The Main Character Is an Absurdly Powerful Taoist Priest, But Goes to School 主角是道士，强的离谱，但在校园读书

1. 1 老 Ancestor, If You Don't Come Down the Mountain Soon, Your Bloodline Ends Here 老祖，再不下山，你就绝后了 The Moon Wants to Shine月亮要发光Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Daoist priest Chen Yang was Zhang Sanfeng’s direct disciple in the late Southern Song dynasty. He has lived for 800 years, growing more powerful once every century. He can’t die even when he wants to, and life has lost all its pleasures. He can only retreat into a remote mountain temple and put himself into a deep, self-imposed sleep. One day, his disciple Chen Qingzhi kneels and begs his master, Chen Yang, to come down from the mountain… Also known as The Patriarch, If You Don’t Come Down Soo 25.8kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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   How could I possibly miss these two books? The writing is just as the title suggests; the protagonist, a Taoist priest, is incredibly powerful after descending the mountain.

2. 2 小 Pretty Boy? Shut Up, You Purple-Robed Celestial Master! 小鲜肉？闭嘴，你这个紫袍天师！ A Thief by the Clouds云边有个贼Urban331k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Purple-Robed Celestial Master Who Insists on Becoming a Pretty Boy After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Ran takes over as Celestial Master of Mount Longhu at the age of twelve. By sixteen, he has mastered the Taoist arts and descends the mountain to explore the world. He becomes a top-tier star. He joins the livestreamed reality show Life Before Stardom. While Hua Ge is still cutting hair on livestream, Maomao is working as a nurse on livestream, and GAI is getting bea 4.1kReads8.3Score315Shelves
3. 3 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 221kReads9.1Score23.8kShelves

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   The protagonist is currently the top-tier Taoist priest in the story, doesn't hide his strength, and is very entertaining and intelligent. You can read this book without losing your brain.

4. 4 天 The Celestial Master Comes Down the Mountain, and She Stands Guard at Funerals and Weddings 天师下山，红白席上她站岗 A Salty Fish That Never Flips Over不翻身的咸鱼呀Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Yun Lai only wanted to devote herself to studying magic, but fate had other plans. Her master tossed her down the mountain, claiming she should travel the world, when his real intention was for her to reunite with her family. Fine, she could reunite with them. But why did no one in the family value her? Three older brothers and two older sisters, each more difficult than the last. Poverty-stricken Daoist Yun: “Enough! See you around! I can always set up a stall by the road and tell fortunes for 461Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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   The first book's protagonist is a Taoist priest who becomes incredibly powerful upon descending the mountain, earning him the title of "Heavenly Taoist." The second book features a female protagonist who grows through her own growth; she's a top student at school.

5. 5 师 My Master Says I'm Born to Deal with the Dead 师傅说我天生吃阴饭 A Salty Fish That Never Flips Over不翻身的咸鱼呀Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born with yin-yang eyes, I always walk down the middle of the road! A quick hand gesture and a single divination, and even the big shots follow me around! What? Money? Hold it right there. I’m not telling your fortune. 810Reads8.9Score102Shelves
6. 6 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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   How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

7. 7 全 Zombies Descend Across the World, and You Say the Taoist Class Is Useless? 全球僵尸降临，你说道士序列没用 A Lamp for the Bright Moon一盏明月灯Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Purple-hair zombies, white-hair zombies, black-hair zombies, green-hair zombies, fur-covered zombies, flying zombies, wandering zombies, lurking zombies, unrotting-bone zombies, and drought demons… This is a world overrun by zombies across the globe! Xu Yi arrives in this world and awakens the Taoist path. But people accuse him of being inferior to those on the fire-element path. Xu Yi scratches his head and looks at his Dragon-Tiger Evil-Slaying Talismans, Golden Light Incantation, corpse-dr 257.7kReads8.8Score30.4kShelves

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   Both of these are about Taoist priests, but people aren't always students; they always change.

8. 8 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

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   Both of these are quite good; the second one has more jokes and is quite funny.

