Any Books About Protagonists Who Raise Ghosts and Refine Corpses? 有没有主角养鬼炼尸的书？

1. 51 我 I Made a Pact with the Gods: Tomb Raiding and Gu Poison Made Me Rich! 我与神明画押，盗墓炼蛊发家！ Lord Buddha of the Nine Gates九门佛爷Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Su Jing transmigrates into a world that combines various tomb-raiding stories and awakens the Gu Master System from the start, refining the Spring and Autumn Cicada! Spring and Autumn Cicada: Wields the power of time and can turn it back within a limited area! He joins the Iron Triangle in Worm Valley to seek out exotic insects and beasts. Blood-Draining Dragon Boa Gu! It can control blood mist, and anyone who touches it dies! Impervious to blades and bullets, fire and water! Blade-Winged Eagle 18.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
2. 52 我 I Become a Bandit in the Evil Spirit World 我在邪灵世界当山贼 Lonesome Hue“孤色”Eastern Fantasy402k WordsCompleted Night falls, and evil spirits and zombies run rampant. The people can only cower beneath their blankets, trembling. An ordinary bandit living in a mountain stronghold gains the power to fight the evil spirits, little by little, thanks to a mysterious mark on his chest. While others worry about how long it takes to cultivate, Jiang Chen has already had his cultivation speed increased twentyfold by the mysterious mark. While others can draw only one talisman a day, Jiang Chen can draw over a hundr 758Reads6.7Score101Shelves

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   This meets your requirements.

3. 53 诡 Strange Creatures: I Transmigrated Into a Paper Effigy Maker 诡怪：我穿越成了纸扎匠 That Year, That Summer, Those Cicadas那年那夏那蝉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural horrors + an uncanny family + play the pig to eat the tiger + behind-the-scenes scheming + an army of paper effigies] Su Yu wakes up to find he has transmigrated into a semi-industrialized world where supernatural horrors are part of everyday life. (It's roughly equivalent to the Republican era: big cities are bright and bustling, while villages are still stuck in ancient times.) Lost and alone, he is taken in by Uncle Seven, the owner of a paper effigy shop. During a supernatural 7.9kReads8.8Score732Shelves

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   This is super good. If you don't like harem anime, don't watch it. It uses paper as a source of power.

4. 54 无 Infinite Worlds: Raise Some Female Ghosts and Slay the Gods 无限世界，养点女诡斩神灵 May Everything Go Smoothly and Bring Good Fortune顺利发财幸运来Mystery285k WordsOngoing [Villain + Infinite Flow + Raising Eerie Creatures + Zombies + Sexy Uncle + Paradise + Slow Burn] Zhou Hao, the last surviving member of Hope Paradise, unexpectedly obtains the divine skill [Demon Breeding Ground]. He feeds himself to the eerie creatures, making female ghosts beg through their tears to be kept by him. Zombies, vengeful spirits, the undead, Lickers... one after another, they join his ranks, all becoming his adorable “little piglets.” Amid the frenzied pursuit of countless other P 5Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
6. 56 惊 Thriller: The Death Knight Is Actually Me? 惊悚：亡灵骑士竟是我自己？ Loves Apple Pie爱吃苹果派Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Survival + Brother Cheng] The horror game arrived. Yin Cheng, known as Brother Cheng. He awakened a special talent that raised monsters' favorability toward him. Then Yin Cheng realized that his horror game... seemed to be going completely off the rails! A towering ghost nurse begged Yin Cheng to give her an IV, holding out her drip bag; a graceful, aristocratic vampire countess refused to drink anyone's blood but Yin Cheng's; a shapeshifting painted-skin ghost chased him, begging 42.1kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
7. 57 诸 The Strongest Exorcist Police Officer in the Myriad Heavens 诸天之最强驱魔警察 Valley of Guixu归墟谷Mystery541k WordsCompleted Huang Yaozu is reborn in the body of the protagonist of The First Commandment. The ghosts here are terrifying: they possess people at the slightest provocation. Luckily, he can also transmigrate through the myriad worlds and learn Taoist arts to strengthen himself. He becomes a disciple of the Dragon-Tiger Sect, masters the Five Thunder Orthodox Method and learns the art of talismans. Using Hong Kong Island as his base, he gathers followers and subdues all kinds of monsters and spirits, offering 435Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   🌿1⃣️ (Hong Kong Ghost Stories Film Series) The protagonist obtains a multiverse transmigration system, initially transmigrating into the body of the protagonist of "The First Commandment." To gain protection, he continuously transmigrates through various Hong Kong ghost story films and novels [Note], including "Old Man in the Mountain Village," "Double Vision," "Tears of the Apocalypse," "The Witch," "The Night of Return," and "The Recruitment of a Gangster"! ✨Follow Donkey's book recommendations so you don't get lost! ✨

