Novels with Evil Sorcery, Unorthodox Arts, Warlocks, and Exciting Magical Duels 邪术，旁门左道，术士，邪法斗法精彩的小说

1. 1 血 A Boat of Flesh and Blood, Ferrying All Gods and Buddhas 血肉为舟，渡尽神佛 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Xianxia596k WordsOngoing (Demons) (Gods and Buddhas) (Incense Offerings) (Fortune) (Corpse-Liberation Immortals) (Cultivation Through Flesh and Blood) (No System) (Decisive and Ruthless) Three thousand continents, humans, demons, and monsters coexist, sustaining the gods and Buddhas... In troubled times, demons and monsters seek cultivation, devouring countless people. Gods and Buddhas coexist and enjoy the incense offerings, indifferent to the world. 75.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves

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   Excellent, it's sorcery, unorthodox, everyone who's seen it says it's good.

2. 2 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 2.2kReads8.3Score274Shelves

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   I recommend a thrilling campus-themed 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. Written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers, it explores feng shui and supernatural events. It's currently being serialized on Tomato Novels website.

3. 3 我 My Years as a Ghost Constable 我当鬼差的那些经历 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted My Experiences as a Ghost Constable 422Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two books are absolutely outrageous! They don't seem like they were written by a human being! But there's no doubt that they are masterpieces!! ...~

4. 4 我 I'm the Only Living Person in This Apartment Building 我住的这栋公寓，只有我是活人 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted I'm the only living person in the apartment building where I live. 4.1kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 活 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted Living Sacrifice 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 我 My Demon-Hunting Girl Next Door 我的狩魔女孩邻居 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士Urban576k WordsCompleted "Hey, do you think I seem like a reckless sort of person?" "Hmm... A little wild, I guess. Like... like someone who set a huge fire beneath the moon just to light a cigarette." An ordinary youthful fantasy novel, written in a dark, cool-toned literary style. The pacing starts slow, but the story will keep going. I'll do my best to make its world exquisite and... romantically rotten: addictive, ferocious, bewitching, with a demon's skin wrapped around a bouquet of blooming flowers. I'll try t 60Reads8.2Score—Shelves
7. 7 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 3.9kReads7.2Score240Shelves

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   The first book's protagonist sacrifices the entire village to create a ghostly entity in order to avenge his parents. The second book's male protagonist is treacherous, cunning, despicable, and shameless; he cultivates the art of controlling ghosts and betrays his master and ancestors after completing his apprenticeship. Both are very good reads.

8. 8 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 31.6kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
9. 9 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… 28.3kReads8.4Score3.5kShelves

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   [Salute] The author is a professional Taoist priest! Rich in practical experience! A factual novel! Focuses on realism! No fantasy or exaggeration. Author Lin Yi, the Little Tyrant of Western Henan, the Daniel Wu of Western Henan, the most handsome man in Western Henan [smirk]. Adapted from personal experience, the book contains many esoteric tidbits! You'll benefit greatly from reading it; definitely worth a read! [Cool]

10. 10 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.6kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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    The first one is really good.

11. 11 妖 Demons and Evil Spirits? They’re Clearly All Auspicious Omens! 妖魔邪祟？明明都是祥瑞！ Someone's Coming, Run!有人来了快跑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Evil spirit from the start] [Eerie cultivation] [Recruiting demons] [Sheltering humanity] [Believers’ delusions] [No female lead] Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and rampant evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, specters preyed on them, immortals devoured them. Monsters ran amok, evil spirits wreaked havoc, gods and Buddhas had fallen, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou hadn’t transmigrated as a human either. He started out as an evil spirit 86.5kReads8.8Score9.6kShelves

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    These books are all pretty good.

