Looking for Books About Taoist Arts, Magic, Ghost Hunting, Cultivation, and More 想看道术，法术，捉鬼，修仙之类的书

1. 501 渔 Tales of the Strange from Yutai 渔台志异 February Flat Zhou二月扁周Mystery378k WordsCompleted Some things are better believed than dismissed. Some people are better left unoffended. Some roads are better avoided, even if it means taking the long way around. That's what the old folks tell you. And that's what this book wants to tell you, too. 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Folk tales and ghost stories, modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, short classics. Not filler or wish-fulfillment content.

2. 502 永 The Song of Enlightenment: A Timeless Masterpiece by Master Yongjia 永嘉大师千古神书之证道歌 The Cultivation Journey of a Strange Star Beyond the Heavens天外奇星的修行之旅253k WordsCompleted A divine book, a divine book! One that can sharpen your wisdom, open your mind to new possibilities, fill you with energy, awaken you to life, and make you unstoppable!!! A sensational new release, now available!!! The Path to Awakening and Growth The seven-year-old Dragon Girl became a Buddha in an instant, realizing her true mind upon hearing the true Dharma. She cast aside the thousand-year-old dragon pearl at once, and her greed and attachments vanished in an instant. With her mind opened an 968Reads7.0Score218Shelves

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   [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Shy]

3. 503 序EN Sequence Highway: Starting as a Fake Artificer 序列公路：从假装炼器师序列开始 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsOngoing #Mysterious Apocalypse #Road Migration #Sequence Powers #Ruthless and Decisive #Survival Story #Team Adventure #Wild Imagination A tide of apocalyptic horrors sweeps the world. The migrating convoy is the only hope for survival. Wang Ying is the blade, Cao Xianming is the brains, Zheng Xiaofeng is the shield, and Yang Yong... pretends to wield sequence powers. He’s called crafty and accused of being a coward, but when the convoy is wiped out, he swallows a fragment of the source of the uncanny 18.9kReads6.0Score1.4kShelves
4. 504 港 Hong Kong Ghosts: I Want to Be an Exorcist Cop 港鬼：我要做驱魔警察 Laughing Wildly, Seeking My Own Passion狂笑自淘情Mystery631k WordsCompleted New book: My Master Is Shi Jian in the American Horror Story World Tang Mingqi is reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s, dreaming of a fresh start, only to run into one obstacle after another. He eventually passes the police academy exams and joins the force, where he discovers that the two senior officers waiting for him are Jin Maiji, who looks just like the God of Songs, and Meng Chao, whose sleazy appear 954Reads6.8Score103Shelves

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5. 505 什 What, You Used Ghost Money to Restart the Mythic Age? 什么，你用冥币重启了神话 A Mere Mortal's Worries凡人滴烦Urban315k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn start, fiery later on] [Golden finger] [Invincible protagonist] [Supernatural Revival] [One heroine] Everyone says money makes the world go round. Zhang Xuanling believed that wholeheartedly when he was delivering takeout. Then one day, ghosts and gods suddenly appeared before him, and he could no longer believe it. But when he learned the truth about how he had restarted mythology with ghost money, he believed again: money can make ghosts work for you, and it can even reach the gods! 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Let's see the Taoist magic and supernatural powers.

6. 506 太 The True Awakening of the Supreme Old Lord's Daoist Heart 太上老君道心启真 Sometimes Silly呆呆偶尔呆Eastern Fantasy223k WordsCompleted Take the void and the natural way as its guiding principle; take clarity, purity, inaction, and non-interference as its substance. Act without intention or attachment; unite with the One, and all things are accomplished. The Supreme Lord Lao, the foremost teacher of the Dao, embodies profound virtue that flows far and wide. His every word and deed contains the ultimate principles of the Great Dao. The Lord Lao often presents himself with a calm and peaceful bearing, every gesture displaying comp 1.8kReads6.8Score349Shelves
7. 507 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. 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm recommending my own work! [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

8. 508 张 Zhang Xiaojiu's Adventure Journal 张小酒的冒险笔记 Wuye無夜Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [The animated series is now available] Zhang Xiaojiu has died once. In his original world, the Demon Realm overturned the Human Realm, wiping out humanity across the globe. His soul, carrying regrets, transmigrated into the body of a baby born before the catastrophe. This time, he wanted to hide away and survive in peace, but fate set him on the path to saving the world. A white-clad angel wept for him, a fiery policewoman took a blade for him, and a gentle spirit demon faced death for him witho 6.6kReads9.1Score563Shelves

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   The writing style is unique, with a touch of humor; not only the main characters, but even the supporting characters are fully fleshed out.

