Novels like The Supreme Celestial Master
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Supreme Celestial Master, best match first.
- 1 The Coffin Man 棺人 There was an old coffin in our home. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, Grandpa had me paint it with red and black lacquer. This went on for years, but he never told me why. It was only after I turned eighteen and was buried alive inside that old coffin that I gradually uncovered one secret after another. From then on, I embarked on a very different path in life. Three calamities and six tribulations, nine coffins crossing together: ferrying people, demons, and restless souls! The Ye 251Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 2 I Learned Ghost Hunting from the Black and White Impermanence 我和黑白无常学抓鬼 I was sleeping just fine when, halfway through the night, Black and White Impermanence dragged me to the Underworld and tried to force me to drink Granny Meng’s Soup. Of course I refused. I knocked over bowl after bowl of the soup, so Black and White Impermanence brought out their signature weapons, mourning staffs, and prepared to teach me a lesson. Seeing how firmly I refused to drink, Granny Meng came over to reason with me. “Young man, everyone dies eventually. Whether it’s sooner or later, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Super Taoist of the City 都市超级道士 By a twist of fate, Zhang Yu obtained an unparalleled martial art and inherited the legacy of the Daoist Tianlong. His destiny changed dramatically, and he rose to the pinnacle of life, surrounded by countless beautiful women. But just as the mortal world faced a cataclysm, what path would this young man choose? 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 There’s a Mysterious Heaven Temple in My Heart 心中有座玄天观 The Heavenly Dao is hidden, and the underworld has vanished. When the red moon appears, Ren Zhen, who has just earned the top score on the college entrance exam, unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the Xuantian Temple. Within the temple is a demon prison, where countless powerful demons are held captive. There is also a Hall of Investiture, where the 365 righteous gods of the Celestial Court can be summoned to possess you. And there is a Hall of the Underworld, where righteous gods of the nether 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Last Taoist Priest in the City 都市最后一个道士 When I was little, strangers were always visiting our home, bringing all kinds of gifts for my grandfather. They were dressed in fine clothes and drove foreign cars. It was clear they were from a different class than us. But those visits also led to my grandfather’s death. And I was drawn into the chain of events that followed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I'm a Taoist Priest at Houhe Precision 我在厚合精密当道士 What? You want me to work on an assembly line? I'm a dignified Celestial Master! So what if you're a Celestial Master? I'm an emperor, and you don't see me complaining. If we don't work on the line, where are we supposed to get the money to build a golden statue of our founding master? Fellow Daoists, watch as I practice the Dao and vanquish demons while working on an assembly line. “Amid the sorrow and chaos of this world, I shall set Heaven and Earth in order.” “Hey! Master, why'd you hit me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 My Dad Is the Richest Man in the Underworld 老爸是阴间首富 [Urban fantasy, supernatural, imaginative, adventure] Lu Tong sells secondhand homes. One day, he suddenly discovers that his father, who died years ago, has become the richest man in the underworld! At last, he can sing the song of an oppressed man turned master: the overworked wage slave has become a rich second-generation heir. “Dad, give me twenty million for pocket money.” “What? It’s ghost money!” “What about the luxury cars and villas? They’re all made of paper!” “You promised me a driver 5Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 8 The Seven Disciples of the Daoist Sect 道门七子 Do you believe that other spaces and dimensions exist beyond the world we know? Do you believe that among the people we encounter every day, there may be extraordinary individuals with extraordinary skills, unknown to the rest of us? Here, we tell stories about people and events in this world that ordinary people never hear about. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I'm Done Being a Celestial Master This Poor 这么穷的天师不当也罢 In times of peace and prosperity, Buddhism flourishes across the land while Daoists hide away in remote mountains. In times of chaos, Bodhisattvas turn a blind eye to worldly affairs, while the Old Lord shoulders his sword and saves a world in turmoil. Daoists emerge from seclusion to save the people only when chaos reigns. In prosperous times, they shun worldly gain and retreat to the mountains, pursuing the Great Dao in their hearts, untouched by mundane distractions. This seems to have become 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 From Little Taoist Novice to Grandmaster of the Taoist Order 从小道童到道门老祖 A lone star defies fate and changes his destiny A young Taoist's journey in search of immortality and the Dao 172Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Six Paths of Reincarnation: Humanity’s Representative 六道轮回：人界代言人 Hilarious + multiple female leads + infinite-flow + shameless infinite-flow Zhang Sheng is an unremarkable intern nurse at a psychiatric hospital, a handsome bachelor who's been single for over twenty years. His only requirement for a partner is that she be a rich beauty. Once he's got money, he doesn't give a damn about his dignity and goes after every beauty he sees. It all starts when Zhang Sheng tries to make money by even taking advantage of ghosts. He makes a huge mess, and the underworld 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Horror World: Who Let the Taoist Priest In? 