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- 1 The Little Daoist of the Flower City 花都小道士 A Taoist priest descends from the mountains, armed with boundless powers and miraculous medical skills. Young Taoist Qiu Yun heads into the martial world to make his mark. “Your illness can be treated, but my fees are a little steep. This villa is quite nice. Let’s call it payment for the first round of treatment...” Qiu Yun said, gazing at the luxurious villa worth hundreds of millions. “Divine Doctor Qiu, I know how you do things. Here are half the shares in my company. Once I’m cured, they 69Reads9.0Score10414d adds
- 2 The Strongest Taoist in the City 最强道士在都市 With a pair of ghost eyes, he can see through heaven, earth, and the mortal world. With a surge of ghostly power, he can throw the sun, moon, and stars into chaos. In an instant, he slays demons and punishes evil! The mortal world is vast, and evil spirits abound; people fight over every scrap in this blood-soaked city. Across a realm stretching billions of miles, who dares to roam at will? His name is Tao Xia. From the moment he gained the ghost-eye power in an underground tomb, the world was h 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Super Little Daoist 超级小道士 Gu Tian, a womanizing young Taoist and master of the Daoist sect, is born with the Five Virtues gathered in his body and clad in a flowing-light armor. Sent into the mortal world by his master to cultivate, he sets off a humorous, hilarious, and wish-fulfillment adventure... 229Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 4 The Unmatched Little Taoist 极品小道士 This humble Taoist studied under the Ancient Wood Sect, and my master is Sun Banxian. Though my learning is limited, I've been fortunate enough to learn a tenth of my master's skills. Catching ghosts and driving away evil spirits are my specialties. If any handsome gentlemen or beautiful ladies have nightmares, bad luck, or want a face reading or fortune-telling, please do come by. I guarantee I'll be there as soon as you call! Hehe, here's my card. I hope you'll look after me. 205Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 5 The Ultimate Taoist in the City 极品道士混都市 The dragon veins are severed and spiritual energy has all but vanished. How are cultivators supposed to survive? A sudden stroke of fortune, a junior sister who practices ghost cultivation, and all manner of Daoist followers: how should one navigate the rise and fall of karma? 595Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 6 The All-Round Little Taoist 全能小道士 Born into poverty, Qin Feng was taken to a Taoist temple by a Taoist priest when he was six. When he was sixteen, the old priest passed away, and Qin Feng returned to his hometown down the mountain as instructed. Medicine, fortune-telling, and martial arts. Qin Feng knows a little about all of them. From then on, romance comes his way, and he roams the countryside, living a carefree life. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Taoist Master Yilong 一龙道人 How did an ordinary boy from the countryside end up on the path of a Taoist priest? What are the untold stories behind his battles of wits and strength against demons and monsters? Just because you’ve never seen these supernatural beings doesn’t mean they don’t exist. In the rapidly advancing, high-tech twenty-first century, Taoist priests who possess the legendary, mysterious arts of the Dao may seem far removed from your life. But that’s not the case: they have simply found different ways to b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Rogue Little Taoist 无赖小道士 A young Taoist priest comes down from the mountains. He can subdue demons, tell fortunes, and read feng shui. Making his way in the City of Flowers, he lives life as he pleases... 538Reads6.8Score10414d adds
- 9 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... 105Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 10 The Ultimate Face Reader 极品相师 Xiao Jue, who is skilled in physiognomy, is sent down the mountain by his master to collect a debt. Through a twist of fate, he ends up going from creditor to debtor, and has no choice but to sign a contract of servitude to pay it off. The beautiful creditor, however, has terrible luck and one problem after another. Before long, Xiao Jue becomes her personal fortune-teller. He says with a troubled sigh, “Actually, bone-reading and face-reading are just hobbies. I mainly make a living off my look 556Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 11 He Is the Only Taoist in the Supernatural World 他是灵异世界唯一的道士 [Not a wish-fulfillment story] My name is Bai Lingyu, an ordinary