Looking for Traditional Chinese Supernatural Fiction 求传统灵异文

1. 1 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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   There are many mythological stories about this, such as Hou Yi and Chang'e, like those in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the story of Donghuang.

2. 2 我 I’m a Yin-Yang Fate Judge in Qingshi Town 我在青石镇当阴阳裁命人 Mu Xuan木璇Mystery50k WordsCompleted Metaphysics + yin-yang eyes + the Five Arts of Chinese Tradition + a terrible start from the start There’s an inconspicuous incense and candle shop in Qingshi Town, run by Lin Qiu, a young woman who can see beyond the divide between the living and the dead. She inherited the Lin family’s ancestral Five Arts of “mountain, medicine, fate, physiognomy, and divination.” Her yin-yang eyes can distinguish the golden glow of merit from the bloody aura of ill fortune, and she specializes in resolving st —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a newly opened site, dedicated to the Five Arts of Metaphysics.

3. 3 诡 Eerie: If It’s Too Hard from the Start, Don’t Bother 诡异：开局难办，那就别办 Little Bai Little Feng小白小风Mystery510k WordsCompleted [Overpowered Hero] + [Hilarious] + [Plot-Driven] + [No Female Lead] Yan Feng enters a horror game and awakens a [Ghost-Taming System]. As long as he triggers emotional reactions in the supernatural, he can grow stronger. And so, a master troll who specializes in messing with ghosts is born! “If you don't have ten years of experience in a mental hospital, you can't listen to Second-Hand Rose!” At the haunted school’s anniversary celebration, Yan Feng sings “Xian'er” and drives the entire student 107Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   These two books are quite different. One is a supernatural novel where the protagonist overcomes obstacles one by one, witnessing an insignificant person rise to power step by step – it's incredibly satisfying. The other is a traditional supernatural novel where the protagonist starts as a ghost messenger and broadcasts live from the underworld.

4. 4 阴 Underworld Livestream: You Banned My Account? I'll Beat Up Your Dad 阴间直播间：封我账号？我揍你爹 Zhang Dade张大德Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Qingyuan, a livestreamer who explores haunted villages, dies right from the start. But when he enters the underworld, he discovers that his phone came with him and that he can livestream from beyond the grave... So first, he'll livestream himself beating up the father of the owner of Kuaidou, the platform's CEO. The guy kept calling him a feudal superstitious fool and banning his livestream room... The underworld, the ghost city of Fengdu, the Eighteen Levels of Hell, the Bridge of Helples 7.1kReads8.4Score56114d adds
5. 5 我 I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差 Mr. Youyong幼庸先生Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha 21.1kReads8.7Score2k14d adds

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   This one is quite traditional.

6. 6 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 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds

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   [Infinite Flow Thriller Recommendation | "The Haunted House": A Deadly Game in a Blood-Red Vortex, A Single Woman's Desperate Counterattack] A driverless, rusty red bus crushes the moonlight, carrying nine "sinners" with blood curses wrapped around their wrists towards the abyss. Ning Qiushui clutches her ticket and steps into the Haunted House, only to see twelve blood-red doors open like fangs—behind each door lies an alternate dimension inhabited by vengeful ghosts, a painting of immortals peeling human skin alive, a gluttonous feast of boiling wronged souls alive… The reward for surviving a near-death experience is actually the next death ticket! When she crawls out of the "Ghost Wedding Dress" instance, her wedding robe stained with blood, she discovers that her fellow passengers are committing bizarre suicides one after another. The faceless administrator in the crimson elevator whispers at midnight: "Behind the seventh door... Lies your sin." And the mysterious young man who always saves her at the brink of death bears the same blood-red number on his palm as the jade pendant around her neck… When Ning Qiushui tears open the final blood-red door, the eerie dome collapses—the myriad vengeful spirits are actually the "keys" sacrificed a century ago, and the curses on their wrists are actually divine pardons for the blasphemers! The rusty iron door at the bottom of the elevator slowly opens, and under the blood-red moonlight, the administrator removes his mask and chuckles: "Congratulations, the 13th Judge." ◆Single Female Intellectual Battle × High-Energy Twist◆ ◆In the blood-red mystery teeming with vengeful ghosts, the most terrifying curse is the human heart◆

