Any Stories Where the Protagonist Uses Unorthodox Methods and Only Kills? 有没有主角是旁门左道只杀人的那种

1. 1 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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   This is what a satisfying read should be! What are all those cultivation novels anyway?

2. 2 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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   Gaga conforms to [Note] unorthodox methods, yet can also reach the heavens; revenge is never delayed!

3. 3 尘 The Dustblade Guards the Palace 尘锋镇阙 Awareness觉性Martial Arts663k WordsOngoing The protagonist is both righteous and wicked, neither wholly good nor evil, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals! He takes revenge on the spot. If he can’t get even right away, he’ll find a way to do it later. No saintly do-gooder, no brainless characters! Rescuing a gravely wounded noble on a snowy night draws him into the martial world, the power struggles at court, and the conflict between good and evil, as he investigates the secrets of the Imperial Bones. Welcome, new and longtime 2.9kReads6.0Score181Shelves

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   Recommended, recommended

4. 4 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia737k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5.1kReads—Score616Shelves

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   "Seventh level Qi Refining and still hasn't abstained from grains, so hungry he's eating mortal's dirty flatbread." In his mind's eye, Mo Ran shook his head and sighed, "As a cultivator, such a lack of attention to appearance is truly unacceptable." [Sad]

5. 5 业 The Scales of Karma 业之秤 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉23k WordsCompleted The Scales of Sin 409Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 修 A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 修仙世界，可我是哥布林 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉32k WordsCompleted A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 606Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 言 Words That Never Miss 言出次随 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉37k WordsCompleted Say it, and it happens next time 863Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 仙 The Immortal World's Idol 仙界的爱豆 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉9k WordsCompleted The Idol of the Immortal Realm 255Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 功 Immortality Through Merit? I Hunt Evil Spirits! 功德成仙？我专收邪物！ Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The serious version: Yin-Yang arts, the Eight Trigrams, feng shui, and fortune-telling are among the many mysterious professions widely practiced among the people. There is another profession in their ranks, whose practitioners call themselves “Treasure Collectors.” Treasure Collectors seek out all sorts of rare and precious treasures within their circles. The Daoist supreme treasure, the Dao Stele; the seven sacred scriptures of Tibetan Buddhism; Zhuge Liang’s mysterious Black Tortoise divinati 14.6kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves

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   Yes, yes, there are. They are truly unorthodox and heretical methods; anyone who gets in their way will be killed.

10. 10 吾 I Cultivate Immortality Through Unorthodox Ways 吾于旁门，左道成仙 Luo Lan Loves to Cook爱做饭的罗兰Urban726k WordsCompleted Reborn in a parallel world, Chen Feng joins the Daoist sect as a practitioner of the Left Path after catching a dead fish. At a certain gathering, the sect leaders discuss whether to let rogue cultivators leave the assembly. “I am Daoist Fengdu. Who says practitioners of the Left Path cannot ascend to the Heavenly Gate?!” ...The Soul-Taming Umbrella (Merit Umbrella), the Hundred-Soul Banner (Human Emperor Banner), the Gu-Refining Basin (Treasure-Gathering Basin), and the Spine Sword (Xuanyuan Sw 5.6kReads8.9Score415Shelves

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    The second book depicts unorthodox and heretical paths, where practitioners in the Dharma-ending Age compete for resources with both unorthodox and demonic sects in their quest for enlightenment. The protagonist further navigates between various factions, constantly vying for resources and acquiring techniques to cultivate their own path.

11. 11 旁 Heterodox Arts: Beginning My Cultivation by Refining the Entire Village 旁门左道：从炼化全村开始修行 The Yasha Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的夜叉Mystery383k WordsCompleted I'm working on a new novel in the same genre. My grand goal for 2026: finish my first million-word novel. Longtime readers, stay tuned. [Corpse Control, Cursecraft, Raising Little Ghosts]+ [Eight Hundred Schemes Up His Sleeve]+ [Master of Disguise]+ [Sneaky Schemer]+ [Voldemort] My name is Chen Xiu. If you become my enemy, it's to the death. That's why people in the business like to call me “Daoist Wuyou.” I always say: pay me, and I'll solve your problems… A child lights a lamp, a vengefu 3.9kReads7.2Score254Shelves
12. 12 杀 Kill the Protagonist, Seize His Fortunes, and Become an Immortal! 杀主角，夺机缘，道爷我成了！ Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Xianxia957k WordsOngoing “My name is Lin Shen. Shen, as in cautious.” “You dare oppose me? I won’t be able to sleep until your whole family is dead.” Other people cultivate immortality through years of hard work. I, Lin Shen, do it by seizing what I want! By taking it! Children of Destiny? They’re my walking blood banks! The protagonist’s golden finger? That’s my exclusive spoils of war! On this journey, I kill everyone I meet and take everything from everyone I meet. What order and rules? In the face of overwhelming st 154.5kReads8.1Score17.1kShelves

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    The protagonist is a ruthless male cultivator who kills without blinking an eye, and the story almost always involves killing his way to the top without any female lead.

