Weird Cultivation Stories Where Every Ability Comes at a Cost, Looking for Long Reads 诡异修仙类，掌握一种能力就有代价，要求长篇

1. 1 诡 The Immortal Path of the Uncanny 诡道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Uncanny cultivation, no female lead, mortal protagonist] A black sun hangs in the sky, and the Uncanny Realm invades! Mortal Zhou Yi transmigrates into this world and makes a living by writing for others. One day, starving and freezing, he is hired by the sinister Shopkeeper Dong to copy ancient texts. By chance, he activates a beast-hide Bagua diagram and uses it to refine a perfect uncanny technique, killing the sinister shopkeeper. As he cultivates, he discovers that this world has long been 11.9kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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   Transmigrating to another world, cultivating immortality in a bizarre way, possessing a cheat-like ability: a piece of Bagua beast skin that records and can optimize strange techniques, reducing the costs of cultivation and use to an acceptable level. The protagonist is cautious yet bold, not a saint, eager to become stronger, and possesses both courage and meticulousness. A high-quality, well-written story.

2. 2 克 Cosmic Horror Cultivation: I Can Reverse Time 克系修仙：我能逆转时间 Plop Fish扑通鱼Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing (No heroine, no invincibility, no brainless protagonist, plot-driven, a protagonist who eats people. Things get really exciting after he breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm!) Ye Xiang transmigrates into a Lovecraftian cultivation world and develops an eye condition. The world he sees is unlike the one ordinary people see: perception turned upside down, Buddha statues made of insects. The Great Dao has vanished, towers of corpses float in the air, and two dark moons hang overhead. What is re 1.6kReads9.0Score157Shelves

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   The first volume is a cultivation novel with intense plot twists, starting from the latter part and featuring characters exchanging body parts for bizarre abilities.

3. 3 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score312.3kShelves

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   A very good novel with 42,000 people urging for more updates.

4. 4 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.

5. 5 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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   Look, one of them is silent, another is working all night.

6. 6 诡 The Strange Path to Immortality: Cultivating Begins with Selling Paintings on the Street 诡道长生：从街头卖画开始修仙 Sweet and Sour Koi糖醋锦鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy693k WordsCompleted Gu Changsheng transmigrates to another world, the Great Shang Dynasty, where the Heavenly Dao has fallen into decline, demons run rampant, and cultivation techniques are perilous and uncanny. Fortunately, he awakens the ability to recreate portraits. Painting a portrait of a living being lets him acquire their techniques and skills, while also extending his lifespan. In Yinshan City, he paints a portrait of the Black Mountain Old Demon and comprehends a Heaven-tier cultivation art: the Yuan Moun 3.6kReads8.4Score226Shelves

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   Yes, it's similar to the novel "The Way of the Unorthodox Cultivation" and quite good.

7. 7 诡 Eerie Descent: I Rampage with a Cultivation System 诡异降临：我带着修仙系统杀疯了 Dingdang Has No Time Machine叮当没有时光机Sci-Fi & Apocalypse70k WordsCompleted In 2026, the Red Moon appeared, and the entire world was invaded by the “paranormal,” twisting the laws of reality. As human civilization teetered on the brink of collapse, Lin Feng, an ordinary college student, unexpectedly activated the Myriad Worlds Cultivation System. From then on, he embarked on a path of slaughter, using immortal arts to utterly overpower paranormal monsters. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 诡 Seeking Immortality in the Strange Realm: I Have a Divine Ability Tree 诡界求仙：我有一棵神通树 Calm Waters of the Xiang River湘水无波Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Masterful survivalist cultivation + eerie cultivation + Tiangang divine powers + ruthless and decisive + no harem + not a bleeding heart] Born as the master of divine powers, I am the Dao Lord of the cosmos! The eerie invaded, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the cosmos was left in ruins… The gods and Buddhas of the heavens, the great powers of the Immortal Dao, all vanished overnight. The path to immortality was severed, the divine path fell silent, and demons and monsters ran rampant. Where ar 74.7kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves

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   What a nice novel! I've been reading it since yesterday, and it's completely captivating. The story revolves around the protagonist's struggle to survive in this world. [Sending heart]

9. 9 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 47.7kReads9.1Score7.3kShelves

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   Love can make people grow flesh and blood, and so can deformities.

