Taoist Fiction Only. No Non-Taoist Stories 道家小说，不是道家的不要

1. 201 小 A Young Boy's Life of Cultivation 小小少年修道生活 An Idle Fellow一个闲散的汉子Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (The jianghu is never far away! See you again!) When he was just a little boy of three, an accident gave him the memories and legacy of an adult cultivator. Life in the 1990s is a happy one: his elders dote on him, and he has his own cultivation heritage to follow. A laid-back slice-of-life story... Easygoing, a little funny, and no over-the-top characters... This is only a blurb. Please read the story itself! 6.1kReads7.6Score389Shelves

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   This is acceptable.

2. 202 让 You Were Told to Summon a God, So Why Did You Summon the Founding Patriarch? 让你请神，你把祖师爷请出来了？ Watermelon and Coconut西瓜生椰Urban335k WordsCompleted [This work is entirely fictional and set in a parallel world. It has no connection to real life!] The man standing before you is the Great Virtuous Teacher, the General of Heaven, a native of Julu in Jizhou during the Eastern Han Dynasty, leader of the Yellow Turban Army peasant uprising at the end of the Eastern Han, founder of the Way of Great Peace, and the man who brought the Eastern Han to an end. Heaven is dead; the Yellow Heaven shall rise. In the Year of Jiazi, there shall be great fortu 1.1kReads5.4Score160Shelves

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   I don't know exactly which category it belongs to, but... Feel free to read whatever you like, but I highly recommend the one about transmigrating into Xuan Du: "Primordial Era: I am Xuan Du, the One Who Will Bury the Demon Race."

3. 203 张 Zhang Shan's Journey to Immortality 张山的修仙之旅 Purple Ginseng Fruit紫参果Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The physician Zhang Shan is reborn in a farmhouse in the spring of 1962. He hunts, supports his family, practices medicine, and goes into business. By chance, he enters a lost prehistoric world and encounters the mysterious Smurfs, sea demons, dragons, elf folk, high-level cultivators, and more. I already have over 300 chapters written ahead. It's a long, heartwarming, and wonderful story. What could be better than sitting down with a cup of tea and taking your time to enjoy a good book? My new 351Reads6.0Score100Shelves

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   I recommend a pure Taoist cultivation novel, which is already completed. It includes stories of hunting, searching for the roots of prehistoric Taoism, martial arts training, and cultivation in another world. Feel free to add it to your collection if you like!

4. 204 停 Working Part-Time at the Morgue, I Carried Out My Ex-Girlfriend? 停尸房兼职，搬出了前女友？ A Flower Flying on a Leaf一叶飞花Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing The Dao has both civil and martial paths. The martial path: uphold the law and slay demons. The civil path: read faces and understand the world. I am Jiang Rui, skilled in both. You can call me Handsome, or you can call me Ah Zu. Passerby: “Master Jiang, I think I’ve been haunted. Please, you have to save me!” Jiang Rui smiles calmly. “Come on, there’s no such thing as ghosts.” As he speaks, he discreetly pinches a yellow talisman between his fingers. Passerby: “Master Jiang, can you find a feng 21.5kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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   I won't go into any further praise, but this novel is definitely one of the best I've ever read.

5. 205 一 The Outcast: Prove the Way Through Medicine? First, I’ll Take Down Bi Lian! 一人：以医证道？先拿碧莲开刀！ Strange Clouds Form a Peak奇云已成峰Male-Channel Fanfiction298k WordsCompleted Lin Yu accidentally transmigrates to a world of the extraordinary, becoming the last disciple of Wang Zhongzi, a master of traditional medicine. After years of hard work, he finally surpasses his master. Only then does the System arrive, fashionably late. All he has to do is treat and save people to earn rewards. Lin Yu is left speechless. He's already the greatest master of traditional medicine in the Long Kingdom. There's no doctor better than him anywhere in the country, and now the System sh 541Reads5.5Score—Shelves
6. 206 只 Kill, Don’t Save! A True Huang Chao Has Emerged from the Celestial Masters’ Mansion 只杀不渡！天师府出了个真黄巢 Meng Liangqi孟良柒Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [A One-Punch Man fanfic, System, lighthearted comedy, invincible protagonist, no female lead, ruthless, righteous to a fault, no redemption arc for Xia He...] Zhang Xuanxiao transmigrates into the world of One-Punch Man. His parents were killed by Quanxing when he was young, and he was lucky to survive. The Celestial Master takes him to Mount Longhu, where he becomes Zhang Lingyu’s senior fellow disciple... As a direct disciple of the Celestial Master, and driven by the loss of his parents, Zhan 84kReads8.3Score6.1kShelves
7. 207 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 981.4kReads9.4Score102.3kShelves

