The Heavens Stretch Far and Wide; May the Dao Flourish Evermore. Fellow Daoists, I'm Out of Books. Please Recommend Taoist Stories 诸天浩荡荡，我道日兴隆。道友们，书荒了求道士文

1. 251 龙 Dragon Raja: The Taoist Priest Comes Down from the Mountain 龙族：道士下山 Yu Huaishan于怀山Anime Fanfiction817k WordsCompleted When the thousand years are over, the imprisoned devil will be released. Some sharpen their knives, furious and eager to tear a piece of flesh from him. Others lurk in the shadows, treating all living beings as pieces on a chessboard to achieve their own ends. Yu Huaishan, who transmigrated with a System, was raised by a Taoist priest. The boy had planned to stir up trouble, but was astonished to see familiar Golden Eyes. It seems the map of Huaxia in this Dragon Clan world is a little different 3.8kReads9.0Score40614d adds

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   The heavens are vast and boundless, and my Daoist path flourishes ever brighter! Here are a few recommended Daoist novels. At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, the Ancient Well Hermit suddenly appears, his fame spreading throughout the land. This book is a delightful read, highly entertaining and informative, captivating the reader. The geographical knowledge is realistically depicted, and the descriptions of local customs and traditions are detailed, even including some foreign customs, creating a truly immersive experience.

2. 252 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. 3.7kReads9.3Score69014d adds

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   Fellow Daoist, you might want to check out these books!

3. 253 玄 The Mysterious Sect's Arcane Talisman 玄门诡箓 Tong Xuan通玄Mystery162k WordsOngoing I'm a Daoist, and I'm writing down some of my experiences. I've encountered all kinds of arcane matters, driven out evil spirits and subdued baleful forces. I've learned folk practices through Daoism, and Daoism through folk practices. Now I'm sharing my stories with everyone. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 254 西 Journey to the West: I Was Away for Three Years, and My Home Was Robbed? 西游：贫道云游三年，家被偷了？ Chen La沉啦Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Journey to the West, Ye Yun inherited a Taoist temple. As long as he remained within the temple grounds, he was invincible! But Ye Yun had grown tired of staying in one place all year round. So he spent three years traveling, experiencing the customs and culture of the Journey to the West world. But when he returned from his travels, he discovered that someone had torn down his temple and built the Temple of Rebirth in its place for Xuanzang to lecture in?! And whe 7.8kReads7.4Score59714d adds

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   The Daoist arts flourished, and the Great Dao of the Heavens manifested—this is the chapter belonging to the Daoists. Behind all this, however, lay a Daoist temple, the foundation of their existence. 1) The story leads us to the mysterious and unpredictable world of Journey to the West, where a legendary journey is about to unfold.

5. 255 长 The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal Realm 长生剑，红尘仙 Feng Le枫乐Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Steady even in the thick of things, sharp-minded, kind-hearted, skilled in both combat and scholarship.] [Upright values, a conscience, and unmatched strength. Keep a low profile to the extreme, and you can afford to live boldly.] A little Taoist priest who has not yet mastered his skills arrives on the Flowing Cloud Continent. True to his unwavering Taoist convictions, he slays demons, exorcises evil, and upholds justice. This book is also titled The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal 27.3kReads8.8Score2.7k14d adds

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   1. You had just entered a Taoist academy and learned some incantations when you were transported to another world. You always thought incantations were useless until zombies appeared in your village. You tried reciting, "Heaven is round, earth is square, the laws are in nine chapters!" "Call upon Laozi, to subdue the evil!" "The Celestial Master kills without fear of the powerful!" "First slay the evil ghosts, then slay the night-shining ones!"

6. 256 大 Great Ming: Crashing into a Pillar from the Start, Terrifying the Entire Court 大明：开局撞柱，吓坏满朝文武 Carefree Buddhist佛系无忧Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [From the start + System + transmigration + scheming + history + wild imagination] So, what exactly are the regrets of the Ming dynasty? The Hongwu Emperor, who lost his father, mother, wife, son, and grandson; the imperial eldest grandson who died young; Crown Prince Zhu Biao, widely regarded as the most secure heir in history; the indomitable founder who started with a single bowl; the man who ended with a tree and nothing but tears; and the Yongle Emperor’s lament: “Can even a lifetime of ach 8.5kReads8.2Score44114d adds

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   You can take a look; it seems promising.