8. 58 从 From Minor Unorthodox Cultivator to Primordial Spirit Dao Lord 从旁门小修到元神道君 Miao Eats Fish媌吃鱼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist + ordinary mortal's journey + ruthless style + Immortal Gourd style + Deep Blue stat boosts + decisive and merciless + cautious cultivation + unorthodox methods + steady and prudent + cultivation + Daoist priest + Strange Tales + longevity + Primordial Spirit] In an immortal world, what could be better than being a young Daoist who admires beautiful women, loves flying swords, raises venomous insects, draws talismans, refines pills, and enjoys a long, carefree life? Unfo 15.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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   Raising five ghosts, forging bones into weapons, the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer, the Five Elements Yin Magic, possession by the five ghosts, and the ability to enter and exit the netherworld.

9. 59 港 Hong Kong Horror: Starting with Mr. Vampire 港诡：从僵尸先生开始 Brilliant August Sun八月灿阳Mystery358k WordsCompleted An ambitious young man from the twenty-first century accidentally transmigrates to Hong Kong in 1998. Wrongfully accused, he is unjustly sent to prison. There, he activates a System and is sent to the world of Mr. Vampire, beginning a completely new life he has never experienced before. 67Reads5.6Score—Shelves
10. 60 港 Hong Kong Films: I Can See Vicious Ghosts, but I'm Not Afraid at All 港片：能看见猛鬼，我丝毫不慌 The Sun Rises in the East~I Am Invincible日出东东~唯我不败Mystery196k WordsCompleted Qin Feng transmigrates into the world of Hong Kong ghost films and is forced to become the famous exorcist Uncle Lin Jiu’s first disciple. They had agreed he would complete his training and graduate after three years. But after three years, he was forced to train for another three, making six years in total. The moment he graduated, Uncle Lin Jiu passed away. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Qin Feng prepares to leave the underworld and live in seclusion, only to learn the truth behind Uncle Lin J 38Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 人 Practicing Heretical Arts on the Unorthodox Path, I Refine Longevity with the Dao Fruit 人在旁门修邪术，我以道果炼长生 Miao Eats Fish媌吃鱼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + Xian Hu Style + Unorthodox Cultivation + Taoist Style + Strange Tales Style + Primordial Spirit Cultivation + Ruthless and Decisive + Steady Cultivation] Thanks for asking. I’m in the unorthodox cultivation world, and spiritual energy is running dry. Taoists herd the masses, devour souls to refine qi, and great cultivators treat their disciples like sheep. The land is steeped in blood and filth. Young Jing Yuan is an aspiring cultivator who dreams of flying swords, spirit p 35.5kReads7.7Score3.7kShelves
12. 62 长 Immortal and Undying: A God-Slaying Executioner in Another World 长生不死：在异界当刽子手斩神魔 Young Master Xiao Yi小乙官人Eastern Fantasy858k WordsCompleted (Fantasy + Immortality + Transmigrate + Executioner + Pets + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Keep a Low Profile and Grow Stronger + Ruthless and Cunning) After Xu Xuan transmigrates, he awakens the Qi and Blood Orb, which lets him steal lifespans by killing people and live forever. Born into a family of executioners, he wields a ghost-head executioner's blade: publicly, he beheads evildoers; in secret, he slays demons and fiends, gods and devils. All for the sake of eternal life and a clear cons 7.9kReads8.5Score506Shelves

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    Immortality, achieved only through unorthodox methods, and escaping the karmic entanglements [laughing and crying emoji]

13. 63 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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    ①🌕Even before I was born, I was mired in scheming, possessing all five negative traits, naturally attracting vengeful spirits. A knowledgeable person predicted I wouldn't live past seven and would be raised as a blood-stained ghost after death. My grandmother, to save me, arranged a child bride for me, finally allowing me peace. Having always been submissive, my life was completely changed by my grandmother's murder. Ignoring karmic retribution, I inherited the profession of raising ghosts, vowing to send all the murderers to hell.

