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101 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.7kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
102 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
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It's addictive from the first glance, a must-read for those who stay up all night, featuring catching ghosts and fighting zombies.
103 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
104 The Fated Burial Master 天命葬师 Qia Ling Little Taoist恰灵小道Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted Of the Seventy-Two Burial Rites, the most mysterious and hardest to accept is “dissection burial.” It involves professionally cutting up the corpse and burying only the facial features and internal organs. The remaining body parts are sealed away, and the pieces are given to relatives and mourners as keepsakes. The first burial rite I ever witnessed was a dissection burial. The person being buried was my grandfather. Before he died, my grandfather stayed up all night and had five coffins made fo 117Reads5.8Score—Shelves
105 The Northern Horse Immortal Venerable 北马仙尊 Dreams Fragrant as Flowers梦若花香Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural]+ [Demons]+ [Immortals and Spirits] In Northeast China, there is a group of extraordinary people. Because of their own origins and family ties, they are chosen by spiritual beings cultivating deep in the mountains. From then on, their fates change, and they are destined to follow an extraordinary path. They often walk between the worlds of yin and yang, resolving people's troubles in exchange for nothing more than an honest fee. The world calls them spirit mediums. Those who serve 1.1kReads7.8Score103Shelves
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I saw it on Kuaishou, but unfortunately it's not finished yet. I can wait and watch it later.
106 The Life of a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 出马弟子的人生 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Mystery229k WordsCompleted A novel about real experiences and nothing but facts, centered on the real practice of spirit-mediumship! I hope you enjoy it! No fantasy power trips or immortal cultivation: every bit of it is based on real experiences! 271Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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A true shamanic novel, written by an author who is a shaman himself, takes you into the world of shamanism from a professional perspective, demystifying and explaining it. It's not fantasy or fiction; highly recommended.
107 I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories 我有36524个民间恐怖故事 Nalan Xi纳兰惜Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted [Standalone stories] [Supernatural suspense] [Folk horror] [Mountain spirits and monsters] [Adapted from real cases] [Rural legends] There is no main storyline. Each chapter is a self-contained story adapted from folk rumors, with eerie, gripping plots. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as entertainment. 4.2kReads8.8Score217Shelves
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It's terrifying, one by one.
108 A Few Things from the Underworld 地府里的二三事 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery109k WordsCompleted As a disciple of the Ma family with more than twenty years of experience in spirit-medium work, I've written this book based on what I know. Some of it is true, some of it false, and some lies in between. Whether you can understand it is up to your own fate! 339Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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Look at this, the underworld plus shamanic practices!
109 Folk Tales: One Chapter, One Horror Story 民间怪谈一章一个恐怖故事 Alone Through the Cold Autumn独过寒秋Mystery845k WordsCompleted [Anthology of stories] [Folklore horror] [Supernatural horror] [Village legends] [Chinese-style horror] [Old-time storytelling] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story adapted from folk tales, with eerie, unsettling plots that grow more terrifying the more you think about them. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as a bit of fun. 26.1kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
110 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
111 The Abnormal Female Celestial Master 非正常女天师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery5.8M WordsCompleted Everyone says foreigners are superstitious. If they bully you, all you have to do is mutter strange things and wave your hands at them, and you can scare them off. After Wan Sui was set up by her own family and stranded abroad, she faced a gang of thugs. She copied Uncle Jiu from the movies and made a few hand seals. To her surprise, they really did run away in terror. Someone looking for a bit of excitement recorded the scene and posted it back home. Wan Sui became an overnight sensation online 9.7kReads8.9Score886Shelves
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The first book is a female-oriented novel. Don't read the comments section, just read the book. Many of the comments are from people who have read a bit and then echoed the negative reviews. This author has been writing for many years, so it does have some of the flaws of older novels, but the finished product is really good. So far, the latest chapters haven't featured any creatures that seem to be the male lead. Most of the male creatures are the female lead's sidekicks. The female lead is the biggest character in this novel. It has a suspenseful feel and is definitely not frustrating. The second book is a tomb raiding novel, supposedly based on real events. Overall, it's pretty good. The character settings are sometimes a little thin, but the flaws don't detract from the overall quality. I highly recommend reading it.
