Female Taoist, Metaphysics, Ghost Hunting, and Supernatural Horror 女道士，玄学，捉鬼，恐怖灵异小说

1. 1 七 On the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month, I Marry the Mountain God 七月七，嫁山神 I Just Want to Live Forever我就是要长生Mystery271k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Devoted Husband + Mysticism + Mountain God] My mother-in-law said I was born with one black eye and one white eye, known as Yin-Yang Eyes. I was destined to see the supernatural, and my presence would bring misfortune to ordinary people around me. So my birth parents abandoned me outside the Mountain God Temple on Wutong Mountain. The mountain god took pity on me, rescued me from the monsters, and made a marriage pact with me. From then on, I became the mountain god’s bride 322Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two books, on metaphysics and ghost hunting.

2. 2 七 The Ghost Wedding on the Fifteenth Day of the Seventh Month 七月半，鬼娶亲 I Just Want to Live Forever我就是要长生Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Mysticism + Devoted Husband + Ensemble Cast + Revenge] A short drama of the same name, July Half: The Ghost's Wedding, is now available. Its companion story, Marrying a Ghost Husband, Subduing a Hundred Demons, is currently being serialized. My mother said that the year I was born, strange signs appeared in the village: thunder and torrential rain, while all the ghosts wailed. Grandpa invited Seventh Granny, who delivered me herself. Only then was I born. Seventh Granny rea 13.5kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
3. 3 诡 Heavenly Master of a Haunted World 诡世天师 Bu San Si Mu不三四沐Rural Life488k WordsOngoing Lin Jiu, an ordinary young man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates to the twelfth year of the Republic of China, his soul inhabiting the body of a young Taoist priest who shares his name and has just been claimed by a vengeful ghost. As the last heir of the Maoshan Sect, he inherits his master’s legacy and final words: “The Taoist tradition must not die out, and the human world must not fall.” There is no System, no shortcut, only a timeworn copy of the Sacred Register of Shangqing a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These books are all pretty good, I'd recommend them.

4. 4 茅 Maoshan Ghost Arts: Kill, Never Deliver Souls 茅山鬼术，只杀不度 Qingzi清子Mystery766k WordsOngoing When I was twelve, my father was killed by someone using an evil technique, and my mother took her own life. I was adopted by relatives and suffered endless abuse. In the end, their entire family died horribly, leaving me an orphan. The villagers regarded me as an omen of misfortune. To stay alive, I stole offerings meant for the dead, only to attract an evil ghost, which bought my life with a hell banknote. At the critical moment between life and death, my master, Old Guo, saved me, took me in 258.4kReads8.8Score25.4kShelves
5. 5 白 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服，晚上缝尸体 Night Shadow夜幽影Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 52.2kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
6. 6 非 The Abnormal Female Celestial Master 非正常女天师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery5.8M WordsCompleted Everyone says foreigners are superstitious. If they bully you, all you have to do is mutter strange things and wave your hands at them, and you can scare them off. After Wan Sui was set up by her own family and stranded abroad, she faced a gang of thugs. She copied Uncle Jiu from the movies and made a few hand seals. To her surprise, they really did run away in terror. Someone looking for a bit of excitement recorded the scene and posted it back home. Wan Sui became an overnight sensation online 9.7kReads8.9Score886Shelves
7. 7 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Real Heiress with Mystical Powers Shakes Up the Internet 直播算命：玄学真千金炸翻全网 Boom Boom Pig爆爆猪Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female lead with no romance + episodic stories + face-reading and ghost-catching + folk legends and supernatural mysteries] To accumulate good karma, Jiang Yu comes down from the mountains and starts livestreaming fortune-telling. She runs into a red-clad vengeful ghost from the start? Jiang Yu: “See that peach tree in your yard that was just struck by lightning? It’s fresh lightning-struck wood. Go chop off a branch and stab that bastard to death!” Viewer One: “Streamer, I think a ghost beat m 77.8kReads9.3Score11.9kShelves

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   This book is great! The female lead has strong morals and is very capable. The episodic plots are exciting, featuring vengeful ghosts blocking cars, man-eating locust trees, weasels seeking revenge, Southeast Asian black magic, Ouija boards, ghost marriages, borrowing lifespans from the dead, and trips to the underworld. It also includes a lot of metaphysical knowledge, with both thrilling and heartwarming moments.