14. 64 全 Everyone Raises Ghosts to Survive: This Female Ghost of Mine Is Not Right! 全民养鬼求生：我这女鬼不对劲！ Bai Gui Shu白归书Sports162k WordsOngoing [Everyone Transmigrates] [Survival] [Cultivation] [System] [Eerie] [Farming] [No Saintly Hero] [Not Invincible] A little wooden house and a ghost from the start When he woke up, all of humanity had transmigrated to a world full of eerie creatures. Everyone started from zero, and as the System's notification sounded, a companion ghost appeared beside each person. This world is full of eerie creatures, but humans cannot kill them. Only ghosts can kill ghosts! The daytime belongs to humans, while —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 红 A Red-Clad Female Ghost Knocks to Claim My Life. I Open the Door, Thrilled 红衣女鬼敲门索命，开门我兴奋了 Lord Buddha of the Nine Gates九门佛爷Mystery636k WordsCompleted The red moon rises! Ghostly energy returns! In the middle of the night, someone keeps knocking on the door of the campus beauty next door. Ning Chen curses in vain, then opens his door and steps out. To his surprise, a red-clad female ghost is knocking to claim the beauty’s life. Luckily, he activates the Supernatural Choice System. 1. Pretend you didn’t see her, go back inside, and lock the door tight, letting the red-clad female ghost claim the beauty’s life! Reward: a ghost-repelling constitu 7.2kReads8.9Score571Shelves
16. 66 恐 Horror Deduction: From the Start, I Become an Evil Ghost-Raiser 恐怖推演：开局成为养鬼邪修 Durian Who Loves Strawberries吃草莓的榴莲Mystery118k WordsOngoing [Thriller] + [Mystery] + [System] + [Everyone Is Smart] The human heart is unfathomable, and ghosts speak nothing but lies. Characters in the story, remember what I’m about to tell you: If you can’t trust people, trust the ghosts. Ghost cultivators don’t betray you; they only turn on you. Every investigation is terrifying and dangerous. Do your best to uncover the truth, and don’t let the ghosts rob you of yourself. After all, cultivation techniques are neither righteous nor evil. It all depends 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 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
18. 68 全 Global Dungeons: Support Class? I'm Just a Little Too Strong 全民副本：辅助系？我亿点点强 Drunk on Your Heart君心独醉Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted As planes fall and overlap, the world's rules are turned upside down. Monsters run rampant, and the rules are rewritten. [Global Class Change]+ [Myriad Worlds Dungeons]? Su Yun glances at his geomancer class, deemed the weakest in the world, and can only tug at the corner of his mouth. Have you heard of that name? His name is Uncle Jiu. He once went by the Taoist name Yimei, called himself the Hermit of the Thatched Cottage, and also used the alias Mao Xiaofang. The world knows him as the Taoist 5.1kReads8.4Score391Shelves

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    Corpse refining...

19. 69 港 Hong Kong Noir, Uncle Jiu's World: Marrying Ren Tingting from the Start 港综九叔世界：开局迎娶任婷婷 Cat-Loving Mouse No. 2爱猫的老鼠2号Eastern Fantasy525k WordsCompleted Hong Kong action films + supernatural anthology + Uncle Jiu + multiple heroines + System + female ghosts. Lu Hao begins cultivating in Uncle Jiu’s world and, with the help of the System, rises to the pinnacle of life. He has everything: magical arts, immortality, and beautiful companions. Lu Hao won’t let a single thing pass him by. 4.5kReads6.8Score303Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to the world of Uncle Nine and begins his cultivation journey. He seeks immortality through Taoist magic, encounters beautiful women, and alluring female ghosts—he can't miss a thing!

