Novels like The Mountain Keeper
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Mountain Keeper, best match first.
- 1 Jiangshi World: Infinite Evolution, Starting with the Qilin 僵尸世界：从麒麟开始无限进化 [Lighthearted, funny, satisfying, passionate, Uncle Jiu] Zhang Feng transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's zombie world and becomes his disciple. From the start, he gains [Ancestor of All Beasts: Qilin]. With the Fire Qilin possessing him, one glance turns the mortal world into a living hell; with the Ice Qilin possessing him, one finger freezes ten thousand miles; with the Thunder Qilin possessing him, a single thought unleashes thunderous might. The Black and White Impermanence turn into wallflowers, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Yin-Yang Spirit Medium 阴阳出马仙 [Transmigration + Urban + Supernatural Powers] He transmigrated to another world, and from the day he was born, there was nothing special about him. He thought he would live an ordinary life, but then he attended a bizarre and mysterious wedding and began his path of cultivation. Curse magic, sorcery, a hundred evil spirits of the netherworld, a nine-headed serpent, a mysterious stone coffin... One strange event after another came his way, constantly plunging him into danger. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Livestreaming Advice to the Paranormal Bureau, I Inherited a Celestial Master’s Bloodline 直播指点灵异局，我继承了天师血统 While catching ghosts, Zhang Xinghe is accidentally knocked unconscious by an old ghost’s thousand-year-old breath. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a country where ghost lore is almost nonexistent. By chance, he sees the country’s paranormal bureau, an authority on the supernatural, livestreaming a ghost hunt. Unable to hold back, he offers a few pointers, setting off a firestorm online. The bureau even mobilizes netizens nationwide to find the “One-Browed Taoist” at all costs. What surpri 107Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 4 The Omnicompetent Demon Catcher 全能捉妖师 [Urban Fantasy + Superpowers + System] In a world where demon hunters reign supreme, ability is the best proof of one's worth. But he's just a rookie with barely any spiritual power. Then one day, he gets the most powerful spiritual energy absorption System! You cultivate your way, and I'll absorb spiritual energy to cultivate. From that day on, he begins his rise from the bottom. The strongest demon hunter: who can stand against him? 23Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 5 Notes from a Haunted House 凶宅笔录 A haunted house is a house where someone once met a violent death. Legend has it that people who die this way haven't yet reached the end of their natural lifespan, so they die with deep resentment. Anyone who moves in will suffer, at best, a life of misery, and at worst, a broken family and ruin. By a twist of fate, I became a dealer in haunted houses. They kept appearing, and one crisis followed another. Behind every haunted house lay a terrifying, secret story... By the time I wanted to turn 10.4kReads8.8Score221Shelves
- 6 The Boundless Way 道法无边 From the moment I met my godfather, my life was destined to be extraordinary! Strange things are just part of everyday life for me, and all my friends are unusual too! There's the handsome, aloof cat demon, the seductive fox spirit, and the honorable Ghost King! Watch as I lead my powerful companions to slay evil demons and crush every wicked path! When the talisman rises, demons fall; when it descends, heaven and earth are set in order! 88Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 7 The Seventh Night After Death 头七 My grandfather said that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to haunt. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost plays. I went to play with them, never imagining that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam right behind me. 22Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 8 The Maoshan Patriarch 茅山祖师 Zhao Hao transmigrates into a world of movies and becomes the eldest disciple of the Maoshan Patriarch during the Republic of China era! Demons and monsters are no match for him, and defeating them earns him blessings and merit. With the Patriarch at his back and a System in hand, Zhao Hao slays gods when he meets them and Buddhas when he encounters them. The vacant position of Maoshan Celestial Master is waiting for me, Zhao Hao! 1.3kReads6.7Score145Shelves