恐怖世界：谁把道士放进来的？ Bad news: I've transmigrated to a horror world, and there are ghosts here! Good news: I seem to be a Taoist priest... As a countdown keeps sounding in his mind, Chen Fan transmigrates to a horror world. Looking at the female ghost dismembered before him, he falls into deep thought. 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Have Yin-Yang Eyes 我有一双阴阳眼 Born with yin-yang eyes, Su Mingye was frail and sickly as a child, easily assailed by ghosts. When he was fifteen, the seal on his yin-yang eyes broke, and a hundred ghosts surrounded his home to steal them. With his life hanging by a thread, he was saved by a practitioner of yin-yang arts. He later became the practitioner’s disciple, learning the arts to protect himself. With his yin-yang eyes open, he can discern the worlds of yin and yang, destroy evil spirits, recognize demons and monsters 105Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 14 My Years of Catching Demons 我捉妖那些年 “Jinqu of Jinling is a blessed sanctuary for cultivating the truth, a sacred realm where one may become divine. Paper effigies guarding temples, corpses and ghosts possessing the living, using a grandmaster’s name as a pretext to suppress ghosts and drive out evil spirits: during my years hunting demons, I witnessed the true secret arts of Taoism, passed down only to a select few! The rise and fall, secrets, and scandals of Taoist sects such as the Maoshan Sect, the Zhengyi Sect, the Shenxiao Se 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Haunted House Sleep Tester 凶宅试睡师 Houses where murders or suicides have occurred are known as haunted houses. Any property in a prime location that is being sold at an unusually low price has seen some kind of major accident. To put buyers’ minds at ease, the owners spend a fortune hiring the industry’s top sleep testers to debunk rumors about the haunted houses and resolve the sinister, uncanny events within them. Lin Fei, a poor nobody, stumbles into the sleep-testing business and uncovers the secrets behind one haunted house 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Marrow-Cleansing Sutra 拍案洗髓经 Mo Fei, known as Old Mo, is an ordinary, sensible man who plays by the rules and lives within his means. A medical checkup report prompts him to change the way he lives, setting him on a journey from which there is no turning back, where all kinds of unbelievable adventures await… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Heir to the Maoshan Legacy 茅山传承人 I was born of a ghost. My mother died as soon as I was born, and no one knew who my father was. An old Taoist priest came to my home on the day I was born. When I was six, he took me up into the mountains to learn Taoist magic. 243Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 18 Wicked Fate Geomancer 邪命地理师 [Mystery + Supernatural + Comedy + Not a Power Fantasy + Urban + National Fate] The Dragon Veins are gone from the world. The nation's fate now depends entirely on geomancers! Also known as The Geomancer of an Ill-Fated Destiny A friendly warning: This story is almost too realistic… I'm a geomancer. Some people call us feng shui masters, but that's not the whole story. I don't know much, but in my line of work, it's all about cause and effect, and the tides of fortune! In your eyes, a nati 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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 556Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 20 My Little Prodigy Junior Brother 我的天才小师弟 [Modern city + supernatural + cultivation + lighthearted + a peerless genius] Mo Duoyan: Exorcising ghosts costs 100,000 yuan. Junior Brother: I'll give you a thousand. Mo Duoyan: Catching demons costs 200,000. Junior Brother: Donate it all. Mo Duoyan: Beautiful lady, a night of passion is worth a thousand gold. How about we go to a hotel and talk about life? Junior Brother: Senior Brother, mind if I sleep between you two? Mo Duoyan: Watch my immortal arts crush your Taoist magic! People 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Haunted House Notes: A Shadow in the Mirror 凶宅笔记：镜中影 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I, a Cautious Deity, Just Want to Exorcise Evil and Earn Merit! 我，稳健神明，只想驱邪加功德！ Wei Bai transmigrates into the body of a high school senior whose father doesn’t love him and whose scheming stepbrother frames him. You old bastard, you’re my real father, yet you only believe what your stepson says? Fine, so this is how you play favorites? I’m leaving home! Whoever wants to stay in this dump can have it! Unexpectedly, the very day he leaves, the Gates of Hell swing wide on the fourteenth day of the seventh month, and a tide of ghosts sweeps across the entire city. Evil spirits 345Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 23 The Genius Geomancer 天才地师 Master the secrets of feng shui, rise straight to the top, and turn the clouds and rain with a flick of your hand! Young Liang Chen happens upon the legacy of a feng shui geomancer, defies fate and changes his destiny, thriving at every step. He inherits the lost wisdom of sages past and present, and unlocks the secrets of the universe. 178Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 24 The Haunted House Salesman 凶宅推销员 My name is Wang Hao, and I work at a real estate agency that only opens late at night. The boss is beautiful, but she's rarely around. My coworker is a creepy Taoist who drags me out every night at 2:30 to spy on the apartment across the street. There's also a little girl with purple hair who keeps throwing pink slippers at me. My job is to inspect haunted houses, because I can see those "things." I only wanted to save up enough to put my younger sister through school. That was until a thousa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Ninefold Celestial Master 九转天师 Maoshan is another name for the Shangqing School. Since it is based on Mount Mao, it is also called the Maoshan School. Maoshan arts are fierce and domineering, renowned for the Three Mao traditions: Upper, Middle, and Lower. They are considered the foremost of the Daoist methods, and flourished from the Southern Liang dynasty through the Northern Song. After the Northern Song, many lineages spread among the common people, with the Luofu Maoshan School becoming the most famous. Also known as Sou 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Heir to the Ghostly Way 鬼道传人 The art of ghostcraft bridges the worlds of yin and yang, drawing upon every school of magic. Lin Ziqin was born with a short-lived fate and had a knack for attracting ghosts from childhood. Fortunately, a master saved him, and he became an heir to the art of ghostcraft. After completing his training, he returns to capture vengeful spirits and banish evil. With beautiful women by his side, he roams the campus and the city, crossing between the realms of the living and the dead, all to defy fate 728Reads5.6Score110Shelves
- 27 The Daoist in Blue 青衣道士 The Heavenly Dog devours the moon, the sky turns blood-red, and the Ghost Gate opens for the first time in a thousand years. A chaotic age begins. Can humans and ghosts coexist peacefully? Can the world remain safe? A young man emerges from the mountains, carrying on the most mysterious branch of the Divine Land's Daoist tradition. Burdened with a heavy responsibility, he enters this chaotic age and stirs the very fabric of the world... 2.8kReads—Score269Shelves
- 28 I Was Born Without a Breath, and the One Who Saved Me Was a Nine-Tailed Fox 出生断气，救我的竟是九尾狐 [Traditional Supernatural Horror + Urban Legends + Ghost Stories] I had no breath when I was born. I should have been a stillborn baby. Just as my family fell into despair, a woman in white opened the door and saved my life... The one who rescued me wasn’t an enlightened master, but a nine-tailed fox who had lived for over a thousand years. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Guangfu Little Taoist: You Don't Want to Mess with My Master 广府小道士：我师父你惹不起 Everyone says being an immortal is wonderful! Immortals need food and shelter, too! A young Taoist sets up a stall and strange things keep happening... What? Wine? Meat? Who says Taoists can't eat those? Was there any shortage of fine food and wine at the Peach Banquet? 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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—Shelves
- 31 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—Shelves
- 32 The Paper Horse Shop: Messenger Between Yin and Yang 我有一间纸马铺之阴阳使者 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Part-Time Ghost Officer: You Ask If I Can Catch Ghosts? 兼职鬼差，你问我会不会捉鬼 Zhong Ze is so hopelessly unmotivated that his ancestor Zhong Kui storms up from the underworld and gives him a thorough beating. Then he teaches him cultivation techniques and gives him magical treasures, making Zhong Ze a part-time underworld ghost constable. In the mortal realm, Zhong Ze catches ghosts, banishes evil, and upholds justice on Heaven's behalf. Later, he is even invited to become an exorcist police officer. With an official post in both the mortal and spirit worlds, he thrives in —Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 34 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…” 132Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 35 The Amazing Little Taoist 极品小道士 A Celestial Master descends from the mountains and sweeps through the city. Demons and monsters, beauties destined to wither, and three thousand mystical arts: none can withstand a single thought of mine! 321Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 36 After Encountering the Black and White Impermanence, I Became a Spirit Walker 撞见黑白无常后，我成了走阴人 Everyone fears General Xie Fan's temple, but Lin Che isn't afraid. Not only is he unafraid, he even went into the temple and gave the statue a spa treatment! That night, Black and White Impermanence appeared in his dream: "Young man, fate has bound you to us." Lin Che: "Bro, I just want a few hundred more yuan in my account right now." Black and White Impermanence: "Have some ambition! We'll make sure you earn a million yuan a year!" From that day on, Lin Che officially became a spirit walker. H 733.8kReads8.6Score99.8kShelves