little Daoist. By chance, I wound up in another world... This is a world where Daoist magic doesn’t exist, and I’ve become its only Daoist. “Bro, there’s a ghost!” “Oh.” “Aren’t you going to run?” “Are you telling me to run, or telling it to run?” The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao. Since this world has no “Dao,” I’ll be the one who represents Daoist magic. (The blurb isn’t doing it justice. Please check out the 1Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 12 The Maoshan Celestial Master's Chronicles 茅山天师录 Maoshan is famous for its Taoist arts. I learned Maoshan Taoist magic and came down from the mountain to exorcise ghosts. My whole life has been filled with confusion. Is this really how my life is supposed to go? What is the meaning of what I protect? And who is behind the eerie doll and everything else? 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Bound by Neither Yin nor Yang 阴阳无忌 First of all, I’m a Taoist priest. I was born in a small village in Northeast China. After experiencing all kinds of paranormal events there, I set out to find a master and study the way. I later became a third-generation disciple of the Zhengyi school, then joined the mysterious Xiangxi lineage. During my days spent driving out ghosts and exterminating demons, I accidentally discovered that my other half had joined an evil cult that had been passed down for hundreds of years... 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 14 Maoshan Edict for Slaying Evil 茅山斩邪令 Chen Xuan, the nineteenth-generation successor of Maoshan, descends from the mountain at eighteen to enter the mortal world. With a single talisman, he subdues a hundred ghosts; with a wooden sword, he cuts down every evil spirit! In a mountain village, a hanging ghost comes to claim lives. In an ancient town, a water ghost drags people under. A deserted village hides the secrets of a lantern made from human skin... Other people go weak in the knees when they see a ghost. Chen Xuan draws his s 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Chronicles of a Ghost Hunter 追诡人实录 [Livestreaming + metaphysics + exploration + wacky comedy + no romance] My name is Li Zihao, and I’m a Taoist priest. Unfortunately, my temple fell into decline, and nobody ever came by. With no other choice, I bid my master farewell and went down the mountain with all the skills I had learned. To make a living and repair the temple, I began taking on commissions to help all kinds of people... 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 16 The Supreme Celestial Master 极品天师 A hilarious Heavenly Master, a Heavenly Master devoted to protecting all that is good, a Heavenly Master free of vulgar interests: Wolong strives to show everyone a Heavenly Master unlike any other. 171Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 17 Don’t Mess with This Taoist Priest 这个道士不能惹 I throw punches at the nursing home north of the village and kick my way into the kindergarten south of it! I came down the mountain to keep a low profile, so why is that so hard...? 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Once a Harbinger of Calamity, Now Wielding the Golden Dragon Sword, I Claim the Realm Alone 昔日灾星，今执金龙剑，独揽山河 [Genre: Urban Cultivation] + [Theme: Master Returns from the Mountain] + [Theme: The Sovereign Emperor Returns] + [Character Traits: play the pig to eat the tiger + decisive and ruthless] + [Style: rousing wish-fulfillment fiction] Spiritual qi revival: I cultivate both immortal and demonic arts, and split the sky with a single sword! Spiritual qi revival, the rise of all races! Ye Shisan, a good-for-nothing Taoist priest from Guquan Temple, dreams night after night of a world-shaking battle b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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 125Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Urban: From the Start, I Got a Taoist Temple Livestream Room 都市：开局获得道观直播间 From the start, he gets a dilapidated Taoist temple. He also activates a Taoist temple streamer System, and from then on Mu Chen’s life comes with cheat codes. “Ride a Siberian tiger and keep a giant panda as a house cat.” Everyone, believe in science. I’m really not cultivating immortality, I’m just livestreaming, okay?! 163Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 21 Be Careful, It’s Right Behind You 小心它在后面 Synopsis: Taoist cultivation + No System + Folk occult arts + The protagonist grows gradually Yuye is utterly stunned. He can understand Black and White Impermanence changing shifts, but why is White Impermanence asking him to call her big sister?! After Yuye is infected