The Protagonist Is a Taoist Priest, No Flirting and No Female Lead 主角是道士，男主不搞暧昧，无女主

1. 101 满 A Max-Level Metaphysics Expert's Daily Fortune-Telling Livestream 满级玄学大佬的直播算命日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + livestreaming + metaphysics expert + feng shui secrets + ghost hunting + immortal cultivation] After failing to ascend, the head of the Divination Sect transmigrates into the body of a small owner of a paper effigy shop. To cultivate the Great Dao anew and ascend once more, this top-tier metaphysics expert begins livestreaming his daily fortune-telling sessions. Reading faces, telling fortunes, locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, reading feng shui: this half-immo 28.8kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds
2. 102 纯 Lord of the Pure Yang Way 纯阳道君 The Ox Who Taps a Wooden Fish敲木鱼的牛Eastern Fantasy368k WordsOngoing [Xian Hu style + Invincible protagonist + Ruthless, no goody-two-shoes] Qin Sheng transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he learns the Pure Yang Immortal Arts from the Golden Book of the Sun and an invincible sword technique. He battles fiends from beyond the world and refines the Primordial Five Tais, breaking through the boundary between heaven and humanity step by step to achieve eternal life. Of countless spells and myriad divine powers, all I want is eternal life, never to 218Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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3. 103 玄 Seeking the Dao of Xuan Zhen 玄真问道 Snow Flying over Mount Tai Bai太白飞雪Eastern Fantasy623k WordsCompleted The unimportant son of a prestigious family loses his mother at a young age. To survive, he has no choice but to leave home and seek refuge with relatives. By good fortune, he enters a Daoist sect. From then on, the sky is clear and the birds can fly wherever they please, while fish leap through the vast seas. He devotes himself to the Dao, with beautiful women by his side and like-minded friends at his back. He discusses the mysteries of the Dao, witnesses the splendor of the immortals, travels 462Reads6.5Score10014d adds
4. 104 太 The True Awakening of the Supreme Old Lord's Daoist Heart 太上老君道心启真 Sometimes Silly呆呆偶尔呆Eastern Fantasy223k WordsCompleted Take the void and the natural way as its guiding principle; take clarity, purity, inaction, and non-interference as its substance. Act without intention or attachment; unite with the One, and all things are accomplished. The Supreme Lord Lao, the foremost teacher of the Dao, embodies profound virtue that flows far and wide. His every word and deed contains the ultimate principles of the Great Dao. The Lord Lao often presents himself with a calm and peaceful bearing, every gesture displaying comp 1.8kReads6.8Score35514d adds
5. 105 都 Demon Slayer of the City: This Taoist Master Kills, He Does Not Save 都市斩妖人：道爷只杀不渡 Shi Shan矢善Mystery606k WordsCompleted In the modern city, all seems peaceful and prosperous on the surface, but demons lurk beneath. The Taoist sect has fallen into decline, and swindlers are everywhere. The protagonist is one of the very few heirs who possess true teachings and ruthless methods. Hardcore Taoist arts, meticulous folk customs, brutal aesthetics, no female lead, intelligent characters 237Reads5.5Score—14d adds

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   It fits perfectly. The male lead is a Taoist priest, there's no flirting or female lead, and there's no drawn-out romantic storyline. It's all about real demon-slaying scenes. The detail of rooster blood mixed with cinnabar is so touching, like listening to my grandfather tell me true stories from my hometown.

6. 106 道 A Taoist Priest Enters the World 道士入世记 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Professional Taoist + slow burn + folk customs + the supernatural + mild horror + realism + gradual development + no wish fulfillment] (The central theme of this second novel: people and their relationships.) The Taoist's Journey into the Mortal World is a continuation of The Little Taoist of Qingshan. New readers can enjoy it on its own, while returning readers will find it an even richer experience. Do you want to learn about folk spiritual mediums? Curious about spirit mediums? Want to know 470Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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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.

7. 107 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 4.2kReads9.2Score70614d adds
8. 108 化 Turning into a Butterfly, Transcending the Great Dao 化蝶，超脱大道之外 Worry-Free Butterfly无忧无虑的蝶Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Of the three thousand paths, mastering any one lets you become one with the Dao and live forever. All things come from nothing, and return to nothing. The Dao, too, will one day be destroyed. But I eventually transformed into a butterfly and transcended the Dao. (No System) 3.5kReads7.9Score26614d adds

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9. 109 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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   Not bad, not bad, interesting, interesting.

