No Romance, Metaphysical Powers, No Livestreaming, and No Child Female Lead 无cp，会玄学，不要直播的，也不要女主是小孩子的

1. 1 天 The Celestial Master Comes Down the Mountain, and She Stands Guard at Funerals and Weddings 天师下山，红白席上她站岗 A Salty Fish That Never Flips Over不翻身的咸鱼呀Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Yun Lai only wanted to devote herself to studying magic, but fate had other plans. Her master tossed her down the mountain, claiming she should travel the world, when his real intention was for her to reunite with her family. Fine, she could reunite with them. But why did no one in the family value her? Three older brothers and two older sisters, each more difficult than the last. Poverty-stricken Daoist Yun: “Enough! See you around! I can always set up a stall by the road and tell fortunes for 461Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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   There's no romantic pairing, no live streams of metaphysics, and the female lead is a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to subdue demons and monsters; she's proficient in Taoist magic.

2. 2 师 My Master Says I'm Born to Deal with the Dead 师傅说我天生吃阴饭 A Salty Fish That Never Flips Over不翻身的咸鱼呀Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born with yin-yang eyes, I always walk down the middle of the road! A quick hand gesture and a single divination, and even the big shots follow me around! What? Money? Hold it right there. I’m not telling your fortune. 810Reads8.9Score102Shelves
3. 3 惊 What?! The Paper Effigy Shop Owner Is a Feng Shui Master! 惊！纸扎店老板，竟是玄学大佬！ Bring Me a Yakult来瓶养乐多Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Strongest female lead + occult expert + satisfying power fantasy + no romance] Xia Bai's master left her a house. She uses it to get a secure civil-service job in the Underworld. From then on, she spends her days taking on every job she can find, all to help build a new Underworld. Substitute ghosts? Off to reincarnation with you! Borrowed lifespans? That's against Underworld regulations. Go downstairs and face your punishment. Anglers? You want to chum the waters on the Bridge of Helplessness? 8.2kReads8.8Score973Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, powerful female lead with top-tier mystical arts, not a saint, and her lineage's founders are all legendary figures, passed down through a single lineage. The female lead single-handedly repays her founders' debts and upholds the mystical arts of the declining Dharma era. The writing is smooth, and the ending is perfect.

4. 4 坟 I Set a Stool by the Grave and Overheard the Wrong Gossip, Then Slapped Him Across the Face 坟前摆凳吃错瓜，反手给他一嘴巴 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Metaphysics + Supernatural + Satisfying Revenge + Lighthearted + Playing the Fool to Catch the Enemy Off Guard] Jiang Nanshu, the only child at Changqing Temple, went down the mountain to earn a living after the college entrance exams. Penniless, she discovered that a funeral home was hiring night watchmen for 800 yuan a night. The only requirement was an exceptionally strong birth chart. Jiang Nanshu eagerly raised her hand. “Me, me, me!” Even if a corpse rose in the middle of 22.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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   The first book: You'll really regret not reading it. It's not a live-streaming format, there's no romance, and the female lead is currently 19 years old. This book has its own logic; it's not the kind where the female lead is the strongest throughout the entire book. In this book, the female lead becomes stronger step by step through her own efforts, but her talent is the best in the book. The female lead also has a master, and there are many hilarious interactions between them. The female lead also has a Xuanming Spirit Cat (a green-eyed black cat), and a giant centipede named Xiao Guai. She obtains various magical artifacts in various ways, and the female lead also has a Red Lotus Dharma Body, which is the Karmic Fire Red Lotus. There are many humorous elements in it, so you won't find it boring at all. I highly recommend this book. It's the second best metaphysics novel I've ever read. It has no romantic pairing, but it does feature live streams. The main reason I recommend it is that if you've finished the previous book, you can read this one to pass the time. This is a metaphysics novel with live streams that's within my acceptable range, and it's just as good. Otherwise, I wouldn't have added it to my bookshelf. You should definitely give it a try. It's not boring at all; there are many fresh plot points. Of course, there are many people seeking help, but the inclusion of other characters makes it less tedious. As for who they are, you'll have to find out for yourself! [Kissing emoji]