10. 10 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
11. 11 仙 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Jumping Clown Dark Soy Sauce跳梁老抽Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 183Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 职 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 No Deification in the Primordial Era洪荒不许封神Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 63.4kReads7.9Score7kShelves

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    I wrote it myself.

13. 13 灵 Supernatural Awakening Begins with an Exam Paper 灵异觉醒从考卷答题开始 Nine-to-Five Jiang Jiang朝九晚五的姜姜Mystery239k WordsOngoing On the day of the college entrance exam, the proctor walked into the exam room carrying a corpse. “Don't be afraid, everyone. This examinee had an accident on the way here, but we can't compromise the fairness of the exam.” The corpse was placed in the empty seat beside me. The exam paper was spread out, and blood began writing answers. I stole a glance at its paper. Every answer was correct, until the final essay question. The prompt read: “Describe what you felt when you died.” The corpse's pe 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've already recommended a novel whose title doesn't do it justice; it's a mystery/revival story that perfectly matches your requirements.

14. 14 血 Blood Ancestor's Path 血祖道 Maple Waiting for Dawn等待黎明的枫Eastern Fantasy544k WordsOngoing [A traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person. No transmigration from Earth, no System, no golden finger, and no heaven-defying treasures!!!] The struggle between outsiders and the clan: if you are not a direct descendant of the clan, you cannot establish a foundation. The struggle between lower and upper sects: if you are not a Golden Core cultivator of the sect, you cannot form a Nascent Soul. The struggle between humans and demons: if you are not a living being of the same race 465Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Blood sacrifice, bizarre cultivation.] In a spiritless apocalypse, blood magic and evil cultivation prevail. No system, no cheat codes, no golden fingers. Traditional mortal cultivation.

15. 15 魔 Demonic Path Sequence: Stripping Away the Myriad Worlds 魔道序列：剥离万界 Chijiu Ji持久麂Eastern Fantasy828k WordsCompleted Is cultivation a climb to the top, or a process of being sifted through layer by layer? Su Fan was an unaffiliated cultivator in the mortal realm until he chanced upon a damaged ancient scroll that could strip the essence from all things. At first, all he wanted was to survive. Then one day, on the eve of his ascension, he saw a list meant only for the strong: It was no Investiture of the Gods, but a harvest order. From the mortal realm to the spirit realm, from True Immortals to the Dao Domain, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please recommend some matches.

16. 16 规 Rule Horror: I Mend the World with Cause and Effect 规则怪谈：我用因果缝补这个世界 Chijiu Ji持久麂Mystery207k WordsCompleted Rule Horror | Urban suspense | Smart protagonists | No mindless power fantasy | Growth at a steep price | Ensemble cast | Philosophical mystery The world isn’t falling apart. It’s simply, coming undone at the seams. The First Hospital at three in the morning, Bus 444, which only runs at night, Horror worlds where following the rules is the only way to survive… While everyone else memorizes rules and gambles on luck, Lin Mo sees something else breaks in causality. He cannot cultivate, nor does he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
18. 18 诡 The Weird Path to Immortality: I Become a God in a Strange World 诡道长生：我在诡异世界封神 Xian Muo衔木oEastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Eerie] [Gu cultivation] [A completely revamped power system] The blind Lin Hun is a corpse collector, a white-clad servant in his ninth life at the Demon Suppression Bureau. Born ill-fated, he cultivates the eerie path with his crippled body. He spends his days collecting, stitching, and refining corpses, surrounded by the Eerie. Then he unexpectedly awakens the divine Eerie art, "The Lifespan-Boiling Gu Cultivation Method": Use lifespan as fuel, boil up supernatural abilities, and cultivate Gu 23.6kReads8.2Score2.6kShelves

