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. 51 颜 A Looks-Obsessed Tycoon! The Aloof Buddhist Monk Can Do No Wrong 颜控大佬！清冷佛子你说什么都对 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + super sweet, no angst + livestreaming + the supernatural + paranormal + power couple + doting romance + happy ending + deluxe bonus chapters] Xie Hongchen is the last cultivator in the world. On the day he ascends, a bolt of heavenly lightning sends him into the world of a novel, where he becomes a disposable male supporting character from a top-tier wealthy family. The Heavenly Dao leaves him with one message: “The mortal world is a place to cultivate. Love and beauty are part 6.1kReads9.5Score1kShelves
2. 52 震 Shocking! The Metaphysics Master Can Hear People's Thoughts 震惊！玄学大佬被读心了 Yellow Peach Tutu黄桃土土Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + mind-reading + lighthearted] After graduating with a law degree, Xia Wange, heir to a Daoist sect, sees a wheelchair shimmering with purple energy at a car crash site. Born unable to gather energy, she can’t bring herself to leave the wheelchair alone. [I’ll carry this wheelchair off and borrow the energy on it to draw talismans. Then I’ll be the undisputed goddess of the supernatural world!] Lu Qiu, the CEO still trapped in the wreckage, inexpli 378.3kReads9.5Score76.8kShelves

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   A treasure trove of metaphysical novels! The first one where Xia Xia cultivates both Taoist magic and magic, and is incredibly powerful with the chosen one! The knife-selling guy is ridiculously strong! A powerful alliance with the chosen husband! There are also some ensemble characters. The little gluttonous beast is purely a skill of the character! An unconventional story of a real and fake heiress, who also has to record a science talk show [laughing emoji]. I've forgotten a bit of the plot of the young lady, but it should be on my bookshelf.

3. 53 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.) 8.7kReads9.3Score603Shelves

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   The Li Changsheng series is legendary; even girls are completely engrossed in it! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

4. 54 天 The Celestial Master Stuns the World with Metaphysics on a Dating Reality Show 天师大佬在恋综用玄学震撼全世界 You Zhinan有枝南Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling and mysticism + livestreaming + wealthy CEO] Fu Yang, a powerful celestial master, transmigrates into a much-maligned guest on a livestreamed dating show. The other guests include celebrities, CEOs, and influencers. She’s the only complete unknown. Someone maliciously speculates: “She has no connections or fame. She must have gotten on this dating show by sleeping her way in!” Fu Yang curls her lip in a smile and kicks over a foreigner who stole a CEO’s wallet. The man falls 14.7kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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   All three books are very good, and the female protagonists are incredibly strong.

5. 55 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.9kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
6. 56 假 The Fake Heiress Fears Nothing: This Taotie Just Keeps Eating 假千金无所畏惧，本饕餮哐哐干饭 Seafood Treasure by the Shore海边蟹黄宝Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A baby's cry rings out in the delivery room, and a cold breeze brushes Tao Cici's face. Pixiu and Bixie are fighting when one of them kicks the little Taotie, quietly enjoying her meal nearby, straight into a human woman's belly. Thankfully, after she's born, her parents dote on her and her older brother spoils her. Aside from eating and drinking every day, the little Taotie has never done anything useful. She only goes home to pick up some homework she forgot, but overhears a shocking truth com 13.1kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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   💕①The female lead, who's pretending to be a rich girl, is a glutton. Even when the real heiress is coming back, all she worries about is whether she'll have enough to eat. Not only do her brothers say she's stupid, but even the real heiress thinks she's too foolish to care for.

7. 57 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 115.9kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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   This is a very unique metaphysical novel, incredibly distinctive. It tells the stories of Fujian customs, spirit mediums, invoking deities, spirit processions, ghost catching, and even Mazu... Maybe it's because I've been watching too many videos of Fujian spirit processions on Douyin (TikTok), but every time there's a monster-fighting or ghost-catching scene, even with scary and suspenseful parts, my ears seem to have their own background music playing... [Awkward laugh] (cough, it's the music from the Douyin spirit procession videos). But anyway!!! It's really good, brothers and sisters! (By the way, this story is told entirely from the male protagonist's perspective.)