9. 9 道 This Taoist Master Can Really Catch Ghosts! 道爷我真能捉鬼啊！ Not Washing Dishes Today今天不洗碗Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Young Taoist priest] [Jiangshi] [Magical duels] [Ghost hunting] [Romance, but no womanizing] [School life] When I was young, I regretted having so little affinity with the Dao. Now I fear I have too much! Young man, if you could choose all over again, would you still leave the mountain? Zhang Wuming’s unscrupulous master tricked him into coming down the mountain with a roast chicken. Only later did he realize he’d been sold! Sold to a rich man to protect his daughter for a year! “You old dog, j 55kReads7.7Score3.7kShelves
10. 10 校 What If the Campus Belle Turns Into a Zombie? No Worries, I'm the Perfect Person for the Job 校花尸变咋办？不怕！我专业对口 Backend Engineer后端工程师Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + horror + urban legends + ghost stories + invincible protagonist + one heroine] What should you do if your school-beauty deskmate turns into a corpse during class? She’s probably faking it. Just give her a kiss. Huh? She’s not faking it??? Lu Jiuyang was utterly baffled. One moment, he was the last Celestial Master of Maoshan, battling a tide of countless ghosts and sealing the demons with his own body. The next, he had been reborn as an ordinary high school freshman. This 190.3kReads8.4Score26.9kShelves

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    The only celestial master in the world + single female lead (low profile) + slightly satisfying

11. 11 兼 A Part-Time Celestial Master Gets Arrested, and They Ask Me How to Kill Demons? 兼职天师被抓，问我妖魔怎么杀？ Changshou Can't Fly长寿不会飞Urban332k WordsOngoing [Dragon-Tiger Celestial Master + demons and strange tales + invincible in the modern age + wish fulfillment] On Blue Star, Ye Qingxuan enjoys a carefree college life, while occasionally moonlighting as a Celestial Master on Mount Longhu. One day, while he was sitting in class as usual, a large group of fully armed police officers suddenly stormed into the room. “Are you Ye Qingxuan? This is urgent. We need you to come with us!” At the police station, the SWAT team captain laid the files on the t 1.5kReads7.2Score106Shelves

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    The only Celestial Master novel I could actually read was "Invincible Master: No one on Earth can beat Him." It's a typical "power fantasy" novel where no one on Earth can defeat him. Unlike other power fantasy novels, this one is quite rich in content. The protagonist is intelligent and has a touch of cold-bloodedness. Later, powerful beings from other worlds invade, but they are easily defeated. However, the author's update schedule is extremely unpredictable, averaging 11 PM to 12 AM and often updating every three or four days. He's not on campus, but he's still quite capable.

12. 12 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.2kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves

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    Highly rated long suspenseful and supernatural Taoist novel

13. 13 大 After College, I Became a Taoist Priest 大学毕业后我去当了道士 Daily Meal Deal每日拼好饭Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Ghost-catching, zombies, tombs, feng shui, and the divide between the living and the dead I was just an ordinary person. That is, until I graduated from college. My relatives passed away, my parents abandoned me, and I became someone the world had no place for. An unexpected letter led me into the world of Taoism. From then on, the realms of yin and yang had boundaries, but they were no longer distinct. White-haired jiangshi lurking in the earth, ancient tomb zombies, spirit mediums borrowing so 16.7kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves
14. 14 别 Don’t Mess with This Little Demon, She Can Use Magic! 别惹这只魔星，她会法术！ The Still One Of Chang'an静者长安Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zombies cannot have offspring. If one does, it must be a Demon Star. Ma Qingling's mother came from an exorcist family, but after being bitten by a zombie in an accident, she became one herself. Forced to part from her beloved, she hid alone in the mountains, where she became pregnant and gave birth to Ma Qingling. Later, she died sealing the Gang Cave. With her dying breath, she told Ma Qingling to find her father and say, “I'm sorry” on her behalf. Ma Qingling left the mountains, only to be ki 393Reads—Score109Shelves

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    The female lead is an underage student, a complete slacker in elementary school, but she's a powerful figure in the mystical arts world. She's fiercely competitive, adept at catching demons and exorcising ghosts. Zombies, evil spirits, ghosts, and the undead are all present; the story is more slice-of-life than scary.

