Authentic Taoist Novels About Orthodox Taoist Heirs 正儿八经的道门小说。正统道门传人

1. 1 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 99.3kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves

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   Yes, it's a purely Taoist text.

2. 2 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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   My three favorite Taoist novels are both funny and classic.

3. 3 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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   The protagonist, a disciple of the Lushan Sect, is decisive in killing. The plot is fast-paced, and his martial arts prowess is exceptionally high, making him highly favored by the various righteous gods of Heaven. Because the protagonist's hometown is by the sea, he also worships Mazu. He is fiercely opposed to evil, only killing and not saving, a righteous evil that manifests itself in a wicked manner.

4. 4 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves
5. 5 真 Zhenwu Subdues Demons: Sixty Years of Peace 真武荡魔：甲子太平 Liu Xuanling刘玄灵Mystery297k WordsOngoing [Invincible Protagonist] [Pure Supernatural] [No Female Lead] I was the True Warrior Emperor in heaven, but could not bear humanity's suffering. Moved by compassion, I descended to the mortal world, to vanquish evil, deliver ghosts, and bring peace to all. The Five Arts of geomancy, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination can determine the fate of the world. Geomancy suppresses demons and evil; medicine saves people. Destiny can be changed, and physiognomy reveals the powerful and the nob 2.1kReads—Score143Shelves

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   These books: the first one features the reincarnation of the True Martial Emperor; the second and third feature Lao Tzu's younger brother—both are powerful, decisive, and ruthless; there are no female leads, and they don't involve cultivation.

6. 6 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
7. 7 道 Supreme Taoist: A Calamity of Bloodshed 道门太上：血光之灾 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery480k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven, and slay every evil thing. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. All the great paths beneath Heaven come from Taishang. The Taishang lineage belongs to my Li family alone. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, makes a solemn vow to eradicate every evil demon beneath Heaven: he will never ascend, but remain in the mortal world for thousands of years. 10.7kReads9.4Score876Shelves
8. 8 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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   This novel, written by a real Taoist priest, recounts the strange events the author encountered in western Henan. The protagonist has studied Taoist culture since childhood. The book contains both laughter and sorrowful stories. Welcome to the world of Taoism!

9. 9 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves

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   📖Superb! Highly recommend the first book, "Maoshan Zhengtian," which chronicles the legendary life of the last Taoist priest, Cha Wenbin. He was originally an incarnation, and almost everything he experienced was a cycle of reincarnation, driving him to fulfill his mission. He was destined to complete this journey, and each time he experienced it, his understanding of the Tao deepened. 👍🏻

10. 10 民 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Lu Huazhen陆化真Mystery570k WordsOngoing Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score702Shelves

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    The second book seemed more realistic.

11. 11 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 229.5kReads9.6Score66.4kShelves

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    A triple stimulus? The source material is based on real life with artistic descriptions, but it's not bad. 2 And 4 are beginner-friendly cultivation texts that can be proven in practice. The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, and any health preservation or Taoist cultivation practice cannot be separated from it. Actually, there are also the Tao Te Ching and the Dao De Jing.

12. 12 让 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 317Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    Based on the author's personal experience, this story features no female protagonist, includes pictures and facts, and offers something to learn.

13. 13 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 27.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
14. 14 道 Is the Taoist Temple Open for Business Today? 道观今天开张了吗？ Fei Fei Fei Yue丶绯绯绯月Urban852k WordsCompleted There is a Taoist temple in the back hills of Qingcheng, built during the Ming Dynasty and fallen into ruin over the centuries. Celestial Master Zhang Qingyuan is the most gifted practitioner in six hundred years. He has mastered thunder arts and talismanic magic, and can see the threads of cause and effect. With seven students and more than thirty mouths to feed, he lives a simple life in this drafty, leaky temple. The second senior brother, Qingxu, runs the Douyin account “Qingxu of Mount Qing 111Reads6.7Score117Shelves

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    The first and best collection of Taoist temple stories to date