7. 257 昆 Kunlun Gatekeeper: Ten Thousand Ghosts at My Back 昆仑守门人：我背后有万鬼 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted There's a long-standing rumor about the Capital Museum: though it's crowded with visitors by day, the palace is thick with yin energy after midnight. Palace maids carrying lanterns, eunuchs bearing sedan chairs, and guards in yellow robes stroll openly through its halls. For a hundred years, three generations of the Chen family have guarded the Capital Museum, suppressing evil spirits and the Three Fiends and Five Afflictions, and keeping the palace secure on all eight sides so peace can reign. 5.4kReads8.9Score43614d adds

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   These three books represent an opportunity already bestowed upon you. Whether you can seize it depends on your affinity with the immortals.

8. 258 当 When a Taoist Meets a Top-Tier Star Goddess 当道士遇见顶流女神 Qingwei Guan Baoyang清微观抱阳Urban712k WordsCompleted The collective consensus of a group can form a force field. The dimension-fusion journey of Baoyang, a temple-guarding Daoist who discovers a loophole in the world, and the star Yang Mi. One female lead, no formulaic tropes, and airtight logic. 1.9kReads—Score10114d adds

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   The protagonist is an unconventional Taoist priest, skilled in Taoist deduction, highly intelligent, and not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. It's free of clichés, logically sound, and perfectly explains why powerful demons don't appear in the world and why ancient magic is now ineffective. It features a single female lead. I personally really like it.

9. 259 黄 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 55.1kReads8.9Score8k14d adds

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   High-quality Taoist novels show that not all Taoists are the same. Why was Zhang Sanfeng invincible? Because he cultivated immortality!

10. 260 我 I'm the Old Heavenly Master of the Daoist Sect: Miss, Your Brows Foretell Trouble 我道门老天师：姑娘你眉带凶兆啊 Night Rain, Blue Breeze夜雨青风Urban416k WordsOngoing [Taoist Novel + Livestreaming + No Female Lead + Do Whatever You Like = System] Chen Xuan transmigrates into the one and only old Taoist priest in the world, and gains a System to revive the Taoist tradition. In this life, the Taoist lineage has been severed. To restore it, Chen Xuan starts livestreaming to spread Taoist teachings far and wide. With a thought, wind rises and flowers bloom; with a turn of his hand, clouds gather and rain pours [Art of Commanding Wind and Rain] Rain, come! My righ 413Reads6.4Score—14d adds
11. 261 修 Cultivation: I Begin by Drawing Peach Blossom Talismans for the Aloof Campus Belle 修仙：从给清冷校花画桃花符开始 Knocking on the White Moon叩白月Urban378k WordsCompleted [Reborn][Spiritual Qi Revival][Lighthearted Everyday Life][Love Rivals] Ning Wei woke up reborn as a young Taoist priest at a temple on Mount Huangting in Mingzhou, just as Spiritual Qi was being revived. With a new era on the horizon, Ning Wei decided to start by drawing talismans. His very first job came from an aloof campus beauty who wanted a love talisman. Who would have thought the red thread of fate binding the campus beauty would lead straight to Ning Wei? Ning Wei: Miss Campus Beauty, a 477Reads7.0Score10314d adds

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    The protagonist is a Taoist priest, the head of a temple. The story is currently set in the early stages of spiritual energy revival, before the world has undergone large-scale changes. There are multiple female leads. The love triangle scenes are not awkwardly written.

12. 262 别 Don’t Mess with My Martial Uncle, He’s the Celestial Master of the Daoist Sect 别惹我师叔，他是道门天师 Western Regions Blade Master西域刀客Urban652k WordsCompleted Daoist robes come in seven colors: gold, purple, red, cyan, green, black, and white. Gold ranks highest, followed by purple, and so on. Those who wear golden robes are the supreme authorities of the Daoist sect. Those who wear purple robes are Daoist Celestial Masters. Ling Xuan's talent is the greatest the Daoist sect has seen in a thousand years! That was the Supreme Daoist's assessment of him. Because of this, the Supreme Daoist made an exception and granted him the status of Celestial Master 1kReads7.5Score10714d adds
13. 263 九 Uncle Jiu's World: A Humble Taoist's Journey to Immortality in the Age of Dharma Decline 九叔世界：微末小道末法升仙录 Immortal Descends to the Mortal World仙临尘Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Li Chengdao transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world. From the start, his master dies, leaving him the only disciple of the Ziyan Sect, a complete novice who has barely begun cultivating. In the Dharma-Ending Age, spiritual energy is scarce. The great Daoist sects have all switched to cultivating the spirit, but the small Ziyan Sect has no such legacy and can only pursue the path of magical power. With spiritual energy so scarce in the Dharma-Ending Age, a lifetime of cultivating magical power would 8.8kReads7.9Score48714d adds

