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- 1 The Yin-Yang Ghost Sculptor 阴阳鬼雕师 I was born with a pure Yin birth chart, and the villagers said I was an ill omen. To save my life, my grandfather placed a statue of Black and White Impermanence at my bedside. Only then did I learn that he was a sculptor. But the things he carved were actually ghosts... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Taoist Priest's Side Job Is Ghost Catcher 道士副职是鬼差 Gu An, the fifth disciple of Fenghe Palace, was tricked by his master into studying sales from childhood to help the palace meet its business targets. When Gu An began thinking of leaving, Master Qingfeng sent him to a graveyard for a trial, hoping to make him give up by showing him how difficult it would be. And so began Gu An’s glorious life... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Misty Rain Tribulation: Rebellion of the Abyssal Bone 烟雨劫：渊骨逆 A young man with a ruined meridian hides a Chaos Root within him. To save his younger sister, he devours her soul, creates a forbidden tome, and becomes a living key to the secrets of the Three Realms. His fate becomes entangled with that of a “mixed-blood” girl and the young master of the Listening Wind Tower. Watch them break free from the cycle of fate. (Cyber fantasy) A new author, updating irregularly. Please don’t flame me if it’s not your thing. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Got So Into a Novel That I Lied to the Goddess and Said I Could Tell Fortunes 看小说入迷骗女神说我会算命 At sixteen, Fang Henshao first discovers occult fiction. After reading a few books, he gets carried away with himself and boldly offers to tell the goddess’s fortune. By sheer luck, Fang Henshao wins the goddess’s heart. But then his classmates can’t take it anymore and expose his scam in front of everyone. Fang Henshao’s reputation is ruined. Unable to bear the humiliation, Fang Henshao shuts himself away to study, patiently building his knowledge of the occult. Two years later, Fang Henshao on —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Last Heir of the Yinshan Lineage 最后一位阴山传人 [Supernatural + Suspense + Ghost Control + Exploration + Zombies + Tomb Raiding] No matter how grand your purple robes and golden belt, you must still dismount and ask what lies ahead. Three feet above your head, the gods are watching; three inches in your palm bind you to the spirit world. Lin Yinan, the last inheritor of the Yinshan tradition, is a wandering occultist who walks between the realms of the living and the dead...! Across the five thousand years of Chinese history, all kinds of str 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Collected Tales of the Supernatural 诡事合集录 A city ghost-hunting tale. After one incident after another, Zhai Wangxin finally remembers his past. He has dealt with ghosts and all manner of strange things, and little by little, everything begins to resurface. 9Reads—Score214d adds
- 7 My Paper-Cutting Can Drive Away Evil 我的剪纸能驱邪 [Urban + Supernatural + Prequel to the Revival of Horror] Thirteen years after transmigrating, Xu Feng finally obtains a System: the Ultimate Paper-Cutting System. By continually raising his paper-cutting level, the System grants him more practical illustrated guides for driving out ghosts and vanquishing evil. With the world's impending revival of horror, Xu Feng must keep growing stronger. Even mightier talisman and character guides await him further along, ready to be unlocked. His sword for 30Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 8 Awaken the Tycoon System: From the Start, I Light the Lantern for the Crown Prince 觉醒神豪系统，开局点太子爷天灯 Awakening the Tycoon System: I Had the Crown Prince's Lantern Lit from the Start 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Living Ghost King 活诡王 A mysterious fragment of a map, a strange jade gourd, a grandfather who vanished nineteen years ago, and a person dying mysteriously after every QQ message I receive. Together, they set off one bizarre and eerie event after another... To uncover the truth, I have no choice but to embark on a series of strange and perilous investigations. It seems as though I’m merely reacting to events, yet everything seems fated to happen. From a haunted dormitory to a ghost village deep in the mountains, and t 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Tales of the Strange 聊斋那些事 Have you ever heard of a plain-language version of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio? A scholar spends the night in an abandoned house and is welcomed into a beautiful woman's arms, only to discover that her face is a painted skin. A poor young man finds a fox. The fox says, “I’ll marry you, but you must never look at my tail.” At the mass graves outside town, someone tells stories every night. Anyone who listens disappears the next day. Don’t be afraid. These are all stories passed down by ou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 My Ancestor Was a Drought Demon 我的祖先是旱魃 The underworld is in chaos, and they want to kill me. The cultivation world is in chaos, and they want to kill me too. Good grief, both the living and the dead want me gone. I had no choice. To uncover the truth about my damn family, I dug up my own ancestral grave. I never expected my ancestor to be a drought demon. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Living Dead 活死人 A coffin from a hundred years ago was unearthed in our village. I warned everyone not to take the antiques inside, or disaster would strike. They agreed to my face, but the next day someone came to tell me that a person had died the night before... 