112 Spirit Medium: Strange Tales of the Northeast 出马仙：东北诡事录 Li Xiaochen李小辰Mystery31k WordsCompleted In an ancient village at the foot of the Changbai Mountains stands a century-old mansion, its gray tiles and blue bricks concealing countless untold secrets. Hu Xiaobei, a descendant of the Hu family, inherits this eerie ancestral home, unaware that he has already been drawn into a supernatural feud spanning a hundred years. Beneath the old locust tree in the mansion, the vengeful spirit of a Ming dynasty general lies sealed away. Blood seeping from the character "Hu" carved into a stone stele 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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The first book's protagonist is born in a rural area of Northeast China in the 1980s. At the age of seven, a shaman prophesies that he will suffer three calamities and eight tribulations and will one day become a shaman. Initially, he doesn't believe it, but he keeps encountering strange events and is forced to become a shaman. He experiences possession by evil spirits, summoning gods to slay evil spirits, and being swapped by a weasel, among other bizarre events. Through his wisdom and courage, he resolves crises time and time again, gradually uncovering the truth of his destiny. The second book tells the story of Hu Xiaobei, a descendant of the Hu family, who inherits a century-old house at the foot of Changbai Mountain and becomes embroiled in a supernatural conflict spanning a century. Strange things happen frequently in the old house. Under the guidance of the shaman Hu Sanniang, Hu Xiaobei awakens his bloodline power and learns ancient magic. He travels from the deep forests of Northeast China to the modern city, pursuing the truth, facing both vengeful ghosts and evil spirits, and guarding against the mastermind behind it all. The plot is full of horror, and the protagonist grows along the way, never living a life of frustration. The third book is set in Zhangjia Village in Northeast China, where people believe in shamans. A young hunter, Zhang Xiaofan, is possessed by a fox spirit after rescuing an injured fox and becomes a shaman. He begins to experience a series of incredible events, learning related knowledge and rituals under the guidance of Granny Li. As his reputation spreads, he accepts requests for help from the outside world, handles complex supernatural events, and faces challenges from evil shamans and hostile forces. The protagonist uses his wisdom and martial arts to cope, creating a terrifying plot while the protagonist acts decisively and without restraint.
113 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 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
114 True Tales of a Haunted Village: Spirit Medium 诡村实录，出马仙 Fourth Master Zhang张四爷Mystery29k WordsCompleted Hidden among the mountains of Northeast China is an ancient village called Zhangjia Village. Its people believe in a mysterious religion: spirit mediumship. Spirit mediums serve as bridges between humans and deities. By borrowing the power of animal spirits, they can ward off evil, avert disaster, and heal the sick. Zhang Xiaofan, a young hunter from Zhangjia Village, is the fourth child in his family, so the villagers affectionately call him "Little Fourth." Naturally curious, he is fascinated —Reads—Score—Shelves
115 In the Northeast, Everyone Has a Spirit Medium 东北都是出马仙 Your Neighbor, Sister Liu隔壁你刘姐Mystery260k WordsCompleted [Humorous and hilarious] + [Spirit-medium investigations] + [Mystery and the supernatural] + [No heroine] A weasel spirit seeks a heavenly title from Xiao Nan: "Do I look like a human or a god to you?" Xiao Nan replied, "You look like Zhu Bajie to me!" The weasel spirit froze, thinking, What an idiot. But a moment later, the weasel suddenly burst out laughing, saying: "I did it! I successfully got my heavenly title! Zhu Bajie is a god! Zhu Bajie is a god! He said I look like Zhu Bajie, which m 6.3kReads7.0Score406Shelves
116 Strange Tales from Guandong: I'm a Chuma Immortal 关东诡事异闻录，我是出马仙儿 Snow Falls at Chen Pass雪落辰关Mystery700k WordsCompleted As a child, I was always running into evil spirits and seeing ghosts. A master said I was destined to become a spirit medium. My grandpa barked right back: “Why not become a donkey instead? A spirit medium, my foot!” But Huang Tianlong, the immortal from the Huang family, saw right through me and declared that I was born under a guiding star, a spirit medium chosen once in a thousand miles. My mother wanted to send the immortal connection away. The old immortal slammed down his wine bowl. “Send 248Reads8.2Score—Shelves
117 I’m a Spirit Medium in the Northeast 我在东北当顶香师 Catch One Gui捉易只癸Mystery220k WordsCompleted “Heaven has thirty-three layers, Earth has three feet and three halls. I walk the yin road, descend to the Underworld, and am a spirit medium from Northeast China.” My name is Ye Ling. My life was ordinary until I turned twenty-one. Then my grandmother died of an illness, and I began having nightmares every night and seeing ghosts all the time. I even gained some kind of special ability. I went to see a fortune-teller, who told me I couldn’t leave this county for three years and had to sit in 239Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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The first one (which even has pictures) and the second one are by the same author.
