Novels like Twenty Years of Taoist Cultivation: I’m Invincible the Moment I Leave the Mountain
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- 1 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
- 2 Livestream: Is It Really So Strange for a Taoist Priest Like Me to Know Magic? 直播：我一个道士会道术很合理吧 [Livestreaming + System + Pets + Urban Fantasy + Supernatural Invasion = ?] Chen Chuan transmigrates to a world on the brink of a supernatural invasion, becoming a Taoist priest with a temple from the start and binding himself to a live-streaming System for saving the world. To prepare for the crisis that may be coming, Chen Chuan begins his daily livestreams. “Daoist, why can your husky do kung fu?” “Daoist, you say you can’t use magic, so what’s that ball of lightning in your palm?” “Daoist, y 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Gatling Gun Immortal Who Transmigrates Between Two Worlds! 两界穿越的加特林仙人！ [Travel Between Two Worlds, Daoist, Xianxia and Fantasy, Ghost Hunting and Demon Exorcism, Urban Supernatural Powers, Light Comedy] Zhang Jing'an gains an unusual ability: he can travel back and forth between two worlds! Every three days, he transmigrates to a cultivation world overrun by demons. After spending three days there, he returns to reality. Time in the real world stops while he's in that world. When he's in the real world, time in the other world stops too. To live well in both worlds 88Reads—Score—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 Young Celestial Master of the Daoist Sect 道门小天师 On the year of his master's eightieth birthday, his master arranged a funeral for himself. Everyone in the city came... 101Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 6 The Taoist Priest Beneath the Mage’s Robe 魔法袍下的道士 A modern Taoist transmigrates to a world of magic. With no talent for magic, he uses Taoist arts to disguise himself as a mage, then relies on a System for delivering the souls of the dead to continue cultivating Taoist arts, not immortal cultivation. As he gradually reveals China’s traditional Taoist cultivation system, from refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, and refining emptiness to unite with the Dao, along with its spells, magical trea 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Inherited a Taoist Temple 我继承了一座道观 Xiao Zhi is an orphan raised by an old Daoist. After the old man passes away, Xiao Zhi inherits his Qingxu Temple and unexpectedly obtains its legacy, beginning a new life... 173Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 8 I Have a Little Taoist Temple 我有一座小道观 Everything in the world has its cause and effect: illness is the cause, and the Dao is the result. Who would have thought that even a lowly ghost cultivator would dare to cause trouble in a Taoist temple? At midnight, a headless man appears in a villa, while a legless girl crawls along the dormitory hallway... I have a sword, a temple, and nine questions. One question to kill a ghost, one to destroy a demon, one to slay a god, one to attain the Dao, one to sever an obsession, one to prove the hu 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Number One Young Taoist in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一小道士 A young Taoist arrives in the city. The old Taoist tells him, “My disciple, the truth is, I’m Patriarch Bodhi.” Sun Xiaosheng replies, “Then I’m Great Sage Sun!” Zombie King: “This guy doesn't even spare the little zombies. He's not human! Boo-hoo…” Demon Emperor: “This is the end of me! Help! Why did I have to offend him?” Paranormal incidents keep cropping up, and Tianhai City has become a dangerous place. What kind of thrilling adventures await the young Taoist? 176Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 10 The Celestial Master Taoist 天师道士 Wu Yue wanders the world with an old Taoist priest until one day he cultivates a strand of profound pure qi within himself. The old priest tells him he can go out and gain experience on his own, gives him an address, then mysteriously disappears. Cultivation + breaking formations + talismans. 32Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 11 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—14d adds
- 12 A Taoist Priest’s Guide to Exorcising Evil in the City 道士之都市驱邪 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 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—14d adds