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Who Moved My Corpse? 谁动了我的尸体 My name is Minnie, and I’m a mortician. To put it plainly, I do makeup for the dead. But some people just can’t stand me, and they actually transferred me to the Non-Natural Death Department. From then on, my life was filled with countless mutilated corpses. 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Immortal's Burden 背仙儿 The day I was born, a black snake slithered into our yard. From that day on, I bore a snake’s bones and was half human, half snake. When I was nine, I touched the Snake Immortal statue on West Mountain. The evil god whispered that it wanted me as its spirit medium. To save me, Grandma hoisted the statue onto her back and walked into the blizzard. She was never heard from again. To find Grandma and slay the evil god, I joined the Jingming Sect and spent eight years cultivating. I thought I was ju 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Folklore Mystery: My Watch Can See Ghosts 民俗悬疑：我的手表能见鬼 Fragmented narrative + layered foreshadowing + not a power fantasy + folk customs + mystery + no invincible hero Entirely hand-crafted, no AI. My name is Yang Yan. I owe gambling debts. I married a ghost bride. I put on a watch that had been tossed to me. It said that if I couldn’t find out how I died, I would die. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Rural Taboos 乡村禁忌 I always thought I was my father’s son. Then, on the day I came of age, he told me that the weasel spirits had given me to them... 157Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 18 Flying with My Left Hand, Subduing Souls with My Right 左手飞身，右手镇魂 (Originally titled: The Lampkeeper of the Underworld) After accidentally stumbling into the underworld, the overworked Ye Chenyi became a lampkeeper. Under the guidance of two Perfected Lords, he took on the duty of escorting the souls of those who died unnatural deaths in Tinglan City. With the Flying Art in his left hand and the Soul-Quelling Technique in his right, Ye Chenyi, who had once struggled to get by in the mortal world, secured himself a proper position in the underworld... [No Syste 23Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 I Rise to Godhood Through Face-Slapping 我靠打脸封神 [Urban + System + Supernatural] Mu Rong Feng, the chief disciple of Maoshan, can't even perform the most basic Taoist magic? Don't worry. He's just been using it the wrong way. The Face-Slapping System is the ultimate key. When enemies and ghosts stick their faces right in front of you, should you slap them? Absolutely. Slap them hard! Not only will it leave you feeling refreshed, it will also earn you redemption points from the System. Redeem them for everyday skills, supreme Taoist arts, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 In the Tang Dynasty's Evil-Suppressing Bureau, Sewing Corpses Makes Me Stronger 人在大唐镇邪司，缝尸就变强 He transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau and became a corpse seamster. Su Huaiyin stared at the body before him, shattered into eighteen pieces, and fell into deep thought. Who could be so cruel? Has corpse sewing become this cutthroat too? Luckily, his System activated: sewing corpses made him stronger. “Ding! Congratulations on stitching up a corpse. Reward: Pure Yang Limitless Art!” “Ding! Obtained the Five Thunders Orthodox Art!” “Ding! Obtained a Dragon-Tiger Pill!” “ 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 22 When the Paranormal Invaded, My Sister and I Had Only Each Other 诡异入侵，我和姐姐相依为命 [Eerie Invasion] + [One Female Lead] + [Thriller] + [Heartbreaking] Grandma said the sun used to be golden, and blankets dried in its warmth smelled lovely. I've lived for ten years and never seen a sun like that. The night the blood moon appeared, the sky turned red. Ever since, the sun has never been warm again. It hangs there, pale and wan, its edges faintly tinged red, like a half-open eye. A light red fog hangs in the air all year round, and two-thirds of the population has already been inf —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Your Diary 你的日记本 You suddenly come across a diary. The handwriting is clearly yours, yet you can't remember writing any of it. Curious, you decide to open it and take a look. Maybe it would be better to read it tonight. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Ancestral Secret Arts: I Alone Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 祖传秘术：我一人镇百鬼 In 1999, on the eve of the new century, a young man named Lu Ming drowned during a bizarre outing to the countryside. Yet his soul did not depart. Instead, it was drawn by a mysterious force back to his old home in a remote mountain village. He discovered that this seemingly ordinary ancestral home was actually a secret base belonging to the Yin-Yang Lu Clan, a family whose secrets had been passed down for generations. The Lu family were reclusive heirs to arts such as divination, exorcism and t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Borrowed-Life Formation in the Wilds 山野借命局 While working away from home, I get the news that my grandfather has passed away, so I return to the mountain village I left many years ago. I thought I was just coming back to clean out the ancestral home and take care of the funeral. But the moment I stepped into the village, I realized that something strange was going on everywhere. Footsteps circle endlessly outside the wall in the middle of the night. Gray-white hems quietly peek through cracks in the earthen walls. Behind the window pape —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Soul-Returning Ledger 还魂帐 On the seventh day after death, the dead return to settle their debts. Funeral director Shen Yantian was born with the ability to see accounts. He audits, weighs, and settles accounts for the dead, at the cost of pawning a memory each time. Until he discovers that the account for the fire that should have killed him three years ago is blank. Someone died in his place. This is my first novel, so the plot moves a little quickly at the beginning. It gets better later on. Thank you for your understa 10Reads—Score18514d adds