15. 15 骗 You Fake Taoist, I Didn’t Know You Were the Real Deal! 骗子道士，没想到你是真会啊！ Salted Egg Zero咸蛋零Mystery820k WordsOngoing [Ghost stories + hilarious comedy + urban legends] As the supernatural resurges and the world descends into chaos, Lin Yu, a fake Taoist, awakens the Dao Ancestor System. He exorcises ghosts to earn merit, which he uses to draw character cards and take on the forms of Taoist disciples from across the myriad worlds. Faced with all kinds of vicious, uncanny, and sinister ghosts, he transforms into a holy master of myriad realms, the Thunder Lord... Wang Lingguan, the Three-Eyed Deity... becoming e 36.5kReads6.5Score5.7kShelves
16. 16 什 What Superpower? This Young Master Uses Daoist Magic! 什么异能？小爷这是道法！ Mu Xiqiao木兮乔Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Su Ze was an ordinary young Taoist priest on Earth, but he unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a man with the same name in a parallel world. This was a world of supernatural abilities, where anyone who awakened an ability would receive special training. Unfortunately, Su Ze was just an ordinary person. No worries! He knew Taoist magic! Fire abilities? Nonsense! That’s Li Fire! Wind abilities? That’s Xun Wind! Space abilities? That’s the Universe in the Sleeve! Want to know what happens n 35.8kReads7.7Score3.9kShelves
17. 17 道 The Taoist Descends the Mountain: I’ve Slain Eight Hundred Demons in the Mortal World 道士下山：我在人间斩妖八百年 Silent Gear沉默的齿轮Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Ultimate Power Fantasy + Ruthless Combat + Chinese Supernatural Folklore + Max-Level Spells] The gods have perished, and great demons have seized the empire. This is a desperate age in which the Daoist traditions have crumbled, and demons openly don official robes and sit in the halls of government. The people have become prey, while the imperial court's Demon-Slaying Bureau is nothing but a laughable “Demon-Raising Bureau.” The young Daoist Li Ping'an descends the mountain carrying the [Heaven 51.6kReads6.7Score4.3kShelves
18. 18 每 One Divination a Day: A Heavenly Master's Trainee 每日一卦，天师练习生 Awkward with Words拙于言Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Supernatural Ghosts] [Folk Customs] [Cautious Cultivation] [System Farming] [Multiple female leads ahead: policewoman, ghost, catgirl, foxgirl] Other Taoist priests heading down the mountain: slay demons, uphold justice, and fight evil in Heaven's name! Jiang, radiating the air of an immortal, flicked his sleeve. “Boundless Heavenly Venerable, vanquishing demons is my duty… That'll be one hundred thousand in incense money. WeChat or Alipay?” A college g 158kReads8.5Score19.1kShelves
19. 19 爷 After Grandpa Passed Away, I Read Feng Shui for People in the City 爷爷去世后我在都市给人看风水 Da Long Xiong A大垄兄啊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural] [Maoshan Daoist] [Zombie General Chen] [Cultivation, Godslaying] [This book has been adapted into a live-action audiobook. Give it a listen for an even more thrilling experience!] The Black and White Impermanence are my brothers! Granny Meng actually... I, a Maoshan Daoist, can cross between yin and yang and revisit the past. So what if I face the zombie General Chen? With one sword strike, ten thousand ghosts are annihilated. After searching all three realms, I discover that my b 7.6kReads8.0Score498Shelves

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    A Taoist priest from Maoshan, a student!

20. 20 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
21. 21 茅 Maoshan Ghost-Catching Specialists 茅山捉鬼专门店 Wu Liaochen悟了尘Mystery760k WordsOngoing [Modern urban setting (no cultivation) + Taoist priests + cultivators + Buddhism + factions + witchcraft + cults + romance + satisfying read + a little brainpower + nontraditional] Huaxia is a place steeped in mystery, known as a sacred land of ancient culture. Here, many Taoist priests and cultivators each command a range of miraculous arts and techniques. Lin Xiu, an heir to the Maoshan tradition, gets caught up in a vast and complicated whirlpool because of a job! A mother-and-child corpse fi 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is a descendant of the Maoshan sect, but he runs a shop. He's currently invincible among his peers, and his grandfather is even more awesome—in his youth, he single-handedly fought his way through the underworld to rescue people!

22. 22 我 I’m a Ghost Officer, So Why Are You Asking Me to Marry the Campus Beauty? 我一个鬼差，你让我跟校花领证？ V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Just Started College, and I Married the Aloof Campus Belle] [I’m a ghost officer. You want me to marry the campus belle?] [College Student Ghost Officer] [Campus Belle Wife] [Marriage Before Love] [Ferryman] … Synopsis: On his first day of college, freshman Cao Ning is forced to marry Xia Shihan, his betrothed, whom he has never met. He thinks it’s just a minor incident, but when he returns to campus to register, he discovers that the beautiful upperclasswoman at the registration desk is the ve 40.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    A college student who works as a ghost messenger finds his campus beauty wife is actually the King of Hell. Just pure enjoyment! Over two million words, complete and plentiful.