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    Really, really good

19. 19 茅 Streaming Maoshan Magic, I Transmigrate into a Celestial Master Who Slays Demons 茅山术直播，穿越成斩妖除魔天师 Lost Fish Mint迷途鱼腥草Eastern Fantasy595k WordsCompleted Ling Feng, a Maoshan intangible cultural heritage streamer, accidentally transmigrates during a livestream to another world overrun by demons and monsters. His very first attack chops a female ghost to pieces, scattering her soul! A thread of icy energy flows into his body. Could the demons and ghosts of this world really be my experience points?! From then on, Maoshan arts, long thought lost, become a crushing advantage: A hanging ghost's noose? I burn it to ash with a “Yin-Burning Talisman”! T 440Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these two books

20. 20 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
21. 21 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
22. 22 阵 High Battle Clouds: Heroes Languish in Solitude 阵云高：英雄寂寞 Ya Yu 16雅鱼16Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing Genius protagonist, no System, ruthless and decisive. Li Chengfeng, a genius formation master, uses formations to cultivate all kinds of mutated spirit insects. At last, he achieves a first-grade Golden Core. Just as everything seems to be going his way, he encounters a genius of the Ghost Clan. After a fierce battle, the Ghost Clan Golden Core cultivator dies, while Li Chengfeng, gravely wounded, is swept into a spatial black hole. A new legend is about to begin. 1.1kReads—Score136Shelves

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    A genius of formations, using formations to cultivate mutated spirit insects—a unique path to immortality.

23. 23 诡 Eerie Revival: I Have a Classic of Mountains and Seas 诡异复苏：我有一本山海经 Jiji Nanning唧唧南宁Mystery91k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi revival, ghosts and monsters run rampant. Ghosts eat people, and people fear ghosts. Demons eat ghosts, but no one has ever seen a demon. Others fight ghosts with talismans, peachwood swords, and spells passed down by their sects. Qi Yue relies on a book. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds]

24. 24 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation story, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The protagonist is decisive, ruthless, cunning, and cold-blooded, willing to use any means to achieve his goals. There is no system, no female lead, and it's not a brainless or dark story. [Sending Heart]

25. 25 乾 The Qian Kun Art! 乾坤诀！ Immortal Music of the Nine Realms九域仙音Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing By a stroke of fate, the ordinary boy Qin Hong obtains a Universe Pouch and embarks on a long journey toward immortality... From then on, adventures come one after another as he grows stronger, ultimately ascending through the Myriad Worlds and making a legendary life for himself! 7.4kReads8.7Score681Shelves

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    A great novel about cultivating immortality, with time travel and constant adventures.

26. 26 开 From the Start, I Devour Calamities and Cultivate the Weird Way 开局吞噬灾厄，我诡异修仙 Kindhearted One临善者Eastern Fantasy158k WordsCompleted [No System + Not Brain-Dead + Not Invincible + Eerie Cultivation + A Touch of Lovecraftian Horror + Possessed by a Tai Sui] Lu Jin, a biological researcher, is dragged along by a mysterious Tai Sui and thrust into a strange world being devoured by “calamities.” From the start, all four of his limbs are broken, and he becomes a “human blood bag” for an old hag deep in the mountains! Lu Jin is baffled: mortal blood is black as ink, and monstrous “calamities” run rampant through the night! And he h 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book has high potential. It's short, focuses on plot control and character development, and isn't mindless wish-fulfillment. It's a mix of Cthulhu fantasy, bizarre cultivation, powerful physique, and devouring. The other books are also pretty good. Anyway, I've recommended them all.

27. 27 诡 Eerie Cultivation: I Refine Evil Spirits to Achieve Eternal Life 诡异修仙：我以邪诡炼长生 The Plump and Sturdy Pig Immortal膘肥体壮的猪仙人Urban264k WordsCompleted On a rainy night, Zhao Anran transmigrates to a turbulent cultivation world plagued by “strange entities” and becomes a field operative in “Bureau 13.” All around him, forces with hidden agendas watch him like hungry wolves. In his soul, the remnant spirit of a parasitic master cultivator drones on endlessly. Zhao Anran faces the immediate threat of his lifespan running out and the distant calamity of strange entities seizing Heaven’s mandate. To survive, he has no choice but to cultivate as har 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Strange and unpredictable events unfold, requiring a desperate struggle.

