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. 151 黑 Dark Strange Tales: I'm a Demon NPC, So What If I'm a Little Ruthless? 黑聊斋：我是妖人NPC狠点咋了 Before and After前后Eastern Fantasy549k WordsOngoing Black Strange Tales is a dark, eerie, and terrifying cultivation game. It features martial arts masters like Left Thousand Households, as well as monsters and demons like the Black Mountain Old Demon and Nie Xiaoqian. Ji Chang transmigrates into a demon-ravaged, perilous game world and becomes a scholar in the Great Yu Dynasty. He's also the only Strange-Tale Investigator. Every time he verifies a bizarre tale or records an unusual incident, he gains a supernatural ability or spell. With the pow 4.9kReads8.9Score312Shelves

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   Raising ghosts, refining corpses, practicing Gu cultivation, raising demons

2. 152 血 Blood Ancestor's Path 血祖道 Maple Waiting for Dawn等待黎明的枫Eastern Fantasy544k WordsOngoing [A traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person. No transmigration from Earth, no System, no golden finger, and no heaven-defying treasures!!!] The struggle between outsiders and the clan: if you are not a direct descendant of the clan, you cannot establish a foundation. The struggle between lower and upper sects: if you are not a Golden Core cultivator of the sect, you cannot form a Nascent Soul. The struggle between humans and demons: if you are not a living being of the same race 461Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In a world devoid of spirits, a bloodthirsty, evil cultivator reigns supreme. A bloodthirsty madman, ruthless and decisive in killing. No cheat codes, no system, no golden finger. A traditional mortal cultivation journey.

3. 153 都 Urban Corpse Whisperer: Starting with Nanyang Black Magic 都市尸语者：从南洋降头开始 Ding Hong Hermit鼎红散人Mystery786k WordsCompleted At midnight, a corpse suddenly sat up in the morgue. I pulled out my family's heirloom copper-coin sword. “It's not a corpse turning into a zombie,” I said, staring at the golden thread beneath the corpse's fingernails. “It's a Golden Silkworm Gu.” The jade bangle the family had brought shattered without warning, and a swarm of wriggling Gu worms poured out. “Don't touch it! The jade has broken, and the Gu is loose. It's looking for a new Host!” The orderly ignored my warning and reached out. Wo 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A chilling cold is the eternal theme of the morgue. That chill is different from the biting north wind of winter. It's slow and deliberate, carrying the pungent, sweet smell of formaldehyde, silently creeping in from all directions, like a shroud, slowly tightening around your bones. The pale overhead lights flicker weakly, their light falling on the cold surface of the stainless steel morgue cabinets, reflecting dizzying spots of light. The air is stagnant, like lead, each breath carrying icy shards, heavy and oppressive…

4. 154 天 The Heavenly Wolf Feng Shui Master 天狼风水师 Gluttonous Monk饕餮和尚Urban314k WordsCompleted “The Heavenly Wolf reborn, feng shui as the blade, medicine as the heart; through the mortal world's purgatory, beauty at his side, he breaks the deadlock and changes fate!” He is a lone star born under the Heavenly Wolf, and humanity’s savior. The night Li Xingfan was born, the Heavenly Wolf star fell into the mortal world. The three elders of Zhongnan declared: “If this child does not learn the secret arts, he will not live past twelve.” At seven, he heads up Zhongnan Mountain. There, he learn 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is definitely right.

5. 155 破 Breaking the Deadlock: Inheriting the Feng Shui Arts of a Scruffy Old Man 破局：继承邋遢老头的风水术 Folk Sorcerer民间小术士Urban561k WordsOngoing On the first day of school, a disheveled old Taoist blocked my way. With a single remark, he revealed the secret of the bronze cauldron my mother had left behind, then warned me to stay away from my roommate, whose birth chart was purely yin. The moment I turned around, I discovered a life-draining thread of yin energy wrapped around my roommate. And the university we attended was nothing less than a geomantic death trap laid two hundred years ago! Born with a purely yang birth chart, I wield a 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   * *Merufa*: A unique and niche setting with a touch of mystery and taboo, suitable for readers who enjoy novel worldviews. * *Breaking the Mold: Inheriting the Feng Shui Skills of a Slovenly Old Man*: A standard "feel-good" novel, featuring a protagonist who pretends to be weak while actually being strong, fast-paced, and with a strong sense of triumph. * *My Grandfather is a Feng Shui Master*: More heartwarming and down-to-earth, emphasizing intergenerational inheritance, with a strong emotional impact and a more engaging reading experience.