9. 509 怪 Urban Legends: Who Let This Taoist Priest In Here? 怪谈：谁放这个道士进这里的？ Mao Erbai毛二百Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted This book has a short drama adaptation. Rules of Terror: This Taoist Priest Is Acting Strange. Now streaming [No Female Lead] [Hilarious] [Hotheaded Hero] [Supernatural] [National Destiny] Rules of Terror descend upon the world, and the Dragon Nation loses five rounds in a row. For the sixth round, Chen Yang is chosen to represent his country. Just as the nation assumes he is an ordinary nobody, Chen Yang takes off his jacket, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yee-hee-hee! Ever s 16.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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   The legends of the Dragon Kingdom have suffered repeated setbacks, but Chen Yang steps up to the challenge! Seemingly an ordinary passerby, his appearance in a yellow robe astounds everyone, and his hilarious remarks electrify the audience. His clashes with the eerie are both laugh-out-loud and thrilling. Come and explore this unique adventure!

10. 510 全 The World Is Overrun by the Undead, and I’m the Only True Taoist 全球尸临，只有我是真道士 Stinging Edge蛰锋Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing White-Haired Jiangshi, Black-Haired Jiangshi, Leaping Jiangshi, Flying Jiangshi, and Undying Bones. A global zombie plague erupts, and every time the undead advance a level, humanity loses another city. Survivors huddle in safe zones, while the Awakened throw their lives against the waves of zombies. Only Cang Ye, a tomb keeper armed with a shoddy copper-coin sword, strolls alone into the forbidden zone. When others encounter an Undying Bone, they can only wait to die. He merely raises a hand an 536Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One second I was beaten to the point of vomiting blood, the next second the cheat code arrived. I'm ready to see how this purple zombie gets "physically exorcised".

11. 511 玄 The Great Scripture of the Mystic Truth 玄真大道经 Ground Three Delicacies with Rice地三鲜配米饭Eastern Fantasy340k WordsCompleted Li Xuanxin was abandoned at birth on Mount Zhongnan, but fortunately, the reclusive Daoist master Qingxu took him in. He thought he could devote himself to cultivation in peace, far from worldly affairs. But then the funeral bells of Yongjia rang. The Five Barbarians’ cavalry trampled across the Central Plains, Luoyang fell, and bones lay exposed in the wilderness. Before ascending, his master left him a prophecy: “Heaven and Earth are sealed, and the laws are incomplete. To seek the Great Way, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 512 二 Twenty Years of Walking Between Yin and Yang: A Memoir 二十年走阴串阳回忆录 Those Who Know the Changes Do Not Divine善易者不卜Mystery169k WordsOngoing [The Great Six Ren, Qimen Dunjia, Four Pillars of Destiny, Xuan Kong Flying Stars, Jin Suo Yu Guan, folk witchcraft, Southeast Asian black magic...] And much more: an abundance of divination arts and folk culture, all knowledge you can learn at a glance and put into practice right away. A wealth of practical information! Zhao Jun graduated straight into unemployment. Then, reeling from the double blow of losing his job and his girlfriend, he encountered something that even he, a staunch material 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's packed with useful information and worth reading.

13. 513 灵 Paranormal Streamer: The Sledgehammer Notes 灵异主播：铁锤笔记 Li Yichen李熠尘Mystery628k WordsOngoing A paranormal livestreamer and a female yin-yang practitioner team up to deal with supernatural incidents. After being ambushed by an evil sorcerer, they fall victim to a curse involving poisonous magic. To break the curse, they descend into the Yuanchen Palace, face off against ghosts in a battle of song, storm a reclusive sect’s warded realm, help underworld officials subdue demons, escort an earth immortal to take up a post, and venture into the underworld to steal a prophecy from a forbidden 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book couldn't be more fitting; a duo working together to solve paranormal events is awesome!

