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- 101 The Yin-Yang Courier 阴阳快递员 Parcel delivery has expanded beyond the countryside and reached the underworld. And I am a courier who delivers to both the living and the dead! I've delivered countless packages and encountered countless strange, unknown events. Let me tell you a deathly tale about parcel delivery, based on my own experiences... 10.9kReads8.7Score36814d adds
- 102 The Mountain Keeper 守山人 My family has been guarding the mountain for generations. Every generation, someone meets an untimely end at the age of forty. The curse was broken in my grandfather's generation, but it came at a great cost. A soul dwells in each mountain, and one person holds each mountain at bay. 4.2kReads8.7Score46714d adds
- 103 Gravekeeper: They're Livestreaming the Archaeological Dig at My Home 守墓：他们在直播考古我的家 (I'm not very good at writing romance, so there is no female lead or CP.) One day, Xie Guling transmigrates straight into ancient times. To keep others from discovering the strange things about him, he builds himself a tomb unlike any the world has ever seen. When he wakes again, he is sitting inside his own tomb, while outside, an archaeological team is prying open his front door, ready to study his grave. As if things couldn't get worse, a Guidance System suddenly arrives. It tells Xie Guling 1.6kReads8.1Score13614d adds
- 104 Rule Horror: I Can Rewind and Survive 规则怪谈：我能回档不死 [The uncanny] [Live streaming] [Rebellious] [Shameless] [Trickster] Lin Yuan was trapped in a one-day time loop for a hundred thousand days. Bored out of his mind, he gets pulled into the world of urban legends. While everyone else is treading on eggshells just to survive, Lin Yuan starts a new life causing trouble for the uncanny creatures in the world of urban legends. Lin Yuan: Heh heh heh, don't run! Let me take a look and see if you're male or female. Viewers: What the hell, you can't do th 2.8kReads8.5Score26114d adds
- 105 A Genius of Yin and Yang 阴阳鬼才 A calamity when I was fourteen changed my whole life. Then, at eighteen, I was set firmly on the path of yin and yang, where I mastered top-tier secret arts and went ever farther along the road of slaying demons and vanquishing evil. 1.7kReads8.8Score11214d adds
- 106 Strange Creatures: I Transmigrated Into a Paper Effigy Maker 诡怪：我穿越成了纸扎匠 [Supernatural horrors + an uncanny family + play the pig to eat the tiger + behind-the-scenes scheming + an army of paper effigies] Su Yu wakes up to find he has transmigrated into a semi-industrialized world where supernatural horrors are part of everyday life. (It's roughly equivalent to the Republican era: big cities are bright and bustling, while villages are still stuck in ancient times.) Lost and alone, he is taken in by Uncle Seven, the owner of a paper effigy shop. During a supernatural 7.9kReads8.8Score73214d adds
- 107 The Yin-Yang Sect Leader 阴阳掌门人 Corpse retrievers have three rules about bodies they must never retrieve. For the sake of a hundred thousand yuan, my father and I broke all three. As we were pulling a woman's corpse from the water, she suddenly opened her eyes. From then on, she wouldn't leave me alone… 7.7kReads8.6Score74814d adds
- 108 Cangshan Ashes: The Dao-Demon Chronicle 苍山烬，道魔启世录 [Steady updates, and it will never be abandoned!] “Master, weren't we here to catch ghosts?” “Today is inauspicious. We shouldn't make a move!” “Master, you just can't beat them, can you?” “Don't talk nonsense. Demons and ghosts have their place in life.” “Disciple, don't go around exorcising demons and slaying monsters at the drop of a hat.” “Cultivating the Dao means cultivating the heart. We should be kind.” “Remember, all things under heaven have life, and life comes first. If we run into so 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Underworld Courier 地府快递员 On the surface, I’m an ordinary deliveryman, zipping around on an electric scooter loaded with parcels, come rain or shine. In private, I still work as a deliveryman, but the routes I take are anything but ordinary. They’re the roads of the legendary underworld... 501Reads8.8Score10714d adds
- 110 I Have a Book of Ghosts and Gods 我有一本鬼神册 My new work, Artifact Sequence, is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13kReads8.2Score86114d adds