6. 156 梅 Merufa 梅鲁法 Folk Sorcerer民间小术士Mystery135k WordsCompleted In Fenghuang, western Hunan, Chen Lu, a master who practices both Maoshan and Meishan arts, finds a copper coin engraved with the character “Lu” in a fresh grave. The dead person’s soul has been taken, and the coin is an invitation left for him. That same night, a woman named Mei Ruosheng arrives through the rain. Her arms are covered in living patterns, and she carries a lost handwritten text, The Lu-Mei Art. Chen Lu has the same markings on his arm. They are something he sealed away ten years 7Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 我 My Grandpa Is a Feng Shui Master 我的爷爷是个风水师 Folk Sorcerer民间小术士Mystery323k WordsCompleted Lin Mo went from rejecting feng shui and questioning superstition to following his grandfather through the rural villages of Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Jiangxi. Together, they dealt with cursed burial sites, malicious feng shui formations in homes, sinister ghost marriages, ancestral grave feng shui, evil spirits in mountain villages, dragon veins beneath ancient tombs, and feng shui fraudsters who used their tricks to fight others. Little by little, Lin Mo uncovered the secrets of hi 4Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 天 The Name of Heaven's Wrath: Divine Thunder from the Nine Heavens Scours the Mortal World 天罚之名：九霄神雷劫红尘 When the Waters Flow and Flowers Fall流水落花时节Mystery224k WordsOngoing Falling flowers and flowing water seem heartless; green mountains and evening snow each go their separate ways! The young Daoist from Shenxiao and his childhood friend, his junior uncle, journey through the mortal world together, enjoying life! The extraordinary may be closer than you think. The so-called gods, ghosts, and spirits may all be illusions! Those who cultivate the Dao cultivate the heart. Entering the world is a way to sever one's karmic ties! 259Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It matches the title above. The content is not boring; it includes daily life, various characters make their appearances, and the excitement is always just around the corner. A battle is guaranteed within five chapters.

9. 159 仲 The Wail of a Midsummer Night 仲夏夜的哀号 Longbo Across the Nine Lands龙伯跨九洲Mystery203k WordsOngoing Awoooo... Awoooo... Two plaintive, drawn-out cries pierced the noisy chorus of insects on a midsummer night in 1993, drifting intermittently from the mountains to the north. Their sorrow cut through flesh and struck the soul, like the cries of the eighty-year-old deaf-mute widow who had been shunned in the village, lamenting her tragic life and her children’s cruelty beneath the bright moon... 1Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   It's great, really great! I hope everyone will give it their support so the author can continue to work hard and present even better storylines. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

10. 160 从 Traveling Across the Myriad Worlds, Starting with Soul Ferry 从灵魂摆渡开始穿梭诸天万界 Become a God Through the Left Path左道成神Mystery375k WordsCompleted [Soul Ferry + supernatural horror + travel across the heavens + supernatural films + System + divine beasts + ghosts + TV dramas + crossover] Starting at the boundary between yin and yang in Soul Ferry, he unlocks the ability to travel between worlds, and steps into the worlds of one classic supernatural horror film after another. From vengeful spirits hunting people in a gloomy haunted house to secret tales of the underworld in an abandoned village temple, he navigates the realm between ghosts 283Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wishing us well, now and in the future ⚗︎·̫⚗︎

11. 161 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 4.3kReads8.5Score332Shelves

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    The first novel about feng shui and changing one's destiny