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    My Way is flourishing day by day

14. 264 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 19kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    Just take a look.

15. 265 序 Sequence: I Wake Up in a Locked Room and Have to Play a Fortune-Teller 序列：密室醒来让我扮演算命先生 DJ Lazy SheepDJ懒洋洋Mystery514k WordsCompleted [Pathway Sequences] [Local Cthulhu Mythos] [No Female Lead] [Exploration-Focused] [No System] [Not a Power Fantasy] “Your role is the Fortune Teller!” “[Play] your role well. It’s the key to [surviving] and even [escaping this place]!” “To get into character, first offer a stick of incense to the [Three Pure Ones]!” Qin Yangming wakes up in a sealed room with no memory. A card tells him to offer a stick of incense. He looks at the three conjoined, bloodied fingers... As more and more bizarre mon 1.6kReads8.8Score18614d adds

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    Presented by Master Li (though updates are very slow). I personally think the second book is alright (a clash of immortals?).

16. 266 诸 Myriad Worlds: Joining the Maoshan Sect from the Start 诸天：开局拜入茅山 Si Yan Jia Xiao Cheng四言家小成Urban275k WordsOngoing Lu Chen unexpectedly arrives in Hong Kong Island, a world of the supernatural, and stumbles upon a sign-in System. From the start, he becomes the disciple of Zhong Fa Bai, learning Maoshan Taoist arts and becoming a traveler across the Myriad Worlds, changing the regrets of his youth. The first world is Hong Kong Island, a world of the supernatural. The second world is Sword and Fairy 3. The third world is Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of the Sky. The fourth world is A Chinese Ghost Story. The rest are 142Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    It looks really good.

17. 267 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 22.1kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
18. 268 永 Eternal Era: Fantasies from Myriad Worlds Descend 永恒纪元：万界幻想降世 Falling Leaves in the Wind1随风落叶1Urban1.3M WordsCompleted - Core style: Modern urban fantasy + mystical cultivation + classical xianxia + passionate struggles for supremacy + fusion of myriad worlds - Main storyline: Survive in the city → build up a faction → global struggle for supremacy → unify the myriad worlds → claim supremacy in chaos → rule over an eternal age - Core setting: The Heavenly Dao collapses, mental power is the foundation, fantasies descend upon the world, myriad worlds merge, and an eternal age begins. The old age ends, and the eter 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The heavens are vast and boundless, my Dao flourishes daily, and my writings are invincible.

19. 269 我 I, the Last Tyrant, Am the Mastermind Behind the Players 我，末代暴君，玩家背后的执棋人 Falling Leaves in the Wind1随风落叶1Eastern Fantasy949k WordsOngoing [Reborn Ten Years Early + Court Intrigue and Dynastic Power Struggles + Player Invasion + Myriad Heavens Converge + Mastermind Behind the Scenes + A Mix of Triumph and Tragedy] When Xiao Jue wakes up, he has been reborn ten years before the public launch of the game Age of the Myriad Heavens. From the start, he is the regent crown prince of the Great Jing Dynasty, loathed by all, and destined to become the last tyrant, ground to dust by the Heaven-Mandated Empress, players from across the globe, 51Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 270 道 A Cultivation Journey That Begins with a Taoist Coming Down the Mountain 道士下山开始的修仙之旅 Pengcheng Lizhao彭城藜照Urban954k WordsOngoing Lu Chunyang, the founder of the Quanzhen Dao, first passed down the Dao to Liu Haichan. Liu Haichan had a disciple named Zhang Ziyang, the founder of the Southern Quanzhen Sect. Later, he passed down the Dao to Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Northern Quanzhen Sect. Now, he passes it down to the young Daoist Li Changgeng. The immortal path cherishes life, and its boundless mercy saves all. This is the story of the protagonist traveling the world, tempering his heart amid worldly life, doing g —Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 271 道 Taoist Master, You Really Can Exorcise Demons, Can't You? 道爷，你还真会降妖伏魔呀？ Daoist Long Yuan龙渊道人Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (Detailed Version) An old yellowed book dredged up while fishing turns out to be a key connecting two worlds. When Yuan Qiong is first sent to another world, what he sees completely overturns everything he thought he knew: This is a cultivation world where sword immortals soar through the skies and righteous gods manifest in the mortal realm, yet it is also a chaotic age overrun by demons. A bone woman combing her hair by moonlight, a fox demon taking human form, a River Lord demanding boys and 2.6kReads7.7Score25714d adds