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   I've been following these two books. The first one was okay, but the second one felt a bit padded towards the end, though the plot was still good. I recommend everyone check it out.

8. 208 我 I Own a Longevity Temple 我有一座长生观 Lost and Unbothered迷茫无所谓Urban2.1M WordsCompleted I have a Longevity Temple, where one person and one temple keep an entire prison suppressed! But Li Changsheng is in a hurry. Before dying, his master somehow managed to rack up a huge debt. If he doesn't pay it back soon, even the Longevity Temple will be repossessed! Fortunately, the temple suppresses many great demons: a seductive bride ghost, a bewitchingly beautiful six-tailed fox demon, a hulking tiger demon... To pay off the debt as quickly as possible, Li Changsheng has no choice but to 13kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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   They are all Taoist.

9. 209 一 The Outcast: Wine Immortal System, Shocking the World of Outcasts! 一人：酒仙系统，震惊异人界！ Rooted and Sprouting有根有苗Male-Channel Fanfiction257k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoyao transmigrated into the world of extraordinary people and became a disciple of Mount Longhu. He thought he had an unbeatable start, but then he activated the Wine Immortal System. Every drink earns him wine energy. Once his wine energy is full, he receives a System reward. From the start, he drank all the wine on Mount Longhu and gained the ability to soar through the skies on a flying sword, stunning the entire world of extraordinary people. Feng Baobao: Look, an immortal! Lu Lingl 534Reads5.2Score—Shelves
10. 210 洪 Honghuang: Proving the Dao Through Medicine, I Am the Jie Sect’s Medicine Sage 洪荒：以药证道，吾乃截教药圣 Bring Me a White General来根白将Eastern Fantasy733k WordsCompleted Medical student Chen Long transmigrates to the Primordial World and sees all living beings suffering from disease. He practices medicine, prescribes remedies, and heals the sick. In the Great Wilderness, he earns renown as the Medicine Immortal, studies under Yunxiao, and joins the Jie Sect. During the Three Sovereigns era, his fame as the Medicine Immortal spreads throughout the world, and the Three Sovereigns benefit from his kindness. During the Investiture of the Gods, he is deified in the f 2.8kReads8.4Score205Shelves
11. 211 一 The Outcast: Cultivating Immortality Begins with Threefold Reversal 一人之下：修仙从逆生三重开始 The Boy Who Sells Radishes卖萝卜的男孩Male-Channel Fanfiction534k WordsOngoing [Revive Zuo Ruotong + revitalize the Three-One Sect + advance Threefold Reversal to the Ninth Layer + invincible + power fantasy + no female lead] When Zuo Ruotong of the Three-One Sect passes away, Si Chong and Cheng Zhen are killed, and the Three-One Sect is on the verge of extinction, the sect’s ancestor, who left twenty years ago, suddenly returns in force and begins a new sixty-year campaign to exterminate demons... 809Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Broadly speaking! Narrowly speaking! Concretely! Abstractly! They all belong to Taoism, right? [Thinking] Very reasonable [Smirking] Book One, Reversing Life Threefold, the orthodox Xuanmen! [Got it] Book Two, Jiejiao, reaching the highest heavens and the deepest hells, communicating with the dead and the white bones to understand life and death! Book Three, Celestial Master Fortune Telling, all in one hand! Book Four, Modern Little Taoist Priest, scrolling through his phone is normal, right? [Smirking]