12. 12 出 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 164.5kReads9.5Score21kShelves
13. 13 捡 I Found a Manual for Evil Cultivation, and Now I Draw Talismans and Refine Corpse Puppets in the City 捡到邪修手册，我在都市画符炼尸 Four Ounces Move a Thousand Pounds千钧四两Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Raising Corpses and Ghosts] [Urban Cultivation] [Unorthodox Cultivator] [Ordinary Protagonist] [Read It as Cultivation, Not the Supernatural] Dissect a ghost mother, use forbidden arts to seek wealth! Down on his luck, Feng Jie taught himself forbidden arts using a notebook left behind by an unorthodox cultivator. After capturing a "ghost mother" alive, he became a ghost dissector! He used ghost blood to draw a wealth-attracting talisman, but accidentally stumbled into a ghost market and embark 36.1kReads8.0Score4.2kShelves

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    The rating is low. I've been reading this book for 15 years and it's quite ruthless. The first one is more insightful and broadens my horizons.

14. 14 相 Blind Date Challenge: You Dare to Brag, I Dare to Make It Real 相亲局：你敢吹牛，我就敢变现 Dugu Qiudao独孤秋刀Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Have you ever been on a blind date? Does “985” mean dancing at a bar, and “graduate student” mean someone who drinks and smokes? Does “my father manages over ten thousand employees” actually mean he manages over ten thousand bees? Does “a little over thirty thousand in salary” actually mean 3,000.0, or three thousand? Eating braised chicken with rice and drinking iced tea makes you a loser. Do rich people really leave their phones without cases? When having a car and a house, plus 188,000 yuan i 15.1kReads7.5Score1.5kShelves
15. 15 修EN Immortal Cultivation: This Is How the Unorthodox Do It 修仙：旁门左道就是这样的 Fire Cloud Pillar火云柱Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Classical-style cultivation] [No System] [Growth] [The clash between new and old cultivation methods] [The passage of time] [Some farming and management] [No level suppression] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fellow Daoist, rent a set of internal organs and a brain to help you cultivate!] [When you practice the Golden Core, you can dig up your ancestors and have them help you cultivate] [My family has a lineage stretching back ten thousand years, with the bones of a hundred thousand grandmaster martia 146.4kReads8.5Score12.7kShelves
16. 16 高 High Martial: I Practiced an Evil Art Wrong, Yet Became Invincible 高武：错练邪功，天下无敌 Loves Pork and Eggplant爱吃肉段茄子Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Gao Shu transmigrated to a high-martial world, but for some reason, nightmares tormented him every night. Fortunately, he knew a handsome, kind-hearted, generous man named Brother Huang. Gao Shu: Brother Huang, I often have nightmares. Is there any way to stop them? Brother Huang smiled faintly and pulled out a visualization manual. Gao Shu: Brother Huang, if I practice this visualization method, will I stop having nightmares? Brother Huang only smiled and nodded gently. Gao Shu: Brother H 42kReads7.0Score3.5kShelves
17. 17 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 98.7kReads8.9Score8.5kShelves

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    Excellent, decisive in killing, and the master and disciple are completely open and honest with each other.

18. 18 南 A Minor Taoist in Nanyang 南洋小道 Sitting Alone at the Bow独坐船头Urban674k WordsCompleted When Li Si was ten, his master adopted him from an orphanage and took him to live in a Southeast Asian country. From a young age, his master taught him to cultivate mysterious techniques and study unorthodox arts, also known as the Lesser Way. His master was highly respected among the wealthy in those countries, and Li Si witnessed the dark sides of many celebrities and rich businessmen. They raised spirit children, changed their fortunes, and cast curses. Then, when Li Si was twenty, his master 675Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This one is quite good; you can give it a try if you're looking for something to read. The plot flows smoothly and isn't drawn out; the action is decisive and ruthless.