20. 70 骷 The Skeleton King's Expedition 骷髅王的远征 Plain Dan Dan Noodles素燃面Eastern Fantasy216k WordsCompleted This is an imaginative story meant to offer something fresh. I'm working hard to improve my writing and pacing. The first few chapters have quite a few issues since this is my first book. I also care a lot about logic, so there's a lot of explaining. I believe the best stories should be like the Chinese animated shows we watched as kids: fun, but also leaving you with something to think about. I'm trying to live up to that kind of work, and I hope you'll come away with something too, so your tim 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Forget about raising corpses and training ghosts; the protagonist is a ghost himself, and his subordinates include all sorts of demons and monsters besides regular demons. The main thing is that the characters and plot aren't mindless, and the battle scenes are very well-depicted.

21. 71 魔 Immortality in the Demonic Sect: A Fated Bond with a Spirit Corpse Immortal 魔门长生之灵尸仙缘 Night Whispers, Mortal Voices夜语凡声Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xuanqing accidentally entered a demonic sect, only to discover that it was nothing like the brutal place of legend. From then on, he refined spirit corpses, sought immortality, and cultivated the sword. A thousand years later, he looked back, having reached the pinnacle. No matter how chaotic the Azure Heavens or shattered the Yellow Earth, all things mourn with the changing seasons! Loneliness like falling snow! My heart endures forever. 837Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Not bad.

22. 72 黑 Dark Strange Tales: I'm a Demon NPC, So What If I'm a Little Ruthless? 黑聊斋：我是妖人NPC狠点咋了 Before and After前后Eastern Fantasy549k WordsOngoing Black Strange Tales is a dark, eerie, and terrifying cultivation game. It features martial arts masters like Left Thousand Households, as well as monsters and demons like the Black Mountain Old Demon and Nie Xiaoqian. Ji Chang transmigrates into a demon-ravaged, perilous game world and becomes a scholar in the Great Yu Dynasty. He's also the only Strange-Tale Investigator. Every time he verifies a bizarre tale or records an unusual incident, he gains a supernatural ability or spell. With the pow 4.9kReads8.9Score317Shelves

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    The pinnacle of demonic cultivation literature

23. 73 赶 The Corpse-Driving Inn: Taking the Iron Triangle on a Corpse-Driving Run 赶尸客栈，带着铁三角去赶尸 I Don't Want to Be a Graphic Designer不想做美工Mystery786k WordsCompleted Qin Feng transmigrates into a tomb-raiding world, intending to explore tombs, but accidentally activates the Corpse-Driving Inn System. Just as the ten-year agreement comes to an end, the Iron Triangle reunites. Qin Feng decides to take the Iron Triangle corpse-driving! Fatty: "Hey, Third Master? Got a tomb job? Forget that, why raid tombs when driving corpses is so much better?" Wu Xie: "Making paper effigies is an art, especially when you're making women!" Xiao Ge: "I don't know those guys. I 1.8kReads8.5Score240Shelves

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    The first book has a simple yet ingenious plot that is captivating. The second book is more of a tomb raiding/fan fiction. [Facepalm]

24. 74 僵 The Zombie Scholar: From the Start, I Enlightened Su Daji 僵尸书生，开局点化苏妲己 Qi Shi Niu气食牛Eastern Fantasy228k WordsOngoing After transmigrating as a scholar in ancient times, he offended a foreign missionary and was killed by the county magistrate, then buried in a mass grave. Fortunately, he had once saved a little fox spirit. The fox, attuned to the supernatural, came to repay his kindness. It secretly turned him into a jiangshi, awakening his destiny-gifting talent, which allowed him to bestow fated destinies and fortunes on others. Under his guidance, the little fox spirit awakened the Daji destiny: a nine-taile 58Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    The main character is a zombie, and he also keeps vampires, fox spirits, and snake spirits.

25. 75 魔 The Demon Returns 魔归 Li Han厉寒Eastern Fantasy546k WordsOngoing Mortal + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead (but there are women) + Corpse Refining + Ghost Commanding + Demonic Cultivation … How does human nature change, and how is it preserved, in a cruel environment? Does the distinction between good and evil lie in power itself, or in the purpose of those who wield it? The conflict between survival and morality, and the choices it demands; the journey of revenge and the struggle to move beyond hatred. … All to recreate the cultivation world i 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "High IQ + Amazing + No System + Corpse Refining + Ghost Control" - The sofa is ready, come quickly! Superb concept, completely original, extremely novel plot, unparalleled twists and turns, breathtaking, this pit is as deep as the sea!

