Looking for a Story Where the Protagonist Is a Xianjia, Not a Shaman’s Disciple, but a Chuma Xian 求书：主角是仙家，不是出马弟子，是出马仙的。

1. 1 出 The First Half of a Female Spirit Medium’s Life! 出马女弟子的前半生！ Brother Zhang弟马张Mystery325k WordsCompleted I’m an ordinary country girl from Northeast China. When I was 18, I learned that I was born with a connection to the immortals. I was often unwell in all sorts of ways, and I sought out many spirit mediums, hoping they could help me escape my predicament. I was cheated, but I also met kind people. This is the story of how I eventually found my way out. I decided to write this book to keep more people from being scammed. I can’t guarantee that everything I say is right, but I can guarantee that I 8.8kReads9.4Score692Shelves

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   It's really a bit creepy because it's written so realistically, and it's very immersive!

2. 2 北 The Little Prodigy of the Northern Ma Clan 北马小神童 Northeastern Old Snow Beer东北老雪花Mystery344k WordsCompleted A strange story set in a small town ninety years later. The heroine begins her shamanic calling at thirteen. On the day she was born, all the fox, yellow weasel, white weasel, willow, and rat spirits within a ten-kilometer radius knelt to welcome her. Then came a series of miraculous experiences. 10.6kReads9.5Score947Shelves
3. 3 东 Northeast Spirit Medium: My Years as the King of Tragedy 东北出马之我当悲王那些年 Neither Right nor Wrong, Neither Human nor Not非是非人Mystery734k WordsCompleted (Traditional supernatural fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, no cultivation, parallel storylines for a man and a woman. Don't try the spells in this book; this story is entirely fictional!) After dying on the street while trying to help someone, Zhang Daoxuan became a lonely ghost. He thought his only hope was to find a substitute and then reincarnate in the underworld. But through a twist of fate, he became a shamanic spirit medium. With my left hand, I push open the yin-yang gate; with my 217Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   This book meets your requirements, but the writing is just average...

4. 4 纹 Tattooed, Fighting for Turf, and Wielding a Machete: The Spirit Medium 纹身干架抢地盘，拎砍刀的出马仙 Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Underworld Turmoil] [Northeastern Chinese Style] [Tales of Spirit Mediums] After being gravely wounded in a gang fight, small-time hoodlum Lin Tianhua accidentally awakened the immortals his ancestors had worshipped, becoming a spirit medium. After a sudden upheaval, his boss fled and his enemies came after him. To survive, Lin Tianhua decided to form his own crew and become the boss. From then on, Lin Tianhua beat people up by day and killed ghosts by night. He made his way through both the un 1.1kReads9.3Score194Shelves

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   Note: Not for the faint of heart 👀 For the first book, I can only say don't pry into other people's affairs. The other two are about shamanic practices and are a bit scary. If you're afraid to read them, don't. I doubt many people would dare. I'm just recommending what I think is good. Please don't criticize if you don't like it.

5. 5 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 148.7kReads9.7Score13.6kShelves
6. 6 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves
7. 7 东 Northeast China Spirit Medium: My Fox Lord Is So Fierce 东北出马仙：我家的胡爷太凶狠 Rabbit Lord Changxi兔爷长喜Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My name is Liu Jin. I'm a boy from an ordinary small town in Northeast China. The only unusual thing about me was that when I was six, my mother suddenly became a spirit medium. As a child, I never understood it. But when I grew up, I started to think it might actually be a pretty good job. For some reason, though, my mother seemed particularly wary of it and never gave me a chance to get involved. Little by little, I learned the secret behind it. 19.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   Those who can tell the difference between a horse and a jackpot should look at these three; they are all excellent.