8. 8 玄 The Metaphysics Master Remarries with Her Mother; Her Stepbrothers Won’t Stop Spoiling Her 玄学少女随母改嫁，被继兄追着宠 September Eve九月夕Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + everyday life] In her previous life, Gu Wanxi gave her all, exhausting herself to help her father and brothers rise to prominence and reach the highest offices. She thought she would finally enjoy a good life, but they cherished her younger sister more. They even peeled off Gu Wanxi’s face and put it on her sister, then made her take her place in marriage. Her father and brothers said, “Wanxi, you were supposed to go with your mother 12.2kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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   The ancient Chinese metaphysics stories are all finished!!! They are all lighthearted and enjoyable reads with no angst; the female leads are very strong at drawing talismans and catching ghosts. The second story has no male lead.

9. 9 别 Don't Mess With Her! The Fortune-Telling Heiress Is a Fearsome Ghost Hunter! 别惹她！神算大小姐捉鬼超凶哒！ September Eve九月夕Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Legitimate daughter + occult arts + feng shui + fortune-telling + satisfying read + ancient setting + a little family drama + strong heroine] Jiang Jiaoyue returned to the capital to reunite with her family and set up a fortune-telling stall to earn merit. “Master, someone chased me in my dream and demanded I give his head back. What’s going on?” “That wine bowl of yours is made from a dead person’s skull. Just give it back to him.” “Master, I dreamed my grandfather pushed open his coffin lid a 4.7kReads8.9Score594Shelves
10. 10 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Livestream Fortune-Telling and Leave My Clients Depressed 飞升失败后，直播算命客户抑郁了 Little Witch小巫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No male lead] + [Mysticism] + [Absurd comedy] + [Cultivation] She was one step away from ascending when she was struck dead by heavenly lightning. Was it the mercilessness of the Heavenly Dao, or was she just a terrible person? After taking stock of what happened, Xia Qingzhu decides to accumulate merit properly. Day one of fortune-telling: She gets a streamer who steals electric scooters sentenced to death. Day two: A seller of rock candy gets sentenced to eleven months. Day three: Someone ste 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    I absolutely loved this book! It's so well-written! The content is rich and engaging, and I highly recommend it!

11. 11 丧 When the Funeral Dance Begins, the Living Must Flee 丧舞起，活人避 Fang Zhihe Yue-方知鹤月-Mystery246k WordsOngoing The Red Luan chapter of The Book of a Thousand Autumns, also known as Red Luan Ferry [Folk Professions + Southern Yunnan Mysticism + Paranormal Folklore + Strange Tales] I was supposed to die when I was six, but I joined a sect to prolong my life. A folk sect in southern Yunnan: warding off evil spirits and guiding the dead. There are countless rules and taboos in our line of work. “When the funeral dance begins, the living must stay away.” When the funeral dance is performed, the living must tu 202Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good, follows the female protagonist's perspective, a folk supernatural story.

12. 12 冥 The Nether Lord Keeps Trying to Make Me Break My Vows in Public 冥君总想让我当众破戒 Candy Without Vinegar糖果不加醋Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO vs. Heiress with Mystic Arts vs. Past Lives and Present] A blood moon hangs in the sky, and undercurrents swirl through the capital's mystic circles. She is Mo Li, heiress of the Mo family and the number-one name on the Ghost Realm's blacklist, the “Bane of Ghosts.” She beats vengeful spirits with her bare hands and uses talismans to command the worlds of yin and yang. She acts spoiled and sweet as her skirt sways, but tie her hair in buns and she's a nightmare to every evil spirit 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A domineering CEO vs. A psychic heiress vs. A woman with a past and present life. A blood moon hangs in the sky, and undercurrents surge within the mystical arts of the capital. She is Mo Li, the heiress of the Mo family—the "Ghost's Bane," number one on the ghost realm's blacklist, capable of brutally beating vengeful spirits with her bare hands and using talismans to subdue both Yin and Yang. When her skirt flutters, she's charming and spoiled; when her hair is styled in a bun, she becomes a nightmare for evil spirits. He is Fu Jingyu, a living Yama in the business world, ruthless behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his Netherworld Body attracting the covetous eyes of hundreds of ghosts. In a deadly siege by ghosts, she breaks through the impasse and reclaims his stolen Ziwei destiny; he witnesses her fingertips melting the evil array, the compass cracking, the talisman burning, a warning of impending disaster. She's fiercely protective of her brother, he's addicted to protecting his wife; she brutally beats the headless corpse king, awakening the power of the Queen of the Underworld, while his destiny is swapped, his soul returns to its rightful place. When the vengeful ghosts of the capital wail, "That evil couple has arrived," the power of the underworld is rekindled—Ghost-Fearing Demon and Living Yama are, after all, supreme deities who hold the power of life and death.