- 15 The School Beauty’s Little Ghost-Hunting Taoist 校花的捉鬼小道士 The young Daoist Xu Ziqing is a master at healing the sick, vanquishing demons, catching ghosts, and subduing spirits. He can locate buried treasures, read faces, and master feng shui. He enrolls in school, dates the campus beauty, and takes down bullies... Wait, campus beauty, what are you doing? 403Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Spiritual Qi Revival: I'm Already an Immortal, and You're Only Just Building Your Foundation? 灵气复苏：我都成仙了你才筑基？ [Taoist + sword cultivator + thunder arts + Mazu + the nation protects its own + one heroine] In 2025, 3I/ATLAS approached Earth, triggering a full-scale spiritual qi revival. Shichen, a Taoist priest from Mount Sanqing, was invited to livestream lessons in cultivation techniques for the whole nation. But his utterly unserious nature soon made the nation itself start acting just as absurdly. Reporter: “Is Perfected Lord Shichen officially part of China's military?” Shuai: “He's an enthusiast of 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 I Transmigrated and Became a Daoist Priest 穿越后我成了道士 Why do these clothes make me look like a beggar? And I'm way too young. What am I supposed to do when I meet a beauty later? Being a Taoist priest is still better than being a monk, so fine, I'll go with it. But remember this: a fellow Taoist's death is no reason for a poor priest to die. My lady, allow me to help you overcome this romantic calamity. It's simple: just give me a kiss. Don't think I'm pulling your leg. The lips you're kissing belong to a pure-yang virgin! Taoist priests really don 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Can No Longer Hide My Celestial Master's Identity 我的天师身份藏不住了 Zhang Xuan Qingxuzi, the current Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, sealed away his cultivation and memories to pass through the “Mortal Tribulation,” leaving only his instincts, Daoist awareness, and unyielding pride. With an admission letter from East Sea University in hand, he descended the mountain. His flowing Daoist robes got him stuck in the revolving door at a scenic spot, unable to go in or out. Tourists raised their phones to snap pictures. “That priest is really dedicated to his cos 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Ultimate Little Taoist of the City 都市极品小道士 Ye Ran is tricked into coming down from the mountain by his lecherous master, only to unleash his domination mode in a city teeming with all kinds of people. From then on, demons and monsters bow before him, while beauties of every kind throw themselves into his arms. … He kicks the Huangquan Stele to pieces. “Are you still going to act tough from now on?” The Ten Kings of Hell: “No, no, we won’t!” 446Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain: I Slay Every Evil with Changshan Magic 天师下山：我以阊山术法尽诛邪 “The world is in turmoil, overrun by demons and monsters. I wield the Lushan Dao, and can slay specters and evil spirits.” So spoke the Daoist priest as he shouldered his sword and descended the mountain. “Why go down the mountain?” “To vanquish demons and subdue evil.” “And why vanquish demons?” “So I can answer to the Dao in my heart!” 45Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 The Peerless Young Celestial Master 极品少年天师 In his twilight years, an old yin-yang master from a family of Taoist practitioners adopted an abandoned baby on the brink of death and named him Yuan Mu, with the courtesy name Zuxuan. From then on, an extraordinary young Celestial Master appeared in the world of mortals. Whatever ghosts and monsters you are, whatever demons and spirits you may be, all of you, stand aside for your young master. If I can't send you on your way, I'll send you into the cycle of reincarnation. Yuan Mu's sayings: Do 464Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 24 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? 33Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 After College, I Became a Taoist Priest 大学毕业后我去当了道士 Ghost-catching, zombies, tombs, feng shui, and the divide between the living and the dead I was just an ordinary person. That is, until I graduated from college. My relatives passed away, my parents abandoned me, and I became someone the world had no place for. An unexpected letter led me into the world of Taoism. From then on, the realms of yin and yang had boundaries, but they were no longer distinct. White-haired jiangshi lurking in the earth, ancient tomb zombies, spirit mediums borrowing so 16.5kReads8.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 26 King of Destiny Arts 命术之王 The year I was born, a fire took my parents’ lives. A black-furred weasel rescued me from the flames. My grandfather said I was born under a deadly curse, with three calamities following close behind. So I devoted myself to mastering the arts of fate and divination, overcoming the three calamities, severing the Heavenly Dao, and defying heaven to change my fate. 185Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 27 I'll Come Clean: This Daoist Really Is Cultivating Immortality 摊牌了，贫道确实在修仙 Zhang Tongxuan transmigrates to a parallel world and inherits the position of Taoist Celestial Master. After awakening the Celestial Master System, he can earn rewards by spreading Taoism, doing good deeds, and raising his reputation. From scaling walls and leaping across rooftops to riding a sword through the air; from health exercises to qi cultivation; from ordinary medicine to crafting spirit pills; from being unknown to becoming famous throughout the world. Cultivate, spread the Dao, and he 38Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 28 What? The Whole World Knows I’m a Celestial Master? 