8. 8 白 The White Dragon Horse Medium 白龙出马仙 Qi Long Moxian奇龙莫闲Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Break through seven trials, meet with sudden disaster, make a blood sacrifice of an infant, refine corpse oil. One by one, long-lost secret arts resurface, and strange, mysterious events begin unfolding throughout my journey... That lantern made of human skin holds captive the youth I can never return to. 1.1kReads9.1Score100Shelves
9. 9 我 I'm a Funeral Officiant, So Summoning Immortals Is Only Natural 我个殡葬司仪，会请仙也很正常吧 Dragon-Taming Pool御龙潭Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine + the author conducted on-site research at funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries, striving for realistic details + traditional supernatural tales + professional knowledge of funerals and spirit-medium practices] (The humorous setups and parody scenes in this book, as well as the original Qingfeng spirit-medium altar, where spirits other than ancestors are invited to take up residence, were published with the approval of the author's own guardian spirits. Readers, please believ 38.7kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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   It was a very enjoyable read; the logic and human nature were portrayed very well.

10. 10 我 My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing He cultivated his character deep in the mountains, then left his secluded cave to make a name for himself across the land. Over twenty years, he broke through countless barriers and witnessed countless things. This is the true story of those twenty years, meant both to introduce this industry to those unfamiliar with it and to share experience with fellow professionals. 9kReads9.4Score519Shelves
11. 11 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 86.4kReads9.6Score8.2kShelves

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    These three books are good; choose one to read.

12. 12 黄 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 52.9kReads8.9Score8kShelves
13. 13 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! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves

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    My family, these books are all quite good.

14. 14 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
15. 15 北 Secrets of the Northern Steed 北马秘闻 Traveling Through the Dark黑灯瞎火去赶路Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted After spending seven years in a daze as a fool, I was told by the Yellow Immortal that I had a spirit altar within me, and that my origins were far from ordinary. From then on, I set out on the Northern Ma path. 11.3kReads8.5Score2kShelves
16. 16 我 My Years as a Spirit Medium 我当出马仙的这些年 Wu Nianjing吾念静Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My name is Chen Jiuyang. I began cultivating under my master as a child, and officially became a spirit medium at eleven, carrying the Five Immortals with me as I wandered the world. With a Seven Kills destiny, a beauty who is but a skeleton, and a demon star bringing chaos to the age, the moment I stepped into the martial world, it was already fated that I would never escape unscathed. Leather-Skinned Ghosts, Resentful Corpse Demons, and White Bone Talisman Immortals: every strange case I encou 3.8kReads9.2Score381Shelves
17. 17 黑 Tales of the Immortals of the Black Soil 黑土地仙家录 Rain Over Guo, Clear Skies雨郭天晴Urban496k WordsCompleted On the black soil of Kaoshantun in Northeast China, young Li Gousheng grows up with his grandfather. By chance, he gets caught up in strange affairs involving the Huang Immortal, the Fox Immortal, and other spirit beings. From helping a neighbor resolve a grudge with the Huang Immortal to clearing the names of wronged souls, from facing snake plagues and zombies to matching wits with practitioners of dark arts, Gousheng gradually grows, under his grandfather's guidance and with the spirit beings 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Will anyone read this book? I'm wondering if it will suit your tastes, and I would appreciate any feedback.

18. 18 我 I Am No Spirit Medium, but the Keeper of the Cellar 我非出马，乃是镇窖人 Li Xiuming Who Loves Sweet Potato Soup爱吃红薯羹的李修明Mystery337k WordsCompleted When ordinary people encounter the supernatural, they can only seek out someone to perform a reading or ask a spirit-medium to ward off disaster. But I was born different. I don't need to pray to gods or invite spirits to possess me. I don't rely on a shrine or seek ties with immortals. I walk the mortal world with skills of my own, specializing in all kinds of supernatural mysteries and keeping unruly demons and monsters in check. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unconventional and surprising, this post-apocalyptic city has everything you could want. Add it to your collection and bookshelf for later enjoyment!