14. 514 开 A Taoist Priest from the Start: I'm Invincible in the Supernatural World 开局道士，我无敌于灵异 The Liuwei Dihuang Pills Are Here六位地黄丸来了Anime Fanfiction194k WordsOngoing [Fanfiction] + [Taoist priest] + [Transmigration] + [Invincible] + [Light comedy] + [Original] Seven years ago, an old Taoist conned Fang Jin into becoming a Taoist priest on a mountain. Three years ago, his master left to travel the world and never came back. Then, on this very day, Fang Jin received a mysterious phone call that changed his life forever: “Hello, there's a night parade of ghosts here, and a snow corpse protecting the way. Can you handle it?” Fang Jin: “That sounds a little trick —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 515 刚 I Had Just Mastered the Purple Sky Divine Thunder When a Hundred Ghosts Appeared at Night 刚修成紫霄神雷，就遇到百鬼夜行 Fu Ling芙铃Urban2.5M WordsOngoing “Young man, you’re a cultivation genius the likes of which appears once in a thousand years. Come with me, and I’ll give you an incredible opportunity.” When Gu Changsheng met a charlatan in the park, he planned to play along and expose him. But as soon as the Daoist reached the mountain, he started flying on a sword. Uh-oh. Looks like this one’s the real deal. Gu Changsheng was filled with anticipation, imagining himself living the life of an immortal in white robes. Instead, on his very f 18.5kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
16. 516 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 931Reads9.4Score128Shelves
17. 517 六 The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 六祖法宝坛经 The Cultivation Journey of a Strange Star Beyond the Heavens天外奇星的修行之旅296k WordsCompleted Opening Verse The supreme, profound, wondrous Dharma is rarely encountered, even in a hundred million kalpas. Now that I can see, hear, receive, and uphold it, may I understand the Tathagata's true meaning. The true nature of the universe: those who hear this true Dharma can awaken and be reborn, break free from the illusory cycle of reincarnation, and attain liberation and freedom! 368Reads—Score102Shelves
18. 518 修 The Great Path of Cultivation 修行大道 Mr. Qiankun乾坤先生122k WordsCompleted Hello, all those who are destined to cross paths with me! I am Mr. Qian Kun. I write The Way of Cultivation to promote the ancient cultivation culture of China. Those who feel a connection are welcome to follow along and cultivate together. 960Reads6.7Score134Shelves
19. 519 美 American Horror Story World, My Master Is Shi Jian 美恐世界，家师石坚 Laughing Wildly, Seeking My Own Passion狂笑自淘情Male-Channel Fanfiction350k WordsCompleted After Li Wei becomes a disciple of Shi Jian, the Lightning Law Lord, and learns all manner of Maoshan arts, he turns the tables, breaks the legs of his troublemaking junior brother Shi Shaojian, and accuses his master of failing to raise his son and indulging his crimes. Then Shi Jian personally cleans house, and Li Wei transmigrates again, this time into the body of Villeo, a priest who failed at an exorcism and had his clerical collar taken away. So he decides to abandon the Church and pursue 325Reads6.8Score—Shelves
20. 520 国 An Outline of National History (Complete in 2 Volumes) 国史大纲（全2册） Qian Mu钱穆Historical412k WordsCompleted An Outline History of China is a general history of China, written with a focus on concision: it sets out the main points and cuts the trivial details. In fewer than 1,000 pages, it manages to provide detailed accounts of historical figures and a comprehensive record of their achievements, demonstrating the author’s remarkable command of a complex past. The book is clearly structured, with just the right balance of detail and brevity. An Outline History of China surveys the evolution of traditio 2.1kReads9.4Score609Shelves

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    Take your time reading it, or you could choose to buy a set of the Daoist Canon.