23. 23 摆 Ferryman: From the Start, Keeping Watch Over the Campus Beauty at the Crematorium 摆渡人：开局在火葬场给校花守灵 V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban500k WordsCompleted [Urban + campus beauty + college life + supernatural + ferryman + underworld + firearms] Heavenly Funeral Home Hiring Notice: Location: Cremation Room Job: Corpse Handler Pay: Day shift, 800 per day; night shift, 1,200 per day (must work at least seven days!) Requirements: Brave, no high blood pressure, heart disease, mental illness... Netizen 1: "Is anything scarier than being broke? 1,200 for one night? I'd not only carry corpses, I'd chase them down if they ran away." Netizen 2: "1,200 fo 5.1kReads9.0Score343Shelves
24. 24 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 31.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    Four highly-rated Taoist novels, each with a distinct style.

25. 25 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! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
26. 26 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. 10.7kReads9.4Score876Shelves
27. 27 无 Invincible, Invincible, This Daoist Is Seriously Powerful 无敌，无敌，这个道士强了亿点 Green Mountains, Changed Greens青山绿改Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Slay demons and exorcise evil] [Heart sealed in cement] [Slow-paced] [Everyday life] “Daoist, no matter what I decide, my parents disapprove. They’ve put me down since I was little, and I’ve never accomplished anything.” Li You: “There are two things in your home holding you back.” “Daoist, it’s best to let things go. How about you waive my incense offering?” Li You: “If I don’t teach you a lesson today, my Daoist heart will be ruined.” [Universal EXP +10] With the spiritual qi revival, pow 2kReads7.7Score253Shelves
28. 28 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves

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    The story begins with a setup of the protagonist's background, gradually building up as they enter school and grow. Their powerful connections lead them to confront increasingly powerful enemies, which fits the original poster's requirements. Most importantly, there's also a completed manga version. I personally prefer reading the manga, so I suggest reading it first before reading the novel for a better experience! [Makes face]

29. 29 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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    The protagonist, a Taoist priest, is also a student, ridiculously strong, yet he's studying at school. He's incredibly handsome, with off-the-charts strength. It's totally my type; you won't regret watching it.

30. 30 小 Chen Buqi, the Little Taoist 小道士陈不欺 Big Sister Li李家大姐Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing Hello, everyone. My name is Chen Buqi. My professions include Taoist priest, locksmith, cook, phone repairman, driver, and tomb-raiding consultant…. I have too many to list them all. I was raised by my master and martial uncle! They were both incredible! I only learned that after coming back from my first year out in the world. Because I liked to play around, I also squandered a lot of techniques that people would have envied! Fortunately, I devoted myself to physiognomy and mastered two special 151kReads9.1Score13.3kShelves

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    This is definitely the one! I'll burst out laughing from the very beginning! [Laughs][laughs]

31. 31 我 I'm a Taoist Priest at School 我在学校当道士 Lan Ning蓝宁Mystery200k WordsOngoing Hey, classmate, your forehead looks dark to me. Disaster is coming your way. Here, take a pair of red underwear to ward it off! Hey, classmate, you have a rosy glow about you. You're sure to have a romantic encounter in the next couple of days. You deserve this box of kid-proof plastic wrap! Chen Gui knows fortune-telling, feng shui, funeral arrangements, and ghost-busting. He can do it all. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨The campus Taoist priest is capable of everything: fortune telling, exorcising evil spirits, catching ghosts, and feng shui consultations. As long as you have enough money, the protagonist quickly becomes famous throughout the school; everyone knows his school has a fortune teller.

32. 32 开 Waiting to Die from the Start? I Trick My Sick Friend into Applying to a Cultivation University 开局等死？忽悠病友报考修仙大学 A Young Man Like a Blade少年如刀Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Also known as: Is It Really So Strange for a Principal to Beat Up Demons and Monsters from Every Realm? Yu Nian transmigrates and fools his fellow patients into applying to his cultivation university. Laughs all the way, cultivates all the way! “He's chasing a plane on a flying sword, and you expect us to believe in science?” “Breaking news! A ten-year-old kid speedruns Fengmen Village, and ghosts flee in every direction!” “Is Yu Nian going through a tribulation? He randomly struck a few lucky v 3.6kReads8.6Score375Shelves
33. 33 道 A Daoist Descends the Mountain to Work in a Noodle Shop 道士下山，面馆打杂 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain + Passionate + Has Brothers + Urban Training + Witty + Wish Fulfillment + Ghost Hunting + Zombie Slaying + Organized Group + Cracking Down on Cultivator Crime + Horror] A hostess at a leisure center is sucking people's blood essence. Get rid of her! People keep jumping into the river? A water ghost is harming people. You still want to help it pass on? It harmed people, so get rid of it! A shoddily built tower is haunted... Huh! The ghost lady has earned mer 5.7kReads9.4Score584Shelves

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    He no longer studies, but instead experiences life in the city, becoming a Taoist priest and handling various supernatural cases.

