The Five Elements and Feng Shui Record 五行风水录

1. 1 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves

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   This is quite relatable to everyday life, and it looks nice. Highly recommended!

2. 2 道EN Notes from a Taoist Medicine Clinic 道医馆笔记 Ling An苓安Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [All plotlines in this book are fictional and included solely for the purposes of the story. They do not represent real-life views. Please keep that in mind and don't confuse fiction with reality.] After graduating with a master's degree from an ordinary university of traditional Chinese medicine, the protagonist didn't go to work at a hospital. Instead, they joined a Daoist medical clinic and began recording their encounters with strange and baffling illnesses. 242.1kReads9.5Score90.7kShelves

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   The first book contains a lot of knowledge about Feng Shui, and it's quite good.

3. 3 风 The Feng Shui Diviner 风水神相 A Leaf Boat一叶木舟Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted [The short drama and comic adaptation are now available] First comes fate, then luck, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate good karma; fifth, study; sixth, choose a name; seventh, read faces; eighth, honor the gods; ninth, make friends with benefactors; tenth, maintain your health. Eighteen years ago, an old Daoist priest found an abandoned baby in the mountains. Eighteen years later, a young feng shui master left his temple and came down from the mountain. Over the years, Jiang Chen learned all m 11kReads9.0Score1kShelves
4. 4 都 Urban Landscape Feng Shui Master 都市园林风水师 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Urban613k WordsCompleted When my construction crew started using a compass to lay out the site and peachwood stakes to mark its boundaries, my peers laughed at me for engaging in feudal superstition. Then... The state media praised the municipal park I built as an “ecological miracle.” The homes in the residential complex I landscaped sold for twice the price of surrounding properties, and you still couldn’t get one. The clients who once mocked me as a “charlatan” now come with checks in hand, begging me to “take a look 192Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   Feng shui in residential areas, parks, and the rivalries among urban feng shui masters.

5. 5 麻 The Master of Ma Yi Divination 麻衣相师 Peach Blossom Ferry桃花渡Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted My great-uncle had all kinds of abilities. One day, he told me he’d buried a treasure for me in a feng shui paradise… 28.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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   Metaphysics + ghost hunting + fortune telling, various supernatural descriptions