- 37 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! 181Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 38 You Picked the Purple-Robed Celestial Master for a Horror Game? 你选紫袍天师玩诡异游戏？ Chu Xiang, Daoist name Qinghui, was the youngest purple-robed Celestial Master at the Celestial Masters’ Mansion on Mount Longhu! During his tribulation and ascension, the scant spiritual energy of the Dharma-Ending Age limited him to using barely a tenth of his profound arts. Just as his soul was about to scatter, he transmigrated! After transmigrating, he was chosen to enter a national-fortune horror game... 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Livestream: I Glide Across Water and Beat People Like They’re in a Painting! 直播：登萍渡水，我打人如挂画！ After transmigrating to a parallel world, he discovers that he has a terminal illness and doesn’t have long to live! He awakens the Martial Arts Inheritance System. As long as he teaches martial arts, his illness will gradually disappear, and he’ll even grow stronger! So Chen Xuan livestreams his martial arts training! “Walking across water on duckweed? Is that for real? What kind of acrobatics is this?” “Tai chi? Can it even hurt anyone?” But in the end, the viewers are left amazed, and they al 282Reads8.2Score114Shelves
- 40 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—Shelves
- 41 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… 1.4kReads8.4Score189Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 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. 198Reads7.7Score104Shelves
- 44 The Last Disciple of the Daoist Sect 最后一个道门弟子 When I was born, all the ghosts bowed to the ancestral shrine. My family was burdened by a curse that weighed heavily on me. Then, when I was sixteen, my grandfather died under mysterious circumstances, and my uncle vanished without a trace. It all began with that curse... 517Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 45 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—Shelves
- 46 The Strongest Feng Shui Miracle Doctor 最强风水神医 A young village mystic is ordered to descend the mountain and help Sister Xiaoqi sell houses in the city. He can do it all, from feng shui to face reading. There isn't a feng shui formation he can't break or a house he can't sell! A master of medicine, revered throughout the healing arts, he can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. Even the King of Hell and his minions dread him! Miss, your forehead is glowing red. It means a great disaster is coming. Let me step in and t 94Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 47 The Last Heir to the Daoist Arts 最后的道法传人 [Urban High Martial Arts + Supernatural Powers + Traditional Taoist Arts + Cool Campus Beauty + Subverting Expectations] Supernatural abilities awaken, and the Age of Declining Dharma arrives. Taoist arts have long since become a legend. I, Su Changqing, am the last heir of Ziyang Temple. I carry the innate qi passed on to me by my master, and I am also... the last Taoist priest in the world. When my classmates awaken their powers, I quietly draw talismans. When espers run amok, I secretly set u 1.3kReads6.1Score140Shelves
- 48 The Fox Immortal Seeks a Title: I Said You Look Like My Future Wife 狐仙讨封：我说你像我未来的老婆 The white fox who once snuggled under the covers with me came to ask me to grant her a human form. I said: “You look like my future wife: a tempting face and figure, a slender waist, soft breasts, peach-round hips, fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. You're even more beautiful than a nine-tailed fox spirit descended to the mortal world.” 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Ultimate Celestial Master: I Was Exposed on Livestream While Catching Ghosts 极品天师：正捉鬼的我被直播曝光 [Urban fantasy + ghost hunting + deduction + comedy + Mushroom House + celebrities!] [The Ten Kings of Hell + Celestial Master Zhong Kui + Meng Po of the Forgotten River + Jiang Chen, King of the Zombies] Lu Yang transmigrates to another world and unexpectedly becomes a Celestial Master of Mount Longhu! On the very first day after Lu Yang transmigrates, the only old Celestial Master on Mount Longhu passes away! Lu Yang is left with no choice but to become the only Celestial Master at the Mount L 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Celestial Master: In the Secret Realm of National Destiny, I Slay Dragons with Thunder Magic 天师：国运秘境，贫道雷法斩龙 [Super-cool Celestial Master + national destiny survival adventure + Five Thunders Technique + sword cultivator + decisive and ruthless]! The National Destiny Secret Realm has opened. Three people are randomly selected from each of 420 countries to enter the secret realm and survive. Survive for 10 days, and receive the reward [Spiritual Qi Revival]! Survive for 30 days, and receive the reward [Cultivation Manual from the Heavens]! Rice: champion soldier + parkour coach + wilderness expert! Cher 387Reads6.6Score—Shelves
