Novels About Summoning Gods With Edicts, Incantations, Daoist Mantras, and Taoist Priests 敕令请神的小说，念咒请神，大道真言，道士

1. 101 留 Fortune-Telling Abroad, Leaving Foreigners in Tears 留学算命，吓哭外国人 I'm Very Demure我很文静Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [A satisfying supernatural fantasy + a cool, tragic, beautiful, and formidable female lead + fortune-telling for foreigners + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + no romance at first, with a Chinese male lead] Chen Anran goes abroad to study, only to be suddenly told that she is to inherit a Western family. She also gains a blond fiancé and three brothers with completely different personalities. The rebellious fiancé: I won't be conquered by a Chinese international student. The cold military of 5.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves
2. 102 直 Livestreaming the Sale of Ghost Money, How Did I Become a National Brand Icon? 直播卖冥币，我咋成国货之光了 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban542k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes its last Taoist priest. Bai Ming sadly discovers that, with technology flourishing and cameras everywhere, no one in this world believes in gods or ghosts anymore. Most young people don’t even recognize folk ritual goods like spirit money. Fortunately, he awakens the Make-Believe Real System. As long as enough people believe, the imaginary can become real. With livestream shopping booming, he builds an assembly line and a spirit-money factory, then sells 2.8kReads8.7Score203Shelves

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   A novel featuring imperial edicts and incantations to summon spirits [thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up] ① The capital city museum is filled with an extremely heavy yin energy; every night, ancient people are seen walking around. The male protagonist, a third-generation descendant of the Chen family, guards the museum. [Learned][Learned] ② The male protagonist secretly cultivates immortality and tells others to believe in science; the next second, he flies away on a sword. [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm]