10. 110 我 I'm a Haunted House Sleep Tester 我在凶宅当试睡员 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I worked for a real estate company, but later I was transferred to another department. I never expected to encounter something terrifying on my very first day... 5.7kReads8.8Score60014d adds

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    Nobody recommends these? The first few dozen chapters of the first book are a bit chaotic, but you can skip around. From chapter 155 onwards, it basically gets into the main story! And the main framework of the story becomes tighter as you go on. The only slight drawback is that the protagonist is too sleazy and cowardly in the early stages. But if you keep reading, it gets much better! The protagonist in the second book starts to improve, but again, some people might not like the beginning, so you can skip around. From chapter 147 onwards, it gets on track. The third book is high-energy throughout! Truly decisive and ruthless, even a bit too much [facepalm]. The fourth book is basically in a stable period, combining the advantages of the previous books, but unfortunately, the updates are a bit slow.

11. 111 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 26.5kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
12. 112 死 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 18.1kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
13. 113 我 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干殡葬的那些年 Dongfang Goudan东方狗蛋Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted People light candles, ghosts blow out the lamps. The dead return at midnight, corpses rise in funeral halls, and ancient relics lie buried for thousands of years. In my years working in the funeral business, I’ve encountered plenty of strange and uncanny things. The living walk the roads of the living world, and the dead walk the roads of the underworld. But sometimes, not everyone on the underworld’s roads is a ghost, and not everyone on the living world’s roads is human… 50.4kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
14. 114 天 The Heaven-Ordained Fortune Teller 天命神算 Long Life and Prosperity寿比南山Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I fell gravely ill. My fever wouldn't break, and no matter how many famous doctors I saw, none could cure me. My grandfather healed me, but he died mysteriously five years later. Only then did I learn that he had incurred a karmic debt on my behalf. So I inherited his legacy and embarked on the path of a feng shui master. 148.2kReads9.2Score17.3k14d adds
15. 115 我 My Daily Life as a Daoist 我的修道日常 Raven Detective乌鸦侦探Eastern Fantasy326k WordsCompleted [System] [No Romance] [No Transmigration] [Quanzhen Taoism] [From Ancient Times to the Modern Day] The story takes place during the turbulent Li Dynasty, beset by foreign threats and internal strife, with treacherous ministers in power and the people suffering. The male lead is a Quanzhen Taoist born in this storm-tossed nation. With a sense of duty and unable to bear the thought of his country perishing, he resolutely descends from the mountain and embarks on a perilous journey to save his home 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No female lead, cultivation novel

16. 116 道 A True Daoist Master: I’ve Lived from the Tang Dynasty to the Modern Age 道门真君，我从唐朝活到现代 Absolutely Not Punishable绝对不刑Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [A Slow Start] [System] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Genius] [His Soul Travels to the Past] [Causal Loop] [The Rating Just Came Out, It’ll Rise Later] In the real world, Jiang Chen is an unaffiliated night watchman with Bureau 749. In his dreams, he becomes a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty. By day, he is a model citizen who punishes evil and promotes good. At night, he dreams of returning to the Tang Dynasty, where he becomes a favored guest of Emperor Xuanzong and the leading figure of the Daoist 54.5kReads7.1Score4.3k14d adds
17. 117 修 Cultivation: I Pretend to Be an Earth Immortal from the Start 修仙：开局冒充地仙 Mushroom Person蘑菇人Eastern Fantasy359k WordsCompleted Elements: [Transmigration] [Cheats] [Spatial powers] [Talismans] [Alchemy] [No female lead] [Misunderstandings] Thanks for the invite. I was playing games at home when I suddenly died, and now I've been reborn in another world and am cultivating immortality. Urgently seeking cultivation tips. Wait! It looks like my farming game has turned into a cheat. I'll start by pretending to be an Earth Immortal. Pretending? I am an Earth Immortal! This is a feel-good power fantasy. 477Reads6.6Score10014d adds

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    Book 1: No female lead, Taoist priest, no romantic subplots. The protagonist creates a new method in the Dharma-ending Age, providing a new path for cultivators worldwide. Book 2: No female lead, Taoist priest, no romantic subplots. The protagonist initially impersonates a cultivator from an Earthly Immortal lineage, but later successfully becomes an apprentice of the Earthly Immortal lineage's Daoist tradition.