19. 19 神 A Supernatural World: From the Start, I Contract a Stunning Beauty 神诡世界，开局契约绝色美妇 Eraser Destroyer橡皮毁灭者Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + power fantasy] [American horror + Hong Kong horror + zombies...] Qian Jin unexpectedly obtains the demonic treasure, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and arrives in a world of spirits and horrors. Here, yin and yang overlap, order has collapsed, and the people live in misery. It is a paradise for ghosts and monsters, and a hell for ordinary people… When he encounters vampires, werewolves, witches, demons, ogres… as well as the ugly doll Annabelle, Halloween icon Michael, th 8.8kReads7.0Score791Shelves

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    Heretical and evil practices, strange and unusual techniques

20. 20 我 I Work at a Funeral Parlor as a Bone Demon, Looting Corpses and Practicing Evil Arts 我在义庄做骨魔，摸大尸，练邪功 A Sigh at Being Alive有生叹Eastern Fantasy355k WordsOngoing [An unconventional path to longevity + folk legends and strange tales + the world of martial heroes + everyday cultivation] Chen Sinian opened his eyes and discovered that he had become a rotting corpse, nothing but bones. In a world full of supernatural weirdness, if people can bully you, even dogs can bully you, right? Luckily, he stumbled upon a stroke of good fortune and found that he could retrieve all kinds of rewards from corpses. Bone cultivation arts, skin-painting techniques, Bian Que 167Reads7.2Score—Shelves
21. 21 九 Uncle Nine: Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Smoking Black! 九叔：你这人皇帆，怎么冒黑烟！ The Ma Clan VS Picking Chrysanthemums Beneath the Eastern Fence马氏VS采菊东篱下Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted You raise ghosts and refine corpses, and you tell me you're from the Maoshan Sect? Su Jun stared at his cheap master in shock, his face full of disbelief. His eyes seemed to say, Are you messing with me? Master: “Wild Maoshan is still Maoshan!” After transmigrating into Uncle Nine's world, he becomes the disciple of a villainous feng shui master. The feng shui master plots against him, making him a cannon fodder pawn in the scheme to take down Uncle Nine. See how Su Jun defies fate and changes h 148Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    These few are okay.

22. 22 没 I'm Not Joking, the Other Side Really Has 1.4 Billion Demon Cultivators! 没开玩笑，对面真有14亿魔修！ Er Nan二楠Urban298k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Everyone Cultivates Demonic Arts]+ [High Martial]+ [Myriad Races Descend]+ [Overwhelming Power]+ [Conquering the Universe] After ten thousand years of reincarnation, Spiritual Qi Revival begins. Blue Star, one of the universe’s ten ancient civilization planets, dormant for ages, finally welcomes the return of a golden age of cultivation. However, when Gu Yan awakens the “Humanity: Kindling System,” he sees not a glorious future, but a blood-soaked calamity... Six mon 1.2kReads8.4Score101Shelves
23. 23 一 The Outcast: Master of Maoshan Dark Arts 一人之下：我为茅山邪术师！ The Blind Man Who Doesn't Carry an Umbrella不打伞的瞎子Male-Channel Fanfiction624k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into The Outcast and becomes a Maoshan outcast who has just joined Quanxing. In this turbulent era, Qin Yifan evades the righteous factions hunting him while using forbidden arts to kill Japanese invaders, becoming a master of dark arts! 2.5kReads7.3Score102Shelves
24. 24 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! 80.7kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    The first book was about corpse and ghost refining; the second was about various magical artifacts made from humans; the third was about unorthodox methods of ghost and poison refining; the fourth should also count, I guess. [Learned it]

25. 25 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?” 3.1kReads8.5Score247Shelves
26. 26 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 15.3kReads8.3Score1kShelves
27. 27 诡 The Immortal Path of the Uncanny 诡道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Uncanny cultivation, no female lead, mortal protagonist] A black sun hangs in the sky, and the Uncanny Realm invades! Mortal Zhou Yi transmigrates into this world and makes a living by writing for others. One day, starving and freezing, he is hired by the sinister Shopkeeper Dong to copy ancient texts. By chance, he activates a beast-hide Bagua diagram and uses it to refine a perfect uncanny technique, killing the sinister shopkeeper. As he cultivates, he discovers that this world has long been 12.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
28. 28 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 5.8kReads8.9Score426Shelves

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    Both of these books are masterpieces of unorthodox fiction and are worth reading.

