Cultivation in a Taoist Temple, with a Detached, Unflappable Protagonist. No Livestreaming 道观修仙，主角淡漠波澜不惊，不是直播

1. 1 开 From the Start, the Temple Master Runs Off, Forcing Me to Inherit the Taoist Temple 开局观主跑路，被迫继承道观 The Cat King Rules the World猫王镇天下Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A System that’s sometimes serious and sometimes completely off the rails, paired with an unreliable Host. Why was the System caught from the start? Why did Wenqu descend the mountain in the middle of the night? A Taoist who wants to slack off, but just can’t. 33.2kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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   The first part begins with him being adopted by Laozi, making up for the regrets of the three religions. The second part begins with a magical artifact traveling through time to become Laozi's disciple, comprehending supernatural powers, and forging a new path.

2. 2 神 Mythic Dungeon: From the Start, I Led the Azure Ox for the Dao Ancestor 神话副本：开局我为道祖牵青牛 Riding the Wind into the Painting扶摇入画来Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mythic Treasure Mirror binding successful.] [Current instance: Traveling west from Hangu Pass.] [Reward: A copy of the Dao De Jing personally written by a Sage.] [Current instance: Five-Finger Mountain.] [Reward: The 108 Transformations of the Tiangang and Disha.] [Current instance: The First Emperor’s Tribulation.] [Reward: Ancestral Dragon’s blood essence.] [Current instance: Investiture of the Gods] [Reward: The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.] [Current instance: The War Between the Witche 62kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves
3. 3 太 The Supreme Dao Lord 太上大道君 Long Zijian龙子健Urban1.9M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell onto the snowy plains of the northern lands. No one knew it had brought not a child, but a fragment of the Heavenly Court's great calamity. At sixteen, the orphan Li Yuchen entered Shangqing Zhengyi Palace on Mount Longhu. Three trials, one talisman, nine orphans, and a single promise to stand as fellow disciples made them a family. Snake demons, plague gods, demon kings... One disaster after another struck. When the Jiangxia Nuclear Power Plant was on the verge of meltdown, he 2.1kReads6.7Score226Shelves
4. 4 道 There Are Immortals in the Temple 道观有神仙 Heaven-Shaking Lion撼天狮子Urban1.9M WordsOngoing “Reverend, people say this temple is home to an immortal. Forgive my boldness, but is there really an immortal inside?” In response to the reporter’s question, the sprightly Song Feng looked like an ordinary old man of his age. “What immortal? That’s just a rumor outsiders have spread. These days, we believe in science. Young man, superstition is best avoided~” Before he had finished speaking, a streak of five-colored light suddenly flashed across the distant sky. It descended, and a middle-aged 37.4kReads8.0Score2.6kShelves

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   I personally think this book is quite good. It doesn't have that kind of exaggerated, all-powerful plot from the start; instead, it shows steady, down-to-earth progress—the feeling of "Man follows the Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows Nature." The only downside is that the updates are too slow.

5. 5 现 A Cultivator in Modern Society 现代社会的修仙道士 Heaven-Shaking Lion撼天狮子Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Taoist priest, can you do magic?” “Magic? People believe in science these days, young man. You should believe in science.” With that, the Taoist in his robe leaps off a cliff and flies away on his sword, leaving the hiker who had camped in the wilderness staring in stunned disbelief. 14.5kReads8.5Score612Shelves

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   This is quite fitting for a completed masterpiece [cool]. The Sanqing Temple suffered a decline in talent after Laozi descended the mountain with his sword in his youth. The last Taoist priest passed away, leaving his disciple to follow him in grief [almost crying]. The protagonist transmigrates at this time and slowly embarks on the path of cultivation with the help of the True Spirit Tree [laughing]. Later, through strategic planning, he brings extraordinary opportunities to the cultivation world in the real world [admiration]. The book doesn't have many live-streaming, showing off, or face-slapping scenes; the main theme is "I want to cultivate immortality," so please don't be misled [cool].

6. 6 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 66.3kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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   While others vie for power, I, a solitary cultivator, pursue the Dao.

7. 7 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 99.3kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves

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   Brothers, I'm contributing to my bookshelf. The Dao, the Dao, the Dao, imbued with Yin and Yang energy, masters the essence of all things. A golden elixir condenses within my belly; my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens. Brothers, give me one or two of the latest books. The last one is a complete novel!!!