13. 13 玄 The Mystic Girl Says You’ll Die at Three in the Morning. Pay Up to Change Your Fate 玄学少女说你三更死，打钱改命 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + satisfying read + lighthearted + sweet romance + CEO + wealthy family + no angst] After enduring a tribulation, Wu Yin is struck by lightning and sent back to the twenty-first century. With no money to her name, she can only set up a fortune-telling stall online. She tells fortunes, catches ghosts, and treats illnesses. If you can pay, she’ll take the job. “Master, if you’re really any good, tell me where my daughter, who was kidnapped years ago, 58.9kReads9.4Score25.5kShelves

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    It's incredibly good; it's the best metaphysical novel I've ever read.

14. 14 我 I Tell Fortunes, You Go to Jail, and the Police Station’s Performance Is 666 我算命，你进狱，警局业绩666 Rain in the Empty Mountains空山雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + metaphysics + ghost hunting + no romance + satisfying read + goofy humor + everyone’s favorite] Shi Yi spent fifteen hundred years making her way in the underworld. At last, just as Emperor Fengdu’s term was about to end, he waved his hand and sent her back to the human world. Before she left, seeing as she was returning to the human world for the first time, Emperor Fengdu took pity on her and sent her off with two bills of underworld currency. Shi Yi: ... Ret 15.1kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] The first book's female protagonist slept for 1500 years. Upon arriving in the mortal realm, she only received two pieces of ghost money from the Fengdu Emperor. To avoid starving, she had to catch bad guys for rewards, livestream fortune telling, and even call the police and run errands for those doing bad things. The second book's protagonist has a great personality; she's skilled and confident in face reading, fortune telling, and feng shui. Every short story is interesting. The third book's Ji He is the number one metaphysician in the cultivation world, only one step away from ascension, but inevitably, she failed her tribulation 😂. She thought she was doomed, but unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes, she had become Ji He in another world. She's also a minor celebrity, forced to rely on her skills to tell fortunes online for those she's destined to meet.

15. 15 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 43.5kReads9.4Score6kShelves
16. 16 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44.1kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
17. 17 玄 The Metaphysics Master Returns to the Capital, and One Prediction Leaves Every Official Shaking 玄学大佬回京，掐指一算百官肝颤 Rice-Eating Plate干饭的盘子Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Mystical arts + fortune-telling + ghost hunting + triumphant female lead + lighthearted, no angst] Xiao Anle crawls out of a mass grave with only a month left to live. To extend her life, she needs to earn merit points, and that's right up her alley. She has no memories of the body she's taken over, but it turns out she's the daughter of an official. When a scheming white lotus falls ill and claims Anle caused it, Anle gives her mother the ability to see the supernatural. “Mother, look. Those t 10.5kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    They're usually super pretty.

18. 18 玄 The Metaphysics-Studying Imperial Consort Is Fierce, and the Ascetic Prince Can’t Resist Her 玄学皇妃太凶猛，禁欲王爷不经撩 Sweet Peach Pastry甜桃酥酥Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Princess Consort Is Here, and the Prince Washes the Sheets Every Night On her first day back at the estate, she offends her birth father and the impostor heiress. On her second day, she offends her grandmother and takes her birth mother along to divorce her husband. On her third day, she offends the entire capital! Everyone calls her a jinx. One sentence from her can tear families apart and leave people destitute and dead. No wonder they sent her away to be raised in a Tao 16.9kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
19. 19 玄 The Metaphysics Master Became Famous After Joining a Variety Show 玄门大佬参加综艺后走红了 Cherry Honey樱桃蜜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Variety show + Livestream + Power fantasy + Sweet romance + Comedy + Rekindled love] At a friend’s invitation, Tang Ran, a practitioner of the mystic arts, joins a travel variety show. But her friend’s unusual fate gradually turns what was supposed to be a travel show into something eerie. A sinister Buddha idol worshipped by countless devotees, tens of thousands of ghosts who died unjustly in the city… Just when the viewers think the production is doomed, Tang Ran calmly deals wi 2.4kReads9.2Score283Shelves

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    🍀Metaphysics🍀 ① Tang Ran, a member of the Xuanmen sect, participated in a variety show to save her friend Lu Yang. On the show, she began promoting science, including drawing talismans in the air, green snakes, and tribes that disappeared a thousand years ago… ② The female lead, Tianbao, was adopted by her maternal grandmother after birth and grew up in a rural area of ​​Northeast China, learning metaphysics from an old Taoist priest in the village. Her grandmother conducted a simple cu Bao (a type of Taoist ritual) lesson for her instilling in her a sense of awe.

