Novels like The Ghost-Catching Taoist Master
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- 1 I'm a Ghost-Hunting Master in the City 我在都市当捉鬼大师 My name is Ji Ran, and I’m an ordinary office worker. But I have a secret no one knows about. In this modern city, I gradually gain power and grow stronger. I keep my true abilities hidden, letting a charlatan take the spotlight to exorcise ghosts and monsters. Once he’s paid, we leave. In the end, I become an urban legend. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ghost Exorcist 捉鬼大师 I’m Zhang Zifan, just an ordinary office worker. When I was eighteen, I sought out Zhang Sanbo, a spirit medium, to save my life. I never expected that from then on, I’d be forced down the path of ghost hunting… 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Master the Ultimate Daoist Arts, Yet I'm Forced to Catch Ghosts for Work 我，掌握顶级道术，被迫捉鬼打工 Jiang Xuan's origins are shrouded in mystery. He learned the world's finest Taoist arts from his master from a young age. By chance, he joined the Chinese Exorcism Bureau to make a living. From the start, he was just a fortune-teller setting up a stall on the street. Through one adventure and battle after another, he eventually reorganizes the Ghost Domain's Asura army, proves his divinity and becomes a god, and takes on a million Western deities. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Opened an Adult Store and Awakened a Ghost-Slaying System 我开个成人店，竟然觉醒杀诡系统 Supernatural + Comedy + Action + Passion + System Gu Yang, a low-level office worker sick of the corporate grind, returned to his hometown and opened an adult store. There, he awakened a twisted Ghost-Slaying System that could only enchant adult toys with the abilities of magical artifacts. And so, a man wielding adult toys to exorcise demons and ghosts appeared! Dancing Ghost: “Bro, I was wrong! I really was!” Obsessive Ghost: “Can you believe this? Everyone else uses divine summons and talisma 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The City’s Strongest Geomancer 都市最强地师 Beneath the glittering metropolis, cultivators, demons, and yin spirits lie hidden. Qin Yuan, an archaeology student, happens upon a Celestial Seal of the Geomancer and gains an unparalleled inheritance. From then on, he steps into the world of cultivation. A divine butcher, a beautiful fox demon, an immortal of mortal delights, a giant ape with immense strength… Qin Yuan navigates their company with ease, turning the tides of the world in every direction… 4Reads7.3Score114d adds
- 6 One Breath of Agarwood, a Thousand Years Lost 一缕沉香误千年 A Wisp of Agarwood, Lost for a Thousand Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Five Arts of Yin and Yang 阴阳天机五术 In modern society, yin energy is resurging, and the Gates of Hell periodically loosen, allowing all manner of demons and spirits to seep into the realm of the living. Orthodox Taoist sects, folk lineages of ritual magic, Nanyang sorcery, Western demon hunters, and other forces stir beneath the surface, forming a “hidden world” beneath everyday life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Last Ghost Hunter 最后一个捉鬼师 I was cursed by evil spirits as a child. My fate turned yin, attracting a hundred ghosts. To keep me alive, my father came up with a plan... 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 My Life as a Ghost Hunter 我的捉鬼生涯 I was born on the final day of that year, the 367th day. When I was born, thunder crashed from the heavens, and I was reborn through a strange transformation. I was born with yin eyes and can see ghosts. I am one of the seven children chosen by Heaven, born to shoulder a great duty and bring light back to the mortal realm. Ghosts, zombies, and spirits; suspense, mysteries, and plot twists; and a love that transcends life and death. What I want is not horror, but true love. The living and the dea 170Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 10 Ghost-Hunting Expert: I'm the Celestial Master 捉鬼高手：我就是天师 Qin Feng was born with ghostly energy surrounding him and was raised by Celestial Master Zhang for eighteen years. One day, he was given orders to descend the mountain. Before he could suppress evil and make a name for himself, a beautiful woman took his yang essence... 362Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Ghost-Catching Expert in the City 捉鬼高手在都市 Gao Xiao originally came down from the mountain to look for someone, but kept running into evil spirits causing trouble and was forced to step in. As a result, he formed complicated, impossible-to-sever relationships with all kinds of women... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Yin-Yang Ghost Hunter 阴阳捉鬼人 Is everything in this world really as simple as people think? What secrets lie behind the things that seem so ordinary? The uncanny Miaojiang Gu sect, the mysterious Sacred Sect, the unfathomable Maoshan Taoist sect, and the ethereal Feng Shui sect… Watch as a boy from a mountain village unravels layer upon layer of mystery, sets out to find his missing parents, and searches for the ultimate Way. 