118 Ghost Incense 鬼上香 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted People eat food, while ghosts catch its scent! Every trade has its own rules and fate, and mine is downright horrifying. My name is Han Yiding. I was born from the belly of a corpse, a corpse-born infant. I also have a master who looks like a con artist. Whenever I think of that old man, he hardly seems like some great master. You ask who founded our sect? Ever heard of Lü Dongbin? A renowned master who cultivated both Buddhism and Taoism. But enough explaining. This child born from a corpse is 404Reads8.1Score152Shelves
119 Horror Arena: From the Start, a Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears 恐怖擂台：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A horror arena has descended upon Blue Star. Each nation must summon a terrifying entity to fight for it. The winners will see their national fortunes flourish and endure for all eternity. The losers will see their national fortunes decline, their resources and territory plundered, and their dignity stripped away. To claim victory, nations everywhere summon horrors native to their lands. The Sakura Nation has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cape, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Gho 19.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
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①😱 [The Arena of Terror] A terrifying event has descended upon Earth, shocking the world and filling nations with dread! 🌍 ②💥Each nation must summon its most terrifying being to clash in this arena of life and death! 💪 ③👑The victor will enjoy national prosperity, a glorious reign, and eternal existence; the loser may face utter annihilation! 😱 ④🔥This is a contest concerning the fate of nations, an unprecedented spectacle of terror! 🎉 ⑤📖Come and join this breathtaking duel as nations summon terrifying beings to vie for supreme glory and power! 📚💥
120 My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing He cultivated his character deep in the mountains, then left his secluded cave to make a name for himself across the land. Over twenty years, he broke through countless barriers and witnessed countless things. This is the true story of those twenty years, meant both to introduce this industry to those unfamiliar with it and to share experience with fellow professionals. 9kReads9.4Score519Shelves
121 The Ghost Marshal’s Yin-Yang Inn 鬼差之阴阳馆 Young Master Rui蕊公子Mystery501k WordsCompleted By day, she transforms into a human; by night, she helps ghosts cross over. Come visit this unassuming little shop, run by a newly hired underworld makeup artist, and make an inquiry. 795Reads9.1Score115Shelves
122 [Borrowing Evil Bones, I Become a Ghost Immortal and Break the Yin-Yang Divide] 【借邪骨，我以鬼仙破阴阳】 I Want to Win a Bottle of Moutai我要中茅台Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Revenge + Magical Duels + Folk Horror + Feng Shui + One Heroine] I was born stillborn, but my grandfather brought me back to life with a fiend god's sinister bone! Yet my resurrection turned me into a freak who constantly attracted calamity, bringing about the deaths of my entire family. Only after I became a corpse collector did my fate take a dramatic turn! With a fiend god on my back, I will roam freely between the worlds of yin and yang, fearing no taboo. I bear the corpse co 7.6kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
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Let me recommend myself. The protagonist is a spirit medium, originating from the Yin-Shang dynasty. Similar to a shamanic medium, the physical body is that of a malevolent deity, the soul a former Yama (King of Hell), burdened by the eighteen levels of hell, cast into hell every full moon. The female protagonist possesses an extra soul and spirit of Houtu (the Earth Goddess), resulting in a foolish beauty who is immortal and indestructible, forever deprived of sunlight.
