我 I'm a Fortune-Teller (The Original Novel of I'm No Master, Starring Li Xian and Li Yitong) 我是个算命先生（李现、李一桐主演《我不是大师》原著） Yi Zhi易之Mystery547k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Li Xian and Li Yitong, I'm No Master The highest level of fortune-telling isn't predicting the heavens. It's reading people. During the Republican era, a secretive group called the Jiangxiang Sect operated in the underworld. They called themselves fortune-tellers, but made their living through fraud. From secret agents of the Military Statistics Bureau and bandit chiefs to scholarly households, sheltered women, and children, no one could escap 13.8kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
36. 36 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. 1.3kReads8.6Score105Shelves

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    Every divination result is analyzed reasonably. Every single prescription has a source and is absolutely authentic and effective.

37. 37 鬼 Ghost Bean 鬼豆 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Historical341k WordsCompleted History, mysticism, enlightenment, cultivation, qi refinement, and political intrigue. Not for beginners. Gui Dou is neither a ghost nor a bean. He is simply Guiguzi’s son. At sixteen, he left the mountain during the early Warring States period, an age of upheaval that few records describe. This book follows on from Guigu’s Divine Stratagem, telling a historical fantasy of intrigue and turbulent events in the Warring States era, as well as conflicts in the martial world. 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Authentic Taoist Novels

38. 38 鬼 The Divine Schemes of Guiguzi 鬼谷神谋 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Historical Fiction Writing Contest] Other people are reborn into wealth and privilege, but I came back as a stalk of rice. No, a stalk of rice growing on a grave! A lovesick woman ate me, and became my mother. I became Guigu Wang Chan, whom later generations called Guiguzi, the founding patriarch of the Vertical and Horizontal School. In this turbulent age, watch me stir up the world once more and make my mark on the battlefields of the Warring States! 554Reads6.6Score102Shelves
39. 39 神 The Charlatan 神棍 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1.1kReads8.7Score136Shelves
40. 40 黑 The Black Blade Ghost Slayer 黑刀斩鬼人 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted No System, no clichés, not a naive protagonist, and no livestreaming. Mysticism, the Hetu and Luoshu, yin-yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams, and the nine palaces. Fantasy and supernatural events include a ghostly flood dragon in Changbai Mountain’s Heavenly Lake, a water spirit in the Peach Blossom Spring, a black dragon in Heilongjiang, a serpent transformed in the bamboo forests of southern Sichuan, an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, a wormhole in Ailao Mountain, an underwater 169Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 一 A Female Feng Shui Master's Work Diary 一个女风水师的工作日志 Tai Zirui泰子瑞1.0M WordsCompleted The author met a feng shui master and exchanged contact information with her. After seeing her work journal, the author found some of its contents worth reading. They also carry on traditional culture, so the author is sharing them here with her permission. 434Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] In prosperous times, one secludes oneself in the mountains for solitary cultivation; in chaotic times, one descends the mountain to help the common people. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] An authentic Taoist novel, worth listening to.

42. 42 捉 I’m Tough on Ghosts and Diligent in My Studies 捉鬼不手软，学习也不马虎 The Snow Melts at Dawn朝雪初融Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Supernatural + Fortune-Telling + Ghost Hunting + Master and Disciple + No Romance] Jiang Wenxi is the ninth junior sister, adored by everyone in her sect. Her master, senior brothers and sisters all dote on her, and her junior brother protects her too. But when danger strikes, her tribulation arrives. Luckily, her master has already prepared a way to handle it, though things don't go quite as planned. Fan Chengya is an unremarkable student who dies after accidentally hitting h 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Mystic Master, a modern work of metaphysics, bears some resemblance to Taoist culture; it's worth checking out.

43. 43 风 Tales of Feng Shui, Tomb Raiding, and the Supernatural 风水盗墓灵异录 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱Mystery157k WordsCompleted The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, tomb raiding, feng shui, the supernatural, tomb exploration, retrieving corpses from water, suspense, pranks, ghost hunting, coffins, ghosts and monsters, the Eight Trigrams and other esoteric arts, dragon seeking and acupoint locating, sorcery, adventure, warding off evil, metaphysics His grandfather left Li Qing an old tomb-raiding journal, a bronze compass, a soul-suppressing staff, and a jade gourd. At midnight, at the bottom of the corpse-filled valley in Yang 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend checking this out; it gets more and more interesting the more you watch it.

44. 44 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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    Uncle Nine, Taoist Sect

45. 45 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. 4.4kReads7.6Score279Shelves

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    It contains many Taoist incantations and formulas, Taoist teachings.

46. 46 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 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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47. 47 测 Fortune-Telling Master Prequel: The Way to Immortality 测字大师前传：有道长生 The Winds and Clouds Are Yours to Rely On风云自可依Urban184k WordsOngoing Immortality is the ultimate pursuit of every human being. In ancient times, our Chinese ancestors observed heaven and earth, sensed the transformations of nature, performed shamanic rites, and communed with ancestral gods in their quest for immortality; In the medieval era, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors cultivated virtue and established customs, created writing, sought harmony with heaven and humanity, gathered herbs and refined elixirs, and cultivated their meridians, acupoints, and in 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Leave a message and receive a free divination; one word, one interpretation.

48. 48 玄 The Great Scripture of the Mystic Truth 玄真大道经 Ground Three Delicacies with Rice地三鲜配米饭Eastern Fantasy340k WordsCompleted Li Xuanxin was abandoned at birth on Mount Zhongnan, but fortunately, the reclusive Daoist master Qingxu took him in. He thought he could devote himself to cultivation in peace, far from worldly affairs. But then the funeral bells of Yongjia rang. The Five Barbarians’ cavalry trampled across the Central Plains, Luoyang fell, and bones lay exposed in the wilderness. Before ascending, his master left him a prophecy: “Heaven and Earth are sealed, and the laws are incomplete. To seek the Great Way, 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try these two books, you might like them.

49. 49 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: I Fought My Way from the White Mountains and Black Waters to Ascension 末法时代：我从白山黑水杀到飞升 Ground Three Delicacies with Rice地三鲜配米饭Urban288k WordsCompleted In an age when spiritual energy has run dry and the era of cultivation is ending, I became the last cultivator in the world. My parents were stained with blood in Songhe Town, and my sister’s fate was unknown. At thirteen, I fled into the deepest part of Baishan, carrying a damaged Daoist scripture passed down through my family. 51Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 道 The Dao Has Its Way: The Extraordinary Way 道亦有道之非常道 Returning Horse Spear回馬槍Mystery114k WordsOngoing I began practicing under my master when I was young. When I was fifteen, after I had dealt with a supernatural affair on my own, my master sent me out into the world to gain experience by myself. After leaving my master, I had to earn money by sleeping in haunted houses just to make ends meet. Who could have guessed that this would embroil me in a storm of bloodshed... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When I was sixteen, my master sent me out of the house to train on my own, thus beginning my journey of cultivation in the martial world, but I never expected to be caught up in a bloody storm...

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