12. 212 阴 Strange Yin-Yang Tales: A Half-Immortal’s Records 阴阳诡事：半仙诡录 Jian Kaitong简凯彤Mystery443k WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary supernatural story. It’s all about horror and suspense: no mindless power fantasy, just yin-yang taboos, the Grinning Fiend, the Ghost Bride’s Gown, eerie shadows in an ancient mansion, and the Mandarin Duck Pendant. If it’s not good, you can break my legs!!] There’s no shortage of bizarre happenings between the worlds of yin and yang. The Grinning Fiend: what unknowable resentment lies behind that sinister face? The thousand-year-old fox: what cunning schemes hide beneath h 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all

13. 213 道 Rust Spots on the Dao Marks 道痕锈斑 So It's Bai Shui Zhenren是白水真人哎Urban574k WordsCompleted This is an “ordinary person’s guide to cultivation” hidden inside a story. Beginning in a cave dwelling on the Loess Plateau, it uses the most down-to-earth struggles of survival to show how the Xuan Sect lives: no chasing flight or supernatural powers, just “tempering the heart amid the daily grind, and finding the Dao in life’s little details.” Follow the protagonist, Wang Xun, from his impoverished cave dwelling into the bizarre shadows of the city, and finally as he knocks on the door of the 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, written by the author based on his twenty years of spiritual practice, can be considered a guide to Taoist practice and is worth reading.

14. 214 怪 Tales of the Strange: What Kind of Taoist Priest Is So Devoid of Virtue? 怪谈：谁家道士五行缺德啊？ Mao Erbai毛二百Urban336k WordsCompleted (No heroine + hilarious + Taoist priest + eerie mysteries + urban legends + national destiny) A thick fog blankets the world, and the only way to clear it is to complete supernatural trials. After failing three trials in a row, the fourth one chooses Chen Yang to represent the Dragon Kingdom. But the moment Chen Yang enters the trial, he freezes. The good news: He draws a one-of-a-kind attack skill. Its power depends on a person's virtue: the more virtuous they are, the stronger the attack. The 2.2kReads8.4Score241Shelves
15. 215 封 Investiture of the Gods: A Path Forged from White Bones, I Am the Great Emperor Fengdu! 封神：白骨成道，吾为酆都大帝！ Mu Xiaodao Loves Red Date Milkshakes爱吃红枣奶昔的牧小刀Eastern Fantasy603k WordsCompleted Li Xuan transmigrates into Honghuang and becomes a sentient pile of bones beneath Skull Mountain. He becomes Shi Ji Niangniang’s disciple and awakens heaven-defying comprehension in the demonic path. The Investiture of the Gods is imminent, the Three Sects are splitting apart, and humanity is rising. These are truly turbulent times. [Your comprehension is heaven-defying. By meditating on the Shangqing Spirit Treasure Diagram, you suddenly grasp the Earth Immortal cultivation method suited to you 4.6kReads8.7Score265Shelves
16. 216 惊 The Deadly Taboos of Horror 惊悚死人禁忌 Jian Kaitong简凯彤Mystery172k WordsCompleted [Definitely not ordinary paranormal fiction. Focused on horror and suspense, not mindless wish fulfillment. Folk tales of the supernatural, ghost babies. If you don’t like it after reading, feel free to criticize it.] A mountain village shrouded in mystery is beset by one strange incident after another. A coffin that cannot be lifted at a funeral, children mysteriously drowning, and the question of why a water ghost has appeared. What truth lies behind the deaths? A baby’s anguished cries ring o 165Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Secret 黄帝秘藏 Chanting Sutras to Save Myself诵经渡己Mystery6.0M WordsOngoing With a blood-written deed on my body, I fought hungry dogs for food. In the bitter cold of winter, I was about to be beaten to death on the frozen ground, until someone stood before me and told me I was a dragon in the art of feng shui... 14.8kReads8.9Score592Shelves
18. 218 顶 The Top-Tier Star's Little Taoist Has Gone Viral! 顶流家的小妖道火啦！ Snow Covers the Peach Blossoms桃花雪满Two Male Leads205k WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued yet soft-hearted demon priest on the receiving end, paired with a cold top-tier star on the giving end. Jiang Qingyun is a rebellious young Taoist. Good or bad, he only wants to do as he pleases. Since he acts in ways that are neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, people in the underworld call him a demon priest. Gu Qingci is a cold top-tier star, handsome and wealthy, the dream man of countless girls. Jiang Qingyun thought he'd parted ways with his sworn enemy for good, ne 344Reads8.8Score101Shelves
19. 219 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
20. 220 九 Uncle Nine: I’m Lin Le, Nicknamed the One Who Clears Every Stage 九叔：我林乐，人送外号打通关 Red Lotus Sky Dance红莲天舞Mystery395k WordsCompleted (Uncle Nine + Taoist Priest + System + Nearly Invincible + Genius + Cultivation) My name is Lin Le. After waking from a nap, I found myself as the personal disciple of Taoist Priest Simu. Here, demons and monsters run rampant, warlords carve up the land, and all living beings can only survive in the cracks. Luckily, I can earn skill points by killing monsters. Lin Le quietly cultivates, progressing from [Shangqing Spirit Eyes] to [Lightning Thunder Fist], and from [Great Grotto Scripture] to [Gr 200Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Brothers, are these three books good enough? The first one is an urban fantasy, the second and third are fanfiction. Trust my judgment, you won't be disappointed. If you enjoy reading them, remember to come back and give me a like, or even follow me!