by sinister energy, a medium seals an extremely ominous entity inside him. And so begins his journey as a Taoist priest, seeking redemption for himself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 The Celestial Master Comes Down the Mountain 天师下山 Five years ago, his family was wiped out, and Chen Ting was forced to become a Daoist priest on the mountain, barely clinging to life. Five years later, revered as Longhu Mountain’s Young Celestial Master, with martial prowess that reached the heavens and Daoist arts that pierced the mysteries, he made a triumphant return, determined to reclaim everything he had lost! His former enemy: “You’re a Daoist. How can you kill me?” “I follow the Dao by doing as I please. Killing you is part of my culti 37Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 24 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. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Maoshan Heavenly Master Takes on the City 茅山天师勇闯都市 Unrealistic, but no saintly protagonist, no characters acting stupidly, a slow pace, no harem, multiple female leads. He uses talismans to catch ghosts, deals with the underworld, and uses Taoist arts to subdue demons. Zhang Qingfeng, a Maoshan Heavenly Master, descends the mountain after mastering his art, only to discover that his family’s vendetta is entangled with the underworld. Heaven’s way protects him as he distinguishes the loyal from the treacherous. The nine-tailed celestial fox retur —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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. 74Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 27 The White-Haired Celestial Master 白发天师 Synopsis: [Southern Mao and Northern Ma + fox spirits and ghosts + Feng Shui mysteries + invincible protagonist] Wang Qiankun is a disciple of Southern Mao and an heir to the Northern Ma tradition. With an immortal air and flowing white hair, he holds the sun and moon in his hands and treads upon the Seven Stars. He is the chosen one of a Feng Shui formation known as Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl. Born with an immortal body and soul, he naturally attracts yin energy, and strange phenomena con 290Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 28 The Hundred Wonders Medical Dao Talisman 百妙道医箓 A serious urban cultivation fantasy novel. No transmigration, no wish fulfillment, and plenty of logical consistency. Every character is smart, and there’s both Daoist magic and medicine. You’re all welcome to give it a read! Cultivation takes time, so why the rush? Honestly... I’m a humble Daoist with superb medical skills and profound mastery of the Dao. There’s no need to hurry... “Master Zhao, please save my life!” “I can’t. This humble Daoist doesn’t have a medical license!” “Master Zhao 629Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 29 Starting at a Mountain Daoist Temple, I Become Famous Worldwide 从深山道观开始，举世闻名 After his master ascends to immortality, Lin Yun returns to Longshou Mountain and inherits the position of abbot at Yun Yin Temple. He also awakens a god-tier livestream System. By gaining popularity through his streams, he can enter System draws and obtain miraculous items from the Myriad Worlds. [Waves Treading Steps]: A movement technique based on the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams, from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Move like a phantom and glide through the air, making countless people question 633Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 30 I Have a Scroll of Shangqing Scripture 我有一卷上清书 These days, who doesn't have a side hustle? Liu Yuan's side hustle is transmigrating to the Southern Dynasties to become a Daoist priest. No System, no invincible cultivation, and no heavenly destiny backing him. He's just an ordinary man, carrying a damaged copy of the Shangqing Scripture, a few Yun Zhuan talismans that work only sometimes, and a piece of salvaged rebar. Under the name Zhao Chengyang, he ventures into a world unrecorded in county gazetteers, where the dead can speak. Mass grave 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Celestial Master 天师 My name is Chen Rong. Rong as in ‘the world won’t tolerate me’! Have you ever seen someone get struck by lightning? Have you ever seen someone get struck by lightning once every nine years? That’s me!!! 1.3kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 32 Praying for Rain from the Start: I Can Summon Wind and Rain, and Now I'm Being Livestreamed 开局求雨，呼风唤雨的我被直播了 After transmigrating to a parallel world, I became the abbot of a dilapidated Taoist temple and was forced to perform a rainmaking ritual. “Three years of drought, no moisture in the air, and artificial rainmaking is impossible. Why are you asking me?” Faced with a terrifying disaster, Qin Yi, who’d been mooching off people with his fake tricks, says there’s nothing he can do. Just as an angry crowd is about to attack him, he awakens the Natural Way System. He can exchange faith points for all k 456Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 33 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. 198Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 34 I Watch the New Heavens from My Secluded Temple, Waiting for the World to Be Restored 我于幽观观新天，待看乾坤归复时 Cultivation was spoken of in the past, manifested in the present, and would shine gloriously in the future! “Master, what true arts are there to seek in this world?” “Good sir, aren't the true arts of this world the nine years of compulsory education you've received? Individuals can use it to leap over the dragon's gate and change their fate. The nation can use it to develop, transform the world, drive out invaders, and bring about the rejuvenation of the people. That's the true art of this worl 47Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 35 The Low-Key Taoist 低调术士 The distinction between good and evil in this world lies not in the art, but in the person. For millennia, Su Chunfeng was the most gifted occult practitioner in the world of mystic arts, and the one most likely to reach the realm of “Returning to Truth.” After being ambushed and gravely wounded, he received the devastating news that both his parents had died. He went mad, met his end, and, by a twist of fate, his powerful soul crossed through time and space, and he was reborn in the past. In th 58Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 36 Records of the Daoist Gate's Strange Cases 道门诡事录 [Ghost Raising, Supernatural Suspense, Curses, Dark Arts, Witchcraft, Uncle Jiu, Folk Mysticism, Zhuyou Healing, One Female Lead] I make ghosts my slaves and evil spirits my servants, walking through the shadows shunned by the Daoist sects. I refine corpses and raise ghosts, use blood sacrifices to command spirits, summon ghosts to ask for directions, borrow life with talismans, seal ghost pacts in tattoos, and refine corpse parasites into puppets... At midnight, ghosts clap their hands. In the 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I’m a Yin-Yang Fate Judge in Qingshi Town 我在青石镇当阴阳裁命人 Metaphysics + yin-yang eyes + the Five Arts of Chinese Tradition + a terrible start from the start There’s an inconspicuous incense and candle shop in Qingshi Town, run by Lin Qiu, a young woman who can see beyond the divide between the living and the dead. She inherited the Lin family’s ancestral Five Arts of “mountain, medicine, fate, physiognomy, and divination.” Her yin-yang eyes can distinguish the golden glow of merit from the bloody aura of ill fortune, and she specializes in resolving st —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Daoist in Blue 青衣道人 "A Feel-Good Taoist Power Fantasy + Unstoppable Domination of the City! + No Female Lead" "Building a Taoist Temple Alone + Holding Court in the Golden Triangle of Northern Myanmar + Looking Down on All Under Heaven!" Dressed in blue, with a black sword in hand, he slays gods when gods appear and vanquishes Buddhas when Buddhas come! The Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers and the Seventy-Two Earthly Arts! The Twin-Fish Jade Pendant, mummies, pyramids, lizardmen beneath the earth, A world unlike any othe 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 I'm a Young Daoist from Maoshan 我是茅山小道士 I'm a young Maoshan Taoist. I can't earn enough to eat, life is hard, and misfortune follows me everywhere. With no other choice, I set up a fortune-telling stall, reading the winds and studying the land, interpreting hexagrams and divining people's fates. When ordinary people are in trouble, they come to me for help. When vengeful spirits have grievances, I help them find justice… 267Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Twenty Years of Taoist Cultivation: I’m Invincible the Moment I Leave the Mountain 道观修行二十年：下山直接无敌 He was the last Taoist priest at Little Immortal Temple, skilled in divination, feng shui, martial arts, and medicine. But after one look at a woman in the crowd, fate decreed that he must descend the mountain and settle an old karmic bond with her. 12.4kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 41 A Thousand Years of Qi Mastery 气御千年 During an expedition into the wilderness, special forces soldier Yu Chengfeng accidentally discovers an ancient tomb dating back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The tomb-guarding divine beast, Sanyin Bishui, does not attack him. When Yu Chengfeng opens the stone coffin, he is stunned to find that the Daoist's remains inside bear a striking resemblance to him. The many clues in the tomb all point to one thing: the Daoist from the Northern and Southern Dynasties has a mysterious and deeply 1.1kReads8.9Score16914d adds