28. 28 诡 The Strange Immortal Judge’s Record 诡仙判官录 Linchuan's Sandwich临川的三明治Eastern Fantasy552k WordsOngoing [Dark + Unhinged + Lovecraftian Cultivation + Judge of the Underworld] The Heavenly Dao has come alive. The gods feast on incense offerings, while the court runs the human world like a pasture. And I, keeper of the Book of Life and Death, was torn apart, soul and all, and sent back to the Three Realms for declaring the Heavenly Dao unjust a thousand years ago. I have seen: The souls of loyal subjects nailed into ancestral shrines to serve as lamp oil, chaste women turned into frost on the tiles 24Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Pi is not infinite and non-repeating; it begins to repeat after the billionth digit. And what repeats is my entire life, including the moment I read this sentence.

29. 29 庚 Gengjin Spirit Gourd 庚金灵葫 Weaving Little Dreams编织小梦Eastern Fantasy227k WordsCompleted The youth Xuan Cang shatters the dust with a single sword; revered in the spirit realm, he wins the hearts of ten thousand swords. From fleeing a sea of blood to becoming the Sword God of the heavens, he travels alongside a sacred beast, slaying demon lords, destroying darkness, and restoring order to the world. One sword drawn, and all the heavens bow; a lifetime’s journey, all for one person. In this life, every debt will be settled and every grudge avenged. May all worlds know peace! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 神 Mysteries: Crushing the Supernatural from the Moment I Learned to Read 神秘：从认字开始横推诡异 Children's Paradise幼儿乐园Mystery103k WordsOngoing [Rules of the Strange Tales: You are reading the synopsis right now. It is written in Chinese characters. Read it silently and correctly, and you are a master of the occult arts. Read it wrong, and you die.] In this world, Chinese characters are the only weapons. Every word corresponds to a rule of the occult arts. The natives can only guess. Guess wrong, and you explode on the spot, turning into a monster of the wilderness. But the protagonist, Chen Fan, is just an ordinary modern man with litt 8Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 诡 The Weird Ledger 诡异账本 A Red Flower Falling Without a Trace花落无痕一枝红Mystery222k WordsCompleted Li Yi's world of the mind begins with a strange ledger: a mysterious funeral ritual, a conspiracy lurking in the shadows, the mystery of Li Yi's origins as the son of a powerful dragon clan, a terrifying ancient tomb, and a doomed bond with his childhood friend Lin Xiao! Horrifying mysteries threatening the human world: the secret of the cemetery, a baby curtain, a hanging ghost making someone grind grain, a haunted house, living corpses, and buns made of human flesh. The male lead is so deeply 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can check it out; it's spooky, sadomasochistic, and involves ghost hunting.

32. 32 诡 The Secret Records of the Uncanny Dao 诡道天机录 Gwen of Hunlong Ancient City混龙古城的格温Mystery408k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 百 A Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts: I Ascend to Godhood with Underworld Banknotes 百鬼夜行，我靠冥钞封神 Gwen of Hunlong Ancient City混龙古城的格温Mystery371k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 到 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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    Exorcising ghosts and exorcising evil spirits

35. 35 全 The World Is Overrun by the Undead, and I’m the Only True Taoist 全球尸临，只有我是真道士 Stinging Edge蛰锋Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing White-Haired Jiangshi, Black-Haired Jiangshi, Leaping Jiangshi, Flying Jiangshi, and Undying Bones. A global zombie plague erupts, and every time the undead advance a level, humanity loses another city. Survivors huddle in safe zones, while the Awakened throw their lives against the waves of zombies. Only Cang Ye, a tomb keeper armed with a shoddy copper-coin sword, strolls alone into the forbidden zone. When others encounter an Undying Bone, they can only wait to die. He merely raises a hand an 572Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Famous Scene] While others are hoarding supplies in the apocalypse, you're burning paper money at a grave and complaining that there's no treasure in the grave. You deserve to have purple zombies sticking to your face!