12. 162 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 112Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 天 The Celestial Master Police Chief 天师警长 Bamboo Shadows in Pairs竹影成双Mystery369k WordsCompleted (Daoist priest + urban suspense + unconventional + no invincibility + no dumb decisions + not a wish-fulfillment story) Ever since Celestial Master Zhang Daoling ascended to heaven in broad daylight, the Zhang family of Mount Longhu has passed down its lineage for 2,000 years, with cultivating the heart amid the mortal world as its main path of practice. A top law student and collateral descendant of the Zhang family of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, Zhang Shouyi memorized scriptures at three 408Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    [Celestial Master][Talismans][Cute Pets][Suspense] Zhang Shouyi, a collateral descendant of the Celestial Masters, memorized scriptures at age 3 and drew talismans at age 5. After graduating from university, he joined a township police station, growing through a series of suspenseful cases. He was later awarded a position at Longhu Mountain, where he uncovered a shocking conspiracy.

16. 166 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 200Reads8.3Score—Shelves
17. 167 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves
18. 168 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.7kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Folklore has never had a rival, okay?

19. 169 惊 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚！第八个 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 40Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 他 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏：开局劝鬼花魁从良！ Sweet Sweet Sweet Stories甜甜甜故事Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game + comedic mild horror + infinite-flow + livestream + no heroine + the protagonist doesn’t act human + everyone is clever + everyone lies + original game scenarios] [The only novel online to tell the story of what happened before the horror game invaded!] [Horror scenario “Ghost Brothel” fully loaded. Players, please get ready!] Lin Xun, a hack screenwriter, is transported into a horror game. Unblockable horror livestreams spread across the internet, turning this into a terrifying sp 5.7kReads9.3Score625Shelves
22. 172 民 The Lord of Demons in Republican-Era China 民国之诡妖之主 Peach Smiles, Asking the Spring Breeze桃笑问春风Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted During the Republican era, a demon-suppressing museum holds the secrets of the Three Realms. The protagonist, Shen Yanqiu, guards it with his extraordinary bloodline. As he gradually masters the power of ten thousand demons, he eventually becomes their lord and, in the name of demons, protects all the people of the world. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural novels from the Republican era used evil magic to protect the common people.

23. 173 什 What Evil Spirit? That's Clearly My Equipment Loadout! 什么邪祟？分明是我的装备栏！ I Reflect on Myself Three Times a Day吾曰三省吾身Urban359k WordsCompleted [Equipment Slots] + [Mystic Arts] + [Equipped with Evil Spirits] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Level-Up Progression] This is a world overrun with evil spirits, and I can equip them! Jiang Ning transmigrated to this world, where evil spirits ran rampant and ordinary people could be devoured at any moment. Only by awakening spiritual awareness and becoming a practitioner of the mystic arts could one stand against them. But Jiang Ning could not awaken spiritual awareness. Just when he thought he wou 1.4kReads5.1Score122Shelves

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    It's pretty good, quite nice.