18. 118 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 Taoist priest descends the mountain. Every divination word has a reasonable explanation, every prescription has its source, and they are absolutely genuine and effective. The young Taoist priest is kind, but not a saint. There are many female leads, but he is not promiscuous. He is skilled in martial arts, but not bloody.

19. 119 我 I'm the Daoist World's Peak, So Being a Little Stronger Is Only Natural 我道门天花板，强亿点很合理啊 Three Big Steps, Leave a Few Pits三大步留点坑Urban735k WordsCompleted [Urban fantasy + Taoist arts + Chinese-style horror + no female lead + invincible powerhouse] A child cries on a rainy night, and he attains the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. For eight hundred years, he alone has guarded the mortal realm. No ghosts or monsters dare take him lightly. Yu Wuye attained the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. On Zhenyang Mountain stands Zhenyang Hall, and beneath it lies Zhenyang Pass. Zhenyang Pass is where the underworld and the mortal realm meet. 1.7kReads7.4Score10314d adds
20. 120 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.6kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
21. 121 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
22. 122 九 Uncle Jiu's World: A Humble Taoist's Journey to Immortality in the Age of Dharma Decline 九叔世界：微末小道末法升仙录 Immortal Descends to the Mortal World仙临尘Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Li Chengdao transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world. From the start, his master dies, leaving him the only disciple of the Ziyan Sect, a complete novice who has barely begun cultivating. In the Dharma-Ending Age, spiritual energy is scarce. The great Daoist sects have all switched to cultivating the spirit, but the small Ziyan Sect has no such legacy and can only pursue the path of magical power. With spiritual energy so scarce in the Dharma-Ending Age, a lifetime of cultivating magical power would 8.8kReads7.9Score48714d adds

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23. 123 九 Uncle Nine: You're a Taoist, So Why Are You Covered in Dark Arts? 九叔：你一道士，怎么满身邪术？ Old Li Wants Meat老李要吃肉Urban483k WordsOngoing Ning Yu transmigrated to a zombie-infested world. Adopted by an old Daoist priest and entrusted with Qingyuan Temple, he embarked on the path of cultivation. But with the Dharma-Ending Age making cultivation difficult, and his own aptitude nothing special, he had no choice but to take the unorthodox path. Fortunately, the Book of the Underworld appeared. All he had to do was record demons, monsters, ghosts, and spirits to gain spells and divine abilities! But... why were the spells he gained 49Reads8.2Score—14d adds
24. 124 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 174.6kReads9.4Score15.5k14d adds
25. 125 成 After Becoming a Judge of the Dead, I Guide Ten Thousand Ghosts in the Mortal Realm 成为判官后，我在人间渡万鬼 A Caterpillar Who Loves Sweets爱吃甜食的毛毛虫Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + No Flirting + Guiding Ghosts] With the Judge’s Brush in hand, she decides life and death in the mortal world. A complaint against a scumbag who murdered his wife for the insurance money? Bai Qingli: I permit you to take your revenge yourself. After he dies, the scumbag will be sent to the Eighth Level, the Ice Mountain Hell, to suffer for fifty years. A complaint about someone torturing animals to death? Bai Qingli: I permit you to take revenge yourselves. Afte 36Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 126 红 Proving the Dao in the Mortal World, I Am a True Immortal Among Men 红尘证道，我为在世真仙 Time to Sleep睡觉了吧Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + xianxia + lighthearted + invincible hero + showing off] A song of the mortal world, a tale of immortal dreams. Su Mu was a transmigrator. To perfect the cultivation system he had created, he ventured into the mortal world to hone himself. He traveled north and south, seeing humans, immortals, gods, demons, monsters, and strange creatures. With a broken sword, a bamboo hat, a handful of coins, and an old mountain goat, he slew demons in a lake and discussed the Dao in the fa 18.6kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
27. 127 三 The Ten Arts of the Three Pure Ones: The Celestial Venerable Descends the Mountain 三清十诀：天尊下山 Echoing Valley有回音的山谷Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Feng possesses the ten strongest immortal arts in the world. He is a mortal emissary of the Nine Heavens, sent to walk among humanity. By his master's order and out of duty, Gu Feng enters the modern city… After wiping out a series of demons, ghosts, and wicked practitioners, he discovers that the mastermind behind it all is hiding on the legendary Immortal Island of Penglai! This earth-shattering conspiracy reaches far and wide. It involves the demon Taoists of Mount Mao in Yan Country, a 3.4kReads6.6Score18914d adds