8. 58 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: President Shi, Your Wife Is Urging You to Get a Divorce 直播算命：时总，夫人催您去离婚 Nine-Nine One Grain of Millet九九一粒粟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + livestream fortune-telling + wealthy CEO + devoted couple] Love story: A powerful mystic's soul drifted into another world. To stay alive, she had to bind her marriage fate to a man with purple qi. So the first time they met was at the civil affairs bureau. He said, “Marrying you was my grandmother's decision. We have no feelings for each other, so there won't be a wedding, and we won't live together after we marry.” She said, “No problem.” He said, “As agreed, we'll divorce in a 22.5kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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   This is absolutely, positively, incredibly good! Just look at how long I read it! This isn't a lie; if you're looking for a good book, this is the one for you.

9. 59 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 82.8kReads9.6Score7.8kShelves

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   Check out my brother Tie's daily divination routine from the Northeast China Shamanic Arts series, thanks! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

10. 60 玄 The Metaphysics Master Became Famous After Joining a Variety Show 玄门大佬参加综艺后走红了 Cherry Honey樱桃蜜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Variety show + Livestream + Power fantasy + Sweet romance + Comedy + Rekindled love] At a friend’s invitation, Tang Ran, a practitioner of the mystic arts, joins a travel variety show. But her friend’s unusual fate gradually turns what was supposed to be a travel show into something eerie. A sinister Buddha idol worshipped by countless devotees, tens of thousands of ghosts who died unjustly in the city… Just when the viewers think the production is doomed, Tang Ran calmly deals wi 2.4kReads9.2Score293Shelves

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    They're all pretty good, especially the second and fourth books, which I absolutely love.

11. 61 道 The Taoist Temple Goes Bankrupt! The Little Taoist Heads Down the Mountain to Seek His Childhood Friend 道观破产！小道士下山投奔竹马 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional. The setting is imaginary, so please don’t take it seriously!] Master said Jian Xi was born to make a living from the occult! Of the Five Afflictions and Three Deprivations, Jian Xi had two! Of widowhood, spinsterhood, orphanhood, and disability, she had orphanhood! That’s right, she was an orphan, taken in as a child! Of the Three Deprivations, she had poverty! That’s right, she could never save money, and she wasn’t allowed to have any! Sure enough, Master tra 22.2kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    1️⃣ The female lead is incredibly skilled, proficient in ghost hunting, talisman drawing, fortune telling, and traditional Chinese medicine. She's doted on by her senior brothers and sisters, and pampered by her childhood sweetheart. She can predict life and death with a single glance, and will pay a fortune for a divination. Most importantly! The male lead adores her, and both leads have incredibly powerful identities!!! 2️⃣ Love metaphysical stories? Love redemption stories? This book has it all! A satisfying metaphysical redemption story. The female lead is powerful and humorous. The funniest part is when she enters a temple where a statue of herself is enshrined, and she's stepping on the head of her own statue! It's hilarious! Just read it, you won't regret it!!!

12. 62 奶 Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Cutie: Spoiled by My Seven Big Brothers 奶包三岁半：我被七个哥哥团宠了 Meow Jinjin喵金金Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [The real little darling + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + mysticism + lighthearted + fictional setting] Three years after the youngest daughter of the Su family went missing, she came home! Eldest Su brother: “Little sister, here’s my black card. Spend whatever you like!” Second Su brother: “Who dares slander my sister? Here, have a lawyer’s letter!” Third Su brother: “Sweetheart, your big brother will take you target shooting.” Fourth Su brother: “What would you like to draw, Xi 7.1kReads9.5Score966Shelves
13. 63 玄 The Metaphysics Master Is the Top-Tier Star's Long-Lost White Moonlight 玄学大佬竟是顶流失联的白月光 Two Melatonin Tablets褪黑素吃两片Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [The heroine is not reborn, does not transmigrate, and does not transmigrate into a book. She is a true metaphysics master.] [A steady but cheeky metaphysics-master heroine vs. a top-tier-star hero who can be either a wolf or a sweetheart, talks tough but means well] Yun Rongrong fell into a coma for five years after a magical duel. When she woke up, she discovered that the world had gone crazy: Her aunt had gone into business and become a tycoon. Her grandfather was teaching classes and had ear 3.3kReads8.6Score283Shelves
14. 64 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    This is a completed book.