20. 20 乡 The Great-Aunt Brought Back from the Countryside Is a Metaphysics Master 乡下接回来的姑奶奶竟是玄学大佬 Hua Mu Rong花木容Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Transmigrate Into a Book + Ghost Hunting + Fortune-Telling + Wealthy CEO + Romance + Comedy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After failing her tribulation, Chi Zao's soul transmigrates into a cultivation novel she once picked up. In the cultivation world, she worked herself harder than everyone else, and just when she was about to ascend, one thought of her nemesis's face made her fail her tribulation again and get struck back into her original body. Back in her own world, Chi Zao is fo 2.9kReads9.3Score383Shelves

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    These are must-read articles on metaphysics!

21. 21 解 The Spirit Medium Who Eases Worries 解忧通灵师 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics · reborn · sweet romance · mutual salvation] When people die, they leave behind thoughts and resentment. If fate grants them the chance, they can become ghosts and monsters. Ghosts and monsters cannot enter the underworld or be reincarnated. Gu Yousheng inherited a bloodline legacy and was born a spirit medium. Before she turned six, she cried and tried every way she could to get rid of her gift. After she turned six, she worked diligently to resolve grievances and troubles, becomin 26.2kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves

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    Well, I don't know how many times I cried from beginning to end. What I saw in this book was not only the love between men and women, but also the patriotism and loyalty that touched my heart deeply.

22. 22 仙 The Immortal World's Top-Tier Star Reborn as the Real Heiress 仙界顶流穿成真千金后 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Star of Metaphysics in the Immortal Realm + Livestream Face-Slapping of Scumbags + Putting Green Tea and White Lotus Types in Their Place + Slight Everyone's Favorite + Exorcising Ghosts and Leveling Up Through Cultivation] Su Qintang, the top-tier star of ghost hunting in the immortal realm and a Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos, was envied by someone and suddenly reborn as the despised real daughter of a modern wealthy family. On the night of the birthday banquet, facing the fak 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As a seasoned fan of supernatural fiction, I must say: these three novels truly terrified me! Not the superficial jump scares, but a chilling, penetrating dread that seeps from the very words, making you want to look back after you finish reading—this experience is so long-lost! The first book: *The Immortal Realm's Top Streamer Transmigrates into a True Heiress*—Under the Heavenly Dao, the Human Heart is Terrifying. You think this is just a satisfying revenge story? Wrong. The opening scene of a birthday banquet falling apart, the blood at the fingertips not leading to reconciliation, but to purple lightning tearing through the sky. The terror of that moment wasn't from ghosts or monsters, but from the ruthlessness of the Heavenly Dao. But what truly sends chills down your spine is her later live streams—during the Ouija board game, even with all doors and windows tightly closed, the blood-written words on the paper begin to move on their own; during a haunted house exposé, an old-fashioned radio suddenly crackles, carrying the final cries of victims from a family massacre decades ago; on the corpse-transporting journey in western Hunan, a "living person" who shouldn't be there infiltrates the moonlit procession of corpses… The most terrifying thing is: you know all of this is real. And she is the only one who can face all of this directly and calmly say, "Tonight's live stream ends here." Reading this book is like sitting in the safety seat of a roller coaster, experiencing the most thrilling plunge—you know you'll be alright, but with each drop, your heart still leaps into your throat. The second book: *The Edict of the Mysterious Eyes*—The Aesthetics and Trembling of Chinese Horror If you're tired of Western gore-filled horror, this book will tell you: true horror is silence, is blank space, is the part you fill in yourself with your own imagination. Imagine: you just took a shortcut and stepped into an ancient cobblestone street that never ends. The paper-craft shops on both sides are lit with eerie red lanterns, and the paper-figure shopkeepers smile at you—the curve of their lips is perfectly precise. A scarlet sedan chair glides silently by, the curtain slightly lifted, you can't see what's inside, but you can feel "it" watching you. This is the terrifying aesthetic of *The Edict of the Mysterious Eyes*. The author doesn't directly describe how terrifying the ghosts are, but rather: how the mist slowly engulfs your ankles, how the lantern light stretches and distorts your shadow, why those "pedestrians" walk without a sound... Until the Ghost Emperor's cold fingers touch your chin and say, "It smells delicious"—the chill at that moment seeps into your bones. But! When the female protagonist grabs his wrist and says she's going to "exorcise" him, the subversive thrill is exhilarating. This experience of "fear to the extreme followed by peak enjoyment" is truly addictive. The third book: *Spirit Realm Master: Starting with a Horror Short Drama System*—when horror comes not only from dungeons but also from "reality." The most ingenious design of this book is that it breaks the "fourth wall." In the system's horror shorts, abandoned hospitals, haunted schools, and ancient corpses in mountain villages... These scenarios are frightening, but you know, "This is a game, and the female protagonist can complete it." The real chill comes from outside the scenarios—why does the Buddha statue behind the Buddhist monk, worshipped by thousands in a famous Kyoto temple, have a crack facing "you" (or rather, the female protagonist) outside the screen? When he smiles compassionately and says, "Fellow Daoist Xinghua, we meet again," you suddenly realize: the horror scenarios provided by the system are just the beginner's village; the real boss has been waiting for her in "reality." This sense of fate—being "watched," "locked on," and "without escape"—brings a slowly infiltrating psychological fear. Every time the female protagonist returns to reality from the scenarios, you can't help but wonder: what is that Buddhist monk doing now? Has he taken another step closer to her? In conclusion, these three books have redefined my understanding of "supernatural horror" from three dimensions: * *The Immortal Realm's Top Streamer* tells you: The greatest terror is the disregard for your human heart and the inviolable laws of Heaven. * *The Mysterious Eye's Edict* tells you: The deepest chill comes from the folk memories ingrained in your own cultural genes. * *The Master of the Spirit Realm: Starting with a Bound Horror Short Drama System* tells you: The most enduring fear is the psychological pressure that breaks down the boundaries between reality and illusion, a constant shadow. They don't just "startle you," but create an immersive, lingering atmosphere of terror. You'll find yourself unable to resist projecting your own image, imagining "what if it were me," and then... You'll be unable to resist reading page after page, wanting to see how she breaks free, how she walks her own path to heaven in this vortex of terror. Warning: Please ensure you are— 1. Not alone late at night 2. Have a wall behind you 3. Have sufficient light 4. Have a pillow to grab onto. Then, welcome to this world that is both frightening and addictive. I bet once you start reading these three books, you won't be able to stop.