- 111 I Am Not a Paper Spirit 我不是纸仙 A paper effigy is made by folding paper into the shape of a person, so it can take on another's sins, endure their punishment, and bear the consequences of their karma. I was an orphan from a young age, adopted by my master. He was a paper effigy maker, and when I was nineteen, I learned his craft. That set me on a road of no return and turned me into a jinx. Before long, I brought about my master's death. Through one mistake, I turned a “Lovers' Fold” into a “Life-Damaging Fold,” creating a pap 50Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 112 Supernatural Revival: Traveling the Heavens and Selling Coffins 灵异复苏：行走诸天卖棺材 Liu An is reborn before the supernatural resurgence and activates the Myriad Worlds Coffin-Selling System. He can transmigrate to countless worlds and grow stronger by selling coffins. Mr. Vampire: “This crystal coffin is meant for you. Uncle Jiu, why not try it out?” A Chinese Ghost Story: “Yan Chixia, your forehead looks dark. I'm afraid a bloody disaster is coming. Why not try this coffin? You might need it tonight!” The Legend of the White Snake: “Fahai, look at my coffin. Its quality is far 1.2kReads8.6Score10314d adds
- 113 The Campus Belle Robbed My Concubine's Tomb, So I Chose to Guard It! 校花盗我妃子墓，我选择守陵！ Over summer vacation, the world discovers the tomb of the Queen of Jingjue. To keep the secret of his immortality from being exposed, Qin Tian resolutely decides to guard the tomb during summer break. But this archaeological expedition is controlled by the Nine Gates, with the school beauty Huo Binglan leading the team! So the Mountain Movers, Ridge Unloaders, Nine Gates, Gold-Touchers, and ancient sects all enter the fray! Qin Tian: Rob the Queen of Jingjue's tomb? Wouldn't that expose my secre 1.1kReads6.6Score13314d adds
- 114 The Red Moon Returns: Sewing Up Corpses Makes Me Stronger 红月复苏：缝尸就变强 (The hottest feel-good power fantasy of 2022) (A brand-new profession: Corpse Stitcher) Ghosts roam the night beneath a blood-red moon; Each shattered corpse Is a resource that makes the Corpse Stitcher stronger. Three incense sticks burn, and the Rebirth Mantra ends; The human-bone abacus rings, and corpse stitching brings rewards. One day, a corpse speaks: “I’m calling your name. Do you dare answer?” Two streams of bloody tears run from Ying Ji’s eyes... Stitch human corpses, stitch ghost corp 2.8kReads8.8Score29714d adds
- 115 Eerie: A Divine Hint from the Start, and I've Seen Through Everything 诡异：开局神提示，我已看透一切 [Ghosts Fighting for His Affection + Passionate Nights + Horror + Livestream + Survival + Fast-Paced + Power Fantasy] While everyone else scrapes by for survival in the dungeons, Ji Feng uses his ability to know everything to fall into a sweet romance with a female ghost. A bizarre game begins. Players die, and ghost realms descend. Ji Feng is chosen as a player, and from the start he picks the most ferocious female ghost of all: the Ghost Bride! A chill wind howls, red candles flicker, and bene 26.7kReads8.4Score2.8k14d adds
- 116 My Mom Died, and I Just Want to Go Home for a Meal 我妈死了，就想回家吃顿饭 My mom died, and all I wanted was to go home and have a meal. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 I Went on a Blind Date, and My Identity as a Yellow River Corpse Retriever Was Exposed 去相亲，黄河捞尸人身份曝光了 Lin Yan was a corpse retriever. In his previous life, he violated the three taboos of the trade and was consumed by baleful energy, only to be reborn by accident. After binding to the Corpse Retriever System, he returns to his old profession and becomes the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! This time, he swears he won't repeat the mistakes of his past life! But unexpectedly, he ends up trending online. UC: “Shocking! Celebrity W 2.1kReads7.8Score26914d adds
- 118 Chronicles of the Kings 王者战纪 See how Wang Ze, an amnesiac, down-on-his-luck prince transmigrated to another world, saves the apocalypse, and becomes the strongest king. Manchester is a metropolis that can hold several hundred million people. With such a huge population density, it's only natural that there are buildings everywhere. It's a city with a staggering five hundred floors above ground and a hundred below. As for transportation, there are plenty of options: flying cars, airships, subways, brooms, all kinds of flying 1Reads—Score914d adds