21. 221 一 The Outcast: I'm Just an Ordinary Wudang Taoist 一人之下：我只是个普通武当道士 It's Mo Chen, Ah Ah Ah是墨尘啊啊啊Anime Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted [Plot-focused] [Stays true to the original] [A few early setbacks] Yun Yan transmigrates to the world of The Outcast and becomes Wudang Mountain’s youngest martial uncle. After receiving instructions from a ridiculous System that promises to make him stronger if he brings honor to Wudang, he sets out on his own sixty-year campaign against evil. “So you’re the Four Savages, huh?” “So you’re the Two Heroes, huh?” “And you lot are the Ten Elders, right?” With Zhang Sanfeng’s personally taught Taiji 1.1kReads6.2Score—Shelves
22. 222 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 149.4kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves

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    ✨🔥This book is absolutely hilarious! The male protagonist, a Taoist priest, descends the mountain for training, and all sorts of outrageous things happen one after another. From bizarre scams like "seeking a child for a large sum of money" to "saving fallen women," they can walk right into these convincingly, yet the process is incredibly chaotic, full of blunders and laugh-out-loud moments.

23. 223 让 You Told Me to Guard a Run-Down Temple, So Why Am I Really Cultivating Immortality? 让你守破道观，你咋真修仙了？ I Love Kumquat Lemon Tea爱喝金桔柠檬Urban443k WordsOngoing After graduating from college, Liu Wansen inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. Six months later, pressed by poverty, he prepares to leave the mountain and return to secular life. Just then, he eats the System! Leave the mountain? Not a chance in hell! And so Liu Wansen begins a low-key, ordinary life of cultivation. “Holy crap, he can see ghosts?!” “My God, lotuses are blooming all over the pond in the middle of winter, and you still say you don’t know magic?” Just as everyone thinks he is mere 304.9kReads8.0Score39.8kShelves

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    It's really quite beautiful.

