A Taoist Female Protagonist Who Catches Ghosts, Is Strong, and Has No Romance 女主是道士，捉鬼，不弱，无cp

1. 151 惊 Shocking! The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Has the Strongest Connections in the Underworld 惊！陆家大小姐是地府最强关系户 Howling in Misery嗷嗷郁闷Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + satisfying revenge + sweet romance] The Lu family’s daughter, who was sent to Qingyun Temple as a child, has returned. They say she’s here to save the fiancé chosen for her in childhood. The little girl can not only catch ghosts and exorcise demons, but also read faces and tell fortunes. Everyone: This Miss Lu isn’t just a country bumpkin, she’s also a fraud fortune-teller. The big shots of the Underworld: Have you even listened to yourselves? Is she a fraud fortune-teller? She’s 10.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
2. 152 谁 Who Dares Bully Young Madam Gu? The Entire Ghost Realm Won't Stand for It 谁敢欺顾少夫人？鬼界全体不答应 Rain Clears, Sunset Glows雨霁晚霞Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + metaphysics + secret identities + livestreaming + 1v1] Jiang Wanning, an ancestral talisman master, transmigrates into a new world and becomes a poor girl with nothing to her name. To support her family, she decides to livestream ghost hunting. Who would have thought that this seemingly delicate, cool beauty of a streamer would have so many tricks up her sleeve, and strike so mercilessly? The entire internet is stunned! Only then does everyone realize that t 191Reads8.9Score—Shelves
3. 153 玄 A Metaphysics Master as Beautiful as a Painting, Beloved by Everyone in Every Field 玄学大佬美如画，各行各界团宠啦 Wine Thing酒物Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [Fiercely feisty, beauty-obsessed heroine x rich, sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside hero + showbiz + metaphysics + everyone’s favorite + 1v1] The ancestor of metaphysics transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl with a father but no mother, living under someone else’s roof. The first thing she does after regaining consciousness is slap the evil nanny! She’s bold and straightforward. How about exchanging contact info with the gorgeous beauty sleeping on her pink bed, whose soul is 953Reads9.0Score130Shelves
4. 154 震 Shocking! The Occult Master Is Everyone’s Dream Girl 震惊！玄学大佬是万人迷 Dong Yigu冬亦故Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + magical artifacts + fortune-telling and ghost-catching + punishing evil and promoting good + multiple male leads (all pure)] Gu Lingnan, a short-lived temple master burdened with the Three Afflictions and Three Deficiencies, discovers that she has been reborn in a broken world formed from the fusion of more than a dozen novels! Her original body was an NPC no one had ever heard of, a pitiful orphan with no parents. To complete a magical artifact's mission, Gu Lingnan decides to return 840Reads9.0Score134Shelves
5. 155 天 Good Grief, the Wicked Senior Sister Starts Exorcising Ghosts After Losing Her Memory 天啦噜，恶毒师姐失忆后开始捉鬼 Reading Novels All Day with Nothing to Do一天没事干就看小说Mystery102k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No Mindless Power Fantasy + Mild Horror + Amnesia at the Start + Two Female Leads Bound by Friendship + Entirely Handmade, No AI] [Stick with the first three chapters, trust me] Before losing her memory, she was the daughter of the Imperial Medical Academy’s chief physician, a once-in-a-century genius of the Xuantian Temple, and the “Living King of Hell” feared by everyone in the capital. The year the capital was drenched in blood, her friend, a young nobleman, died a gruesome deat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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6. 156 最 The Last Taoist Woman 最后一个女道士 Watermelon Meng西瓜萌Mystery367k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + episodic stories + alternate historical setting + folk tales of the strange + a mutually devoted 1v1 romance] My name is Zhang Xiaowu, and I’m a Taoist priestess. Before I was born, my mother mysteriously gave birth to four man-eating monsters! To save everyone’s lives, my grief-stricken parents had my master deal with them. The strange circumstances of my birth destined me for an extraordinary life. After accidentally subduing a strange man, I found myself caught up in one bizar 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I am a Taoist priest, or more precisely, a female Taoist priest, and the last female Taoist priest...