23. 23 玄 Edict of the Mystic Eye 玄瞳敕令 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery928k WordsOngoing [Chinese-Style Horror + Urban Cultivation + Livestream Fame + Ghost-Tormenting Face-Slapping + No Romance + “Easygoing Girl” + Episodic Story] My family runs a shop called the Worry-Free Pavilion, but our business deals with the realms of the living and the dead. One day, after delivering some clothes, I took a shortcut and stepped onto a long street where dawn would never come. A ghost wedding palanquin passed by, and ghosts roamed the night. I blended in, hoping to get home without drawing att 12Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 灵 Lord of the Spirit Realm: From the Start, Bound to a Horror Short-Drama System 灵境主宰：开局绑定恐怖短剧系统 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery838k WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to the Modern World + Cultivation Expert + Unhinged CEO + Demon-Fallen Buddhist Monk + Horror Short-Drama Instances + Yandere Villain + Love Rival Showdown] Li Xinghua, a Mahayana cultivator, was ambushed by a Buddhist monk who had fallen to the demonic path. Her soul transmigrated to the modern world, where she became a freshman at Huaqing University who had died from staying up too late. Stripped of her cultivation and stranded in an unfamiliar world with scarce spiritual 5Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 她 She's a Deity! Of Course Catching Ghosts and Exorcising Demons Makes Sense 她！神明！抓鬼收妖很合理吧 It's Shushu是舒舒啊Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate Universe + Goddess Descends to the Mortal World + Real-World Ghost Hunting + A Few Adorable Monster Companions] Luo Sheng is a baby who fell from the sky. She grew up with her master at a Taoist temple, and only came down the mountain when she started university... On her first day of school, she meets an upperclassman plagued by yin energy and pursued by a female ghost. Her roommate is being stalked by a water ghost after saving someone's life. She forms a contract with a thousand-ye 12.1kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    I recommend this book that I wrote myself. [Thumbs up]

26. 26 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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    The super cool female lead has vertical pupils that allow her to see all ghosts, the young man wields black fire to burn away evil spirits, and the old Taoist priest holds a thunderous magic weapon. The three of them team up to deal with the world's intractable evil spirits!