36. 36 末 Sailing the Apocalypse: My Compass Can Analyze Ancient God Relics 末世航海我的罗盘能解析古神遗物 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Sci-Fi & Apocalypse886k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse, Survival, Sailing, System, Treasure Hunting, Sea Monsters] The tsunami struck in a single day, sinking all the land on Earth and turning the world into an endless ocean. My name is Lin Che. I was trapped on a rickety raft, waiting to die, when I accidentally activated an ancient Analysis Compass. Analyze ancient relics, and you can obtain fresh water, food, weapons, ship blueprints, and more! Starting with the crudest wooden raft, I’ll upgrade it step by step into a fishing boat, a 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: A struggling office worker starts a live-streaming business in the underworld, adhering to the rules and offering ghostly services at fixed prices. Starting from debt and rising through the ranks to become incredibly wealthy, the plot is fast-paced and engaging, with meticulous details and a powerful, lingering impact. [Thinking]

37. 37 六 The 1960s: Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness, With Plenty to Eat and Drink 六零：知青北大荒，都吃饱喝足 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Urban702k WordsCompleted (Period Drama · Rebirth · Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside · Beidahuang · Spatial Storage · Stockpiling Grain · Reclaiming Wasteland · Career Advancement · Seizing the Opportunities of the Era · Brotherhood · Production Corps System) Lin Jianjun is reborn in the famine-stricken 1960s. His gambling-addicted father bleeds the family dry, while his biased mother abandons him. He and his three younger siblings are driven to the brink of death. This time, on his third day after being sent to Be 283Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 灵 Exorcising Ghosts on a Supernatural Livestream: How Did This Cultivator Become a Tycoon? 灵异直播捉鬼，邪修怎么变土豪了 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Mystery370k WordsCompleted [Urban fantasy | Supernatural livestreaming | Yin Merchant System | Workplace in the underworld | Get rich and extend your life | Black and White Impermanence | Rule-based horror | Survival mystery] He owed 9,800 yuan, was two months behind on rent, and had only seven days left to live. Lin Ping'an bound himself to the Yin Merchant Livestreaming System and embarked on a dangerous path to riches! A red maple wedding-dress ghost: his first job brought in 2,577 yuan and added two days to his lifesp 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 非 The Wild and Sweet Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert: The Conservator's Favorite 非遗大佬野又甜：修复师偏宠 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Intangible cultural heritage restoration | Sweet romance | Wilderness exploration | Mutual doting | Wish-fulfillment | Strong female lead] Su Qingran is a reclusive master of intangible cultural heritage restoration. Her skill at restoring antiques is unparalleled, but she prefers to keep a low profile and hunt for treasures in the wild. After an unexpected encounter brings her together with a refined, aloof powerhouse, she plans to work on restorations and explore secret realms on her own, onl 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 空 The House of the Dead 空亡屋 Sisyphus西西弗斯Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted There is a kind of house in this world whose door is always half open and half closed. The open half is for the living to enter. The closed half is for the dead. This kind of house is called a House of the Lost. As it happens, I'm the owner of one. In three years, I've encountered both clingy ghosts and evil people who cling to ghosts. 802Reads8.7Score126Shelves
41. 41 我 I Practice Cultivation Scientifically in a Weird World 我在诡异世界科学修仙 Xianxian Zhaozhao纤纤昭昭Mystery37k WordsOngoing Other people cultivate with spiritual roots. I, Xie Wang, cultivate with academic credits. My advisor says I’m cursed by Tai Sui and that ghosts and monsters are doomed around me. I think he just wants me to work for free. At a birthday party that turns into an “all-you-can-eat yang energy buffet,” my classmates ask me to be the formation’s anchor. I fire up my phone and livestream a plea for help to my advisor, then use a lightning talisman to bless my secondhand peachwood sword. From then on, —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 次 Demigod 1: Tales of New Shanghai 次神1：新沪怪谈 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Praise the Fool, Azathoth | The author promises original ideas and an innovative plot: What you owe isn't money, but “psychic loans” and “existence taxes.” Overdue and unpaid? You automatically become a sacrifice or have your “existence” erased. Debt collector → half-human, half-god “demigod candidate.” New Shanghai → a cyberpunk city infiltrated by the Old Ones. 296Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It's here! Cthulhu Spicy Strips + Old Gods Anti-Fraud App - Flesh and Blood Aberration, Debt Becomes God, Praise the Fool, Azathoth!