29. 29 恶 The Calamity of Nightmares 恶梦之灾 User23336399用户23336399Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted P.S. A semi-dark infinite-world story, not a horror or supernatural tale~~ “Master, what’s that? It looks weird.” “That’s a soul lantern. Don’t be scared. It’s just something to frighten children.” Song Luo looks suspiciously at the countless twisted spirits before him. Is it really just supposed to look scary? “What about this one?! It looks like a corpse!!!” “Don’t be ridiculous! That’s human incense. It’s tender and soft, and your mistress loves it. Hm?! You ungrateful brat! What’s with that 3.1kReads7.9Score264Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book cultivates the art of ghost paper magic. In one section, driven by revenge, he sacrifices an entire city, unleashing a curse that kills all the powerful figures in the nation involved. Moreover, this evil art is passed down through a single lineage, with the patriarch fiercely protective of his lineage—it feels incredibly satisfying! Unfortunately, the story wasn't finished. I hope the author will release a sequel.

30. 30 月 Male Nurse at a Postpartum Care Center Recovers, and Rich Women Queue to Book Me 月子中心男康复，富婆排队挂我号 The Real Sugar-Sugar Lord糖糖本糖主Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban Doctor] + [System-Fueled Comeback] + [Face-Slapping Satisfaction] + [Master Healer] + [Life at Its Peak] Zhang Wei, an intern rehabilitation therapist, is shunned at every turn at a top maternal and infant health center because of gender bias. At a critical moment, he unexpectedly awakens the “Maternal and Infant Protection System” and gains all kinds of skills! A wealthy wife’s postpartum muscle and bone injuries, a top actress’s anxiety about her figure, an icy CEO’s chronic sleep diso 1.4kReads7.4Score135Shelves

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    These urban romance novels are quite good; those who like harem-style stories should check them out.

31. 31 县 County-Town Brahmin, Starting by Running Errands for People 县城婆罗门，从帮人办事开始 Hopping Shrimp蹦跶虾Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Urban + System + Social Savvy + Power Struggles and Wish Fulfillment + Multiple Heroines] After a failed startup in Shanghai, he awakened the Social Connections System. Whenever someone asked him for help, he would earn money and rewards if he got the job done. Can’t get an application approved? He can handle it. Can’t hold on to your position? He can handle it. Bad bank loans, school promotions, businesses getting established, navigating official circles: he can handle it all. 844Reads5.5Score120Shelves
32. 32 瑜 Secrets of the Yoga Studio: These Women Are More Than They Seem 瑜伽会所秘密：姐姐们身份不简单 Everybodyi艾瑞巴蒂iUrban1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Feng, an ordinary first-year college student, took a part-time job as a yoga instructor to cover his tuition. The studio he initially worked at paid poorly, but after one of his beautiful students recommended him, he landed a job at an upscale private yoga club, opening up a new opportunity with twice the pay... 49kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
33. 33 顶 Top-Tier Gynecologist: From the Start, I Discover a Socialite Is Pregnant with Her Foreign Tutor's Child 顶级妇医：开局查出名媛怀外教种 Salted Corn咸包谷Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Extreme Contrast + How to Spot a Toxic Woman + Save the Big Shot and Make a Fortune + Connections Among the Powerful Lin Feng was a surgical genius, but was maliciously assigned to obstetrics and gynecology. Although he was an associate chief physician, he was constantly suppressed. On top of that, he was a man, so his clinic was deserted and nobody wanted him to perform surgery. All he could do was suffer through night shifts year after year. That was until he awakened the Cause and Effect Reck 288.2kReads8.9Score32.7kShelves
34. 34 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 63.6kReads8.6Score5.7kShelves

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    Currently, these are the only two books I've found that are acceptable. The others are either discontinued or removed from shelves. Since you're already following Tomato, honestly, you shouldn't have such high expectations...