8. 8 半 I Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with the Mirror at Midnight, and I Won't Sleep Until I Win 半夜和镜子猜拳，我赢一把就睡 Mr. Krabs Loves to Eat蟹老板爱吃饭Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The entire Xie family had a rather spooky air about them. His great-great-grandfather was a mountain wanderer, and his great-great-grandmother sewed up corpses. His great-grandfather was a Maoshan Taoist, and his great-grandmother was a spirit medium from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper offerings, his grandmother prepared bodies for burial, his father drove corpses, and his mother raised poison insects. Some of his ancestors even liked to dig themselves out of their graves… As a result, X 6.2kReads9.0Score559Shelves
9. 9 让 I Asked You to Pose as a Taoist Priest, So Why Are You Wearing a Celestial Master's Robe? 让你假扮道士，你怎么披上天师服 Fish Above the Clouds云上鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Hardcore] [Popular Science] [Urban] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ye Guan cosplayed a mad Daoist priest at an anime convention. His costume was so convincing that people mistook him for a real Daoist and invited him to their company to perform a ritual. Just then, he awakened the True or Fake Celestial Master System. The company wanted a lucky start to business? He invited the Three Gods of Wealth right through the door. But when a video of the ritual was posted online, netizens lau 31.4kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves
10. 10 道 A Daoist Descends the Mountain to Work in a Noodle Shop 道士下山，面馆打杂 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain + Passionate + Has Brothers + Urban Training + Witty + Wish Fulfillment + Ghost Hunting + Zombie Slaying + Organized Group + Cracking Down on Cultivator Crime + Horror] A hostess at a leisure center is sucking people's blood essence. Get rid of her! People keep jumping into the river? A water ghost is harming people. You still want to help it pass on? It harmed people, so get rid of it! A shoddily built tower is haunted... Huh! The ghost lady has earned mer 5.7kReads9.4Score584Shelves

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    Try this one, it's pretty good! Urban adventure!

11. 11 红 Proving the Dao in the Mortal World, I Am a True Immortal Among Men 红尘证道，我为在世真仙 Time to Sleep睡觉了吧Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + xianxia + lighthearted + invincible hero + showing off] A song of the mortal world, a tale of immortal dreams. Su Mu was a transmigrator. To perfect the cultivation system he had created, he ventured into the mortal world to hone himself. He traveled north and south, seeing humans, immortals, gods, demons, monsters, and strange creatures. With a broken sword, a bamboo hat, a handful of coins, and an old mountain goat, he slew demons in a lake and discussed the Dao in the fa 18.5kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    Starting as a young Taoist priest in a Taoist temple

12. 12 我 I Gasped in Shock!! 我倒吸了一口凉气！！ A Heartless Smile没心没扉的笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] [Invincible] [A Void-Return cultivator uses technology] [Cultivation] [Academic genius] If metaphysics is the end of technology, what lies at the end of metaphysics? “Our Qingyun Sect is an orthodox school of the Three Pure Ones, registered with the Administration for Industry and Commerce and listed with the Religious Affairs Bureau. From summoning wind and rain and blessing high-voltage power lines, to exorcising ghosts and demons and performing IVF, we can do it all. The 26.7kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    The scientific version of cultivation is the true path to immortality.

13. 13 长 Immortal Cultivation: From the Start, I Ran a Coffin Shop and Refined Zombies 长生修仙：开局棺材铺炼僵尸 Jiang Yinglong姜应龙Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Long-life cultivation + time-rewinding cloth + zombie refinement + unorthodox cultivation] After transmigrating to a vast world of immortal cultivation, Ji Changqing uses a time-rewinding cloth to repeatedly return to his youth, improve his aptitude, and make up for his shortcomings. He refines numerous zombies to protect his path, and ultimately becomes an immortal ancestor. “This spirit herb hasn’t been growing long enough... Time-Rewinding Cloth, speed it up by a hundred years...” “Why is th 13.7kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    This is the only one; there aren't any more. At least it's not too intellectually taxing.

14. 14 现 Modern Immortality: Starting with the Eight-Section Vajra Arts 现代长生：从八部金刚功法开始 A Brilliant Shade of Red五彩斑斓的红Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional martial arts + longevity + no female lead + daily life + lighthearted + secluded living] After working himself to death in his previous life, Lin Qing is reborn and angrily quits his job, returning to his hometown to slack off. He awakens a status panel that lets him add points to and upgrade every attribute. In literature, Taiji brings peace to the world. Yin and yang complement each other, emerging from the formless, and four ounces can deflect a thousand pounds. [Taijiquan reache 22.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    This is true cultivation.