24. 224 西 Journey to the West: I, Taishang Laojun, Can Poison the Heavenly Dao to Death! 西游：我太上老君，能毒死天道！ Red Moon, Clear Clouds红月晴云Eastern Fantasy787k WordsCompleted The moment he opens his eyes, he has become Taishang Laojun, and then he binds to a System. With the System, he doesn't have to worry about being assimilated by Laojun's memories or forcibly absorbed by his true form, the Supreme Pure Sage. But the key thing is... I am a benevolent man who cares for the Three Realms, and the number-one alchemist in all the Three Realms. Why are you asking me to become a poison master? What? I can eventually poison the Heavenly Dao to death? Come on, System. Let' 13.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
25. 225 拜 I Became a Warlord in Republican-Era China After Studying Under Uncle Jiu 拜师九叔之我在民国当军阀 Sustainably Fishing the Pond Dry可持续性竭泽而渔Male-Channel Fanfiction829k WordsCompleted Transmigration + the Age of Declining Dharma + no System + warlords + Taoist cultivation See how an ordinary fan of zombie movies transmigrates to Republican-era China, a land ruled by warlords and crawling with demons. He puts his nine years of compulsory education and the social savvy he picked up through more than a decade of struggling at the bottom of society to use, becomes a disciple of Uncle Jiu, seeks opportunities in zombie movies, and cultivates the Immortal Dao in an age when spiritu 5.7kReads8.4Score301Shelves
26. 226 老 Ancestors, Stop Visiting Me in Dreams. I’ll Take You Back to the Classic of Mountains and Seas 老祖别托梦了，我带你们回山海经 Luo Ye Doesn't Want to Fall洛叶不想落Eastern Fantasy239k WordsOngoing At 37, Chen Yu loses his job in middle age, then successfully completes the grueling Didi, food-delivery, and parcel-delivery triathlon, earning himself a voucher for lumbar disc surgery. During the operation, he unexpectedly awakens his bloodline. Guided by his dreams, he begins traveling between Earth and the world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who's the best at a midlife comeback? Chen Yu is the strongest. He has fortuitous encounters while exploring ancient ruins, demonstrates his skills in urban cultivation, and achieves a high level of artistry while farming. Guided by a dream from his ancestor, he awakens after a herniated disc surgery, transforming from unemployed to a savior.

27. 227 洪 Honghuang: I Am Xuandu! Bringing About the Fall of the Wu and Yao 洪荒：吾乃玄都！葬送巫妖 A Little Little Turtle一只小小的乌龟Eastern Fantasy150k WordsOngoing I woke up to find that I had become Laozi's first disciple, Grand Master Xuandu. I'd just latched onto a Sage when the Witch-Slaying Sword incident happened. As the most powerful nobody around, I knew the path to becoming a Heavenly Dao Sage was already blocked, so I'd have to find another way... Looking at the densely packed demon army beneath Kunlun Mountain, Xuandu pulled out the Taiji Diagram and sneered. The Three Pure Ones' first disciple? No! I want to be the mastermind behind the Tri 7Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 每 My Daoist Cultivation Grows by a Year Every Day, Shocking the Old Heavenly Master! 每天增长一年道行，老天师惊了！ New Nightz新夜zUrban810k WordsOngoing [Purple-Robed Celestial Master] [Destiny of the Dao Ancestor] [Gains one year of cultivation every day] [Unmatched Taoist Arts] Zhang Chuyu transmigrated to a parallel world and became the Purple-Robed Celestial Master of Mount Longhu. One summer night, during the school holidays... Just as Zhang Chuyu was about to livestream a night-fishing adventure, an enchanted weasel suddenly wandered into the frame. It opened its mouth and asked whether he thought it looked more like an immortal or a god! 188.2kReads7.6Score21.2kShelves
29. 229 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 931Reads9.4Score128Shelves

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    This is an instruction manual about the universe. It has been banned four times due to its profound involvement in celestial secrets, and it may be banned again! Please read it quickly, or you'll miss out!

30. 230 道EN Notes from a Taoist Medicine Clinic 道医馆笔记 Ling An苓安Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [All plotlines in this book are fictional and included solely for the purposes of the story. They do not represent real-life views. Please keep that in mind and don't confuse fiction with reality.] After graduating with a master's degree from an ordinary university of traditional Chinese medicine, the protagonist didn't go to work at a hospital. Instead, they joined a Daoist medical clinic and began recording their encounters with strange and baffling illnesses. 248.1kReads9.5Score94.4kShelves

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    They're all pretty good.