13. 13 借 [Borrowing Evil Bones, I Become a Ghost Immortal and Break the Yin-Yang Divide] 【借邪骨，我以鬼仙破阴阳】 I Want to Win a Bottle of Moutai我要中茅台Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Revenge + Magical Duels + Folk Horror + Feng Shui + One Heroine] I was born stillborn, but my grandfather brought me back to life with a fiend god's sinister bone! Yet my resurrection turned me into a freak who constantly attracted calamity, bringing about the deaths of my entire family. Only after I became a corpse collector did my fate take a dramatic turn! With a fiend god on my back, I will roam freely between the worlds of yin and yang, fearing no taboo. I bear the corpse co 7.6kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The protagonist is a spirit medium who helps vengeful spirits seek revenge, similar to a shamanistic spirit medium. His physical body is that of a malevolent deity, and his soul, in a past life, is that of Yama, the King of Hell, burdened by the eighteen levels of hell. Every full moon, he is cast into hell. The female protagonist possesses an extra soul and spirit of Houtu, resulting in a foolish beauty who is immortal and indestructible, forever deprived of sunlight.

14. 14 谁 Who Says These Evil Spirits Are Fierce? I Specialize in Taking Down the Worst! 谁说这邪祟凶？我专治大凶之物！ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Decisive and ruthless] [Unlimited growth] [Slow burn] “You all call it an evil spirit, but I say it's clearly a good omen!” “Do you really think I don't know whether it can help me cultivate?” “Hand it over to me!!!” Shan Liang wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and strode forward with a knife... Evil spirit: “Don't come any closer!!!” 41.5kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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    Both are by the same author and both are quite eccentric. The second book leans towards an ensemble cast, with the main characters forming an organization.

15. 15 序 Sequence: Sacrifice 序列：祭品 He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is being suppressed during the new-book period, so feel free to dive in! [Sequence-based growth + He An's new novel + the usual promise: no frustrating setbacks] Sold by his parents to be a human sacrifice, he returns with the Five Ghosts in place of his organs and the Six Demons transformed into his viscera! Mom, Dad, why aren't you smiling anymore? Those people and gods who took my organs, are you ready? I've come to collect what you owe me! 303.2kReads9.1Score32.2kShelves
16. 16 家 Family System: I, the Villainous Patriarch, Develop Steadily 家族系统：我，反派家主稳健发育 April Green Gardenia肆月青栀Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Dark Writing, Do Not Read If You're a Goody-Two-Shoes] + [Cautious] + [On the Side of Righteousness, but With a Demonic Heart] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Family Interests Above All] + [Cruel and Merciless] + [No Holds Barred] + [Family Unity] At seventeen, he takes charge of a cultivation clan and forges it into an immortal family through cold-blooded slaughter! “The old family head died suddenly, enemies surround us, and the clan is in panic. I'll take the seat!” Li Xingge was born into a 245.8kReads8.9Score22.8kShelves
17. 17 幽 Netherworld Immortality 幽冥长生 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No Saintly Protagonist] [No Harem] [No System] “My name is Li Changsheng. I seek the Immortal Dao in pursuit of eternal life!” Will he become an immortal or a demon? So what if he becomes an immortal? So what if he becomes a demon? I seek only eternal life. I seek only supreme strength. Beneath the Nine Hells lies the Netherworld. In this cruel cultivation world, there is no simple division between black and white. Strength is everything: the strong rule, and the weak are ants. With the Netherw 9.1kReads8.7Score674Shelves
18. 18 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.9kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
19. 19 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 86.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
20. 20 从 From Minor Unorthodox Cultivator to Primordial Spirit Dao Lord 从旁门小修到元神道君 Miao Eats Fish媌吃鱼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist + ordinary mortal's journey + ruthless style + Immortal Gourd style + Deep Blue stat boosts + decisive and merciless + cautious cultivation + unorthodox methods + steady and prudent + cultivation + Daoist priest + Strange Tales + longevity + Primordial Spirit] In an immortal world, what could be better than being a young Daoist who admires beautiful women, loves flying swords, raises venomous insects, draws talismans, refines pills, and enjoys a long, carefree life? Unfo 15.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Chapter 1 Ye Lai Xiang: Ghosts Eat Human Grains and Mixed Foods, But What About Ghosts? Taoist scriptures say that ghosts have no physical form; they can only eat by smell. Furthermore, ghosts belong to Yin and cannot eat food from the Yang world. However, there is a way to make ghosts eat food from the Yang world. Using three sticks of incense as a guide, and adding one more thing… Lin Ye didn't know any of this until one day, two ghost messengers entered his shop… Kunming, Guandu District. Midnight. On an old street near the suburbs, all the shops were closed. Only one hot pot restaurant was still open, looking quite lonely. "Ye Lai Xiang" Hot Pot Restaurant. "Boss, actually, we wanted to keep working here, but you know the situation—there's practically no business. We feel bad just sitting here playing on our phones and getting paid, so we're thinking of quitting." The speaker was Zhang Suling, the cashier at Lin Ye's shop. A college student, she didn't want to work in an electronics factory during her junior year internship and came to work at Lin Ye's shop.