7. 7 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 839Reads—Score10914d adds

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   "Horror Folklore [The Imposter Master Shakes the Hundred Demons]" is a novel combining elements of infinite flow, horror folklore, light comedy, survival, episodic storytelling, a single female lead, and a high density of exciting moments! It's not choppy! Worth reading! The stories are highly independent! It's almost as good as the completed series!!!

8. 8 养 Nurture an Yin Bone, Marry a Snake Immortal 养阴骨，嫁蛇仙 Song of Resentment歌怨Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Feng shui, fortune-telling, ghost marriage, adventure, tomb raiding, devoted to each other] I slept inside a clay statue of the Bodhisattva from childhood, growing up on the incense offerings. But the Bodhisattva at home began to look more and more like me. Grandfather said I had to cultivate into a living Bodhisattva, transform into a prostitute, and save all living beings before I could wash away my sins. Then one night, a strange man arrived with a pair of spirits, one dressed in red and one 4.3kReads9.3Score68914d adds

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   PS: Enter at your own risk if you're easily frightened; be careful not to be "exorcised" by the Buddha's bone! What you think exorcism involves: peach wood swords, talismans, black dog blood... True exorcism: a single bone, belonging to a high-ranking monk! #BuddhaBoneSuppressesWhiteGhosts# Witness a different kind of exorcism! He, with a single Buddha bone, suppresses a hundred ghosts roaming the night! She, with a pair of yin-yang eyes, sees all the demons and monsters of the world! When the Buddha's bone meets the white ghost, is it exorcism? Suppression? Or...? #Thriller# #Suspense# #Supernatural# Come and find out!

9. 9 留 Fortune-Telling Abroad, Leaving Foreigners in Tears 留学算命，吓哭外国人 I'm Very Demure我很文静Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [A satisfying supernatural fantasy + a cool, tragic, beautiful, and formidable female lead + fortune-telling for foreigners + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + no romance at first, with a Chinese male lead] Chen Anran goes abroad to study, only to be suddenly told that she is to inherit a Western family. She also gains a blond fiancé and three brothers with completely different personalities. The rebellious fiancé: I won't be conquered by a Chinese international student. The cold military of 5.4kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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   This one's alright, and with its high score, it's worth a look. It's a "face-slapping" story.

10. 10 阴 The Yin-Yang Wicked Son-in-Law 阴阳恶婿 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery934k WordsCompleted At the end of the Ming dynasty, four families discover a terrifying dragon's lair, a feng shui site said to lead to heaven. They divide it into four parts, named Power, Wisdom, Wealth, and Beauty. Those buried within it can ensure their descendants enjoy power, wisdom, wealth, and beauty forever. But the lair defies the natural order. Even its good fortune carries danger, and it invites Heaven's punishment. To preserve their destiny, the families must find a scapegoat to take the blow in their p 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    🔥 "Feng Shui Enters the Game, a Fateful Son-in-Law"🔥 I was so shocked I woke up in the middle of the night! A modern-day ghost marriage + four women marrying at the same time + a mystical killing scheme, the elements are so numerous they'll make your scalp tingle👇 💀A funeral home worker is suddenly vying to become the son-in-law of four powerful families? Long, Quan, Ma, Cai, Lin, Yan, Fu, and Zhi, four daughters marry at the same time in the middle of the night! The bridal sedan chair is made of paper, the bride's veil is covered in corpse spots, and the nuptial wine will steal one's life?! 😱"Husband, it's time for the wedding night!" The four brides reach out at the same time, blood seeps from the Bagua diagram on the back of their necks, digital watches are reversed, the sedan chair bearers are wearing funeral clothes... It's terrifying to think about! When the employee ID card is ironed through the suit, I realize that the funeral home worker is the real Feng Shui master! 💥Twist and critical hit: What you thought was a gigolo arrangement is actually a century-old sacrificial formation! Heavenly pardon enters fate × funeral home's evil-suppressing order, the worker fights back against the mystical conspiracy of the wealthy families! I recommend bookmarking this and waiting for the latest update! My hand is still shaking as I light this cigarette… #ExplosiveOpeningOfNovel #MysticalTwistAndTwist↓ Click [Follow Update] to unlock the funeral director's incredible life-changing antics; the four major families are about to burst from their coffins! 👻