31. 231 洪 Honghuang: Wholesale Immortal Pills, but You Didn’t Mention the Side Effects 洪荒：仙丹批发商，副作用你不说 Dummy and Cat笨比与猫Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the primordial world, he unexpectedly becomes the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir refined by Taiqing, coveted by every living creature in the land! Fortunately, he becomes Taiqing's disciple and awakens the Good Deeds System. Every elixir he makes becomes ten times more potent. Giving one to someone else earns him a random reward, but could also trigger a random side effect? Xuandu eats an elixir and turns into a little girl? Winged Immortal eats one, his wings grow ten times l 13.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
32. 232 女 Miss, This Little Taoist Doesn’t Want to Join Showbiz 女施主，小道我不想入娱乐圈 The Wind Blows, but the Rain Won't Wait风吹不等雨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday life + easygoing + king of punchlines + no cookie-cutter tropes = a completed two-million-word novel by an established author] Mo Yu was just a little Taoist priest on Feiyun Mountain. But fame has a mind of its own: he sat quietly on the mountain, and celebrities came streaming in from all over. A top-rated variety show was abruptly turned into a personal daily-life showcase for a little Taoist priest on a mountain. Mo Yu had hoped to live quietly on the mountain, becoming a master ph 2.2kReads8.0Score154Shelves

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    True Taoist priests have no system.

33. 233 人 A Historian in the Shang Dynasty: Even the Sages Call Me an Expert 人在殷商当史官，诸圣直呼内行 Wanderer on Heaven Street天街浪客Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [A Different Primordial World]+ [Overpowered System]+ [The Rise of Humanity]+ [Harming Heaven’s Way, But Not Wen He] After transmigrating to the Primordial World, Cheng Xu obtained a historian-selection System and pioneered a fourth option, becoming a historian for the Great Shang dynasty. Daji tries to bewitch King Zhou? I’ll snap Di Xin out of it in an instant, then use the Human Emperor Banner to capture the fox demon’s soul. Jiang Ziya wants to make a name for himself in Chaoge? I’ll snuff h 117Reads7.4Score108Shelves
34. 234 僵 Why Do Zombies Go Out of Their Way to Avoid Me? 僵尸见我绕道走，为啥 Mingze888888铭泽888888Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Lin Xiaojiu was granted reincarnation by the will of Heaven. In his previous life, he was Maoshan's greatest Celestial Master, who had reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao. Reborn in this life to cultivate anew, he's invincible from the start! Others go weak in the knees at the sight of ghosts. When he shows up, zombies turn and run, while evil spirits kneel and beg for mercy. “Zombie bros, don't run! I haven't exorcised you yet!” “Are there no evil spirits in this generation who can put up a 7.8kReads9.5Score780Shelves

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    Lin Xiaojiu, a Taoist priest from Maoshan, is the reincarnation of Master Yimei! Hilarious ghost-catching and zombie-fighting adventures! He just happened to be reincarnated and ended up in Northeast China [laughing][laughing][laughing] So funny!

35. 235 洪 Honghuang: Transformed from Divine Thunder, I Am the Eldest Disciple of the Xuanmen 洪荒：神雷化形，吾乃玄门大弟子 Ze Qiu择丘Eastern Fantasy369k WordsCompleted [No System + No Demonization of Hongjun + Turn Off Your Brain + No Female Lead] “Master, your Immortal Dao is certainly powerful, but it relies too much on talent. Is there a simpler yet stronger Dao you’d recommend?” “There is, my disciple, there is. There are ten other powerful Daos like that, all invincible in the prehistoric world today! When Time is absent, Space reigns supreme. When Fate is hidden, Cause and Effect wears the crown. Creation is unmatched, Reincarnation is infinite. The Five 1.3kReads8.4Score224Shelves
36. 236 青 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill 4.3kReads9.2Score700Shelves

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    This is a first-person account from a Taoist priest from Qingcheng Mountain, recounting his adventures with three fellow disciples to resolve paranormal events involving spirits, demons, and ghosts. There is no female lead or romantic subplot. The story is extremely detailed, with highly professional incantations and techniques. It also touches upon matters such as consecration, physical training for ordinary people, and incantation instruction. The veracity of this story is left to the reader to determine.