7. 157 苗 A Miao Village Romance: The Gu Witch Descends the Mountain to Solve a Murder 苗寨情缘：蛊女下山破命案 Big Shot in the Clouds云上大大Modern Romance152k WordsOngoing [Live streaming, Taoist priests, poison sorceresses, spirit mediums, supernatural events and ghosts. Strong female lead, weaker male lead] I’m Fu Qing, a poison sorceress. I learned to raise and practice poisons from my grandmother as a child, and it took a toll on my body. When I was ten, an old man came to our stockade and said we were fated to meet, and that I was born to become a Taoist priest. Was he joking? I practiced poisons. How could I possibly study Taoism? My grandmother was friends 42Reads—Score149Shelves

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   The female lead is a Taoist priest, a Gu sorceress from Miao territory, the granddaughter of the high priest, and the most powerful young woman in the Miao tribe. It's a story of female strength and male weakness.

8. 158 我 I Conquer Both Worlds of Yin and Yang by Sheer Stubbornness 我靠命硬横行阴阳两界 Vast White Dew茫茫白露Mystery156k WordsCompleted Everyone has always said I was cursed, an ill-fated star whose hard luck would bring death to my family. I refuse to believe it! After landing a job at a mysterious company, I use my iron constitution and superhuman stamina to earn a fortune! The Ghost Emperor wants to marry me? No way! Nobody’s getting in the way of me making money! 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist earns money by catching ghosts; she's resilient, intelligent, and grows stronger with each passing year.

9. 159 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 24.6kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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   1. In a small boat on the Qiantang River, a gray-robed Taoist nun laughed as she stepped on her subordinate: "Killing you is all about a painless journey, leaving your face is for the reward~" The man begged for mercy and asked for more money: "One hundred more strings of cash than the Chief Justice!" She calculated with wildflowers in her hand: "The precious paper money has interest deductions, so I have to add money." Her fist dripping blood was more beautiful than flowers, and the patriarch's mercy was an excuse to earn money—a female protagonist who takes revenge and has a sharp mind, turning her rebellious nature into a killing madness! 2. Xia Bai used the house left by her sect to exchange for a government job in the underworld. From then on, she managed the messy affairs of the mortal world with her left hand and built a new underworld with her right; a novel with no CP and a metaphysical feel, the female protagonist is the strongest throughout, and the paper shop owner turns the underworld workplace into an ATM 🔥 3. She is the ancient goddess Xihe, who started her reincarnation in hell mode: an orphan, a car accident, and being picked up by an old Taoist priest and taken to a dilapidated Taoist temple as a "fool". After awakening from a fall into a pit, she went on a killing spree; in a mystical arts competition: perfect score in theory, divine power through talisman drawing, and servants of a hundred ghosts—she wasn't a savior, she was destiny itself. A no-romance, mystical, and exhilarating story; when the abbot makes a move, heaven and earth tremble. 🤯

10. 160 神 Tycoon: Bring Home a Campus Belle in Black Stockings for Just 398 神豪：只需398黑丝校花带回家 Flying Feiyangyang会飞的沸羊羊Urban682k WordsOngoing [Subverting tropes] [Multiple heroines] [Everyday life] Life is like a game, with countless quests to complete. Win, and you'll live in wealth and luxury. Lose, and you'll go bald in an M-shaped pattern. Other people get a tycoon System and start with hundreds of millions, even billions. But Cheng Che's System only gives him rewards for completing quests himself. Worst of all, failure comes with life-threatening punishments. To avoid being punished, Cheng Che has no choice but to work hard and c 6.7kReads—Score309Shelves

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    This book isn't just mindless entertainment; it builds up a sense of accomplishment, and most importantly, it's sweet.