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    The books on the shelf are mostly Taoist-themed novels, readable, though some are quite disturbing. I won't introduce every single one; you can read them one by one as a good deed.

22. 272 满 A Max-Level Metaphysics Expert's Daily Fortune-Telling Livestream 满级玄学大佬的直播算命日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + livestreaming + metaphysics expert + feng shui secrets + ghost hunting + immortal cultivation] After failing to ascend, the head of the Divination Sect transmigrates into the body of a small owner of a paper effigy shop. To cultivate the Great Dao anew and ascend once more, this top-tier metaphysics expert begins livestreaming his daily fortune-telling sessions. Reading faces, telling fortunes, locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, reading feng shui: this half-immo 28.8kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    Three urban fantasy cultivation novels of different types featuring Taoist priests: the first is lighthearted and humorous, featuring a seemingly weak but actually powerful character; the second is a system-based Taoist novel; and the third is a reborn Taoist cultivation novel.

23. 273 离 After My Divorce, I Embarked on the Path to Immortality 离婚后我开启了仙途 No Wood or Stone无木石Urban608k WordsCompleted A real man can't go a single day without power, and a true man can't go a single day without money. When you have neither power nor money, people will nitpick you no matter how good you are, and look down on you no matter how well you treat them... 2.8kReads8.2Score17014d adds
24. 274 废 Wasteland: Is Raising a Horde of Disaster Beasts Really Too Much to Ask? 废土，养一群天灾暴兽不过分吧？ Little Black Number Two小黑二号Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the wasteland, defying fate! Death is not the end, but the beginning of revenge. In his previous life, Blue Star was destroyed and humanity was reduced to puppets. In this life, Qin Lan turns back time and wields the god-tier talent [Blood Prison], harvesting the souls of ferocious beasts and hatching absolutely loyal beast attendants! Hey, your tame beast is pretty nice. It's mine now... 2.7kReads8.8Score24014d adds

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    Intelligent and enjoyable