15. 15 道 Daoist Master, You Can Ascend in Broad Daylight! 道爷，白日飞升啊！ All Thanks to the Thumb全靠大拇指Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Traveling the world + leisurely daily life + heartwarming] (The rating just came out. Take it or leave it.) After his master passes away, Jiang Huai, who has grown up in a Taoist temple, assumes he’ll inherit it and live out his life in quiet poverty. But then... “Sorry, you need a degree to inherit the temple.” “???” Jiang Huai has no idea which way the school gates even face. He’s completely dumbfounded. Is he really homeless now? Fine, fine! If there’s no room for me here, there’s somew 47.7kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves
16. 16 真 True Martial Temple 真武观 Memories of Nagrand纳格兰的回忆Urban943k WordsCompleted “A four-hundred-year-old temple, with only a twenty-year-old abbot left.” “The Dao is not passed on to the unworthy, but the unworthy refuse to come.” The Daoist tradition was in decline, its teachings scattered. He made his home in the city, where what he had to protect was not merely “a mountain, one person, or a single line of incense and prayer.” He also had to preserve the glory of the Daoist tradition, built over thousands of years. 19.7kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
17. 17 阴 Changing Fate with Yin Lifespan: The Yin-Born Child Raised on Milk by a Fox Immortal 阴寿改命：狐仙喂奶养大的阴生子 Xiao Zikui小子愧Mystery254k WordsOngoing The day I was born, all the ghosts wailed through the night, the locust trees withered, and the setting sun refused to sink! The heavens showed strange signs at my birth, yet I was born without a single day of allotted life! To steal years for me, Grandpa found me a stunning, sickly-obsessive fox immortal wife to nurse me! She even likes to bite me whenever she gets the chance! My parents used a Three-Corpse Coffin to steal years for me. After they died, they left me a shop, and the very first 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll write down whatever comes to mind! Trust me, it'll be great.

18. 18 祖 The Patriarch Praises Me as a Fine Immortal Seedling 祖师夸我好仙苗 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Beyond the Thirty-Six Heavens, above the Nine Skies, dwell the immortals. Immortals were once ordinary people too. The only thing that holds ordinary people back is a lack of resolve. My name is Shen Xing. My life has been full of hardship since childhood. I was destined to have no parents, no wife or children, no official position, and no wealth. I was born to be pitied. People said someone like me might end up a beggar one day. But my master said my fate was one in ten thousand. Even if I beca 15.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Everyone should read this book, it's incredibly good!

19. 19 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    These are all from the same author and part of the same series. They're very good, explaining not only the Zhengyi and Quanzhen schools of Taoism, but also the origins of various talismans and spells. There's no female lead, so you might want to give them a try. Start with "The Taoist Exorcist," the first book.

20. 20 道 The Supreme Daoist: Endless Slaughter 道门太上：无尽杀戮 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery566k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The arts of the Daoist sect shall be supreme! All the great paths under Heaven come from the Supreme One. The Supreme One has but one lineage: the Li family! (No female lead, no harem, no System, and not a story where the protagonist is completely invincible.) 8.7kReads9.3Score610Shelves
21. 21 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
22. 22 掐 I Read Your Fortune: No, That's Your Sister! 掐指一算：不可，那是你姐！ White Dragon i Zhenren白龙i真人Mystery4.1M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced mini-arcs + comedy + insanely satisfying revenge + a touch of horror + fiercely protective] Chen Xuan transmigrated from Earth to the world of Blue Star. From the start, he inherited a dilapidated Taoist temple and awakened a System. Complete three tasks a day, and you can randomly draw Taoist power, cultivation techniques, cultivation levels, and magical treasures? He immediately started livestreaming, showing off his mystic arts and gaining fans. “Master, help! During the day, if I 19.5kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    🌱Book 1: Chen Xuan's dilapidated Taoist temple goes viral! He performs live streams, specializing in supernatural cases: A golden retriever spying on couples? He calculates that a weasel is causing the trouble; A top student has a splitting headache? He uses a clever trick to reveal the true form of the Gu poison and break the deadlock with a magical water talisman! The system rewards him with a Celestial Master's talisman and a century of Taoist cultivation, allowing him to unleash a golden light spell from afar as easily as drinking water. Netizens: "Is this scientific?" The Chinese Academy of Sciences frantically studies the video of the thousand paper cranes battling magic, while Uncle Hat questions the existence of "fishing line wind manipulation." Until Chen Xuan's palm strike with lightning repels foreign evil magic, a special national department comes knocking: "Taoist Master, how about some national protection organization?" 🍃Book 2: Lin Hai'en was born on the winter solstice, possessing a Yin-Yang destiny, with lonely souls vying to possess him. The Mazu Three Saints Cup blesses him, saving his life, and he becomes the successor of the official general. During the procession of gods, the evil ghost "Great Black Buddha Mother" lurks in the human world. He instantly opens his eyes with vertical pupils, burns incense under the sun, and performs three steps of praise, requesting the two generals of increase and decrease to possess him! In the midst of a spirit medium's incantation, the Buddha Mother vanished into thin air. "Salvation? Even evil spirits dare not claim it!" Fujian folk customs x orthodox Taoism, violence and protection of the Way, righteousness bordering on the wicked! 🍀 Third book: The world only knows the Quanzhen Sect, but they don't know that the dilapidated "Ancient Well Temple" at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain is the true hidden lineage of Taoism! When a disciple is born, he uses thunderous methods to restore Yin and Yang. Talismans suppress evil spirits, and ritualistic steps slay demons. The entire plot revolves around orthodox Taoist arts, with no system, no romance, only the purest Taoist spirit.