123 Notes of a Spirit Medium: I Set KPIs for My Spirit Hall 出马仙笔记我制定堂仙考核KPI Lone Reed on the Old Road古道孤蓬Mystery336k WordsCompleted [Humorous] [Supernatural] [Spirit Medium] [No System] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel] [Treasure Hunt] [Growth] [Defying Fate] I died after falling for a beauty’s trap, but then I came back to life. I even got to experience a trip to the underworld. What’s it like down there? Look, there’s a young lady standing by a pink doorway up ahead, dressed in something so revealing it looks ready to burst. She’s waving at me. “Hey, handsome, wanna come have some fun?” But I’m a model young man. “Go have fun 34Reads—Score—Shelves
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This book is really good. I've read countless shamanic novels, but this is the kind I like. Read it, you won't regret it. Don't look at the ratings; it's a shamanic novel with no female lead. [Admiration]
124 Maoshan Demon Catcher 茅山捉妖人 Treading Snow Without a Trace”踏雪无痕”Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted (Supernatural + Urban + Maoshan Taoist Arts + No Self-Sacrificing Saint + No Female Lead) Sanqing disciple Xu Tianyang ventures across the world alone! With the supreme secret arts of Maoshan in one hand, he sweeps across the mortal realm! Slaying ghosts, battling sorcerers, trampling evil gods, and destroying Corpse Kings! Maoshan Taoist arts shake the four corners of the world! Supreme secret arts, unmatched beneath the heavens! 3.9kReads8.7Score223Shelves
125 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score176Shelves
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It's really scary; those with a weak heart shouldn't try it.
126 The Midnight Gravekeeper 午夜守墓人 Rose蔷薇Mystery802k WordsCompleted A desolate mountain. An ancient tomb. A woman in white. A blood-red moon at midnight. A corpse monk on the move. I’m a high school senior. With the college entrance exam just around the corner, I suddenly came down with a fever that wouldn’t break and missed the test. After recovering at home for more than half a year, I found a job guarding the gate at a cemetery. Seeing how frail I was and how weak my yang energy was, Old Zhang, the gravedigger, found me a protector. But she wasn’t human. She 6.1kReads8.5Score324Shelves
127 Reborn in Northeast China: The Spirit Medium Among the Educated Youth 重生东北：知青出马仙 Hereditary Caretaker祖传饲养员Mystery355k WordsOngoing Buddhas in the south, immortals in the north: a reborn young intellectual becomes a spirit medium! Back in the 1970s, he encounters folk tales and legends, one small story after another. With an eighteen-foot Serpent Spear in hand, truth in his left and magic in his right, he knows that good people are always bullied, while evil spirits meet their match in evil men. 147Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is a highly recommended light novel: a reborn educated youth turned shaman, a hilarious and refreshing story! If you like it, come and enjoy! Set in a rural area during the Republican era.
128 A Female Ghost Is Clinging to Me? Better Cling to Her! 女鬼缠身？反抱她大腿！ Tale of the Strange Star奇星记Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No System, one heroine, ghost wife, yin-yang master, urban, supernatural, lighthearted comedy] A night spent beside a lonely grave, and the tomb’s occupant latches on. After paying respects to my grandfather tonight, I encountered something utterly absurd: I actually saw a ghost! These days, I’m afraid of being poor, and I’m afraid of dying! On a whim, after we couldn’t agree on anything, I got into a fight with the ghost and even slept on a lonely grave for the whole night. After that, one st 3.4kReads8.2Score327Shelves
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He practices Yin and Yang, marries a ghost wife—enough said, here's the message! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
129 Notes on Folk Spirit Mediums 民间出马仙笔记 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery95k WordsCompleted [Spirit Mediums + Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Stories + Supernatural Mystery + Karma + Mind-Blowing Twists + Feng Shui and the Occult] "Unraveling one strange and unpredictable tale of karmic retribution after another" In a remote suburb of the city lies a cemetery. Few people know that a shop dealing in the supernatural stands there, run by a spirit medium who can communicate with the dead and the living. The owner specializes in paranormal cases beyond ordinary people's understanding, but 467Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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"The Haunted Village" is a super-sexy horror/thriller novel that's totally my cup of tea! It's dark and gory!!! I highly recommend it!!!