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    The protagonist is a Taoist priest who descends from the mountain to exorcise demons and monsters in the city, exuding an aura of otherworldly power. He invokes the True Martial Emperor, rescues the righteous god of Northeast China, Hu San Taiye, and displays his divine might with the help of the leaders of various Taoist sects, including Longhu Mountain, Maoshan Mountain, and Wudang Mountain. Furthermore, the over 600-year-old immortal Zhang Sanfeng vanquishes a demon with just two fingers.

28. 128 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
29. 129 乌 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 844Reads6.5Score10414d adds

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

30. 130 九 The Only Player in Uncle Nine's World 九叔世界里的唯一玩家 Senior Demon Cultivator前辈境魔修Eastern Fantasy560k WordsOngoing [Doesn't become Uncle Jiu's disciple + unorthodox sorcerer + The Outcast + player interface + establishes his own tradition later + no harem + genuinely slow pacing] In the Age of the End of Dharma, when Heaven and Earth are cut off, this is the story of Liu Qing, who awakens from a dream one morning and discovers his true self, then cultivates the Dao and seeks immortality in this chaotic, corrupted world… [Year One: Things were fairly normal. After leeching experience from Uncle Jiu and scorin 331Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    [Nine Uncle doesn't take a master + unorthodox sorcerer + Under One Person + player panel + establish a lineage later + no harem, can't write romance, so I won't write it] In the Dharma-ending Age, heaven and earth are cut off. This is the story of Liu Qing awakening from a dream, realizing himself, and cultivating immortality in this chaotic and turbid world... [The first year was relatively normal. After gaining experience and obtaining cultivation techniques from Nine Uncle, I immediately began a monster-sweeping mode centered on Renjia Town. However, I accidentally injured Si Mu, who came to rest, and thus began my journey across the land.] [The second year, I had my first enlightenment. Unorthodox paths are not so unchanging. Souls are thrown into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, blood is absorbed into the Blood Refining Pool, corpses are stuffed into the Corpse-Nourishing Coffin, and bones are piled up in the White Bone Mountain. The hatred and resentment towards me are used to refine magic weapons. I'm really a master of thrift!] [Year 3, far away from home, this fellow Daoist... Living quite well, I see you're unable to break through due to incomplete mental state, but I have two treasure lands where you can cleanse your mind and temper your soul. Invest five and a half spirit stones, and I'll reserve a seat for you at the Soul-Swept White Bone Mountain and the Blood Refining Mountain.] [Year 4, arriving in a foreign server, in ancient China there were ghosts, humanoid in form, with red eyes and fangs, nocturnal and fond of feeding on human blood... Eating them prolongs life. Liu Qing looked at the little green-haired, golden-eyed loli grinning at him in his hand, wondering if refining this into a Blood Pill would truly have a life-extending effect.] [Year 5, is there really a God? You are God!] [Year 6, "God is sick, I must strive harder," "Why not ask Zeus if he possesses my thunder magic," "Please let Satan join my Human Emperor Banner as its master," "This poor Daoist Liu Qing, please let Odin die."]

31. 131 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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    [Rejecting AI, purely text-based, meticulously researched and consulted numerous sources, including visits to various Taoist temples and religious affairs bureaus; the framework was prepared over a year.] Having long been engaged in religious history research, this work strictly adheres to historical facts such as the *Veritable Records of the Ming Taizu*, and verifies Taoist classics like the *Taoist Canon*, *Longhushan Zhi*, and *Maoshan Zhi*, as well as local county gazetteers. The content is extremely rigorous. The story begins in the 22nd year of the Hongwu reign (1380) and connects to many real historical events, such as the murder of Prince Lu, the self-immolation of Prince Tan, Lan Yu's conquest of the chieftains, the rebellion of Li Shanchang, and the Northern Expedition of Prince Yan, etc., And also aligns with many Taoist secret histories.

