Novels like Borrowing a Path Through the Yin Coffin
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- 51 Maoshan's Greatest Celestial Master 茅山最强天师 [Supernatural + Urban Fantasy + Maoshan Taoist Arts + One Heroine] “Maoshan disciple Ye Qing travels the world alone, sweeping across the mortal realm with his mastery of Maoshan Taoist arts.” He slays wraiths, battles evil gods, destroys ghosts and monsters, and vanquishes corpse kings. Witness a generation’s Celestial Master of Maoshan wield secret Taoist arts with one hand, shaking the four corners of the world and reigning supreme beneath heaven. 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 52 My Little Dumpling's Livestream Exposes My Identity as a Corpse Driver 小呆呆直播，我赶尸人身份被曝光 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhang Wei inherits a yin-yang shop and settles into life as a laid-back shopkeeper. One night, he unexpectedly becomes a corpse driver. Viewers: The campus beauty is getting married. Want to come to the wedding? Zhang Wei: I’m an officially employed corpse driver for the Underworld. I’m happy to join the banquet, but count me out of the wedding. Viewers: What perks come with an official job? Zhang Wei: I stay at the five-star Delona Hotel, have Bai Wucha 31Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 53 They Call Me the Great Master 他们叫我大先生 You surely know about the shamanic horsemen beyond the passes, but have you heard of the Four Great Houses within the passes? In the 1990s, Yang Wanli was born in a village in northern China. A fortune-teller said he was the reincarnation of an evil ghost and was destined to stir up trouble. By a twist of fate, he became a disciple of the Daoist school and got entangled with the Four Great Houses. Strange and sinister things kept happening around him. A fallen dragon, an immortal who has shed th 756Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 54 Notes: Strange Happenings at the Crematorium 笔记：火葬场灵异事件 I work at a crematorium, and over the years I’ve had countless terrifying experiences that make your hair stand on end... I never believed in ghosts until my cousin introduced me to a job at the local crematorium. I began dealing with all kinds of corpses, and while cremating them, I also encountered all sorts of strange paranormal events. Because of my unusual constitution, “friends” who refuse to leave the human world for one reason or another keep coming to me. After all those spine-chilling 592Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 55 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—14d adds
- 56 After Dropping Out, I Became a Corpse Driver: Exposed on Ziqi's Livestream 辍学后当赶尸人：被子柒直播曝光 After dropping out of school, Yuan Shuai thought his life was over. He never expected to be hit by a god-tier corpse-driving System. After the college entrance exams, a classmate posted in the group chat: “Yuan Shuai, if you dropped out and don’t have a job, why not come work as a security guard at my company?” Yuan Shuai: “No thanks, I’m busy driving corpses. Since we’re classmates, I can give you a twenty percent discount if you need a corpse driven.” When the dead return home, passersby must 40Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 57 A Celestial Master? I'm the Ghost Emperor 天师？我可是鬼帝 He was once one of the supreme Five Ghost Emperors of the Underworld, ruling Mount Luofu in the south and wielding awe-inspiring divine might. But according to the Underworld's structure, the other four regions were each jointly ruled by two emperors. Only his southern domain had long been guarded by him alone, through ten thousand years of solitude unknown to anyone. After one drunken binge, a moment of carelessness allowed a fragment of the sealed Demon Ancestor Luohou's soul to escape, unleas 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Maker 阴阳纸扎匠 The paper effigies my grandfather made could subdue spirits and drive away evil energy. He passed this craft down to me alone. Back in his day, my grandfather was a renowned master in the world of feng shui. I thought I could carry on his legend, but I was set up as soon as I struck out on my own. It turns out there’s another me in this world! (No System, no mindless protagonist, no stale tropes, no cultivation.) 422Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 59 The Corpse Walker: Exposed by Buer Bu Jiao Zhou Jie 赶尸人：被不二不叫周姐曝光 Shen Yun, who was doing manual labor to earn his tuition, accidentally bound himself to a corpse-driving System. But he was so handsome that even the System couldn’t stand it, so it changed his face into that of white-haired Zhang Fei! Shen Yun: “Damn it! Where did my handsome face go?!” The first time his face changed, he scared Zhou Jie unconscious on the spot. Viewer 1: “Holy crap! That extra’s acting is incredible!” Viewer 2: “The set and special effects are amazing! Zhou Jie’s going all out —Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 60 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 There are many taboos passed down in everyday life. For example, never stick your chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice, and never look back when walking alone at night... But some people refuse to believe in them. The consequences? Death, or something worse than death! One taboo passed down by word of mouth in our village was never to touch the stone tablet beside the well. Then the village’s Eighth Master touched it, and terrifying events began happening one after another... 28Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 61 Forbidden Burial Ground 阴坟禁地 The beautiful female corpse in the yin grave turns out to have been my wife in a previous life... In this life, a female Taoist priest has taken a liking to me. The beautiful female corpse and the sexy Taoist priestess in fishnet stockings are fighting over me? How am I supposed to choose...? 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 62 From the Start: My Extreme Yin Sacred Body Awakens, Shocking Everyone 开局：极阴圣体启动，震惊所有人 [Plot twists + one heroine + suspense and horror + decisive killing + brotherhood] My name is Jiang Daotian. I was born on Ghost Festival, and I’ve been frail and sickly since childhood. When I was five, I became seriously ill, and major hospitals issued notices that I was in critical condition. My parents had plenty of connections and sought out many Taoist priests and immortal masters. But after looking at my birth details and fate, every one of them furrowed their brows and reached the same c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Seventh Night After Death 头七 My grandfather said that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to haunt. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost plays. I went to play with them, never imagining that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam right behind me. 22Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 64 The Ghost Banquet 鬼禁食 A glutton's feast: can it really eat anything at all? Open wide, and nothing is off-limits? When you're indulging in wild game, have you ever felt a hint of murderous intent behind you... 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Bride of the Vengeful Ghost: The Haunted Antique Shop 猛鬼新娘：通灵古董屋 I'm the owner of an ordinary antique shop. By a twist of fate, I came into possession of an ancient jade pendant. Ever since then, a beautiful woman has been slipping silently into my dreams every night... 263Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 66 Luring Ghosts 招诡 A lot of the time, there are secrets and things hidden inside you that even you don't know about. For instance, what happens after you fall asleep... 350Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 67 Demon Revival: From the Start, I Eat the Slit-Mouthed Woman 妖魔复苏：开局吃掉裂口女 An age of supernatural terror has arrived. Vengeful ghosts swarm the cities, and monsters run rampant. On his way back to school, Su Han runs into the Slit-Mouthed Woman and awakens the Classic of Mountains and Seas System! It lets him summon the ferocious beasts of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and wield them as his own! The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “Am I beautiful? If not, I'll eat you!” Su Han: “You're drop-dead gorgeous. You've got my appetite going!” Su Han awakens Taotie on the spot! It gul 57Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 68 Ultraman's Fantastic Journey 奥特之奇幻之旅 [Ultraman + Passionate action + No System + Becoming Light + Faith] The clash between light and darkness has never ended. Xingye, who gained the Light of Noah… The legendary light of the universe, the light of the Land of Light, protector of the universe… An Ultraman transmigrates into the world of Battle Through the Heavens to work as a laborer? An Ultraman becomes a top student in the Land of Light? The everyday life of an Ultraman getting beaten up as a child? An Ultraman gets beaten until he 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 I Was a Paper Effigy Maker, Now I Rule the Underworld 扎纸匠的我，成了地府大佬 Xu Bannian transmigrates to Nanqing, a land ravaged by war and ruled by eerie gods, and becomes a paper effigy maker in the Soul-Calming Bureau. By crafting paper figures, he repairs the souls of the dead. In these chaotic times, Xu Bannian wants nothing more than to make paper figures in peace, listen to songs at the pleasure quarters, walk his dog, play with his birds, and freeload... Who would have thought he’d end up crafting the Black and White Impermanence, the Ten Kings of Hell, City God 46Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 70 I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life? 给爷爷上坟，把爷爷气出来了？ [Supernatural + comedy + fantasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!] “Grandpa, help me earn enough to buy a house, and I’ll send you a whole hall of maids. Grandpa, bless me so I can buy a BMW, and I’ll make your home even more luxurious. Grandpa, bring me good fortune, and I promise you’ll have plenty of gold ingots to spend. Grandpa, bless me so I win the jackpot, and I’ll set off a hundred thousand firecrackers for you!” “Good grandson, 407Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 71 Walking Between Yin and Yang, I Took Two Vengeful Ghosts as Aunts 行走阴阳，我认了两个厉鬼作姑姑 [Supernatural + Horror + Ghost Stories + Urban + Ghost Hunting + Taoist Magic] He was punching ghost dolls and kicking fox spirits at the age of three, and you tell me that's reasonable? He's a yin-yang master who took two vengeful ghosts as his aunts, and you tell me that's perfectly normal? You can already fly on a sword, and now you're telling me to believe in science and reject superstition? Beating up evil spirits at the funeral home, making a water ghost copy out the Tao Te Ching, and sicc 81Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 72 I Hosted a Show, and My Identity as a Corpse-Driving Taoist Was Exposed 主持节目，我赶尸人身份被曝光了 A campus interview show. Host Zhou Xiaoyi asked, “Have you ever seen a ghost?” “Heh. What era are we living in? We should believe in science. Of course I've never seen a ghost!” Ye An replied. Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! “Then what did you do after you encountered a ghost?” “Obviously, I ran! It was a ghost. Wouldn't I have to be an idiot not to run?” Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! From that day on, Ye An's identity as a corpse-drivin 33Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 73 Yin-Yang Eyes: Ghostly Tales from a Mountain Village 阴阳眼之山村鬼事 On the night I was born, dark clouds covered the sky, fierce winds and torrential rain raged, and thunder boomed until dawn. Countless ghost soldiers and underworld bailiffs waited outside our home, intent on dragging me back to the underworld. If my grandfather hadn't fought to protect me, I wouldn't have lived to see morning. Dogs barked all night throughout the village. The elders called me a cursed, ill-fated child and an evil omen, and wanted to beat me to death to put an end to the calami 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Delivery Guy's Guide to Changing His Fate 外卖小哥改命指南 By day, he’s a lowly delivery rider. By night, he reads fortunes. Amid the everyday hustle and bustle of the city, he helps gods, monsters, and ordinary citizens defy fate and rewrite their destinies, all while turning himself into a legend. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 I Quit My Job to Become a Corpse Herder, and Xiao Tuantuan Exposed Me 炒了老板去赶尸，被小团团曝光了 Designer Qin Long submits his proposal for the tenth time. Boss: Take it back and revise it again! Qin Long: To hell with this, I'm done! Do whatever you want! After quitting on his boss, Qin Long suddenly awakens a System that forces him to drive corpses... When the soul-summoning bell rings, the dead set out! One leaping figure after another races along the broad road of afterlife... The whole scene is accidentally exposed by Xiaotuantuan, who is livestreaming an outdoor adventure as a treat f —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 76 Master of Exorcism 镇邪先生 These days, there aren't many people with real skills left. I've been in this line of work for more than ten years, dealing with the dead every day. Carrying corpses, painting faces, stitching skin, keeping watch, probing the water, digging graves, performing rites, guiding spirits, and sealing coffins. My grandfather told me I could retire at thirty. But I cast a fortune for myself, and learned that I only have thirty years to live. With what little time I have left, I'll tell you all about my 20Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 77 The Last Corpse Driver 最后一个赶尸人 The dead march on; the living must keep their distance. If they don't, disaster is sure to follow! I'm a corpse driver, and this is my story! 725Reads8.0Score10114d adds
- 78 It's 2:30 A.M. Let Me Tell You a Story! 凌晨两点半，我来给你讲故事！ Before I knew it, this book had passed 200 chapters. Time flies, and now the story is nearing its conclusion. It will end after just one million words. We’re currently in the rapid-update phase, with three chapters posted every day at 9 a.m. This book is a collection of folk horror stories set in the countryside. Each chapter is a standalone story, and every plot has been carefully crafted by the author. Comments from fellow readers are welcome. If you like it, add it to your bookshelf. 