11. 161 神 Tycoon: After Being Humiliated, I Turn Around and Pursue Her Best Friend 神豪：被羞辱后，我反手追她闺蜜 Roasted Sweet Potato Dipped in Brown Sugar烤红薯蘸红糖Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Tycoon] + [Comedy and everyday life] + [Multiple heroines] + [Campus romance] If you were offered a job where all you had to do each day was eat, drink, and have fun with beautiful girls in exchange for a huge cash rebate, would you take it? If you could grant a girl's wish and earn a lottery draw for all kinds of prizes, would you be interested? After the girl he worshipped bullied him, Lü Xun unexpectedly obtained a rebate System. After taking the chance to get his revenge, Lü Xun promptly wh 5.4kReads6.8Score380Shelves
12. 162 获 I Got a System, but a Beautiful Woman Turned Around and Got Me Thrown in Jail 获得系统，却被美女反手搞进局子 Flying Feiyangyang会飞的沸羊羊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Tycoon + Multiple Heroines + Underdog Makes a Comeback] Lin Fan had lost everything in life and was just about to jump when he obtained the Simp System. As long as he spent money on women who met the requirements, he would get ten times the amount back. But! They had to be women he didn't know, score at least 85 out of 100 in looks, and he had to hug them before the feature unlocked! From then on, Lin Fan devoted himself to finding ways to hug women he didn't know. In his quest to make money, L 3.4kReads6.9Score202Shelves
13. 163 闺 My Best Friend Borrowed My Husband to Tear Down a House. After She Had Her Baby, She Laughed at How Naive I Was 闺蜜借我老公拆房，生完孩子后，她笑我太天真 Roasted Sweet Potato Dipped in Brown Sugar烤红薯蘸红糖Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Borrowed My Husband to Tear Down a House. After Giving Birth, She Laughed at How Naive I Was 442Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 穷 A Poor Taoist's Daily Grind 穷鬼道士的牛马日常 Cui Shisi崔十四Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted After Lin Xiaoyue’s wages go unpaid, she unexpectedly awakens Xuanli, an empire-building ghost immortal who has been living inside her as a tenant. From then on, her career takes a strange turn. Other people take jobs offering high-end feng shui advice and guidance. I take jobs livestreaming in haunted houses, ordering offerings for hungry ghosts with food delivery, and driving out evil spirits by whacking them with bricks. The Empress complains, “You’re groveling for a pittance. What will beco 8Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a Taoist priest, a master of metaphysics, with no romantic partner. She awakens a ghost immortal within her and her daily life revolves around catching ghosts. [Sending hearts] Highly recommended!

15. 165 最 The Strongest Mystic? No, I'm Just a Temp 最强玄术师？不，我是临时工 A Qianzi一颗茜子Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted [No CP + strong heroine + feel-good wish fulfillment + spiritual qi revival + occult mysteries] Lin Lu had lost the memories of the first eighteen years of her life. She didn’t know why she could use mystical arts. All she wanted was to get through the rest of her life quietly and safely. Then, by chance, a ghost bride appeared and shattered the calm she’d been pretending to have. Knowledge far beyond her years, an encyclopedic grasp of mystical arts, extraordinary power, and a spirit beast t 658Reads8.7Score115Shelves
16. 166 阮 Miss Ruan Can Catch Ghosts Now 阮姑娘会抓鬼啦 A Little Bit of a Free Spirit散人一点Ancient Romance586k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the eldest senior sister of her sect. One day, she awoke as Ruan Yingfeng, the third young lady of the Earl's residence, hated by everyone and branded wicked and shameless. Someone had set her up and ruined her reputation. The household stewardess sent her to a country estate outside the capital to fend for herself. There, she died young. Fortunately, another soul from a different world awoke within her. Her stepmother plotted against her, ruining her reputation and 142Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is gentle yet strong, not at all a saint, and decisive in her actions. The plot has many twists and turns as you read on, and the world-building is quite extensive. Most importantly, the storyline is quite novel, unlike traditional ghost-hunting novels; it incorporates elements of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which I quite like.