19. 19 废 The Weak Awakened Ability Turns the Besties into the Ultimate Team 废物异能逆，闺蜜组最佳组合 Bai Ze Dada88白泽大大88Sci-Fi & Apocalypse229k WordsCompleted - In the apocalyptic wasteland, survival brings together two best friends with bizarre powers: one can forcibly rename everyone as “Wang Qiang,” while the other can steal Wang Qiang’s supernatural abilities. As the apocalypse descends, they teeter on the brink between life and death, fighting to carve a way out of despair. 94Reads—Score107Shelves
20. 20 猎 Legend of the Cheetah 猎豹传说 Bai Ze Dada88白泽大大88Urban164k WordsCompleted Told from a cheetah's point of view, this story follows the many adventures and dangers of surviving in the jungle. How will the cheetah handle them? Stay tuned for The Legend of the Cheetah. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 玄 Mysterious, Yet Not So Mysterious 玄而不玄 Xiao Yi Ye小佚野Modern Romance44k WordsOngoing [Modern Women]+ [A Real Spirit-Medium Journey]+ [Born with a Spiritual Constitution] Only after a shadowy figure began haunting her did Xu Cui realize she was destined to work with spirits. This ordinary office worker joins forces with an old immortal to unravel a vengeful ghost’s curse and embark on a career helping people deal with the supernatural! (This story is adapted from real events.) 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Most people who actually work in this field wouldn't dare write a book from the first-person perspective of an old immortal. It's based on true events; you can check it out if you're interested. ❤️

22. 22 狐 Fox Maiden 狐女 King Rabbit兔子大王Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted My name is Tu Sang. Grandpa said I was a gift from the Fox Immortal. I was barely alive when he found me, as good as dead. So he sought out the village shaman and traded his life for mine, keeping me alive until I turned eighteen. But before my eighteenth birthday, he passed away, and overnight I became an orphan again. To stay alive, I had no choice but to marry a ghost below. Who knew he would be a ten-thousand-year-old Ghost Immortal? But our connection goes far beyond that... 12.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
23. 23 狐 The Fox Bride 狐嫁女 Silver Blossom, Fire Tree银花火树Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing Eighteen years ago, my grandfather offended a Hu fairy in the mountains and suffered its frenzied revenge. Eighteen years later, to settle the score, I was forced to marry the beast that ruined my family, serve as its spirit medium, and become the most powerful spirit medium across the vast black soil! Please help me with the spirit-invocation chant: Golden incense burner, silver incense whip, set aside the sea-sized bowl and let the incense smoke rise; Offer red beams and clear water to the 1.5kReads8.9Score211Shelves
24. 24 回 Night of the Returning Soul: A Ghost Marriage and the Resurrection of My Coldhearted Ghost Husband 回魂夜，配阴婚，“复活”高冷鬼夫 Big Sister Cat猫大姐27k WordsCompleted On the Night of the Returned Soul, I Was Wed to a Ghost and “Revived” My Aloof Ghost Husband 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This short story is a good read when you're looking for something to read. It's a blend of Chinese horror and traditional folk culture, offering a warm and comforting experience. The pacing is fast, making it a great transitional read when you're looking for something to read. The female lead is a college graduate, and the male lead is a ghost. They help people with their affairs, and their family has both a shaman and a guardian spirit.

25. 25 出 A Spirit Medium's Disciple: My Past Life 出马弟子之我的前世 Sighing at the Edge of the World天涯兴叹Mystery211k WordsCompleted A spirit medium's disciple transmigrates into the Republican era and reunites with his wife from a past life. Are they demons or ghosts? Blending Northeastern Chinese folk customs, supernatural mystery, past lives and present reincarnation, karma, and personal growth, this novel takes you into the mysterious yet authentic world of spirit mediums and lets you witness a legend that spans time and space. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a decent original supernatural romance novel.

26. 26 仙 Immortal Covenant 仙家缔约 Yun San Yipin云三一品Urban290k WordsCompleted Urban Superpowers. The second job of a northeastern boss is acting as a spirit medium... Billionaire businessman Xiao Xunwei goes bankrupt overnight and finds himself 80 million yuan in debt. Just as he is about to take his own life in desperation, a mysterious force saves him. He awakens an immortal destiny spanning a thousand years and becomes the heir to a spirit medium’s shrine in Northeast China. Bringing a businessman's mindset to the world of metaphysics, he transforms the ancient Zhuyou —Reads—Score—Shelves

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