- 9 Rule Horror: Staying Alive Gets Harder by the Day 规则怪谈：活着越来越难 My name is Lin Mo, and my hearing is a curse. I can “hear” the distorted “whispers” of objects and places: deadly rules lurking in supermarket night shifts, hospital caregiving duties, and company overtime. They are internally consistent, cold, and cruel. To survive in a hell of rules that can descend at random, I must use this painful hearing in everyday settings to decipher traps and find loopholes in their logic. Every escape makes reality seem more absurd, and staying alive grows harder by t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Supreme Daoist: Master of the Zombies 道门至尊，僵尸道主 Kindle the Daoist fire in your heart and slaughter every demon and fiend in the world! Chen Changsheng, a disciple of Uncle Jiu of Maoshan, descends the mountain on his master’s orders. He slays ghosts and exterminates demons! After fulfilling his master’s command, he uncovers a shocking secret from eighteen years ago... 21Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 11 Rule Horror: I Exorcise the Uncanny Through Opera 规则怪谈：我靠唱戏超度诡异 When rule-based horror puts on the costume of traditional opera, singing the wrong lyrics means death, taking the wrong steps means death, and even clapping at the wrong time can get you killed. Armed with the ancestral Nuo mask, Pei Qixian sneers, “Perfect. I specialize in haunting opera stages.” While everyone else trembles as they follow the rules, he turns around and rewrites the script: “The King of Hell wants to pick a show? Today, I’m going to pick, his!” [Instance Notice] You have trigge 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Strange Tales of a Mysterious Demon Realm 诡秘妖世奇谈 Nine-Tailed Fox, Jiu Ying, Bone Demon, Jade Rabbit, Kui, Phoenix, Qilin… From the start, he gets a teahouse, then discovers he has a special ability that makes monsters feel close to him and submit to him? After transmigrating, he arrives in a world of demons and ghosts, where he finds that every monster either wants to cling to him or eat him… A split personality, a great demon living inside him, a loyal and righteous nature in the early stages, then white-haired and demonic later on as he take 82Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 13 Supernatural Revival: Eternal Reincarnation 灵异复苏：永恒轮回 [Urban + high martial arts + supernatural powers + paranormal] As paranormal phenomena begin to revive, no one in the world can stay out of it. You either grow stronger in this deadly world and come to rule an era, or remain a nobody, struggling to survive in the cracks. As layer after layer of mysteries is peeled away, the past buried beneath the dust gradually comes to light. This is a world ruled by gods and paranormal forces, and it tells a story about chasing the fire. This is an era full o 208Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 14 The Yin-Born Child 阴生子 Before I was even born, someone plotted against me. I was cut from my mother’s womb before I was full-term, born with a congenital defect, and prone to attracting evil spirits. My fate was cursed, and I was destined not to live past a hundred days. To stay alive, I went to live with my maternal grandfather, a medium who could travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. After years of learning from him, I became a medium myself. From then on, I could communicate with the gods, enter the 110Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 15 Level Up to 999 in Seconds While Exorcising Demons in the World of Lin Zhengying 在林正英世界除妖秒速升级999 High school student Ye Fan transmigrates into the chaotic era of the Republic of China. He keeps his head down in the mountains for three years before finally unlocking the Immortal Martial Supreme Merit System. After descending the mountain, he discovers that this is actually the world of Lin Zhengying’s zombie films. From the start, the System rewards him with a talent that multiplies his abilities a hundredfold, setting him on the path to the pinnacle of life. [Ding! Host attacked a walking c 74Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 16 The Corpse Walker: I Brought Your Ancestors Back 赶尸人：我把你们祖宗找回来了 Han Tian was a killer who bound himself to the [Corpse-Driving System] at the brink of life and death. From then on, he embarked on a very different path. A Fourth Master who turns to people's ancestors whenever he can't make up his mind? A Black Panther who can draw talismans? A corpse driver who uses brute force to deal with ghosts? He brought back a group of ancient corpses from a tomb deep in the mountains. Going from house to house, he said, “Come on, I've brought your ancestor back.” Now t 1kReads8.2Score106Shelves