26. 76 全 Everyone Tames Ghosts: From the Start, I Get an S-Rank Ghost King 全民御鬼：开局获得S级鬼王 A Fleeting Dream一瞬而逝的梦Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [One of the hottest supernatural novels of 2024] [No saintly protagonist] [No heroine or one heroine] [Satisfying power fantasy] After transmigrating to a parallel world where the supernatural has returned, Ye Chen finds it overrun with beasts and rampaging ghosts. Cities have fallen, and life is filled with despair. After more than a century of struggle, people have learned to use ghosts to fight ghosts. But before Ye Chen has even adjusted to his new surroundings, a female ghost sets her sight 1.3kReads6.3Score136Shelves

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    This is absolutely fantastic. The main character isn't a saint, and there's no harem; it's either a single female lead or no female lead at all.

27. 77 种 Growing Cursed Plants to Survive: Cultivating an Evil God After Reaping Death 种诡求生，从死亡丰收后种植邪神 Flower God Ye花神叶Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted [Unconventional farming, scavenging corpses, burying the dead to grow the strange, hardcore tomb building, slow burn, tons of female ghosts] Everyone transmigrated to a world of filthy soil, where they had to grow the strange to survive. Su Ye had always believed that you reap what you sow. He never expected that in this world of filthy soil, growing a ghost bride could give him a strange wife, while growing a ghost groom could give him a strange husband. Who could resist that kind of temptat 22.9kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
28. 78 我 I Cultivate Immortality by Raising Corpses and Farming 我靠炼尸种地成仙 Doesn't Eat Little Piggies不吃小猪猪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Corpse Refining]+ [Beast Taming]+ [Cultivation] The world of cultivation is perilous day and night. The four seasons have vanished, and calamities run rampant. Cultivators harbor spiritual energy within their bodies. If buried, their remains may be absorbed by plants and give rise to spiritual fruit; if eaten by beasts, they may give rise to strange creatures. And if a corpse is not handled properly, the erosion of the [Solar Eclipse] and [Lunar Eclipse] may even cause a terrifying anomaly to e 4.2kReads7.7Score357Shelves

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    The evil tyrant Zhao Shan is reborn in Hong Kong in the 1990s, only to find that it is still an era without law and order. He cannot follow the righteous path, nor can he follow the unorthodox path, so he can only continue to follow his evil ways.

29. 79 开 A Furnace from the Start, Slaying Gods Across the Heavens 开局一座炉，屠了满天神 King of the Southern Court南院大王Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted After an ancient war, all the worlds were reduced to ruins, the Great Dao withered, and the sages and immortals vanished. Li Ye, a man from the twenty-first century, transmigrates carrying the universe's most powerful weapon. He cultivates divine and demonic arts, forges an unparalleled divine body, and fights until no one in the world dares call themselves supreme... 8.3kReads7.7Score747Shelves

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    💙A sorcerer raises cats and controls insects, starting with alchemy. ①Transmigrating to a fantasy world, the protagonist joins a clan and unlocks the alchemy system. ②Faced with everything shattered, the protagonist wields the universe's most powerful weapon. However, this triggers the alchemy techniques within the Phoenix Furnace, thus embarking on a path of alchemy.