21. 521 开 The Book of Enlightenment: A Guide to Beating the Game of Life 开悟神书，人生游戏通关指南 The Cultivation Journey of a Strange Star Beyond the Heavens天外奇星的修行之旅292k WordsCompleted A divine book, a divine book, one that can enhance your wisdom, unleash your imagination, fill you with energy, awaken you to life, and make you invincible with a cheat! Coming in hot! The Path to Awakening and Growth A seven-year-old Dragon Girl became a Buddha in an instant, realizing her true nature upon hearing the true Dharma. She immediately gave up her thousand-year dragon pearl, and her greed and attachment vanished in an instant. Her mind opened and grew clear, serene at last, and she g 503Reads8.7Score100Shelves
22. 522 紫 The Purple-Robed Patriarch Has Turned into a Zombie. Who Can Handle This? 紫袍祖师爷尸变，这谁顶得住？ Sesame Sauce Never Ages麻汁不老Mystery366k WordsCompleted [Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain] + [Times have changed] + [Purple-Robed Flying Zombie] + [Villain] + [Ascend through brute force] A group of tomb raiders break into a forbidden area on Longhu Mountain and, to their surprise, dig up a purple, heavenly-grade wooden coffin buried deep in the Yellow Springs, nine feet and nine inches below. The coffin opens, and Yin soldiers appear! Talismans are torn, and corpses become immortals! Lying in the coffin is Zhang Daoyi, wearing the seal of a divin 20kReads6.1Score1.8kShelves
23. 523 五 Five-Year-Old Cutie Ye Xiaoman: Blows Up the Yin-Yang Realm 五岁萌宝叶小满：炸翻阴阳界 Ling Ling Yao灵灵爻Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Five-year-old Su Xiaoman was born with yin-yang eyes and destined to be short of money... After her parents are tragically killed, a Daoist priest saves her, takes her in, and teaches her his skills. She eats the mountain temple out of house and home, so her master sends her down the mountain, saying, “Your family is in trouble.” With osmanthus candies in her pocket, she sets off to find her relatives. Gazing at a grand villa, she sobs, “Waaah... I've finally found a meal ticket for life...!” Sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A young Taoist priest, venturing into the realm of Yin and Yang with humor and wit, without being verbose.

24. 524 天 The Heavenly Dao Feng Shui Master 天道风水师 A Bed of Strings一床弦索Mystery540k WordsCompleted [Feng Shui and the Supernatural + Qimen Dunjia + Folk Mystical Arts + Gu Arts + Witchcraft] First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate good deeds in secret; fifth, study; sixth, one's name; seventh, one's appearance; eighth, honor the gods; ninth, make friends; tenth, maintain good health. Do you want to change your fate? Do you want to get rich overnight? Do you want to learn about things you never knew existed? If so, start on page one. 5.4kReads7.5Score305Shelves
25. 525 天 The Celestial Master Police Chief 天师警长 Bamboo Shadows in Pairs竹影成双Mystery369k WordsCompleted (Daoist priest + urban suspense + unconventional + no invincibility + no dumb decisions + not a wish-fulfillment story) Ever since Celestial Master Zhang Daoling ascended to heaven in broad daylight, the Zhang family of Mount Longhu has passed down its lineage for 2,000 years, with cultivating the heart amid the mortal world as its main path of practice. A top law student and collateral descendant of the Zhang family of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, Zhang Shouyi memorized scriptures at three 408Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    [Celestial Master][Talismans][Cute Pets][Suspense] A descendant of a Celestial Master, he memorized scriptures at age 3 and drew talismans at age 5. After graduating from university, he joined a township police station, growing through a series of suspenseful cases. He was later awarded a position at Longhu Mountain, where he uncovered a shocking conspiracy.

26. 526 港 Hong Kong Crime Saga: Dark Refinement of the Heavens from the Start 港综开局，邪炼诸天 Resonating with Birds与鸟共鸣Mystery889k WordsOngoing Meng Chuxing gazes into the heavens, searching for his own path to destruction. But the Great Dao stretches on endlessly. When will he ever reach the end? As for his own creed, it goes like this: Within the Myriad Souls Banner, ten thousand ghosts wail in sorrow. Passersby hear them in terror. Go forth to exorcise demons, and return from death with your life restored. With an evil treasure in hand, I wield its fearsome power. Fellow Daoists, do not rush. I shall ensure you all come here for a li 2.8kReads5.6Score150Shelves

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    Those interested can check it out, and leave a review afterward [smirk].

27. 527 全 The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 《全村笑我懒汉媳，猎户夫君夜夜撩》 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 184Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read for anyone experiencing a reading slump! The ultimate Xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) tragic ending story that will leave you heartbroken! You'll cry until you're dehydrated after reading it!

