Any Stories About Taoist Priests Traveling the Land and Exorcising Demons? Ancient or Modern Settings Are Fine! 有没有道士走南闯北降妖的，古代现代都可以！

1. 1 下 I Went Down the Mountain for a Feast, Only to Find the Villagers Were Monsters 下山吃席，村民竟然是妖怪 Shenzhen's Most Devoted Lover圳上第一深情Eastern Fantasy503k WordsOngoing On the surface, he’s a delicate young man who goes into the mountains for a feast. In truth, he’s a Taoist swordsman with extraordinary skills. When demons run amok deep in the mountains, the boy drops his disguise, revealing the rusty sword at his waist. “Who says a scholar can’t slay demons?” What seems to be ghosts harming people turns out to conceal a human conspiracy! In late Tang Shu, one strange case after another unfolds, with the supernatural and the mundane intertwined. Are real demons 306Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These perfectly meet your requirements. Both are exhilarating stories about Taoist priests traveling the world, slaying demons and monsters; you won't want to sleep until midnight while reading them.

2. 2 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.4kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
3. 3 天 The Seventy-Two Transformations of Tiangang and Disha 天罡地煞七十二变 Yi Ding易鼎Eastern Fantasy895k WordsOngoing Demons run rampant, and ghosts devour people. Wild dogs dig up graves, fox spirits knock on doors, and eerie spirits wear painted faces! The calamity of heaven and earth has arrived, and all living things are as insignificant as ants. With a manual for slaying demons in hand, Jiang Chen will carve a brighter world out of this dark age! In this life, I ask nothing of the next. I seek only eternal life! 24.5kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds

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   I recommend two Taoist novels, one modern and one ancient 🎇🎇🎇 The first one is an ancient novel where the protagonist learns Taoist magic to fight demons. It's similar to a classic *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio*, with a captivating plot that will take you on a fantastical journey through ancient times. The second one is a modern novel where Jiang Rui, a Taoist priest with a unique personality, is skilled in feng shui, face reading, and exorcising demons. You might find it rewarding to read and it's worth savoring.

4. 4 停 Working Part-Time at the Morgue, I Carried Out My Ex-Girlfriend? 停尸房兼职，搬出了前女友？ A Flower Flying on a Leaf一叶飞花Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing The Dao has both civil and martial paths. The martial path: uphold the law and slay demons. The civil path: read faces and understand the world. I am Jiang Rui, skilled in both. You can call me Handsome, or you can call me Ah Zu. Passerby: “Master Jiang, I think I’ve been haunted. Please, you have to save me!” Jiang Rui smiles calmly. “Come on, there’s no such thing as ghosts.” As he speaks, he discreetly pinches a yellow talisman between his fingers. Passerby: “Master Jiang, can you find a feng 20.7kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
5. 5 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.9kReads8.4Score3.6k14d adds

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   [Salute] The author is a professional Taoist priest! A documentary novel! Primarily based on reality! No fantasy or exaggeration. The author, Lin Yi, is known as the "Little Tyrant of Western Henan," the "Daniel Wu of Western Henan," and the "Most Handsome Man in Western Henan" [laughs]. Adapted from personal experience, the book contains many esoteric and philosophical tidbits! Worth reading.

6. 6 道 The Supreme Daoist: Endless Slaughter 道门太上：无尽杀戮 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery566k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The arts of the Daoist sect shall be supreme! All the great paths under Heaven come from the Supreme One. The Supreme One has but one lineage: the Li family! (No female lead, no harem, no System, and not a story where the protagonist is completely invincible.) 8.6kReads9.3Score60214d adds

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   This series can't be complete without Li Changsheng!! I was indifferent at first, but the more I watched, the more addicted I became, and I don't want to finish it!! He's truly amazing!

7. 7 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
8. 8 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.4kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
9. 9 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. 2.6kReads9.1Score39514d adds
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 5.4kReads9.4Score57214d adds

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    This book is worth reading; it's quite good and covers both ghost-catching and demon-catching.