17. 167 仙 Why Would a Fairy Ever Roar? 仙女怎会咆哮 Chu Qishi Yi初柒拾一Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Ghost-Hunting Livestream + Supernatural Mild Horror + Hilarious Feel-Good Story + Background CP] More than a hundred years later, Su Tan transmigrates again. At last, she has returned from a cultivation world crawling with big shots to her original world, where there's electricity, internet, and toilets. Unfortunately, her socially anxious master didn't have GPS installed and dumped her in the middle of nowhere. Getting struck by lightning as soon as she landed would have been bad enough, but w 217Reads8.2Score103Shelves
18. 168 女 The Female Psychic's Daily Life in the 1970s 女神棍的七零日常 Little Fox Isn't a Demon小狐不是妖Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted (No CP, no CP, no CP) Zhao Jiu is an older woman who’s lazy and good-for-nothing. At her master’s funeral, one slap sends her straight into a sweet romance novel set in a bygone era, where she becomes a nameless passerby. So what if she’s just a passerby? She doesn’t care. But it’s bad enough that food and supplies are scarce in this era. She’s also expected to work in the fields. Um, no way she can manage that. Luckily, the ability to see spirits that she’s had since childhood comes with her, t 3kReads8.7Score314Shelves
19. 169 那 The Tycoon's Daughter Is Charming, Beautiful, and Can Catch Ghosts 那暴发户的女儿又娇又美还会捉鬼 Xi Cheng Ya希成吖Rural Life1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + supernatural + everyone's darling + eccentric family + ghost hunting + ancient-to-modern transmigration + comedy] Blackwind Village is a backward, impoverished place, and everyone in the village talks about the Ma family. After having five sons, the forty-year-old woman of the Ma family got pregnant again. This time, she gave birth to a girl, and the family's elders treasured her dearly. The Ma family's legacy had arrived: their ghost-hunting skills were passed down to daughter 2kReads8.6Score254Shelves
20. 170 糊 A Washed-Up Little Taoist Priest: What Bad Intentions Could He Have? 糊咖小道长，能有什么坏心眼呢 Fish with the Hiccups打酒嗝的鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + no romance + supernatural arts + fortune-telling] The great celestial master Yan Shuo wakes up in the body of an obscure actress who shares her name. The woman is mired in scandals, and her agent tells her to “have dinner” with a client, claiming it’s to help clear her name. Yan Shuo turns around and quits the industry. She starts livestreaming fortune-telling, and clears her name on the spot. “I heard you can tell fortunes. Read mine, then. If you get it wrong, there’ll be 356Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    Highly recommended!! Highly recommended!!

21. 171 猎 The Ghost Hunter's Troubles 猎鬼师的烦恼 Liang Benbuyi亮本布衣Urban285k WordsCompleted The Zhengying Sect started with just two Taoist priests and eventually grew to only six. It is a sect known for having very few Taoists. Its ghost hunters are successors to Uncle Nine, tasked with cultivating the Dao and hunting ghosts. Lu Yiming comes from a martial arts sect, and his martial uncle is the president of the National Taoist Association. His wife is a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, skilled in thunder magic. Both Lu Yiming and his master, Master Ma, are from Northeast China. The sto 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist here is a Taoist priestess with profound Taoist magic, skilled in various forms of thunder magic. She falls in love with the male protagonist, enjoys playing the flute, and composes her own music.

22. 172 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Take My Disciples to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in the Mortal World 飞升失败带徒弟们在人间吃喝玩乐 Elegant Pavilion亭亭楼阁Modern Romance729k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + occult arts + fortune-telling livestreams + feel-good wish fulfillment + master and disciples + no romance] * My name is Zhu Yunzhao, and I failed to ascend. Not only did I fail, I also lost my memory. And on top of that, I transmigrated into the body of a lovesick heiress. * The good news: My family is rich, and my parents and brothers dote on me. The bad news: To recover my cultivation, I have to eat delicious food, admire handsome men, and help other people. Sounds great 1.1kReads6.9Score143Shelves

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    A powerful figure from another world, having failed to ascend, recovers his cultivation by eating delicious food and helping others. Live-streaming fortune telling, presented in short, episodic stories.

23. 173 8 Me, in 1982 82年的我 Golden Pixiuoo金貔貅ooMystery4.4M WordsOngoing Could you see ghosts when you were little? I could! In the early 1980s, a country girl born in rural Beijing encounters all kinds of strange and wondrous things. There are everyday family squabbles, romance, absurd and eerie happenings, and an imaginative coming-of-age story. ❤️ A good book is like tea: it should be savored slowly. The title went awry and can't be changed, so it is what it is. The good thing is, readers finish this book at a remarkably high rate. It's one of those books you won' 21.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    Don't let the title fool you; this book tells the stories of paranormal events from childhood, as well as the joys and sorrows of those around us. You'll be completely engrossed in it. Highly recommended!