3. 103 默 Keeping Watch Over the World, Fearless of Every Taboo 默守人间，百无禁忌 Ice Descends upon the Mortal World冰临尘下Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yanping transmigrated to the end of the Yuan dynasty. He never got a golden finger, not even by the time he died. After his death, the Hongwu Emperor posthumously ennobled him, built him a City God temple, and had the people offer him worship. There are “anomalies” in this world that people cannot see. Seven hundred years later, anomalies became increasingly frequent, and it seemed they were slipping out of control. Keeping them secret was becoming difficult. One day, Xu Yanping woke up i 5.9kReads8.3Score260Shelves
4. 104 身 Stranded in a Supernatural World, I Have No Choice but to Summon a God to Fight for Me 身处灵异世界，我只好请神代打了 Two Updates a Month一月两更Mystery209k WordsOngoing Li Changfeng has just transmigrated when a life-taking ghost latches onto him. No big deal. Toss it into the merit box and let Buddha duke it out with him. What? There are no temples or Taoist shrines?! Don’t panic. No big deal... Wait, this is a huge problem!!! “Ding! The Merit-for-Hire System has been bound. You pay merit, and I’ll call in someone to fight for you...” Li Changfeng: [Clear skies above, sacred earth below, I burn incense and call upon Master Lin. With a peachwood sword, he slays 112Reads5.4Score—Shelves
5. 105 规 Rule Horror: I’m an Eight-Year-Old Little Heavenly Master, and I’ve Been Chosen 规则怪谈：八岁小天师的我被选中 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Mystery262k WordsCompleted [Rule Horror] + [National Fate] + [Eerie] + [No heroine] + [Comedy] + [Wish fulfillment] Completed arcs: [Happy Apartment], [Late-Night Convenience Store], [Ghostly Sea Horror], and [Virtual City Horror]. Eight-year-old Lin Xuan is chosen to take part in Rule Horror. As a successor of the Daoist tradition, Lin Xuan discovers that killing the Eerie earns him merit, which he can use to upgrade Daoist techniques. Deity Summoning, Divination, Daoist Thunder Arts, Illusion Techniques… While contestan 6.7kReads8.9Score498Shelves
6. 106 转 Reborn as a Witch: A Six-Year-Old Civil Servant at Bureau 749 转生成巫：六岁749局当公务员 A Guest in My Dreams梦里身似客Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Spiritual qi revival] [Summoning Nezha with a Nuo mask] [Supernatural ghosts and monsters] [Rural period setting] [749 Bureau] [No CP] [Cute child daily life] [Genius] The 749 Bureau's files record: Chu Zhaoyang, nickname Zhaozhao, codename "Sun," was a spirit child personally requested by her mother from the Lady of Wanshan. At birth, she killed a ghost born from childbirth. At six, she sacrificed her "Shishu" and awakened her abilities, becoming a "Wu." She has a magical treasure, 3.6kReads8.2Score443Shelves
7. 107 我 I Study Music, So Why Am I Making Funeral Music? 我学音乐，让我搞阴乐 Blacktail黑尾巴Mystery487k WordsCompleted (System + supernatural + eerie + no romantic pairing) (Many settings in this story are fictional. Please don't connect them to real life. This is not a pure power fantasy.) Jiang Chen was a music student who couldn't find a job after graduating. Hoping to make money through livestreaming, he streamed for half a year without gaining any traction. One day, his mother suddenly dragged him to a funeral to play the suona for someone, and he unexpectedly activated the Yin-Yang System. At the funeral, 2.7kReads8.6Score198Shelves
8. 108 干 I Took Down an American Aircraft Carrier! You Call That a Side Job? 干趴窝漂亮国航母！你说是兼职？ A Thousand Years in an Instant刹那千年Urban571k WordsOngoing National Security officer: “Do you know why we brought you here?” Qin Long: “Yes. Because of my side gig.” “You crippled an American aircraft carrier! And you call that a side gig?” International Court of Justice “Mr. Qin Long, the United States accuses you of recklessly developing weapons of mass destruction that pose an extreme danger. What do you have to say?” “Sorry, let me say this again: everything I develop is civilian technology! Civilian!” U.S. Secretary of Defense: “Civilian?! Is you 42Reads7.3Score—Shelves
9. 109 寒 Caught Stealing a Celestial Master's Sword During My Winter Break Job? 寒假兼职被抓，天师剑你也敢偷？ The Unrivaled Killer不可一世的杀手Urban180k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, Zhang Fan is heading back to school for the new term when he is suddenly surrounded by fully armed special police. “Last month, you told fortunes on the street and charged someone twenty thousand yuan?” “During the severe drought in August, were you the one who held a rainmaking ritual in the suburbs?” “Were you also behind the sudden death of that sorcerer from the Jiuju Sect?” “Did you draw eyes on paper effigies and scare the village kids to tears?” “Did you travel two th 4.2kReads8.0Score349Shelves
10. 110 天 Awakening the Heavenly Eye: Summoning a God to Face the Great Black Buddha Mother 天眼眸启：请神硬刚大黑佛母 The Real Dave戴夫本夫Mystery210k WordsCompleted (Supernatural + not a self-sacrificing saint + funny + almost invincible) Li Yang was born on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the lunar calendar. He never expected to be born with a third eye and a strange destiny, drawing him into a mysterious conflict beyond imagination. The Great Black Buddha Mother, far away in Yun Province, even came in person to seize him... Fox spirits, zombies, Miaojiang gu, Kuman Thong, Yellow River corpse collectors... When Li Yang arrived in Yun Province w 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 111 僧 Monks Don't Give Their Names, Daoists Don't Speak of Their Lifespans, but I Can Exorcise Ghosts 僧不言名道不言寿但我会驱鬼 Practice What You Preach坐言起行Rural Life1.4M WordsCompleted He was nearly buried alive at birth. The venerable Taoist Zhang Jiuye defied fate and changed his destiny, but in doing so planted a curse: he was fated to face three tribulations. At sixteen, he was summoned to call back a soul, then fought the Five Plague Gods by night, only to have his spirit dragged into a temple in the underworld! At nineteen, his life-and-death trial arrived, and beneath the Laojun Temple, a mysterious stone slab sealed away for a thousand years was unearthed... Other peop 1.5kReads8.6Score140Shelves

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    This book is worth a try. It's not a beginner's book; I've personally tested it and it's genuine!

12. 112 我 I Perform Exorcisms in a Strange World 我在诡异世界跳大神 Lost Fish Mint迷途鱼腥草Mystery983k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Ping'an. I’m a con man, and not a very good one. I broke my neck while performing an exorcism. When I opened my eyes again, I was in a terrifying otherworld overrun by strange creatures, where night itself claimed lives. From the start, I had only an oil lamp on the verge of going out, the “Yin-Guarding Lamp,” and a cold number on the back of my hand: [Remaining lifespan: 50 years]. It wasn’t until I was backed into a corner that I awakened my ability to “summon gods by spending 520Reads6.0Score103Shelves

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    The world setting of "Summoning Gods in a Weird World" is good, the plot is smooth, there's no romantic pairing, and there are currently no major flaws. It's just that too few people are reading it, so the rating is only so-so. I'd like to give this book a boost; the author has already written 930,000 words.