- 17 CEO Wife, Don’t Run! Your Taoist Priest Is Coming 总裁老婆你别跑，贫道来也 [Urban] + [Supernatural] + [Comedy] + [Cultivation] The Great Emperor of Fengdu is reborn to cultivate anew. In his previous life, he followed the Way of the Sword. In this life, he follows the Way of Being a Jerk! After marrying Su Qingxue, the eldest daughter of the Su family in Yunhai City, Li Yang starts causing trouble at every turn and acting like a complete scoundrel. He catches evil spirits, exorcises zombies, flirts with his wife, and gets up to all kinds of mischief... 5.3kReads8.8Score350Shelves
- 18 King of Gu Sorcery 蛊术之王 (Miaojiang + Chiyou + Supernatural + Gu Poison) A hundred years ago, the last Gu King passed away, leaving behind a Golden Silkworm Gu. A hundred years later, on a winter night, two boys were born one after the other. Their arrivals in the world were perilous and strange. One was a Gu fetus, the other a ghost infant! [Miaojiang Gu Arts, Feng Shui Talismans, Evil Spirits and Gu Gods] [Brotherhood] 1.1kReads8.9Score137Shelves
- 19 The Mountain and Sea Coffin 山海棺 Wooden coffins bury the dead, iron coffins conceal ghosts; silver coffins nurture demons, and golden coffins seal gods. After Grandpa dies, all spirits pay their respects at the shrine, and he is buried in a coffin among the mountains and seas... 371Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 20 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺匠 My family has dealt with the dead for generations. Following in my father’s footsteps, I became a coffin bearer. Before carrying a coffin, I always offer the deceased five incense sticks. When offering incense to the living, three long sticks and two short ones are taboo. When offering incense to the dead, three short sticks and two long ones are taboo. That day, I carried a coffin, and the dead pregnant woman inside gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! [Shh, keep quiet! We’re settin 2.9kReads8.3Score194Shelves
- 21 Supernatural Revival: I'm the Only One Who Knows the Plot 灵异复苏：只有我知道剧情 Chen Mu transmigrated into a parallel world where the supernatural was resurging. Terrifying ghosts were everywhere, posing a grave threat to humanity. Humanity's only way to fight back against the resurrected ghosts was to enter the mysterious Tower of Reincarnation. Clear its various instances and earn System rewards, growing stronger in the process! After entering the Tower of Reincarnation, which others described as mysterious and perilous at every turn, Chen Mu discovered something. Mr. Vam 985Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 22 Summoning the Gods: Starting with the 2D Great Sage 请神从2D大圣开始 No System + transmigration + intangible cultural heritage + high IQ + Cthulhu Mythos + the uncanny + mythology A top student transmigrates to another world through an ancestral Nuo mask. In this world, cultivators awaken supernatural abilities by sacrificing ordinary people. He is lucky enough to transmigrate in his own body as a cultivator, and arrives at the one and only paradise where people can awaken supernatural abilities without sacrificing ordinary people. But is everything really as he 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Corpse Driver Seeks Justice for the Dead, Then Gets Exposed by a Streamer! 赶尸人为亡者申冤！被主播曝光！ Zuo Qian becomes a corpse driver and takes on commissioned jobs “Thirty years ago, a magnitude-nine earthquake struck Zhongnan City. Aid poured in from every direction! But the supply truck driven by volunteer Zeng Xiao vanished without a trace!” The livestream camera focuses on an elderly couple. Reporter: “What do you think about your son selling off life-saving supplies?” The old man says angrily, “He didn't! He never sold them!” The reporter sneers, “Really? Then let's hear it from him i 397Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 24 My Master Is Lin Zhengying 我师傅是林正英 Nan Chen transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's universe, a time of war and chaos where demons run rampant and monsters are everywhere. He joins Uncle Jiu's school as his third disciple. He studies the Maoshan Tiangang Arts and becomes the strongest young cultivator of all the major Taoist sects. Once his Taoist arts are unleashed, he overturns the plot and exterminates demons, traversing the worlds of yin and yang to become a legendary Great Celestial Master of Maoshan. 1.1kReads7.2Score104Shelves
- 25 The Fox Immortal Beauty 狐仙美人 When I was fourteen, I saved a white fox. To save my life, Grandpa actually made me enter into a contract with it? Fox Immortal: “I would gladly shed all my demonic aura and give up a thousand lifetimes of cultivation, all to spend a lifetime with you, from youth to old age!” Ding Ning: “I thought I’d become a Taoist priest who hunted ghosts and vanquished demons, but in the end I became a heretic condemned by everyone...” As I taught myself Taoist arts, secrets and legends began to emerge one a 1.1kReads8.6Score100Shelves
- 26 My Years Slaying Demons at the Vegetable Market 我在菜市口斩妖除魔那些年 Li Changsheng woke up to find himself an executioner at the vegetable market in the Great Ming Dynasty! As demons ran rampant across the eight-hundred-year-old Ming Dynasty and heaven and earth underwent a tremendous upheaval, he discovered that executing death-row prisoners earned him all kinds of rewards! Qi-reading, qi cultivation, divination, death substitution, paper effigy creation, concealment, face-changing, puppetry, medicine, mechanical arts... Across tens of thousands of years and the 1.4kReads7.1Score120Shelves
- 27 The Maoshan Coffin-Raiser 茅山升棺人 From the moment I was born, someone secretly plotted against me, making my mother give birth prematurely and changing my birth date. My birth chart clashed with my parents' fates, and they both died on the very day I was born. I vowed to find the culprit, and in time became a Maoshan coffin-raiser! Coffin-raising is the practice of relocating graves. After death, people should be buried in a place with good feng shui to protect their descendants. But some ancestors are buried in malevolent place 1.3kReads9.0Score102Shelves
- 28 After Failing the Exams, I Became a Corpse Herder, and Dango Exposed Me 落榜后当赶尸人，被团子曝光了 Shh, the corpse is rising! Keep quiet. The dead are on the move, so the living must stay clear! In ancient Xixiang, strange and terrifying things happen whenever night falls: white coffins, thousand-year-old corpses, and more! Under the moonlight, Jiang Chen shakes a soul-snaring bell in his left hand and holds a talisman to suppress evil in his right, controlling a stiff figure that hops along... 1.2kReads8.3Score105Shelves
- 29 The Maoshan Occultist 茅山诡术师 My name is Fang Gang. I was stolen the moment I was born. From then on, my life unfolded into an epic tale, as turbulent as it was mysterious. 397Reads8.6Score106Shelves
- 30 Folk Tales of the Mountain Wilds 民间山野怪谈 A lifetime spent roaming the martial world, telling tales of ghosts and strange happenings from the countryside. Stories of spirits and monsters in the wilderness have always been a staple of people's conversations over tea, and folk tales about mountain ghosts and gods come in every variety. There is a kind of extraordinary man who can help people choose burial sites and homes, divine life and death, reveal the secrets of fate, dispel evil spirits, travel to the underworld, save lives, and ward 1.1kReads8.9Score151Shelves
- 31 My Master Is Lin Zhengying 我的师傅是林正英 Zhao Hao transmigrates into the cinematic universe of Lin Zhengying's movies and becomes the senior disciple of Uncle Jiu, the Taoist priest! Walking corpses? They're all pushovers. Evil ghosts? They're all blessings and merit. With Uncle Jiu backing him and a System in hand, Zhao Hao slays gods when he meets them and Buddhas when he encounters them. The vacant position of Celestial Master in Maoshan? Zhao Hao is coming for it! 700Reads8.1Score108Shelves