34. 34 一 I Devoted Myself to the Dao, but the Aloof Campus Belle Won't Leave Me Alone 一心向道的我，被高冷校花缠上了 Sunshine Beyond the Window窗外日辰Urban595k WordsCompleted [Light Novel + Taoist Descends the Mountain + Stunning Looks + Exorcising Evil + School Life + A Touch of the Supernatural] “You've learned everything there is to learn. Go down the mountain.” After mastering all kinds of skills, Ji Tianshui is determined to vanquish evil and uphold justice. But once he descends the mountain, he finds there's no use for any of them. Unable to find any clients, he becomes a feng shui master who puts on an air of mystery, relying on all sorts of tricks to make a l 462Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Completely consistent, starting during summer vacation, and starting school after chapter 40.

35. 35 我 My Ancient Jade Can Communicate with Spirits 我的古玉能通灵 Meng Changqing, Who Likes Mountain Persimmons喜欢山柿子的孟长青Urban578k WordsCompleted [No mindless protagonist]+ [Not invincible]+ [Fight monsters and level up]+ [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Passionate and uplifting] “Was it worth it? Most of the people you fought to protect were strangers, ordinary people you'd never even met. You should have saved your own life.” Tian Guiyuan's breathing was faint, his life force ebbing away fast. With the last of his strength, his lips moved slightly. Every word rang clear and firm in Li Zhinan's ears. “What I protect isn't any one person. It's th 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not invincible, not harem, not mindless, spiritual energy revival.

36. 36 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    No need to say more, just read a few chapters and you'll understand.

37. 37 用 You Tricked Me into Delivering Takeout by Promising Immortality? 用成仙骗我送外卖？ Not Febuxostat非布司她Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After achieving fame and success, Song Heqing finds himself in an unfamiliar world, with a divorce agreement lying in front of him. Without a moment's hesitation, he writes his name on it. Then he hears the word “Daddy,” and instantly freezes. Had he just become a father out of the blue? He hadn't wanted to get involved, but the four-year-old girl was simply too adorable. Having a daughter would be one thing, but then an inexplicable “support System” shows up, making things even more ridiculous. 24.3kReads7.7Score2.4kShelves
38. 38 我 I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差 Mr. Youyong幼庸先生Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha 21.3kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    This would have been fine.

39. 39 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 96.7kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    This book is really good.

40. 40 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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    The book emphasizes authenticity; the author himself is a legitimate Taoist priest, and the content is entirely based on his own real experiences, along with a wealth of knowledge, scientific information, and practical tips.

41. 41 明 I Could Live Off a Woman, Yet I Choose to Slay Demons 明明能吃软饭，我却偏要斩妖除魔 Fellow Daoist, Please Wait道友且慢走Urban655k WordsCompleted [No System] [Comedy] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Heavenly Master Descends the Mountain] [Living Off a Rich Woman] The popular-science streamer Lin the Fat Guy, The law-abiding Heavenly Master Qin, Who never gets curious about rich divorcee Xu. And only knows a tiny bit about housekeeper Chen. After twenty years of cultivation without ever encountering a ghost, modern-day Heavenly Master Qin Mo chooses to face reality and accept a beautiful CEO’s offer to keep him. Who could have guessed that ghosts 8.3kReads8.4Score581Shelves

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    I've been reading this one the whole time. The protagonist is incredibly powerful and is currently fighting against the return of the gods. (See how long I've been reading it.)

42. 42 全 Global: I Memorized Three Thousand Daoist Texts and Changed Class to Celestial Master 全民：我背诵三千道藏转职天师 Moderate Ink Brush中庸点墨Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + No Harem + Passionate Action + Multiple Classes + Invincible Leveling] A hundred years ago, otherworldly races invaded at will, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. To fight back against the demon beasts, everyone undergoes a class change at the age of twelve. Only by becoming a class-changer and continually leveling up can one reach the pinnacle of the world! On the day of his class change, Ye Xiang became a Taoist priest with a natural level of ten. But Taois 54.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
43. 43 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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    The next book will be set on campus; this one will be finished soon.

44. 44 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 168.2kReads9.1Score15.8kShelves

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    The Taoist priest has such a great sense of rhythm, right?