30. 80 鬼 Ghost Corpse Refining, Bearer of a Deadly Fate 鬼炼尸，背命人 Jie Yu界玉Mystery533k WordsCompleted Song Yuanqing is a former soldier. After leaving the military, he turned down a government-assigned job and chose instead to become an adventure tour guide. Because of the dangers of the profession, people like him are also called “edgewalkers,” meaning they are always walking on the brink of death. In just a few short years, Song Yuanqing has guided clients through the Amazon rainforest and into Lop Nur, the “Sea of Death.” He has also traversed the Bewitched Marsh of Wawu Mountain, known as th 2.2kReads9.3Score227Shelves
31. 81 末 Doomsday: I Refine Corpses into Gods, Starting by Digging Up the Campus Belle's Grave 末日：炼尸成神，开局刨校花坟墓 The Cat Whose Tail Got Stepped On踩了尾巴的猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse135k WordsOngoing The apocalypse arrives! Zombies roam within, and mutant beasts rise! Evil gods lurk without, and alien races descend! The entire world becomes a playground for gods and demons, and no one can escape unscathed. Su Cheng returns to before the apocalypse. To seize a sliver of hope and take control of his own fate, he resolutely injects himself with the virus, ushering in the dawn of evolution! He awakens an SSS-rank talent: Refine Corpses into Gods! To unlock the Skill System, he starts by digging 33Reads5.9Score—Shelves
32. 82 灵 Supernatural: I Start Refining Corpses in Western Hunan 灵异：从湘西开始炼尸 Drunk on Craftsmanship匠心之醉Mystery693k WordsCompleted Reincarnated as the least valued disciple, she has to do all sorts of chores every day, like catching centipedes to feed the chickens... But a rooster's blood, brimming with yang energy and spiritual power, can be used to draw Celestial Master talismans! 232Reads5.3Score—Shelves
33. 83 九 Uncle Nine: My Saber Skills Are Better Than My Swordsmanship 九叔：我的刀法比剑强 Little Fish Climbs a Tree小鱼上树Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No heroine] + [decisive and ruthless] + [character growth] Wen Hua’s soul transmigrates into Uncle Nine’s world, where he is reborn as a baby. Who could have guessed that he would encounter a supernatural incident as soon as he arrived? Fortunately, Uncle Nine saves him at the last moment. He and another baby are adopted by Uncle Nine and named Xu Wenhua and Xu Wencai. The moment Uncle Nine takes Wen Hua in as a disciple, Wen Hua awakens a Match-Three game golden finger. From then on, Wen Hua s 5kReads8.8Score285Shelves
34. 84 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    Song Yuanqing is a retired soldier. After leaving the army, he did not accept the job arranged by the government, but instead chose to become an adventure tour guide.

35. 85 妖 Monsters Run Rampant, and I, Invincible in This Age, Descend the Mountain to Save the World 妖魔横行，当世无敌的我下山救世 Looking Up at the Mountain, Listening to Snow仰山听雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Overpowered Protagonist] [Feel-Good Story] [Refined and Laid-Back] [Longevity] "There's too much negativity in society these days. The demons and monsters lurking in the cities will grow stronger. The world is already crawling with them, though people don't know it. One day, they'll erupt. On that day, everyone who has lost their faith will take it up again. They'll pray to Buddha, to God, to the immortals, begging them to save..." "Hold it, old man. That's only true if he hasn't come down from 33.8kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
36. 86 我 I'm Frighteningly Eerie 我诡异得令人发指 A Deer at Home家中一只鹿Eastern Fantasy236k WordsOngoing A memorial service from the Compendium of Forbidden Arts. At the top: In Memoriam. On the left: May your name be remembered for all ages. On the right: May you endure through eternity. In the middle: Memorial tablet for the spirit of ( ). Qin Fan: “Want me to fill in the blank for you?” I, clad in armor as sharp as hooks. I, with three thousand zhang of white hair. I, with eyes glowing green. I, wielding a zombie scepter and seated upon the throne of vengeful ghosts. The arts are never given 42Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The rating is a bit low, but it's really good. It's a dark story, and the protagonist is the kind of person who's evil to the core.

37. 87 道 Reborn in the Dao Realm 道界重生 Potato Acheng洋芋阿成Urban194k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, no System, corpse training, ghost raising, ghost cultivation After transmigrating, I was found by an old man who turned out to be a master. He took me in and taught me the Dao, but this wasn’t what I’d expected at all. He welcomes both Dao cultivators and ghost cultivators. Me, my master, Celestial Master Zhao, and my two ghost grand-uncles. My master asked my two ghost grand-uncles to protect me on my path of cultivation. That’s how my journey began. A little fun along the way. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one, this one, the protagonist raises ghosts and practices corpse cultivation.