- 27 The Last Ghost Exorcist 最后一个驱鬼人 I was born under a curse, with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck before I was even born. My grandfather used a life-borrowing ritual to save me. But how could anyone challenge the authority of the underworld and King Yama? Strange things began happening around me one after another, and at night I even saw the Impermanence Spirits coming to claim my life. Later, I followed a fat old Daoist and learned the way of the Dao, how to read burial sites, and how to break poison curses. I became t 79Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 28 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—14d adds
- 29 You Found Me 你找到我了 Modern Supernatural + Female-Led + Fresh Premise + All-Rounder + Wild Imagination + Reincarnation + Spirit Speech + Runes and Formations + Fictional Modern Setting + Pure Wish Fulfillment in the Middle and Later Parts Abandoned and cast out? No. Her god reincarnates for her, life after life. Following the usual formula and old clichés? No. The Heavenly Dao is nothing to her. An ordinary girl dealing with a life that’s a complete mess? No. Other people are the ordinary ones. She is the unique one 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Yin-Yang Guardian of the Dead 阴阳守灵人 The world of the living has its own order, and the underworld its own iron laws... When order falls into chaos, monsters and demons run rampant among the living... Then the living have their spirit guardians to vanquish demons and monsters… My name is Li Ping'an. After I was born, everyone in my village died… [Supernatural mystery] [Urban fiction] [No over-the-top drama] [Deadpan humor with laughs] 2.5kReads7.3Score—14d adds
- 31 Return to Life 还魂 The elders often say, “Better to die in the river than be born upon it.” I was born on the river. I should have been doomed to die, but someone lent me their life. 127Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 32 I Serve as Yanluo in the Ten Halls 我在十殿当阎罗 The flame of civilization has been extinguished amid the onslaught of the uncanny; Humanity's fate, however, still clings desperately to hope in the depths of despair; Is this a paradise for the extraordinary, or a graveyard for ordinary people? Whatever happens, you must survive! [This book has no System or golden finger. Please read on patiently, and I promise you won't be disappointed!] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Tamed the Paranormal 我把诡异收服了 Born with ghostly eyes, I share a desk with the City Lord of the Underworld. A vengeful female ghost wants me to kiss her, I take in a powerful underworld enforcer, and a princess from a thousand years ago swears an oath with me. Onstage, they sing of sorrow and grief. Beneath the stage, I capture every kind of evil. My name is Zhang Qiang. Watch me run rampant through the Underworld! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Grave-Nailing Craftsman 钉坟匠 A centenarian’s body must not be buried carelessly. My master hanged himself at his own front door because he mishandled one such burial. To let him rest in peace, I performed an Earth Immortal burial again, only to discover that my dead master was watching me... 248Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 35 The Coffin Bearer 压棺人 Carriage duty, also known as sitting on the coffin, means that when a funeral procession takes a body to its burial site, someone must ride on top of the coffin all the way up the mountain. But not every coffin is fit to sit on. I agreed to ride on one to help someone out, never expecting it to bring me trouble... 562Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 36 Midnight in the Countryside 午夜乡村 My parents' job transfers sent me to live and study at my grandmother's house. Before bed, she warned me not to go and look, no matter what sounds I heard. From then on, one strange event after another came crashing into my life. Then, one day, my grandmother suddenly told me the secret about who I really was... 527Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 37 Money Over Life: From the Start, I Kidnap a Red-Clad Vengeful Ghost 要钱不要命，开局拐卖红衣厉鬼 Ding! Thank you for contributing to the overhaul of the Underworld. The red-clad vengeful ghost has been accepted by the Underworld's coal mining department. Monthly income: 20,000 yuan. The System will deposit it into the Host's account regularly. The ghost child has been accepted by the Underworld's circus. Monthly income: 5,000 yuan. The System will deposit it into the Host's account regularly. The lecherous ghost has been accepted by the Underworld's obscenity review department. Monthly inco 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Maoshan Chronicles 茅山录 Pure supernatural horror, no cultivation, Maoshan Taoists, ghost hunting Maoshan Celestial Master Liu Xiangyu: Qianyuan breaks curses and sweeps