- 32 Primordial Edict: Grandmaster of the Daoist Order 元始敕令：道门大宗师 Vanguard of the Taoist altar, great general who banishes demons, edict of the Primordial Beginning, all arts subdued and concealed!!! With Taoist arts perfected and the strength of a grandmaster, he commands thunder and lightning, slaying monsters and vanquishing evil!!! This is a world of the Taoist sects, and the realm of the Nine Provinces… 680Reads6.7Score114Shelves
- 33 The Demon Hunter’s Journal 猎魔手记 Have you ever seen a white dog wearing clothes, or a mouse eating a cat? Have you heard of paper effigies putting on an opera, or flying stiff corpses sucking blood? Come, let me tell you... 1kReads8.5Score102Shelves
- 34 Taking a Fox as My Wife 养狐为妻 When I was eighteen, I accidentally injured a fox. To my shock, my master forced me to marry her... 1.3kReads8.6Score102Shelves
- 35 The Mountain Keeper 守山人 My family has been guarding the mountain for generations. Every generation, someone meets an untimely end at the age of forty. The curse was broken in my grandfather's generation, but it came at a great cost. A soul dwells in each mountain, and one person holds each mountain at bay. 4.2kReads8.7Score467Shelves
- 36 The Unlucky Heavenly Master Walks the Mortal World 冤种天师走人间 The Maoshan Celestial Master holds yin and yang in check, slays ghosts, banishes demons, and dispels ill omens. A three-foot peachwood sword, a stick of incense for virtue! My fate is unusual: I court death but never die, so my master took me in as a disciple and taught me the secret arts of Maoshan. After descending the mountain, I met a beautiful older girl I knew as a child, and she led me down a road of no return. A beauty in an ice coffin, a snow-mountain witch, a fox spirit beneath the moo 714Reads7.4Score101Shelves
- 37 A Genius of Yin and Yang 阴阳鬼才 A calamity when I was fourteen changed my whole life. Then, at eighteen, I was set firmly on the path of yin and yang, where I mastered top-tier secret arts and went ever farther along the road of slaying demons and vanquishing evil. 1.7kReads8.8Score112Shelves
- 38 From the Start, I Was a Little Zombie Raised by Uncle Jiu 开局从九叔养的小僵尸开始 Jiang Shi accidentally transmigrates into the world of the movie Mr. Vampire, only to discover that he is the little zombie raised by Uncle Jiu. The good news is that even a little zombie who cannot go out in the sunlight gets a Grudge Value System. Completing tasks earns him grudge points that let him level up. And so, as he keeps leveling up, a Zombie King is born. 569Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 39 After Eighteen Years of Foolishness, I Became a Yin-Walker 痴傻十八年后我成为了走阴人 Every ancient village has a mysterious legend passed down through the generations: the Village Guardian. They bear a secret duty, using their broken bodies to ward off disasters and misfortune for the village, shouldering every calamity alone. People say they have come to the mortal world to endure hardship, and that their suffering in this life will bring blessings in the next. Yet fate treats them cruelly. Most die young, grow old alone, and endure endless mockery and cold stares. And I am one 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Walking Between Yin and Yang 行走阴阳 To carry on the family line, Grandma forcibly brought home a madwoman... Ten years later, someone came to our door and delivered five bright red coffins, each bearing the name of a member of our family... 2.8kReads8.7Score257Shelves
- 41 Cangshan Ashes: The Dao-Demon Chronicle 苍山烬，道魔启世录 [Steady updates, and it will never be abandoned!] “Master, weren't we here to catch ghosts?” “Today is inauspicious. We shouldn't make a move!” “Master, you just can't beat them, can you?” “Don't talk nonsense. Demons and ghosts have their place in life.” “Disciple, don't go around exorcising demons and slaying monsters at the drop of a hat.” “Cultivating the Dao means cultivating the heart. We should be kind.” “Remember, all things under heaven have life, and life comes first. If we run into so 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Dao God Among Mortals 道神在人间 Since the rise of humanity, the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Paths have stood side by side. The Heavenly Path sets the rules and restrains all living beings; the Earthly Path governs reincarnation and judges right and wrong, good and evil; while the Human Path takes the form of a Dao God, traveling through the mortal world to slay ghosts, monsters, and demons. But sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and demons... What does it mean to cultivate the Dao? It isn't about the de 2.9kReads9.0Score169Shelves