38. 88 凡 Mortal, Blood-Path Demon Immortal 凡人，血道魔仙 Windwhisper Immortal风语仙Eastern Fantasy531k WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + no System + no heroine + demonic cultivator + ruthless and decisive] Homebody Xun Yong accidentally cuts his finger while fiddling with an unknown five-clawed dragon cauldron. He is inexplicably sucked inside and transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. There, he ends up a miserable slave, forced to go hungry every day and constantly bullied. It changes his outlook on life completely. After accidentally saving a demonic cultivator, he enters the Yinxu Temple and be 396Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    This novel features elements of demonic cultivation, including blood refining, ghost sails, and myriad soul sails. Later chapters will also introduce blood curses and blood witchcraft, guaranteeing to broaden your horizons.

39. 89 恐 Horror Game: The Female Ghost Fell for Me from the Start 恐怖游戏：开局女鬼爱上我 Buying Wine on a Cold Night寒夜沽酒Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing When Qi Feng entered a horror game, he discovered that the clues always helped him find the ghosts' weaknesses. And so, a villain was born in the world of ghosts. Faced with a ghostly young wife who was desperate to improve her son's grades, Qi Feng said, “Madam, I could tutor your son.” The ghostly young wife gave in. She even invited Qi Feng to be her son's private tutor. Faced with a ghost student who was determined to kill him, Qi Feng said, “I know all about you and Lili...” And when he saw 6.4kReads9.2Score678Shelves

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    It's really beautiful! [Note]

40. 90 控 The Immortal Dynasty of Corpse Controllers 控尸仙朝 Thirty-Eight Leaves三十八叶Eastern Fantasy702k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + power struggles + corpse control and leveling up + corpse refining + patience + dark fantasy] Legend has it that in ancient times, there was once a Corpse Emperor. He commanded a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with a million corpse soldiers under his banner. Wherever they went, no living thing remained. The Heavenly Dao punished him, and the art was erased completely, vanishing for ten thousand years. No one could have imagined that it would return to the world. Fewer still c 2.3kReads—Score353Shelves

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    One of the pinnacle works in the corpse cultivation genre, the corpse cultivation system is written with exceptional professionalism, making it a very enjoyable read.

41. 91 末 Apocalyptic Evil Cultivator, SSS-Rank Opportunity from the Start 末世邪修，开局SSS级机缘 Ah Hai Loves Potato Shreds爱吃洋芋丝的阿海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse231k WordsOngoing Reborn + stockpiling supplies + emotions set ablaze + decisive and ruthless + mass-army style + contrasting maid + System rankings + almost invincible. Zhao Fusheng is reborn ten years in the past, on the eve of the zombie outbreak and spiritual tide on Blue Star. He rushes to Maoshan and enters an ancient tomb ahead of time, snatching someone else's SSS-grade cultivator opportunity. (If you've read the first twenty or thirty chapters, don't stop there. It gets even better later.) (The three of 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Corpse refiner, soul collector.

42. 92 惊 Terror Descends: This Big Brother Is a Little Too Powerful! 惊悚降临：这个大哥有亿点猛！ Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Xuanbei, nicknamed Dizang, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel universe where the supernatural has descended. With the Ten Yama Kings tattooed across his body and a massive reaper’s scythe slung over his shoulder, Chen Xuanbei declares, “Sorry, everyone. I’m claiming this territory!” The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “Hello, police? Someone sewed my mouth shut! Yes, they threw away my scissors too!” Sadako: “Hello, city management? Someone blocked up my well with concrete. I can’t get home!” Han 27.7kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend this ghost-raising novel! The protagonist unexpectedly gains the ability to see ghosts and adopts an adorable little ghost. Together, the human and the ghost explore haunted houses, break curses, and navigate the perilous worlds of the living and the dead. The plot is full of twists and turns, blending horror and heartwarming moments, making it impossible to put down!

43. 93 双 I Travel Between Two Strange Worlds, But I'm a Ghost Cultivator! 双穿诡异世界，可我是鬼修啊！ A Xing Zai阿星仔Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhao transmigrated into a cultivation world and accidentally joined a sect of ghost cultivators. Everyone in the sect was wicked. Jiang Zhao spent every day treading carefully, as if walking on thin ice. Fortunately, at a critical moment, he awakened his golden finger. He obtained a portal that let him travel between worlds, linking his own to one where the paranormal was running rampant. That world was crawling with supernatural entities. Refine one D-rank entity, and your cultivation bre 19.3kReads8.3Score2kShelves
44. 94 血 The Blood-Binding Corpse Scripture 血引尸经 Long Yuan龙渊Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted The world of Changbai’s demons, home to the northern immortals. I was just an ordinary village boy from Changbai Mountain until I accidentally obtained the strange books Blood Guide to the Corpse and Soul-Eating Blood Eyes. I wanted to save people, yet somehow I was always killing them. My father’s bizarre sect legacy, the thousand-year secrets of the Twelve Strange Sects, the shadowy depths of the Tomb That Moves Mountains. Just how many plots and mysteries are hidden all around me? The bronze 1.2kReads8.8Score158Shelves

