Novels like Walking Between Yin and Yang
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- 1 The Dragon-Locking Coffin 锁龙棺 I have all five yin aspects, yet my allotted years are cut short. Every day, I wear burial clothes. The moment I take them off, one strange and eerie thing after another begins to happen... 134Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Folk Mystical Arts 民间奇术 I’ve been blind since childhood. My grandfather told me that we carvers are different from those people cursed with the Five Afflictions and Three Shortcomings. I didn’t believe him, not until... 88Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 3 Walking Between Yin and Yang: Evil-Breaker 行走阴阳：破邪 There is a group of extraordinary people who walk between yin and yang, slaying demons and breaking evil curses to maintain the balance between the two worlds! Devoted to the Dao, they battle evil men, seal away vengeful ghosts, and uphold the path of righteousness. They are all nobodies, with just one mysterious connection: the Dragon Group! 177Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 4 Walking Between Yin and Yang: Haunted 行走阴阳：撞邪 My mother was born under the rare fate of a nine-life yin woman, cursed with solitude. A fortune-teller said that women with this fate were destined to bring misfortune to their husbands, children, and parents. I survived only because my mother gave her life for mine. The night I was born, crows called out to summon souls, wild cats wailed like mourners, and a hundred ghosts fought over me... 262Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 5 Master of Yin-Yang and Feng Shui 阴阳风水天师 [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Mysticism] [Battles of the Occult] [Bickering Couple] My name is Chen Jiuyou. My master gave me that name. He said I was born in the underworld hour of the ninth month, on a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour. My entire Eight Characters birth chart was yin, making me a natural “coffin-born child.” The day I was born, my mother bled to death, my father went mad and threw himself down a well, and the midwife who delivered me went home and died suddenly, bleeding 1.8kReads6.2Score12714d adds
- 6 King of Destiny Arts 命术之王 The year I was born, a fire took my parents’ lives. A black-furred weasel rescued me from the flames. My grandfather said I was born under a deadly curse, with three calamities following close behind. So I devoted myself to mastering the arts of fate and divination, overcoming the three calamities, severing the Heavenly Dao, and defying heaven to change my fate. 175Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 7 The Taoist of Naruto: The Lushan Tradition 火影道士闾山传 Shao Lin knows full well that women only slow down his path to immortality. Every day, he does good deeds like crazy to accumulate merit, hoping to become immortal on the spot so he can go after his enemies. After finally turning down his sweet childhood sweetheart, his ex-wife from nine lifetimes ago shows up asking for a fortune reading. “Oh dear, your birth chart is afflicted by an evil influence this year. There's a faint ring of dark energy around your brow. This is a terrible omen. Since w 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Jiangcheng General Store 江城杂货铺 Rules of the Jiangcheng General Store: 1. The store opens at the hour of the Rat and closes at the hour of the Rabbit. We serve no customers at any other time! 2. Every visitor is a customer. Anyone who enters must follow the store’s rules, or bear the consequences! 3. All transactions must be honest. Payment is due upon delivery. Break the deal, and bear the consequences! 4. No pets allowed! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 I, a Young Maoshan Taoist, Walk Between Yin and Yang 我，茅山小道，行走阴阳 (A note to all readers!!! You can skip Volume One, The Young Maoshan Daoist Comes of Age, and go straight to Volume Two, Conquering the Yin and Yang. Volume One is a little slow, so feel free to skip it if you don’t want to read it.) My name is Li Qingfeng. The year I was born, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, as dragons and tigers contended. Later, I studied Maoshan Daoist arts under a master. He said I was the most gifted person he had ever met, and that taking me as his disciple left hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Charismatic Feng Shui Master 风骚风水师 Huang Daxian, an outcast from the Three Pure Ones Temple, and his disciple Wei An live in seclusion at Xiaoyao Temple. They spend their days