23. 23 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.2kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves
24. 24 直 Fortune-Telling Livestream: Master, Is Your Mouth a Controlled Weapon? 直播算命，道长你嘴是管制刀具吧 Ji Lun Quan 9季伦劝9Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Meme humor + feel-good power fantasy + lighthearted comedy + fortune-telling livestream] (The rating just came in, so it may be inaccurate. It should rise later. Don't worry, it's safe to read.) Lin Yang transmigrates to a world where nobody believes in Taoism, only to find himself turned into a Taoist priest. Once he earns enough faith, he can receive all kinds of System rewards, and livestreaming is also a quick way to gain followers. So he starts a livestream, but the content gets increasing 147.4kReads8.3Score11.1kShelves
25. 25 都 The Yin-Yang Master of the City 都市阴阳天师 The Big Cabbage in the Snow雪地里的大白菜Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing Traditional supernatural horror. The protagonist starts out as a Celestial Master, turns into a purple-eyed zombie midway through, and transforms whenever he can’t win. If that bothers you, please give this a pass. Zhou Yuanqing studied under a purple-robed Celestial Master and chose to join Bureau 749, handling supernatural cases across the country: evil spirits, zombies, mountain demons, Japan’s Kiku School, Nanyang curse practitioners… In places ordinary people cannot see, battles of magic ha 30.9kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
26. 26 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 168.2kReads9.1Score15.8kShelves
27. 27 直 Fortune-Telling Livestream: Bro, Your Girlfriend Is No Ordinary Woman 直播算命，兄弟你的女朋友不一般 Hot Pot with a Rice-Crust Flavor锅巴味的火锅Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing When his master passed away, all he left behind was a somewhat dilapidated temple, two junior disciples, and a mountain of debt. The temple was tucked away in a remote place and attracted few worshippers. To keep the temple running, repay the debt, and save the place, he had no choice but to start livestreaming fortune-telling. "Master, when will I find love? Do you think I can marry a rich beauty?" Lu Yan: "It's fine to have dreams, brother, but don't get carried away. That's an illness, and it 2.3kReads6.6Score107Shelves
28. 28 天 Celestial Master: Carve Talismans on Guns, Use Vermilion Sand on Bullets 天师：枪上刻符箓，子弹点朱砂 I Have Three Swords吾有三剑Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain] + [The Times Have Changed] + [Five Thunders Technique] + [Decisive and Ruthless]! Zhang Qingxiao transmigrates to a parallel world, inherits the Longhu Sword Seal, and becomes the 99th Purple-Robed Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. He thought that being a Celestial Master meant he could spend his days drinking tea, staying healthy, and taking it easy up on the mountain. Who knew that on his very first day, zombies would start causing trouble at the foot o 15.5kReads8.5Score1kShelves
29. 29 恐 In the Horrific Apocalypse, I Change Classes into an SSSS-Rank Celestial Master 恐怖末世，我转职为SSSS天师 Golden Robes of the Six Paths六道金衣Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Destruction-tier talent + horror resurgence + game mechanics reflected in reality + invincible power fantasy + ruthless and decisive] Ye Sheng transmigrated to a world of ghost domains, where ghost-domain games had merged with reality and ghosts ran rampant! Ghost-domain secret realms, dungeons, and abysses were everywhere! To survive, everyone had to choose a class and level up like crazy! At first, Ye Sheng chose the Daoist class, which had a pitiful D-rank rating. His adoptive parents looked 65.9kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves
30. 30 天 The Name of Heaven's Wrath: Divine Thunder from the Nine Heavens Scours the Mortal World 天罚之名：九霄神雷劫红尘 When the Waters Flow and Flowers Fall流水落花时节Mystery231k WordsOngoing Falling flowers and flowing water seem heartless; green mountains and evening snow each go their separate ways! The young Daoist from Shenxiao and his childhood friend, his junior uncle, journey through the mortal world together, enjoying life! The extraordinary may be closer than you think. The so-called gods, ghosts, and spirits may all be illusions! Those who cultivate the Dao cultivate the heart. Entering the world is a way to sever one's karmic ties! 220Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Set against the backdrop of the Divine Firmament Sect, both the male and female protagonists hail from this sect. They live a life of urban struggle, facing a diverse array of adversaries, each unique and unsystematic; the genre is currently considered relatively niche.