什么？全世界都知道我是天师了？ [Celestial Master of Mount Longhu] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Action-Packed Power Fantasy] + [Campus] + [749 Bureau] As the supernatural returned, Zhang Huaixuan became the last Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion! The legacy was broken! He had no powers at all! Under all that pressure, Zhang Huaixuan hid his identity and headed to Beigang University. After all, who could say no to finding a girlfriend? But then, one day! A film crew was shooting on campus when they somehow summ 286Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 29 My Daoist Temple Upgrade System 我的道观升级系统 I’m Xu Kun. I graduated from the renowned Tsinghua University not long ago, and I was all set to head toward a bright future! But I went home for a visit, and now I can’t leave! Xu Kun knows he’s gifted, distinguished, and handsome. That much is true! But what the heck is this Daoist temple upgrade system that suddenly awakened in me? System: Host’s Daoist temple is currently very low-level and still in the beginner stage. Beginner protection task activated. Host cannot leave the mountain un 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 I Went to Burn Incense at a Temple, and Somehow I’m the Abbot 道观烧香：我居然是观主 From the start, he inherited a Taoist temple his master left behind! What? I'm not some fake fortune-telling priest! A mysterious stream of incense offerings made Lin Daolai the temple's head priest. Beautiful worshippers... Livestreaming his daily life... Lin Daolai began his rise to fame... 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Taoist Priest Livestreams His Cultivation, Yet Preaches the Supremacy of Science 道长直播修仙，却劝科学至上 Zhang Changsheng transmigrates to another world. He becomes the direct grandson of the old Heavenly Master of the Tianshi Mansion and binds himself to the Livestream Taoist Teaching System. Every time he completes a System task, he receives all kinds of rewards. Before long, the whole Taoist world starts getting downright bizarre. Unlucky college girl: “Master, I keep drawing terrible lots. I don’t want to live anymore.” Zhang Changsheng: “Here, this lot canister is full of the best possible 558Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 32 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 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Ultimate Taoist Temple System 最强道观系统 “Master! I can't hold on any longer!!” “Beep~ Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound the Strongest Taoist Temple System.” “Wait! Your disciple thinks he can hold on a little longer after all!!!” 11Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 34 I Am a Heavenly Master of the Taoist Sect: From the Start, I Capture and Enfeoff Demons 我，道门天师，开局收妖敕封 [Celestial Master + nearly invincible from the start + little girls + supernatural revival] The supernatural returns, and demons run rampant. Vengeful ghosts wreak havoc, and evil gods invade. Lin Qingyang transmigrated and was reborn in the body of a mighty Celestial Master in this world overrun by the supernatural. With power that reached the heavens from the start, already at his peak from day one, how could he face this unfamiliar world? Of course… He'd descend the mountain to exorcise demon 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 There Were No Immortals in This World, Until Too Many People Feared Death 世上本无仙，怕死的多了也就有了 Everyone else seeks immortality with their lives, but I think cultivating immortality is less appealing than dipping ingredients in hot pot. Eternal life? Just an obsession of a bunch of lunatics. Why seek immortality? It'd be more realistic to just ask not to go bald. This is a colossal lie: immortals don't exist. They're all just frauds pretending to have supernatural powers! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 By a Twist of Fate, I Became a Little Taoist 阴差阳错成为了一个小道士 He was an ordinary wage worker, but through a twist of fate, he was taken in by a Daoist sect and became a young Daoist priest. From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn. His days were soon filled with dealings with people, ghosts, demons, immortals, gods, Buddhas, and beasts. (One heroine + fake harem + urban fantasy + a dash of comedy + a ranking system, though the protagonist has a unique constitution) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 You Said You’d Be a Taoist Priest, So How Did You Become the Dao Ancestor? 