32. 132 道 The Supreme Taoist: Peerless Daoist Master 道门太上：绝世道长 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery161k WordsOngoing Clad in a Daoist robe, I walk among the people, driving out every evil under heaven... Humans, ghosts, demons, monsters, gods, immortals, and strange beings: no matter how many I eliminate, I cannot purge the evil thoughts in my heart. Meet kindness with kindness, meet evil and become a demon. The arts of the Daoist tradition shall be the strongest! (Not an invincible protagonist story. Read with caution. No female lead!) 99Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    Li Changsheng has volunteered to go into battle!

33. 133 这 This Little Taoist Priest Is No Ordinary Man 这个小道士不简单 Half a Cigarette in the Mortal World红尘半支烟Eastern Fantasy142k WordsCompleted Modern office worker Su Hao transmigrates into a modern world in another time and space, becoming the only Taoist priest at the rundown, century-old Taoist temple known as Wanhuguan, on Mount Wanhu in Qin Province, Longguo. He is twenty years old and is also called Su Hao! He discovers that this world is just as technologically advanced as Blue Star, yet has no myths, legends, or immortals... —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 134 杂 The Ferryman of the General Store 杂货铺的摆渡人 Half a Cigarette in the Mortal World红尘半支烟Mystery28k WordsCompleted The Wei Family General Store sells the bustle of everyday life by day and ferries lonely spirits between yin and yang by night. Its owner, Wei Long, is a soul ferryman wandering the modern city. He specializes in resolving the obsessions of souls who died unjustly and helping them pass on. —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 135 三 A Child Disciple of the Three Pure Ones 三清座下一童子 Diviner Dongmu卦师东暮Urban155k WordsOngoing A world where black and white, order and chaos, East and West, technology and religion all coexist... A novel that truly tells stories about Taoism and its teachings. Dao Meng has been an orphan since childhood. He scrapes by in the Westland, once the Continent of Taoism and Buddhism, now occupied by the Church. Technology is advanced here, but anything connected to the Church costs a fortune... By chance, Dao Meng is taken in by an old Taoist. From the first moment he sees the Three Pure One 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book features Dao Meng, an orphan who wandered and begged under the rule of the Papacy from a young age. Fortunately, he was taken in as a disciple by a Celestial Master, who later became the Celestial Master himself. He traveled far and wide to learn Taoism and lead the religion in resisting the Papacy. The Pope was too powerful, so Dao Meng traveled extensively to learn Taoist arts, eventually integrating folk magic and various Taoist sects into a comprehensive system. He rallied the people and various sects, ultimately overthrowing the Papacy. This promising new book is a worthwhile investment! The second book is a short story about a protagonist who, because "Tao is not easily transmitted, and magic is not cheaply sold," couldn't afford to learn magic. He eventually created the Emperor's Immortal Magic, but was forced to his death by someone with ulterior motives who then exploited his fame for profit. It's extremely satirical, a short story that satirizes contemporary Taoism and its practices.

36. 136 民 A Guide to Folk-Created Cultivation Paths: The Imperial Heir's Immortal Arts 民间自创法脉指南——帝子仙法 Diviner Dongmu卦师东暮46k WordsCompleted A folk guide to self-created cultivation lineages: The Emperor’s Immortal Arts 4Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 137 绑 Qiusheng, Bound to a Martial Arts System 绑定武道系统的秋生 Pitch-Black Meat Bun黑不溜秋的肉包子Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Drive out demons with martial might, banish ghosts with the Dao, master both martial arts and the Dao, and become the Martial Sage of the mortal world. One blade to destroy the Eastern Seas, one sword to slay gods and demons, one halberd to shatter Heaven's will. Shatter the void with martial might and stride across the myriad realms, suppress the heavens and rise above the nine skies. Defy Heaven and slay the Dao to become the exalted one, live free and proud, and attain eternal transcendence. 4.5kReads7.6Score28914d adds
38. 138 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 1.5kReads8.6Score14014d adds

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    Fellow Daoist, please wait.