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Greatest Feng Shui Master 第一风水师 On the day my grandfather died, a woman took out a hundred thousand yuan to buy me and brought me to... 88Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrate into the Supernatural: I Am an Heir of the Celestial Masters' Mansion 穿越诡异，我是天师府传人 [Transmigration] + [Supernatural Horror] + [Orthodox Taoist Arts] After transmigrating to a bizarre world overrun by evil spirits, Zhang Jingxuan opens his eyes to find himself lying in a mass grave. An endless graveyard, collapsed coffins, the stench of decay in the air, and zombies shambling toward him... He panics. Then he discovers that the Taoist arts he brought with him from the Celestial Masters' Mansion on Mount Longhu are real! The Golden Light Spell shields him and slays evil, the Spir 2kReads6.2Score10214d adds
- 15 Bounty Hunter of the Vengeful Dead 猛鬼赏金猎人 I only wanted to go undercover and expose a fake, so how did I actually run into a ghost? I only wanted to get hired full-time and secure a government post, so how did I end up having to be a scion of a powerful family and a disciple of a sect? I only wanted to protect my friends and family, so why did a whole horde of monsters and demons show up? I only wanted to free the human world from the underworld’s enslavement, so why did a whole bunch of Ghost Kings and Ghost Emperors appear? Fine! Fine 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Accidentally Entered the Underworld and the King of Hell Dotes on Me 误闯冥界后被阎王宠上天 After staying up late to finish a manuscript, Fei Ling’er nodded off. When she opened her eyes, she had somehow fallen onto the Bridge of Helplessness in the Underworld and landed right in the arms of Jiang Ziwen, the decisive King of Hell! With her lifespan not yet over, she tried to make a quick escape, but the ruler of the Underworld pressed her into his palace and spoiled her rotten. He gave her a ten-thousand-year-old black dragon brush and a warm jade charm for protection. When a fairy fro 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Venerable One of the Mortal Realm 人间道尊 With the Three Realms cut off from one another, Heaven's Gate shut and the underworld closed, the human world at the end of the Yuan dynasty became a crucible overrun by demons and ghosts. At the Shangqing Palace on Mount Qingcheng, Fei Dahai awoke from a thousand-year slumber. He was the guardian of the human world's sacred flame, left behind by his master Zhang Daoling. In the chaotic age, all he had was a faded blue Daoist robe and a peachwood sword crafted by his master, yet he became the wo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Urban Mysticism: I’ve Used Feng Shui to Subdue Ghosts and Gods 都市奇门：我已风水镇鬼神 Background: spiritual qi revival. Spiritual qi revived around the world thirty years ago, and demons and monsters began to awaken, though ordinary people remain unaware. • Rifts between the Nine Realms: Rifts exist between the human world and the Ninefold Hells, the demon realm, and the demonic domain. Evil entities invade through them. • Urban wards: Every city is protected by a feng shui array, maintained by generations of feng shui masters. Lin Chen, 25, formerly named Lin Chen. • Public iden —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Started Out Guiding Ghost Hunters and Awakened the Five Mystical Arts 开局指点捉鬼，我竟觉醒玄门五术 After his soul transmigrated into another world, he had barely enjoyed a few days of a rich heir’s lavish life when he discovered that ghostly energy was slowly reviving. Countless hideous ghosts and monsters had appeared in what used to be a peaceful world. Fortunately, he had the Heavenly Eye, and Heaven had rewarded him with the Ancient Ghost-Exorcism System. From then on, he called the shots in his livestream. Greedy ghosts, infant spirits, thousand-year-old female ghosts, haunted skyscraper 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Rule-Based Livestream: Why Do I Still Have to Work Like a Pack Mule After I Die? 规则直播：怎么死了还要做牛马 [Rule-Based Livestream + Horror + Comedy] Listen, whoever you are, stay alive! Otherwise, even after you die, you'll have to toil away like me... Mysteriously bound to a livestream from the afterlife, I decided to let loose. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Hello, Police? My Baby Can Solve Bizarre Cases 妖妖零吗？我家奶娃能破异案 [Cute Baby] [Mystery] [Ghost Hunting] [Supernatural Revival] [National Fortune] [Livestreaming] [Hilarious Child-Rearing] (The story above is entirely fictional. Please believe in science.) I was responding to a murder scene when I picked up a baby on the way. I thought I’d ended up with a burden, but who knew he’d be the real powerhouse? The ancient book of knowledge, the Bai Ze Illustrated Guide, was actually inside his head! He pointed with a babbling finger. “Daddy, that’s a painted-skin gho 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Feng Shui Master by Fate: Commanding Yin and Yang with the Five Thunder Palm 天命风水师：五雷掌阴阳 [Supernatural Ghost-Hunting | Feng Shui and Taoist Arts | Five-Thunder Righteous Technique | Hardcore Talisman Drawing | The Protagonist Won't Take Things Lying Down] The Lin family was once the world's foremost feng shui clan, able to alter fate and determine fortune, with kings and nobles vying for its favor. As the years passed, the family dwindled. Lin Tiancheng, the last heir of the Lin family, learned the clan's secrets from his grandfather at the age of six. Evil spirits emerge and strang 1.8kReads—Score10814d adds