5. 5 直 My Fortune-Telling Livestream Is So Accurate, the State Wants Me to Come Forward 直播算命太准，国家请我出山 Nine Congee九粥Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Ghost Hunting + Satisfying Read] After being ambushed, the metaphysics expert Jiang Yi is reborn and unexpectedly bound to a merit system. System: “If you want to stay alive, you must ward off calamities and drive out ghosts to earn merit points. Otherwise, you'll drop dead immediately.” Jiang Yi: “???” Isn't “drop dead” a little too harsh? To keep herself alive, Jiang Yi decides to become a metaphysics streamer and earn merit by tellin 27.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
6. 6 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.4kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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   The first book features an incredibly strong female lead who is ruthless and taciturn, while the second book features a lively female lead. Both are masters of metaphysics, and neither has a romantic pairing.

7. 7 我 I'm a Frail, True Heiress, So What's Wrong With Knowing a Little Mysticism? 我病弱真千金，会亿点玄学怎么了 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 198.6kReads9.5Score35.2kShelves
8. 8 我 I'm the Fake Heiress. Is It Really So Much to Ask to Be a Mystic Arts Master? 我假千金，当个玄学大佬不过分吧 A Thought, Wind and Grain一念风禾Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + No Romance + Plot-Driven Power Fantasy + Everyone Is Career-Minded + Beloved by All] The Shen family’s cherished daughter, raised for years as their own, turns out to be a fake heiress. Everyone waits to see Shen Ning and the real heiress tear into each other. But no one expects the fake heiress to pack up and leave without a fuss. Later, they learn that Shen Ning has gone to a remote mountain wilderness to study Taoism under a master. Everyone scoffs: “Study Taoism? Why doesn’t she 977Reads9.2Score120Shelves

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   These three are non-romance/fantasy novels, without any live streams. The female leads are all quite powerful, and each has a subplot with a mystical theme that develops gradually. The female lead in each book is very strong and powerful, quite formidable in the story. I've read all of them!

9. 9 我 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.8kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 关 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Sun Xian'er孙仙儿Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 526Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Completed novel "The Female Gentleman of Northeast China" 🔥 Single female lead, no romantic pairing | Northeast folklore, suspense, and supernatural. Chinese horror | Feng shui and metaphysics | Tomb raiding | Intellectual battles and strategic maneuvering | Character development. No cultivation of immortality or supernatural interventions. Steady pacing and satisfying plot resolution.

11. 11 满 The Max-Level Enchantress Became Human and Got Rich Selling Medicine 满级妖精变成人后，靠卖药暴富 Xiao Xiao's Fish肖肖的鱼Modern Romance681k WordsCompleted What’s it like to turn from a blade of grass into a person? Jiang Cao has just one thought: When it rains, it pours! She’s hit rock bottom! She was fast asleep, then woke up to find she had to earn money and might not even have food for the next meal! No romance! No romance! No romance! 8.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
12. 12 她 She’s Short on Money in the Five Elements 她五行缺钱【玄学】 Spicy Porridge麻辣粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi was kidnapped at the age of five and unexpectedly became the 108th successor of an obscure Daoist temple. The one who raised her and taught her everything was a wisp of the temple’s founding matriarch’s soul, which had remained inside her memorial tablet. Her temple was nothing more than a ramshackle shack made from discarded boards that mountain hunters didn’t want. It had no running water or electricity. Even dog-litter mushrooms grew between the floorboards. After they came down the 931Reads9.4Score198Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, strong female lead

13. 13 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 43kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves

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    🎉🎉The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed for a thousand years, wakes up to find herself reborn into the body of a little girl unloved by her parents. The little girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. Thus, Wei Mian is forced to learn from her senior brothers and take up the old trade of fortune-telling. Three divinations a day, one thousand per divination. "Master, I'd like my daughter's marriage fortune told." Wei Mian: "Your daughter is currently keeping a gigolo, nine years younger than her. Break up with him quickly, she'll be swindled out of her money."