15. 65 小 The Little Imperial Diviner Predicts Everything, and the Whole Court Adopts Him 小国师掐指一算，全朝皆宠 Zhang Yuan, Who Loves Steamed Vegetarian Dumplings爱吃蒸素饺的张元Fantastical Romance979k WordsOngoing When Xie Shiyang opened her eyes, she found herself the most doted-on young Imperial Preceptor in the Xuan Zhao Kingdom. Soft, adorable, and blessed with divination skills that astonished the world, she was surrounded by people who spoiled her rotten. The aloof and mysterious Imperial Preceptor, Xie Qingxuan, could decide the kingdom’s fate with a single word, yet had no limits when it came to indulging her. He’d even act cute to win her favor: “She’s my daughter. No one’s taking her from me.” 791Reads—Score108Shelves
16. 66 玄 The Mystic Queen Returns and Turns the Ghost Realm Upside Down 玄学女王回归后，炸翻鬼界 Galaxy Dream星河梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + redemption + ghost hunting] Lu Chi, a gifted young man, loses his sight and becomes paralyzed in a car accident. Everyone tramples on and humiliates him, and he grows dark and twisted. Ye Qing, a grandmaster of metaphysics, comes to repay a debt of gratitude. She treats his illness, treats him kindly, and gives him all the tenderness she can. His pale, frightening face turns toward her. “What do you want?” Ye Qing smiles brightly. “I want you to be well.” In an instant, all the em 8.1kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
17. 67 玄 The Metaphysics Masteress Got the Wrong Script 玄学大佬她拿错了剧本 Little Peach Blossom小桃夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Light horror + doting romance (she pampers him at first, then they spoil each other) + several paranormal tales woven throughout] Rumor has it that the refined, shrewd, and highly intelligent president of the Su Group, the pride of the capital, was sold off by his mother. His price: three Soul-Anchoring Talismans. The buyer's demand: get married within three days. The buyer: Mu Yaoguang. A metaphysical expert born with Yin-Yang Eyes, exceptionally gifted in ghost-hunting, feng shui, physiognomy 10.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    This person spent three talismans (150 yuan) to "lure" a husband.

18. 68 真 The Real Heiress Used Metaphysics to Blow Up the Old Mansion 真千金她靠玄学炸了老宅 Lu Jiu Yu鹿玖妤Mystery146k WordsOngoing The Su family's century-old mansion has recently been plagued by one bizarre incident after another. Shi An, the true heiress who spent years adrift outside the family, was brought back overnight after an authentication report confirmed her identity. Outsiders all thought her hardships were finally over. Little did they know that on her very first night in the mansion, the jade bracelet in her hand, which warded off evil, kept growing hot, and she even encountered a number of spirits... The fake 116Reads—Score124Shelves

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    Let's give it a push. [Thinking]

19. 69 打 Caught Red-Handed! The Mystic Ancestor Returns from the Dead and Stops Pretending 打肿脸！玄学老祖魂归兮来不装了 Chubby Fish Head Sauce胖胖鱼头酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Ghost Hunting + Feel-Good Story + Taking Down Scumbags + Male Lead] After failing her heavenly tribulation, mystic arts grandmaster Gu Xueqing opens her eyes reborn in the body of the eldest daughter of the Gu family, who was cruelly framed by her stepmother and sent to a psychiatric hospital. To buy back the Qingfeng Temple she founded in her previous life, now fallen into decline, and restore it to its former glory, Gu Xueqing returns to her old tra 8.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
20. 70 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 31.3kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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    The book on metaphysics is very good; the female protagonist is amazing, and it's an ensemble piece.

21. 71 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? 8.3kReads8.8Score987Shelves
22. 72 躺 The Occult Prodigy Who Wins by Doing Nothing: Mastering Every Paranormal Dungeon 躺赢玄学大佬：诡异副本全拿捏 Moon Cat Meow月狸喵呜Mystery205k WordsCompleted [Reborn at Max Level + Slacking Off to Victory + Chinese-Style Rules Horror + Two Powerful Leads, Exclusively Devoted + Pure, Unadulterated Wish Fulfillment] The entire metaphysical world mocks Su Qingyan, the legitimate daughter of the Su family, as a good-for-nothing at metaphysics. Everyone favors her sweet, gentle cousin Su Rou and freely bullies and humiliates her. No one knows that this lowly body hides a top metaphysical master who has returned from a blood-soaked battle. In her previous 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, quickly check out this fantastical and exhilarating novel! Su Qingyan is reborn with a century of cultivation from the Xuanmen sect. He uncovers the truth behind the bizarre events, punishes his enemies, and effortlessly conquers all challenges. He amasses wealth and treasures, protected by two top-tier figures. He roams freely between the human and ghost realms, immersing himself in the atmosphere of a classic Chinese ghost story. The novel is packed with satisfying and fast-paced action!