- 43 Horror Revival: Sign-In for a Gatling Gun from the Start 恐怖复苏：开局签到加特林 Horror has returned, and ghosts and monsters are running rampant. Humanity has no way to guard against them! Huang Shaofeng had only just transmigrated when he ran into a vicious ghost. Luckily, at the crucial moment, he awakened a System and embarked on the path of physical exorcism. The great and merciful Gatling, delivering all beings to salvation! Three thousand six hundred rounds a breath, and all six roots are cleansed. Physical exorcism is the deadliest kind. 661Reads7.8Score105Shelves
- 44 Nine Dragons Hauling a Coffin 九龙拉棺 The day my grandfather died, all living things on Mount Kunlun paid their respects. Dark clouds churned as nine dragons pulled an emerald divine coffin down from the heavens... People said: When an immortal passes into meditation, heavenly thunder welcomes them back to their place in the celestial court; When nine dragons pull a coffin, a divine coffin buries an immortal's body. 4.5kReads7.9Score404Shelves
- 45 Jiangshi: I Sign In in Uncle Jiu’s World 僵尸：我在九叔世界打卡签到 After transmigrating into the film and television world of Uncle Lin Jiu, a setting where demons, monsters, and ghosts roam, the protagonist becomes bound to a sign-in System. “Ding! Entered a haunted location.” “Sign-in successful. Reward one: Yin-Yang Eyes. Reward two: Maoshan Exorcism Talisman. Reward three: Peachwood Sword.” Enter any haunted location to trigger a sign-in. With the System at his side, the protagonist fights alongside Uncle Jiu, slaying zombies, subduing evil spirits, and wip 3.3kReads8.0Score182Shelves
- 46 Haunted Taoist Temple: I Only Hunt the Most Ominous Things 恐怖道观：我只抓大凶之物 “My good apprentice, you've completed your training. You may leave the mountain now.” “Rest assured, Master. Once I descend the mountain, I will vanquish demons and exorcise evil, restoring the glory of our Daoist tradition!” “To temper your character, I have a small test for you.” “I won't let you down, Master!” “Excellent. There's a young woman down the mountain. Go marry her!” “What?!” … 3.3kReads8.9Score354Shelves
- 47 The Heavenly Coffin Comes to Town: Living Must Keep Away 天棺出巡，活人回避 The year Jiangnan suffered a terrible drought, a coffin was dredged up from the river. From that day on, torrential winds and rain battered the region for a month. Floodwaters surged, swallowing countless towns and cities. I was ten that year. More than a dozen red Hongqi cars with Beijing plates, along with rows of luxury cars, arrived in our little town. I don’t know how many important people knelt outside my home, begging my grandfather to stop the floods... [Folk customs, feng shui. A coffin 8.6kReads8.8Score765Shelves
- 48 Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 There are many things in this world that you and I have never encountered. Just because we've never encountered them doesn't mean they don't exist. Legends are often more than mere legends. And traditions must have an unknown reason for becoming traditions. 632Reads9.0Score114Shelves
- 49 The Red Moon Returns: Sewing Up Corpses Makes Me Stronger 红月复苏：缝尸就变强 (The hottest feel-good power fantasy of 2022) (A brand-new profession: Corpse Stitcher) Ghosts roam the night beneath a blood-red moon; Each shattered corpse Is a resource that makes the Corpse Stitcher stronger. Three incense sticks burn, and the Rebirth Mantra ends; The human-bone abacus rings, and corpse stitching brings rewards. One day, a corpse speaks: “I’m calling your name. Do you dare answer?” Two streams of bloody tears run from Ying Ji’s eyes... Stitch human corpses, stitch ghost corp 2.8kReads8.8Score297Shelves
- 50 The Secret Notes of a Feng Shui Master 风水师秘记 My grandfather left me a handwritten ancient manuscript. When I turned eighteen, a dream of mine shook the entire world of feng shui... Liu Bowen severing dragon veins, feng shui guiding a celestial dragon, paper figures controlling one's fortune, plum-blossom tattoos, the dead seeking justice... Everyone knew Yang Qingtian was a legend, but no one knew that I was him! 3.7kReads8.2Score396Shelves