- 23 The Taoist Descends the Mountain: My Invincible Arts Astound the World 道士下山：我的无敌道术惊天下 I learned the Dao from my grandfather as a child. After turning eighteen, I left the mountains with a beautiful heiress who was fated to cross my path, helping her overcome every hardship and ward off misfortune. From then on, I used my Daoist arts to make my mark in the city! 28Reads—Score114d adds
- 24 Born of a Corpse, I Became a Spirit Medium 尸生子，我成了接阴婆 The day I was born, lightning flashed and thunder roared beneath a sky thick with dark clouds. Ninety-nine divine bolts of lightning struck all around our house. My mother cried out and died on the spot, while I was still trapped inside her womb... My grandmother immediately grabbed a kitchen knife, cut open my mother's belly, and lifted me out. From then on, a string of strange events began to unfold!!! 225Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 25 You Can Instantly Kill the Ghost Emperor, Yet You Still Claim You're Not a Cultivator 你都秒杀鬼帝了，还说不是修仙者 [Supernatural resurgence, no System, satisfying read, invincible Celestial Master, no mindless bragging and face-slapping] Why does a thousand-year-old female corpse scream in the dead of night? Why are the ghosts roaming at night suddenly wiped out? Why has an SSS-level haunted forbidden zone, feared by every nation, been reduced to ruins overnight? And why have so many infamous Ghost Kings been imprisoned and enslaved? Is this a distortion of human nature, or the corruption of evil spirits? Xi 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Grandmaster Ghost Hunter 捉鬼大宗师 Yin energy blankets the campus, corpse poison spreads through the city, and a mysterious ancient town is steeped in terror. Bizarre murders, a snake spirit haunting a village, and the Ghost Festival falling on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. One mystery after another is unraveled by them. But the truth turns out to be... 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Huo Li, Yin-Yang Master 阴阳师霍离 The paranormal refers to events that cannot be explained by science. And then there is Huo Li, a woman with an identity as mysterious as a riddle. She is always accompanied by a chubby little orange cat named Ju Dudu and her intensely curious best friend, Lu Nuan. No one knows who Huo Li really is. All they know is that her magical skills are formidable and her background too complicated to discuss. A chill always seems to surround her, making people keep their distance. Sharing a home with her 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 You Sent Me Down the Mountain to Survive My Tribulation, So I Turned My Counselor into a Jiangshi 让你下山渡劫，你把导员炼成僵尸 [Urban + Taoist Priest + Supernatural + Mystery + Power Fantasy + Invincible + Character Growth + Playing the Fool] My counselor is dying. She has terminal cancer. The doctor says she has at most three months. She didn't cry or make a scene. She just called me into her office and handed me a bottle of cola. “Little Taoist, I want to ask you something.” “Can you turn me into a zombie?” “I don't want to die. I want to watch you graduate.” I fell silent. Corpse refinement is a forbidden art. The re 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I'm a Badass Ghostbuster 我捉鬼超猛的 [A story-driven novel + a completed work of over ten million words, guaranteed quality] I’m Lin Yi. When my suicide attempt failed, that old crook Zhong Kui possessed me. An ordinary bit-part actor turned his life around and became a hundred-billion-yuan movie emperor. Acting is my side gig. Ghost hunting is my real job. The road to heaven is long, and hell is full. The world is in turmoil. With a soul-hooking blade in hand, I’ll sweep away every demon and evil spirit. 57Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 30 Yin-Yang Feng Shui Master: From the Start, I Help the Campus Beauty Catch Ghosts 阴阳风水师：开局帮校花捉鬼 My name is Bai Xiaoer. After the old man passed away, I became the sole successor to the Mystic Sect. The old man said that without his protection, learning the Mystic Sect’s arts would cost me my life, so he arranged for me to go down the mountain and attend university. I spent four peaceful years at school, but my quiet life was completely turned upside down when I spoke out of turn. The wealthy campus beauty came to me for help, and I ended up caught in a shocking conspiracy! A snake immort 44Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 31 The Funeral Specialist: Targeted Just Three Days After Posting 白事先生：发书三天，就被盯上了 (This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental!) The market is sluggish, and funeral shops are no exception. With nothing better to do, I turned the manuscript Guichen Register, written by my grandfather and father together, into a digital edition. I’m addicted to typing, so I decided to write a novel to help make ends meet. But I never expected that just three days after I published it, someone would set their sights on me... 