27. 27 道 The Daoist Woman's Romance and the Legend of Ghosts 道女情缘与鬼魅传说 Jia Erzhu Who Loves Golden Pastries爱吃黄金盒的贾二柱Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted Historical setting + metaphysics + coming of age + romance + adorable pets. Bai Ling’er was born into the 1980s and rescued and taken on as an apprentice by an old Taoist priest. At three, she went up into the mountains. Her mother was expecting a second child, which violated the family-planning policy, so to protect her father’s military uniform, she had Bai Ling’er removed from the household registry, leaving her an orphan. The Huo family adopted her, but when she was seven, they brought her d 78Reads6.4Score—Shelves
28. 28 凶 The Sole Witness to a Murder Is Busy Catching Ghosts 凶杀案唯一目击证人，忙着抓鬼呢 Xia Mengmeng夏梦梦Mystery185k WordsOngoing (Supernatural + Metaphysics + Generational Feud + Sole Eyewitness to a Murder + Ensemble Cast + Mystery and Horror + Mysterious Romance + A Touch of Comedy) What kind of trouble can the sole eyewitness to a murder get into? Why would a murder witness end up hunting ghosts? You heard right. She really does hunt ghosts. Do you believe ghosts exist? Whether you believe it or not, Chen Ling is the unluckiest person in the world. She became the sole eyewitness to a murder, then got arrested while try 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is set in a world of superstitious ghost-catching and crime-solving. The new book has just been released; watch how the female protagonist fools and defeats ghosts. It's slightly scary, slightly funny, and has a touch of ambiguous romance. If you like this kind of story, add it to your bookshelf quickly and wait for the sequel.

29. 29 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Unknown D-Lister Takes the Internet by Storm 直播算命：十八线小透明爆红全网 Tabby Cat Head狸花猫猫头Two Male Leads716k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + livestreamed fortune-telling + ghost hunting + entertainment industry + episodic stories] Lu Jin, a minor celebrity, was blacklisted after refusing to submit to unspoken rules and beating up a greasy old man. Faced with a huge breach-of-contract penalty and the dissolution of his studio, he chose to take poison. A short-lived young Celestial Master was reborn in his body. Having gained a life for free, he had no choice but to start livestreaming fortune-telling and earn money t 7.6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Both seem fine. The author of 2, 7, 8, and 11 is Liu Zhiyi; his writing is very good, and I love reading his supernatural novels.