11. 11 空 The Empty Grave 空坟 Red Phantom红幽灵Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Don't mess with the mirror in the house! After my favorite mirror disappeared, I began to fear the light. The doctor said I was allergic to sunlight, and I thought I was just sick. Until one day... I saw... my own grave! 1.1kReads9.0Score10714d adds

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    🔥 *The Empty Grave*—A Ghost Marriage Contract × Yin-Yang Eyes! Hong Youling's masterpiece tears open the forbidden zone of humanity! 🔥 [Abyss-Level Warning] When a living person's name is engraved on a tombstone, a ghost marriage contract is formed—do you dare to open this book of life and death written in blood? Hong Youling's groundbreaking masterpiece, *The Empty Grave*, is a dark suspense bomb that has garnered over a million clicks across the internet! ★Character Designs Explode Through the Underworld★ The female lead, Lin Qiye, is a funeral home mortician with innate Yin-Yang eyes, her character ruthless to the bone! Facing a vengeful ghost, she sneers while drawing talismans with corpse oil: "Want me as a sacrifice? Ask my soul-suppressing nails if they agree first!" The male lead, Feng Jiuming, is a wandering Yin-Yang master of divination, raising an eyebrow as he crushes the head of an evil spirit: "Talk to me about a contract? Is your soul enough to pay the interest?" The clash between these two powerful figures is explosive, and every time they team up to break a deadlock, it sends readers into a frenzy! ★Plot Explodes from the Heavens★ The opening is hell mode! Forced into a ghost marriage with a thousand-year-old ghost king, Lin Qiye's coffin lid shatters as she grabs his blood-red robes and growls, "Marry me? Prepare to have your heart stabbed by a peach wood sword every day!" The ensuing high-energy explosions: ▶ A case of a corpse rising from the dead at the funeral home uncovers a conspiracy involving the sacrifice of hundreds. She dissects the corpse's abdomen and sneers, "Using the dead to raise Gu? I'll let you taste the feeling of swallowing talisman ash alive!" ▶ Feng Jiuming's true identity is revealed: a living dead who "borrowed life to be reborn." He grabs the villain by the throat and roars, "Stealed thirty years of my lifespan? Now I'll return it with interest!" ▶ The ultimate twist: the truth behind the ghost marriage contract is revealed. Lin Qiye, with blood sacrifice in her eyes, laughs wildly, "A soul as dowry? Today I'll burn this marriage contract between the Yin and Yang realms!" ★Deathly Lines Combat★ "Crying at the grave?" Feng Jiuming stomps on the soul-summoning banner, "Why don't I send you all down to reunite as a family!" As the evil spirits pounce, Lin Qiye tears open her burial clothes: "Look closely, my bones are all engraved with ghost-slaying curses!" In the final battle, she lit her life lamp: "Feng Jiuming, if I survive this—I want to change the ghost marriage contract into a marriage certificate in the mortal world!" [Why must this book be locked away?] Red Ghost uses sharp, razor-sharp words to dissect the boundary between life and death. When Lin Qiye angrily burns the Book of Merit to avert the vengeful spirits, when Feng Jiuming digs out a heart with his bare hands to break the ghostly trap, you will understand what it means to "carve light out of the abyss!" A series of bizarre cases with twists and turns + a ghost marriage couple brimming with taboo—click to fall into this suffocating yet redemptive feast of yin and yang! 💋

12. 12 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 86.4kReads9.6Score8.2k14d adds

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    It's not exactly traditional, but I think it looks pretty good.