24. 174 黑 Dark Cultivation: I Achieve Immortality Through the Demonic Path 黑暗修真：我靠魔道长生不死 Weaving the Mystery编玄Eastern Fantasy357k WordsOngoing [Dark Cultivation] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Late-Blooming Comeback at a Hundred] [Smart Protagonist] [No System] Fang Ning transmigrates. No System, no golden finger, no old master to guide him. He becomes a hundred-year-old, useless seventh-layer Qi Refiner with only twenty years left to live. Just as he despairs, he finds a cultivation manual on the corpse of an evil cultivator... Other people transmigrate as geniuses. Why am I starting off in such a hopeless situation? Not enough years left t 94Reads5.3Score129Shelves
25. 175 全 A Nationwide Funeral Parlor: Raising Zombies? I Know This Business! 全民义庄：养僵尸？这业务我熟！ A Pot of Wine in the Mortal World红尘丶一壶酒Mystery274k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Apocalypse] + [Zombie-Filled Funeral Homes] + [Folk Customs] Lin Que has struck it big: his golden finger has arrived, a corpse-raising System! But damn it, this is a society governed by law, and this is the age of science! System, are you out of your mind? Until... Everyone transmigrates to the World of Ten Thousand Tombs, where each person starts with a drafty funeral home. Other people's funeral homes: crumbling walls → leaking roofs → haunted → ruined home and dead owner. His fun 799Reads5.4Score105Shelves
26. 176 家 Family Cultivation: I Can Level Up by Eating Poison 家族修仙之我能吃毒升级 Liu Zheyu刘哲雨Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing (The rating has just been posted and will rise later.) Lin Daoxuan transmigrates into a small cultivation family with a mid-grade Wood spiritual root, nothing remarkable. But he has a secret: he can devour pill toxins and turn deadly poisons into cultivation. The Lin family is poor, with few spirit fields and only one Foundation Establishment cultivator. The Lin family is also warm and close-knit, with no scheming among its members. This is the story of a family struggling to survive in the cult 75.7kReads7.6Score9.2kShelves
27. 177 道 Daoist, What Kind of Immortal Are You Trying to Become? 道爷，你修的哪门子仙？ Chocolate Chips Ahoy巧克力趣多多Urban715k WordsCompleted [The new book, “I Awakened a God-Tier Talent from the Start, But I'm a Calamity,” is ready to binge] [Tales of ghosts and gods] [No female lead] [Otherworldly cultivation arts] [Decisive and ruthless] [Doesn't buckle under pressure] I'm Zhao Huai'an, a young Daoist. I've transmigrated for eighteen years, made countless powerful connections, and mastered all sorts of underhanded techniques. You ask how shady I am? What kind of Daoist gouges out his own eyeballs in a fight? What kind of decent per 1.2kReads8.0Score140Shelves
28. 178 长 The Sin of Immortality: The Corruption of Heaven's Will 长生孽：天道污染 Wen Qige温七鸽Eastern Fantasy945k WordsCompleted Three thousand years ago, the Heavenly Dao died. Its corpse became strange spiritual energy that nourished all things in the world. From then on, cultivating immortality was no longer a journey to transcend the mortal world and ascend to immortality. It became a path of mutation leading to madness. Foundation Establishment cultivators grew compound eyes, Golden Core experts turned into mounds of flesh, and Nascent Soul ancestors became the indescribable servants of ancient gods. Yet people grew 426Reads6.6Score143Shelves
29. 179 污EN I’ll Own Every Accusation, But Don’t Cry When I Wipe Out Your Whole Clan! 污蔑我全认，灭你全族可别哭！ Tipsy Chick微醺的鸡仔Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy premise + System + villain + no saintly behavior + ruthless and decisive] Qin Luo transmigrates to another world and becomes the Holy Son of the Taixu Sacred Land, standing trial. His unrequited love, his fiancée, and the protagonist accuse him of being a spy for the Heavenly Demon Sect. Every disciple of the Sacred Land denounces him. “Qin Luo murdered his fellow disciples to cultivate demonic arts, the legendary Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art!” “Qin Luo isn't an orphan. He must have joi 89.2kReads8.4Score10.2kShelves
30. 180 网 Online Game: Confessing to a Noble Lady from the Start 网游：开局表白贵族千金 A Tom一只汤姆丶Sports3.6M WordsCompleted [Fake Villain + Lighthearted + Invincible + Online Game = Maximum Thrills!] After playing a game all night, he suddenly died and transmigrated into the game as a notorious villain. He confesses to the noble duke’s daughter right from the start, only for the duke to decide he wants him dead? He had thought he’d only made one enemy, but when Victor came to his senses, he realized something. Everyone around him wanted him dead. The aloof Valkyrie boss was dead set on taking his head, while the all- 65.1kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves
31. 181 魔 Demonic Path: My Ten-Thousand-Soul Banner Can Cultivate Automatically 魔道：我的万魂幡能自动修炼 derderdeEastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Yin Corpse Sect as a corpse-collecting servant with the lowest-grade aptitude, Li Ye seemed destined to be cannon fodder. But as he examined the damaged Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hands, he uncovered a shocking secret: Every soul sucked into the banner retained its instincts from life and was forced to cultivate for him day and night! What's more, the spiritual energy they cultivated was refined by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, with no side effects, and coul 71Reads6.1Score105Shelves
32. 182 半 I Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with the Mirror at Midnight, and I Won't Sleep Until I Win 半夜和镜子猜拳，我赢一把就睡 Mr. Krabs Loves to Eat蟹老板爱吃饭Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The entire Xie family had a rather spooky air about them. His great-great-grandfather was a mountain wanderer, and his great-great-grandmother sewed up corpses. His great-grandfather was a Maoshan Taoist, and his great-grandmother was a spirit medium from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper offerings, his grandmother prepared bodies for burial, his father drove corpses, and his mother raised poison insects. Some of his ancestors even liked to dig themselves out of their graves… As a result, X 6.2kReads9.0Score559Shelves
33. 183 邪 Evil Turns to Righteousness: Refining the Demon Sect, Becoming a Saint Through Merit! 邪得发正：炼化魔门，功德成圣！ Returning Heart归心Eastern Fantasy985k WordsCompleted Li Que transmigrates into the role of an enforcer in a Demonic Sect, only to be betrayed by his rebellious disciple from the start and nearly refined into a pill. At the brink of death, the [Mentor Rebate System] activates: whenever his disciples make progress in cultivation, Li Que receives a hundredfold return! From then on, Li Que makes teaching and imparting knowledge his mission. He welcomes students from every background and takes on disciples in droves, completely transforming the Demonic 483Reads8.3Score107Shelves
34. 184 少 The Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 Zhao Gongming赵公明Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted When I was ten, my grandfather built a coffin for himself with his own hands... From that moment on, the heavens shattered and all realms fell into chaos. [The 2021 feng shui and fantasy masterpiece!] 631Reads8.1Score136Shelves