39. 139 九 Uncle Nine: Is This Kid a Yin Messenger? 九叔：这小子是阴差？ Feels Like I'm About to Bite the Dust感觉要凉Mystery576k WordsOngoing (Uncle Jiu’s world + underworld bailiff + no female lead + System!) When King Yama says you’ll die at the third watch, who dares keep you until the fifth? Lin Yi transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world and unexpectedly becomes Uncle Jiu’s senior disciple. He binds himself to the strongest Underworld System from the start. All he has to do is earn yin virtue to get promoted and receive a raise! [Ding!] [Congratulations, Host, on successfully capturing a soul. Reward: 300 yin virtue!] [Ding! Congratu 2kReads7.1Score10314d adds
40. 140 修 Cultivation: The Dust-Wiping Chronicles 修道：拭尘记 Bean Bean Pudding豆豆布丁Eastern Fantasy262k WordsCompleted Also known as “I'll Say It Again: My Senior Sister Is Invincible Under Heaven” [Multiple heroines + no System + classical prose + layered symbolism + unconventional power fantasy + slow-paced, literary style] What was immortal cultivation really like in actual history? Foundation Establishment, primordial spirits, forming a core? No, that's fiction. In actual history, the path to immortality was a journey of self-cultivation. All kinds of inner demons became obstacles; overcome them, and you rea 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A must-have for book lovers in a reading slump! A long fantasy novel that gets more and more addictive the more you read.

41. 141 道 The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain: I Sell My Temple and Become a Young Master 道士下山：卖掉道观做少爷 Eighteen Angry Men十八怒汉Urban332k WordsCompleted “I am Wang Shiye, a Taoist!” “King of the Taoists, you say? What an arrogant introduction!” His master was dead, and his sect's fortunes had run out. Wang Shiye sold the temple and took the Four-Eared Temple's ritual implements down the mountain. He may not be the King of the Taoists, but this young Taoist in his early twenties, though no good at magical duels, could tell fortunes and read the flow of qi and divine trigrams like no one else. He could even use divination like GPS. Unfortunately, 148Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Taoist priests exorcise demons in the city; the male protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel might be being exorcised; and the awakened system might be due to being haunted by monsters.

42. 142 半 Half Farmer, Half Taoist 半农半道 Liu Huaihuai刘坏坏Mystery484k WordsCompleted A record of life’s fleeting moments, a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! In the Age of Declining Dharma, beneath the White Lotus, the greatest hermits hide in plain sight. The truly gifted master Suan Potian and his young apprentice Liu Yi, with help from Captain Liu of the J Team, travel through all kinds of strange tales. They fish drowned souls from the water, battle spirit mediums, drive out evil, escort ghosts and capture monsters; they read the veins of yin energy, set the ea 350Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No female lead, episodic stories

43. 143 茅 The Maoshan Sect Master 茅山宗师 Xiao Mochou萧莫愁Mystery997k WordsCompleted The greatest blessed land under heaven, the eighth grotto-heaven, is known as the Orthodox Maoshan Tradition! The Manifest Sect has carried its mandate for a thousand years, while the Esoteric Sect has subdued dragons across ten thousand miles. The thousand-year struggle between the two branches of the Maoshan Sect has become a legendary tale without precedent. Gathering the finest wisdom of the immortal way from the ages and preserving the ancient essence of rare secret arts, the path is simple 1.3kReads8.4Score10514d adds

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    Follow the order, it looks great.

44. 144 茅 Maoshan Ghost-Banishing Celestial Master 茅山捉鬼天师 Xiao Mochou Himself萧莫愁本尊Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted [Taoist Master] + [Ghost Hunting] + [Supernatural Mystery and Suspense] Light a lamp and tell ghost stories; observe the taboos of yin and yang. The inscrutable secret arts of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Maoshan traditions; the uncanny spirit-possession tablets; and mysterious taboos that inspire dread. The only Maoshan sect leader in history to vanish under mysterious circumstances seizes the secrets of heaven and earth and travels between the realms of the living and the dead. Let him reveal 3.2kReads6.5Score20514d adds
45. 145 小 Little Taoist, I Can Sleep on Snow and Frost, Command Spirits, and Reach the Netherworld 小道士，我能卧雪眠霜，驱神通幽 A Light Boat Among the Leaves木叶轻舟Eastern Fantasy312k WordsCompleted This humble little Taoist knows only a few arts: guiding vital energy, consuming elixirs, tracking souls, capturing spirits, seizing clouds, and grasping the moon. In his daily life, he sleeps in snow and frost and harmonizes the forces of yin and yang within him. He delights in helping others, praying for clear skies or rain, warding off disasters and dispelling misfortune, and earning a little money and spiritual merit. Through wind and rain, water and fire, clouds and mist, he can ascend to t 1kReads6.7Score10214d adds