43. 43 诡 Lord of the Mysteries [Original]: The Crimson Fortress, Prisoner of the Fourth Pillar 诡秘「原创」：赤红要塞·第四支柱囚徒 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66612k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Original Story: Crimson Fortress · Prisoner of the Fourth Pillar 130Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 诡 Lord of the Mysteries [Original]: The Nine Primordial Essences, River of Eternal Darkness 诡秘「原创」：九大源质·永暗之河 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66619k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Original Story: The Nine Sefirot · River of Eternal Darkness 162Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 诡 Mysterious: The Door Pathway, A Transcendent Finale 诡秘「原创」：门之途径·非凡终局 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Male-Channel Fanfiction25k WordsCompleted Mystery «Original»: The Door Pathway · Extraordinary Finale 105Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 诡 Lord of the Mysteries [Original]: The Authority of Fate, Sequence 0 诡秘「原创」·序列0的命运权柄 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66643k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Original Story · The Fate Authority of Sequence 0 128Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 诡 Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0, Awakening of the Cocoon, the Fool's First Cry 诡秘：序列0--蚕茧觉醒·愚者初鸣 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Male-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0: Awakening from the Cocoon · The Fool’s First Cry 529Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 诡 Immortal Through Cunning Arts, I Can Ignore the Cost 诡术成仙，我能免疫代价 The Designer's Ambition设计者言志Urban853k WordsOngoing [No female lead] [Eerie cultivation] [Urban setting] [Modern technology aids cultivation] Some eerie arts require you to destroy your own eyes. Others demand that, as a child, you cut off your limbs at the roots, then leave them immersed in a vat for three years. Some can only be mastered by driving a wooden spike into your head. After Yu Xiu transmigrates into this world, he is lucky enough to gain the ability to access an information feed, allowing him to learn eerie arts without paying their 95Reads5.4Score122Shelves

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    This novel definitely meets all the requirements; it's really good!

49. 49 渊 The Name of the Abyss 渊虚之名 The Overthinking Mushroom想太多的蘑菇Mystery468k WordsOngoing [Chinese-style Cthulhu × Awakening System × Mystery and the Supernatural × The Collapse of Daoist and Buddhist Mythology × Instance Dungeons] [Memory Erosion × Power at a Price × Six Paths × Ancient God Fragments × Cognitive Contamination] This isn't a monster-bashing power fantasy. It's the kind of story that makes you want to hold the pages still after you've finished reading. His mother died in a small town in the Gobi Desert, leaving behind a map and a direction she never explained to anyon 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Chinese Cthulhu story: memories come at a price, each of the six paths has its own mission, and each advancement means loss. Will you choose to retain your humanity or your pure divinity?

50. 50 我 I’m No Monster, I’m His Salvation 我不是怪物，我是祂的救赎 Invincible Cat无敌阿猫Mystery443k WordsCompleted “Don’t be afraid. I’ll take you home.” In an age when the paranormal has returned, I’m classified as an S-rank dangerous host, with the “Eldritch God,” the source of world-ending destruction, sealed inside me. I carefully conceal my power, pretending I’m just an ordinary spirit tamer with a bit of good luck. Until the day I save the only person willing to come near me, crushing the indescribable Eldritch God with my bare hands. In the global livestream, I look like a god and a demon, while she c 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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