30. 30 江 Dr. Jiang Says We Should Trust Science 江医生说要相信科学 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted This story has a couple! They are not an age-gap pairing, with the woman older. A cool and aloof psychiatrist, traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, psychologist, and charlatan, highly intelligent in both emotional and academic matters, versus a mild-mannered but sharp-tongued man, an extreme scientific rationalist and logic obsessive, and leader of the Special Cases Unit. Jiang Xinci is an heir to a family of metaphysical practitioners. She opened her Third Eye as a child, drew talismans a 2.2kReads8.4Score408Shelves
31. 31 被 Rejected by a Tech Giant, I Became the Underworld’s White Impermanence Secretary 被大厂拒绝后，我成了白无常秘书 Spicy Soup辣汤Modern Romance773k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Light Comedy] So what if her boyfriend dumped her? And what if all the top companies turned her down one after another? The jade talisman that had protected Nan Yanchu for twenty-one years shattered, bringing a series of bizarre events in its wake. That was what truly turned her materialist worldview upside down. What? Even the artifacts and evil spirits that escaped from the Underworld are trying to use her body as a vessel?! Catching gho 2.9kReads9.4Score529Shelves
32. 32 你EN A Fortune-Telling Streamer, So Why Did You Get Confiscated? 你不是算命主播吗？怎么还充公了 No Way, That'll Cost Extra不行这得加钱Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Reading Guide] * A seemingly aloof but secretly clever, childish, and adorable Heavenly Master bottom x a CEO who seems gentle but is even gentler and knows his boundaries * Mostly everyday life!! Really, everyday life! Livestreaming + metaphysics + variety shows, lighthearted and stress-relieving * A sweet little story, with an invincible protagonist. There’s a secondary couple in the extras!!!! Qu Nanzhu saved the world in his previous life and earned a chance to be reborn. Now he’s an obscu 10.5kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
33. 33 当 When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery500k WordsCompleted [Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural 15.6kReads9.5Score2kShelves
34. 34 地 The Underworld Is Real: I Became a Viral Ghostbuster Through Livestreaming 地府有人，我靠直播驱鬼火遍全网 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Mystery668k WordsCompleted [Live Streaming + Ghost Hunting + Horror + No Female Lead] After being killed by a ghost, Zhou Yu meets his father in the underworld, where the old man is a senior ghost officer. Since he has connections down there, it looks like he can do whatever he wants without worrying about dying again. There’s a condition for coming back to life: he has to help his father send evil ghosts and vengeful spirits to the underworld. To make ends meet, Zhou Yu starts livestreaming his ghost hunts, and unexpecte 6.5kReads9.3Score686Shelves
35. 35 娱 There Are Ghosts in Showbiz 娱乐圈有鬼 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted {Romance + nonhuman male lead + lighthearted + supernatural + short episodic tales} Little white rabbit and big bad wolf: the rabbit isn't really a rabbit, but the wolf really is a wolf! This is a story about ghosts, and a legend about raising a wolf to be your husband! Long Xiaoxiao had a dream since childhood: to become a renowned international makeup artist and stylist... At last, she achieved her dream... She became the entertainment industry's dazzling number-one fraud of a fortune-teller! 3.7kReads9.4Score623Shelves
36. 36 八 A Tough Mystic in the 1980s, With a Handsome Husband Waiting at Home 八零玄学悍妻，家有娇夫待签收 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A story set in a bygone era + Chinese metaphysics + mild supernatural elements + ghost-hunting + romance + strong heroine. No transmigration or rebirth; both leads are natives of the setting. [Brilliant, aloof genius with a goofy side, and no interest in men VS. A sharp-tongued, scheming, tsundere man with a poisonous-sweet manner] Tian Shiling, nicknamed Tianbao, is known in Qiantang Village as the coffin girl. Her mother died in childbirth, her father is unknown, and she was raised by the vill 48.8kReads9.2Score7.3kShelves
37. 37 满 A Max-Level Metaphysics Expert's Daily Fortune-Telling Livestream 满级玄学大佬的直播算命日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + livestreaming + metaphysics expert + feng shui secrets + ghost hunting + immortal cultivation] After failing to ascend, the head of the Divination Sect transmigrates into the body of a small owner of a paper effigy shop. To cultivate the Great Dao anew and ascend once more, this top-tier metaphysics expert begins livestreaming his daily fortune-telling sessions. Reading faces, telling fortunes, locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, reading feng shui: this half-immo 29.3kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
38. 38 假 The Fake Heiress Is Busy with Metaphysics and Withdraws Her Application for Family Feuds 假千金忙玄学，撤回宅斗申请 Empty Green Lamp灯盏空青Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Venerable Long Yun, a mighty cultivator from the Shaoguang Continent, fails to ascend. A bolt of heavenly lightning strikes her into another world, where she becomes a fake heiress about to be publicly executed. Scheming within the household? Not a chance. If this place doesn't want her, she'll make her own way in the world. But faced with the bustling modern world, the Venerable falls into deep thought. How is she supposed to survive? That's the question. To make ends meet, she has to take up w 5.4kReads9.2Score760Shelves
39. 39 关 Tales of the Strange Beyond the Pass: The Madam Reads the Fate of All Things 关外诡事录：夫人卦卦算乾坤 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Fantastical Romance227k WordsCompleted [Romance + two powerful leads + divination + ghost hunting + gold prospecting] An Luoling is the only daughter of a renowned fortune-telling family beyond the Pass. She watches over the land around Mocheng, making her living by reading fortunes and catching ghosts. Duan Zongye is the last heir of an eastern Lu gold-prospecting family. He comes beyond the Pass to search for his father, who disappeared fifteen years ago, and to uncover the feud between the An and Duan families that began thirty ye 1.5kReads8.4Score180Shelves
40. 40 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A direct route to the underworld, beautiful.

41. 41 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 314.3kReads9.4Score28.5kShelves
42. 42 真 The Real Heiress Is a Mystical Master, and She’s Impossible to Kill! 真千金是玄门大佬，超难杀！ Sangyu Poetry and Wine桑榆诗酒Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Metaphysics Expert + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Strong Female Lead + Ghost Hunting + Powerful Families + The Ex Who Begs for Forgiveness] Jiang Wanyi, a prodigy of the mystic arts, accidentally transmigrated into a small world during a secret-realm trial and became the biological daughter abandoned by a wealthy family. Branded a “cursed loner” by a fortune-teller, she was sent to a Taoist temple and left there for twenty years! On her first day back with her birth family, the driver kicked the 17kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    This is beautiful! [Sparrow's masterpiece][Sending a heart]

43. 43 关 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Sun Xian'er孙仙儿Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 481Reads—Score104Shelves

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    A suspenseful and supernatural genre that gets better the more you watch!