using the Book of Strange Gates and Hidden Armor to tell fortunes and read people's fate. One day, while practicing the Great Ultimate Golden Flower Teaching, Wei An suffers a cultivation deviation. In a dream, he becomes the Unforgiven Tower Lord, leading his followers in a final battle against the righteous path, only to suffer a crushing defeat. Wei An 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Feng Shui Mastermind 风水大掌柜 The day I was born, nine dragons came bearing a coffin, and a hundred ghosts wailed in mourning. I was born under a fated star. My name is Bai Ke, a feng shui master delivered to the mortal world in a coffin borne by nine dragons. I guide souls between yin and yang, and was born with an innate gift for the mysteries of heaven and earth. When you run into anything supernatural, just come to me, Bai Ke. I am the chief feng shui master, and there is no mysterious matter in this world that I cannot 594Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 13 Strange Tales of the Divine Firmament 神霄诡事 In today’s martial world, the biggest sect is sparing no effort to search far and wide for a precious ancient book of secret techniques. At last, they find the hometown of the protagonist, Zhao Shiba: a quiet, peaceful little village. Faced with the enemy’s threat, Zhao Shiba steps forward without hesitation, determined to protect every villager. But fate has other plans: in the midst of the battle, he accidentally kills eighteen innocent villagers from his own village... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Am a Taoist 我是一个道士 I'm a freak who combines the traits of a ghost, a virgin boy, and a star of ill fortune, and I also possess yin-yang eyes. I join a cursed Daoist sect. Watch as I struggle to make my way along the path of cultivation while bearing this curse. 155Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 15 Pendulum: The Super Taoist Works at a Convenience Store 灵摆：超级道长在便利店打工 After the Sacrifice to the Lord of Mount Tai, the Netherworld King Chacha searches everywhere for Zhao Li, Xia Dongqing, and Wang Xiaoya... A young Taoist priest named Zhang Zhongyang is ordered by his master to go study Chinese at Jiangzhou University. But he is so exceptionally skilled that he gets a perfect score on his final exams and unexpectedly lands a job at Convenience Store No. 444. There, he opens his third eye and takes over from Zhao Li as the new spirit guide. From then on, ancient 240Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Talisman Sword That Subdues Demons 符剑镇妖邪 Zhang Qing'an was born amid the chaos of the late Qing dynasty. His fate was incomplete from birth, and he was not expected to live past twelve. Yet he was also the pawn of that person, and his fate was intertwined with the Temple of Heaven and Earth. Daoist Xu, the twelfth generation Daoist of the Temple of Heaven and Earth, paid an enormous price to defy heaven, change Zhang Qing'an's fate, and complete his destiny. Zhang Qing'an forged a new path, entering the Dao through talisman swords and 325Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Shangqing Celestial Master 上清天师 [Taoist priest + no saintly protagonist + supernatural + two male leads + two female leads] Ever since the great battle between Chinese Taoists and Japanese onmyoji, supernatural incidents have been erupting across the cities, as though ancient forbidden spells have been broken. White-hair vampires, black fiends, vengeful ghosts, grinning corpses... Feuds that began a thousand years ago will finally be settled in this life. With humanity twisted and morality in decline, what other dangers are wa 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 119Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 19 The Ninth-Rank Geomancer 九品地师 Eighteen years ago, Yang Buyi nearly died in his mother’s womb before he was even born. His grandfather used a piece of tortoiseshell to break the death curse hanging over him, allowing him to be born safely in a fire. Eighteen years later, Yang Buyi finally learns that a borrowed life must eventually be repaid. 776Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 20 The Secret Records of Yin and Yang 阴阳秘录 Mountain spirits summon immortals; water spirits summon dragons. Do immortals really exist in this world? I don't know, but I do know that dragons are real. From the day the roar of machinery rang out across Miaoling Valley, everything began to slide toward an unknowable abyss. And from that abyss, a pair of eyes watched those involved, their gaze carrying an emotion impossible to decipher... 183Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 21 A Golden Core Cultivator's College Life 金丹修士的大学生活 “Heaven is round and Earth is square. By the nine laws, I write this decree: may all ghosts hide and flee.” What manner of demon are you? Come out and accept your punishment! Oh no! How did I manage to provoke her? Master, save me... The wonderful, thrilling college life begins!!! 93Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 22 Cultivation: Starting with Fortune-Telling at a Street Stall 修仙：从摆摊算命开始 (Cultivation, fortune-telling, feng shui, online shopping, no System, no livestreaming) By a stroke of fate, Chen Ping joins the Tianji Sect. Not only does he embark on the path of cultivation, he also becomes its sect leader. He starts with a divination plate, and from there it’s all down to running a street stall! Chen Ping sighs: Cultivating immortality is hard! 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Haunting of the New Home 搬家诡事 [Mystery + Thriller + Supernatural + Horror + No Female Lead + Smart Protagonist] His name was Yi Jibo. After he was wrongfully imprisoned, his mother fell ill and died. To pay off his gambling debts, his father sold her ashes to the Japanese through a crematorium driver. To get his mother's ashes back, Yi Jibo went to work at a Japanese funeral home. And so he burned Japanese corpses while searching for his mother's ashes… 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Collection of Bizarre Horror Stories 怪诞恐怖故事集 My stories have magic, blood and tears, the evil side of human nature, and the horror you’re looking for. 1. Mother’s Bottles and Jars: A single drop of blood can turn one grain of rice into a whole pot of rice. A hundred drops can conjure a bicycle... What kind of magic is hidden in the bottles and jars Mother prepared for him? 2. The Toilets in Dreams: If you fall asleep while desperate to pee, you’ve surely dreamed of all kinds of toilets. If you write down the toilets you see in your dreams, 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Daoist Exorcist: One Body, Two Souls, a Daoist and a Curse Master 道降师：道士和降头师一体双魂 Banish evil spirits, avenge the wronged, solve century-old mysteries, and explore ancient ruins thousands of years old. One righteous, one wicked: Daoist secret arts and cursecraft coexist in a single body. Lu Xiaoxi studied for five years in the Lingbao School of Mount Gezao. After his master passed away, he was expelled from the sect and attacked by its leader. By a twist of fate, Yang Gongyu of the Curse Sect, whose attempt at body liberation had failed, tried to possess him. The possession f 105Reads—Score11814d adds
- 26 I Became a Heavenly Master of the Dao 我成了道门天师 My name is Li Changqing. When my mother gave birth to me, ghosts roamed the night, and a wandering Daoist saved my life. He said my fate was far too harsh, bringing calamity to my closest relatives. My parents might not die peacefully… and I still had three disasters to survive. My only chance of survival was to join the Daoist sect. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Strange Tales from the Countryside 农村里的奇异怪谈 [Traditional supernatural horror + third-person narration + one female lead + no immortal cultivation] In a strange, gloomy bamboo forest, evil forces claim people’s lives. A university graduate has just returned to his village when he becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre events. In the end, he takes a master and learns the Dao. Is the mysterious woman good or evil? What other strange events will the protagonist encounter? Find out in the book. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Maoshan Occultist: Tales of the Underworld and Evil 茅山诡术师：幽冥话邪 Maoshan's arcane arts have returned to the world, as demons and evil spirits run rampant. What bloody storm will rise this time? In this cruel world, with its tumultuous lives, who will pay for each and every blood debt? Behind the layers of eerie schemes, who is righteous, and who is evil? I, Fang Gui, have a strange past. By chance, I was drawn into a spiritual calamity. How can I break free of this trap? How can I defy fate and change my destiny? Gather spirits, exterminate evil, and dispel c 362Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 29 The Way Has Yin and Yang 道有阴阳 [Supernatural + Talismans + Formations + Chinese Metaphysics + Comedy] My name is Xu Lin. Born with yin-yang eyes and extraordinary talent, I was chosen by my master. But when I came down from the mountain, I went straight to work for Meituan, only to stumble upon all sorts of strange things... Wicked Gu sorcery... Corpse fiends that devour people... The ghosts haunting an entire apartment building... Which is more terrifying, ghosts or people? A slow-burn story, with no broken power scaling. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Welcome to the Nightmare Livestream!!! 欢迎来到噩梦直播间！！！ My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Unremarkable Little Taoist 平平无奇小道士 Half a bowl of clear water reflects the universe; a single spirit talisman commands ghosts and gods. Reborn in a supernatural world, he studies magic and Taoist teachings under an old Taoist priest. He saves all living beings, slays evil and subdues demons, cleansing the world until not a blemish remains. 73Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 32 The Maoshan Taoist 茅山道士 There are many things in this world that are unknown to most people. Five hundred years ago, hordes of ghosts and monsters roamed near the Kunlun Mountains. They fed on the spiritual qi generated by the Kunlun Dragon Vein and grew powerful enough to wreak havoc on the human world. For reasons unknown, the Nine Hells shattered, leaving the souls of humans and other living beings with nowhere to go after death. They gathered at the Kunlun Mountains, where they absorbed the spiritual qi of heaven a 20Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 33 My Sister-Obsessed Guardian: Becoming a God in a World of the Uncanny 护妹狂魔我在诡异世界封神 [Gory violence + System + dungeons + no female lead + no saintly do-gooder + slow burn + global livestream + doting big brother] Chen Mo: The bizarre world is supposed to be hell for humanity, right? But I always feel like they’re friendlier than humans. They’re not scheming or plotting against each other, and they’re completely open with me. Every one of them calls me Little Boss and scurries along behind me. I have no idea why. All the Ghost Kings: (ಥ﹏ಥ) As long as you’re happy, Your Highness 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Maoshan Celestial Master 茅山天师 Maoshan secret arts, supreme beneath the heavens; a sacred mountain paradise, the orthodox school of Daoism! The Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song bestowed eight treasures upon Maoshan to protect the region, banish demons, uphold the Dao, and bring blessings to the people. Yet the internal power struggles within the Daoist sects, including the Maoshan School, have continued for centuries. This story unfolds through the strange tales of spirits and the supernatural that happen all around me. D 35Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 35 Heaven's Mandate: Yin and Yang 天命阴阳 The Pixiu feeds on wealth from every corner of the world. It swallows all things but never excretes, attracting riches and gathering treasures, taking in but never giving out. On my eighteenth birthday, I met a girl who completely bewitched me. But I never expected that she would actually… 1.5kReads8.4Score19514d adds
- 36 The Heavenly Master Descends the Mountain: Others Read Faces, I Read Fate 天师下山：别人看相，我窥天命 The Netherworld infant Xiang Ling is born, delivered by underworld officials, with Black and White Impermanence guarding the gates and the Ten Great Nether Marshals patrolling the streets! The feng shui Xiang family suffers a devastating calamity and nearly faces extinction! Xiang Ling survives against all odds, finds shelter on Longhu Mountain, and becomes an heir to the Celestial Masters. Twenty years later, having mastered the mystic arts, Xiang Ling descends from Longhu Mountain to break evi 149Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 37 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. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Don’t Mess With Him, This Taoist Is a Little Wild 别惹他，这个道士有点野 Daoist arts + feng shui + folk customs + witchcraft + folk secrets + corpse walking + suspense + the supernatural Have you ever seen a person with no shadow? A corpse that can walk? A living person covered in corpse spots? Paper that cannot be burned? An ancient zither that plays by itself? Someone stepping out of a portrait...? Tang Yao has seen them all, and has spent his entire life dealing with such things. “Conceived in the yin year, month, day, and hour, and born in the yin year, month, da —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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! 1.3kReads6.7Score14514d adds