130 The Grandmaster's Little Darling 祖师爷的小宝贝儿 Codename Mad Blade代号狂刀Mystery226k WordsOngoing ★ True stories of real paranormal events! ★ The trials and tribulations of more than a decade spent seeking the Dao as a spirit medium! ★ Tales of battling through every obstacle to fight evil mediums and wicked immortals! I’m sharing my own experiences and what I’ve learned, hoping to help those who are meant to find this book! I agonized over writing this, since I’ve never written anything before and I’m no great scholar. So I lit incense and asked my patriarch for guidance. He told me not to 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is a true story, absolutely true, no exaggeration or embellishment! Believe it or not!
131 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 821Reads—Score109Shelves
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A weasel sets a trap to demand a title, a gray rat secretly creates evil, and a snake demon lurks to entangle people. These five powerful spirits, originally hidden in the mountains, have infiltrated city buildings to lay traps. They exploit human desires to create sweet snares, draining the life force of the living, driving people mad, and disrupting homes. "The Taoist Master and Disciple Sweep Away the City's Mysteries" follows the three masters and disciples as they confront various wild spirits and evil spirits, dismantling layers of vicious secret techniques and fighting against the folk calamities rooted in the everyday life of the city—a chilling experience that seeps into their bones!
132 The Hall of the Living: A Spirit Medium's Extraordinary Experiences 堂口人间：一个出马仙的神奇经历 Waiting for the Wind, No. 66等风来66号Urban363k WordsCompleted A chip is sent from the future to 1970. Recipient: Wang Cuifang, a woman in her early twenties, recently divorced and from a rural village in Northeast China. She has no idea what’s going on: suddenly, something extra is in her mind. She can investigate, defend herself, and attack. With her eyes closed, she can “see” what’s happening across the surrounding villages, and when danger strikes, her body retaliates automatically. But the System’s supernatural abilities must remain secret. She needs a 11Reads—Score—Shelves
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A bit like Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, a bit rustic, an unconventional shamanistic novel.
133 The Northeast Spirit Medium 东北出马仙 Zhang Dachui张大锤Mystery134k WordsCompleted [Rural life + folk legends + strange tales + horror + Northeastern China + adventure + crime and deduction + solving cases] [A police officer with a special constitution × a shaman grandmother: an ensemble mystery-solving tale as they team up to uncover the secrets of spirit mediums!] Northeastern China is the birthplace of shamanism and a thriving home to spirit mediums, including the Fox, Weasel, Hedgehog, Snake, and Rat spirits. Since ancient times, it has been full of people with extraordina 3kReads9.3Score150Shelves
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I was terrified! I had a nightmare at 3 a. M. 😂
134 The Life of a Spirit Medium's Disciple 顶香出马弟子的人生 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Urban87k WordsOngoing The life of a spirit-medium disciple, recounting how I established my altar and became a spirit medium, as well as how I took a Taoist priest as my master! Everything is based on real experiences and factual explanations, with no fantasy or cultivation elements whatsoever! 39Reads—Score—Shelves
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This isn't a wish-fulfillment story; it's based on a true story. Following the author through the process of setting up a shrine is more thrilling than watching a horror movie.
135 The Confessions of a Spirit Medium, Part Two 一个出马仙自述经历第二部 Auspicious Clouds Gather 1688千祥云集1688Mystery538k WordsOngoing This book is the official sequel to "The True Story of a Spirit Medium's Experiences". The entire work is fictional, so please don't take it as a reason to believe in superstition! As a sequel, this book recounts several strange experiences from a spirit medium's cultivation. The tale of my soul entering the body of the spirit tablet king at my own altar is just one of its central plotlines. I was a spirit medium in the human world, setting up altars, investigating cases, and helping clients. I 32Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is the second part of my new writing; there are two more parts available on the homepage.