37. 237 紫 Purple Sun 紫阳 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing When the Hu invaded, he lost his family, his home, and his newlywed wife, who was taken from him. He searched for her across a thousand miles but failed to find her. Through a twist of fate, he embarked on the path of Shangqing cultivation. A pedantic scholar gained immortal arts, mastered the immortal way, saved the people, and brought order to the world. 7kReads9.2Score784Shelves

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    This is a very enjoyable novel series. The author's characters are vividly portrayed, and the author demonstrates a deep understanding of Taoist culture, which is the essence of Chinese culture, from which many things are derived. Secondly, I admire the author's profound understanding of human nature and philosophy. Those who don't understand it naturally won't understand, and even those who do still find it inexhaustible. The author's skill is truly profound; I've read several of their books, and while I wouldn't call them all masterpieces, they certainly don't pale in comparison to those superficial, sentimental works. Each book has given me insights and something to gain from reading them.

38. 238 洪 Honghuang: The Three Pure Ones' First Disciple Refuses to Split Up 洪荒：三清首徒，拒绝分家 Study Hard, d好好d学习Eastern Fantasy485k WordsOngoing Chen Xuan wakes up to find himself in the Primordial World, transformed into the supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the twelve-petaled Pure World White Lotus. The Dao Ancestor grants him a name, the Three Pure Ones accept him as their disciple, and he enjoys their protection, inherits the fortune of the Xuanmen, and becomes its first disciple! What? The Three Pure Ones are splitting up? Impossible! What? The Investiture of the Gods calamity? No such thing! Hongjun: “With Qing Xuan Zi in the Xuan 13.2kReads8.6Score972Shelves
39. 239 我 I Prove the Truth of Immortality Through the Eight Trigrams 我以八卦证真仙 Radish in the Twelfth Lunar Month腊月里的萝卜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted “Others cultivate techniques. I cultivate the Dao, a Dao of my own making!” Across three generations, ordinary people created the Eight Trigrams. Xu An spent his whole life as a village schoolteacher, only to learn at the end that he had three years left to live. Drunk and alone, he angrily berated cultivators for fighting with their magic. By chance, he obtained a cultivation manual. From then on, he completed the Eight Trigrams and entered the immortal sect. True immortals live high above the 3.3kReads9.0Score283Shelves

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    The first one is the best.

40. 240 漫 Wandering Through the Heavens 漫游诸天 Jin Zi Chen金紫辰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Starting in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, he becomes the young master of the Huashan Sect. Yue Yang only wants to lie low, grow stronger, and stay out of worldly affairs. But after being forced to step into the martial world, he discovers that there is nothing under heaven that a single sword cannot solve. He breaks through the shackles of heaven and earth, ascending higher and higher through low martial worlds, middle martial worlds, high martial worlds, immortal realms, Journey to 77.7kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
41. 241 残 Tattered Robe 残袍 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Urban1.5M WordsCompleted He lives in the war-torn Republic of China era. Though he possesses peerless mystical arts, he isn't a Taoist priest. He walks the line between good and evil, accompanied by an old cat that escaped from an ancient tomb. To be precise, it isn't a cat at all, but no one knows what it really is. 25.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
42. 242 一 The Master Diviner 一品神卜 The Original Taurus Fragment金牛断章本尊Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted “Master, my surname is Jiang, and my wife’s surname is Bao. Can you give my son a name people will remember right away?” Zhang Chu: “Jiang Zhe Hu Bao You!” “Master, my husband repairs lights. He’s been sleeping in the kitchen for two days and won’t get up. What should I do?” Zhang Chu: “That’s a good thing! You can start planning the funeral banquet.” “Master, I earn thirty thousand a month and give it all to my wife. My father is sick, but she won’t give me a cent. What should I do?” Zhang 18.3kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    These are the real masterpieces. Everything you recommend is just a bunch of nonsense, all pretentious drivel and a recipe for disaster... You've seen far too many pretentious slaps in the face. [Facepalm][facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