11. 11 从 From Beggar in a Ruined Temple to the Ancestor of All Daoist Sects 从破庙乞丐，到天下道门之祖 Yu Laojiu余老九Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Daoism + ensemble cast + slow burn + not mindless wish fulfillment + strong traditional Daoist themes. If it’s not your thing, don’t read.] After transmigrating into the body of a beggar with paralyzed legs, he encounters a vengeful ghost seeking his life... At death’s door, Li Daoxuan holds up a Golden Light Seal and chants the Golden Light Divine Incantation. To his surprise, it really drives the ghost away, and he awakens the Daoist True Immortal System. From then on, an unremarkable little 36.8kReads7.6Score3.5k14d adds

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    See if there's anything you like (≧∇≦)/

12. 12 言 My Words Become Law, but I Truly Don’t Want to Show Off in Public 言出法随，贫道真不想人前显圣啊 Writer Who Loves to Draw爱画画的作家Eastern Fantasy754k WordsOngoing The realm of Chixian is on the brink of collapse. Monsters and demons run rampant, and horrors from the old days stir once more. Rules? The only rule in this world is that there are no rules. Ye Qingfeng transmigrates into the body of a beggar who has starved to death. But this world is sick: skin-stealers rewrite memories, river demons demand brides, paper horses steal people's lifespans, and living type gives rise to miasma... Gods and Buddhas have vanished, order has crumbled, and human lives 101.5kReads8.4Score12.9k14d adds
13. 13 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 96.4kReads9.1Score10k14d adds
14. 14 民 The Republic-Era Book of Mysteries 民国诡秘录 Luo Biqingbu洛笔青簿Mystery208k WordsOngoing Sometimes, the one who takes your life isn’t a person at all, but an evil spirit or demon. And the one controlling those spirits from behind the scenes might well be human... In the chaotic Republican era, foreign powers encircled the nation, eager to invade China, while warlords fought among themselves at home, leaving the land in ruins. On the other side of the jianghu, evil spirits rose everywhere and ghosts ran rampant, while mysterious foreign religions invaded as well. After waking from a 773Reads—Score10514d adds

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    [Suspense & Supernatural + Taoist Ghost Hunting + Republican Era Folk Customs] I highly recommend this novel, my favorite. The supernatural atmosphere is amazing, the writing is superb, the story progresses logically with constant plot twists, the characters are well-developed, and the protagonist is intelligent. You won't be able to put it down once you start reading! [Thumbs up]

15. 15 京 Feng Shui Records of Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风水实录 Idle Man of Guanzhong关中闲汉Mystery585k WordsCompleted Do you think you’ve found a bargain and bought a cheap home, or have you purchased a haunted house that will cost you your life? A foreclosed property in Beijing’s Second Ring Road discounted by a million, a detached villa in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels with no down payment: every home that seems too good to be true is, in fact, a cursed place stained with human lives. I’m Han Yang, a feng shui master who specializes in haunted houses. With genuine expertise in feng shui and the flow of energy, I unt 957Reads—Score20314d adds
16. 16 你 You Want a Zombie to Run a Coffin Shop? 你让一个僵尸经营棺材铺？ The White Cat Isn't Black白猫不黑Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless + Supernatural Incidents + Everyday Events + Lots of Standalone Short Stories] Jiang Shi transmigrated to a parallel world and became a zombie. He turned lazy and spent all day wanting to lie in his coffin. But unlike the world of his previous life, this one had supernatural incidents, wicked cultivators, and deeply concealed evil organizations... Of course, it also had an official agency dedicated to dealing with such things: the Bureau of Civilian Anomaly Investigations. 402Reads6.0Score11914d adds

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    This one's alright. The protagonist transmigrates into a zombie, catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits according to the system's requirements, trying to maintain his sanity. [Eating melon emojis] This is a grumpy zombie who can catch ghosts, use talismans, and wants to lie dead anytime, anywhere.

17. 17 这 Who'd Have Thought This Guy Was a Ghost-Catching Taoist Master? 这货居然是捉鬼天师 Peng Baiyu Is Not a Fish彭摆鱼不是鱼Mystery441k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Yang, is a gifted Taoist with a fragment of Emperor Fengdu's soul hidden within him. He has trained in the mountains since childhood, and Black and White Impermanence are his childhood friends. One day, after blowing up his master's alchemy furnace out of sheer boredom, he is kicked off the mountain to gain experience. At the foot of the mountain, he meets his martial uncle. On the way, he hears that the Taoist world is holding a new disciple tournament, so he heads there t 1.4kReads8.2Score—14d adds