44. 44 满 A Max-Level Celestial Master Works as a Cleaner and Catches a Ghost on the Side 满级天师当保洁，顺手抓个鬼 A River of Clear Splendor一川霁华Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted My name is Su Xiaoman, and I’m a top-tier exorcist from the Mystic Order. My master said I was too mischievous. After I dismantled the sect’s protective formation, he sealed 99% of my spiritual power and kicked me down the mountain. Want to come back? First earn 100,000 merit points. With no money and no job, I had no choice but to work as a cleaner in the rich folks’ district. I’m incredibly strong, and I can mop floors fast and spotless. What else could I do? On my first day at work, I fo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give this book a try; it's worth reading.

45. 45 通 Heir to the Spirit Medium 通灵师传人 Snow White Beauty白雪伊人Mystery478k WordsCompleted Supernatural + ghost marriage + strong female lead power fantasy + horror stories + mystery. There are ghosts in every heart. Have you ever seen anything more terrifying than a ghost? It's not about walking a dark road too often and running into an evil spirit. The deadliest thing isn't knowing that it's a ghost. It's the utterly dark heart hidden beneath that perfect face. Shh... Don't make a sound. She's right behind you. Run. Don't look back. The story is even more terrifying than you ca 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, very good. The plot is engaging, it's angsty, satisfying, funny, and has a heart-pounding, flirtatious feel. If you want to fall in love, I recommend it.

46. 46 穿 Wear a Cheongsam! Hold Prayer Beads! The Metaphysics Expert Plays by Her Own Rules 穿旗袍！盘佛珠！玄学大佬路子野 Fine Night良宵Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Hilarious + Showbiz + Livestream + Everyone’s Favorite] A haunted-house exploration variety show is about to premiere, and rumors say they’ve invited a mysterious feng shui master from Weibo. When Su Jinluo appears in a qipao with prayer beads in hand, the entire internet goes wild. Netizens: “You’re telling me this is a master?” A terrifying paper effigy attacks. Su Jinluo calmly burns a paper talisman. “Just burn it up.” A woman in red reveals herself as a ghost. Su Jinluo driv 1.3kReads8.9Score192Shelves

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    ① The female lead is a veritable master of metaphysics, proficient in fortune telling and ghost hunting, and possesses formidable magical abilities. When she participates in an adventure variety show, her elegant yet mysterious appearance—wearing a cheongsam and holding Buddhist prayer beads—immediately causes a stir among netizens. If you want to see the female lead showcase her extraordinary abilities on the show, using her metaphysical knowledge to solve complex situations, be sure to bookmark this!

47. 47 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 107.1kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves
48. 48 沙 My Hilarious Junior Sister Is a Laid-Back Cultivator 沙雕师妹咸鱼修仙 Fu Yiling傅衣凌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia + comedy + immortal cultivation + suona] Yun Qiqi spent her whole life as a happy slacker in the modern world. She never expected that after dying, she'd transmigrate to an immortal cultivation world where everyone was a workaholic. But she still refused to work! When choosing a master, Yun Qiqi thought it over for a long time. Sword cultivators worked too hard and had no money. Talisman cultivators drew talismans all day, and she couldn't even write properly, let alone draw talismans. 30.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves
49. 49 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Dare to Mess with Me? Close the Door and Let the Ghosts In! 直播算命：敢惹我，关门，放鬼！ Little Money Jar钱罐罐儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Mysticism] [Livestreaming] [Fortune-Telling] [Ghost-Hunting] She, Su Ran, was the most esteemed master's most prized disciple in the world of mysticism. Just as she was about to win after three hundred rounds of battle with a toad demon, her soul transmigrated to another world and possessed a girl who had fallen into a sewer. Oh my God, could anyone have it worse than me? To make sure she had enough to eat every day, she took to fortune-telling livestreams to make a living. Three r 7.1kReads9.0Score1kShelves
50. 50 绿 The Green-Eyed Heavenly Master Is Working Hard to Make Money Again Today 绿曈天师今天也在努力赚钱 Uneasy Words语不安Modern Romance175k WordsOngoing In this city, where humans and monsters live side by side, Jiang Luli feels she might be the poorest celestial master in history. Her emerald eyes can see through every demon and evil spirit, but not the astronomical figures on her utility bills. Her sect's demon-catching arts are unrivaled, yet nowhere near as useful as a food-delivery coupon. Until one late night "Master, help! My buddy's possessed by a Hungry Ghost. He's eaten twenty-one buckets of fried chicken in seven days!" "Payment negot 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this very down-to-earth exorcist novel. The female protagonist works hard to earn money by performing exorcisms, just to survive and make a living. The tools she uses for exorcisms are also unique – they're made from locally available materials, which is quite practical.

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