- 42 Daoist Bai Mei, Matchmaker of the Dead 白媒道长 Welcome to the works of Pangtou Yu! The author will do their best to bring you exciting stories. Thank you for your support and for sharing your criticism. Wishing all readers the best of luck. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Last Taoist Priest 最后一个道士 Heaven, earth, humanity, gods, and ghosts: all five realms have their own masters. The Heavenly Master observes the sea of clouds, commands the sun and moon, and shifts the stars and constellations. The Earth Master reads the terrain, studies the rivers, and searches the mountains for their veins. The Human Master reads faces, divines good and ill fortune, and predicts people's fates. The Divine Master invites the Eight Immortals, calls upon the power of Heaven, and subdues demons and monsters. 237Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 44 After Coming Down from the Mountain, the Legitimate Daughter Used the Mystical Arts to Topple the Throne 嫡女下山后，靠玄学推翻皇位 [Mysticism × Case Solving × Real Political Intrigue × Sweet Romance × Mutual Healing] Original title: I Have a Soul-Binding Fan (You can read the comments for a character biography written by the author.) “Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?” When people die, they become ghosts. If they die with resentment in their hearts, they cannot pass on to the next life. Her arrival was like the only ray of light in the murky world of wandering souls. She is the legitimate daughter of the Great 392Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 45 Divine Art of Reading the Heavens 窥天神测 Words spring from the heart, and writing gives the heart form. The characters a person writes are intricately connected to their fortunes, misfortunes, and fate. Thus, the art of fortune-telling through written characters came into being. My journey down this path began when I accidentally fell into my grandmother's coffin, only to discover a young woman inside, her clothes in disarray… 985Reads8.8Score10614d adds
- 46 Demon Revival: The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain, Inheriting His Legacy from the Start! 妖魔复苏：天师下山，开局传承天师度！ Seven peerless skills reign supreme, while the night-time martial world is shrouded in mystery. The affairs of every school and faction unfold amid chaos, and in this world of flowers, I roam without restraint! I'm an heir to Maoshan. I'm invincible! 1.3kReads—Score10414d adds
- 47 The Yin-Yang Ghost Master 阴阳鬼师 The young Maoshan Celestial Master Zhao Ziyang ventures into the city. Half a bowl of clear water reveals the workings of heaven and earth; one spirit talisman commands ghosts and gods. He walks the Eight Trigrams steps of Maoshan and wields a divine sword to slay evil spirits. From the underworld’s ghostly canals and the six-eyed evil child to the great demon of Black Mountain and the thousand-year-old Blood Corpse King, he takes them all on along the way. There is a female lead. Pure supernatu 24.2kReads6.3Score2k14d adds
- 48 Martial Arts? This Daoist Doesn’t Know Any. I Only Know Magic! 武术？贫道不会，我只会法术！ Zhang Xuan is reborn in a parallel world, only to discover that the original owner of this body was the Heavenly Master of the Celestial Masters’ Mansion. After binding to a Cultivation System, he can earn rewards by completing daily tasks. He figured he could just take it easy and coast along, but an image posted online suddenly made him famous, and his peaceful days were over. Not long after, zombies attacked the Celestial Masters’ Mansion again. Zhang Xuan was furious: How dare they bully a H 1.1kReads7.5Score—14d adds
- 49 The Strongest Cultivation System in the City 都市最强修仙系统 [A Hot New Urban Novel] The chuunibyou teen Zhao Hao unexpectedly acquired a cultivation System and set out on a path of showing off, cultivating immortality, and crushing all opposition. Rich heirs? Business elites? Assassin bodyguards? Martial arts grandmasters? Sages from the Myriad Worlds? Get down on your knees, all of you! 1.7kReads7.4Score13014d adds
- 50 The Ghost-Catching Taoist Master 捉鬼天师 To build a road, the village assigned me and a few others to demolish a grave. Everyone died, but I survived. I’m the only one who knows why... 55Reads—Score814d adds