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    Taoist supernatural powers, including moving mountains, crossing seas, the Five Thunder Technique, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, exorcising ghosts, and capturing demons.

46. 146 我 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 59.9kReads9.0Score4.9k14d adds

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    These are all examples. The first one features a Taoist priest who goes to America to preach, eventually expanding his power to spread his teachings throughout the myriad realms. The second protagonist is solely focused on cultivating Taoism to save the world, with no interest in women, and his sword is a symbol of divine power! The latter three are highly regarded; you can tell by their ratings.

47. 147 龙 Tales of the Dragon and Tiger Mystic Heroes 龙虎玄侠传 Wind-Filled Tower風滿樓Mystery281k WordsOngoing In the Age of Declining Dharma, spiritual qi revives. Evil spirits wreak havoc, and dragons and tigers descend from the heavens. With the Nine Heavens Divine Pill reappearing in the world, orthodox and unorthodox factions alike prepare for battle. The arts of the occult, talismans, soul-binding, poison and witchcraft clash in a contest of skill. Ye Chen and Xiao Jun, two disciples of the Zhengyi Heavenly Masters, are summoned by Heaven's will to exterminate demons and defend the Dao. Bound by th 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Fellow Daoists, let's eat something good! Stop reading those mindless articles that are devoid of substance, knowledge, and logic! One minute it's Lao Tzu's brother, the next it's the Celestial Master descending the mountain—have some common sense, okay? Show some respect, okay?

48. 148 我 I’m a Taoist Priest!! Why Should I Follow Any Rules? 我，道士！！遵守什么规则啊？ Help, Don't Hit Me救命别打我Mystery84k WordsCompleted Zhang Ren is a self-proclaimed Taoist priest with an absurdly inflated ego. He usually hangs around the woods, conning people. One day, while conning someone as usual, he runs into a vengeful ghost. He decides to avoid it for now, but the angrier he gets on the way home, the more he thinks: Hah! A mere vengeful ghost is nothing. Watch me hit it with a left hook, then a right... From the start, I fall straight into a paranormal realm. What the heck? No matter, I'm a Taoist priest. Open up, and le —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Am I, Zhang Ren, a ghost or a human? They say I'm a ghost, but I'm clearly a Taoist priest.

49. 149 道 A Taoist Opens a Murder Mystery Game, and Every NPC Is a Working-Class Soul 道士开剧本杀，NPC全是打工魂 Zhang Xiaoxie张小邪Mystery154k WordsCompleted Other Taoists hunt ghosts and exorcise evil spirits. I hire ghosts to work for me! To meet my sect's KPIs, I opened a murder-mystery game shop, staffed entirely by stranded ghosts playing NPCs. They earn merit by working, and once they have enough, they can be reincarnated. A fair deal, with no age-based discrimination. The only headache is the talisman against evil spirits hanging around my neck. It supervises me around the clock and reports everything to my master. When customers scream in fri —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Laughing and crying emojis][ ...]

50. 150 我 I Get Stronger Whenever I Encounter a Ghost 我，遇鬼就变强 Sanjiu Yinshi三九阴识Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Thriller + Folk Customs + Comedy + Mind-Blowing Twists] Why was a finger missing from a corpse in a coffin, right before everyone’s eyes? Why were ghostly wails heard in the flower shop at midnight? Why did the figures in the shopping center elevator twist out of shape? The secret beneath the mandrake flowers, the bizarre death of a boy who livestreamed, a maze with no way out... Vengeful spirits are wreaking havoc. There’s no peace to be found! In the 145Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The plot is incredibly suspenseful, you can't stop watching, but you're also afraid of being scared out of your wits—it's absolutely terrifying! [Admiration]

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