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    Think ghost hunting is a dark and terrifying hardcore adventure? This guy's going to take a comedic and thrilling approach! On the surface, he's a "rookie exorcist" sent down the mountain by his master for training, but he's actually the reincarnation of the Fengdu Emperor. Haunted villas, disrupted feng shui, monsters causing trouble? Just catch them! A series of bizarre and fantastical adventures and events follow one after another. From the starting village to the pinnacle of the Three Realms, he levels up and defeats monsters along the way, while also finding love and friendship. "This Guy's Actually a Ghost-Catching Exorcist" is fast-paced and engaging, with humor and suspense flying back and forth—you won't want to stay up all night to watch it!

18. 18 7 Bureau 749: What's Wrong with My Heavy-Handed Policing? 749局：我暴力执法怎么了 Years Gone By22陈年往事22Mystery810k WordsOngoing [Fictional Setting] [Supernatural with a Fantasy Lean] Chen Nian is nineteen years old. He has a secret. In his previous life, he was a Daoist heir, skilled in exorcising demons and vanquishing evil spirits, with all manner of Daoist arts at his fingertips. Yet he never saw a real ghost before he died. In this life, he waited nineteen years, and finally, he saw one. Others encounter ghosts and lose their souls in terror. He lights up at the sight. Others pray to the gods and buddhas for safety. 14.9kReads—Score1.2k14d adds

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    A modern-day prince, a demon-slaying maniac, and a war god of the mass grave.

19. 19 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    The completed one is for you.

20. 20 游 Wandering the Age of Myth: From the Start, I Became the Celestial Master's Disciple 游走神话时代，开局拜师道门天师 Six Big Heads六个大脑瓜Urban440k WordsOngoing An ancient bell gave Chen Chuan the ability to enter the Mythic Era. He traveled back from the modern age. He once joined a celestial master to subdue a demon dragon, traveled to Spirit Mountain with Guanyin, and explored the netherworld with Ksitigarbha. He saw Bodhisattvas fulfill their vows, and witnessed Lord Laozi create the heavens. Then the myths of Blue Star were revived. Ghosts and monsters ran rampant, and the gods began to awaken. The order of the age was overturned, and people around 479.6kReads8.7Score75.2k14d adds
21. 21 诸 Myriad Worlds: A Late Bloomer, Luckily I Have Teammates 诸天：大器晚成，好在有队友 Rivers and Seas Flow Vast and Strong江河海洋浩浩汤汤Male-Channel Fanfiction662k WordsOngoing Entirely handcrafted, no AI! The Azure Sky is dead, the Yellow Sky shall rise. The Yellow Sky Dao Ancestor bestows the Yellow Sky Dao Stele, awakening talents in Yellow Sky warriors. With the help of their Yellow Sky panels, the warriors learn core skills, develop talents for their chosen classes, conquer dungeons across the myriad worlds, and seek immortality and transcendence. Li Yannian transmigrates into this world and awakens a talent that grows stronger over time. Faced with a weak start, 35.1kReads8.2Score3.1k14d adds
22. 22 都 City Life: Practicing the Heavenly General's Arts 都市，行天蓬法 River Crab Middleman河蟹中间商Urban435k WordsOngoing With the Seven Star Sword in hand and the waters of Beiming beneath his feet, the Nine Profound Fiend Boy leads the way, while thirty-six generals await his command. “Ti Peng, Ti Peng, Nine Profound Fiend Boy... With one stroke of the divine blade, ten thousand ghosts scatter!” 2.3kReads—Score12314d adds
23. 23 失 I Lost My Job and Met an Evil Ghost, So I Became a Disciple of the Purple Star Emperor 失业遇恶鬼，我直接拜师紫微大帝 Night Fourteen夜十肆Urban559k WordsOngoing I’m thirty this year, unemployed, and buried under a massive loan. The only place I can afford to rent is this cheap, run-down old apartment building that’s about to be demolished. I never expected to encounter a vengeful ghost coming for my life on my very first day there. I sought help from every temple master, folk exorcist, and even spirit medium I could find, but none of them could save me. With nowhere else to turn, I came across the Northern Emperor’s lineage online. They kill, they don’t 5kReads—Score40214d adds
24. 24 转 Reborn in a Purple Robe: From the Start, I Borrow Magic to Topple Altars and Temples 转生紫袍，开局借法翻坛伐庙 Seeking Words on the Wind觅语乘风Urban151k WordsOngoing Zhang Qing, a purple-robed Celestial Master, was tricked by the founding patriarch just as he ascended in broad daylight, and transmigrated to another world. At first, all he wanted was to earn a little yin virtue to keep himself alive. Unexpectedly, the people of this world had gone mad. Foreign nations were frantically hunting dragon veins to awaken the gods. With only the dragon veins of Huaxia still intact, they soon attracted the covetous attention of countless foreign powers. As the foundi 1.4kReads—Score11314d adds
25. 25 茅 Heir to the Maoshan Heavenly Way 茅山天道传人 A Shallow, Sincere Parting浅挚半离兮Mystery275k WordsOngoing Born under the Child Fiend, shadowed by the Solitary Fiend, I was never meant to survive. My name is Lu Zhongsheng. I opened my yin-yang eyes as a child, able to see ghosts and spirits and discern the evils lurking among the living. To defy fate, I joined the Way of Heaven Sect and dedicated myself to the orthodox Maoshan arts. I awakened the Exorcism System. If I could exorcise a thousand souls, I would break free of the Child Fiend and change my fate. I guide wandering souls, suppress wild gh 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommend "The Successor of Maoshan's Heavenly Dao," a genuine Maoshan supernatural novel! The protagonist, possessing the magic of Maoshan's Heavenly Dao, travels far and wide, surveying feng shui, breaking yin formations, slaying evil spirits, and suppressing malevolent forces. His senior brother, a reclusive judge, oversees both the yin and yang realms, while the Ma family successor wields the Dragon God Robe alongside him. The Ruifan Buddha Mother wreaks havoc in the mortal world and causes disturbances in the seal of Avici Hell. He investigates strange cases in the mortal world and guards the netherworld in the underworld. Folk talismans and yin spirits and ghosts run parallel, with humorous banter in daily life and a suspenseful main plot. This serialized novel is highly addictive!