6. 6 爷 Grandpa's Secret Feng Shui Arts 爷爷留下的风水秘术 Shuyi Seventeen书亦十七Mystery44k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaobei has a fierce falling-out with his father, Lin Qiang, over a mysterious box left behind by his grandfather, and storms out of the house. On his way home that night, he wanders into a terrifying forest, gets caught in a ghostly maze, and is relentlessly pursued by a hideous female ghost. Just as he falls into despair, his father appears heroically, wielding a peachwood sword and carrying a bag of talismans. He engages the ghost in a heart-pounding fight to the death. Lin Xiaobei witnes —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 风 The Feng Shui Master's Day-to-Day Life of Slacking Off 风水师不务正业日常 Bamboo Shadows and Skylarks in the Wind风竹影百灵鸟Mystery37k WordsCompleted The Daily Life of a Feng Shui Master Who Neglects His Day Job follows Lin Xiaoluo, the son of a former feng shui master, as he conceals his identity and takes a job as a property assistant at Yunfeng Tower in Haizhou to investigate the truth behind his father’s mysterious fall to his death three years earlier. In the spring of 2025, strange incidents plague the tower: ghostly figures in mirrors, malfunctioning elevators, and cracking walls. Lin Xiaoluo discovers that these “feng shui anomalies” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 摆 Fortune-Telling at a Street Stall, One Gold Piece Per Reading 摆摊算命，一卦千金 Northeastern Cicada Nymph东北知了猴Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Episodic Stories + All Kinds of Gossip + No Romance] Ever since Song Ci got hit by something thrown from a high-rise, a whole lot of knowledge suddenly appeared in his mind. Fortune-telling, face-reading, avoiding misfortune and attracting good luck, dispelling negative energy and boosting prosperity, attracting wealth, feng shui and geomancy… Everything he’d once thought mysterious and unfathomable came to him as if by instinct. From then on, a little 35.5kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
9. 9 算 I Use Fortune-Telling to Set Showbiz Straight. Who’s Crazier Than Me? 算卦整顿娱乐圈，还有谁能比我癫 Three Cups of Murky Wine三两浊酒Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted [No romance + occult arts + livestreaming + real and fake heiresses + goofy comedy] Occult prodigy Song Ning failed her tribulation and transmigrated into the body of an obscure actress who had died after being cyberbullied. Her family cast her aside and doted on their adopted daughter, her actor boyfriend coldly betrayed her, and the entire internet joined in the cyberbullying. To pay her agency’s enormous breach-of-contract fee and earn some merit, Song Ning started livestreaming fortune-telli 9.6kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
10. 10 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Gone Fortune-Telling on the Street Again and Again 傅总，您夫人又又又去摆摊算命了 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 64.9kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
11. 11 破 I Made Ninety Trillion Fortune-Telling Before Going Broke 破产之前，靠算命赚了九千亿 Mu Zi Mu木梓木Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Goofy comedy + fortune-telling + occult ghost-hunting + super sweet] The youngest daughter of Hong Kong City’s wealthiest family, she’s the most doted-on child at home. Her five older brothers are all hopeless sister-complexes, her father cherishes her, her mother adores her, and her grandparents spoil her even more. She grew up arrogant, domineering, and utterly brazen. If she wanted something, she’d stop at nothing to get it. Smitten by his good looks, she fell in love at first sight with the 893Reads8.8Score104Shelves
12. 12 玄 The Mystic Girl Says You’ll Die at Three in the Morning. Pay Up to Change Your Fate 玄学少女说你三更死，打钱改命 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + satisfying read + lighthearted + sweet romance + CEO + wealthy family + no angst] After enduring a tribulation, Wu Yin is struck by lightning and sent back to the twenty-first century. With no money to her name, she can only set up a fortune-telling stall online. She tells fortunes, catches ghosts, and treats illnesses. If you can pay, she’ll take the job. “Master, if you’re really any good, tell me where my daughter, who was kidnapped years ago, 59kReads9.4Score31.1kShelves
13. 13 民 Strange Case Files of Republican-Era China 民国诡案录 Zhang Jiazhu张佳竹Urban906k WordsCompleted Wen Xiushu, a city patrol courier who has no idea he’s accumulated layer upon layer of secret identities; Bu Ying, a shrewd detective whose schemes circle the globe; and Ji Mingmei, a human chili pepper and Wen Xiushu’s devoted journalist sidekick. [Brain-teasing adventure + mysterious organization + mastermind villain + young detective squad + coming of age] Bizarre cases, a truth hidden for 20 years, and an adventure in which every step could be a trap. In the fifth year of the Republic, the y 128Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    You really need to use your brain to read this book, otherwise you won't be able to figure it out when you get to a high point. If your brain isn't strong enough, you might end up making mistakes.

14. 14 我 I'm a Fortune-Teller (The Original Novel of I'm No Master, Starring Li Xian and Li Yitong) 我是个算命先生（李现、李一桐主演《我不是大师》原著） Yi Zhi易之Mystery547k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Li Xian and Li Yitong, I'm No Master The highest level of fortune-telling isn't predicting the heavens. It's reading people. During the Republican era, a secretive group called the Jiangxiang Sect operated in the underworld. They called themselves fortune-tellers, but made their living through fraud. From secret agents of the Military Statistics Bureau and bandit chiefs to scholarly households, sheltered women, and children, no one could escap 13.8kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
15. 15 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 748.4kReads9.4Score43kShelves

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    An unexpected event turns her into a "ghost bride," forced to marry a vengeful ghost in red. On their wedding night, the evil spirit beneath the red veil gently wipes away her tears: "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you." From then on, she's an ordinary college student by day and a ghost bride by night, shuttling between the human world and the underworld. When her identity as the evil ghost bride is exposed and a mysterious organization comes knocking, she realizes that this ghost marriage is the beginning of a shocking conspiracy—this human-ghost couple joins forces to break the deadlock, delivering a sweet and terrifying experience!