13. 113 末 Apocalypse Descends: But This Is Ancient Times 末世降临：可这是古代啊 Loves Beef on a Hot Plate爱吃铁板牛Sci-Fi & Apocalypse272k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the Great Xia Dynasty, a kingdom resembling ancient China, and becomes the ninth son of the reigning emperor. He thought he had an unbeatable start, but can someone explain why the place is crawling with zombies? Good grief! Even an ancient world can’t escape an apocalypse? In an ordinary ancient world without any of the advanced weapons of modern times, how are they supposed to fight off an endless army of zombies? Xia Yang can only keep his head down and do his best t 327Reads6.2Score131Shelves

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    Lu Zu, Mountain Lord, Lord of the Dead

14. 114 那EN Lord Jiang is the Demon! 那妖魔是姜大人！ Eight-Tentacled Monster八爪触手怪Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing (Rating just released) [Gender Swap] [Single] [Slaying Demons] [Feel-Good Fiction] Using the blood of demons as ink, and the Hundred Demons Manual as a canvas. I can sketch their forms and seize their supernatural abilities. 384kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves
15. 115 死 The Necromancer’s Path to Lordship 死灵法师的领主之路 Dreaming on Workdays工作日爱做梦Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Dungeons + Necromancer + Territory + Undead Army + Dark Traits] An endless supply of undead makes for the best soldiers and the best beasts of burden! Skeleton mines, skeleton farms, ghost-operated assembly lines, bone dragon refrigerated transport, and abomination semi-trucks. The Necromancer Lord offers you the best value for your money! What? A client won’t pay the balance? Send the Black Knight collection squad to work overtime. I want to see my dear client’s soul before sunrise tomorrow... 8.8kReads7.2Score1kShelves
16. 116 我 I Am the Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Medium 我乃天地出马仙 A Star Against the Light逆光的恒星Mystery236k WordsOngoing Handsome Fu Fei once lived an ordinary life, but fate had other plans: destined to become a spirit medium, he was forced onto a wondrous journey full of the unknown. Around the same time, strange events began happening one after another: eerie dreams, mysterious symbols appearing out of nowhere, and phenomena that science could not explain... Lost and afraid, Fu Fei met several companions who shared his unusual abilities. Together, they set out to uncover the secrets behind spirit mediums, unawa 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The greatest truths are the simplest; capture ghosts and exorcise demons in real time.

17. 117 一 The Master Diviner 一品神卜 The Original Taurus Fragment金牛断章本尊Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted “Master, my surname is Jiang, and my wife’s surname is Bao. Can you give my son a name people will remember right away?” Zhang Chu: “Jiang Zhe Hu Bao You!” “Master, my husband repairs lights. He’s been sleeping in the kitchen for two days and won’t get up. What should I do?” Zhang Chu: “That’s a good thing! You can start planning the funeral banquet.” “Master, I earn thirty thousand a month and give it all to my wife. My father is sick, but she won’t give me a cent. What should I do?” Zhang 18.2kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    Some brothers, some

18. 118 少 Dashing Youth: A Million Heroic Spirits Enter My Demonic Body 少年白马之百万英灵入我魔躯 Bloodstained Sunset浴血残阳Male-Channel Fanfiction686k WordsCompleted This story begins with Dashing Youth, continues through Tales of the Dark River, and ends with The Blood of Youth! The heroines are currently slated to be Yue Yao and Yi Wenjun. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Golden Light Spell. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Heavenly Demon Art. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Six Treasury Immortal Thief. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Heaven and Earth Intercourse Yin-Yang Great Sorrow Endowment. Congratulat 6.2kReads7.8Score329Shelves

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    💥①Perfectly matches [eating melon], a fanfiction of "Young White Horse Drunk in the Breeze", the protagonist transmigrates to the world of "Young White Horse", is bound to a system, and at the beginning obtains the Eight Extraordinary Skills and the ability to bind spirits and command generals, summon gods by decree, and summon gods by chanting incantations, Chinese gods and immortals.