31. 31 西 Journey to the West: Tracing All Worlds to Attain Enlightenment 西游之万界归源证大觉 Rivers and Seas Flow Vast and Strong江河海洋浩浩汤汤Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The main setting is the world of Journey to the West, with elements from Black Myth, Primordial Journey to the West, The Four Journeys, Dragon Ball, and other works inspired by Journey to the West... Li Haiyi transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West. With his golden finger, he joined Fangcun Mountain. He learned the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations and the Northern Sea Cloud-Roaming Art, thinking they were ordinary transformation techniques. He never expected that the Heavenly Stem 10.6kReads8.5Score831Shelves
32. 32 洪 Honghuang: The Unyielding Stone Attains the Dao 洪荒：顽石证道 Illusion-Warning Adept警幻真人Eastern Fantasy618k WordsOngoing After finally getting lucky enough to arrive in the Primordial World, he ends up as a rock! Well, a rock it is. But why is this Primordial World so different from what he knows? Earth Immortals open blessed lands and venture into space; Heavenly Immortals raise their grotto-heavens, reflect their other selves, descend upon myriad worlds, and become involved with time... The Five Elders of the Divine Path, the Buddha Tathagata, the Demon Kings of the demonic path: as he journeys onward, his secre 2.6kReads8.0Score128Shelves
33. 33 人 In the Investiture of the Gods: Setting Up the Ten Ultimate Formations 人在封神：将摆十绝阵 Illusion-Warning Adept警幻真人Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted (Primordial World + Mythology) He became Bai Li, master of the Blazing Flame Formation, one of the Ten Heavenly Lords of the Investiture of the Gods. Caught in the calamity, how could he escape his fated death? Could the knowledge he had from his previous life really help? When fate and loyalty clashed, what should he choose? Only after enduring one ordeal after another did he discover that the Primordial World of this life was nowhere near as simple as he had imagined. The divine path led to Ta 8.6kReads8.6Score440Shelves
34. 34 诸 Myriad Worlds: A Late Bloomer, Luckily I Have Teammates 诸天：大器晚成，好在有队友 Rivers and Seas Flow Vast and Strong江河海洋浩浩汤汤Male-Channel Fanfiction655k WordsOngoing Entirely handcrafted, no AI! The Azure Sky is dead, the Yellow Sky shall rise. The Yellow Sky Dao Ancestor bestows the Yellow Sky Dao Stele, awakening talents in Yellow Sky warriors. With the help of their Yellow Sky panels, the warriors learn core skills, develop talents for their chosen classes, conquer dungeons across the myriad worlds, and seek immortality and transcendence. Li Yannian transmigrates into this world and awakens a talent that grows stronger over time. Faced with a weak start, 34.2kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves
35. 35 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 96.7kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    The most realistic and beautiful thing is unreal; I'm eating a buffet in the toilet.

