Lovecraftian Horror, Mental Illness, and Self-Harm. Looking for Something Like Dao of the Bizarre Immortal 克苏鲁，精神病，自残，想要道诡异仙那种类似的

1. 1 克 Cosmic Horror Cultivation: I Can Reverse Time 克系修仙：我能逆转时间 Plop Fish扑通鱼Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing (No heroine, no invincibility, no brainless protagonist, plot-driven, a protagonist who eats people. Things get really exciting after he breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm!) Ye Xiang transmigrates into a Lovecraftian cultivation world and develops an eye condition. The world he sees is unlike the one ordinary people see: perception turned upside down, Buddha statues made of insects. The Great Dao has vanished, towers of corpses float in the air, and two dark moons hang overhead. What is re 1.6kReads9.0Score15414d adds
2. 2 血 The Agony of Flesh: My Body Mutates Into Immortality! 血肉苦痛，我肉身畸变成仙！ Shangguan Sanye上官三野Eastern Fantasy192k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu-Style Cultivation] [Mentally Ill Protagonist] [No System] This world has nine immortals. The First Immortal feeds on flesh and blood. The Second refines living people into pills. The Third greedily collects blood sacrifices. The Fourth inhabits living beings. The Fifth makes pacts with all manner of demons. The Sixth follows the ghostly path of souls. The Seventh controls insects and Gu. The Eighth binds human spirits. The Ninth refines corpses to achieve liberation from the body. I hav 293Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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   Cthulhu-style cultivation, Chinese-style Cthulhu

3. 3 天 The Heavenly Demon Scripture 天妖经 Summer Waist Demon夏天腰妖Mystery116k WordsOngoing An unconventional cultivation novel with grotesque elements, nothing but torment for the protagonist, no harem, and an ensemble cast. Suffering fills every line. The style is unusual, and there is no female lead. The protagonist goes through a great deal of torment in the early stages. The pacing is slow at first, and the writing is rather bleak, though it still has its funny moments. Major twists arrive in the middle and later parts, making for a very satisfying read, and the style shifts somew 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Perfectly fits the [smirk] exotic martial arts genre

4. 4 克 Cthulhu Flower God: Pollination of Withering and Blooming 克苏鲁花神：枯荣的授粉 Knife Up My Sleeve袖藏刀Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu] [Hardcore occult studies] [Meticulously researched] [Mystery and exploration] [Not a power fantasy or formulaic story] [No female lead] [Phobias] [Impostors] Have you ever wondered where the feng shui energy in the world comes from? Could dragon veins be something beyond human understanding? Why do the occult traditions of different regions around the world all ultimately point to the same entity? Shen Yu, a paleographer, is drawn into a series of bizarre incidents. Every clue points t 1.3kReads8.3Score24414d adds
5. 5 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 45.7kReads9.1Score6.9k14d adds

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   Flesh and blood suffering, bizarre ascension.

6. 6 仙 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Jumping Clown Dark Soy Sauce跳梁老抽Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 179Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 山 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Fourth Calamity Goes Wild 山海经之疯狂的第四天灾 Cat Taoist猫道士Sports1.0M WordsOngoing [Classic of Mountains and Seas] + [Players] + [Stirring Up Trouble] = [The Source of Madness] All the ancient legends ended in tragedy: Pangu disappeared after creating the world, Houyi faded into obscurity after shooting down the suns, and Shennong died after tasting all the herbs... Bai Ze brings the Fourth Catastrophe back to the age when all races vied for supremacy, restoring humanity to its former glory. Faced with so-called mountain gods, lords of forbidden zones, and the origins of the u 90Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Come and see!

8. 8 举 Raise Your Head Three Feet, and There’s an Evil God 举头三尺有邪神 Firmament Giant Rock苍穹巨岩Mystery328k WordsOngoing [Eastern Fantasy + Lovecraftian Elements + Plot-Driven + Mystery + No Cliches + No System + No Brain-Dead Characters + Not a Power Fantasy] [Readers who may be bothered by this, proceed with caution] [The first five chapters are slow-burn setup. The story picks up afterward, and there's a detailed outline, so read with confidence!] After transmigrating, Zhou Mo finds himself in a small village that resembles one from ancient China. Gradually, strange and utterly inexplicable things begin happeni 912Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   This is a horror-themed cultivation world story with a very imaginative plot, reminding me of the feeling I had when I first read Dao Gui! The writing is smooth, and the plot and character development are excellent. The first few chapters are a bit slow-paced, but they are all foreshadowing and build-up. When the truth is revealed later, it will send chills down your spine!

9. 9 次 Demigod 1: Tales of New Shanghai 次神1：新沪怪谈 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Praise the Fool, Azathoth | The author promises original ideas and an innovative plot: What you owe isn't money, but “psychic loans” and “existence taxes.” Overdue and unpaid? You automatically become a sacrifice or have your “existence” erased. Debt collector → half-human, half-god “demigod candidate.” New Shanghai → a cyberpunk city infiltrated by the Old Ones. 314Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   New setting: Urban martial arts. Existence tax, psionic loans, black panther smuggling map, cat salute! Debt leads to godhood! Praise be to Azathoth the Fool!! 👌🏻

10. 10 晚 The Banquet: From That Day On, We Became Subjects of Observation 晚宴：自此，我们沦为观测对象 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug6668k WordsCompleted The Banquet: From This Day On, We Became Subjects of Observation 37Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 空 The Garden of Sinners: Beyond the Root, Breathing Comes First 空之境界：根源之外，呼吸先行 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Female-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted Beyond the Origin of the Boundary of Emptiness: Breathe First 31Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 龙 Dragon Raja: Snowbreak Iris, Eternal Prisoner 龙族：断雪鸢尾·永生囚徒 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug6669k WordsCompleted Dragon Raja: Broken Snow Iris · Prisoner of Eternity 18Reads—Score114d adds
13. 13 空 The Garden of Sinners: The Magician, Have You Ever Seen Nothingness? 空之境界：魔术师·你见过‘无’吗？ Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Garden of Sinners: Magician · Have you ever seen “nothingness”? 47Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 诡 Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0, Awakening of the Cocoon, the Fool's First Cry 诡秘：序列0--蚕茧觉醒·愚者初鸣 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Male-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0: Awakening from the Cocoon · The Fool’s First Cry 564Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 职 Workplace Release: I Became a KPI Survival Expert 职场放生：我成了KPI生存大师 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66610k WordsCompleted Workplace Release: I Became a KPI Survival Expert 6Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds

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    Chinese-style horror, it has that kind of feeling.

17. 17 异 The Strange Path of the Other Gods 异神道诡 The Abyssal Giant Cat That Devours Brainstorms吞噬脑洞的深渊巨猫Two Male Leads139k WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian] + [Soulslike] + [Chinese-Style Horror] + [Game Logic] [Maddening] + [Restraint] + [Evil Gods] + [Plot-Focused] + [Nonhuman Characters] (tends toward two male leads) “I would rather be driven into madness while fully conscious than deceive myself with illusions and falsehoods!” A female-audience fanfic of Daoist Gu. With more emphasis on the reading experience for female readers. The main plot remains unchanged, while the romance has been comprehensively improved. Readers unfamil 254Reads—Score4514d adds

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    Deceptively realistic, a fanfiction about the supernatural [cool][cool][cool] No female lead, even more eccentric, even crazier.

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