Occult Fiction Seems to Be Trending Lately. Any Recommendations? Nothing Too Outlandish 最近玄学的书好像很火诶，推荐几本呗。不要太离谱

1. 1 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 225.7kReads9.6Score64.5kShelves

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   ✨Written by a Taoist priest, this is truly informative and you can learn a lot from it. [Thumbs up]

2. 2 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 703.3kReads9.6Score149.7kShelves
3. 3 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 246.2kReads9.1Score57.9kShelves

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   [Laughs] The male protagonist, Li Chengfeng, is a god-like being. [Sends heart] He possesses extraordinary abilities, cultivates both Buddhism and Taoism, and is protected not only by spirit beasts but also by his ancestral master. As a member of the Seven Stars Alignment, he shoulders his responsibilities, defeats the villains, and protects China!

4. 4 第 The First Notebook of a Feng Shui Master Passed Down Through Generations 第一本祖传风水师笔记 I Come from the East我自东方Urban896k WordsOngoing [Adapted into a short drama] [A feng shui novel about the world around you] This novel explores feng shui in homes, shops, offices, graves and burial grounds, and people’s personal lives. There’s nothing mysterious or abstruse here, just feng shui stories from everyday life. By the time you come across this book, the gears of fate may already have started turning. Read carefully, and you may find something unexpected... 237.5kReads9.1Score24.3kShelves

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   These two books are really informative! Interesting!

5. 5 疯 She’s Gone Crazy! The Beloved Mrs. Bo of High Society Beats Up Ghosts Like a Pro 疯啦！豪门圈团宠薄太太揍鬼超凶 Huahuaye花花耶Modern Romance701k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, sweet indulgence, everyone's darling, and ghost hunting. The heroine is an exceptionally powerful ghost hunter, and the romance between the leads is incredibly sweet.) Word is that Bo Yu, the richest man in the capital, fell in love with a girl at first sight and brought her home as his fiancée. His fiancée is actually a master of the occult? No problem, he has naturally gifted ghost eyes too. They're just sealed! Rumor has it that Bo Yu's fiancée grew up in the countryside. 2.1kReads9.1Score308Shelves

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   If we're talking about who's the best at metaphysics, you have to look to Sister Ji, Sister Jiang, Sister Mu, and Sister Su!

6. 6 玄 The Metaphysics Master Shakes the World After Coming Down from the Mountain 玄学大佬下山后轰动全世界 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 86.6kReads9.5Score13.7kShelves

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   🍁The female protagonist went missing at the age of two.♨️ She was taken in by a Taoist master.♨️ She cultivated with the master on the mountain for more than ten years.♨️ The master ascended to heaven one day.♨️ Leaving her behind and a dilapidated Taoist temple.♨️ To make a living, she had to go down the mountain and set up a fortune-telling stall.♨️ After less than a month of fortune-telling,♨️ Her biological father came looking for her.♨️ Looking at the dilapidated Taoist temple and a daughter with mental problems,♨️ She couldn't help but cry...

7. 7 强 After Sleeping with the Prince, the Female Yama Flees with Her Child 强睡王爷后，女阎君带崽溜了 Elegant Blossoms素雅花开Ancient Romance194k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + metaphysics + adorable children + male lead hates women but isn't allergic to her + satisfying revenge] The Underworld's top-ranking Lady Yama fakes her death to escape her grueling 996 work schedule and skip work! But her magic goes haywire, and her soul transmigrates into the body of a drugged good-for-nothing legitimate daughter. From the start, she ends up in bed with a chaste God of War who throws up whenever he touches a woman. She gets him for free and runs. What a thril 4.9kReads—Score385Shelves

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   This book is great, I've already caught up with it, and the author is very prolific, updating frequently.

8. 8 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Gone Fortune-Telling on the Street Again and Again 傅总，您夫人又又又去摆摊算命了 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 66.4kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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   The first book features a Taoist priest as the main character; the second features a female protagonist who is a knife-selling merchant who descends the mountain to collect debts due to an arranged marriage; the third features a female protagonist who is a wandering spirit; and the fourth features a female protagonist who is only four years old but is from the last lineage of corpse-driving masters.