19. 119 俗 A Rogue of the Mortal World 俗世妖人 Namo Kasaya Science Buddha南无袈裟理科佛Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted Xiu Xu from Bazhong is in the mountain city, where he owns an offline murder mystery game shop. He was once a top-tier Werewolf player, comes from a family of feng shui masters, and is suffering from end-stage pancreatic cancer. When his grandfather died, he left behind a peerless beauty with no sign of life. To stay alive, Xiu Xu had no choice but to bring his whole family along, leading a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled relatives as they punched their way through the South Heaven Ga 6.8kReads8.7Score666Shelves
20. 120 一 The Outcast: I Use Spirit Binding and Dispatching to Become the Underworld 一人之下：我以拘灵遣将身化阴曹 Guangtu广土Male-Channel Fanfiction184k WordsCompleted Feng Hou Qimen can transform in seventy-two ways. Grand Luo Insight lets me stand upon another person's fate and glimpse their entire life. Heaven Communicating Talisman Art reaches straight to the heavens. My Spirit Binding and Commanding can reach into the netherworld. Is there a problem with that? I don't think so. Season One: A battle royale game, laid-back and leisurely. Season Two: A dark invasion that ties into The Outcast's main storyline. The style is suspenseful with a touch of humor, 30Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 斩 Slay the Gods: China's Sin God Proxy, with Chang'e from the Start 斩神：华夏罪神代理人，开局嫦娥 Mo Tzero莫TzeroMale-Channel Fanfiction679k WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods + Chinese deities + richly developed protagonist] (This book is guaranteed to be at least three million words. If I abandon it, I’ll turn into a puppy, so go ahead and read with confidence~) (The title is just a coincidence. It has nothing to do with Love Between Fairy and Devil~) Jiang Zhao transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods. His golden finger turns out to be every deity mentioned in orthodox Chinese mythology, tales of the primordial era, and folk legends: the Moon Pa 146Reads6.6Score—Shelves
22. 122 斩 Slay the Gods: Travel Frog, Flash Fruit from the Start! 斩神：旅行青蛙，开局闪闪果实！ Mu Xue Wang Yue沐雪望月Male-Channel Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted “Your speed is too low. System sign-in reward: [Law of Light]” “Your strength is too weak. System sign-in reward: [Destruction: True Essence of the Flame Emperor]” “Your health bar is too fragile. System sign-in reward: [Rebirth in Flames: Undying Divine Phoenix]” “Your fortune is too poor. System sign-in reward: [World-Subduing Imperial Seal]” After transmigrating into the Slay the Gods world, Ning Yun discovers he's become Lin Qiye's classmate and awakened a golden finger. To his utter sur 7.7kReads8.1Score844Shelves
23. 123 开 Summon a God from the Start, and a Host of Shan Hai Jing Legends Answer the Call 开局请神，请来一群山海经大佬 Whisky with Laba Garlic腊八蒜配威士忌Eastern Fantasy275k WordsCompleted Ling Hao was pushed to the brink by relentless bullying. With no other choice, he burned incense and summoned the gods, hoping to call on the Hu, Huang, Bai, Liu, and Hui spirits to crush his enemies and turn his life around. Who could have guessed that every spirit he summoned would be an ancient ancestor from the Classic of Mountains and Seas? The talkative Nao Beast has zero combat power, but one lie from its mouth can turn heaven and earth upside down; The Candle Dragon's son, reduced to a w —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 什 What Do You Mean, Summoning Type? Am I Not Calling on the Gods? 什么召唤系，我不是在请神吗？ Luan Zhongxu乱仲序Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: [Who Stuffed the Entire Celestial Court into My Summoning Pool?] [The Summoner Who Can Punch a Building to Pieces] [Summoning Gods and Buddhas from Across the Heavens] [Giving the Locals in Another World a Taste of Immortal Might] [You Said You Were a Close-Combat Fighter. What the Heck Is This Bull Demon King You Just Summoned?] “Dude, why did the monkey you summoned kill my Cerberus with one swing of its staff? That can’t be right!” “And another thing! Everyone else summons mons 29.2kReads7.1Score3.1kShelves
25. 125 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    The protagonist is a new generation successor of the Taoist sect. Through fortuitous encounters, he seeks the Tao, inquires about it, pursues it, and ultimately attains it. An old Taoist priest imparts his knowledge, teaches him, and resolves his doubts. Gradually, he grows and learns to use talismans and communicate with spirits. Later, he chants incantations to summon deities and frequently resolves various supernatural events. The story is relatable, emotionally resonant, and avoids pretentious or confrontational elements. It is devoid of hostility and has extremely positive values, depicting the protagonist's life of triumph.