26. 26 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 36.4kReads8.9Score3.9k14d adds

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    Super incredibly beautiful

27. 27 甲 Sixty Years of Demon Slaying: This Taoist Gets Stronger with Every Kill! 甲子荡魔：这个道士杀怪就变强！ You Have Health Insurance, You Go First你有医保你先上啊Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Animated adaptation now airing] There are only fake tragic twists, no real ones, so enjoy without worry! [Decisive and ruthless] [Dark cultivation] [Slow burn] [Gender equality] [No female lead] [Sword immortal] War and calamity rage across the land, monsters run rampant. The human world is a furnace, and its people are mere weeds. Shen Hui transmigrates one day and becomes a Taoist priest at Qingfeng Temple on Qilu Mountain. He intends to spend each day meditating and cultivating qi, pursuing 272.9kReads8.5Score34.9k14d adds
28. 28 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. 1.6kReads8.6Score15314d adds

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    A Taoist priest descends the mountain in search of destiny; high-level martial arts in the city; no fabricated stories, just pure immersion. Every divination word has a reasonable explanation, every prescription has its source, and all are absolutely authentic and effective. The young Taoist priest is kind, but not a saint. Multiple female leads, but not promiscuous. High-level martial arts, but not bloody.

29. 29 黑 Tales from the Haunted Inn 黑店诡谈 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban1.3M WordsOngoing 4.8kReads7.0Score39914d adds

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    These two books are great, absolutely fantastic! The second book has consistently been added to my bookshelf by 500,000 people.

30. 30 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. 30.2kReads8.9Score3k14d adds
31. 31 道 Is the Taoist Temple Open for Business Today? 道观今天开张了吗？ Fei Fei Fei Yue丶绯绯绯月Urban852k WordsCompleted There is a Taoist temple in the back hills of Qingcheng, built during the Ming Dynasty and fallen into ruin over the centuries. Celestial Master Zhang Qingyuan is the most gifted practitioner in six hundred years. He has mastered thunder arts and talismanic magic, and can see the threads of cause and effect. With seven students and more than thirty mouths to feed, he lives a simple life in this drafty, leaky temple. The second senior brother, Qingxu, runs the Douyin account “Qingxu of Mount Qing 111Reads6.7Score11714d adds

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    The best depiction of a Taoist temple complex to date, featuring guardian spirits and Taoist priests who are also practicing.