- 119 The Sacred Emperor of War 斗战圣帝 A young man who can't find a job after graduating transmigrates to another world by chance. He has no golden finger, but by gathering cultivation resources from the droppings of exotic beasts, he makes a successful comeback and becomes a martial artist. In this other world, where everyone values martial prowess, he relies on his grit and social savvy to fight his way through every obstacle, eventually becoming a great emperor: the Battle Saint Emperor. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 A Celestial Master Takes a Job at the Crematorium, Who Would Dare Fake Their Own Death? 天师入职火葬场，这谁敢诈尸啊？ Zhang Jiusheng is reborn in a parallel world as the only direct disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. He thought he had it made and could live off incense offerings until he died. Who could have guessed that Taoism in this world had fallen into decline over the centuries? Now it's so poor, it can't even afford a bowl of pork trotter rice! He'll have to take on some side jobs! Just then, a group of government officials showed up at the mountain. The National Crematorium is hiring! 1.4kReads7.4Score24714d adds
- 121 Me, Uncle Jiu's Junior Disciple: Divine Paper Figure Maker 我，九叔师弟：神级扎纸匠 Han Li transmigrates to a zombie world and joins Maoshan, only to nearly be killed by evil spirits. Just as he is on the brink of death, he awakens the Supreme Merit System and opens the beginner's gift pack, obtaining divine paper-figure crafting skills! From then on, he embarks on the supreme path of a Celestial Master, slaying demons and vanquishing ghosts! 6kReads7.7Score37114d adds
- 122 Don’t You Feel Guilty Making a Living Selling Ghosts? 你当鬼贩子良心不会痛吗 [Ghost peddler + no female lead + bluffing + ghost summoner] Ghostly energy surges, and terror descends. Lu Jing inherits the funeral goods shop his grandfather left behind and becomes the best business partner the Spirit Guard Bureau could ask for. “Captain Fang, 30,000 for this B-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, 500,000 for this A-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, this Ghost King...” Watching Lu Jing remove 5.2kReads8.9Score35814d adds
- 123 EN Urban Gu Cultivation: Starting with Raising Gu 都市蛊修：从养蛊开始 Fresh out of high school, Jiang Yiming left the mountains and entered a factory, where he got a brutal taste of life in the working world. He thought that was how he’d spend the rest of his life. Then a System that let him raise Gu appeared out of nowhere, setting him on the path of Gu cultivation. Three-Legged Golden Toads, Eight-Winged Singing Snakes, Emperor Cicadas, Nine-Tailed Earth Scorpions, Seven-Colored Ghost Spiders... These strange and wondrous Gu insects opened his eyes and gradually 3.3kReads8.0Score23714d adds
- 124 Tomb Raiding: Beginning My Cultivation as a Guanshan Taibao 盗墓：从观山太保开始修仙 Feng Yuanqing transmigrated into a tomb-raiding world and chose the identity of a Guanshan Taibao. He was also a graduate student in archaeology at Jingcheng University, conducting research under Professor Sun. But he soon discovered that this world was far from simple. The Queen of Jingjue, corpse immortals, the Bronze Gate, qilin blood, the Queen Mother of the West, immortality, ancient gods… This world was full of mysteries. With the help of his golden finger, he gradually embarked on the pat 7.1kReads7.6Score41514d adds
- 125 Surviving in a Haunted Paradise 诡异福地求生 [Infinite survival + System + supernatural horror + survival + wish fulfillment] Waking from a dream, Zhou Qing finds himself in the midst of a terrifying supernatural survival game. To stay alive, he has to gather all kinds of supplies during the day and strengthen his blessed sanctuary. At night, all manner of supernatural horrors appear. Only thorough preparation can get him safely through the darkness. But unlike everyone else, Zhou Qing can see the livestream comments and gather all kinds o 10.1kReads8.5Score66414d adds
- 126 When the Supernatural Arrives, I Summon Black and White Impermanence from the Start 诡异降临我开局召唤黑白无常 [Supernatural Revival + Decisive Killing + Summoning + Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation + Invincibility + No Female Lead] Ye Yu transmigrates into a world where the supernatural has revived and ghosts roam everywhere. He thinks he is as good as dead, but then he binds to the Underworld Summoning System and becomes the Underworld's supreme ruler, the Yin Emperor. He summons Black and White Impermanence to slaughter their way through a mass grave. He summons the Ox-Head and Horse-Face to pacify the 18.7kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 127 The Strange Path to Immortality: Cultivating Begins with Selling Paintings on the Street 诡道长生：从街头卖画开始修仙 Gu Changsheng transmigrates to another world, the Great Shang Dynasty, where the Heavenly Dao has fallen into decline, demons run rampant, and cultivation techniques are perilous and uncanny. Fortunately, he awakens the ability to recreate portraits. Painting a portrait of a living being lets him acquire their techniques and skills, while also extending his lifespan. In Yinshan City, he paints a portrait of the Black Mountain Old Demon and comprehends a Heaven-tier cultivation art: the Yuan Moun 3.6kReads8.4Score22614d adds