36. 36 战 War Against Demons: Snow Encounter 战妖：雪遇 Qiqi Never Loses琪琪不败Urban371k WordsOngoing Born on a snowy night and surrounded by monsters, he was saved in his hour of peril by a kind cultivator. This gave him an unusually powerful spirit from birth. His elders were leaders in an organization dedicated to suppressing demons, and his family had its own legacy, but it was too obscure to be of much use. So he joined the reclusive sect where his elders' comrades served, starting out as an unofficial disciple to gain experience. Thus began his journey of following his elders, master, and 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The latest chapter of *Battle Against Demons: Snow Encounter* is titled "The Tanuki Girl." A natural village, occupied in rotation by human cultivators, blocks the passage between the demon realm and the mortal world. This novel tells the story of a battle between human cultivators and a horde of demons! [Smirk]

37. 37 青 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill 4.2kReads9.2Score706Shelves

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    The three true Taoist brothers, the three Quanzhen brothers. Each possesses unique skills: mountain medicine, feng shui, divination, and witty battles against Japanese zombies. Zombies, feng shui, and traditional Chinese medicine. Super entertaining!

38. 38 先 The Ancient Prophecy: The Return of Saling 先古之谕萨灵归来 Mr. Sazhilingxing萨之灵星先生Modern Romance89k WordsCompleted In ancient times, shaman mages used their mysterious powers to protect the balance of the land. They lived in harmony with nature, using spiritual energy to preserve the peace of the mountains and rivers and the well-being of their tribes. But their peaceful days were shattered overnight when a rift suddenly appeared in the sky, and monsters and demons from distant star systems surged toward their tranquil homeland like a tidal wave. The shaman mages rallied at once, knowing that the fate of the 165Reads7.9Score100Shelves

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    Recommended for those who are destined to read it. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

39. 39 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves
40. 40 修 The Cultivation Investiture of the Gods 修仙封神榜 Light of the Dao道之光Fantastical Romance602k WordsCompleted In the Age of Declining Dharma, immortals and demons wage a great war. The Way of Heaven is the way of humanity. The survival of the Dharma realm rests in the hands of every one of us. This book is tagged as fantasy romance. The love in this story is the Way of Heaven's care for all living beings, and the righteous love that inspires them to work together to uphold its order. Cultivating immortality means cultivating humanity. The righteous path in this world is a rough one. 14.2kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
41. 41 上 Supreme Lord of Justice from the Shangqing Sect, My Master Is Qianhe 上清司法天尊，家师千鹤 Potatoes Are My Life土豆就是我的命Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The Chan Sect has Yang Jian, a Judicial God. Why can't our Jie Sect have a Judicial Celestial Venerable? Follow Zhong Su'an, who bears a Judicial System, as he incorporates judicial laws into the Heavenly Dao of the human world, the post-apocalyptic world, and the cultivation world, ultimately becoming a Judicial Celestial Venerable. 2.2kReads6.7Score206Shelves
42. 42 一 The Struggles of a Taoist Priest 一个道士的奋斗 Heartless Courier无情无义送快递Urban504k WordsCompleted [Rookie climbs the ranks + No System + Not a power fantasy + Slow burn] Fan Shengman graduated from Longhu Mountain Taoist Academy with a four-year bachelor's degree. Legend has it that once a Taoist priest receives a celestial register, his name is entered into Heaven's official records and he is appointed an immortal official. By upholding justice, slaying demons, and building merit in the mortal world, he can keep rising through the ranks, eventually earning a place among the immortals. As a 1.8kReads8.9Score134Shelves

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    A proper Taoist priest with a registered title

43. 43 开 From the Start, the Temple Master Runs Off, Forcing Me to Inherit the Taoist Temple 开局观主跑路，被迫继承道观 The Cat King Rules the World猫王镇天下Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A System that’s sometimes serious and sometimes completely off the rails, paired with an unreliable Host. Why was the System caught from the start? Why did Wenqu descend the mountain in the middle of the night? A Taoist who wants to slack off, but just can’t. 33.2kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
44. 44 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves

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    This book [thumbs up][thumbs up] meets the requirements.