25. 275 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, a Weasel Demands a Title 惊悚游戏：开局黄皮子讨封 Old Fat Sheep老肥羊Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Thriller] + [System] + [Infinite Flow] + [Comedy] + [Teammates] Note: There are teammates. The protagonist isn’t a lone wolf. The protagonist, Chang Sheng, signs a contract with the Great Sage, Equal of Heaven, Sun Wukong, and becomes one of many participants in a Thriller game. By a stroke of luck, he awakens the Annihilate-Everything System. Slay monsters and evil spirits to unlock all kinds of powerful abilities. Demon-slaying, immobilization, fire-breathing, sword-flying… Astonishingly, the 1.4kReads7.9Score11814d adds
26. 276 天EN Heaven's Chosen Villain: I Can See People's Life Scripts! 天命大反派：我能查看人生剧本！ Who's the Little Star谁是小星Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Villain + Script + Destiny + Decisive and Ruthless + One Female Lead + Adrenaline-Fueled Wish Fulfillment + Martial Arts + Fantasy Su Changqing transmigrates into a mixed martial arts world, proves himself the supreme martial arts saint, and starts out with the Tyrant Saber, the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, and the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, sweeping through the martial world! Hulong Manor! The Best in the World! Embroidered Spring Blades! A Chinese Ghost Story! Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils! 15.3kReads8.6Score84314d adds
27. 277 阴 Underworld Livestream: You Banned My Account? I'll Beat Up Your Dad 阴间直播间：封我账号？我揍你爹 Zhang Dade张大德Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Qingyuan, a livestreamer who explores haunted villages, dies right from the start. But when he enters the underworld, he discovers that his phone came with him and that he can livestream from beyond the grave... So first, he'll livestream himself beating up the father of the owner of Kuaidou, the platform's CEO. The guy kept calling him a feudal superstitious fool and banning his livestream room... The underworld, the ghost city of Fengdu, the Eighteen Levels of Hell, the Bridge of Helples 7.1kReads8.4Score56114d adds
28. 278 武 Undercover in the Martial World, Invincible with Max-Level Divine Arts 武侠卧底，从满级神功开始无敌 I Want to Lie Flat and Be a Salty Fish a想躺平当咸鱼aEastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Li Suifeng transmigrates to a martial arts world and becomes an undercover agent for the Embroidered Uniform Guard inside the Salt Gang. Three years, then another three, then another three. After ten years undercover, he awakens the Max-Level Divine Arts System. As long as he completes a mission, the divine art he receives as a reward is instantly maxed out. What? His very first mission is to kill his superior in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the reward is the Divine Saber Slash? Become the 39.9kReads8.6Score3.7k14d adds
29. 279 全 Global Magic: I Shatter the Darkness with Thunder 全球魔法，我以雷霆击碎黑暗 Wind Chime Ferry风铃渡Urban554k WordsCompleted [No System] + [No tired tropes, no showing off, no face-slapping] [The longer you read, the better it gets!] [Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel. If that's not your thing, don't read!] [Original title: Global Magic: I Shatter the Darkness with Thunder!] The eternal night has come. The sun and moon have vanished, and darkness blankets the earth. In this world, men live to an average age of barely twenty, while women live to an average age of over ninety. Men face death at every turn; women endure 1.2kReads8.1Score11214d adds
30. 280 最 The Last Daoist Lord 最后的道君 Dancing Lone Spirit舞独魂灵Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since my mother got pregnant with me, strange things kept happening at home. First, a hedgehog came into the house, a long snake coiled around the beams, and a weasel dug a burrow in the vegetable patch out back. Then foxes from the mountains joined in, showing up at our doorstep every few days to peer inside. Now the five immortals were all gathered: Hu, Huang, Liu, Bai, and Hui. Anyone in the know would recognize this as the Five Immortals entering a home. Any one of the five entering 10.8kReads9.1Score97814d adds
31. 281 这 This Taoist Priest Is a Little Too Cool 这个道士不太冷 Ghost Hunter, Big Brother抓鬼大师兄Mystery802k WordsCompleted My name is Niu Dabao, and I’m the only college graduate in Niu Village. I thought that after graduation, I’d get promoted, earn a bigger salary, marry a beautiful, rich woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. Who knew the company would go under and the boss would kill himself? I didn’t get a single penny of my wages, couldn’t even afford rent, and had to sleep at the train station every night! Then a ragged Taoist priest told me I was dogged by bad luck and possessed by a host of ghosts, and that 899Reads7.8Score4814d adds

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    The bag is perfect and looks great! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

32. 282 长 Immortality Begins at Sanxiao Temple 长生从进入三宵庙开始 Kou Yi Jin Kou口一今口Male-Channel Fanfiction457k WordsCompleted Ever since Pangu swung his Heaven-Opening Axe and split apart primordial chaos, separating the clear from the turbid and bringing heaven and earth into being, the primeval world has passed through countless upheavals. The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans vied for supremacy; the conflict between the Dao and the Demonic Path engulfed the cosmos; Luohou was defeated and Hongjun merged with the Dao. Hongjun preached at the Zixiao Palace, and the Six Saints took their places. The war between the Wu a 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I wish for prosperity.

33. 283 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you're looking for a Taoist fantasy novel, check this one out! It features hardcore Taoist magic and witty battles against demons, with a rigorous understanding of the Yin-Yang principles and numerous foreshadowing elements. The atmosphere is eerie, but the action is incredibly satisfying.

34. 284 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! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds
35. 285 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds

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    These two books are pretty good.