- 128 The Wife’s Coffin Smoke 妻棺烟 The Wife's Coffin Smoke 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 129 I Brought the Underworld into the World of the Living 我带着冥界，降临现实 Zhang Shuo transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a Netherworld System. As long as he made other people feel afraid, he could earn Fear Points. He could use Fear Points to exchange for all kinds of ghosts and monsters, Ghost Kings, the King of Hell, and even the Great Emperor of the Netherworld! You want to play the pen fairy game? Fine, I'll make your wish come true. You want to ride a haunted bus? Fine, I'll show you what a ghost looks like. You want to go to the abandoned factory? I'd 402Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 130 Ferryman of the Underworld 黄泉摆渡客 My sister was abused to death by her husband. Even after she died, her resentment kept her from resting in peace. To help her find peace, I became a ferryman traveling between the worlds of the living and the dead. From then on, I strode between yin and yang as if walking atop a hanging coffin. The strong live, the weak die. I will be the one to decide who lives and who dies! 885Reads8.6Score11714d adds
- 131 A Feng Shui Streamer: One Follow and the Whole Internet's Authorities Panic 风水主播，一个关注全网官方慌了 Zhang Chen transmigrates to a world of the uncanny and joins forces with a young companion to rebuild the Imperial Observatory! If the heavens will not punish a demon, the Imperial Observatory will! If the earth will not fill a chasm, the Imperial Observatory will! A deadly highway, with accidents happening one after another! Follow the highway authority's guidance, erect soul-calming stones, and recite the scripture for the deceased! A subway collapse has shut down the line! Follow the urban co 3.8kReads8.7Score26014d adds
- 132 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 909Reads7.3Score12314d adds
- 133 The Corpse-Driving Inn: Taking the Iron Triangle on a Corpse-Driving Run 赶尸客栈，带着铁三角去赶尸 Qin Feng transmigrates into a tomb-raiding world, intending to explore tombs, but accidentally activates the Corpse-Driving Inn System. Just as the ten-year agreement comes to an end, the Iron Triangle reunites. Qin Feng decides to take the Iron Triangle corpse-driving! Fatty: "Hey, Third Master? Got a tomb job? Forget that, why raid tombs when driving corpses is so much better?" Wu Xie: "Making paper effigies is an art, especially when you're making women!" Xiao Ge: "I don't know those guys. I 1.8kReads8.5Score23214d adds
- 134 Lu Ban's Secret Art of Feng Shui 鲁班风水秘术 Carpenters revere Lu Ban as their patriarch. He left behind the Lu Ban Book, divided into two parts. The first contains carpentry techniques, while the second is a collection of secret spells, never to be shared with outsiders. The patriarch also left a curse: anyone who learns the spells in the second part must suffer one of the fates of being widowed, orphaned, childless, or disabled. That is why later generations called the second part of the Lu Ban Book the “Missing One.” In the old days, mo 5.9kReads9.1Score83214d adds
- 135 I Keep Showing Up at Murder Scenes 我总出现在命案现场 [Shanghai's most shameless man + Underworld Judge + KPI + the Netherworld + supernatural events] I almost ended up in an incinerator, you know? When I came to, I somehow became a Judge of the Underworld in charge of guiding souls. From then on, I was saddled with an enormous burden of performance targets! So I was forced to go to all kinds of murder scenes to collect souls. That's why the public sees me as an omen of death, the police see me as a godsend, and the King of Hell sees me as a model 936Reads8.0Score14014d adds
- 136 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 65.8kReads7.9Score7.5k14d adds
- 137 Paranormal Livestream: Please, Stop Telling Stories 灵异直播：求求你别讲了 Lin Xiao, a horror-story streamer, accidentally transmigrates to a world with no supernatural stories. His story about a haunted taxi is met with protests from countless taxi drivers. His story about a human-meat barbecue shop leaves countless barbecue lovers too terrified to go near one. His school ghost story unexpectedly helps the police solve a cold case that has remained unsolved for years. What's more, he discovers that he can inherit a vast collection of Daoist magical artifacts and skill 480Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 138 Borrowing Yin Lifespan 借阴寿 Have you ever slept wearing burial clothes? Don’t try it. I did once, and that night... My name is Li Yiliang. I was born with a shortened lifespan, and my birth caused my mother to die in childbirth. But one night when I was eighteen, my mother came back and said she wanted to take me with her... My grandfather told me to sleep in burial clothes, then gave his own life to help me escape that fate. From then on, my life was never free of strange and uncanny things... 4.7kReads8.9Score41114d adds