28. 528 红 Secret Records Behind the Red Walls: A Complete History of China's Unofficial Past, Unabridged 红墙秘录：中国野史大全（无删节完整版） Xu Xiaotian许啸天Historical2.7M WordsCompleted This complete collection is like a secret key unlocking the hidden chambers of China's imperial past, guiding readers into shadowy corners that official histories leave shrouded in secrecy. From the ancient legends of Unofficial History of the Xia and Shang to the imperial passions and court intrigues of The History of the Imperial Harem in the Song Dynasty, The History of the Imperial Harem in the Ming Dynasty, and Unofficial History of the Yuan Dynasty; from the extravagant excesses of The Ero 1.6kReads9.3Score256Shelves

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    Good books on cultivation techniques are more beneficial the more you read them.

29. 529 风 The Feng Shui Diviner 风水神相 A Leaf Boat一叶木舟Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted [The short drama and comic adaptation are now available] First comes fate, then luck, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate good karma; fifth, study; sixth, choose a name; seventh, read faces; eighth, honor the gods; ninth, make friends with benefactors; tenth, maintain your health. Eighteen years ago, an old Daoist priest found an abandoned baby in the mountains. Eighteen years later, a young feng shui master left his temple and came down from the mountain. Over the years, Jiang Chen learned all m 11kReads9.0Score1kShelves
30. 530 东 Tokyo: From the Start, I Save a Kimono-Clad Beauty and Win Over All of Tokyo 东京：开局救下和服美人，我熟韵满东京 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约17k WordsCompleted Tokyo: From the Start, I Save a Beauty in a Kimono and Become a Master of Mature Charms Across Tokyo 38Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 531 隋 The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: Complete, Edited Edition 隋唐演义-精编完整版 Chu Renhuo褚人获Historical617k WordsCompleted An epic tale of heroes rising amid chaos. Qin Qiong sells his horse, revealing a hero at the end of his rope; Cheng Yaojin robs the imperial tribute convoy, showing off his street smarts; and Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Incident reshapes the course of history. Blending the official historical record with folk storytelling, it weaves a legendary tale steeped in history and the spirit of the jianghu. 757Reads9.6Score—Shelves
32. 532 茅 Maoshan Ghost-Banishing Celestial Master 茅山捉鬼天师 Xiao Mochou Himself萧莫愁本尊Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted [Taoist Master] + [Ghost Hunting] + [Supernatural Mystery and Suspense] Light a lamp and tell ghost stories; observe the taboos of yin and yang. The inscrutable secret arts of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Maoshan traditions; the uncanny spirit-possession tablets; and mysterious taboos that inspire dread. The only Maoshan sect leader in history to vanish under mysterious circumstances seizes the secrets of heaven and earth and travels between the realms of the living and the dead. Let him reveal 3.2kReads6.5Score213Shelves
33. 533 咒 Jujutsu Kaisen: Rewriting Causality, I Turned the Shibuya Deadlock on Its Head 咒术回战：因果逆写，我掀翻了涉谷死局 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted Jujutsu Kaisen: Rewriting Cause and Effect, I Turned Shibuya's Deadly Fate Upside Down 26Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 534 关 Fierce Snow in Guandong 关东烈雪 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Fierce Snowfall in Kanto 4Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 崔 Daoist Cui Hunts Demons: A Night Raid on Consort Dong’s Tomb 崔老道捉妖：夜闯董妃坟 Tianxia Bachang天下霸唱Mystery178k WordsCompleted Old Cui’s real name is Cui Daocheng. He once sneaked a look at two and a half lines of a heavenly scripture in the Five Thunder Hall on Mount Longhu, and often compared himself to Jiang Ziya and Zhang Zifang. Unfortunately, he was short on luck and blessings, and no matter how capable he was, he didn’t dare put his skills to use. But he couldn’t bear to live in poverty and hardship either, so whenever he got the chance, he’d stir up trouble. In the end, he not only failed to make any money, but 3.3kReads9.5Score660Shelves

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    "Old Taoist Cui Catches Demons" is a survival story of a "corporate slave" in the cultivation world, a celestial version of "Stories from the Editorial Department"; it's a carnival of folk tales and ghost stories, a passionate and tragic tale of the lower-class martial arts world; and even more so, a love letter from Tianxia Bachang to the common people. Even though the path to immortality is rugged and demons roam freely, that old Taoist priest who curses while charging forward with a brick is the true hero of life! Fellow cultivators, jump in now! Follow Old Taoist Cui and experience the bittersweet life of "either catching demons or being urged to catch demons!"