14. 14 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 17.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    (Completed, no romance) The female lead is not stereotypical, and although she's usually playful and carefree, she's incredibly strong when it matters. I really love the contrast—she's the kind of character even the entire nation respects. The mythical beasts are also all unique, making for a very exciting read. Plus, the book has a fresh theme, unlike anything I've read on Tomato Bookstore. Highly recommended!

15. 15 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 154kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves

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    Both are female-centric novels with no romantic pairing, featuring metaphysical cultivation elements. They're neither wise nor overly saintly; highly recommended.

16. 16 豪 The Beloved of a Wealthy Family, the Metaphysics Master Rises to Power in High Society 豪门团宠，玄学大佬在上流圈杀疯 A Sour Little Mandarin一颗酸桔子Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted The rating just came out. It'll slowly go up! [Occult powers + feel-good wish fulfillment + strong heroine + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + pampered by everyone + no romance] [Main plotline + episodic stories] There's a new piece of gossip among Xincheng's elite: the Shen family's long-lost youngest daughter has been found. As soon as she returned, she severed her eldest brother's romantic ties, tormented her younger brother until he was skin and bones, and even dared to hit her own grandmoth 10.8kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    They were all very good. I forgot if the fourth book was broadcast live, but the first three were not. They were all very good.

17. 17 满 The Max-Level Metaphysics Master Shakes the World by Taking Disciples and Telling Fortunes 满级玄学大佬靠收徒算命轰动世界 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Satisfying Read + Absurd Comedy] Cultivation powerhouse Mu Shi is struck dead by a bolt of lightning and reborn in another world. Unfortunately, the original owner was an idiot with not a single coin to her name. No problem! She sets up a fortune-telling stall on the overpass and makes her way to the pinnacle of life. “Master, tell me when my girlfriend and I will get married.” Mu Shi: “Young man, it looks like you’ve been cheated on. 4.3kReads9.3Score639Shelves

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    These two books are ones I genuinely enjoy reading. This is my first time recommending books because they are both worthwhile. I highly recommend them; they're both completed and incredibly satisfying! [Laughs][laughs]

18. 18 满 The Max-Level Expert Becomes a Legend Through Metaphysics 满级大佬靠玄学成为传说 Northern Feather Kite北翎之鸢Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jun Ci, a big shot from the demon realm, transmigrated overnight into an obscure entertainment-industry nobody who had tried to mooch off a top-tier star and then been exposed online for faking her suicide. When her company put her on ice, Jun Ci didn’t bat an eye. She simply inherited the little Taoist temple her grandfather had left her. From then on, she built a thriving business telling fortunes and catching ghosts. A business tycoon waved a wad of cash at her: “Master, will this project suc 2.3kReads9.1Score306Shelves

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    These books, I suppose, have no romantic pairings and are considered metaphysical, and none of them have live streams (if I remember correctly, I read them a long time ago). They're not for kids. ⑤ The author probably wanted to include romantic pairings, but the male lead appears infrequently and is basically just a plot device; there's practically no romantic subplot.

19. 19 大 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Li Hua璃华Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 25.9kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
20. 20 玄 Mysticism: From the Start, I’m Classmates with a Female Ghost 玄学：开局就和女鬼做同学 Semiconductor Rising Star半导体新星Mystery141k WordsOngoing (Strong female lead + ghost hunting + pocket dimension + adorable child + face-slapping scumbag + episodic stories) In her previous life, Su Qing inherited a massive fortune, only to be set up. On her wedding night, she was murdered when a villain broke into her home. Only as she lay dying did she learn that it had all been arranged by her scumbag fiancé and his childhood sweetheart. Her close friend had also been pushed off a rooftop after discovering their affair. When Su Qing opened her eyes —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ghost Hunting Unit Story