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45. 95 凡 Mortal, I Build Immortality on Bones and Ashes! 凡人，尸骸枯骨筑长生！ Guest Beneath the Moon月下客官Xianxia1.0M WordsCompleted Slow-burn mortal cultivation + sword cultivator + both righteous and wicked + one female lead + lightning arts + ruthless and merciless Starting on a small island, he enters a sect and endures humiliation as he schemes to seize his senior brother’s supreme treasure, beginning a new journey of cultivation. Only by struggling against others, demons, and himself can he stand out among countless cultivators and reach a higher realm. 959Reads7.7Score101Shelves

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    The protagonist has a monster that is a combination of a demon, a ghost, and a corpse. This book is a slow burn, but those who like this kind of story can check it out.

46. 96 与 Entering the Way with Ghosts 与鬼入道 Ben Mu本牧Eastern Fantasy113k WordsOngoing I let you down! Are you sure you want to leave me? Yun Zixuan, the Daoist Ghost, was born with a sword physique. With a single sword, he can unleash an endless stream of power, cleave through planes, and reverse the flow of time. He seeks to defy the Heavenly Dao and destroy everything, all to find your trail. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern-day Dharma-ending Age Cultivation: Raising Ghosts

47. 97 家 Clan Cultivation: I Am the Clan's Guardian Spirit Beast 家族修仙：我为镇族灵兽 Toward the North Sea朝北海Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mythical beast story, no human transformation, no romance, ensemble family saga] Reborn as a Blackwater Mystic Serpent named Mo Xuan, he gains a Clan Guardian Spirit Beast System and forms a bond with the Zhou family patriarch. He becomes the Zhou family's guardian spirit beast, and from then on, their fortunes rise and fall together. As the family gradually grows stronger, Mo Xuan also becomes one of the most powerful beings, and the name of the Zhou beast-taming family eventually resounds thr 35.2kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
48. 98 九 Uncle Nine: Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Smoking Black! 九叔：你这人皇帆，怎么冒黑烟！ The Ma Clan VS Picking Chrysanthemums Beneath the Eastern Fence马氏VS采菊东篱下Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted You raise ghosts and refine corpses, and you tell me you're from the Maoshan Sect? Su Jun stared at his cheap master in shock, his face full of disbelief. His eyes seemed to say, Are you messing with me? Master: “Wild Maoshan is still Maoshan!” After transmigrating into Uncle Nine's world, he becomes the disciple of a villainous feng shui master. The feng shui master plots against him, making him a cannon fodder pawn in the scheme to take down Uncle Nine. See how Su Jun defies fate and changes h 136Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Evil cultivation, corpse refining and ghost raising

49. 99 灵 The Spirit Child Returns 灵婴归来 A Blade Beneath the Moon月下一把刀Mystery153k WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural] [No System] [Talismans and Daoist Arts] Marry a Ghost Wife, Refine a Spirit Infant Liu Qianfeng had never known a woman's touch. Then one night, he suddenly found himself with a biological daughter. She was clever, adorable, and well-behaved. Later, Liu Qianfeng discovered that the girl was actually a spirit infant, and had been dead for a very long time... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist's daughter is a zombie, and his wife is a demon. Does this fit the description?

50. 100 灵 Spirit Corpse 灵尸 Moyin Mountain墨隐山Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A newly ascended zombie god was slain by the combined forces of the four great sects. Filled with resentment, the Corpse God cast a curse before dying. From then on, every corpse in the world would become a zombie, and the world was overrun by the undead. 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is a zombie, and his sect controls corpses. There's a sect that controls ghosts that's at odds with the protagonist's sect.

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