26. 126 我 Me, Uncle Jiu's Junior Disciple: Divine Paper Figure Maker 我，九叔师弟：神级扎纸匠 Beiming Has a Sea 1北冥有海1Mystery835k WordsCompleted Han Li transmigrates to a zombie world and joins Maoshan, only to nearly be killed by evil spirits. Just as he is on the brink of death, he awakens the Supreme Merit System and opens the beginner's gift pack, obtaining divine paper-figure crafting skills! From then on, he embarks on the supreme path of a Celestial Master, slaying demons and vanquishing ghosts! 6kReads7.7Score365Shelves

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    One is Master Qianhe's disciple who only plays in the peak competition, and the other is Uncle Jiu's junior brother.

27. 127 九 Uncle Nine: Wait, You're Trying to Outnumber a Maoshan Taoist? 九叔：不是，你跟茅山道士比人多 Jupiter's Ruins木星残骸Mystery583k WordsCompleted [Uncle Jiu, zombies, Maoshan Taoists, warlords, no female lead, calling for backup, group brawls, alternate setting] Maoshan's First Commandment: Good and evil stand opposed. Fight for life! Maoshan's Second Commandment: Whoever follows me is righteous; whoever opposes me is evil! Maoshan's Third Commandment: When there's trouble, call for backup! When there's trouble, call for backup! When there's trouble, call for backup! Standing guard is dull work for the Celestial Soldiers and Generals. Wha 107Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    🌟Highly Recommended! [Uncle Nine + Zombies + Maoshan Taoist Priests + Warlords + No Female Lead + Calling for Help + Gang Fights + Fictional Setting] Maoshan's First Commandment: Good and evil are opposed, a lifelong struggle! Maoshan's Second Commandment: Those who obey me are righteous, those who oppose me are evil! Maoshan's Third Commandment: Call for help when in trouble, call for help when in trouble, call for help when in trouble!

28. 128 系 System: Words Become Law in the World of Slay the Gods 系统：我在斩神世界言出法随 A Little Red Flower一朵小红花呀Male-Channel Fanfiction472k WordsCompleted A truck comes speeding by, and Chen Changsheng is hit. He transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods with the number-one sign-in System across the Myriad Worlds. From the start, he opens the beginner's gift pack and obtains the Forbidden Ruin: Destiny... Facing the Ghost-Faced King, he transforms into the Heavenly Dao Emperor Armor, saves Zhao Kongcheng, and slays the mysterious! Facing the Nandou Snake Demon, he invokes immortal phantoms with words that carry the authority of Heaven, slaying 1.7kReads6.6Score176Shelves
29. 129 成 I Begin My Path to Godhood by Worshipping Myself in a Temple 成神从庙里供奉自己开始 Urban Glory都市荣耀Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [What would happen if I built a Taoist temple or Buddhist monastery to worship myself?] “You’re already worshipping an image of your own body. You feed it well every day, keep it spotless, dress it up beautifully, and think about nothing but making the temple it lives in bigger and more comfortable. You want everyone else to treat it with respect, to have crowds flock around it when it goes out and throngs of admirers waiting when it comes home.” “Who could be more devout?” “And yet, h 4.3kReads7.9Score281Shelves

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    I recommend these four books, you might want to check them out (~￣▽￣)~ The first book, "Golden Mountain Under the Sun," tells the story of Lin Zhou, who, while worshipping before a deity, momentarily sees the true god appear. "If I worship myself, will there be a lineage of incense offerings?" Lin Zhou asks himself this question, then seems to gain some insight. From then on, an ordinary temple appears in the world. But in modern times, a true god travels through the mortal realm…