21. 21 假 The Fake Heiress Tells Me to Be Generous, So I Throw a Ghost at Her 假千金劝大度，我反手朝她丢只鬼 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Unhinged] [爽文] [No CP] [The animated series is out! If you're interested, go check it out!] After transmigrating, Shi Qing thinks she's landed in a story about a real and fake heiress, and that she's the real heiress everyone despises. But as soon as she steps outside, she locks eyes with a ghost... Does this world really go that hard? ☸ Transported to a world overrun by ghosts, Shi Qing gets her hands on a space-time shop. With all the treasures she trades for there, s 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
22. 22 震 The World Is Stunned: My Haunted House Connects to the Underworld 震撼全球，我的鬼屋通地府 Yellow Kitty黄色的猫咪Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted Complete [cathartic power fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful protagonist + punishing scum + ghosts and monsters + business management] Terminally ill with cancer, Li Miao meets a Taoist priest who tells her that she’s been plagued by bad luck and is near death because someone stole her fate. The only way to survive and reclaim her fate is to return to her hometown and inherit a haunted house. She assumes it’s just an ordinary haunted house, but when she arrives, she discovers 27.5kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    🌳The female protagonist gradually grows into a master of metaphysics, possessing innate talent. She's terminally ill with cancer and downloads a fortune-telling app. Her destiny is exceptionally good, but she discovers her lifespan, talent, and luck have been stolen. 👻After inheriting a haunted house, she gradually reclaims her talent, luck, and lifespan. A pretty good read, currently being serialized. The male protagonist hasn't appeared yet.

23. 23 玄 The Metaphysics Master Eats Her Own Gossip Every Day 玄学大佬每天都在吃自己的瓜 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleModern Romance435k WordsCompleted (Metaphysical, no romance, feel-good story, no logic, with showbiz elements, though the heroine won’t enter showbiz) Shen Yu, a great survivalist, was forced into seclusion when a cataclysm struck and the Heavenly Dao perished. By the time she ventures out again, the world has changed. Phones? Surveillance cameras? Airplanes? Cannons? Good heavens, this world is even more dangerous than the cultivation world! No need to panic. She’ll quietly cultivate and keep a low profile until she’s invincibl 6.7kReads9.3Score692Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, a bit about the entertainment industry but no live streaming, the female lead is a cultivator who comes to the modern world and becomes invincible, a satisfying read, highly recommended.

24. 24 我 I’m the Landlord of a Haunted Building, Welcome to Building Three 我在鬼楼当房东，欢迎入住三号楼 Jin Shanghua锦尚花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No romance + satisfying story + exceptionally strong heroine + no hesitation in punishing scumbags On her eighteenth birthday, Yu Zhi had her inheritance stolen by the impostor parents who had usurped her place, then was brutally murdered in a dark alley. But just when she thought she had died, she came back to life and gained the ability to never age or die. After personally killing the impostor parents and their family, Yu Zhi sold her biological parents’ inheritance, moved to a small town, an 3.9kReads9.1Score722Shelves

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    A female-centric, no-romance ensemble novel with a mystical element and a protagonist who grows through character development. Absolutely amazing! The author's writing is superb; the plot is intricate and fast-paced, each story is engaging and detailed. Also, Zhizhi is incredibly adorable. Because of her childhood experiences, she transforms from a person with few emotions into a vibrant and polite individual. I'm already halfway through and don't want to finish! The female lead grows stronger with each challenge she faces, growing and becoming stronger alongside those she saves. Truly fantastic.

25. 25 算 My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, Even Foreign Clients Weep and Call Me a Master 算命太准，外国客户都哭着喊大佬 Sugarcoat糖衣衣Modern Romance3.8M WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling, feng shui, the occult, ghost-hunting, no romance, episodic stories] After a great calamity, Lin Xi, the ninth-generation female leader of the Taixuan Sect, arrives a thousand years in the future. She becomes the granddaughter of the sect’s last disciple and inherits a rundown feng shui shop. With the sect in decline and the occult arts fading away, Lin Xi begins her quest to restore the sect from the shop no one ever visits. Fortune-telling, divination, feng shui, exorcisms, an 46.9kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves

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    They are all single and do not stream.