15. 15 云 Roaming the World as a Cultivator: I Don’t Belong Here 云游修仙：我和这个世界格格不入 Hui Dazhang慧大章Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted The Wayfarer's Path Transmigrate to a martial arts world? What martial arts grandmasters and supreme rulers of the martial world? They all sound so vulgar. This Daoist intends to travel the whole world. I cultivate immortality. All I ask is to follow my heart and find peace of mind. Who has the patience to play martial-world games with a bunch of ordinary people? Many years later, spiritual energy began to appear in the places he had once visited. Was this still a martial arts world? 11.3kReads6.8Score726Shelves

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    Experiencing the changes within his body, and continuously refining the modified breathing technique in his mind, Song Feng felt a sense of clarity and openness throughout his body. "I never imagined this ancient foundation-building method was real. It can even be used to refine things in the real world. This panel is quite interesting." Looking at the information on the panel and feeling the energy surging within his body with each breath, Song Feng, after sixty years of cultivation, felt for the first time that this was true breathing. His grandfather said that the path of cultivation lay in using the illusory to cultivate the real, firmly believing that this could change certain things. He thought that constant practice and stillness in breathing techniques were very beneficial to the body, but ultimately, it was still an illusory thing. Now it was different. This energy had transformed from illusory to real, from invisible and intangible breath to a full, pervasive feeling throughout his body. This truly meant refining the illusory into the real, using the illusory to cultivate the real. "If that's the case, then I'm only at the minor stage of Qi cultivation, my body is full of Qi, but I haven't reached the stage of sufficient Qi." He shook his head and walked out of the door, where he and his two disciples continued to practice the Eight Pieces of Brocade and the Five Animal Frolics in the courtyard, constantly conditioning their bodies and nourishing their Qi and blood.

16. 16 重 Reborn to Cultivate the Dao in This Life 重生之道修今生 Looking South from the North落北望南Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He's a capitalist, yet he loves taking his adorable pets across countless mountains in search of rare herbs and treasures! He's also a Daoist who controls an entire industry and commands boundless wealth! After dreaming through an entire lifetime, Song Chenyang wakes up determined not only to become a business tycoon, but also to pursue his original dream: exploring dangerous places, gathering immortal herbs, and refining immortal medicine. What secrets lie within the mysterious, towering Kunlun 15.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    It's incredibly good! The plot and writing style aren't those of a novice; it flows smoothly with no major flaws. The first book had a single female lead, and the second has three. There are no clichéd or overly pretentious plots, and no characters pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

17. 17 重 After I Was Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivating Immortality Was Easy 重生后，系统跟我说修仙很简单 When Free, Go Have Tea得闲去饮茶Urban2.5M WordsOngoing The author has returned as the Dragon King! The college arc is now in full swing! [Extremely Slow Burn] [Multiple Heroines] [Daily Life] [Urban Cultivation] [Laid-Back Vibes] [The High School Arc Was Great] Also known as System, Make Me Cultivate, But Look Where I Am; After Being Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivation Was Easy; and A Cantonese Man's Cultivation Chronicles Good news: I've been reborn. Even better news: I was reborn with a System. So, should I make money or cultivate immortality? 25.9kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
18. 18 山 You Have a Mountain Lord for a Mount, Yet You Claim to Be Ordinary? 山君当坐骑，你说你是普通人？ Winds Rise Over Layered Mountains风起重山Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Luo Chen was so hungry that he ate a stalk of golden millet, and promptly made an enemy of the Mountain Lord! The Mountain Lord glared at him. “Fifty years! In fifty years, you and I will fight. The victor lives, the loser dies!” To save his life, Luo Chen accepted the wager. Later, he taught himself to cultivate by studying scriptures in an abandoned Daoist temple. Fifty years later! The Mountain Lord bowed low, his eyes full of unwillingness. “Please, Master, give me a qu 27.4kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
19. 19 让 You Told Me to Guard a Run-Down Temple, So Why Am I Really Cultivating Immortality? 让你守破道观，你咋真修仙了？ I Love Kumquat Lemon Tea爱喝金桔柠檬Urban443k WordsOngoing After graduating from college, Liu Wansen inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. Six months later, pressed by poverty, he prepares to leave the mountain and return to secular life. Just then, he eats the System! Leave the mountain? Not a chance in hell! And so Liu Wansen begins a low-key, ordinary life of cultivation. “Holy crap, he can see ghosts?!” “My God, lotuses are blooming all over the pond in the middle of winter, and you still say you don’t know magic?” Just as everyone thinks he is mere 304.9kReads8.0Score39.8kShelves

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    You can watch this.