说好的当道士，你怎么成道祖了？ Three thousand years ago, the myriad races invaded, and everyone awakened a class. Feng Chen became a Daoist, but all he could do was concoct pills for kidney strength and stamina, and calculate what the old Wang next door was up to. The strongest Daoist System showed him the right way to be a Daoist. The Thirty-Six Heavenly Methods, the Seventy-Two Earthly Arts! He moved mighty rivers with his bare hands and slew the myriad races with a flick of his finger! Then the Old Ones descended upon the 59Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 A Disciple of the Supreme One, Listed Among the Immortals, Ascending to the Highest Purity 我太上门下，名录仙籍，荣登太清 [Mystic Arts + Cultivation + Fake System + Alternate Modern City + No Female Lead] A sudden turn of events transformed Chen An’s once-peaceful life beyond recognition. What secrets lie behind the many baffling mysteries? Why do countless skeletons form a towering platform of qi, with mournful wails echoing from it? Why does an elusive shadow lurk beneath the great rivers of the Northeast China Plain? What secrets lie beneath the surface of life in the harsh frontier regions? What complex struggl 24Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 43 Part-Time Celestial Master: The Nation Calls on Me to Hunt Evil Spirits 兼职天师，国家请我出山抓诡 "I had only just transmigrated, and before I could learn much of the Daoist arts, the old Taoist priest had already gone to heaven on a crane." "I'd barely learned the basics before they dragged me down the mountain to hunt ghosts for the state!" "And every ghost I catch turns out to be a female ghost. What's going on?" The mortal world is a mess of temptations, disrupting this poor Daoist's quiet cultivation! 1.7kReads—Score12414d adds
- 44 The Fake Taoist 冒牌道士 I just rented a new apartment, but every night, shortly after midnight, someone comes knocking at my door. They're all looking for someone named Jiang Jiuzhen. I don't know Jiang Jiuzhen, and I have no idea where they are. But I can't take this constant knocking anymore! And what's strangest and most terrifying is that they aren't even... 351Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 45 The World Is Shocked by My Mountain Daoist Temple 拥有深山道观的我震惊世界 Xia Ran obtained the strongest Celestial Master Training System and became a reclusive wandering Taoist on Mount Liuyang, using the System to become the world's most powerful Celestial Master. He mastered every art of Taoism, from medicine and divination to physiognomy and fortune-telling. Countless powerful clans and tycoons flocked to Mount Liuyang. From then on, Mount Liuyang's Taoist temple became a sacred site known throughout the world, as well as a forbidden place that everyone feared. Xi 113Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 46 I Was Away Traveling, and Someone Raided My Home. This Daoist Will Call Down Lightning on You! 云游被偷家，道爷我引雷劈了你！ Urban | Taoist priest | No System Spiritual Qi Revival: demons and monsters run rampant. Zhang Xuan, a Taoist priest and master of Qingfeng Temple, closes the temple and descends the mountain to travel the world and save its people. When he returns, he discovers that his temple has been taken over by a bunch of shaven-headed swindlers who trick people out of their money! “This Daoist was away traveling for two and a half years, and you actually broke into my home?” “Do I have to buy a ticket jus 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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? 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The All-Round Daoist Comes Down the Mountain 全能道士下山 Behind the glittering city, cultivation factions are stirring. Strange signs fill the heavens, and countless beams of light come plunging down… The protagonist, Wang Beichen, has spent thirty years cultivating the Way. At his master’s command, he descends the mountain to travel the world, carrying within him Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian arts, as well as the sword. They say a sword can slay immortals… They say someone once slew a god… They say the heavens have nine levels… They say no one guar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 After Three Years Sweeping a Taoist Temple, I Revealed Myself as the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord 道观扫地三载，我本九天雷尊 The poor odd-job man sweeping the grounds at the Three Purities Temple turns out to be the only heir to the Thunder Ancestor. A tycoon throws money at me to humiliate me, and a feng shui master tears up my talismans. That night, evil spirits run rampant, and his whole family ends up in the hospital. The next day, luxury cars block my door as a billionaire kneels and kowtows: "Celestial Master, save my life!" I set down my broom, lightning crackling faintly in my palm. It's time for this world to 53Reads—Score—14d adds