- 139 Married Off While Driving Corpses 赶尸上嫁 Marrying into a Corpse-Chasing Family 8Reads—Score314d adds
- 140 Disciple of the Maoshan Sect 茅山门徒 A strange antique shop where the owner uses his ghostly eyes to appraise treasures and spends a fortune buying ghost bones! Think the owner only knows how to appraise antiques? Think again. He can read beautiful women, too! The domineering female CEO, the hottest star, an unconventional beauty, the pure-hearted campus belle, the girl next door… He can see right through you with a single glance! 7kReads9.0Score64814d adds
- 141 At Midnight, My Best Friend Asked Me to Go Fishing 半夜十二点，闺蜜喊我去钓鱼 At Midnight, My Best Friend Asked Me to Go Fishing 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.6kReads8.9Score48614d adds
- 143 Coffin Shop No. 44 44号棺材铺 Everyone knows what a coffin shop is, but would you dare enter one where someone has died? Ever since I took over a coffin shop, strange things have been happening all around me. Only then did I realize that the people who come to buy coffins aren't necessarily alive… 2.2kReads8.0Score25314d adds
- 144 Dragon-Suppressing Coffin 镇龙棺 The day Grandpa died, all the beasts paid their respects, and nine dragons carried his coffin... 2.5kReads8.9Score46314d adds
- 145 Urban Astrologer 都市星相师 [Physiognomy + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Celestial Master + No Livestreams + No System + Cultivation + Immortality] My name is Ling Xiao, and I'm an astrologer making my way in the city! You might not know much about astrologers, but I'll name a few of my fellow disciples and you'll get the idea! Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen... They're all senior members of my school! Astrologers are skilled at observing the stars, allowing them to discern the past and future, as well a 4kReads9.3Score29414d adds
- 146 Secrets of the Northern Steed 北马秘闻 After spending seven years in a daze as a fool, I was told by the Yellow Immortal that I had a spirit altar within me, and that my origins were far from ordinary. From then on, I set out on the Northern Ma path. 11.5kReads8.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 147 The Game Becomes Reality, and I Build the Underworld in the Real World? 游戏成真，我在现实建造了地府？ At ten past midnight, the Canghai City Criminal Investigation Bureau's emergency dispatch center received a strange phone call. "Hello! I want to report a crime... No... I want to turn myself in!" "I've killed someone. The body is mixed in with the concrete, in Central Park." "Please, come arrest me quickly! A vengeful ghost is after me. If you wait any longer, it'll be too late..." "Beep... beep... beep..." Though everyone was baffled, they still assembled a team and headed to the address given 2kReads7.5Score22214d adds
- 148 Tomb Keeper: In China's Ancient Tombs, Even Gods Are Forbidden to Enter 守陵人:华夏古墓，神明禁行 After Zhou Sheng fails to confess his feelings to the campus beauty, Huo Yujie, his classmates mercilessly mock his summer vacation plans. Just then, the Tomb Guardian System awakens! Tomb Guardians protect the imperial tombs of the world and safeguard the dragon veins of China! What Zhou Sheng doesn’t know is that his beloved campus beauty is the heir to one of the nine great tomb-raiding families! The very first tomb he’s assigned to guard is already being targeted by her family! Zhou Sheng: “ 8.3kReads7.9Score88614d adds
- 149 Tang Corpse, Song Rush 唐尸宋弛 The Corpse of Tang, the Slackers of Song 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster: With Fate on My Side, How Could I Lose? 趋吉避凶，天命在我怎么输？ [Decisive and ruthless + both saint and demon + political scheming and battles of wits + no System + divination by lot + progression-focused story + no female lead] In this corrupt world of the Five Turbidities, people are tormented by the eight sufferings. Hearts are wicked, no one cultivates virtue, false views prevail, and heresy flourishes. No living being escapes harm. Whenever Zhou Qingfeng reached a crossroads in life, he would draw a lot and cast a divination, avoiding misfortune and cho 5.5kReads8.3Score42614d adds