16. 16 天 The Celestial Master's Guide to Feng Shui 天师风水录 North Wind and Rain风雨北Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted My family was poor when I was little. My mother was carrying twins, but she couldn’t get enough nutrition, so only I was born. My twin brother, meanwhile, grew on my back. As I got older, his face became clearer and clearer, until one day… 4.2kReads7.7Score344Shelves

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    The best I've ever seen

17. 17 我 My Eyes Mutated, Letting Me Appraise Anything! 我双目变异，鉴定万物！ The Rise of a Great Nation大国崛起Urban3.1M WordsCompleted To buy his girlfriend a present, Chen Lin took a family heirloom, a hawk's-eye stone, to a pawnshop, only to unexpectedly find his girlfriend cozying up to a rich second-generation heir. Had she cheated on him? Furious, Chen Lin went up to confront them, but was shoved to the ground. Blood from his head wound happened to soak into the hawk's-eye stone, and from then on he awakened a supernatural ability! [Item: Four-Person Dining Table (Ordinary)] [Period: Modern Era] [Value: 50 yuan] [Collectib 2.3kReads7.0Score275Shelves
18. 18 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves

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    I recommend this book to you.

19. 19 天 Decoding the Secrets of Heaven 天机解码 Xuanyuan Badao轩辕霸道Urban919k WordsCompleted At a mountain temple in the fading light, an old monk smiles at a spiderweb. The threads may seem fragile, yet in the morning dew they become a dazzling chain of pearls. Is life any different? Every “beginning” is merely a punctuation mark; the true ending lies hidden in countless combinations of zeros and ones. When you learn to see the shadows of zero in times of prosperity and distill the essence of one in times of hardship, you will understand: what people call the secrets of heaven are neve 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Relationships and Interests: Decoding the Yin and Yang of Life" The universe possesses great beauty yet remains silent; humanity possesses great wisdom yet hides in the smallest details. In the fabric of interpersonal relationships, "relationships" and "interests" are like the two poles of Yin and Yang, seemingly opposed yet coexisting and growing together, concealing the mysteries of the natural order. Observing nature, the cycle of the four seasons is a game of cold and warmth, and also a balance of energy; observing human affairs, separation and reunion are the flow of emotions, and also an exchange of interests. The true secret lies in the dialectic of "reversal is the movement of the Tao"—ordinary people fear the consequences, while the wise observe the causes. Only by understanding the essence of this proposition can one cultivate harmonious wisdom in the human realm. I. The Balance of the Tao: Relationships are living water, interests are boats. Lao Tzu said, "Water benefits all things without striving." The essence of relationships, like flowing water, nourishes life. A bowl of hot soup handed to you by a loved one is a concrete manifestation of emotion; a long talk with a close friend late at night is a resonance of souls. These seemingly "unprofitable" connections are actually the most precious energy fields of life—when we are trapped in the depths of despair, these relationships support our falling weight, allowing us to anchor our existence in an unpredictable world. But a flowing river without a raft cannot carry people a thousand miles; a relationship without benefit will also become illusory. Benefit is not a monstrous flood, but rather a survival code bestowed upon all things by nature. Ants build nests to shelter from wind and rain, plants turn towards the sun to capture sunlight, and human beings' pursuit of resources is as natural as the changing seasons. The exchange of labor in the workplace is a basic necessity for survival; the symbiotic value in commerce is the gear of society. The real fallacy lies not in seeking profit, but in substituting "technique" for "principle"—those who abandon the essential for the trivial will ultimately lose their true nature in the vortex of benefit. II. The Truth of Human Nature: Seeing True Feelings in Benefits, Cultivating Perspective in Relationships. The Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes contain a painting, "The Subtle Transformation of a Bhikkhuni," which depicts the myriad aspects of human nature under the test of benefit. A relationship built on passionate passion may not withstand the test of poverty; camaraderie forged over drinks often crumbles under the slightest touch of self-interest. The truth of human nature is never a black-and-white moral parable, but rather a complex interplay of chaos and clarity, like the yin-yang symbol. Pure emotional relationships require the touchstone of self-interest; pure self-interested relationships also need the adhesive of emotion. The wise understand that true relationships do not shy away from self-interest. Confucius traveled throughout the states, his disciples following him, driven by both the sentiment