- 40 The Celestial Master's Book of Strange Tales 天师诡事录 Twenty years ago, a female ghost from a thousand-year-old tomb came to claim a bride. My grandfather gave his life to protect me from the calamity! Twenty years later, fate led me to rob the tomb of that very female ghost. 200Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 41 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—14d adds
- 42 The Maoshan Ferryman 茅山摆渡人 Since ancient times, there have been many people among the common folk with extraordinary skills. They are mysterious and unpredictable, yet everything they do revolves around one thing: life and death! Corpse drivers, ghost painters, corpse menders, guides to the underworld... But the most mysterious of them all are the Maoshan Taoists. They can connect the realms of yin and yang above, and slay demons and banish evil below. Meng Yan is the latest inheritor of the Maoshan tradition, entrusted w 121Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 43 Strange Tales of the Corpse Retrievers 捞尸诡闻 My grandfather was a corpse retriever. When he died, the waters of the river churned all night. In a single night, every chicken in the village died... 20Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 44 The Yin-Yang Master's Secret Records 阴阳师秘记 Where trees grow tall, immortals gather; where locust trees grow, ghosts gather. The village built an elementary school, tearing down the village temple and cutting down a centuries-old locust tree. Then the strange things began... 106Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 45 Chronicles of Strange Events 异事簿 When I was eight, I accidentally drowned. The village's mad Taoist came to my house and told my parents to give me a grand seven-day funeral with gongs and drums. After seven days, I would return to life. During the funeral, lightning flashed every day and the rain poured without stopping. Everyone in the village said it was a bad omen. On the seventh day, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the sky. The mad Taoist returned to my house, told me to take the moon in the sky as my godmother, and 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Grand Mystic 大玄师 Sun Lei smiles faintly and raises a hand to split open the Yin-Yang Road. “Moved yet?” Demons, ghosts, monsters, and spirits: “Wouldn’t dare. Wouldn’t dare…” 131Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 47 The Strange Case Files 诡局录 [No System + No Cultivation + No Foolish Protagonist + Traditional Supernatural Horror + Mystery and Suspense] My name is Shang Tian, and I’m a man cursed by an evil spirit. It was a lottery ticket that should never have existed. Its dark, yellow-black background looked soaked in old blood and night; the glaring red lettering wasn’t a set of lucky numbers, but an invitation to hell. When I scratched it off, overjoyed and thinking I’d found a lifeline to a hundred-thousand-yuan jackpot, my finge 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I Am a Heavenly Master of the Taoist Sect: From the Start, I Capture and Enfeoff Demons 我，道门天师，开局收妖敕封 [Celestial Master + nearly invincible from the start + little girls + supernatural revival] The supernatural returns, and demons run rampant. Vengeful ghosts wreak havoc, and evil gods invade. Lin Qingyang transmigrated and was reborn in the body of a mighty Celestial Master in this world overrun by the supernatural. With power that reached the heavens from the start, already at his peak from day one, how could he face this unfamiliar world? Of course… He'd descend the mountain to exorcise demon 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Yin-Yang Twin 阴阳双生人 [Mild Horror + The Supernatural] Ming Ye grew up living in a cemetery. Her parents went missing seven years ago and were eventually found dead under bizarre circumstances in the mountains. Seven years later, she became an emergency room doctor. One midnight, she met the Taoist priest Xu Baoyang on a bus as he was out catching ghosts. Later, while tracking clues about his missing master, Xu Baoyang came to the hospital where Ming Ye worked and discovered that a strange hospital orderly had set up —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Fake Taoist 冒牌道士 I just rented a new apartment, but every night, shortly after midnight, someone comes knocking at my door. They're all looking for someone named Jiang Jiuzhen. I don't know Jiang Jiuzhen, and I have no idea where they are. But I can't take this constant knocking anymore! And what's strangest and most terrifying is that they aren't even... 377Reads6.6Score—14d adds