9. 9 你 Why Pick on Her? She's Got Powerful Backing 你惹她干啥！她下面有人 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted *Original title: “CEO, Your Wife Is Pawning Knives Again” A knife is a pledge, and a word is a promise. When a prophecy comes true, it’s time to collect the reward. That’s what a knife pawnbroker does in the world of mysticism. Tu Shanjiu is the 283rd-generation knife pawnbroker. Her talent for the mystic arts surpasses everyone else in her family. Her divinations are uncannily accurate, and she can communicate with ghosts and gods. Unfortunately, because of a curse placed on the Tu Shan family 37kReads9.2Score5kShelves
10. 10 你 Why Pick on Her? She Can Command Every Ghost! 你惹她干嘛？她能号令百鬼！ Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + soul reaping + satisfying read + goofy comedy] Jiang Yu passes the underworld civil service exam and becomes an Impermanence Officer in the capital, responsible for sending ghosts down the Yellow Springs Road. Working hours: midnight to five in the morning. Although Jiang Yu works just five hours a day, she gets busier and busier: reaping souls, catching ghosts, fulfilling last wishes, helping solve cases, catching mice, raising birds… “My father, who died ten years 3kReads8.7Score354Shelves
11. 11 玄 The Real Heiress Is a Mystical Pro at Taming Ghosts 玄学真千金驭鬼超凶的 The Barking King汪汪叫大王Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Metaphysics + crime-solving + everyone’s favorite + corpse-driving + wealthy families] The Yanjing Major Crimes Unit “arrested” a four-year-old girl who looked like a doll. When they found her, a rotting female corpse was floating beside her. It was the victim who had gone missing in a murder case. The little girl, being questioned, answered in a childish voice: “Xiaochun is a corpse driver. I can speak to spirits and travel to the underworld, so of course I can find big sister.” In the end, th 43.2kReads9.1Score8.6kShelves
12. 12 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Unknown D-Lister Takes the Internet by Storm 直播算命：十八线小透明爆红全网 Tabby Cat Head狸花猫猫头Two Male Leads716k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + livestreamed fortune-telling + ghost hunting + entertainment industry + episodic stories] Lu Jin, a minor celebrity, was blacklisted after refusing to submit to unspoken rules and beating up a greasy old man. Faced with a huge breach-of-contract penalty and the dissolution of his studio, he chose to take poison. A short-lived young Celestial Master was reborn in his body. Having gained a life for free, he had no choice but to start livestreaming fortune-telling and earn money t 7.7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    These are all featuring two male leads, and they're incredibly good-looking!

13. 13 让EN I Said Explain the Occult, Not Catch Ghosts on Livestream! 让你科普玄学，没让你直播捉鬼！ Crane Lantern鹤灯Two Male Leads644k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, not a male-oriented novel. Take note!] To revive the Taoist temple his master had left behind, Qi Gu entered show business and worked hard to promote himself. But his manager turned on him, smearing him from head to toe. After quitting show business, Qi Gu felt that the harder he tried, the more unlucky he got, so he decided to lie flat and give up. By chance, he was invited by a client to take part in a paranormal reality show. On the show, he stopped trying to promote him 19.3kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
14. 14 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. 785Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    The first four books are my absolute favorites in the world of metaphysics!!! Each novel is 2 million words long, and I read them meticulously, without skipping a single paragraph. The first novel I ever read was *Lifelike*! Sometimes when I'm out of books to read, these four are what I turn to. I read them over and over again; I can never get enough!