24. 174 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Is It Normal to Let You See Ghosts from the Start? 直播算命：开局让你见鬼很正常吧 Yuan Lege Yuan元了个圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + No CP + Strong heroine + Judgment] Jiang Tang, a mighty expert from the mystic arts sect, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes an online sensation through her fortune-telling livestreams! She doesn’t tell fortunes. She reveals truths that send chills down your spine. “Master, is the person sitting across from me on the subway a corpse?” Jiang Tang: “They escaped from a funeral home. Their makeup is pretty good.” A drug lord calls in asking for help findin 17.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    [Time Travel + Live Streaming + Fortune Telling + Ghost Hunting + No Romance + Thrilling Read] Jiang Tang was originally a Taoist master from the mortal realm. An accidental journey transported her to the modern world, only to be reported by her colleagues for "misleading" and "ripping people off," resulting in her losing her job. To become independent, she starts live streaming, personally performing fortune telling, ghost hunting, and investigating disputes in the underworld…

25. 175 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: This Streamer’s the Real Deal, She Shows Up When Trouble Hits 直播算命：这主播能处有事她真上 Xia Muyun夏沐韵Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + no romance + episodic stories + punishing evil and promoting good + feel-good story] Nan Xing, a master of the mystic arts, transmigrates and wakes up to find herself deep in debt from a massive breach-of-contract penalty. To pay off the million-yuan penalty, Nan Xing decides to return to her old profession and start livestreaming fortune-telling. “Streamer, why do I dream about my grandpa scolding me every night?” Nan Xing: “You paid your respects at the wrong 6.4kReads9.1Score899Shelves

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    The female lead is a fortune teller who does metaphysical divination, catching ghosts, and solving cases; it's very enjoyable to watch.

26. 176 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Send Off My Top Supporter 直播算命：开局送走榜一大哥 Little Seven of the Mo Family莫家小七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-Oriented + Livestreaming + Metaphysics + Cute Pets + System + Feel-Good Fiction + Multiple Couples] Zhang Qiuyue is the last heir to a forbidden Taoist sect, and from the start she has a struggling livestream. After binding to the [Karmic Revelation System], all she has to do is tell fortunes on stream to earn merit! When a wealthy tycoon barges into her stream and casually says, “Tell my fortune,” Zhang Qiuyue replies, “The fee is ten thousand. No credit.” The whole internet mocks her f 4.5kReads8.3Score747Shelves
27. 177 大 The Big Shot Fortune-Teller Is Livestreaming. Why Pick a Fight with Her? 大佬直播算命，你惹她干啥 Ten Bucks十块Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [The Female Lead Stands Alone] [Ghost Hunting] [Fortune-Telling] [Face-Slapping] [No Saintly Do-Gooder] She had diligently cultivated all the way to the final moment, just about to ascend, when a bolt of heavenly lightning struck and blasted her soul to smithereens! When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in another world! And so began her life livestreaming, fortune-telling, and face-slapping in the human world. A saintly do-gooder? What's that supposed to be? Forgive you? Tha 7.2kReads8.0Score654Shelves
28. 178 飞 Failed to Ascend, Now a Regular Guest at the Police Station 飞升失败，成了警局的常驻嘉宾 Drunken Intoxication醉浓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + no romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + feng shui + warding off calamity + ghost-hunting + power fantasy + gossip] In her previous life, she was exceptionally gifted and was on the verge of ascending after attaining the Dao. Sadly, her narrow-minded senior brother interfered, causing her ascension to fail. Eighty-one bolts of heavenly lightning struck her. Her body died, and her soul crossed over. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a strange new world. Mi Ling? Mi L 741Reads7.4Score100Shelves
29. 179 听 I Can Understand Animals: Now I'm a Regular at the Police Station 听懂动物语言：我成了警局常客 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted No romance pairing + cute animals + a deathly aura + fiercely protective Sui Nuan, a wealthy, beautiful young lady who transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder lovesick fool, dumps her boyfriend, who’d been living off her while taking advantage of her, then turns around and buys the top-of-the-line fishing gear she’d dreamed of owning in her previous life. Excitedly, she devotes herself to her lifelong passion: fishing. What’s a man, anyway? Nothing beats the thrill of catching a huge fish y 49.1kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
30. 180 转 Reborn as a Witch: A Six-Year-Old Civil Servant at Bureau 749 转生成巫：六岁749局当公务员 A Guest in My Dreams梦里身似客Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Spiritual qi revival] [Summoning Nezha with a Nuo mask] [Supernatural ghosts and monsters] [Rural period setting] [749 Bureau] [No CP] [Cute child daily life] [Genius] The 749 Bureau's files record: Chu Zhaoyang, nickname Zhaozhao, codename "Sun," was a spirit child personally requested by her mother from the Lady of Wanshan. At birth, she killed a ghost born from childbirth. At six, she sacrificed her "Shishu" and awakened her abilities, becoming a "Wu." She has a magical treasure, 3.6kReads8.2Score443Shelves