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Ghostly Wife Rules the Roost 阴妻当道 On the seventh day after Grandma’s death, she came back, and even arranged a new bride for me... 152Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 33 The Last Taoist 末代道士 There are many places in the world steeped in mysterious legends and strange tales passed down through generations. After completing his mission, a Taoist priest descends the mountain and encounters a series of bizarre events... What kind of story awaits him next? 470Reads—Score10414d adds
- 34 Why Are You Messing with Him? He's the Young Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain! 你惹他干嘛，他是龙虎山小天师啊 Traditional supernatural fiction, no System. During the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians, countless people died. The sheer number of deaths generated resentment that blotted out the sky, and all kinds of powerful ghosts began appearing in great numbers. According to ancient texts, immortals descended from legendary sacred mountains to teach the Dao, helping the world's Daoists eliminate those ghosts. But after that, spiritual energy grew increasingly thin. After the Tang Dynasty, the world offici 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 My Teacher Is a Taoist Priest 我的老师是道士 (No System, no invincibility, a little humor, traditional supernatural horror. Read with confidence, this will definitely not be abandoned!) The students all say their Chinese teacher is gentle and beautiful, but a bit of a scaredy-cat who keeps trembling at thin air. That is, until the campus belle is possessed by a century-old vengeful ghost and the whole school is swept into a sinister mystery. I have no choice but to pull out my peachwood sword and get to work. “Don’t worry, everyone. Teache —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Super Ghost-Catching System 超级捉鬼系统 Zhang Xiaochen, a paranormal fiction editor, was working overtime at the company when he was suddenly possessed by a Ghost-Catching System. His beautiful boss, Xu Yating, turned out to be his best weapon for catching ghosts. Thanks to the System, Zhang Xiaochen, who had once revered ghosts and gods, made repeated trips between the world of the living and the underworld. In the living world, he brought back people who were supposed to die, rescued beautiful women, and drove out ghosts and demons. 12Reads—Score314d adds
- 37 From the Start, a Thousand-Year-Old Fox Demon: The Maoshan Heavenly Master Breaks His Vows! 开局千年妖狐，茅山天师破戒了！ Ye Xiaoqi, the last heir of the Northern Sect of the Maoshan Order, enters the mortal world at his master's command to cultivate. Armed with superb Daoist arts, he roams the city, slaying monsters and vanquishing demons in this legendary tale. Soon after arriving in the city, he meets Su Wanqing, a trainee police officer, during a case involving a vengeful female ghost. They become partners and solve one strange case after another. When investigating a job involving a celebrity tormented by an e 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Forbidden Zone in the Mountain Village: Exposed for Teaching Kids to Catch Ghosts 山村禁地：我教孩子抓鬼被曝光了 [Completed works available, quality guaranteed] Wu Nian awakens the Underworld System and takes a teaching post in a remote mountain village, where he raises his own ghost enforcers. He had planned to teach the children how to catch ghosts, let them get some practice, and help them earn money catching ghosts in the future. But somehow, a travel streamer exposes them. It happens just as ghosts begin returning to the world. Vicious spirits are attacking people in ever greater numbers, and ghost hu 17Reads8.5Score514d adds
- 39 Yin-Yang Celestial Master: I Stole Your Magic Artifacts, and Now a Hundred Ghosts Roam the Night 阴阳天师：偷我法器，百鬼夜行了 [Celestial Master + invincible + folk-customs mystery + paper effigy maker + supernatural revival + dimensional superiority + comedic face-slapping + wild imagination + System] Wei Ping’an transmigrates into a parallel world where spiritual qi revival is underway, becoming the last Celestial Master of Maoshan’s Yin-Yang paper effigy lineage. He watches over a shabby funeral shop called Three Pure Ones Funeral Services. He had planned to earn merit with the Great Dao Manifestation System and unlo 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Taoist Priest 道长两千岁 He cultivated the Supreme Way of Forgetting Emotion, but because he could not sever his ties to love, he was left behind in the mortal world. Two thousand years have passed. Can he resolve the knot in his heart from a thousand years ago and return to the Immortal Realm? 