30. 130 天 The Fated Spirit Medium 2 天命出马仙2 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Shen Nan was an ordinary college student until he accidentally got caught up in a haunting at his school. He also inadvertently learned that he was born in response to fate and was destined to help Chu Yifan fight the immortals and Buddhas who were about to appear. Unexpectedly, they opened the passage ahead of time, and a great battle across the Three Realms is about to begin... Stride across the Three Realms and Six Paths, and continue the legend of the spirit medium! 4.1kReads9.2Score339Shelves
31. 131 请 I’m from a Spirit-Invoking Clan, With Plenty of Powerful Backers 请神一脉的我，背后有的是靠山 Rivers and Seas Flow Vast and Strong江河海洋浩浩汤汤Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Not Primordial World + Journey to the West + Investiture of the Gods + Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and folk mythology In the Celestial Immortal Realm, the Great Emperor Zhenwu journeys north to exterminate demons; In the Earthly Immortal Realm, Sanzang and Wukong journey west to overcome their tribulations; In the Human Immortal Realm, nine great imperial dynasties sever spiritual energy and suppress the law; In the Divine Immortal Realm, eight great true immortals journey east to spread the 5.2kReads8.8Score485Shelves

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    Unlike the spirit possession trope of the Four-Eyed Taoist in the Nine Uncles world, the protagonist is a descendant of a spirit-summoning lineage. The setting involves establishing temples to invoke spirits, with divine responses transmitting teachings, divided into three levels: magic, sorcery, and Taoism. The protagonist begins by being accepted as a true disciple by Houtu, the Earth Goddess. The theme is quite novel, set against a traditional Eastern mythological backdrop, featuring Heaven and Hell, primarily deities, and incorporating elements of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

32. 132 带 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马121k WordsOngoing I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is not a novel, but rather a book written by the author based on his own experiences. The entire text is presented from the orthodox perspective of shamanism and Taoism, demystifying some knowledge about shamanism and Taoism. It is mainly for popular science and secondarily for preventing fraud.

33. 133 真 Zhenwu Subdues Demons: Sixty Years of Peace 真武荡魔：甲子太平 Liu Xuanling刘玄灵Mystery297k WordsOngoing [Invincible Protagonist] [Pure Supernatural] [No Female Lead] I was the True Warrior Emperor in heaven, but could not bear humanity's suffering. Moved by compassion, I descended to the mortal world, to vanquish evil, deliver ghosts, and bring peace to all. The Five Arts of geomancy, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination can determine the fate of the world. Geomancy suppresses demons and evil; medicine saves people. Destiny can be changed, and physiognomy reveals the powerful and the nob 2.1kReads—Score143Shelves

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    The story features supernatural elements, divine intervention, a powerful protagonist, and decisive ruthlessness.

34. 134 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
35. 135 上 Tales of the Shangqing Sect 上清宗往事 Lay Buddhist Fang Fengren方封壬居士Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After accidentally stumbling into the Four Fiends Soul-Suppressing Formation, he finds his life ticking down to its end in seven years. He joins the Daoist sect in pursuit of immortality, grows stronger as he encounters zombies, ghosts, demons, and monsters, travels the human world and seeks out hidden realms, slays demons and monsters to prove the Dao, and searches through the Six Paths of Reincarnation for true immortality. Only today does he finally realize who he truly is. 5.9kReads8.8Score563Shelves
36. 136 茅 Disciple of the Maoshan Sect 茅山门徒 Master of the Dragontail Studio曳尾斋主Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted A strange antique shop where the owner uses his ghostly eyes to appraise treasures and spends a fortune buying ghost bones! Think the owner only knows how to appraise antiques? Think again. He can read beautiful women, too! The domineering female CEO, the hottest star, an unconventional beauty, the pure-hearted campus belle, the girl next door… He can see right through you with a single glance! 7.1kReads9.0Score636Shelves
37. 137 民 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Lu Huazhen陆化真Mystery570k WordsOngoing Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score702Shelves
38. 138 混 Lord of the Primordial Dao: From Wandering Taoist to True Immortal of the Mortal World 混元道主：从游方道士到红尘真仙 The Laid-Back Soul of the Mortal World红尘懒散人Eastern Fantasy766k WordsCompleted [Classic xianxia + traditional cultivation + multiverse + tales of the strange + upright values + no heroine + 200,000 words in reserve, readers can jump in with confidence] After transmigrating to a world where Daoist arts manifest in reality, Zhou Qingnan turns away from romance and devotes himself to cultivating the Dao! With a treasured scripture in hand, he gains both cultivation and merit, freely claims techniques and supernatural abilities, and exchanges talismans and magical treasures a 228Reads6.8Score148Shelves

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    Two genuine Taoist books, traditional culture, classic fantasy.