15. 15 他 He's Just a Well-Behaved Little Taoist Priest. What's Wrong With Wanting a Vengeful Ghost? 他一乖乖小道士，要个厉鬼怎么了 A Zhuo NianA卓念Two Male Leads263k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + supernatural + ghost hunting + coming-of-age + fortune-telling Livestream + happy ending + a bit unhinged] A sunny, handsome, forward little Taoist priest X a possessive, scheming green-tea ghost Ye Zhiqiu had been sickly since childhood and grew up in a Taoist temple. After discovering that his benefactor was a ghost, he couldn't stop himself from going further and further. “He's so hot. I love it. I want to give it a try.” So, even knowing that Cen Huai was a vengeful ghost, 1kReads8.8Score201Shelves
16. 16 和 After I Dumped My Jerk Ex, a Powerful Figure from the Underworld Set Their Sights on Me 和渣男分手后，冥界大佬盯上我 Moonrise at Dawn月上微晓Two Male Leads711k WordsCompleted Two male leads + mystery and the supernatural + solving cases + powerful leads + satisfying revenge The sweet young love of college couldn't withstand reality. For the sake of a bright future, his boyfriend cheated on him and left without hesitation. Think he's just a college student working a part-time job? That's only because you haven't seen him at night, transformed into the director of the Special Events Investigation Bureau, judging yin and yang, deciding life and death, fighting evil spir —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 错 A Mix-Up with the Red String of Fate: The Metaphysics Master Becomes a Rich Family's Stepmom 错绑姻缘线，玄学大佬豪门当后妈 Knowing Sui from the Strings闻弦知绥Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Marriage First, Love Later + Stepmother to a Rich Family + Not Biologically Related + Both Devoted to Each Other] Yu Qingli, a young prodigy of the mystic arts, wakes up to find a fated marriage bond has appeared on her out of nowhere. She goes to her intended’s home to ask for a divorce, but doesn’t get one. Instead, she gets a bonus: a grown son, free with the deal. Well, that’s a fine mess. The master who once devoted herself to catching ghosts and telling fortunes, free of wor 1.7kReads—Score271Shelves
18. 18 满EN Reborn at Max Level: An Obscure Celebrity Becomes a Top Star Through a Horror Variety Show 满级重生：糊咖靠恐怖综艺成顶流 The Mountain Speaks Not, Twelve山不语十二Two Male Leads744k WordsCompleted [Showbiz livestream + lighthearted supernatural thrills + sweet romance] [Two male leads: the bottom is strong and crazy, the top is a clingy, scheming sweetheart] Jiang Nuo is hated across the internet. He has the looks to match his acting skills, and his only fans are antis. The one thing no one can find fault with is his face, so stunning it seems like Nuwa showed off when she made it. After dying, he was thrown into an infinite world of deadly challenges. He endured countless trials, reached 7.9kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
19. 19 算 My Fortune-Telling Is Too Accurate. Now Police Across the Internet Are Watching Me 算命太准，我被全网警察轮番蹲守 Wan Xiaoyu万小鱼Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Ghost Hunting + Transmigrate Into a Book + No Romance + Episodic Plot] With a thunderous crash, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky. Yun Luoling failed to ascend, and two huge characters appeared in the air: “Shameless.” To return to her original world, she started livestreaming fortune-telling and doing good deeds to build up merit. “Master, why did my fiancée cheat on me?” “Because she had needs.” “Master, a male ghost clings to me every night.” “He just wants to watch you cos 175Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    You absolutely must read the first book. The female protagonist was originally going to ascend to heaven, but she was struck by lightning and sent back because of her immoral behavior.