23. 73 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 6.6kReads9.3Score682Shelves
24. 74 玄 The Mystic Ancestor Livestreams Fortune-Telling: Mr. Lin, Want to Get Married? 玄学老祖直播算命，蔺总闪婚吗？ Shen Shijiu沈十九吖Modern Romance449k WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Ghost Hunting + Metaphysics Expert + Married First, Fall in Love Later] [Just got a rating, it’ll rise later] A fearless, unlucky, food-loving metaphysics expert vs. a fabulously wealthy boyfriend with amazing luck and a doting dad vibe Also known as: “Fortune-Telling Livestream: Mr. Lin, Your Wife Is Guarding the Cemetery Gate Again!” Xue Yu has an unusual fate. She’s naturally plagued by bad luck and cannot make physical contact with living things. After bein 256Reads8.1Score127Shelves
25. 75 阴 A Yin Wedding, a Cursed Wife with the Phoenix Fate 阴嫁，凤命诡妻 Yu Luo Chenxi羽落辰汐Mystery870k WordsCompleted ◇ Fated Phoenix Maiden × Supreme Ruler of the Underworld ◇ I was born with the fate of a phoenix, yet from the moment I came into the world, I was already half dead. The night I was born, rosy clouds filled the sky and all the ghosts came to pay their respects. The seventy-two celestial clans gathered to celebrate my reincarnation... Everyone considered me ill-omened, but a passing enlightened monk said I was the reincarnation of the Lady of the Underworld. The sins of my past life had not yet b 6.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    My absolute favorites are the second and last books. The first one tells the story of the male and female leads' tenth lifetime of fate. The second one has no romantic pairing, but the ensemble cast is unbeatable!!! The female lead and her friends work incredibly well together, and the female lead's abilities are off the charts! It's super good. The third one has a male lead who dotes on the female lead; it's a nurturing type story, and the second male lead is a bit domineering? The fourth one is the best suspense novel for female readers! It still has an unbeatable ensemble cast, the male lead is extremely doting on the female lead, the male and female leads are incredibly strong, and the side couple is also very enjoyable.

26. 76 饕 A Gluttonous Feast 饕餮盛宴 Guai Guaili乖乖戾Mystery499k WordsCompleted [No body-double plotline; the male lead isn't aloof; the female lead is clever and no saint; mostly comedy] I was born dead, my whole body purple and blue, without a breath in me. Everyone urged my mother to bury me, but she wouldn't believe it. She went to see Granny Wang at the village entrance, then carried me alone into the deep mountains and knelt for three days and three nights in a dilapidated temple. After that, I miraculously came back to life and was just like any other baby. Then, whe 9.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
27. 77 七 The Ghost Wedding on the Fifteenth Day of the Seventh Month 七月半，鬼娶亲 I Just Want to Live Forever我就是要长生Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Mysticism + Devoted Husband + Ensemble Cast + Revenge] A short drama of the same name, July Half: The Ghost's Wedding, is now available. Its companion story, Marrying a Ghost Husband, Subduing a Hundred Demons, is currently being serialized. My mother said that the year I was born, strange signs appeared in the village: thunder and torrential rain, while all the ghosts wailed. Grandpa invited Seventh Granny, who delivered me herself. Only then was I born. Seventh Granny rea 13.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
28. 78 不 The Undying Siren Uses Fortune-Telling to Win Men 不死浪女靠算命泡男人 Sheng Tu盛图Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + fortune-telling + monster hunting + multiple male leads] [One male lead is divorced; the others are impeccably chaste] Lesson one in coming back from the dead: sleep with the richest man to replenish your yang energy. When even a century-old coffin lid can’t keep her down, Sang Ji is biting the lips of City A’s richest man and sucking his blood. The strongest fighter in the mystic world is reduced to a kept man, mooching food, drink, and a bed. A sought-after single dad from an 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Multiple males, metaphysics, rich plot