32. 32 我 I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差 Mr. Youyong幼庸先生Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha 21.3kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds

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    This novel is a modern work, but the principles and methods of cultivation it contains are all righteous. I hope everyone will read it carefully.

33. 33 柳 Yagyu Yelang 柳生夜郎 The General of Sword Mountain打剑山中郎将Mystery410k WordsOngoing Liu Shisan was born in the 1990s and learned folk Taoist arts from Grandpa Yun, a member of his family, from a young age. He thought he was simply gifted, but never imagined he would be drawn into the secret of how Liu Bowen of the Ming dynasty severed the dragon veins beneath the land... 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a great read, with a bizarre and supernatural plot. Each story is both funny and engaging, with a strong supernatural element. Every chapter has its own unique characteristics, and it's also terrifying, like a haunting experience. Each chapter introduces new and exciting Taoist knowledge.

34. 34 捉 Ghost Hunting: My Baton Is Made of Thunderstruck Wood! 捉鬼：我的警棍可是雷击木做的！ Let's Just Get By for Now先混着吧Mystery621k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Chen Mo, starts out as an ordinary criminal police officer. After stumbling upon a supernatural incident, he is recruited by the Special Security Department to join its Seventh Squad, which specializes in handling paranormal cases. The Seventh Squad is a unit stationed in the field that deals with supernatural criminal cases. Hidden within the police station, its members work with beings the public knows nothing about. 226Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A hesitant, indecisive, and simp; a repressed, gossipy man who only knows how to train; a lively, energetic, and henpecked husband; a nerdy, bespectacled anime-obsessed otaku still entangled with his ex-girlfriend; and a cold, expressionless, lifelong single female forensic doctor with a necrophilia.

35. 35 我 My Years on the Path to Daoism 我入道那些年那些事 Ying Miao Lei Tan Yun He Zi应妙雷坛云鹤子Urban740k WordsOngoing This novel is purely for entertainment. Any resemblance to real events is coincidental. The story is fictional and not aimed at anyone. All characters, names, and locations are made up. I was once a retired special forces soldier who served my country, but my wife's obsession with “spiritual masters” sent my life spiraling out of control. To uncover the truth, I traveled far and wide, seeking out folk mediums and fortune-tellers. In the end, disillusioned, I retreated to the mountains and went t 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It tells the story of how a former soldier turned to Taoism and vanquished demons; it's very realistic.

36. 36 道 Taiyi of the Daoist Sect: I Should Never Have Descended to the Mortal Realm 道门太乙：本座就不该下凡 Master Incompetent无能大师Eastern Fantasy267k WordsCompleted Absolutely no AI content, conceived entirely by a human mind. No System, no naive protagonist, pure Taoist tradition. A serious heads-up: This is a traditional, carefully written story with a somewhat slow start. It picks up after eight chapters. Pingdan, a beggar of unknown origins, unexpectedly encounters a member of the Three Purities sect. To repay his master’s kindness, he travels thousands of miles, keeps his promise, and honors the dead. Who could have known his complicated past would co 756Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Yes, you'll know once you read this book.

37. 37 穿 I Transmigrated into the World of the Taoist Priest of Zombie 穿越僵尸道长世界 Lychee Congee LZ荔枝粥LZMystery231k WordsOngoing I, Li Zhizhou, transmigrated and became a junior disciple under Uncle Jiu. After awakening the Daoist Cultivation System, I carried all of Maoshan to greatness. Grand Martial Uncle Shi Jian, Martial Uncle Qianhe, and Martial Uncle Simu look at me as if they're about to steal me away as their disciple! Complete all kinds of missions, and you can learn supreme Daoist arts. There are also divine-grade pills, top-tier magic artifacts, and the finest talismans. And so, I became the most gifted discip 1.5kReads—Score12814d adds

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    This is a super enjoyable fantasy novel! If you like horror, suspense, ghosts, zombies, and magical battles, and if you like Uncle Nine, Shi Jian, Simu, and Qianhe, you can read it without hesitation. The pacing is tight, and the brotherhood between the male lead and Qiu Sheng and Jia Le is also very heartwarming. I'm a little afraid to read it alone at night [shy][shy]

38. 38 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds
39. 39 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 140Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 我 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Releasing a Hydrogen Balloon放氢气球Mystery275k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.8kReads—Score32414d adds

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    Very scary and very good.