43. 243 洪 Honghuang: My Father Is Tongtian, and I Make an Enemy of Zhunti from the Start 洪荒：家父通天，开局结仇准提 Mo Xue Lingyan墨雪凌颜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the Primordial World, I became one with a seven-leaf swordgrass. I took physical form thanks to the blood essence of Sect Master Tongtian, and nearly got converted by Zhunti the moment I was born. Then I awakened a god-tier System of Traits. Once my cultivation improved and I copied a few traits, the whole Primordial World descended into chaos. Zhunti: “I was listening to the Dao. I really didn’t go to your dojo to steal anything.” Jieyin: I admit it, my junior brother is 1kReads7.3Score100Shelves
44. 244 三EN The Three Pure Ones Overheard My Thoughts, and the Primordial World's Plot Collapsed 三清偷听我心声，洪荒剧情崩完了 Hua Qianluo花千落Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing Zhou Qingqing transmigrates. She becomes a flower capable of absorbing spiritual energy and cultivating. Before she has time to celebrate, three Daoist masters descend from the clouds, saying they will split her into three to make a treasure for proving the Dao. [What the heck! They have a perfectly good innate supreme treasure, but they want to split it into three top-grade spiritual treasures. Are they stupid...?] Knowing that the Primordial World is a dangerous place and the Heavenly Dao cann 26.1kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
45. 245 蜀 The True Immortal Path of Mount Shu 蜀山真仙道 Yun Xichen云洗辰Eastern Fantasy331k WordsOngoing A Different Shu Mountain. Jing Xiao finds himself in a different version of the Shu Mountain world, yet carries memories from somewhere else. See what kind of thrilling xianxia adventures await Jing Xiao in this unfamiliar world of Shu Mountain. 39Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Shushan's writing style is quite ancient and worth reading.

46. 246 参 Reaching to the Sky 参天 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted The appearance of fragments of the Heavenly Book sparks a frenzied struggle among the people. Is this a fortuitous opportunity, or does it conceal a deeper mystery? Is the pursuit of cultivation really only about attaining immortality? 3.9kReads8.9Score478Shelves
47. 247 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    It's both exhilarating and heart-wrenching, making it impossible to put down: the exhilarating moments come from the counterattacks and revelations, while the heart-wrenching moments lie in the truth of the cycle of reincarnation. You'll be amazed by Shen Qianqiu's ingenious schemes, yet heartbroken by his six tragic lifetimes. This complex emotional experience is precisely the charm of a good novel.

48. 248 九 Uncle Nine: I Became Shi Jian and Helped Uncle Nine Take Off! 九叔：我成了石坚，带九叔起飞！ Liu Tan柳檀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn as Shi Jian! Who would have thought he’d get a System and go on to dominate the Daoist world, becoming its supreme ruler? Shi Jian: “Junior brothers, don’t kill them all. I’ll be the one collecting the heads!” Simu: “What? You want to compete with Maoshan over connections?” Qianhe: “A championship match? Who does one-on-one fights these days? Call in the whole crew!” Uncle Jiu: “Senior Brother, carry me to victory!” 6.4kReads8.2Score391Shelves
49. 249 归 Oneness 归一 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Urban3.1M WordsCompleted The mysterious golden dragon tattoo on his chest, the strange human-shaped skeleton in a grave, the dying beggar who speaks an unknown language, the modern writing carved on an ancient stone tablet: all of it haunts Wu Zhongyuan. Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going... 9.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
50. 250 太 The Great Mystic War Chronicles 太玄战记 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted A valiant soldier, a bizarre transmigration, a chaotic age where the Three Realms were indistinguishable, and a passionate yet solitary path of cultivation… 835Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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