26. 26 小 Put Out a Piece of Paper, Set Up a Fortune-Telling Stall, and Nail Every Reading 小纸一放，摆摊算命准到爆 Saucy Chestnuts酱香板栗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysical fortune-telling + feng shui and face-reading + character growth + episodic stories + no romance, heroine stands alone + no livestreaming] The score is low because the book was just rated. It'll gradually go up, so give it a chance~ Everything in this story is made up by the author. Don't imitate it. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. All the men who appear are just plot devices. No romance, no flirting, no ambiguous relationships. The heroine stands alone! After an accident l 1.1kReads7.9Score147Shelves
27. 27 玄 The Metaphysics Big Shot Sets Up a Stall and Solves Case After Case! 玄学大佬摆摊，破了一案又一案！ Little Bear Egg小熊蛋蛋Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted [Feng shui and the supernatural + fortune-telling + ghost hunting + gossip + feel-good wish fulfillment + episodic mysteries + no romance] With the grand sum of five yuan, collected through a united fundraising effort by everyone in her sect, and a beggar's bowl full of hundred-yuan bills in view, supernatural expert Chu Ling'er fell silent. As if things weren't bad enough, misfortune soon followed. She had barely come down from the mountain when she got caught up in a random murder case... To g 4.4kReads8.8Score457Shelves
28. 28 惊 What! The Little Princess of Tianji Sect Is Fortune-Telling at Her Stall Again 惊！天机门小公主又在摆摊算命 Qianxue's Dream千雪的梦Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted (No CP, no male lead) Yu Luo, young mistress of the Tianji Sect, was kicked down to the mortal world by her own father to gain experience. He left her with only a tenth of her magic. The moment she landed, a bolt of thunder struck her and gave her an explosive hairstyle. Hard up for money, she had no choice but to set up a fortune-telling stall at the market. Yu Luo: Old sir, have someone smash the furniture in your house and see what happens. Onlookers: Sir, your home renovation cost millions. 8.1kReads8.8Score1kShelves
29. 29 她 She's a Deity! Of Course Catching Ghosts and Exorcising Demons Makes Sense 她！神明！抓鬼收妖很合理吧 It's Shushu是舒舒啊Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate Universe + Goddess Descends to the Mortal World + Real-World Ghost Hunting + A Few Adorable Monster Companions] Luo Sheng is a baby who fell from the sky. She grew up with her master at a Taoist temple, and only came down the mountain when she started university... On her first day of school, she meets an upperclassman plagued by yin energy and pursued by a female ghost. Her roommate is being stalked by a water ghost after saving someone's life. She forms a contract with a thousand-ye 11.7kReads8.8Score1kShelves
30. 30 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

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    Just watch the Li Changsheng series, there's no female lead. [Bump][Bump]

31. 31 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
32. 32 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
33. 33 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
34. 34 别 Stop Apologizing. The Big Shot Says You Don't Have Long to Live 别道歉了，大佬算命说你时日无多 Golden Tofu Pudding金色豆花Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted It’s just been completed and only recently started receiving ratings, so the score is low for now. It’ll rise later. [No romance + strong female lead + metaphysics + ghost-hunting + fortune-telling + gossip + doted-on by everyone + solving cases] Metaphysics expert Shen Yuexi accidentally transmigrates into a book. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself lying in a coffin: she has become the Lin family’s “vicious” adopted daughter, murdered by the heroine and about to be cremated! The guests 3.7kReads8.8Score411Shelves

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    A newly completed novel featuring a strong female protagonist and no romantic pairing—it's incredibly good! A metaphysical master transmigrates into a book, starting by lifting a coffin to seek revenge, tearing apart her vicious adoptive parents, catching ghosts, telling fortunes, solving cases, and killing her way through the battlefield. She finds her billionaire relatives, slaps the faces of scumbags, and it's super satisfying!