21. 21 僵 Jiangshi: Patriarch of the Unorthodox Dao 僵尸：左道祖师 Snow-Stained Maple Red雪染枫红Mystery610k WordsCompleted When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to a world of zombies. As a modern man, who could resist the allure of supernatural power? Unfortunately, his constitution is poor and his aptitude is lacking. He can only struggle on alone. But if the path to immortality is closed to me, then I'll forge a path of my own. 3.3kReads7.1Score136Shelves
22. 22 旁 Unorthodox Rogue Cultivator 旁门散修 Ink Rain Becomes Soup墨雨成汤Eastern Fantasy408k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Methods] [Decisive and Ruthless] The clash of cannon fire and blades The interweaving of old and new ideas What are called unorthodox arts are also the arts of the left path. Blazing Sun Fire Talismans Tiger Summons the Heavenly Ghosts Great Art Northern Lodging Demon-Slaying Qi Formula Those who follow unorthodox methods may not belong to the orthodox Daoist schools, but their path can still lead to the Great Dao. The methods are the foundation, the techniques the nature. When natur 550Reads6.7Score—Shelves
23. 23 左 Two Mouths, One on Each Side: I Am the Immortal Who Devours Demons 左右两张口，我乃食妖仙人 Yu Tang 13鱼棠13Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation + no female lead + xianxia treasures] I may be a transmigrator, and before I transmigrated, I might even have been descended from an immortal or a god. I was born with a supernatural gift, but my natural talent is mediocre. So I resolve to hunt demons. In doing so, I lose an eye and an ear. A left-handed cultivator saves me and takes me on as his disciple. Later, he dies... upholding the principles he believes in. As he lies dying, I ask, “Could you just not save people?” 2.7kReads8.5Score248Shelves
24. 24 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
25. 25 拜 I Worship Ghosts, Not Gods; I Honor Evil, Not People! 拜鬼不拜神，尊邪不尊人！ A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery378k WordsCompleted (The prequel to Ye Ran is coming soon) [Evil Cultivator with No Bottom Line] + [Unorthodox Methods] + [Supernatural Power Fantasy] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Female Lead] + [Corpse Refining and Ghost Controlling] + [The writing may be disturbing, and the protagonist is no hero.] When the justice people believe in cannot be served, unorthodox methods find their way in. “Unorthodox methods” has always been a derogatory term. They may not deliver justice, but they can soothe the anger burning 8.4kReads8.4Score719Shelves

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    Aside from the somewhat rushed ending, it was still pretty good.

26. 26 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
27. 27 旁 Founding the Unorthodox Path: I Refine Zombies in Another World 旁门做祖：我在异界炼僵尸 Keep the Joy留欢喜Eastern Fantasy803k WordsOngoing There are eighteen kinds of zombies: blood zombies, stone zombies, wood zombies, cotton zombies, armored zombies... Chu Shan inherited the art of corpse refinement from a black jade tablet. He refines countless zombies into an army and becomes the founding patriarch of a forbidden school! The supernatural realms of the otherworld: Apprentice, Official, Master, Legendary, Calamity... 160Reads6.8Score—Shelves
28. 28 贫 This Daoist Strikes, He Pulls Up the Roots 贫道出手，斩草必除根 Huo Wang Tu火旺土Mystery363k WordsCompleted Feng Shui and the Supernatural ☞ Daoist Arts and Witchcraft ☞ If it can be killed, leave no survivors ☞ Ghosts and monsters ☞ No female lead I am Tian Jiu, a Daoist priest nicknamed the Heretic... Ageless and undying, beyond the cycle of reincarnation, I walk beneath the sun, driving out ghosts and subduing demons... Whether you’re a demon, monster, ghost, or fiend, I’ll reduce you to ashes... If I, Tian Jiu, cannot ascend among the immortals, then I’ll protect the mortal world... Countless immo 1.4kReads7.1Score105Shelves
29. 29 低 Searching for Kindred Spirits in the Low Hills and Murky Waters, These Two Are Truly Twisted 低山臭水觅知音，这两人邪的发正 Jelly Is a Dog果冻很狗Mystery181k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Cultivation | Supernatural Horror | Two Powerful Leads, One Devoted Couple | Funny Everyday Life | A Foundation in Cultivation] Two natural-born villains, raised from childhood on the teachings of the righteous path, understand morality and know the rules of etiquette, yet were born without morals or restraints. The world divides people into good and evil, speaks of heavenly justice, and preaches benevolence and righteousness. Shen Mo and Qin Lianyin believe in only one thing: who 263Reads—Score115Shelves