36. 286 我 With My Blood, I’ll Save These Mountains and Rivers 我以我血挽山河 Black-Hearted Little Beaver黑心小海狸Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy + Slow Burn + Multiple Storylines + No Golden Finger + Passionate Conquest of the Song] At the end of the Northern Song dynasty, Bianjing was under siege, and the realm was falling into enemy hands. After his soul traveled nine hundred years through time, Gu Yuan found himself on the snowy plains outside Bianjing, where he and a band of fleeing soldiers happened to rescue the reborn Princess Zhao Yingluo. Through careful planning at every turn, he rose to become the era’s gr 34.1kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    No need to say anything else, just two words: beautiful.

37. 287 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4k14d adds

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    Saving you from a reading slump, forbidden spells fly everywhere!

38. 288 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2k14d adds
39. 289 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: I Fought My Way from the White Mountains and Black Waters to Ascension 末法时代：我从白山黑水杀到飞升 Ground Three Delicacies with Rice地三鲜配米饭Urban288k WordsCompleted In an age when spiritual energy has run dry and the era of cultivation is ending, I became the last cultivator in the world. My parents were stained with blood in Songhe Town, and my sister’s fate was unknown. At thirteen, I fled into the deepest part of Baishan, carrying a damaged Daoist scripture passed down through my family. 62Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From the destruction of his family by the Japanese invasion to obtaining the orthodox lineage of Taoism from a thousand years ago, even in this degenerate age, he still did his utmost to resist the Japanese invaders.

40. 290 黄 The Yellow-Robed Celestial Master Turns into a Zombie. Who Could Handle That?! 黄袍天师变僵尸，这谁顶得住？！ Pass Me a Bottle of Sprite来一瓶雪碧Urban126k WordsOngoing [This work is entirely fictional and set in a parallel world. It has nothing to do with reality!] The person you dug up was none other than Zhang Jiao: 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. He was the author of “The Azure Heaven Is Dead, the Yellow Heaven Shall —Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 291 一 The Outcast: My Body Is Covered in Tattoos of the Ten Fiercest Beasts 一人：我的身上纹满了十凶图 I Love Red Bean Soup爱吃红豆糖水Male-Channel Fanfiction4.0M WordsOngoing [The Outcast] [Uncle Jiu in the Republic of China] [Ten Ferocious Beast Tattoos] I woke from a deep sleep to find myself in the Republican era, with the legendary tattoos of the Ten Ferocious Beasts on my body. The Smashing God tattoo guarantees a hit, and can break defenses and seals! The Nine-Leaf Sword Grass tattoo makes me peerless in swordsmanship, a sword immortal made flesh! The Thunder Emperor tattoo grants control over all thunder. From now on, the art of thunder is no longer exclusive 17kReads7.9Score89214d adds
42. 292 开 Praying for Rain from the Start: I Can Summon Wind and Rain, and Now I'm Being Livestreamed 开局求雨，呼风唤雨的我被直播了 Goldfish Cocoa金鱼可可Urban507k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, I became the abbot of a dilapidated Taoist temple and was forced to perform a rainmaking ritual. “Three years of drought, no moisture in the air, and artificial rainmaking is impossible. Why are you asking me?” Faced with a terrifying disaster, Qin Yi, who’d been mooching off people with his fake tricks, says there’s nothing he can do. Just as an angry crowd is about to attack him, he awakens the Natural Way System. He can exchange faith points for all k 456Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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    I'd also like to recommend a few books.