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    This book is funny, and it has a plot!

31. 181 萤 A World of Fireflies 萤萤众生 Xiao Xu小叙Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I had an accident and nearly died. Everything I saw and felt was horrifying, and I could only keep company with bad luck. But I swore a solemn oath: I would not fail Heaven and Earth or my parents, nor harm my friends and family. I would hurt only myself, devote myself to goodness, and hold fast to sincerity! From then on, I walked between the realms of yin and yang, sought a master and learned the Dao, awakened my spiritual senses, and slew demons and evil spirits... I fear 8.1kReads9.2Score779Shelves

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    Just wait and see, they'll all remain silent.

32. 182 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
33. 183 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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    Both the male and female leads are Taoist priests.

34. 184 龙 Dragon Scales Covering the Bed [Mystery] 龙鳞满床「悬疑」 Yi Bu宜步Mystery389k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel] My name is Ning Xi. I was an abandoned baby my mother found by a creek. The centenarian old shamaness who lives on Toukan Mountain read my bones and declared that I was the Dragon King's daughter. I thought it was just superstition. Dragons and Dragon Kings don't exist. I'm a firm materialist, after all. But on the day of my college entrance exams, I saw a red carp turn into a dragon right before my eyes… 1.9kReads9.1Score272Shelves

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    The female lead is not a Taoist priest, but her boyfriend is.

35. 185 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    A female protagonist cultivating immortality; the heroine is both lucid and insane in the mortal world; a small ensemble cast; a main plot; many foreshadowing elements and a long, detailed storyline [thumbs up]. It doesn't feel like a clichéd story. 🔥 A highly rated book.

36. 186 嫁 Marry a Ghost Husband, Subdue a Hundred Spirits 嫁鬼夫，镇百诡 I Just Want to Live Forever我就是要长生Fantastical Romance657k WordsOngoing [Supernatural] [Ghost Hunting] [Devoted Husband] [Growing Female Lead] [Mutually Faithful] The rating just opened. It should go up later... Proud, reclusive Ghost Emperor Di Jun Xuanming × Chen Xuanqing, a cool and aloof girl born from a corpse The prequel, The Ghost Wedding on the Fifteenth Night of the Seventh Month, is complete. I was born in a coffin, a corpse-born girl whom everyone shunned. My birth mother was kidnapped and sold after her lover's scheming, then died horribly in a mass grav 18kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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    New book, the female lead is very capable, not a saint.

37. 187 糊 A Washed-Up Star Dabbles in the Occult, and the Entire Entertainment Industry Drops to Its Knees 糊咖搞玄学，全娱乐圈滑跪 One Three Yi一三乙Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Reborn + Metaphysics + Gossip + Showbiz] The heir to a family of metaphysics practitioners came back from the dead and found herself in the body of a universally loathed, washed-up nobody from the lowest ranks of showbiz. Jiang Qie decided to make the best of her new life and stay in the entertainment industry, where money and influence ran rampant. Acting, variety shows, and livestreams were all secondary. Her real goal was to revive metaphysics in this new world, while giving net 4.3kReads8.9Score645Shelves
38. 188 玄 The Metaphysics Master Is Reborn, Amassing Merit and Getting Rich Along the Way 玄学大佬重生，积攒功德顺便暴富 Xiqingya溪晴呀Modern Romance821k WordsOngoing Metaphysics + fortune-telling + feng shui + no romance + soul reborn in another world Yun Qiao, Daoist name Qiao Xuan, was the youngest direct disciple of the master of Yunmiao Temple. A hundred years later, her elders had all either passed away or ascended, leaving her, the youngest, as the temple’s sole elder, in charge of its affairs. The seals on the demons loosened one after another, and they launched an attack on humanity, killing countless people. As the most powerful cultivator of her ti 36.7kReads8.6Score4.6kShelves

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    Everything meets your requirements.