29. 79 玄 After Cutting Ties with Her Family, the Metaphysics Master Gets Tied to the Great Emperor of Fengdu 玄学大佬断亲后，和酆都大帝锁了 The Short-Tempered Houhou脾气暴躁的吼吼Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted A paranormal story about catching ghosts + romance + a repentant male lead chasing the heroine. Male lead: Feng Jin. Female lead: Shen Yuepo. On a rainy, thundery day in the imperial capital, Shen Yuepo draws down heavenly lightning with her sword and lands on the trending page. Along the way, she “fishes” a handsome man, covered in blood, out of a dry well. Before she can figure out who this powerful man is, the wealthy Shen family of the imperial capital comes looking for her. It turns out s 22.9kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    Highly recommended! All three books are so engaging, I absolutely love them! The first one is Shen Yuepo vs. Feng Jin (Fengdu Emperor), the second one is Feng Jiuyou vs. Shen Tu, and the third one is Jiang Dusheng vs. Xie Jinchen. They are all super good and highly recommended. All three are by the same author.

30. 80 天 The Celestial Master Heiress: The Whole Family Favors the Real Daughter 天师假千金：全家偏心真妹 Xue Huihang薛徽杭Mystery164k WordsOngoing Wen Qingyan was born with yin-yang eyes and saw through the Wen family’s elaborate fraud when she was a child. There had never been a hospital mix-up, nor a wealthy heiress lost in the world. The Wen family’s biological daughter, Wen Xierou, had a ruined, ill-starred fate and was too frail to raise. To ensure she would enjoy a safe and fortunate life, the family resorted to forbidden arts to fake the story. They claimed the babies had been switched at birth, then brought Wen Qingyan, who bore th 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the main hall, the ancestral tablets were completely obscured by the central painting; under the long table, there was a talisman used to send away evil spirits; and hidden in the cuffs, there were secret array eyes embroidered with extremely fine cinnabar thread...

31. 81 帝 Did the Imperial Princess Prove Her Dao Today? 帝姬今天证道了吗？ The Short-Tempered Houhou脾气暴躁的吼吼Fantastical Romance437k WordsCompleted The Great Emperor of Fengdu and his empress left their daughter with Ghost Emperor Shentu, who looked habitually laid-back but was, in truth, boundlessly energetic. A thousand years passed, and the clingy little girl had grown into the dazzlingly radiant Princess of the Netherworld. To prove herself worthy of the Divine path, Feng Jiuyou had her powers sealed and was sent into the cultivation world of ten thousand years ago, where she had to experience the causes and effects of the seven senses 3.1kReads8.9Score502Shelves
32. 82 佛 Prayer Beads Suppress a Hundred Ghosts, and the Cursed Star Finds Peace in His Remaining Years 佛珠镇百鬼，煞星渡余生 The Short-Tempered Houhou脾气暴躁的吼吼Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted Everyone in Changling City knew that the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites was born under an ill-fated star. She was sent to Nanchan Temple at birth and raised there for eighteen years. At the temple, they didn't pray to Buddha. They taught her how to catch ghosts and draw talismans. At first, her family still came to visit. Later, even her mother forgot to tell her about the birth of her youngest daughter. The young nobleman betrothed to her since childhood also turned around and asked 45.5kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves
33. 83 玄 The Mystic Ancestor’s Thoughts Are Exposed, and the Prince’s Mansion Goes on a Killing Spree 玄学老祖心声泄露，王府杀疯了 Ancient Demoness上古妖妖Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + The whole family dotes on her + Transmigrate into a book + The whole family can hear her thoughts + One-on-one romance] On her first day after transmigrating into a book, she's a fake heiress married off to bring luck to her husband, stacking every possible disadvantage. And her husband is a sickly man who's about to die? Lu Yunshuang: No worries. I'm a metaphysical grandmaster. Isn't her new husband possessed by an evil spirit? One talisman takes care of it. Her younger sister-in 14.4kReads7.5Score2.6kShelves

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    A novel about a family's love and affection, where the whole family enjoys the gossip.

34. 84 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 15.3kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    First book: No romance, metaphysics, all characters are silly, spiritual energy revival, the female lead transmigrates into another body. The brainless cannon fodder fake heiress in the story does nothing but court death and slap the original female lead in the face. After learning her true situation, the female lead plans to live a secluded, carefree life, hoping to escape the world. However, fate intervenes, tearing away the blankets she's wrapped up in. Second book: Metaphysics, comedy, multiple bodies, satisfying read, everyone's darling. A master of metaphysics is tricked into participating in a variety show with free food, lodging, and money. She says the money doesn't matter; she just wants to participate and promote her virtuous character.

