The Protagonist Is a Taoist Who Founds a Sect in Another World, Without a System 主角是道士，在异世界开宗立派，无系统

1. 1 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
2. 2 身 The Story of Me, a Taoist Priest, in Another World's Continent 身为道士的我在异界大陆这件事 Chen Baixing, Zhouguan's Commoner周官的陈百姓Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted My name is Chen Zui, and I'm a Taoist priest at Lingyun Temple. I was livestreaming that day, and then you tell me I've transmigrated? The goddess who summoned the hero wants me to defeat the Demon King and save the world. Come on, this isn't even my original world. Keeping the peace isn't a burden my tender shoulders should have to bear, right? Still, since I'm here, I might as well look around this other world. You say you know magic? Well, I know Taoist arts! You say you know swordsmanship? M 678Reads—Score10014d adds

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   New book recommendation: The protagonist was originally a Taoist priest in a small temple. He learned a lot of Taoist knowledge but couldn't use it in the real world. When he transmigrated to another world, he suddenly discovered that he could use it, and then began a story of showing off his skills all the way.

3. 3 道 The Way of the Dao: He Who Shuns the Dao 道道道之讳道者 Jiang Xie将邪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Ten thousand years ago, the Daoists gave their lives as an entire lineage to suppress the Heavenly Demon. Their traditions were lost, and history was rewritten. Ten thousand years later, Lin Jiang, a corpse driver from Blue Star, falls into this world with a mysterious little zombie. He discovers that here, Buddha rules over heaven and e 35kReads8.3Score3.4k14d adds

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   It's worth a look, it's alright.

4. 4 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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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][Salute] The author is a professional Taoist priest in real life! He has rich practical experience! This is a factual novel! It emphasizes authenticity! 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 😎. Adapted from personal experiences, the writing is simple, rustic, and full of local charm, capturing the essence of southwestern Henan! At first glance, the writing seems a bit immature, but upon closer inspection, the characters are vividly portrayed, and their emotions leap off the page! The book contains many tidbits of Taoist knowledge! You'll benefit greatly from reading it; it's definitely worth a read! 💕

6. 6 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—Score10414d adds

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   Rejecting mindless exorcisms, this book presents a complete and orthodox Taoist system! Tianxuan Shangzhen Ma Dao, wielding the Thunder Seal and the Demon-Subduing Sword, along with his disciples each possessing unique skills, navigates the modern city to resolve centuries-old karmic entanglements. All vengeful spirits, malevolent ghosts, and evil demons are swept away with a single sword strike and a burst of fire. The cases are logically sound, with no arbitrarily weakened villains. A must-have for any supernatural thriller looking for something exciting!

7. 7 双 Two Souls, One Body: Magic in My Left Hand, Taoist Arts in My Right 双魂一体：左手魔法右手道术 Hidden Tide Rises隐潮生Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Souls in One Body + Fusion of Two Systems + No System + Mysterious Magic + Profound Daoist Arts + Not Invincible + Takes Off from Chapter 50] Read at your own risk! Warning: This book contains a large number of spells and talismans. Don't try them if you don't have a mana bar, or you'll bear the consequences! Story: A bolt of lightning on a dry day sends the soul of Zhang Shangyang, a modern young Taoist, transmigrating to another world. There, he ends up sharing a body with Alec, the good- 1.1kReads—Score18514d adds

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   The plot unfolds smoothly, seamlessly blending elements of divine warfare, unsolved mysteries, and succession struggles. Foreshadowing is consistently well-placed and logically consistent. The concept of two souls in one body is innovative, and the interplay of Taoist and magical arts creates numerous interesting scenes, making for a engaging and enjoyable read.

8. 8 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 913Reads9.4Score12714d adds

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   If you like something, go for it; if you get it, cherish it; if you miss it, forget it.

