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1. 1 诡 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 761.2kReads9.6Score139.5kShelves

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   "The House" is too good! The driverless bus carries the cursed people through the blood gate. The dungeons such as the Rain Praying Village and the Ancient House are full of horror. The game of human nature + reversal are constant. Ning Qiu Shui's road to breaking the game is exciting and exciting. You can't stop chasing after it all night long.

2. 2 天 The Celestial Master's Dragon-Seeking Secret 天师寻龙诀 Jing Mingqiao净明乔Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Before she died, Grandma gave me three instructions. The most important one was that, on the night I turned eighteen, I must not open the door for anyone. But that night, my dead grandmother came back... 4.8kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves
3. 3 阴 The Yin-Yang Artisan 阴阳诡匠 West of Yangguan Pass西出阳关Mystery313k WordsCompleted [Author's note: This book has no System and isn't mindless. Most of the events… really happened. Do not try any of the customs or taboos described here! Any consequences are your own responsibility!] It's better to offend the King of Hell than a poor carpenter. When you've worked as a carpenter long enough, you'll inevitably encounter all sorts of terrifying, bizarre accidents and stories. Sometimes, we're part of them ourselves. I used to think my grandfather was just an eccentric old carpenter 1.4kReads6.3Score102Shelves
4. 4 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 83.1kReads9.3Score15.3kShelves

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   "The Tale of Three Corpses" is one of the most solid novels I have ever read that combines traditional Chinese folklore with suspense and horror. Its terror does not depend on jump scares, but on our instinctive awe of ancient taboos. The story begins with the protagonist receiving a strange family letter from his "late" grandfather, and step by step involves the ancient secrets and family curses about the "three corpses". The author's research on the folk customs of western Hunan is very solid. The descriptions of exorcism, spells, and Feng Shui bureaus make people feel that these shocking things are hidden in the local legends around them. When reading, you seem to be able to smell the smell of earth and incense candles, and feel chills down your spine in the solid details. If you're looking for culturally grounded, immersive horror with a lot of staying power, this book won't disappoint you.

5. 5 无 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 973Reads7.3Score127Shelves

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   Very suspenseful, with various killing techniques.

6. 6 我 I Transmigrated to the Underworld and Became Its King 我穿越地府当阎王 Free-Flying Wild Goose自由飞翔大雁Urban156k WordsCompleted On my way home from work late at night, a flash of white light suddenly blinded me. By the time I woke up, I was already in the underworld. This thrilling adventure will take you into the mysterious netherworld, beyond the reach of the living, and show you what terrifying ghost stories from another realm are really like. My carefree life in the underworld with a beautiful female emissary, ghosts from the modern age, ghosts from ancient times, and all the people and happenings of the human world. 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Nice books, push, push, push, push

7. 7 乞 The Beggar Orphan’s Journey to Immortality 乞丐孤儿修仙记 Free-Flying Wild Goose自由飞翔大雁Eastern Fantasy208k WordsCompleted When Jiang Xiaoao was ten, he witnessed his entire family being slaughtered! He became an orphan. Reduced to begging on the streets, he suffered every hardship life had to offer. Though still young, he carried a deep-seated thirst for revenge! After falling off a cliff and waking from a coma, he found himself in a mysterious immortal cave, the resting place of the supreme Celestial Worthy of Numinous Treasure! By a stroke of incredible fortune, Jiang Xiaoao met the Celestial Worthy of Numinous T 3.6kReads6.3Score209Shelves
8. 8 平 The Road to Success for Ordinary Man Xiaotianle 平民笑天乐成功之路 Free-Flying Wild Goose自由飞翔大雁Urban131k WordsCompleted I, Xiao Tianle, was born into an ordinary rural family. At nineteen, I landed a job at the biggest and best company in the country. By twenty-two, I was already taking charge of the Jing family’s billion-yuan corporation. I began to set sail toward my ideals and make my way in the business world. The business world is a battlefield, and step by step, I built my dream of a business empire! With my own strength and talent, I broke away from traditional business models and charted a new course for —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 都 A Farmer in the City 都市里的农民 Free-Flying Wild Goose自由飞翔大雁Urban200k WordsCompleted Wang Xiaojun had been a bachelor his whole life. In the year he turned 42, his wish finally came true: he and the widow Guo Lili got married. Wang Xiaojun and Guo Lili were both from the countryside. Like most farmers, they came to this big city in search of a better life. Wang Xiaojun liked running small businesses and had a knack for it, selling vegetables, fruit, and other such goods. Wang Xiaojun was born to a hard life, but he wasn't afraid of hardship or hard work. He had tasted all the bi 535Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 杀 The Murderous Red Umbrella 杀人的红雨伞 Free-Flying Wild Goose自由飞翔大雁Mystery105k WordsCompleted In the early years of the Republic of China, there was a beautiful young woman named Yang Xiaofeng. She was once a fairy in the heavens, but after making a mistake in the celestial palace, the Queen Mother of the West banished her to the mortal world and assigned her an important, mysterious mission! After arriving in the mortal world, Yang Xiaofeng fell deeply in love with her senior fellow disciple, Yang Wenjie, who was a year older than her. One night, the two suddenly vanished without a trac 64Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 长 Chang'an Forensic Doctor: Using Bones as Evidence to Save the True Dragon 长安法医：以骨为证救真龙 Yu Feier宇菲迩Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ling Yue, a modern forensic examiner, transmigrates to Chang’an with the Mysterious Bone Pendant. Using his autopsy skills, he cracks a witchcraft case and helps Li Shimin survive the Xuanwu Gate Incident, only to discover modern symbols appearing on the pendant. They are somehow connected to the mystery of the cursed egg that caused his grandfather’s sudden death, and share the same origins as a fragment belonging to the grandfather of Su Qinghuan, who specializes in toxicology. Unlike an ordi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 长 Chang'an Forensic Files Prequel: The Digital Corpse Whisperer 长安法医前传：数字尸语者 Yu Feier宇菲迩11k WordsCompleted Chang'an Forensic Doctor: The Digital Corpse Whisperer 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 50.1kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves

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    This is not a brainless novel. The ancient prejudice against "unauthorized work", the villain's constant pursuit, and the cruelty of power struggles all make the road to solving the case full of obstacles. But it is these difficulties that make the persistence of "bones as evidence" even more valuable - the so-called saving the real dragon not only saves Li Shimin's life, but also the fairness and clarity of justice in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

14. 14 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 143.4kReads9.7Score13.8kShelves
15. 15 道 The Divine Lineage of Shenxiao 道统神霄 I Am Zhang Fugui我是张富贵Mystery289k WordsCompleted (This book draws on research into real Daoist traditions. Please do not practice the hand seals described in the book at midnight.) On a midsummer night in 2022, the constellations above a shopping mall in the Central Plains hung upside down in the sky, an eerie sight. The 112th headmaster of the Shenxiao Sect led thirty-seven direct disciples into a bloody battle against Japan’s Nine Gatherings Sect, using the Profound Heaven Jade Purity Formation to fight across the Nine Heavens. When the fina 6kReads6.5Score1kShelves

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    Fantasy Taoist Truth

16. 16 控 The Art of Dream Control 控梦之道 Liao Mingze廖铭泽Urban682k WordsOngoing If a person never becomes lucid in their dreams, not even once in their entire life, then they have truly wasted their time in this world. This book is based on true stories, and most of it comes from the author's personal experiences. Reliable methods for controlling your dreams run throughout the book. Those eight hours you spend asleep each night are not a dark void. They are your spiritual home, where your second life awaits. The art of lucid dreaming is being revealed online for the first t 5.5kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 我 My Years with the 037 Special Operations Team 我在037特别行动队的那些年 Yi He易河Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted An accident awakened my supernatural ability, and from then on I joined a mysterious special operations team. The mystery of Qin Shi Huang’s immortality, a vampire uprising, World War II bombers striking a Ming Dynasty arms depot, the hidden history of Huo Qubing fighting giants... One supernatural incident after another unfolds. Could another world of strange beings be hidden beneath the surface of a peaceful, harmonious society? There are countless strange tales in this world, and nothing unde 17.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
18. 18 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 88.1kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves
19. 19 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.9kReads9.1Score385Shelves
20. 20 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural + Chinese Folklore + Unorthodox Trading + Tales of Evil Objects] No romantic pairing This is a strange pawnshop that only accepts sinister objects with special value! Coins placed in the mouths of the dead, executioners' swords, grave-top mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! Once they pass through the pawnshop's hands, being pawned and sold, evil can be transformed into treasure! They can bring promotions 253.2kReads9.4Score21.2kShelves
21. 21 六 Reincarnated Six Times to Become a Golden Immortal 六世轮回成金仙 Peerless Young Master Zhang无双张公子Eastern Fantasy307k WordsCompleted He is Xu Yun Zi, the supreme Celestial Venerable of the heavens. After accidentally absorbing the blood of an ancient White Phoenix, his golden body shatters and a wisp of his remnant soul falls into the mortal world, where he takes the name Xu Xiang. She is Yue Yao, an immortal maiden of the Jade Pool. Punished for bearing the blame for the Celestial Venerable's murder, she and Xu Xiang both fall into the cycle of reincarnation in the human realm. One mortal lifetime, nine years of deep love, 79Reads8.9Score—Shelves
22. 22 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 6.2kReads9.4Score809Shelves

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    After watching it, I am ready to watch it again. I highly recommend it. The plot is also very shocking at every step. The more I watch it, the more I want to watch it.