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 79 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 125Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 80 Ghosts Awaken: From the Start, I Scared a Little Ghost Girl to Tears 厉鬼复苏：开局吓哭小萝莉鬼 ★ [A New Book from a Veteran Author]★ ★ [Reliable Updates]★ On a parallel Earth, vengeful ghosts have returned! When ordinary people encounter a ghost, they have no choice but to find a shady spot and wait quietly for death. But Lin Feng, who transmigrated here, says he’s not worried at all. Not only does he have a System, he also has a little ghost girl so powerful she defies the heavens! “Don’t you dare hurt geigei, or I’ll eat you!” A cute ghost girl, barely 1.2 meters tall and dressed in a b 145Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 81 Bride of the Ghost Gate 替嫁鬼门 In the outside world, a ghost marriage means a living person is wed to a dead one. But the Su family deals in a forbidden trade at the gates of the underworld: we find lonely ghosts living brides. Each ghost marriage buys the Su family ten years of mortal life. Ever since our ancestor violated the laws of Heaven, this fate has been impossible for generation after generation to escape. Our ancestor was once the gatekeeper of the underworld. One thoughtless choice trapped him in the shackles of re 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Ancestor Worship in Lingnan: Great-Grandpa, Great-Grandma, We've Come to Visit You 岭南拜山祭祖：太公太婆我们来看你们了 Ancestor Worship in Lingnan: Great-Grandpa, Great-Grandma, We’ve Come to Visit You 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Thousand-Year-Old Snake Wife 千年蛇妻 [First-person POV + One Female Lead + Maoshan Disciple + Cultivation Prodigy + No System + No Immortality Cultivation] [A passionate romance between a human and a demon] [A mission passed down across thousands of years] [Wild ideas spanning ancient and modern times] In the rural Northeast, all sorts of eerie stories are always being told. But with my unusual constitution, I refuse to believe in the supernatural, so I insist on going to play in the haunted hills behind the village. There, I run i 15.5kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 84 A Horror Story Lives Next Door 你的隔壁住着恐怖故事 Have you ever noticed how horror lurks everywhere in your everyday life? Listen. Listen closely... Where does horror come from? Nothing is scarier than reality. The unknown parts of our real lives, and the anxieties and desires we feel about them, are the greatest sources of horror. 11.6kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 85 Case Files of the Unusual: New Century 异案调查录2：新世纪 A century marks one hundred years. In this new century, technology and information are advancing at breakneck speed, and all kinds of bizarre cases are springing up everywhere. News of them spreads faster than ever before. A boy who can only walk by hopping, another person's face appearing in the village well, a human shadow appearing on a factory warehouse wall in the middle of the night, and more... Only the Unusual Cases Investigation Bureau can handle this series of bizarre incidents... 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Keeper of Fate 守命人 Five years ago, my brother became addicted to gambling and racked up 700,000 yuan in debt. To pay it off, he went to Xiangxi’s Corpse-Hiding Cave to carry corpses and gamble with his life. 819Reads7.2Score14714d adds
- 87 Coming for My Life on the Seventh Night? I Can Command the Most Ominous Creatures 头七索命？我能御大凶之物 Anyone who makes money from the dead knows there are three kinds of corpses you must never handle. First, don’t take the bodies of people who died violently or are missing limbs. Such corpses carry baleful energy, damage your fortune, and bind you to karmic debts. Second, don’t take a corpse that has been left unattended for seven days after death. After seven days, the flesh has begun to decay and the soul has nowhere to settle. Disturb it, and you may find yourself haunted by evil things. Thir 243Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Yin-Duiner 度阴人 [One heroine] [No harem] [No System] [Fantasy world] Do you know what yin entities are? In this world, there are four kinds of yin entities: ghosts, monsters, demons, and fiends. The woman in white drifting through an unfinished building, the bloodthirsty zombie in an ancient mountain tomb, the man-eating beast in a scenic lake... When these yin entities appear in the world of the living, a yin guide must step in to deal with them. And I’m the current yin guide. 639Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 89 The Yin-Yang Geomancer’s Legacy 阴阳地师传 At ten years old, I slew a white serpent and subdued a hundred ghosts. The generals of the underworld called me “little brother.” Using feng shui, the art of Qimen, and Taoist magic, I solved one strange murder case after another! It all began with the corpse of a man in a cornfield! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 After My Shadow Disappeared, the Evil Thoughts in the Mirror Forced Me to Deliver Takeout to the Underworld 影子消失后，镜子里的恶念逼我给地府送外卖 After My Shadow Vanished, the Evil Thoughts in the Mirror Forced Me to Deliver Takeout to the Underworld 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Ghost-Hunting Yin-Yang Master 捉鬼阴阳师 On the day I was born, the clear sky suddenly filled with lightning and thunder. A bolt struck a tree in our yard, and everyone in the village decided my birth was an ill omen. They all kept their distance. One villager accidentally offended me, and that night he mysteriously hanged himself. The body could only be taken down if someone knelt before me. On the day of his funeral, his brother died a violent death and the coffin fell to the ground. That was how the whole story began… 205Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 92 Frightening Folk Tales of Ghosts and Monsters 民间吓人的鬼怪故事 This book collects folk tales about ghosts and monsters from China and around the world, both ancient and modern. They include deeply moving love stories, myths where good and evil are repaid in kind, and eerie tales that will leave you trembling with fear. We hope you enjoy them. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Corpse-Retrieving Ghost, I Founded a Secret Organization in the City 捞尸女鬼，我在都市成立诡秘组织 (Mysterious Revival + Urban Life + Live-Streamed Corpse Retrieval) One night, a teenage boy wakes up and discovers he has awakened the Corpse Retrieval System. He must venture to the River of the Underworld to retrieve the corpse of a female ghost. The tragic beauty Qiao Ji, the quirky Luohua Cave Maiden, the fox spirit Tamamo-no-Mae, the fiendish Banruo... As the mysterious returns to life, the boy loses his memory before a bronze gate on a rainy night. The gates of the underworld swing wide op 116Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 94 Notes from a Haunted House 凶宅笔录 A haunted house is a house where someone once met a violent death. Legend has it that people who die this way haven't yet reached the end of their natural lifespan, so they die with deep resentment. Anyone who moves in will suffer, at best, a life of misery, and at worst, a broken family and ruin. By a twist of fate, I became a dealer in haunted houses. They kept appearing, and one crisis followed another. Behind every haunted house lay a terrifying, secret story... By the time I wanted to turn 10.4kReads8.8Score22114d adds
- 95 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... 517Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 96 Eerie Revival: I Just Transmigrated, and Now I Have to Be the Groom? 诡异复苏：刚穿越就要当新郎？ After an accident, Zhang Hao transmigrates into a world plagued by supernatural horrors. He becomes the Daoist sect's sole heir and awakens a sign-in System. He obtains the Tongtian Record, one of the Eight Mystical Arts, and from then on sets out to slay the supernatural. 288Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Horror Urban Legends: An Unspeakable Fear 惊悚怪谈：不可名状的恐惧 Tomato Original, Mystery and Imagination, Supernatural Horror [Horror + Dark Style] [A collection of uncanny short stories, fear returns, Lovecraftian horror] [The gaze of an unknown presence. Good and evil lie in the human heart] Have you ever had a moment in everyday life that sent a chill down your spine? Perhaps it was hearing a cat cry while walking alone at night, the sound of marbles rolling across the floor upstairs, or a shadow glimpsed from the corner of your eye... Story One: Cat Syn 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Can’t Find a Job, So I’m Raising Ghosts 找不到工作，只好养鬼 [Foundation-like + Backrooms + New Weird Tales; fictional setting; not for the faint of heart] Mo Ming, an unemployed college graduate, finally found a well-paying job. The catch was that he had to deal with all kinds of terrifying and uncanny creatures. What drove him to despair most was that once he accepted the job, he wasn’t allowed to quit. As a disposable employee at the very bottom of the ladder, Mo Ming had to struggle through each day under the constant threat of turning into a corpse. 268Reads—Score10214d adds
- 99 I Built the Underworld, and the Production Crew Exposed Me 修建地府的我，被节目组曝光了 An evil god returns, and demons descend upon the world. A cataclysm of terror is about to begin. By chance, Qin Mu obtains an Underworld construction System and starts building the Underworld around Mount Wu, suppressing evil spirits. One day, a reality-show expedition crew arrives at Mount Wu. “Wow, how did they build this Bridge of Helplessness? It looks so realistic!” “Did someone build a haunted-house amusement park here? When will it be finished?” “Look, the Black and White Impermanence are 4Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 100 Honghuang: I Became the Cycle of Reincarnation from the Start! Lord of the Netherworld 洪荒：开局化轮回！吾为幽冥之主 Transmigrated into the Primordial World. From the start, he becomes the world's first wisp of netherworld energy. The Heavenly Dao persecutes him, and the Earthly Dao remains closed. Lin Fan can only stay in the underworld, waiting for Houtu to transform into the cycle of reincarnation. After that, Lin Fan will have to turn himself into a tool of the underworld, too. A perilous beginning. He awakens a System. He transforms into the cycle of reincarnation, opens up the underworld, and establishes —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