9. 9 股 Stock Market Scoundrel 股市小无赖 Fish Who Loves Chicken Feet爱吃凤爪的鱼Urban3.4M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 15.1kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
10. 10 权 The Code of Power: When History Meets Economics 权力密码：当历史遇见经济学 Wang Wei王伟Historical113k WordsCompleted A brand-new work from Wang Wei, bestselling author of the Understanding the Global Landscape series! Guided by the principles of understanding the reasons behind prosperity and decline, judging how power should be used, observing the art of managing people, and considering the path to success, this fresh take on history aims to uncover the rules and secrets behind how power works by examining historical events through the lens of economics. From Yu the Great controlling the floods to Liu Bang fo 1.2kReads9.5Score37214d adds
11. 11 妖 Demons Run Amok, and I’m Reborn as a Sacred Mountain 妖魔乱世，我重生成了一座神山 Man with Eight Kidneys八个肾的男人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes protagonist + Management + Ensemble cast + Decisive and ruthless + Character growth] After transmigrating to a fantasy world ravaged by demons, Li Yue is reborn as a mountain. A group of refugees live at its foot. When demons attack, he steps in and saves them. They then revere him as a mountain god and begin worshipping him. The refugees offer him the prey they catch, praying for the mountain god's protection. Li Yue returns their kindness by blessing them and helping them gr 10.6kReads8.6Score69014d adds
12. 12 打 Forging the Supernatural: Distributing Seeds of Immortality 打造超凡：分发长生祈愿之种 Yu Tang 13鱼棠13Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes scheming] + [Supernatural] + [No heroine] + [Ensemble cast] Ping Yi died after being tormented by a serious illness for thirty years. With a system resembling a status panel, he transmigrated to a world much like ancient times. Life is full of twists and turns. The System granted him one talent: immortality. People in this world could train in martial arts, but what that really meant was conditioning their bodies and honing their skills. Ten years later, he was invincible! Don 1kReads7.2Score10314d adds
13. 13 主 The Protagonist Got Old Before the System Arrived, So I Became the Villain’s Guardian 主角老了系统才到，成反派护道者 Wood11木11Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted I was once an unparalleled genius destined to become a Great Emperor, but the protagonist chosen by fate shattered my Dao Heart. I sealed myself away and became an elder in the Scripture Pavilion of the Donglin Sacred Land, reading scriptures and taking no interest in martial cultivation. One day, I awakened a System that lets me see other people's fates and destinies. I can make investments, and the returns depend on the investment, but only when investing in villains chosen by fate. Who would 46.4kReads7.6Score4.5k14d adds
14. 14 我 I'm a Demonic Cultivator, Desperately Hoarding Merit 我，一魔修，拼命攒功德 No Carrots不放胡萝卜Eastern Fantasy221k WordsCompleted [Merit System + no saintly do-gooder + smart characters + unconventional thinking] Ever since Fang Mo became one of the transmigrators, he set up a fortune-telling stall on the street. Fang Mo: “Kid, want some candied hawthorn?” Kid: “Yes! Yes!” Fang Mo: “Then you won’t be able to have any later, okay? You’ve got cavities...” [Ding! Planning for someone’s long-term well-being: +1 blue merit point] From three-year-old children to older widows, everyone became a thread in the web of fate Fang Mo w 1.6kReads8.5Score12714d adds
15. 15 我 I Really Didn't Rely on My Disciple 我真没靠徒弟 Silent Sigh叹气无声Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Raising disciples + lighthearted comedy + hot-blooded action. The protagonist isn’t instantly invincible. Some angst, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] “What? The number one sword immortal of Da’an and the Medicine Emperor of the Southern Domain are disciples of a mere Body Tempering martial artist?” “Give me a break. Do you really think someone who could teach a sword immortal and a Medicine Emperor is only at the Body Tempering realm?” “Exactly! Do you know how the Rift-Splitting Gorge 35kReads9.1Score3.6k14d adds
16. 16 我 I’m Immortal Anyway, So Do Whatever You Want 我反正长生不死，你们随意 One Week, Seven Days Off一周就断七天更Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (A laid-back story + mastering the art of keeping a low profile + easygoing + humorous everyday life. Enter at your own risk!) Yang Sheng transmigrates to the world of cultivation and awakens an immortal constitution: he’ll never die! He has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, making cultivation difficult. What’s he going to do? No worries. Keep a low profile for a million years, and even a Divine Transformation cultivator will call him Dad! Keep a low profile for billions of years, and even a 35.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
17. 17 转 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 102.4kReads8.8Score11.2k14d adds
18. 18 仙 Xianxia: A Dog Owner's Life of Cultivation 仙侠：养狗人的修仙生活 The White Wolf Who Eats Greens吃青菜的白狼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (Beast Taming + Farming + Clan Building + Ordinary Protagonist + No System) (No female lead; female characters are all just tools.) In a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, Zhang Tian starts from the very bottom as an ordinary young cultivator at the Qi Refining stage. To pursue the path to immortality, he begins raising spirit dogs, spirit bees, and spirit insects, building spirit fields, spirit lakes, and spirit orchards, and establishing a power of his own. Step by step, he c 112Reads8.3Score10114d adds
19. 19 我EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
20. 20 觅 Seeking the Dao and Immortality: Founding a Cultivation Sect 觅道长生：建立一个修仙门派 Kunlun Fish昆仑鱼Eastern Fantasy700k WordsCompleted Sect-building + ordinary mortal cultivation + no System A White Jade Capital in the heavens, with twelve towers and five cities. An immortal stroked my head, and I tied my hair to receive eternal life. This is the story of a protagonist who travels between The Legend of the Swordsman of Shu Mountain and the Tianchen Realm, building a powerful cultivation sect from nothing. 611Reads7.0Score10014d adds
21. 21 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.5kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds
22. 22 我EN I Only Wanted to Destroy My Sect, So How Did I Defy Heaven and Become a God? 我只想毁灭宗门，咋逆天成神了 Moonlit Night明月夜色Eastern Fantasy7.7M WordsOngoing Reborn into the number one sect under heaven: it should have been a perfect start. But Chu Xinghe discovered that his cultivation path was a little unusual. Could he become invincible under heaven just by destroying his own sect? Building the number one sect under heaven wasn’t easy, but surely destroying it wouldn’t be hard? Chu Xinghe soon discovered that it really wasn’t easy. He racked his brains trying to bring down his own sect, but why did every attempt only make it stronger? Countless ye 79.1kReads9.3Score5.6k14d adds