43. 293 刚 I Just Became a Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, and Now I've Encountered a Pen Fairy 刚成龙虎山天师，就遭遇笔仙 Ambitious Potato 2有抱负的土豆2Mystery153k WordsCompleted [Supernatural] + [Ghost Hunting] + [No Heroine/Single Heroine] + [Don't Read If You Don't Like It] Zhang Xiuyuan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the forty-ninth Celestial Master of Mount Longhu, the birthplace of Daoism! But in this world, Daoism has fallen into decline while Buddhism flourishes! After passing down the position of Celestial Master, his cheap master promptly kicks the bucket. “What? The Celestial Master of Mount Longhu? That little brat?” “Move aside! I want to chal 478Reads5.4Score—14d adds
44. 294 道 The Daoist's Path to Ascension 道爷的飞升之路 Diao Sheng2刁笙2Eastern Fantasy285k WordsOngoing Enter the Daoist sect, serve the gods. Jiang Yuan, who died of illness in bed in his previous life, unexpectedly arrived in a world of cultivators. Here, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism stand as three great pillars, while heretics and demons run rampant. Humans, ghosts, monsters, and demons alike all strive to cross the heavenly tribulation. After joining the Supreme Dao Sect, Jiang Yuan plunged headfirst into this surging tide. Grind! Grind until you drop! You can't become an immortal if you 117Reads6.7Score—14d adds
45. 295 都 Urban Cultivation Begins with a Blessing from the Grandmaster 都市修真从祖师赐福开始 Carefree Little Farmer逍遥小农民Urban408k WordsCompleted Traditional fantasy + urban cultivation + promotions in the Celestial Court + leveling up and battling monsters After the young Taoist Zhou Xing received a blessing and an infusion of power from the Three Pure Ones, he reversed his acquired nature and attained an innate Daoist body. He also gained the Five Eyes and Six Divine Powers, allowing him to see through every illusion in the world, understand yin and yang, and know the Mandate of Heaven. Accumulate merit, and you can attain the Dao and b 149Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I don't know if this counts.

46. 296 道 I'm a Daoist Master, the Strongest Celestial Master Around! 道爷我，可是最强天师啊！ Moderate Ink Brush中庸点墨Urban306k WordsCompleted As paranormal phenomena erupt, Chu Fan obtains the most powerful Heavenly Master System. He livestreams himself catching ghosts, and the viewers go wild! "Wow! That Taoist priest is so skilled and handsome!" "Looks like the Taoist sects really do have something going for them." "Hey, hey, why does the priest only kill male ghosts? Why does he gently guide female ghosts to the afterlife?" The evil spirit weeps in despair. "Discrimination! This is blatant discrimination!!!" 413Reads5.9Score—14d adds
47. 297 天 The Heavenly Master Descends the Mountain 天师出山 Master of the Dragontail Studio曳尾斋主Mystery176k WordsCompleted When the King of Hell says a man must die at the third watch, who would dare keep him alive until the fifth? I would! The Celestial Master descends the mountain, his mastery of the Dao profound. Above, he can move heaven and earth; below, he can shake mountains and rivers. In the light, he can command dragons and tigers; in the darkness, he can capture ghosts and gods. His power can raise the dead, and his cultivation can transcend life and death! Demons, monsters, ghosts, and fiends, whoever di 482Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Hmm... The Celestial Master is also a Taoist priest, no problem. I quite like the first book, which is about a young Taoist priest who livestreamed his rainmaking ritual to end a severe drought across vast areas. It's a pretty good book and worth recommending.

48. 298 一 One Person, One Sword, Braving the World 一人一剑勇闯天涯 Bookworm Junjun读书者君君Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Demons and monsters run rampant in the human world. To change the fate of humanity, Li Xiaoyao heads to Sword Gate to learn swordsmanship. He fuses the world’s divine techniques and opens the path to invincibility with forbidden arts. One sword to slay the heavens. The blurb can’t do it justice. Read the story for yourself. 2.1kReads8.2Score11714d adds

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    These two books have an extraordinary relationship with Taoism.

49. 299 玄 The Daily Life of a Mystic Cultivator 玄门修士的日常 Hear More, Ask More多闻多问Eastern Fantasy82k WordsOngoing Hard, hard, hard: the mysteries of the Dao. Seeking immortality, divining the future... What does it truly mean to cultivate the Dao? Refining qi through inner alchemy, or cultivating both body and spirit? What is the true gateway to the Dao? The daily life of a mystic cultivator. 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh]

50. 300 天 The Unrivaled Heavenly Master 天师无双 Kunlun Demon Daoist昆仑妖道Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing The nine stars align, and good and evil are turned upside down. A great war between the Underworld and the Nether Capital is imminent. The Corpse Clan is rising, the Heavenly Ghosts seek to invade, the Heavenly Demons circle overhead, and great monsters descend. The Demon Buddha Sect, the Corpse Immortal Cult, and the Immortal Alliance are all stirring. Ghosts roam by day, demons hide among humanity, little ghosts are hard to deal with, corpse-driving and zombie-exorcising arts abound, the Five 29Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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