136 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 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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This duo works together to solve paranormal cases. You can find the main characters on Douyin (TikTok). They're awesome!!!
137 That Guy Is Both a Northern Shaman and a Southern Taoist 那家伙既是北马又是南茅 Song Qin's Darling松琴的宝贝Mystery962k WordsOngoing Join the Old Immortal in gathering merit and spreading blessings across the land! Anyone with a “little circle” on them is there to help others. This is a little master who is both rather laid-back and a bit of a slacker, “part Taoist, part Marxist,” and specializes in helping people solve their problems and helping the Old Immortal accumulate merit! He’s also an expert at exposing fakes! Ha, take that, take that, take that, take that, take that, take that! 725Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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No one feels aggrieved, but the main characters here don't.
138 Folktales of the Northeast: The Household Guardian Immortal 民间故事之东北保家仙 Little Digger Tank掘土小坦克Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted In folk tradition in Northeast China, people believe in household guardian spirits. Those who worship them receive blessings, and my job is to help people invite these spirits into their homes… 341Reads8.2Score100Shelves
139 This Female Spirit Medium Is Wearing Down Her Immortal Patron 这个女出马弟子磨仙家 Rain Over Guo, Clear Skies雨郭天晴Mystery395k WordsCompleted Amid wind and snow, she takes up the calling while still a child. With a compassionate heart, she protects her old street for a hundred years. In the Bingwu year, heavy snow seals off the city. Dark forces stir throughout an old Northeastern neighborhood, and twelve-year-old Wang Er’ya awakens her spiritual calling through an ancestral boxwood token. She establishes her spirit hall and protects the people with a righteous heart. She clears the names of restless souls and solves the people’s tro 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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It felt pretty good, with a strong sense of the black soil of Northeast China! A unique story of a shrine dedicated to immortals from the black soil region.
140 The Fox Bride 狐嫁女 Silver Blossom, Fire Tree银花火树Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing Eighteen years ago, my grandfather offended a Hu fairy in the mountains and suffered its frenzied revenge. Eighteen years later, to settle the score, I was forced to marry the beast that ruined my family, serve as its spirit medium, and become the most powerful spirit medium across the vast black soil! Please help me with the spirit-invocation chant: Golden incense burner, silver incense whip, set aside the sea-sized bowl and let the incense smoke rise; Offer red beams and clear water to the 1.5kReads8.9Score211Shelves
141 The Mountain Wanderer 走山人 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Three years after I died, I climbed out of my grave. I set out on the path of a spirit medium and made my name roaming the mountains. Grandpa said I was half-dead, with no taboos to hold me back! 2.3kReads8.7Score200Shelves
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With the help of immortals and immense power, he travels far and wide for his master and fights evil for the world.
142 Painting Yin and Yang with a Single Stroke 一笔绘阴阳 The Waves Are a Whale's Tears海浪是鲸鱼的眼泪Mystery661k WordsOngoing As I gazed down the shadowy corridor and across the empty hall, the strange order of light and darkness stirred a fear of the unknown deep inside me. The elders always said, “The ancestral hall is home to spirits that have yet to depart.” “Don’t step on the threshold, don’t touch the ancestral tablets, and don’t whistle in the ancestral hall.” “The names on the tablets weren’t carved there. They moved in.” When the wind blew past the row of wooden windows, the latticework let out a mournful wail 211Reads—Score101Shelves
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This book is worth reading.