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    This book is awesome!

35. 185 尸 The Corpse Coffin's Ghostly Fragrance 尸棺鬼香 A Jiao阿椒Mystery104k WordsOngoing [The corpse sits in the coffin, the ghost eats incense] [Fate from a past life, continued in this one] A Maoshan Taoist’s path to raising ghosts... After his grandmother dies unexpectedly, Shen Lin happens upon the notes his grandfather left behind. From then on, he begins a ghost-hunting life in which he narrowly escapes death time and time again... 132Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 镇 Exorcism Records: The Supreme Judge of Yin and Yang 镇鬼实录：阴阳第一执宰人 Three-Year Fish三年鱼Mystery181k WordsOngoing [Traditional supernatural horror + ghost hunting + no romance] The city is full of tricks. I want to go back to the countryside. After losing his job, Jiang Bai returns to his rural hometown, only to find that a wicked spirit has begun tearing out people’s hearts. More and more villagers are being killed, and the whole village is helpless. Ignoring his late grandfather’s prohibition, he inherits his grandfather’s legacy and enters the world of the mystic arts. In a once-quiet town, accidents kee 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Exciting, supernatural, magical, fast-paced, highly recommended.

37. 187 魔 The Book of Mara 魔罗书 The Wandering Minstrel, General Saddle游吟马鞍将Eastern Fantasy387k WordsCompleted An Eastern fantasy novel of mystery and magic: In an era of chaos, the millennia-old undying demons once sealed away, the Dark Demon, Soul-Eater Demon, Plague Demon, Earth Mother, and others, reappear in the mortal world, coveting the Grandmasters’ sacred tome of wisdom, the Book of Mara, and plotting a dark conspiracy that could destroy heaven and earth... As the powerful Grandmasters travel far and wide to seal away demonic threats, they struggle to uncover the key hidden within the Book of Ma 85Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Book of Moroes, also known as the Book of Sorcerers, is an ancient Eastern text about sorcerers and moros.

38. 188 阴 The Yinshan School: From Ghost-Hunting Jobs to Founding a Daoist Sect 阴山法脉：从接单捉鬼到称宗道祖 Become a God Through the Left Path左道成神Urban264k WordsCompleted (Thriller) + (Supernatural) + (Mystery) + (Horror) + (Ghost Hunting) + (Exorcism) + (Feng Shui) + (Showing Off in Public) The sole heir of the Yinshan Sect's 37th generation! He inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. Armed with half a ghost seal and three pages of a fragmentary manual, his cultivation is mediocre at best, yet he relies on the Yinshan Sect's secret arts to hunt ghosts and exorcise evil! Is orthodox Taoism hostile to him? Are Southeast Asian sorcerers causing trouble? Do vengeful s 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unorthodox novels.