39. 139 道 Daoist Master, You Can Ascend in Broad Daylight! 道爷，白日飞升啊！ All Thanks to the Thumb全靠大拇指Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Traveling the world + leisurely daily life + heartwarming] (The rating just came out. Take it or leave it.) After his master passes away, Jiang Huai, who has grown up in a Taoist temple, assumes he’ll inherit it and live out his life in quiet poverty. But then... “Sorry, you need a degree to inherit the temple.” “???” Jiang Huai has no idea which way the school gates even face. He’s completely dumbfounded. Is he really homeless now? Fine, fine! If there’s no room for me here, there’s somew 47.7kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves
40. 140 三 The Ten Arts of the Three Pure Ones: The Celestial Venerable Descends the Mountain 三清十诀：天尊下山 Echoing Valley有回音的山谷Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Feng possesses the ten strongest immortal arts in the world. He is a mortal emissary of the Nine Heavens, sent to walk among humanity. By his master's order and out of duty, Gu Feng enters the modern city… After wiping out a series of demons, ghosts, and wicked practitioners, he discovers that the mastermind behind it all is hiding on the legendary Immortal Island of Penglai! This earth-shattering conspiracy reaches far and wide. It involves the demon Taoists of Mount Mao in Yan Country, a 3.3kReads6.6Score189Shelves

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    The protagonist prays to the True Martial Emperor to rescue Hu San Taiye, the righteous god of the Northeast, who is bound by a thousand-year-old demon. He also defeats the world-shaking demons, the Great Tengu and the Eight-Headed Serpent, as well as the ferocious three-legged monster and the evil dragon of the deep river.

41. 141 道 Tales of a Taoist Priest 道士往事 Li Huashang李化伤Mystery172k WordsOngoing Join me as I uncover the Three Realms, the Heavenly Court, the Thirty-Three Heavens, blessed grotto-heavens, magic arts, golden pills, ancient times, Gu, Zhuyou healing, feng shui, fortune-telling, divination, investigating and reading cases... demons, devils, ghosts, monsters, imps, evil masters and fallen saints... as well as the modern-day Imperial Observatory! The Three Teachings trace their origins to the Dao, which stands above the empty titles of Confucianism and Buddhism. Golden scriptur 45Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 超 Super God Academy: Playing the Bald Strongman with the Sharingan 超神：扮演拥有写轮眼的光头强 Forbidden as a Cicada in Winter禁若寒蝉Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Mo Chengran transmigrates into the Super God World and awakens a God-Tier Acting System. It lets him draw character templates from the Myriad Worlds and gain the corresponding characters’ abilities. Bald Qiang?! That’s who I have to play?! Heaven, are you messing with me?! A lumberjack in the Super God World? Isn’t that just a cannon-fodder role? With no other choice, Mo Chengran merges with Bald Qiang. But to his surprise, this Bald Qiang seems to be far more than he expected! “Your skills are 1.4kReads7.5Score100Shelves
43. 143 恐 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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    ✨✨So exciting!! What a coincidence, they're the ones I've been searching for! Super good! 💘💘 This is the best and most satisfying novel I've ever read! It really resonated with me!!! Definitely five stars!! 🌈Each nation must summon terrifying creatures to battle. The victor's nation prospers and endures forever. The loser's nation declines, its resources and territory are plundered, and it loses its dignity. To win, all nations summon their native terrors. The Sakura Kingdom has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cloak, the Four Great Female Demons, the Hundred Demons Night Parade…