20. 20 人 A College Student in Public, a Ghost Hunter in Private 人前大学生，人后猛除鬼 A Touch of Lin翊点儿琳Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + urban supernatural + special abilities + evenly matched leads] Chu Xiaoyan x Fu Hui Fu Hui, an ordinary third-year college student, gets caught up in a strange incident by chance. That's when he learns that vengeful ghosts really do exist in this world. What's more, the government has set up a Special Incident Response Department. People with innate abilities are called gifted, while those who can purge vengeful ghosts are called exorcists. Fu Hui watches the exorcists struggle 5.1kReads9.2Score872Shelves
21. 21 龙 After the Dragon Maiden Descends to Tell Fortunes, the Demon Nation Goes Mad! 龙女下凡算命后，鬼子国疯了！ The Typing Machine Has Gained Sentience码字机成精了Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + No Romance + Episodic Stories + Feel-Good] Shui Linglong, the last dragon in the world, becomes a fortune-telling streamer on Tiger Whale Live after an accident. To stay alive, she has no choice but to work hard at fortune-telling and earn merit. Viewer: “Ha, another scam livestream.” “If it’s a scam, why not have me tell your fortune and find out?” A little while later, the comments in the livestream have completely changed. “Thank you, Master, for saving my dad’s life!” “Master sa 245Reads9.0Score—Shelves
22. 22 玄 The Occult Master Is Reborn and Falls in Love With Her Grandmaster 玄学大佬重生后，和祖师恋爱了 Clouds Paint the Bright Moon云画月皎Two Male Leads506k WordsCompleted Metaphysics expert Xie Fei is reborn at the filming location of a variety show, only to discover that this show is anything but ordinary. The crew visits a castle haunted by a woman in red, a village that devours orthodox gods, and a tomb connected to the underworld... The guests include a serial killer, someone who turns children into ghost minions to gain good fortune, and demons who see Tang Monk’s flesh as a nourishing delicacy... Oh, and there’s also a major movie star who shares the exa 8.4kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
23. 23 白 Lying Around at the Hospital by Day, Moonlighting as a Soul Reaper by Night 白天医院躺尸，晚上无常兼职 Mr. A FoxA狐狸先生Two Male Leads476k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + supernatural + ghost hunting + healing, sweet romance + Black and White Impermanence + fast-paced] A cute, slow-to-react Black Impermanence bottom x a charming, doting, smiling-tiger White Impermanence top Shen An got into a car accident. He thought he was about to say goodbye to this world, but just before he died, a handsome man asked if he wanted to become an Impermanence. Dazed by the man's beauty, he agreed without thinking. Little did he know that this would set him on t 418Reads8.8Score105Shelves
24. 24 空 Dropped Into the Trending Topics! I Became a Top-Tier Star by Catching Ghosts on Livestream 空降热搜！全网黑靠直播抓鬼成了顶流 Fu Chuan浮川Two Male Leads578k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Livestreaming + Lighthearted Supernatural Comedy + Sweet Romance] Chao Ci, the most hated celebrity in the entertainment industry, has actually joined a hit variety show? And she gets to interact with Yu Chen, the movie star the whole internet calls its husband? At first, the haters said: “With Chao Ci on the show, it’s guaranteed to flop. Don’t bother watching.” Netizens said: “Chao Ci is so annoying. Fine, I’ll stick around for Movie Emperor Yu.” Fans said: “Get l 3.9kReads9.3Score677Shelves
25. 25 人 A Human-Skin Spirit Wants My Blessing? Take This Slap! 人皮子讨封？我反手一个大比兜 Fallen Flowers, Swept Yet Gathered落花扫仍合Modern Romance174k WordsOngoing [Metaphysics + Strong Female Lead + No CP + Golden Finger + System + Commander of Beasts + Wacky Yokai Appearances~] Bian Yutao was born with a deadly fate and was taken to the mountains to cultivate from a young age. At twenty-five, with her death fast approaching, she has to go down the mountain and accumulate enough merit to trade for a longer life. Otherwise, she’ll drop dead on the spot and head to the underworld to hang out with her friends and family. On her first night down the mountain, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, but the female lead is incredibly capable! She's skilled in everything from feng shui and fortune telling to crime solving and ghost hunting! She also has a cheat ability to command beasts, and many more cheat abilities are yet to be unlocked. A miserable resident trainee gets lost in a ghostly maze, mistaken for a spirit demanding a title, and gets a severe beating from her. Medical malpractice? She'll handcuff you right away! Child abuse? You'll experience the satisfaction of having your home destroyed by rats and being slapped in the face by monkeys! Releasing snakes indiscriminately? We'll return those snakes to you!