35. 35 道 Fellow Daoist! That Thief Has Written Another Book 道友！那贼子她又写新书了 Three or Four Times三四番Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + no romance + divination cultivator + light literary borrowing] What do you do when you transmigrate to the cultivation world and are about to starve to death?! I’ve just arrived in the cultivation world, fresh off a mule. Thanks for asking: of course I’ll write stories to make money! . Her quest for immortality could wait. One book, After My Spiritual Root Was Destroyed, I Became the Immortal Venerable’s First Disciple, made her famous. Zhu Wuyou thought she could 8.7kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    This will keep me up all night after watching it [crying]. No romantic pairing, intelligent, ensemble cast, cause and effect, everything is fate.

36. 36 纸 The Paper Effigy Shop Owner Is a Powerful Occultist 纸扎店老板娘她是玄门大佬 A Xia, Beautiful and Talented阿夏貌美且有才Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The second installment, Gods Cannot Save Themselves 2, is now available! Strong female lead, no CP (a monk with unrequited feelings approaches the heroine with an ulterior motive) + wish fulfillment + plot-driven. The heroine isn't a self-sacrificing saint, so if you like that type of heroine, please look elsewhere. The heroine, Chen Zhaoyuan, owns a paper offerings shop. She's a “person” who has lived for a very, very long time. Some of her memories are missing. She's no good at music, chess, c 31.5kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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    No romantic pairing. The female lead is a powerful figure in a mystical sect who has lived for an incredibly long time. She doesn't stream, and while she looks to be in her early twenties, her actual age is unknown. [Laughing]

37. 37 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 428.2kReads9.4Score40.7kShelves

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    Some novels feature female protagonists without romantic partners, while others do not. I recommend books 5, 6, and 7, which are my three favorites. The female protagonists are not overly idealistic.