35. 85 参 I Entered a Talent Show, Prayed for Rain, and Took the Internet by Storm 参加选秀，做法求雨火遍全网 Little Witch小巫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + comedy + secret identities + satisfying revenge + everyone’s favorite] A renowned mysticism master is tricked into joining a variety show, with meals and accommodation provided and a paycheck to boot. She says money doesn’t matter. She just wants to join the show and spread her fine virtues. While the other contestants sing, dance, and rap, her rendition of The Supreme Scripture for Deliverance nearly sends the whole audience to the next world. “What, you want to see something more 8.1kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
36. 86 玄 Mystic Arts Streamer Live: Your Remaining Lifespan Is Running Low 玄学主播在线：你的阳寿余额不足 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Who is she? She’s the ultimate master of mystic arts, going viral across the internet by livestreaming fortune-telling and making all three realms bow to her! With a single sentence, she can tell whether an editor is a homewrecker. She’ll beat a vicious ghost until its soul is scattered, then angrily demand to know why a college student thinks she’s unfit to write novels! She’s so infamous in the underworld that everyone trembles at the mention of her, honoring her as the Great Fiend! She’s slep 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mysticism! The story is complete! Read on!

37. 87 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 25.1kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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    The first book is quite good, and the others are also very enjoyable.

38. 88 高 A Master’s Reading: Is the Child Born with a Disability? 高人一算，断稚子先天是残疾？ Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted An expert took one look and declared that the child was born with a disability? 31Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 第 The Ninety-Ninth Bride 第九十九位新娘 Surely the Celestial Immortal Is Drunk Tonightz应是天仙狂醉zFantastical Romance332k WordsOngoing "Ninety-eight brides. Every last one of them rotted here. You won't escape." All 98 brides were screwed, and I'm unlucky number 99! I wandered into a cursed place while scouting locations and landed myself a crazy, white-haired husband. The first time we met, he grabbed me by the throat and threatened to burn my whole family if I didn't obey! Later, he stole offerings from other people, snatched my milk tea pearls, knocked on my window in the middle of the night to keep me company, and held me w 322Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a half-baked Taoist priest, funny and intelligent, not a saint; the male lead is Zhulong, powerful and sharp-tongued.

40. 90 我 I'm a Funeral Officiant, So Summoning Immortals Is Only Natural 我个殡葬司仪，会请仙也很正常吧 Dragon-Taming Pool御龙潭Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine + the author conducted on-site research at funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries, striving for realistic details + traditional supernatural tales + professional knowledge of funerals and spirit-medium practices] (The humorous setups and parody scenes in this book, as well as the original Qingfeng spirit-medium altar, where spirits other than ancestors are invited to take up residence, were published with the approval of the author's own guardian spirits. Readers, please believ 38.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
41. 91 卦 The Adorable Diviner: Making Money Comes First, Romance Can Wait 卦仙有点萌：搞钱为主，恋爱靠边 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted The Adorable Diviner: Making Money Comes First, Romance Can Wait 17Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 青 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill 4.3kReads9.2Score700Shelves
43. 93 让 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 314Reads8.9Score100Shelves
44. 94 观 The Art of Reading People 观人有道 Uncle Mao of Jinmen金门卯叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted The Daoist Five Arts are Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Physiognomy, and Divination, representing Heaven, Earth, Humanity, Ghosts, and Immortals respectively. The Immortal Way is Mountain: focusing on cultivation, talismans, martial arts, geography, and feng shui. The Human Way is Medicine: focusing on healing, Daoist medicine, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, pulse diagnosis, and prescriptions. The Divine Way is Destiny: focusing on fortune-telling, the Eight Characters, Zi Wei astrology, and more. 13.5kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    These amazing books will blow your mind! The wonders of character divination and face reading are astounding! "The Way of Observing People" takes you on a journey through the ancient Chinese arts of "Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Face Reading, and Divination." From character divination and face reading to Feng Shui, Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny), and Liu Yao (Six Lines Divination), the book is packed with real-life examples and practical knowledge. After learning, you might even be able to put your skills to the test in real life! The protagonist of "The Divine Calculation of Destiny" is even more incredible. After an accidental summoning of a spirit at age 13, his life takes an extraordinary turn. He becomes proficient in Feng Shui, face reading, and divination, solving various supernatural events along the way. The plot is thrilling and captivating! A must-read for metaphysical enthusiasts! Experience the charm of traditional mystical culture through the pages!