26. 26 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! 754.6kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves

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    Family members, when it comes to metaphysics, you have to look to me [smirk]. All of them are top-rated masterpieces! Any one of them will make you fall in love with metaphysics [drooling]. I personally highly recommend "The King of Feng Shui," "On the Day I Was Born," and "This Spiritual Enchanter is Awesome." These three are masterpieces!!!

27. 27 欲 Tempting the Bigshots: I Catch Ghosts on a Dating Show and Rack Up Points 欲诱大佬，我在恋综捉鬼上大分 Tower Upon Tower in the Clouds楼楼云上楼Two Male Leads376k WordsCompleted [BL romance + dating show livestream + metaphysics and the supernatural + equally matched leads and sweet romance + underdog comeback and putting scumbags in their place] Good news: I'm still alive. Bad news: I've transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder male supporting character, and I'm both a lovesick simp and a substitute! A double whammy? No way am I putting up with this. But my wallet's empty, so I'll just have to throw away my pride and keep playing along. They say you should love w 4.5kReads9.3Score673Shelves

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    A highly-rated completed novel featuring two strong and powerful protagonists. Book 1: A humorous metaphysical novel set in the entertainment industry (a crazy, quirky, and silly top influencer vs. A cold, aloof, and haunted movie star); Book 2: A sweet and romantic metaphysical novel featuring a beautiful, unconventional, cross-dressing metaphysical master (Lu Ye) vs. A Southeast Asian tycoon and a big shot in the Beijing entertainment circle (Zhan Beiyu); Book 3: A slow-burn sweet and romantic metaphysical novel featuring a young Taoist priest, Fu Yu, vs. A big star, Ji Chen; Book 4: A transmigration and live-streaming metaphysical novel set in the entertainment industry, featuring a metaphysical master, Xia Xinian, vs. Jun Xuan, the director of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau; Book 5: A transmigration and system metaphysical novel featuring Shi Yin (Karmic Fire) vs. Cen Yuan (Evil Dragon); Book 6: A transmigration and live-streaming supernatural novel set in the modern era, featuring Qi Mubai (a beautiful woman who loves paper-cutting) vs. Fu Tingye (most importantly, his wife, and secondly, his rival); Book 7: My favorite transmigration and historical metaphysical novel set in the era of a book, featuring Lu Nianchen (an educated youth) vs. Yu Mo (a rough man); Book 8: A transmigration and system live-streaming metaphysical novel, featuring Xie Hongchen (the chosen one of Heaven) vs. Lu Jiuchao (?).

28. 28 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
29. 29 总 The CEO Won't Let His Wife Practice the Supernatural Arts 总裁不准夫人搞玄学 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + powerhouse + adored by the whole family + hilarious chaos + ridiculous antics + unleashing ultimate moves nonstop!] Word has it that the Nan family had a mix-up involving a real and a fake heiress. The real heiress was a metaphysics powerhouse who opened the door to a whole new world for the Nan family. One day, the powerhouse was heading out to “take care of business.” Twin Fifth Brother: Little sis, take me with you! Movie Star Fourth Brother: I wanna go, I wanna go! Doctor Thir 25.6kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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    Both books are related to metaphysics. The first one, "Selected by Qin Hailu," features a sweet relationship between the male and female leads. The whole family helps the female lead keep secrets from the male lead, and she's pampered by them. The female lead is very strong, skilled in exorcising ghosts and evil spirits. The second book has no romantic pairing; the female lead is beautiful on her own. Every situation she handles is explained, sometimes with illustrations, making it easy for readers to understand and know why. Each short story contains life lessons.

30. 30 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 43.5kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    Hey, I recently discovered two incredibly addictive novels! The main characters are both super big shots in the world of metaphysics, but the writing style is hilarious and down-to-earth. I have to check them out!

31. 31 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! 22.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
32. 32 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.4kReads8.4Score3.5kShelves

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    "It begins with silly humor and ends with sincere warmth. If life is fragile, then listen to the author's advice: 'Take good care of yourself, stay safe and healthy, and be free from illness and disaster. That's all.' A book that can make you laugh and also make you respect life is worth reading."