39. 189 武 Mad for the Martial Way: Eat People to Get Stronger, That’s Too Xuanhuan 武道疯魔：吃人就变强，太玄幻了 Become a God Through the Left Path左道成神Eastern Fantasy238k WordsCompleted (Fantasy) + (Martial Arts Training) + (Wild Imagination) + (Cthulhu) + (Cannibalism) + (Martial Dao) + (Decisive and Ruthless) Martial arts are inferior to cultivation? Body tempering and opening meridians are impossibly difficult? Thanks for asking. I just finished eating an Old God. Now bring me a cultivator for dessert. A secret realm is crawling with tentacled horrors? Take one bite in a desperate moment and refine it directly into the source of martial power! Devour the bizarre and level up 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 港 Hong Kong Crossover: I Started Cultivating from the Start, and Every Female Ghost Wants to Marry Me 港综：开局修仙，女鬼都想嫁给我 Become a God Through the Left Path左道成神Mystery286k WordsCompleted Sadako crawls out of The Ring and hands him a love letter. “Sir, I would be honored to cook for you.” A red-clad female ghost from a funeral home clings to him, her eyes sparkling. “Master, why not take me on as your little sidekick?” Even the wrongfully killed heiress of a wealthy family and a fox spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years come knocking, all hoping to marry him! Faced with a parade of stunning female ghosts desperately pursuing him, Lin Chen rubs his forehead helplessly. “ 186Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 红 The Black Coffin of the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼黑棺 Lu Junjie芦俊杰Urban517k WordsCompleted (Undead monsters, female demons, Western devils, the Qing dynasty, Hong Kong, supernatural horror) Black Coffin in the Red Chamber is a novel filled with suspense, horror, and fantasy. The story begins in 1990, when Dong Bopeng, a young man from Northeast China, heads south to Hong Kong to seek help from his maternal uncle, only to become entangled in the strange events at Hongsheng Village. Xie Si, a heretical sorcerer, uses a black coffin and undead monsters to wreak havoc. After a series of 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The content is incredibly captivating; it's an absolutely fantastic book. The protagonist, from a small town in Northeast China, arrives in Hong Kong and is forced into a battle between righteous and evil sorcerers, spending thirty years in turmoil. From black coffins and demonic corpses to Western demon gods and powerful female demons, the story revisits the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, extending to the ending thirty years later.

42. 192 我 I Know a Few Ghost Tricks 我会点鬼术 Five Cups of Goji Berry Tea to Calm My Nerves五杯枸杞压压惊Mystery122k WordsCompleted A hundred years a ghost, ten years a good man. My name is Bai Yaoyao. In this world overrun by vengeful ghosts and monsters, all I want is to tend my little paper funerary shop and live in peace. But my meager ghostcraft seems to keep getting me into enormous trouble. With no other choice, if I want to survive, I’ll have to hone this little bit of ghostcraft to perfection! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 左 Righteous Energy from the Unorthodox Path 左道正能量 His Majesty the Sleeper Has Arrived觉皇大人参上Eastern Fantasy211k WordsOngoing I gaze up at the world from hell, and glimpse the path of slaughter that swallows all living things! I do not seek enlightenment through contemplation of white bones. I strip away flesh and blood to ascend to the heavens! Ascend to the heavens, prove the Dao through white bones, and roam free! Alas, the immortal path is distant. Smash open its gates and claim the golden robe! 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be misled by the title; it's a good book that takes time to warm up.