13. 13 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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    A young man named Chen Ling unexpectedly gains the ability to manipulate the fates of others, becoming a "Fate Playmaker." He can use "scripts" to write other people's destinies and even rewrite reality. However, this ability comes at a price: each use consumes his life force. Chen Ling initially only wanted to use his ability to live a peaceful life, but he gradually becomes embroiled in a series of terrifying and bizarre events. He discovers that he is not the only "Fate Playmaker," and a battle between fate and humanity has only just begun...

14. 14 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score10414d adds

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    On the Ghost Festival, the gates to the underworld are opened, and ghosts and spirits appear at midnight. The bronze mirror in the old house reflects another version of oneself, and the old tree at the village entrance whispers every night. All the evil spirits in this world are hidden in the taboos of the older generation.

15. 15 玄 The Little Ancestor of the Mystical Sect Has Returned from Cultivation 玄门小祖宗修仙回来了 Rampaging Moon暴走月亮Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication]+ [Metaphysical fantasy, urban supernatural, mystery and crime-solving, ensemble cast, sweet romance, 1v1 (there is a male lead, but he’s basically just set dressing!)] After returning from the cultivation world, Yuan Jiu becomes the junior grandmaster of Guiyuan Temple. There are only two people in the whole temple, and it’s three hundred million in debt. After looking over the bills, Yuan Jiu just wants to give up on the spot. But if she doesn’t repay her debt 21.2kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds
16. 16 灵 The Last Trump Card of Linglan City 灵澜市的最后一张牌 Bright Moon in the Sky当空皓月丶Urban708k WordsCompleted Fifty years ago, ferocious beasts appeared from nowhere and wreaked havoc across the world. They were impervious to blades and bullets, leaving every nation with staggering casualties. At the same time, countless crystal cards drifted down from the sky. And so the age of Card Tamers began... They sought neither fame nor glory, only peace and prosperity for their country. But desire has always been the most frightening thing in the world. “Master, this is the last card.” The woman knelt on the gr 710Reads6.8Score10514d adds

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    Full of the charm of classical literature, the text is profound and delicate in its emotions, showcasing the dual themes of life and death, separation and the miracle of life. The old lady's resolute and calm demeanor reveals a sense of acceptance of the past and despair for the future. The interwoven imagery of the heart-breaking grass and the soothing incense creates a poignant and melancholic atmosphere. Meanwhile, the withered branches blooming, as seen by Junze, symbolize the tenacity and hope of life, contrasting sharply with the old lady's story and suggesting that even in despair, new life is possible. The dialogue between Yaoniang and the woman in white further deepens the story's mystique, hinting at the existence of supernatural forces and adding a layer of fantasy to the entire narrative. Overall, this text is rich in emotion, profound in imagery, and leaves a lasting impression.

17. 17 二 Twenty-Four Strange Tales 二十四异 Er Dong Shui Shou儿东水寿Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted A child found by an executioner, a senior member of the Daoist sect, and the godson of a Yellow Immortal lead the way. Joined over time by twenty-four more people with extraordinary abilities, they form an organization in Republican-era China dedicated to dealing with supernatural incidents. 4.4kReads9.2Score60914d adds
18. 18 平 Legend of the Demon-Slaying War 平魔传 Dugu Zilong独孤紫龙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a work I wrote many years ago, now revised and presented to you! Its original title was The Demon-Slaying War. If you've read it before, feel free to keep reading! No System, no evolution, no being reborn. It's been restored to the fantasy world of old! 300Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Traditionally, there is no space or system.

19. 19 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    An adventure into the hidden realms of Tibet, fraught with terror, the supernatural, and mystery. A high-IQ suspenseful mystery with a first-person perspective that creates an immersive experience! No system or cheat codes, just pure supernatural adventure.

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