36. 536 雍 The Illustrated Tale of the Swordsman Yongzheng, Volumes 1 and 2 雍正剑侠图（上下册） Chang Jiemiao常杰淼Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Tong Lin takes up his midnight-and-noon chicken-claw mandarin-duck axes and roams the martial world, rising from a farmer's son to become Yongzheng's personal bodyguard. The Blood-Dropper secret service is recruiting online, while a band of sword heroes prepares for a final showdown on Penglai Island. 680Reads9.5Score101Shelves
37. 537 我 I Master the Ultimate Daoist Arts, Yet I'm Forced to Catch Ghosts for Work 我，掌握顶级道术，被迫捉鬼打工 The Bright Moon in Summer夏有明月Urban131k WordsOngoing Jiang Xuan's origins are shrouded in mystery. He learned the world's finest Taoist arts from his master from a young age. By chance, he joined the Chinese Exorcism Bureau to make a living. From the start, he was just a fortune-teller setting up a stall on the street. Through one adventure and battle after another, he eventually reorganizes the Ghost Domain's Asura army, proves his divinity and becomes a god, and takes on a million Western deities. —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 炽 Blazing Wilds Forbidden Zone: The Beautiful and Dashing Senior 《炽野禁区：学姐她美又飒》 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝8k WordsCompleted Blazing Wilderness Forbidden Zone: The Senior Is Beautiful and Daring 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 修 The Path of Cultivation Begins with Inheriting a Dilapidated Taoist Temple 修道从继承破道观开始 Talking Bun会说话的包子Urban330k WordsCompleted A young Daoist who has just graduated from a Daoist academy inherits a rundown temple with his master’s help. While cleaning it up, he encounters the teachings of the founding patriarch and begins his path of cultivation. New author, new book. 34Reads6.6Score—Shelves
40. 540 捉 The Ghost-Catching Taoist Master 捉鬼天师 I Am Buddha我本佛Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted To build a road, the village assigned me and a few others to demolish a grave. Everyone died, but I survived. I’m the only one who knows why... 56Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 541 梧 Ashes of the Parasol Tree: The Evening Breeze Can't Reach an Old Flame 梧桐烬：晚风不渡旧情人 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝7k WordsCompleted Ashes of the Wutong: The Evening Breeze Cannot Carry an Old Flame 7Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 542 卦 Divining for Heaven’s Reward: The Good-for-Nothing Is Unbeatable at Cultivation 卦酬天道，废柴无敌好修仙 Chu Yun Ding Bao Long出云丁包龙Urban298k WordsOngoing Solve the question, divine the opportunity, and claim the reward! The art of the Book of Changes conquers the myriad worlds and the thousand paths! A top-tier xianxia fantasy with an original premise, coherent logic, and brisk pacing. At its heart is a one-of-a-kind “Hexagram Reward Exchange System,” set in a vast world where technology and cultivation coexist, and personal struggles intertwine with the survival of civilizations. The protagonist grows along two paths and employs ever-changing ta 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Whether it's useful or not depends on the individual; the hexagram refers to the hexagrams in the I Ching.