39. 189 养 Nurture an Yin Bone, Marry a Snake Immortal 养阴骨，嫁蛇仙 Song of Resentment歌怨Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Feng shui, fortune-telling, ghost marriage, adventure, tomb raiding, devoted to each other] I slept inside a clay statue of the Bodhisattva from childhood, growing up on the incense offerings. But the Bodhisattva at home began to look more and more like me. Grandfather said I had to cultivate into a living Bodhisattva, transform into a prostitute, and save all living beings before I could wash away my sins. Then one night, a strange man arrived with a pair of spirits, one dressed in red and one 4.3kReads9.3Score689Shelves

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    This! This! This! Is really perfect for watching at night 👀

40. 190 恐 Horror Tales: I Can Talk to the Supernatural 恐怖怪谈：我能与诡异对话 Sunflower in the Garden园中葵Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted “Welcome to the Yin-Yang General Store. Here you’ll find one-of-a-kind goods and enjoy extraordinary service…” I run an yin-yang general store and work as a full-time spirit walker. Spirits come and go, and in the pitch-black night, I deal in things I can’t talk about. Then one day, a strange customer dressed head to toe in red showed up, and that was when the truly terrifying things began… 180Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Live stream, encountering a ghost. Ghost-hunting Journey, no romantic pairing.

41. 191 算 I Use Fortune-Telling to Set Showbiz Straight. Who’s Crazier Than Me? 算卦整顿娱乐圈，还有谁能比我癫 Three Cups of Murky Wine三两浊酒Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted [No romance + occult arts + livestreaming + real and fake heiresses + goofy comedy] Occult prodigy Song Ning failed her tribulation and transmigrated into the body of an obscure actress who had died after being cyberbullied. Her family cast her aside and doted on their adopted daughter, her actor boyfriend coldly betrayed her, and the entire internet joined in the cyberbullying. To pay her agency’s enormous breach-of-contract fee and earn some merit, Song Ning started livestreaming fortune-telli 9.6kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
42. 192 恶 The Villainess Awakens! The Fallen Princess Joins the Paranormal Investigation Unit 恶女觉醒！亡国公主在灵异调查组 May the Fairy Live a Hundred Years仙女长命百岁Mystery188k WordsOngoing No romance + revenge + mysticism + ghost hunting + an overwhelmingly powerful female lead Meng Zhi, the fallen princess of the Dazhao Kingdom, is dug up two thousand years later along with her cat. Literally dug up. Still inside her coffin. Meng Zhi still remembers the day she woke up: the archaeological team’s earth-shattering screams nearly made her go deaf the moment she opened her eyes. Archaeologist: “Can you believe it? The TV show came true. This thing can come back to life?! Fine, then 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book perfectly fits the description of the female lead being a ghost-hunting master, the strongest in the entire book, with no romance, no ambiguity, and no female rivalry.

43. 193 鹿 Lu Ling Feng Shui Shop 鹿灵风水铺 Silent Worry不语忧Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted paranormal suspense + mild horror + one-on-one romance + episodic stories] Lu Ling is forced to take over the feng shui shop her father left her and shoulder the Lu family’s duty as spirit-contractors. Only after she starts taking on cases does she realize that people can be far more terrifying than ghosts. 7kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    They're all excellent works, I especially love the last one.

44. 194 下 Down the Mountain to Work as a Cleaner, the Metaphysics Master Shocks the World 下山做保洁，玄学大佬震惊全世界 Shu Xiaoning舒小宁Modern Romance177k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Live Streaming] [Leans Toward Traditional Fantasy] [Strong Female Lead Who Only Wants to Cultivate] [Ensemble Cast] [Mindless, Satisfying Power Fantasy] [Playing Weak to Outsmart the Strong] Also known as: I'm a Cultivation Master. What's Wrong with Being a Little Too Strong? Immortal Venerable Jian Ning fails to overcome her tribulation. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself reborn in a Taoist temple on Blue Star, where spiritual energy has run dry, as an orphan with no food 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all unromantic couples [smile]