20. 20 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.2kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves

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    I started by listening to Jiawei's audiobooks, which were really good. They covered a wide range of topics, including ghost hunting, zombie catching, tomb raiding, and feng shui. The first part was about human life, and the second part was about cultivating immortality.

21. 21 长 The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal Realm 长生剑，红尘仙 Feng Le枫乐Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Steady even in the thick of things, sharp-minded, kind-hearted, skilled in both combat and scholarship.] [Upright values, a conscience, and unmatched strength. Keep a low profile to the extreme, and you can afford to live boldly.] A little Taoist priest who has not yet mastered his skills arrives on the Flowing Cloud Continent. True to his unwavering Taoist convictions, he slays demons, exorcises evil, and upholds justice. This book is also titled The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal 27.7kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book's protagonist is a Taoist student who transmigrates; the second book's protagonist is the last Taoist priest of the Little Immortal Temple.

22. 22 道 Twenty Years of Taoist Cultivation: I’m Invincible the Moment I Leave the Mountain 道观修行二十年：下山直接无敌 The Sacred Way of the Mortal Heart凡心圣道Urban6.1M WordsCompleted He was the last Taoist priest at Little Immortal Temple, skilled in divination, feng shui, martial arts, and medicine. But after one look at a woman in the crowd, fate decreed that he must descend the mountain and settle an old karmic bond with her. 12.1kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
23. 23 我 My Yin-Yang Eyes Only Work on Haunted Houses 我的阴阳眼只刷凶宅 Yumeng Won't Get Hurt妖梦不会受伤Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Ratings have just opened, so they're a little low. They'll rise soon] [A protagonist who grows over time] Lu Li has yin-yang eyes, and his gray pupils can see ghosts. His life motto is simple: staying alive comes first, making money second! Unfortunately, those cursed eyes always make him witness suffering that others can't see. A ghost woman with hair bristling with resentment, a ghost bride with blood dripping from her red veil, a ghost baby wailing at midnight, even a sinister-looking ghost 37.1kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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    This is beautiful!

24. 24 我 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 57.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
25. 25 直 Livestreaming Cultivation Manuals: A Basic Manual Cures Cancer 直播卖功法：一本凡级功法治癌症 Shijiang Spicy Chicken石江辣子鸡Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The System said that in three years, the evil clans would invade Blue Star, and humanity would be powerless to resist. To make humanity stronger, Chu Yang had to guide people into the age of cultivation. He would start out as a small-time streamer and bring cultivation to everyone! Not enough time? Open the [Temporal Secret Realm], where time flows a hundred times faster, giving everyone plenty of time to cultivate! Not enough resources? Open the [Medicine Garden Secret Realm] and the [Ascension 26.9kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
26. 26 谁 Who Told You to Ask Him for a Fortune? He's Morally Deficient in Every Way! 谁让你找他算命的，他五行缺德！ Flowing Trace流痕Urban868k WordsCompleted Chen Changsheng transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a barefoot Taoist who sets up a stall to tell fortunes. Once he accumulates enough merit points, he can return to his original world and attain the Dao on the spot. To earn more merit points, Chen Changsheng decides to start livestreaming and build an audience. He thinks he can rack up a fortune in merit points by reading people's fortunes and interpreting their lots. But gradually, the atmosphere in Chen Changsheng's livestream 21kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
27. 27 谁 Who Said You Could Really Cultivate Immortality? 谁让你真修仙了？ Qi Qi Ai柒柒唉Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Invincible protagonist] [Comedy] Qin Luo transmigrates to a cultivation world overrun by monsters and demons. To protect himself, he goes to the Longhu Temple to study under a master, only to discover that his teacher is a fake Taoist who makes a living by swindling people. In the first year, his master tells Qin Luo to meditate and cultivate. He gazes within himself and integrates the foundation of the Great Dao. In the second year, his master tells Qin Luo to scrimp and save. H 28.9kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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    This one is pretty good.

28. 28 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 fortuitously obtains a Daoist inheritance, studying by day and cultivating immortality by night, secretly astonishing everyone, hiding in the city, and no one knows.