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Horror Taboos 恐怖禁忌 He is the Little Prince of Ghost Stories, a funeral bier carrier, a fortune-teller in hemp robes, a feng shui master, a knife-selling prophet, a yin-spirit collector, and a master healer. He is also the Supreme Mage! He is determined to rid the world of ghosts, but there is far too much evil among humanity... 22Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 42 Exorcist’s Journal: Catching Ghosts and Delivering Takeout on the Side 驱魔日记：抓鬼时顺便送一下外卖 Told through diary entries and firsthand accounts, this story follows the daily life of an exorcist and reveals a world of ghosts and monsters that is both real and full of illusions. Whether you come from a powerful clan or joined along the way, no one can escape the realities of life: self-interest is the root that gives rise to everything… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Tales of the Supernatural in the City 都市灵异传 “The living must not wander into the mass grave, and the dead must not disturb Mr. Chen.” This old saying has been passed down in Chenjia Town for decades. Chen Hui is Mr. Chen’s grandson, but he scoffs at his grandfather’s arts of yin and yang and wants nothing more than to be an ordinary college student. That is, until zombies attack the village at night. Forced to take up a peachwood sword and open the ancient book titled The Dao, he wields the family’s ancestral divine weapon, the Heaven-and 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Coffin Shop on West Street 西街棺材铺 The world is vast, and full of wonders. Chinese culture is profound and rich. How many of those bizarre, spine-chilling tales have you heard? In a small town in Guizhou, there is a coffin shop known as the West Street Coffin Shop. Its owner is a young man who couldn't even get into college. But how much do you know about this coffin-shop owner who couldn't even get into college? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Haunted House Notes: A Shadow in the Mirror 凶宅笔记：镜中影 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Haunted Campus: Who Says School Is the Safest Place? 惊魂校区谁说学校最安全 Shocking! A Qing-dynasty tomb has been unearthed behind the school, but the coffin inside is empty. And the four seemingly ordinary university students turn out to be Yin-Yang masters straight out of horror movies. A coffin slid down the hillside behind the school. A secret history of the Qing dynasty that was never recorded. Missing classmates. A sinister archive room. A hearse on Zhongshan Street. A weasel encountered while camping. Somehow, it all seems to be pointing toward something. Do you —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Is It Too Much for a Fortune Teller Like Me to Know a Little Yin-Yang Magic? 我一个算命的会点阴阳术不过分吧 [Maoshan Arts + Ghost Hunting + Face Reading + Powerful Connections + Walking Between the Yin and Yang Worlds + Team] Zhao Yang's grandfather made him study three books from a young age: the Zhouyi, the Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, and a third book with no cover, whose contents were handwritten. After his grandfather passed away, Zhao Yang inherited his mantle. But now that cremation was the norm, all he could do was read people's feng shui, barely earning enough to get by. Just as he was thinking 302Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Idiot Friend Lusts After Sadako, So He Gets Killed from the Start 损友馋贞子身子，开局领盒饭 Little Ghost: “This is bad! Sadako got roughed up by a teenage boy.” Ghost King: “How dare he! Send the Hanged Ghost to deal with him!” Little Ghost: “This is bad! The moment the Hanged Ghost went up there, the boy hung him from a fan and spun him around. He's already been torn limb from limb!” The Ghost King roared with fury: “Where is Nie Xiaoqian? Go cut off that boy's head!” Nie Xiaoqian: “That kid defiled me! I don't want to live anymore!” Ghost King: “Bunch of good-for-nothings! I'll have 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Day I Was Born, a Qilin Devoured the Sun and the Five Immortals Bowed 我出生当天，麒麟吞日，五仙磕头 When I was born, a qilin swallowed the sun and the Five Immortals bowed their heads. To save me, my grandfather replaced my heart with one belonging to a demon. All these years, I have subdued evil with the qilin and had the Five Immortals at my side, slaying ghosts and gods in the mortal world! 756Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 50 A Northeastern Taoist in the City 东北道士在都市 This book contains some Taoist cultural elements. It is entirely fictional, so please do not imitate it. Zhao Tiesheng is a young Taoist priest raised in the Qingxin Temple deep in the Changbai Mountains. Born with the “Yin-Yang Path” fate, he can see ghosts by nature. His eight characters are extremely yin, yet contain a trace of pure yang, making him a once-in-a-century anomaly. When he turned eighteen, his master ran off, leaving him three thousand yuan, an old Taoist robe, and a parting in 2Reads—Score—14d adds