33. 33 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
34. 34 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 38.1kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
35. 35 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44.1kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves

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    These three are my top-rated metaphysical books, the ones I'm most proud of. If you've already read them all, then there's nothing more I can do. [Facepalm][facepalm]

36. 36 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Senior Disciple Sends You Off to Reincarnate from the Start 直播算命：大师姐开局送你投胎 Wild Garlic Sprout野蒜苗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + fortune-telling livestreams + invincible powerhouse heroine + government support + heroine stands alone and grows stronger + packed with plot] In the Dharma-ending Age, the mystic sects have withdrawn from the world. After a thousand years of silence, it's time for the incense to burn bright once more. Yan Qing descends the mountain to spread the Daoist faith, and make a little money on the side! But on her first day running a stall, someone smashes it up. Yan Qing coolly tells the 5.6kReads9.3Score724Shelves
37. 37 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Is It Normal to Let You See Ghosts from the Start? 直播算命：开局让你见鬼很正常吧 Yuan Lege Yuan元了个圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + No CP + Strong heroine + Judgment] Jiang Tang, a mighty expert from the mystic arts sect, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes an online sensation through her fortune-telling livestreams! She doesn’t tell fortunes. She reveals truths that send chills down your spine. “Master, is the person sitting across from me on the subway a corpse?” Jiang Tang: “They escaped from a funeral home. Their makeup is pretty good.” A drug lord calls in asking for help findin 17.8kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
38. 38 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 146.7kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves
39. 39 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves
40. 40 不 Seriously, Your Metaphysics Club Is Way Too Obscure 不是，你们玄学小组也太冷门了吧 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [No romance + ensemble cast + supernatural ghost hunting + folk horror tales + only a little family drama, which wraps up quickly] Fang Shining was born with a mental disability. Her parents dumped her in the countryside with her father, a folk sorcerer, and never gave her another thought. When she was nineteen, the village was demolished, and she was brought back to the Fang family. On the day she returned, everyone mocked the Fang family's idiot eldest daughter for coming home, and the family 36kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    This is a must-have! It's an ensemble piece, no romantic pairings, sweet and heartwarming slice-of-life scenes, and everyone uses their unique abilities to solve cases with magical artifacts. Each character has a niche profession: village guardian, corpse driver, corpse retriever, corpse sculptor, shaman, tomb keeper, paper craftsman. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

41. 41 算EN Fortune-Telling? My Life Is Yours! The Aloof, Alluring Best Actor's Sweet Pampering and Clinging Coaxing 算命？命给你！冷欲影帝甜宠缠哄 The Actual Demoness妖精本妖Two Male Leads427k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Male-Male Romance + Yandere + Metaphysics + Showbiz + Comedy + Sweet Romance] After dying in a car accident, the deranged top-tier star and metaphysics master Jian Ran is bound to a System, and transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as a disposable stand-in. So... CEO A: “He's back. I suggest you pack your bags and leave tonight. Fill in whatever amount you want on the check.” Jian Ran: “?” I've been catching ghosts and protecting houses for ages. Is he finally pay 8.3kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
42. 42 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
43. 43 女 A Cross-Dressing Expert Tells Fortunes, and His Roommate's Uncle Is Destined for Romance 女装大佬算卦，室友他叔命犯桃花 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads322k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Cross-Dressing Charmer + Fortune-Telling + Two Powerful Leads + Feel-Good Revenge + Supernatural + Ghosts + Sweet Romance] Lu Ye is gorgeous and wild, with a knack for playing dress-up and looking fabulous in women's clothes. He is the only beloved disciple of six top-tier masters of the mystical arts in Wushan Village, Miaojiang. His eldest dad taught him fortune-telling, his second dad taught him to control ghosts, his third dad taught him medicine, his fourth dad taught him 6.8kReads9.4Score973Shelves
44. 44 当 After the Fortune Teller Got a Superstar Boyfriend 当神棍有了大明星男友后 Feng Junjun逢君君Two Male Leads887k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + slow burn + sweet romance] As a feng shui master, Fu Yu never expected the person he once considered his sworn rival to ask him for help solving a problem. Even more surprising, his rival still remembered him. Looking at the master his manager had hired for a fortune, Ji Chen fell silent for two seconds. “Fu Yu?” Fu Yu glanced at him, then lowered his head and counted on his fingers. “A big star, no less. From your face, I can tell your whole life will be prosperous, but you’re de 13.1kReads9.4Score2kShelves
45. 45 算 Calculating Your Fate to the End 算死命 Nine-Rank Game九品一局Mystery5.9M WordsCompleted When I was born, I was nursed by a wolf for a few days. I thought of her as my mother, and believed I'd never see her again. Then one day, a woman came looking for me... 22.2kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    [Please follow] ① Zhang Tian was abandoned in the mountains at birth and had a wolf mother who nursed him for a few days. Later, one day, people in the village began to die mysteriously, all connected to him?! The truth is gradually revealed. With powerful reasoning abilities, the protagonist grows stronger to protect those around him. [Please follow] ② Wan Shan Hong, whom his parents considered a prodigy, grew up to be a fried noodle maker with only a high school diploma. A chance encounter led him to become a disciple of Master Hong Yi, thus entering the world of fortune-telling. Like a giant sponge, he rapidly absorbed knowledge and strengthened himself.