45. 45 我 I’m Just a College Student Working Part-Time in the Underworld. Is That Really Too Much? 我一大学生在地府兼个职不过分吧 Wood-Burning Tea木燃茶Modern Romance627k WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling + ghost-hunting + no romance + transmigrate into a book + fake and real heiresses + comedy + shamelessly outrageous + showbiz] Jiang Yanbai transmigrated into a book. She had just risen to become the foremost of the Three Great Celestial Masters when a bolt of heavenly lightning sent her into the womb of a bystander in a story about fake and real heiresses. She immediately decided to coast through life, making a point of doing the opposite of what anyone expected. She thought s 149Reads6.5Score123Shelves
46. 46 什 What? That Pretty Young Lady Can Catch Ghosts! 什么？那个漂亮小姐姐会抓鬼！ The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted The animated series "Call Me Lord Wuchang" is now available on 🍎 [Metaphysics + wild imagination + romance + powerful duo + satisfying read] You Zhi is a fair-skinned, beautiful, gentle and obedient college student in public. At night, she becomes the Yang Wuchang, hooking souls and catching ghosts. Other students’ part-time jobs: streamer, online shop clerk, model, writer... You Zhi’s part-time job: hooking souls and catching ghosts... P.S. A strong female lead, and a strong male lead too. A 18.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
47. 47 黄 No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Night blankets the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. The raccoon dog granny who eats raw meat, the fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. The wild foxes who approach people by the roadside, and the little convenience store in the cemetery. I've experienced all of these. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 42.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    The book "Silent Night" is really good!

48. 48 茅 Maoshan's Strange Immortal: The Ghost-Realm Yama 茅山异仙之鬼道阎罗 Hanmo Yunqiao翰墨云桥Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Rural Maoshan Taoism] [Taoist Arts] [Cultivation] [Overwhelming Victories All the Way] [One Female Lead] I was born a stillborn. My grandfather borrowed my life for me. He said I was born from death, destined to become a king of the underworld. Taoists respectfully call me “Peng the Immortal,” while ghosts, demons, and monsters know me as the Ghostly Yama! Weasel: Do I look like a human or a god to you? Me: You look like the Celestial Worthy of Universal Transformation of Thunder of the Nine He 8.5kReads7.6Score660Shelves

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    ❣️You won't regret reading this!📚Grandpa asserts that "I" am born to face death, destined to be the King of Hell. Within the Taoist community, I am respectfully called "Peng Daoxian," while ghosts and demons fearfully call me—the Ghost King of Hell! 🌈The story features thrilling adventures, exploring ancient Han Dynasty tombs, and venturing into the mysterious Rakshasa Ghost Market; there are also intense magical battles between good and evil, with the Heaven and Earth Three Talents Formation and Maoshan's summoning techniques unfolding in succession, keeping you captivated. 🔮There are also various demons and monsters, such as the Corpse Centipede, the Water Monkey, and the Cat-Faced Old Woman…each bringing a unique and terrifying experience! 💻The protagonist, relying on his superior Taoist skills and extraordinary wisdom, overcomes all obstacles, subduing the demons and evil spirits who seek to harm humanity one by one. 📖The character design of the male and female leads makes their romance pure and touching, adding warmth and tenderness to the thrilling adventures. 🔥🔥🔥

49. 49 掐 I Read Your Fortune: No, That's Your Sister! 掐指一算：不可，那是你姐！ White Dragon i Zhenren白龙i真人Mystery4.1M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced mini-arcs + comedy + insanely satisfying revenge + a touch of horror + fiercely protective] Chen Xuan transmigrated from Earth to the world of Blue Star. From the start, he inherited a dilapidated Taoist temple and awakened a System. Complete three tasks a day, and you can randomly draw Taoist power, cultivation techniques, cultivation levels, and magical treasures? He immediately started livestreaming, showing off his mystic arts and gaining fans. “Master, help! During the day, if I 19.5kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    This one feels like the pinnacle of its genre; the author seems to really know their stuff, haha.

50. 50 最 The Best Broker Around 最佳中介小哥 Clouds and Feathers云和羽Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I can take care of yang dwellings, yin dwellings, caves, and ritual grounds... I can also bring good fortune, wealth, exorcisms, and red cords with a flick of my hand... A few simple moments of everyday life, small acts of kindness and beauty, the daily necessities of life, and the joys and sorrows of the human world... 8.6kReads8.7Score595Shelves

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    They're both beautiful...

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