44. 194 铃 The Bell Shakes the Mountains and Rivers 铃动山河 Master of the Study of Antiquity稽古斋主Mystery475k WordsCompleted Hardcore worldbuilding: the Maoshan Taoist ghost-hunting tradition, the secret Shaolin art of guiding ghosts to the afterlife, Seven Star fate-reading, the Wu people’s shamanic medicine, and their logical integration with modern technology. Urban setting, supernatural mysteries, ghost hunting, schemes, corpse retrievers, corpse-carrying teams, corpse drivers, zombies, curses, and Southeast Asian horror stories. *Modern military life × ancient metaphysics*: Secret lineages and supernatural crises 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shamanic practices by Maoshan Taoist priests include hardcore exorcism, ghost raising, dealing with zombies, female ghosts, ghostly soldiers, the Five Witches' Army, black magic, corpse retrievers, corpse-carrying teams, corpse-driving craftsmen, hauntings, curses, and Southeast Asian sorcery.

45. 195 纸 Paper Effigies to Cross the Yin and Yang: Strange Tales of a Folk Taoist 纸扎渡阴阳：民间道士异闻录 Novella Writer 99 New短篇作手99新Mystery197k WordsCompleted In the modern city, spiritual energy is scarce, and the Daoist sects are in decline. Evil spirits hide among ordinary people, and yin and yang are out of balance. Most mortals go their entire lives without ever seeing the truth lurking in the darkness. My name is Zhao Hao, an heir to the Lushan School of Zhengyi Daoism and the young master of Shanhetang, our family’s traditional paper effigy shop. When I was nineteen, a grave relocation job ended with me watching my father and two uncles die hor 246Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look here, exorcising evil spirits and catching demons.

46. 196 末 The Hidden Dragon of the Apocalypse 末世隐龙 Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry with Soy Sauce番茄炒蛋加酱油Urban431k WordsOngoing [Urban Spiritual Qi Revival + Apocalypse Survival + Supernatural Cultivators + Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes] The apocalypse is coming, and strange phenomena abound. Mo Yang, whose soul had crossed over from another world and been reborn, cultivates arcane arts in the city, explores ruins, and searches for the secrets behind the apocalypse’s chaos. Watch him rise from humble beginnings, undaunted by danger, and scale the towering Kunlun Mountains to unravel mysteries preserved in the faintest tr 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban fiction, where magical duels begin.

47. 197 人 I'm in Malaysia, and I'm Going to Slay Ghosts and Demons 人在大马，我要斩鬼除魔 Tiger Who Eats Apples吃苹果的老虎Mystery414k WordsOngoing Moonlight flows like water, while daylight cuts like a blade. On the path to immortality, I slay the heavens' chosen ones. Clad in black, I grip the Tiger Soul blade, scale the heights of Cangwu, and stride across emerald waves. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of the underworld open. When migrant workers venture abroad, they discover how dangerous the outside world can be. They encounter ghosts at ten thousand meters in the air, while the hot lands of Southeast Asia conceal 534Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With the God of Wealth in charge, ghosts and monsters must step aside.

48. 198 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- 952Reads—Score169Shelves

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    A treasure trove of a novel recommendation! A Taoist priest and a magician, two souls sharing one body! The fusion of Taoist arts and magic goes wild in the magical world!

49. 199 她 She Became an Online Sensation Through Fortune-Telling 她靠算命爆红全网 Mo Zhongli墨仲鲤Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + ghost hunting + talisman drawing + face-slapping comeback + feng shui] Reborn on the night of her ghost wedding, Qin Youyou awakens on the spirit bed and discovers that she bears a special fate, drawing the covetous attention of evil Taoists and the hauntings of vengeful ghosts. To protect herself, she clears haunted houses, hunts ghosts, takes in monsters and ghosts as companions, and fights evil gods, gradually regaining her cultivation. At last, the man who has always protect 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel, which combines Taoist priests, sorcery, and ghost-catching, is highly recommended.

50. 200 这EN This Uchiha Fights Dirty 这个宇智波不讲武德 Carefree Young Master无忧小郎君Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [The speech at the little tavern comes after Chapter 62. If you like it, you can start reading there.] Inside a little tavern, a voice rang out: “Ninjas aren’t tools, let alone expendable. Peace isn’t something we can beg for. We have to create it ourselves!” “The daimyo and nobles sit high above us, living in luxury and treating commoners like grass beneath their feet. They use ninjas as tools to command at will. Commoners live in misery, while ninjas risk their lives on mission after mission j 13.9kReads8.0Score961Shelves

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