43. 543 失 After Accidentally Killing My Cheating Wife, I Turned to Cultivation 失手杀了出轨老婆后，我反手修仙 My Cat Can Do Backflips Orange我家猫会后空翻橘子Eastern Fantasy136k WordsOngoing I'm Li Yahui, an ordinary person. That night, I shoved her. She hit the wall and never got back up. I thought my life was over. But then the Supreme Lord Lao said, "You have Daoist energy above your head. Come with me." So I joined the Taiqing Sect, learned the Daoist way, and cultivated divine abilities of my own creation. Later, I killed Qiongqi, slew Taotie, and fought the Great Emperor Zhenwu. The Jade Emperor came in person to mediate, sentenced him to a thousand years of wall-facing, and l 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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44. 544 高 High Martial: I Practice Mystical Daoist Arts 高武：我却玄学道术 Evening Rise夕起Urban930k WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + high-martial arts + ghosts and monsters + Daoist arts and mysticism + progression fantasy + Primordial Era] When spiritual qi first revived, beasts evolved and some humans awakened special abilities. The second surge of spiritual qi made plants bloodthirsty, forcing humanity to rebuild the Great Wall to hold back the beast tide. Then the world underwent yet another spiritual qi revival, and ghosts and monsters were born. And I, a pretty handsome high school boy, inherited 370Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 民 A Strange Sacrifice in Republican-Era China: Bloodshed at the Opera House, Ghosts Slaughtering Evil, Ten Thousand Souls Returning to the Abyss 民国诡祭：戏楼血煞·群鬼屠邪·万魂归墟 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝9k WordsCompleted Republic-Era Occult Sacrifice: Bloodshed in the Opera House, a Host of Vengeful Ghosts Slaughtering Evil, Ten Thousand Souls Returning to the Abyss 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 山 Duckweed Adrift in the Mountains and Seas 山海浮萍 Little Immortal of the Jie Sect截教小神仙Eastern Fantasy385k WordsCompleted A traditional, nostalgic cultivation novel: no System, no transmigration. The mountains and seas are shattered, the wind scatters the catkins; fate rises and falls like duckweed battered by rain! The heavens have lost their way, the earth has lost its virtue, the Nine Tripod Cauldrons have been stolen, demons run rampant, hens crow at dawn, and the empire is on the verge of collapse. From the cataclysm that deified the gods and returned them to their places, to the calamity of the Journey to the 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West: A tale of gods and immortals cultivating immortality – a mind-bending, exhilarating novel, specially written for experts, yet accessible to all tastes.

47. 547 工 The Engineer's Strange Case Files 工程诡录 Seven Notes Listening to Rain七音听雨Mystery296k WordsOngoing Please note: This story has no harem, no brainless characters, no overpowered cheat, and uses science instead of mysticism. If that's not your thing, please don't read. A staunch atheist with a PhD in control engineering is unexpectedly sent as a technical consultant to a new factory plagued by strange incidents. One bizarre equipment failure follows another, yet every scientific method he knows proves useless. With only three days left to finish the project, Dr. Qi decides to use scientific ins 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! It's also about ghost hunting, but it uses science. The protagonist is a staunch atheist, but he gets caught up in mysterious events time and time again, eventually choosing to use science to catch ghosts! I've never read anything like this before!

48. 548 这 This Taoist Priest Is Truly Cultivating Immortality 这个道长就是在修仙 Yao Jiu Guai Liu妖九拐六Mystery6.2M WordsCompleted After my dad died, he left me a bone fan and a fierce ghost that wouldn't stop hounding me. Newly dead vengeful spirits, mummified corpses that refuse to rest in their graves, and living people hoping to make a fortune off ghosts: some come to me for help, while others fear me. I'm really just an ordinary little Taoist priest. 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
49. 549 完 Oh No! I Refined the School Beauty into a Gu Insect 完蛋！我把校花炼成了蛊 Fish Beibei Herself鱼北北本尊Urban166k WordsOngoing The campus belle bullied me, so I turned her into a gu. That’s perfectly reasonable, right? But as this secret comes to light, more mysteries emerge, and the truth about the world gradually unfolds... Faced with a barefoot glass-skinned bodhisattva, a beautiful Daoist priestess consumed by infernal flames, a cute girl who uses electronic music to summon spirits, a seductive little green tea who charms souls with love spells, a cat-eared girl who communes with spirits through curses, a qipao-clad 224Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you look at the Gu technique?

50. 550 林 Mr. Vampire and My Date with a Vampire: From the Start, I Become Lin Zhengying’s Junior Fellow Apprentice 林正英僵约：开局成林正英师弟 Buddhist Monk佛门和尚Mystery550k WordsCompleted [System + Invincible + Lin Zhengying + My Date with a Vampire + Lighthearted] After transmigrating into Lin Zhengying’s world, he becomes a Demon Star from the start, and even ends up as Lin Jiu’s junior fellow apprentice? He also has a fiancée named Ma Xiaoling, promised to him since childhood? Ye Yi says, “No worries. Just watch how I take over the worlds of Lin Zhengying and My Date with a Vampire...” 222Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    The "Mr. Vampire" series starring Lam Ching-ying features an invincible system. The protagonist starts as the main antagonist, a red-eyed demon star, a master of lightning magic. The female leads are Ma Xiaoling, Ren Tingting, and Nie Xiaoqian, while the senior brother is played by Lam Ching-ying and Mao Xiaofang.

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