35. 35 长 Longevity: Beginning with the Taiyin Dao Fruit 长生：从太阴道果开始 Immortal in the Realm境中仙Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [The new book's rating has just come out. It'll go up later.] [A mortal's cultivation story, with smart characters] In the world of cultivation, he awakens memories of past wisdom, and a Dao Fruit drops from the heavens right into his arms. The Dao Fruit manifests, allowing him to move concepts and bestow rules. From the moonlight absorbed by ordinary beasts to the demon race's sacred treasure, Imperial Nectar; from the Qi Refining spell Ice Art to the Great Immortal Radiance of Illuminating Col 9.2kReads8.5Score715Shelves
36. 36 职 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 No Deification in the Primordial Era洪荒不许封神Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 62.1kReads7.9Score6.9kShelves

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    Evil arts, a term referring to unorthodox or unorthodox practices.

37. 37 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 214kReads9.0Score20.7kShelves

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    Recommend…

38. 38 僵 Jiangshi World: I'm Lin Jiu, Also Known as Uncle Jiu 僵尸世界：我是林玖，也叫九叔 Bullshit Expert扯淡专家Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Jiu thought he had transmigrated into Uncle Jiu, only to find out the truth at the very end... This is the story of an Uncle Jiu who lets loose and gets to enjoy all kinds of fine things... Lin Jiu wakes up one day to find himself in the world of zombies, as Uncle Jiu... When the Sage of All Worlds meets the wives of the Myriad Worlds, will he manage to win them over... 5.3kReads7.5Score359Shelves
39. 39 灵 Unorthodox Cultivation in Republican-Era China’s Supernatural World 灵异民国开始的旁门左道 Happy Illusion Smile喜幻微笑Mystery283k WordsOngoing Li Xiuwen transmigrated to the Republican era, only to discover that it was a version haunted by ghosts and supernatural beings. And because of his talent, he had no choice but to embark on a path of unorthodox cultivation... 119Reads5.7Score—Shelves
40. 40 志 A World of Strange Tales: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path 志怪世界，左道修行 Xuanmian Guan轩冕官Xianxia817k WordsOngoing [Monsters] [Gods and Buddhas] [Unorthodox Cultivation] [Supernatural Powers] Spiritual energy has dried up, Mount Buzhou has collapsed, and heaven and earth have fallen into chaos. This world is no longer the immortal mountain paradise of ancient times. It has become a slaughterhouse where unorthodox practices run rampant and humans, ghosts, and monsters live side by side. The path of cultivation is broken, and the sages of old have gone far away. Only a group of unwilling pioneers remain. Under 17.5kReads6.6Score1.7kShelves

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    Unorthodox practices and demons roam the world; Taoist priests slay demons and monsters; the protagonist is handsome; the story is engaging and not frustrating; the fight scenes are also entertaining.

41. 41 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 8.3kReads8.4Score687Shelves

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    They are all dark-style demonic cultivators, evil cultivators, and practitioners of unorthodox and unorthodox paths.

42. 42 逆 The Heavenly Master of Reverse Fortune 逆运天师 Four Ounces Move a Thousand Pounds千钧四两Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Reversed-Fate Celestial Master and Those Years of Helping Ghosts Harm People] [Multiple Female Leads] [Supernatural Evil Cultivation] [Controlling Paper Dolls, Consecrating Yin Compasses, Refining Copper-Coin Ghost Treasures, Making Corpse Puppets, Raising Ghosts, Practicing Yin Fiend Arts] [Cultivation Ranks: New Ghost - High-Grade Ghost - Yin Soldier (Yin Soldier Ghost Path) - Ghost King (Ghost King Evil Path) - Ghost General (Netherworld Ghost General) - Great Demon - F 2.5kReads8.1Score206Shelves

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    These are all gems from unorthodox and unorthodox schools.