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    It's very beautiful, extremely beautiful.

23. 23 股 Life on the Stock Market 股道人生 Qian Yang钱阳Urban675k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 25.7kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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    In accomplishing great things, half depends on human effort and half on fate.

24. 24 我 I Ascended as a Taoist Priest, Then Met a Transmigrator! 我当道士飞升后，遇到穿越者！ Three Points of Conscience三点良心Eastern Fantasy417k WordsCompleted Yan Wuji, a Taoist priest from Earth, is forced to ascend. He never expects to meet two wildly unconventional transmigrators in a fantasy world. From the moment they meet, the wheels of fate begin to spin wildly, plunging the world into unprecedented chaos. He stirs up storms, turning all the worlds into a chessboard and all living beings into pieces in a breathtaking game. Every move shakes heaven and earth, drawing forces from every side into a fierce struggle. The flames of war spread from th 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cultivating the Tao and nourishing the mind, one becomes invincible throughout the three realms.

25. 25 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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    It's terrifying when there's no female lead.

26. 26 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 839Reads—Score10914d adds

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    A word of advice: don't pretend to be a feng shui master and take on jobs in the countryside! The male and female leads have neither real skills nor protective talismans; they rely entirely on improvisation to keep things going. Ghostly sedan chairs and haunted old houses keep coming their way, and the monsters never expected that their opponents would turn out to be quack masters. The whole thing is thrilling and hilarious.

27. 27 太 The Supreme Dao Lord 太上大道君 Long Zijian龙子健Urban1.9M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell onto the snowy plains of the northern lands. No one knew it had brought not a child, but a fragment of the Heavenly Court's great calamity. At sixteen, the orphan Li Yuchen entered Shangqing Zhengyi Palace on Mount Longhu. Three trials, one talisman, nine orphans, and a single promise to stand as fellow disciples made them a family. Snake demons, plague gods, demon kings... One disaster after another struck. When the Jiangxia Nuclear Power Plant was on the verge of meltdown, he 2.1kReads6.7Score22314d adds
28. 28 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.3kReads8.3Score26814d adds

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    I recommend a thrilling novel, a feng shui and supernatural story called "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse driving. It is written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers about feng shui and supernatural events. It is currently being serialized on Tomato Novel Network!

29. 29 我 I Turned the Righteous Sect into a Fun-Filled Resort 我把正道宗门玩成欢乐大本营 Peach, Plum, and Frog桃李蛙Eastern Fantasy84k WordsOngoing Li Ye, the young lord of the Ten Thousand Demons, grew up in the Ten Thousand Demons' Grotto, doted on by the demonic path's many overlords. His cultivation is unfathomably deep, and his greatest joy in life is exposing the hypocrisy of self-righteous orthodox cultivators and verbally putting the scions of prestigious sects in their place. After an accident leaves him gravely injured, he has no choice but to hide his cultivation and take refuge in Qingyun Sect, the greatest orthodox sect under h —Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 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—14d adds

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    The feud between guardian spirits in Northeast China | The unsolved case of the child's death | Metaphysics vs. Science: a couple's confrontation, "My Wife Doesn't Believe in Evil," a rare dual-perspective folk and supernatural story.

31. 31 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

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    After scouring the Tomato Book charts, this is a rare find—a folk-themed supernatural book that doesn't follow the assembly-line formula.

32. 32 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
33. 33 小 A Little Taoist Priest Stumbles into the World of Cultivation 小道士误入修仙界 Chan Hong1蝉鸿1Eastern Fantasy92k WordsOngoing My name is Li Dao. I was an abandoned infant, left on a hillside. Fortunately, an old Daoist priest found me, saving me from being left to die in the mountains. He treated me well, teaching me to eat, get dressed, and read a few Daoist texts so we could make a living. (In truth, it was just a more respectable way of scamming people.) One day, Li Dao wandered into a cave and discovered that he had entered another world. Here, the strong preyed on the weak, and ordinary people could not only walk —Reads—Score—14d adds

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