29. 29 都 The Apocalypse Is Here, So It’s Only Reasonable for Me, a Taoist, to Be a Little Stronger 都末世了，道爷我强点，很合理吧 Ye Qingxian叶清闲Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the City + Superpower Awakening + Somewhat Satisfying + Decisive and Ruthless + Spiritual Qi Revival] His name is Bai Xiaochuan, not Yi Xiaochuan, the guy who transmigrated to the Qin dynasty. He was reborn... back to before the first spiritual qi revival. In this life… He doesn’t want to be an A-rank healing-type Awakened anymore. An A-rank healer sounds impressive? In practice, they’re not much use. He can heal himself back to full health, but save a teammate? Sorry, the coold 49.2kReads8.1Score4.4kShelves

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    Urban fantasy + Taoist cultivation + rebirth + decisive killing + spiritual energy revival. After being reborn, he joins the Taoist sect as a cultivator, practicing secret techniques, developing supernatural abilities, and slaying demons and monsters.

30. 30 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I'm Already an Immortal, and You're Only Just Building Your Foundation? 灵气复苏：我都成仙了你才筑基？ Z and JiangZ与姜Urban336k WordsCompleted [Taoist + sword cultivator + thunder arts + Mazu + the nation protects its own + one heroine] In 2025, 3I/ATLAS approached Earth, triggering a full-scale spiritual qi revival. Shichen, a Taoist priest from Mount Sanqing, was invited to livestream lessons in cultivation techniques for the whole nation. But his utterly unserious nature soon made the nation itself start acting just as absurdly. Reporter: “Is Perfected Lord Shichen officially part of China's military?” Shuai: “He's an enthusiast of 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern cultivation of immortality, traditional Taoist system, the first book is about Laozi's human incarnation and his adopted disciple from childhood, the second book is about Erlang Shen's reincarnation.

31. 31 我 I'm Off to Cultivate Immortality 我去修仙咯 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Spiritual energy and mysterious forces are resurging across the globe, and humanity is groping its way along the path of evolution. Raise your sword to cleave heaven and earth, Bend down to protect the lowly. What does it truly mean to be strong? A mortal body, standing shoulder to shoulder with the gods! Where have all those familiar gods gone? How did the Winged Clan defeat the chief gods atop Mount Olympus? Why could they not enter the Eastern world? Shi Lai only wanted to live a carefree lif 40.2kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
32. 32 天 The Way of Heaven's Evolution: Bureau 503 天衍圣道之503局 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A high-speed express train hurtles along its route. An ordinary train conductor gets drunk in a sleeper compartment, breaking the rules, and becomes embroiled in a bizarre tomb-robbing case. When he sobers up, he unexpectedly joins Huaxia’s most mysterious organization, Bureau 503... By chance, he crosses paths with the mysterious Tongji Alliance, setting him on a completely different path in life. 29.1kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    It's not famous, but it's very good. The first book has consistently had 500,000 people adding it to their bookshelves. The second book is a slow burn and is currently being serialized.

33. 33 黑 Tales from the Haunted Inn 黑店诡谈 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban1.3M WordsOngoing 4.6kReads7.0Score387Shelves
34. 34 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 43.1kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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    This one is okay.

35. 35 我 I Walk Above the River of Time 我行走于岁月之上 Three Strikes on the White Bear三打白熊Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Longevity-focused] A book of time spans the ages, past and present. A solitary figure stands above the river of time, looking down upon all living things. Luo Ji witnesses the turning of the stars and the transformation of oceans into mulberry fields. He sees mortals live, age, fall ill, and die within a mere hundred years. He watches cultivators perish in pursuit of the elusive true immortality, and sees martial arts shine in all their glory despite the brevity of their practi 360Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is time itself, playing a game of chess with heaven and earth.

36. 36 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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    New book released! It features immortality, taking on disciples, and no female lead, with a lighthearted and humorous style and no angst. The master and disciple relationship is full of funny incidents: the master rests while the disciple sings, the master stays in bed while the disciple bangs on the pot, the master turns the table while picking up food, the master chants incantations while the disciple chats, and in the end, the master achieves immortality while the disciple dies young and is buried on a hillside.