away demon stars. He strides through the Nine Palaces, summoning thunder; his sword divides the Eight Trigrams and subdues the netherworld. The Three Pure Ones’ edicts destroy evil spirits; the Five Emperors’ talismans subdue ghost fiends. The Taiyi Golden Light incantation appears. He walks between yin and yang, proving his devotion to the Dao. Born wi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Tales of the Countryside: My Grandma Was a Midwife 乡野怪谈之我的姥姥是稳婆 At the foot of Mount Maqi, midwife Zhang Guilan spent her life delivering babies on nighttime roads. Other midwives delivered human babies. The ones she delivered were ghosts, demons, and wronged spirits from the wilderness. Road-blocking skin-sellers, water ghosts demanding souls, Pixihuzi repaying a debt of gratitude, and Li the Bald-Tailed Dragon making his presence known. She didn't believe in the supernatural when she was young. Only after surviving countless dangers did she understand t 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Spent Summer Vacation as a Corpse Driver, and the Stunning Campus Belle Exposed Me 暑假当赶尸人，被绝美校花曝光了 Is there a future in corpse-driving over summer break? (Also known as: My Ghost Constable Roommates) Ye Chen transmigrates to a parallel world. To save up for tuition during his summer break from college, he becomes a corpse driver. At a class reunion, Lin Xue reveals that Ye Chen is her boyfriend, leaving their classmates stunned. When they hear Ye Chen works as a corpse driver, they start making fun of him. “How can corpse drivers still exist these days? Are evil spirits actually real?” “Ye Ch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I Transmigrated into the Horror Novel I Wrote in Middle School 我穿进初中写的恐怖小说 I Was Transported Into the Horror Novel I Wrote in Middle School —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Yellow Springs Medical Hall 黄泉医馆 On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, ghosts roam at night and the living must keep away. Yet on Linjiang Road, an unremarkable clinic stands with all four doors wide open, inviting every kind of visitor. Above the eaves hangs a gilded plaque bearing four large characters: “Yellow Springs Clinic.” 531Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 43 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌：夜半吹哨，白布尸魂找上门 Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The House of Corpse Incense 尸香门第 Grandpa said I was “cursed to die young,” and that I had to go home for my birthday every year. One year, it poured, and I didn’t go back... [PS: Updates are a little slow while the book is new. If you don’t mind reading a finished novel, check out my completed work, The Yin-Yang Merchant: http://www.heiyan.com/book/48682 266Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 Heir of Coffin Mountain 棺山传人 That day, Bai Liu, the grayish-yellow fox spirit, and the Five Immortals carried my grandfather into the mountains. Keeping the promise I had made at the Fox Immortal Temple, I embarked on an unseen journey between the worlds of yin and yang... 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 My Years Reselling Haunted Houses 倒卖凶宅那几年 A haunted house will claim your life. The faint of heart should stay away! People turn pale at the mention of haunted houses, but I make my living from them. By a stroke of luck, I became a dealer in haunted properties. A copper bowl that traps souls, eight pythons coiling around a dragon, paper figures celebrating a birthday, a ghost bridge that changes your fate... Ten bizarre haunted houses, their files brought back to light! Behind every haunted house lies a terrifying, secret story. What ex 307Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 48 The Eastern Ghost Emperor Quits His Job 东方鬼帝他撂挑子不干了 The Eastern Ghost Emperor, deputy to the Great Emperor of Fengdu, commands all ghosts and guards the Gates of Hell to keep evil spirits from escaping and protect the human world. The Eastern Ghost Emperor with a good memory: A catastrophe! All the ghosts have escaped! The amnesiac Eastern Ghost Emperor: All the ghosts escaped? I'm escaping too! They say there are two Eastern Ghost Emperors, standing on either side of the Gates of Hell. The one on the left has a solemn face and a mighty bearing, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Don't Be Afraid, She's the Person Closest to Me 别怕，她是我最亲密的人 [Handcrafted from Scratch] [Flesh-and-Blood Vengeful Ghosts] [Chinese Horror] [Character Growth] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Tightly Plotted] [Absolutely Ruthless] [50,000-Word Outline] If you were given the chance to change your fate, would you rather keep working hard as a delivery driver, or suddenly become a 182-centimeter-tall, golden-haired older man who never has to worry about food or clothing? Yu Fa had no choice. He was forced to transmigrate into the latter. But before he could e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 From the Start, I Took My Colleagues Back to Town 开局带着同事回镇 I grew up in Luoyin Town, but when I was six, I fled the ancient town overnight with my family. The town's baleful energy sealed away all my memories of it, leaving only scattered fragments of terrifying nightmares. My parents vanished mysteriously many years ago, leaving behind just one final warning: Never return to the mountains, and never touch anything red. To uncover the truth behind their disappearance, I follow the clues in a fragmentary ancient text and return to Luoyin Town. I am the o —Reads—Score—14d adds