44. 144 九 Uncle Nine: I Became Shi Jian and Helped Uncle Nine Take Off! 九叔：我成了石坚，带九叔起飞！ Liu Tan柳檀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn as Shi Jian! Who would have thought he’d get a System and go on to dominate the Daoist world, becoming its supreme ruler? Shi Jian: “Junior brothers, don’t kill them all. I’ll be the one collecting the heads!” Simu: “What? You want to compete with Maoshan over connections?” Qianhe: “A championship match? Who does one-on-one fights these days? Call in the whole crew!” Uncle Jiu: “Senior Brother, carry me to victory!” 6.5kReads8.2Score403Shelves
45. 145 鬼 The Ghost's Knocking Was So Loud, the Neighbors Came Over to Beat Me Up 鬼敲门声音太大竟引来邻居毒打 Fleece-Lined Long Johns秋裤加绒Mystery542k WordsCompleted Hear a ghost knocking on your door at night? Don't panic. Call the neighbors and ask them to come claim the “takeout.” Run into a vengeful ghost demanding blood money at a crossroads? Just drop the cash into the Buddha's merit box. A Ghost King disguises himself as a delivery guy and kills people at random. Who knew the delivery would be to the place where the patriarch of Longhu Mountain was in seclusion? After transmigrating to a supernatural world, Li Yi awakened the Unconventional Celestial 10kReads9.2Score726Shelves
46. 146 一 The Outcast: Actors Are Weak? Summoning the Divine General from the Start 一人：戏子弱？开局请神官将首 This Venerable One Saves the Suffering本尊救苦救难Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsCompleted Actors are weak? What if I were the God of Opera? How would you deal with that? Lin Ran transmigrates into the world of The Outcast and awakens the “God of Opera Is a God Too” System, gaining power by playing the part of deities. Corpse drivers from western Hunan? Evil spirits? Sorry, I'll just summon the Divine Marshal Guan! Incense to guide the way atop my head, three steps of praise beneath my feet. I only kill; I don't save souls! With the Divine Marshal's fangs on my face, I shake the eight 463Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥①The male protagonist, hailed as a genius, switched careers to become a perfumer, only to be ridiculed by petty people. Just as he was preparing to retaliate, the school was attacked by demons, so he used the system to summon Guan Yu, the God of War, to descend to the mortal realm. 🔥②The protagonist transmigrated into the world of Under One Person, becoming the head of a theatrical troupe. When he and the troupe arrived at Zhang Chulan's village, the protagonist bound himself to the Theatrical God System.

47. 147 携 Taking Reba Back to Her Village for a Divine Procession, Huahua Enjoys Offerings from the Living 携热芭回村游神，花花享活人香火 Absentminded Cat失神的猫Urban491k WordsCompleted Lin Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a washed-up nobody, infamous for scandals. A year later, he joins a live-streamed reality show called A Journey Through Folk Traditions as a replacement contestant. The first stop is his hometown, Fujian, where he takes part in the grand You Shen festival! He was only there to make up the numbers, but ended up making the whole show a hit! “What the heck? Aren’t the furnace-cleaning bearers supposed to be virgins? He’s been the furnace-cleaning 1.5kReads6.6Score104Shelves
48. 148 道 Taoist Master, You Really Can Exorcise Demons, Can't You? 道爷，你还真会降妖伏魔呀？ Daoist Long Yuan龙渊道人Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (Detailed Version) An old yellowed book dredged up while fishing turns out to be a key connecting two worlds. When Yuan Qiong is first sent to another world, what he sees completely overturns everything he thought he knew: This is a cultivation world where sword immortals soar through the skies and righteous gods manifest in the mortal realm, yet it is also a chaotic age overrun by demons. A bone woman combing her hair by moonlight, a fox demon taking human form, a River Lord demanding boys and 2.7kReads7.7Score253Shelves

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    I guess it's about right.

49. 149 黑 Dark Strange Tales: I'm a Demon NPC, So What If I'm a Little Ruthless? 黑聊斋：我是妖人NPC狠点咋了 Before and After前后Eastern Fantasy549k WordsOngoing Black Strange Tales is a dark, eerie, and terrifying cultivation game. It features martial arts masters like Left Thousand Households, as well as monsters and demons like the Black Mountain Old Demon and Nie Xiaoqian. Ji Chang transmigrates into a demon-ravaged, perilous game world and becomes a scholar in the Great Yu Dynasty. He's also the only Strange-Tale Investigator. Every time he verifies a bizarre tale or records an unusual incident, he gains a supernatural ability or spell. With the pow 4.9kReads8.9Score317Shelves
50. 150 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Secret 黄帝秘藏 Chanting Sutras to Save Myself诵经渡己Mystery6.0M WordsOngoing With a blood-written deed on my body, I fought hungry dogs for food. In the bitter cold of winter, I was about to be beaten to death on the frozen ground, until someone stood before me and told me I was a dragon in the art of feng shui... 14.8kReads8.9Score592Shelves

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