45. 95 道 A Taoist Priest Enters the World 道士入世记 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Professional Taoist + slow burn + folk customs + the supernatural + mild horror + realism + gradual development + no wish fulfillment] (The central theme of this second novel: people and their relationships.) The Taoist's Journey into the Mortal World is a continuation of The Little Taoist of Qingshan. New readers can enjoy it on its own, while returning readers will find it an even richer experience. Do you want to learn about folk spiritual mediums? Curious about spirit mediums? Want to know 490Reads8.7Score—Shelves
46. 96 民 Folk Secrets of Ghost Hunting 民间猎鬼秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery301k WordsCompleted Practical, hands-on content, focused on feng shui, ghost-hunting techniques, and other useful know-how! [Strictly traditional, no System, no wild fantasy, no saintly heroine! A technical, skills-focused story!] My name is Wang Nan. I’m 31, and I’ve been making a living from yin-yang work since I was 16. Now I want to sort out my love life, so I’ve decided to retire from the business. Everything I describe below comes from my own experiences over the past decade or so, or from things that have ha 400Reads8.0Score103Shelves
47. 97 谁 Who Understands? Hated by People for My Powerful Fate, Loved by Ghosts 谁懂？命格太硬遭人厌却讨鬼喜欢 Zhi Gu Mian Mian栀骨眠眠Mystery127k WordsOngoing [Past and Present Lives] [Ghost Hunting] [Mild Horror] [Mutual Devotion] [Ghost Wife of the King of the Underworld] [Born Under an Unlucky Star, a True Reincarnated Saintly Mother x Ultimate Simp, a True Gloomy Ghost] A fortune-teller said I was born with a hard fate and would bring misfortune to my parents, so I was orphaned before I was even a month old. I thought I'd be alone for the rest of my life, but who knew a ghost would force me into marriage! From then on, I could see ghosts, and my 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no science, only metaphysics!

48. 98 摆 I Tell Fortunes on the Street, So I Won't Be a Tycoon's Heir 摆摊算命，这豪门继承人我不当啦 Tabby Cat Head狸花猫猫头Two Male Leads119k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Metaphysics + Feng Shui + Ghost Hunting + Heavenly Master + Episodic Plot + Growth] An optimistic, innocent young master with a split personality x a powerful, domineering deity who always has his back and puts all the unruly in their place Synopsis: Ning Ping'an, the young master of a wealthy family, was told by a fortune-teller that he wouldn't live past five days. Refusing to believe it, he was saved from a car accident by a mysterious man. From then on, he became a firm bel 469Reads8.6Score104Shelves

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    Very good, by the same author, featuring two male leads, and all three books can be read consecutively.

49. 99 是 A College Student and an Underworld Intern 是大学生，也是地府实习生 Bunny Tutu Bunny Rapid-Fire兔兔图图兔兔突突Modern Romance146k WordsOngoing [1v1] [SC] [Metaphysics] [Devoted Love] [Ensemble Cast] [Multiple Couples] Sunny, straightforward heroine x cool, aloof, handsome iceberg hero Ji Mo was born with an exceedingly rare yang constitution and was supposed to be the true heiress of a wealthy family. But right after her birth, the family's nanny secretly switched her with another baby. The fake heiress stayed in the wealthy household, enjoying every luxury, while Ji Mo was secretly sent away. Fortunately, she was taken in by a kind fa 24Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Sunny and straightforward female protagonist, working in the underworld, college student, healing, refreshing, fantasy, beloved by the group

50. 100 你 You Handle the Killing, I'll Handle the Burial: Our Dating Show Turns into a Battle Royale 你管杀，我管埋，恋综玩成大逃杀 Tabby Cat Head狸花猫猫头Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + livestreamed dating show + ghost hunting + entertainment industry + episodic plot + satisfying read] A roguishly handsome undertaker who handles the whole funeral process, from beginning to end, x a Miaojiang gu master and famous star, a distant beauty with a sharp tongue and a kind heart Meng Xuanyun, an undertaker with a handsome face and long legs, is unexpectedly spotted by a talent scout and recruited into the entertainment industry to film a dating reality show. Watching 5.9kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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