41. 41 平 Legend of the Demon-Slaying War 平魔传 Dugu Zilong独孤紫龙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a work I wrote many years ago, now revised and presented to you! Its original title was The Demon-Slaying War. If you've read it before, feel free to keep reading! No System, no evolution, no being reborn. It's been restored to the fantasy world of old! 300Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A good story about Taoist priests and monks exorcising evil spirits and killing zombies; no system, no live stream.

42. 42 麻 The Divine Fortune-Teller in the Linen Robe 麻衣神算子 Horseback Fishing骑马钓鱼Mystery7.4M WordsCompleted My grandfather taught me everything he knew about fortune-telling, but after I read three people’s fortunes, he left me. From then on, I didn’t just tell the fortunes of the living... 43.8kReads9.2Score3.8k14d adds

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    Although I'm not a Taoist priest, I still fit the description of someone who travels all over the country. [Facepalm]

43. 43 惊 Snowfall: A Record of Strange Tales from China 惊雪：中华异事录 Gu Family Lane顾家巷Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing This isn't a traditional ghost-hunting horror novel. It blends Taoist arts, high martial arts, mysteries, and more. I'm writing it for myself, OvO [Ghost Hunting, Taoist Arts, Mysteries, Martial Arts, Ensemble Cast] * The eldest disciple of the head of the Shangqing sect of the Zhengyi school, exceptional in martial arts and profound in Taoist arts... * A master of the Swallow Sect, known in the martial world as Li San the Swallow... * A Nationalist spy, clever and calculating, cold as ice... Du 249Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this; you absolutely must watch it.

44. 44 我 I Don’t Hunt Ghosts, I Save People 我不捉鬼，我只渡人 Tomato-Fried Duck Egg0番茄炒鸭蛋0Mystery766k WordsOngoing [Mostly Slice of Life] [No System] [Feng Shui and Face Reading] [Saving People and Ghosts] [Episodic] [Character Growth] [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] Ghosts aren’t scary. The human heart is. This is a world with ghosts, but the coldest place isn’t the underworld. It’s the hearts of people in the living world. The male lead walks between the realms of the living and the dead, making his living through feng shui and face reading, guided by his conscience: killing the ghosts that deserve to die, 1kReads8.0Score14014d adds
45. 45 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 43Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2k14d adds

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    The book clearly outlines the traditional folk taboos of the older generation.

47. 47 我 Among the Otherworldly 我在异人间 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Urban534k WordsCompleted I am descended from the Sage Yangming. When I was born, countless bolts of heavenly thunder circled our old family home and crashed down. Could it be because the last dragon and phoenix in the world died right outside my house, and now they want me to pay with my life? 17Reads6.9Score—14d adds
48. 48 第 Day 49: The Whole Internet Watches Me Tear Through the Horse-Shaman World 第49天，全网看我杀穿出马仙 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery318k WordsCompleted [The first novel online to tackle the “spirit-medium” genre from an opposing perspective] Before my dad died, he left me a blood curse: “If you meet a god, beat it. If you see an immortal, kill it.” Now the whole village is made up of spirit mediums, and I'm the only ordinary person left. They livestream “catching an old immortal,” so I report them and get their accounts banned. They stage “the Tragic King being killed,” so I expose their tricks on the spot. Then I rescue a snow-white fox, and i 15Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 208Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I wonder if anyone still reads this book.

50. 50 龙 Tales of the Dragon and Tiger Mystic Heroes 龙虎玄侠传 Wind-Filled Tower風滿樓Mystery281k WordsOngoing In the Age of Declining Dharma, spiritual qi revives. Evil spirits wreak havoc, and dragons and tigers descend from the heavens. With the Nine Heavens Divine Pill reappearing in the world, orthodox and unorthodox factions alike prepare for battle. The arts of the occult, talismans, soul-binding, poison and witchcraft clash in a contest of skill. Ye Chen and Xiao Jun, two disciples of the Zhengyi Heavenly Masters, are summoned by Heaven's will to exterminate demons and defend the Dao. Bound by th 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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    To save his beloved, the disciples of the Zhengyi Celestial Master sect traveled far and wide with their friends to vanquish demons and monsters.

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