37. 37 武 The Narrator System for a Martial Arts Journey 武侠征程的旁白系统 Winter Plum Blossom冬日寒梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted (Wuxia across the multiverse, no heroine, soul transmigration. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) A novice wuxia fan with a narration System changes his own fate, along with those of the protagonists and supporting characters. Series featured so far: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Young Zhang Sanfeng, The Golden Cocoon... 20.6kReads8.6Score1kShelves

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    The Taoist priest. Calm and composed. Both in and out of the mortal world.

38. 38 道 I Did It, Daoist! Three Flowers Gather at the Crown! Huh? 道爷我成了，三花聚顶！嗯？ Too Many Cats猫太多Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Laugh-out-loud comedy] [A goofy, hilarious protagonist] [Mostly lighthearted slice of life] [Invincible] [A cure for the blues] Good news: I’ve got a cultivation System. Bad news: The System transmigrated without me. Good news: I can still contact the System. Bad news: These System missions seem a little off. In the city, Chen Jiamu looks at the mission he’s received: [Go to Mount Wudang and join a sect!] So he takes an overnight train to Mount Wudang. [Host has successfully joined Mount Wudang 360Reads7.8Score105Shelves
39. 39 这 Can This Daoist Priest Really Cultivate? 这个道长，真能修炼？ Awesome Class牛掰ClassMale-Channel Fanfiction338k WordsCompleted Guo Yun becomes a cow-and-horse Daoist priest, living a life of endless drudgery, and then... starts cultivating... and conducting self-experiments... This is a book written on a whim. The author writes whatever they feel like, and updates are irregular. 99Reads5.9Score—Shelves
40. 40 捉 My Monster-Hunting Was Exposed, So I Had to Livestream Explanations of Monsters and Ghosts 捉妖被曝光，只好直播科普妖与鬼 Pure and Cute Girl清纯萌妹Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming explanations of monsters from authentic ancient Chinese texts + One female lead + Two incredibly powerful protagonists + The Classic of Mountains and Seas + What the Master Does Not Speak Of + All kinds of folk customs, researched in meticulous detail] As the saying goes: I offer the gods fine incense, and they say it isn't good enough. When a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers came down from the sky wearing sunglasses and smoking Huazi cigarettes, the viewers fell silent. Lin Qin 28.3kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    🔻1 With a bite of Tang Monk's flesh, the protagonist survives to the modern era and becomes the patriarch of the Demon Hunting Bureau. In an era of demon resurgence, the protagonist begins to popularize various demon knowledge through live streaming. At the same time, the protagonist has a profound background, and with three cigarettes a day, all the gods in the sky can help the protagonist slay demons.

41. 41 道 At the Taoist Temple: I Got Livestreamed Teaching Animals the Way 道观：给动物讲道的我被直播了 Coffee with Liquor咖啡加酒Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Three years ago, just after graduating from college, Cheng Fan was dragged home by his parents to inherit the family’s dilapidated Taoist temple. The moment he inherited the temple, he activated the strongest Taoist System. Over the next three years, Cheng Fan steadily built up the temple’s business. Alongside a toddler he had picked up two years earlier, he spent each day doing his regular lessons and cultivating. Then one day, a livestreamer showed up. After broadcasting Cheng Fan summoning cl 7.3kReads8.5Score470Shelves
42. 42 大 The Greatest Hermit Lives in the City, and His Temple Is Worth 300 Million 大隐隐于市，道观值三亿 Er Xian贰仙Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Slow-paced] [Contest Entry] [Traditional Martial Arts in the City] [Scientific Cultivation] “Miss! How many times do I have to tell you? I’m not a Taoist priest! I’m not a Taoist priest! I don’t catch ghosts, ward off evil, or read feng shui here!!!” At the entrance to an old Taoist temple that looked completely out of place among the towering buildings of the bustling city, Xu Xing let out a despairing growl. “Sure thing, Taoist Xu! Then tell my fortune!” … … Xu Xing, known by his Taoist name 1.7kReads7.2Score179Shelves
43. 43 十 Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Urban130k WordsCompleted This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective… 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The end of philosophy is metaphysics, and the end of metaphysics is Taoism.

44. 44 三 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse102k WordsCompleted This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score460Shelves
45. 45 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Awaken the Heavenly Eye from the Start 灵气复苏，开局觉醒天眼 Green Mountain Couch Potato青山咸鱼Urban269k WordsCompleted [Urban spiritual qi revival + awakened supernatural powers + special abilities + founding a cultivation sect + creating original cultivation arts] Spiritual qi emerges on Earth in the Dharma-Ending Age, and all living things can absorb the energy of heaven and earth. As the most intelligent beings, humans have sought the path to immortality since ancient times. Countless cultivation theories have emerged, along with many ancient texts and handwritten notes on cultivation, but no one has ever ver 3.6kReads7.3Score125Shelves

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    The city's spiritual energy is reviving; he created his own Taoist methods and established a Taoist practice center.