45. 45 0 A Feng Shui Master with a Bachelor's Degree, Class of 2000 00后本科风水师 Yesterday's Chang'an i昨日长安iMystery675k WordsOngoing [The rating has just come out and will rise later. Updates are steady, so you can read with confidence, friends!] [Small-town supernatural tales + true experiences + folk legends + ensemble cast + thrilling adventures] I'm Fang Kai, a feng shui practitioner with a bachelor's degree, born in the 2000s. I never dreamed that after graduating from college, I'd end up on the path of catching ghosts. Think ghost-catching is all about fighting and killing? Wrong. It's just as much about dealing with pe 5.1kReads8.6Score377Shelves

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    These two are the best supernatural novels I've ever read, written in the style of orthodox Taoist priests. Feel free to criticize if you don't like them.

46. 46 轮 Reincarnation Simulator: Ascending to Immortality on the Wheel of Rebirth 轮回模拟器之转轮上成仙 Big Spender壕Eastern Fantasy237k WordsCompleted [In-depth Daoist knowledge + a Daoist cultivates immortality + reincarnation simulations + saving the world] I, Cheng Xuan, was an ordinary mortal who had dreamed of becoming an immortal since childhood. By a strange twist of fate, I met an unremarkable old Daoist in the mountains and began my path to immortality. After three years of arduous cultivation, I finally earned my master’s approval. As the thirty-fifth-generation disciple, I was formally accepted into the Lingbao Sect. On the very da 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely authentic and hardcore cultivation novel, featuring genuine practice and orthodox Taoist methods. While the content has been embellished, the author is a Taoist priest, and the book is packed with real insights into cultivation, brimming with practical information and genuine sincerity. It's unlike any other "Taoist novel" you've ever read before, and the plot is quite engaging. If you're interested, come and check it out! [Understood]

47. 47 观 The Art of Reading People 观人有道 Uncle Mao of Jinmen金门卯叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted The Daoist Five Arts are Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Physiognomy, and Divination, representing Heaven, Earth, Humanity, Ghosts, and Immortals respectively. The Immortal Way is Mountain: focusing on cultivation, talismans, martial arts, geography, and feng shui. The Human Way is Medicine: focusing on healing, Daoist medicine, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, pulse diagnosis, and prescriptions. The Divine Way is Destiny: focusing on fortune-telling, the Eight Characters, Zi Wei astrology, and more. 13.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
48. 48 道 The Supreme Taoist: Peerless Daoist Master 道门太上：绝世道长 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery161k WordsOngoing Clad in a Daoist robe, I walk among the people, driving out every evil under heaven... Humans, ghosts, demons, monsters, gods, immortals, and strange beings: no matter how many I eliminate, I cannot purge the evil thoughts in my heart. Meet kindness with kindness, meet evil and become a demon. The arts of the Daoist tradition shall be the strongest! (Not an invincible protagonist story. Read with caution. No female lead!) 99Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    All the great principles under heaven originate from the Supreme One. And within the Supreme One's lineage lies only my Li family.

49. 49 清 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 Recluse of the Void虚中散人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 7kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    The author is a Taoist priest of the Qingwei School. The entire content is adapted from real experiences and is not a wish-fulfillment novel. Readers who enjoy Taoist stories should not miss it.

50. 50 道 A Daoist Descends the Mountain to Work in a Noodle Shop 道士下山，面馆打杂 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain + Passionate + Has Brothers + Urban Training + Witty + Wish Fulfillment + Ghost Hunting + Zombie Slaying + Organized Group + Cracking Down on Cultivator Crime + Horror] A hostess at a leisure center is sucking people's blood essence. Get rid of her! People keep jumping into the river? A water ghost is harming people. You still want to help it pass on? It harmed people, so get rid of it! A shoddily built tower is haunted... Huh! The ghost lady has earned mer 5.7kReads9.4Score584Shelves

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    This isn't exactly a proper Taoist novel, but it still contains a lot of valuable information, so it's worth a look!

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