45. 195 惊 What! The Little Princess of Tianji Sect Is Fortune-Telling at Her Stall Again 惊！天机门小公主又在摆摊算命 Qianxue's Dream千雪的梦Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted (No CP, no male lead) Yu Luo, young mistress of the Tianji Sect, was kicked down to the mortal world by her own father to gain experience. He left her with only a tenth of her magic. The moment she landed, a bolt of thunder struck her and gave her an explosive hairstyle. Hard up for money, she had no choice but to set up a fortune-telling stall at the market. Yu Luo: Old sir, have someone smash the furniture in your house and see what happens. Onlookers: Sir, your home renovation cost millions. 8.1kReads8.8Score1kShelves
46. 196 摆 Fortune-Telling at a Street Stall, One Gold Piece Per Reading 摆摊算命，一卦千金 Northeastern Cicada Nymph东北知了猴Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Episodic Stories + All Kinds of Gossip + No Romance] Ever since Song Ci got hit by something thrown from a high-rise, a whole lot of knowledge suddenly appeared in his mind. Fortune-telling, face-reading, avoiding misfortune and attracting good luck, dispelling negative energy and boosting prosperity, attracting wealth, feng shui and geomancy… Everything he’d once thought mysterious and unfathomable came to him as if by instinct. From then on, a little 35.5kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
47. 197 小 The Unknown Star Is a Max-Level Heavenly Master 小糊咖是满级天师 Fallen Peach Blossoms in a Crimson Blur乱红桃落Modern Romance631k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + reborn + entertainment industry + powerful protagonist + no romance] Top-tier Celestial Master Jiang Si transmigrates into a book and becomes a low-tier celebrity hated by the entire internet. In the novel, the original Jiang Si accidentally offends the heroine, Xiang Zhiyi. She gets buried under a mountain of fabricated scandals, faces unprecedented online harassment, and eventually dies of a heart attack. Since she’s already here, Jiang Si makes the best of it. She returns to h 1.8kReads8.7Score185Shelves

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    She opened her eyes to destiny, transforming herself like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon in the game of life! Abandoned at the gates of an orphanage the day after her birth, Wu Yu's life began with bleakness. But while fate closed one door, it opened a window for her—from the moment she first opened her eyes in this world, she possessed an extraordinary ability: to see through the past and future of others. From then on, she wandered the world, traversing mountains and seas, encountering all sorts of people. In her eyes, the future trajectories of those people were clearly visible, like open pages of a book. However, in these all-seeing eyes, she could not see herself, nor the mysterious Ning Bo. He was an enviable figure, yet seemed to possess an invincible aura. Saving lives through face reading, accumulating wealth through good deeds—in this seemingly ordinary yet mysterious daily life, could Wu Yu break free from the shackles of her destiny? And what sparks would fly between her and Ning Bo? Come and unlock this fantastical and unknown adventure, and witness her path to triumph!

48. 198 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Dare to Mess with Me? Close the Door and Let the Ghosts In! 直播算命：敢惹我，关门，放鬼！ Little Money Jar钱罐罐儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Mysticism] [Livestreaming] [Fortune-Telling] [Ghost-Hunting] She, Su Ran, was the most esteemed master's most prized disciple in the world of mysticism. Just as she was about to win after three hundred rounds of battle with a toad demon, her soul transmigrated to another world and possessed a girl who had fallen into a sewer. Oh my God, could anyone have it worse than me? To make sure she had enough to eat every day, she took to fortune-telling livestreams to make a living. Three r 8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    I've listened to the whole thing, and I'm so reluctant to say goodbye! This novel is truly amazing! The author's writing is incredibly moving, and I really hope there will be a sequel. I haven't had enough!

49. 199 城 The City God’s Wedding 城隍娶亲记 In a Dream of Floating Flowers浮花梦里Mystery8k WordsCompleted The Tale of the City God’s Wedding —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 小 The Little Taoist Goes Down the Mountain and Clings to His Overpowered Senior Brother 小道士下山抱紧超雄师兄的大腿 In a Dream of Floating Flowers浮花梦里13k WordsCompleted The Little Taoist Goes Down the Mountain and Clings to His Super-Alpha Senior Brother —Reads—Score—Shelves

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