of "a teacher for a day" and the practical benefit of "learning from his teachings." Hu Xueyan's business acumen relied not only on shrewd calculation but also on the strategic vision of "winning hearts before making money." Self-interest is like a mirror, reflecting not only greed but also magnanimity: those willing to share small gains achieve great things, and those willing to share the pie accomplish great things—this is the advanced law of human nature's game. III. Wisdom in Life: Maintaining Balance and Transforming Circumstances with Mind. The *I Ching* speaks of "exhausting the principles of things and fulfilling one's nature to the point of destiny." The highest level of life management lies in mastering the art of "moderation." In dealing with emotional relationships, one should emulate Tao Yuanming's integrity—valuing affection but not being bound by it, upholding righteousness but not being blinded by it. When faced with unreasonable demands from relatives and friends, gently but firmly saying "no" is not heartlessness, but respect for the essence of the relationship. In dealing with matters of interest, one should learn from the sage of commerce, Tao Zhu Gong, who "enjoyed wealth and practiced virtue"—pursuing profit but not being solely driven by it, competing but not ruthlessly eliminating. Sharing resources in the workplace instead of hoarding them, and adhering to contracts in the business world instead of calculating, may seem like "taking a loss," but in reality, it's accumulating "relationship currency" for life. In the internet age, the boundaries between relationships and interests are becoming increasingly blurred. The "virtual emotions" between short video creators and fans can be transformed into real money, and the "weak ties" of industry communities can bring cross-industry opportunities. This is just as the *Tao Te Ching* says: "Existence and non-existence give rise to each other; difficulty and ease complement each other." When we let go of our obsession with "pure relationships" and avoid falling into the bias of "profit above all else," we can find a new paradigm for survival between the real and the virtual: building trust with sincere content, attracting like-minded people with professional value, letting relationships become the lifeblood of interests, and letting interests become the testament to relationships. IV. A Transcendent Realm: Transforming competition into symbiosis, from calculation to spiritual practice. The "flying apsaras" in the Dunhuang murals, with their flowing robes yet remaining connected to the human world, are like wise people freely navigating between relationships and interests. Lower-dimensional people make choices between the two—either using relationships to bind interests or using interests to trample on relationships; higher-dimensional people see it as a symbiotic issue—like the closed loop of "funding-growth-reciprocation" in public welfare, allowing interests to sow the seeds of relationships to grow, and allowing the flowers of relationships to bear the fruit of interests. This is not a sophisticated calculation, but the natural flow of life energy: when we are motivated by altruism and guided by the principle of "win-win," relationships and interests will form a virtuous cycle, as natural as spring sowing and autumn harvest. From the perspective of the Way of Heaven, relationships are "yin," and interests are "yang"; only when yin and yang are in harmony can life endure. Just as a surging river needs the restraint of its banks, life's journey requires a balance of emotion and benefit. The true secret of Heaven is never about teaching us how to "manipulate" interpersonal relationships, but about awakening our understanding of the essence of life: seeing the compassion of the Way of Heaven in relationships—all encounters are reflections of the soul; practicing the brilliance of humanity in interests—all gains should be accompanied by warmth and dignity. Throughout our lives, we learn how to dance with "relationships" and "interests." May we all act with a pure and clear heart, engaging in the simple things of life, sowing sincerity in the fertile soil of emotions, and reaping equanimity in the fields of interests. Only in this way can one cultivate a clear understanding of "seeing mountains as mountains" amidst the hustle and bustle of the world: recognizing both the turbidity of rivers and the clarity of their source; understanding the weight of interests while also guarding the lightness of relationships. This is the simplest way of life, and also the subtle mystery hidden within.

20. 20 风 Feng Shui Records: A Legacy Born in Hardship 风水实录：寒门传承 Mr. Wang of Southwestern Shandong鲁西南王先生Urban319k WordsCompleted A new Taoist novel where truth and illusion are tangled together. The first volume is real, while the second is supernatural. Starting from the second volume, the author shares practical feng shui tips every five chapters. They’re genuinely useful! 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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