143 The Immortal Hall Beyond the Pass: A Yin-Yang Master Guards Changbai Mountain 关外仙堂：阴阳先生守长白 Uncle Liu the Ninth from Beyond the Pass关外刘九爷Mystery147k WordsOngoing Have you ever witnessed a weasel asking to be granted a title? What causes people to get trapped in a ghostly maze while walking mountain trails, or suffer from strange ailments that leave them feeling awful but can’t be diagnosed at a hospital? Trained in ancient shamanic arts, versed in the theories of yin-yang masters, and accompanied by an immortal serpent cultivating beneath the streams of Changbai Mountain, become a spirit medium who roams the White Mountains. The rules of Northeast China’ 14Reads—Score—Shelves
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Try my book
144 Paranormal Civil Servant 灵异公务员 The Straw-Cloaked Traveler of Bashan巴山蓑衣客Mystery273k WordsOngoing Wang Xiaotian, a civil servant wielding the "Heaven-Measuring Ruler," transmigrates to a parallel world where the supernatural resurges in the 1990s. Zombies have to meet their KPIs, and ghosts who like people have to follow the proper procedures. Using the bureaucratic wisdom he's gained from writing reports and mediating disputes, he specializes in dealing with every kind of monster and demon that refuses to cooperate. When a red-clad vengeful ghost has to write a work summary, and a thousand- 22Reads—Score—Shelves
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A hilarious supernatural story set in the 1990s!
145 I Went to the Wrong Grave and Mistook a Female Ghost for One of My Own 上错坟，不小心把女鬼当成自己人 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead, the male lead isn't invincible, not a wish-fulfillment story, supernatural, metaphysics. If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame. This story is entirely fictional. The leads practice both Buddhism and Taoism. If you're the type to nitpick, read with caution!] “Year after year, I come to pay respects to my ancestors, yet year after year I'm still stuck working. I'm not happy over here, and you might be going hungry over there. Bless your grandson with a prosperous year, 18.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves
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We're together day and night, you're my sweet treat in this world—Big Lemon
146 The First Half of a Female Spirit Medium’s Life! 出马女弟子的前半生！ Brother Zhang弟马张Mystery325k WordsCompleted I’m an ordinary country girl from Northeast China. When I was 18, I learned that I was born with a connection to the immortals. I was often unwell in all sorts of ways, and I sought out many spirit mediums, hoping they could help me escape my predicament. I was cheated, but I also met kind people. This is the story of how I eventually found my way out. I decided to write this book to keep more people from being scammed. I can’t guarantee that everything I say is right, but I can guarantee that I 8.8kReads9.4Score692Shelves
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I'm recommending a female-oriented, rural supernatural novel, over 300,000 words long. It begins with the protagonist's birth, weaving together her childhood and the stories of her elders. It blends supernatural elements with realistic depictions of life, including details of folk rituals and the hardships of living in poverty. There's no excessive exaggeration; the overall feel is very authentic, suitable for readers who enjoy slow-paced supernatural stories.
147 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
148 The Spirit Medium's Stories: Me and My Clients! 出马儿之我和缘主的那些事儿！ Brother Zhang弟马张Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted A girl who grew up in a small village experiences all kinds of hardships and amusing encounters with the people who come to her for help! Stories about my spirit-medium work and clients getting scammed. I'm looking for stories to use! Anyone with a good story is welcome to share a true one with me! 424Reads—Score—Shelves
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The coming-of-age story of a Northeastern girl with a predestined connection to the divine! Her birth was a tumultuous seven-day and seven-night ordeal. As a child, she witnessed the revenge of Huang Daxian and the arrival of the guardian spirit. As an adult, she sought medical help everywhere to resolve the troubles caused by her predestined connection to the divine. She was deceived but also met kind-hearted people. Her true story is both heart-wrenching and captivating!
149 EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
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Although it's not a shamanistic fantasy, it's guaranteed to be a satisfying read! The protagonist is vengeful and the plot is fast-paced!
150 When the Funeral Dance Begins, the Living Must Flee 丧舞起，活人避 Fang Zhihe Yue-方知鹤月-Mystery246k WordsOngoing The Red Luan chapter of The Book of a Thousand Autumns, also known as Red Luan Ferry [Folk Professions + Southern Yunnan Mysticism + Paranormal Folklore + Strange Tales] I was supposed to die when I was six, but I joined a sect to prolong my life. A folk sect in southern Yunnan: warding off evil spirits and guiding the dead. There are countless rules and taboos in our line of work. “When the funeral dance begins, the living must stay away.” When the funeral dance is performed, the living must tu 207Reads—Score—Shelves
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This one is good, the Yunnan series.

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