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    Kill people and exorcise ghosts, take money for your services, and don't care about right or wrong.

30. 30 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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    He primarily cultivates the path of blood talismans, ruthless and decisive in killing. In a spiritless apocalypse, he practices the evil art of blood magic. No cheat codes, no system, no golden finger. A traditional mortal cultivation journey.

31. 31 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    Start reading from chapter 700 onwards; you'll see how incredibly hateful the protagonist is, resorting to such wicked tactics.

32. 32 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.9kReads5.5Score370Shelves

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    War, war, war, I kill, kill, kill! Recommended. Dark fantasy, demonic path.

33. 33 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 15.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    In another world, choosing the unorthodox path of bones, a fairy? Nothing more than a beautiful skeleton. Enemies? Mere stepping stones, climbing to the position of Dao Lord over countless bones.

34. 34 戏 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘，拜鬼神 Auspicious Day, Congratulations and Get Rich黄道吉日恭囍发财Mystery963k WordsOngoing ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score422Shelves

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    Very unconventional. No romantic pairing. The main character is a porcelain doll; if she matures too early, she'll resort to unorthodox methods. She's a beautiful young ghost, born evil, and her heart is full of wicked thoughts. Warning: Very unconventional.

35. 35 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 64.6kReads8.6Score5.7kShelves

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    A cultivator from the undeveloped era travels to 1990s Hong Kong, ruthless and decisive, a master of the art of survival, capable of creating zombies through murder, and able to acquire cultivation techniques and supernatural powers by traversing movie worlds.

36. 36 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 34.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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    Not only do they kill people, they also kill ghosts.

37. 37 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves

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    A hundred ghosts have taken over the city streets, but the three masters and disciples are ruthless and decisive, annihilating as many evil spirits as they come! Vertical pupils discern falsehoods, black fire destroys malevolent souls, and they are the cure for all the filth in the city!

38. 38 人 I'm in Malaysia, and I'm Going to Slay Ghosts and Demons 人在大马，我要斩鬼除魔 Tiger Who Eats Apples吃苹果的老虎Mystery422k WordsOngoing Moonlight flows like water, while daylight cuts like a blade. On the path to immortality, I slay the heavens' chosen ones. Clad in black, I grip the Tiger Soul blade, scale the heights of Cangwu, and stride across emerald waves. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of the underworld open. When migrant workers venture abroad, they discover how dangerous the outside world can be. They encounter ghosts at ten thousand meters in the air, while the hot lands of Southeast Asia conceal 514Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The bag is beautiful!

39. 39 苗 The Miaojiang Gu Chronicles 苗疆蛊事 Namo Kasaya Science Buddha南无袈裟理科佛Mystery4.3M WordsCompleted The calamity of witchcraft and poison is spoken of only by people in the countryside. Many people who are unknowingly caught up in it have no idea it exists. Friends, do you really think there are no extraordinary people in this vast land of China? You do? No! No! No! Do you want me to tell you that I’m a poison-raising practitioner from the Miao borderlands? All right, come on in and let’s dish… 13.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    There are unorthodox methods, but no side paths.

40. 40 我 My Lady Doesn't Believe in the Supernatural 我家夫人不信邪 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery276k WordsCompleted I believe in metaphysics, but she doesn’t. We got married just to prove each other wrong. I wanted to hang a portrait of the Three Pure Ones, but she refused, so after a huge argument, I decided to write down all the true events that have happened over the years: my dad got into trouble after eating a snake, my grandma suddenly started eating pork knuckle and cursing, Gao Dabao lost a hand in an elevator accident, Feng Ershuang was grabbed by a ghost, and their cousin mysteriously went mad and d 91Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amidst rampant rumors of ghosts and monsters causing chaos, she alone remained clear-headed and resolute, believing that evil was inherent in the world and was merely a product of human actions.

41. 41 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—Shelves

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    It's perfect for watching during your commute, lunch break, or before bed; the pace is just right and it won't strain your brain too much.

42. 42 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 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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