43. 43 我 I Pursue the Dao of Evil in Hollywood 我在好莱坞邪修证道 White-Robed Blacksmith白衣铁匠Urban407k WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy] [Villainous protagonist] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fast-paced] [Horror movies] After transmigrating to a parallel-world Hollywood, Cao Xiang becomes a no-name Chinese actor. He discovers that horror films in this world have become reality, and terrifying ghosts and monsters are roaming the real world. At a critical moment, he awakens the Evil Cultivator System and becomes an evil cultivator. From then on, corpse refinement, ghost raising, curse magic, and venomous insec 1.4kReads8.2Score100Shelves
44. 44 港 Hong Kong TV Universe Mysteries: Uncle Nine Became My Father-in-Law 港综诡事：九叔成了我的岳父 Teacher Liu六老湿Mystery762k WordsOngoing [Satisfying power fantasy + transmigration + multiple heroines + invincible hero + Hong Kong crime dramas + smart characters] Liu Xiaoshuang transmigrates into a world where Hong Kong films have merged, becoming Uncle Jiu’s son-in-law from the start. Slay demons, roam the world, and enjoy the thrills. Find it all in the book. 2.9kReads6.5Score134Shelves

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    Whether the Taoist magic is evil or not is unknown, but the protagonist is definitely both wicked and lecherous, taking all the female leads, even female ghosts. Hong Kong variety show style. [Thinking]

45. 45 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
46. 46 港 Hong Kong and Taiwanese Fictional Worlds: First, Cultivating Dark Arts in Uncle Jiu's World 港综诸天：先在九叔世界修炼邪法 I'm Great at Making Instant Noodles我煮泡面有一手Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted The Myriad Worlds, Hong Kong cinema, Uncle Jiu, a body full of defiant bones, cultivating demonic arts, women without commitment. Just have fun. “My name is Wu Zhenxie. I'm thirty-three and live in a rented apartment in Modu. I'm unmarried and work at an internet company, where I clock out at ten every night.” “I don't smoke, and I only drink a little. I go to bed before eleven every night and make sure I get seven hours of sleep.” “Before bed, I drink a glass of warm milk, then do twenty minute 11.7kReads8.2Score673Shelves

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    "My name is Wu Zhenxie, I am thirty-three years old, I live in a rented apartment in Shanghai, I am unmarried, I work at an internet company, and I work overtime until 11 pm every day." "I don't smoke, I only drink a little, I go to bed before midnight every day, and I make sure I get seven hours of sleep."

47. 47 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. 16.4kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    A seasoned bookworm wholeheartedly recommends: The White Bone Proves the Dao. The Left Dao True Man is reborn, refining evil and devouring qi. He uses ten thousand bones to forge weapons and establish his Dao lineage. In this life, he will no longer live a life of compromise and will make all the Yang Gods in the world bow down to his command!

48. 48 真 Zhenwu Subdues Demons: Sixty Years of Peace 真武荡魔：甲子太平 Liu Xuanling刘玄灵Mystery295k WordsOngoing [Invincible Protagonist] [Pure Supernatural] [No Female Lead] I was the True Warrior Emperor in heaven, but could not bear humanity's suffering. Moved by compassion, I descended to the mortal world, to vanquish evil, deliver ghosts, and bring peace to all. The Five Arts of geomancy, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination can determine the fate of the world. Geomancy suppresses demons and evil; medicine saves people. Destiny can be changed, and physiognomy reveals the powerful and the nob 1.7kReads—Score107Shelves

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    The duel was incredibly exciting.

49. 49 身 Born Without a Spirit Root, I Have No Choice but to Cultivate Demonic Arts 身为无灵根只好修魔了 Watching the Moon, Plucking Stars观月摘星Eastern Fantasy689k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + infinite flow + no CP + System + card draws] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Ruan Xingyun failed at the very first step to becoming an immortal. “No spiritual root,” a disciple of the immortal sect said, looking at the completely unresponsive spirit-testing stone. “Can you test me again?” You've got to be kidding. How could a transmigrator not have a spiritual root?! “You're too fixated on this. Be careful you don't lose control and go mad.” Looking at the golden fi 2.8kReads8.5Score237Shelves

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    The person seems pretty good, and the criteria are quite met; I'd like to take a look.

50. 50 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.1kReads6.5Score472Shelves

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    The combination of Taoist secret techniques and folk customs creates a strong sense of immersion, encompassing all walks of life.

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