46. 46 别 This Is Ridiculous! After Eight Years as a Stand-In, I Find Out I Entered the Wrong Book 别太离谱！替身八年告诉我穿错书 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads407k WordsCompleted [Male-male leads + possessive, lovesick seme + occult master + fortune-telling + sweet romance with no angst + equally powerful leads + supernatural atmosphere + ghosts in the book] Shi Yin, the top master of a secluded occult sect, is short on money. He even has to sew his own underwear, stitch by stitch. Furious, he curses the heavens, and a bolt of lightning immediately strikes him. He transmigrates into a novel’s world and becomes a disabled tycoon’s substitute. From then on, he lives a comf 8.1kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
47. 47 访 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 访灵笔录 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Standalone stories + Supernatural horror + Thrills + Folk customs + Lighthearted fun + Ensemble cast + Nonstop ghost-hunting action!] Lawyer Quan is on the verge of death after a car accident. At his most desperate moment, he encounters Yin Cangyi, a netherworld judge tasked with collecting evil spirits. To stay alive, Quan Ning strikes a deal with the judge, paying with years of his life. But the price of this lifeline, borrowed on credit, is beyond anything he could have imagined! An evil spi 793Reads8.3Score173Shelves

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    Episodic stories, supernatural, folklore, suspense, metaphysics, ensemble cast, lighthearted ghost hunting. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

48. 48 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 171.3kReads9.6Score22.1kShelves
49. 49 玄 The Mystical Beauty’s Calculations: What Do I Do If She Calculates Her Husband to Death? 玄门美人轻点算，算死老公怎么办 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + two powerful leads + supernatural atmosphere + ghosts in the book + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + fortune-telling livestreams + eerily accurate predictions, no matter the consequences] Qi Mubai, Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, refused to cultivate dual cultivation with anyone. He picked up a book of destiny and took up fortune-telling as an amateur. His predictions were scarily accurate, but he didn't care who got hurt. One moment, he predicted that the cultivation wor 27.4kReads9.4Score4kShelves
50. 50 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1970s and Is Taken Home by a Rough-He Wn Man 玄学大佬穿书70被糙汉娶回了家 I Need to Earn a Livinga我要恰饭aTwo Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [1v1 + mutual chastity + transmigrate into a book + aloof, jealous, rugged, loyal-dog seme × a Taoist shou who loves and hates with clear eyes and is ruthless] A genius young Taoist from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a book as its most tragic second male lead. A hopeless romantic? A naive sweetheart? A human punching bag? An ATM? Wicked Second Female Lead: Nianchen~ Lu Nianchen: Don't look up. Wicked Second Female Lead: Huh? She looks up. Splut! A lump of bird droppings fa 8.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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