46. 46 小 The Little Taoist Comes Down the Mountain: My Love in the Mortal World 小道士下山之我的红尘情缘 Ashura Who Loves Peacock Plants喜欢孔雀木的阿修罗Urban343k WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling + urban life + multiple heroines + martial arts] The day Zhang Qingfeng was born, his maternal grandfather took him away and abandoned him. His master later brought him back to a Taoist temple, where he learned martial arts and a little fortune-telling and character analysis. At seventeen, his master sent him down the mountain to resolve his own entanglements in the mortal world. 1.3kReads8.6Score105Shelves

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    Every divination result has a reasonable explanation, and every prescription has its source; they are absolutely genuine and effective. The young Taoist priest is kind, but not a saint. There are many female leads, but he's not promiscuous. He's skilled in martial arts, but not bloody. The young Taoist priest says, "Compassion is for Buddhism. Look carefully, I'm a Taoist priest; we only uphold justice. You don't expect me to be like those monks, cutting off my own flesh to feed the birds, do you?"

47. 47 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The Myriad Souls Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates both Yin and Yang, is a mortal cultivation story, has no system, is not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, and the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

48. 48 从 From the Myriad Worlds to the Eight Views Palace 从诸天走向八景宫 Winter Plum Blossom冬日寒梅Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (This book is somewhat connected to the first book's Narrator System. The protagonist from that story was just a background character here.) Xie Mao is an ordinary employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Unable to get any good assignments, Xie Mao is sent to the Wish Fulfillment Department, a place nobody wants to work. Sent along with him to this remote corner is the Wish Fulfillment System. So far, the stories have featured Hua Wuque, Jin Jiuling, Lin Pingzhi, Lian Chengbi, The Full Moon 3.9kReads6.9Score198Shelves

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    Martial arts cultivation: calm and invincible

49. 49 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Miss, You're About to Suffer a Bloody Disaster 直播算命：姑娘你有血光之灾 Shang Jiu上九Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Ye Chen took over his master's Daoist temple. He should have been content to live as an ordinary young Daoist, but instead he started livestreaming fortune-telling. “Daoist priest, do you think I can land this 50-million-yuan project?” Ye Chen scolded him: “You've committed countless evils and used up all your ancestors' accumulated virtue. You already have the look of a dying man!” “Daoist priest, why am I so unlucky?” Ye Chen replied coolly, “Your fate is cursed with loneliness and calamity. Y 6.2kReads9.2Score542Shelves

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    🔥①The male protagonist, a Taoist priest, spends his days idly in his temple. He then discovers he can gain experience points from others to improve his skills, so he decides to start helping others online. 🔥②When he inherits the Taoist temple, he is bound to a system that rewards him for spreading Taoist ideas. Therefore, he decides to start livestreaming to spread Taoist thought without leaving home.

50. 50 大 The Great Ming Surveillance Court 大明道察院 Lintai麟台Historical690k WordsOngoing [See the epic history of the Daoist sects in the early Ming through the eyes of a transmigrator] In the third year of Hongwu, the Hongwu Emperor established the mysterious Dao Investigation Bureau to rein in Daoist sorcerers who could turn the tide at will. There is no carefree Daoist life here, only the ironclad rule that “magic must be bounded by law, and the Dao restrained by regulations.” Even mighty cultivators who can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth must face execution i 3.3kReads9.3Score490Shelves

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    The author has long been engaged in religious history research, strictly adhering to historical facts in the *History of Ming* and the *Veritable Records of the Ming Taizu*, and verifying information in Daoist classics such as the *Daozang*, *Longhushan Zhi*, and *Maoshan Zhi*, as well as local county gazetteers. The content is extremely rigorous. The story begins in the 22nd year of the Hongwu reign (1389) and connects to many real historical events, such as the murder of Prince Lu, the self-immolation of Prince Tan, Lan Yu's conquest of the chieftains, the rebellion of Li Shanchang, and Prince Yan's northern expedition, etc., And also aligns with many Daoist secret histories. Without a certain level of cultural literacy and historical background, it may be difficult to understand. [Sending a heart]

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