23. 23 气 Seeking the Dao in the Sea of Qi 气海问道 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy904k WordsCompleted Qi Sea: The Way is a systematic treatise on Qi cultivation that transcends any single school or tradition. It does not rely on any particular religious or metaphysical system. Instead, drawing on the intersection of human life sciences, traditional energy philosophy, and modern mind-body practices, it builds a complete system of Qi cultivation that is logically rigorous, clearly structured, and amenable to practical verification. The book presents Qi as the common origin of the universe and all 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation Secrets and Rules

24. 24 逆 The Mortal Immortal Who Defies Fate 逆命凡仙1 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Heaven has forsaken me, so I shall defy fate! Even an ordinary mortal can shake the path to immortality! In this vast world, where immortals and gods stand tall and countless races vie for supremacy, fate is determined by Heaven, and one’s spiritual roots dictate one’s destiny. Chen Xiao was born with the “Root of Annihilation.” Spiritual energy shuns him, and the Great Dao rejects him. He is a cultivation failure, worth less than an ant. His family looks down on him, the world scorns him, and 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 星 The Star Gate Divine Disk: The Hidden Laws of Heaven's Order 星门神盘，隐藏的天道运行法则 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字517k WordsCompleted In the vast universe, might there be an invisible, intricate web governing the laws of Heaven? In the bustling mortal world, might there be an ultimate secret path of cultivation connecting Heaven and Earth with body and mind? The timeless masterpiece The Star Gate Divine Disc: The Hidden Laws Governing Heaven will reveal all these mysteries. This book is the first to put forward the grand central idea that “the universe is a divine disc, and the human body is a star gate.” It explains in depth 72Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 上 Ancient Cultivation Records: The Qi Refining Ways of China's Ancestors 上古修真录：华夏先民的炼气之道 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字436k WordsCompleted Over the long course of Chinese civilization, the ancient Qi-cultivators of the pre-Qin era had already developed a complete path to self-cultivation and well-being. They observed the movements of heaven and earth, imitated the forms of birds and beasts, regulated their breathing in harmony with yin and yang, and guided the flow of qi and blood in pursuit of unity between body and spirit and a long life. These ancient practices not only laid the foundations for later Daoist health cultivation, m 57Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 太 The Supreme Profound Heaven-Burning Art 太玄焚天诀 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy21k WordsCompleted The Supreme Profound Sky-Burning Art In a world newly formed from primordial chaos lies a fantasy continent where cultivating inner qi reigns supreme: the Sky-Burning Continent. The land is filled with powerful figures, and mysterious cultivation techniques emerge one after another. The most mysterious and powerful of them all is the legendary Supreme Profound Sky-Burning Art. Protagonist: Ling Tian was an ordinary young man from a small town on the outskirts of the Sky-Burning Continent. By a 116Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 万 Chronicle of All Laws Returning to the Void 万法归墟录3 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy604k WordsCompleted This book gathers an extraordinary range of wondrous techniques from across the world. At one end are ancient immortal arts from primordial secret realms, revered as legends, whose every move seems to contain the immense power to create heaven and earth. At the other are unique secret arts passed down through generations by hidden martial sects, each carrying the blood, sweat, and wisdom of countless cultivators. It covers everything in detail: external cultivation methods renowned for their fie 94Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 弈 The Mysteries of Chess: A Six-Dimensional Guide to Chess Strategy 弈道玄天：象棋心法六维通解 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字389k WordsCompleted [The cosmos as the board, six dimensions as the game] The chessboard is a miniature cosmos, and the boundary between Chu and Han echoes the divisions of the celestial equator. This book innovatively combines six dimensions: military strategy, psychological manipulation, astronomical laws, philosophical inquiry, Qimen Dunjia, and feng shui energy, elevating Chinese chess into a model of cosmic contest. By analyzing the arrangement of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in Hu Ronghua’s endgame Seven Stars G 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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