38. 38 全 Global Wasteland: I Synthesized a Top-Tier Shelter 全球废土：我合成出了顶级避难所 Half a Pickled Fish半只酸菜鱼Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-Oriented] [Surviving Natural Disasters] [Late-Game Infrastructure Building] [Growing System] [High Combat Ability] [No Romance] Everyone transmigrates to a wasteland continent, where a survival System ushers them into a grueling struggle to stay alive. On this chaotic wasteland planet, disaster seasons alternate with mild seasons, while terrifying beasts and calamities are never far away. Survivors start with nothing but a thatched hut and a survival System. Freezing cold that can numb y 3.6kReads8.7Score356Shelves
39. 39 重 Reborn in an Apocalypse Novel, I Even Dare to Kill the Canon Couple 重生在末世小说，我连官配都敢杀 Sharp-Tongued Lady毒舌ladySci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted Things to be aware of: When I started writing, I wanted to show the brutality of a realistic apocalypse. I also didn't understand what people meant by a story that celebrates women. I only came to understand and improve the content through the comments, so the early plot has some realism, but please feel free to skip it. No male lead + ruthless heroine + natural-disaster apocalypse + zombie game + quick transmigration + strong, capable supporting female characters who don't compete with one anot 923Reads8.9Score257Shelves
40. 40 开 From the Start, I Get Everything for Free, Adopt Adorable Beasts, and Make the Apocalypse Cozy 开局零元购，收萌兽，温馨度末世 Ripples in the Deep Sea深海微澜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + Rebirth + Adorable Beasts + Space + Decisive and Ruthless + Strong Female Lead with No Romance + Beast Speech] Surviving the apocalypse was no easy feat. Over ten years, Ning Ke suffered countless setbacks and injuries, only to be betrayed just as she was about to make it through. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the early days of the apocalypse, and her space and supplies from her previous life had come back with her. Using her memories of her past life, sh 8.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves
41. 41 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 98.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
42. 42 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
43. 43 无 Infinite: Don't Mess with the Vicious Female Lead, She'll Go Crazy! 无限：别惹恶毒女配，她会发疯！ Three Thousand or So三千几许Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Choose the dungeon you're interested in by volume" ★★★ The heroine shines on her own, infinite-flow + no romance ★★★ If you want a purely evil heroine, please skip this one, thanks ★★★ I ate the logic ★★★ You can't please everyone, so if you don't like it, please skip it, thanks She transmigrates into a campus novel as its villainous female lead, only to discover that the world has gone off the rails. From the start, she's dragged into an infinite game where she can only survive by clearing dun 1.3kReads8.9Score192Shelves
44. 44 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
45. 45 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves
46. 46 嘘 Shh, Bet You Didn’t See This Coming: I’m the Supernatural Being 嘘，没想到吧，我就是诡异 Steamed Salted Radish清蒸咸萝卜Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake and Real Heiresses, Reborn, Rule Horror, Bizarre World, Wealthy CEO, No Romance, Secret Identity, Horror Game] The full-cast audiobook is available on Fanqie Changting. Search for: The Real Heiress Goes Off the Rails in the Horror Game. Qin Shu is reborn on the day of her eighteenth birthday, with only an hour left before she enters the Rule Horror game. She snatches the jade bangle from the female lead, shuts herself in her room, puts it on, and waits to be pulled into the game. In her pr 17.1kReads9.0Score2kShelves
47. 47 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 20.5kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
48. 48 摆 Fortune-Telling at a Street Stall, One Gold Piece Per Reading 摆摊算命，一卦千金 Northeastern Cicada Nymph东北知了猴Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Episodic Stories + All Kinds of Gossip + No Romance] Ever since Song Ci got hit by something thrown from a high-rise, a whole lot of knowledge suddenly appeared in his mind. Fortune-telling, face-reading, avoiding misfortune and attracting good luck, dispelling negative energy and boosting prosperity, attracting wealth, feng shui and geomancy… Everything he’d once thought mysterious and unfathomable came to him as if by instinct. From then on, a little 35.5kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    ☀️☀️Currently no romantic pairing. The female lead is a character who grows and develops. She's currently still running a fortune-telling stall and hasn't started live streaming yet. ☄️☄️The female lead is a college student. I found each story quite enjoyable; those who like this kind of thing can check it out.👀

49. 49 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 24.6kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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    I recently finished reading a novel with a female protagonist and no romantic pairing. The synopsis didn't mention it, but I confirmed that the one I read was indeed without a romantic pairing. Nine years ago, the female protagonist's village was massacred, and she and a fellow villager escaped with their lives. She became an apprentice to investigate the mastermind behind it all, becoming a ghostwriter. Following clues, she discovered an organization called the Mei Clan, which specialized in child trafficking and artificial insemination. She killed many child traffickers. Anyway, after reading over fifty chapters, I really needed to use my brain. You really need a brain to understand it. It's truly captivating, with each plot twist building upon the last. Slowly, the truth about what happened nine years ago is revealed. Just keep reading, you'll find yourself completely absorbed.

50. 50 落 After Failing the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, I Became a Fortune-Teller in Hong Kong 落选港姐后我在香江当神算 Fish Head Soup鱼头汤汤Modern Romance240k WordsOngoing After working diligently in the underworld for 500 years, Xia Heyan returned to the mortal world because of unfinished ties from her past life. She was reborn in the body of another woman named Xia Heyan. The original owner was an 18-year-old student at Shenghua High School, preparing to apply to the University of Hong Kong. With a bright future ahead of her, she was talked into entering that year's Miss Hong Kong pageant by her classmates. She was later eliminated over a scandal, which ruined h 309Reads—Score114Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, strong female lead, the female lead is about to enter university, it's a period drama, no live streaming, no melodramatic plot twists, mainly focusing on fortune telling and ghost hunting, fast pace, several chapters per story.

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