Novels like Folktales of the Northeast: The Household Guardian Immortal
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- 51 Strange Tales of the Yellow River 黄河异闻录 When it comes to the forbidden legends of the Yellow River, you’d be better off never asking about them! The River Corpse Mane, the Ghost Millstone, the Dragonbone Temple, the staircase to the underworld... The old hands of the Yellow River, the most mysterious professionals along its ancient waterways: the Yellow River corpse retrievers! Their families have guarded these ancient waterways for generations, but what are they protecting them from? What earth-shattering secrets lie beneath the chur 151Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 52 I Was Forced to Take the Spirit-Channeling Seat Too 我也被迫出堂了 The protagonist, Zhang Muchen, lives in a small county in northern China. His childhood is plagued by one disaster after another. His story isn’t exactly bizarre, but it is full of twists and hardships. After passing through trials of love, wealth, and life itself, he is eventually forced to open a spirit altar and read fortunes. He thought things would go smoothly from then on, but instead he faced one ordeal after another... This book is based on the author’s personal experiences. All names ha 512Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 53 Strange Tales of the Northeast: The Foolish Spirit Medium 东北异事：傻子出马仙 My name is Huang Bin. I'm a village keeper, or what everyone else calls an idiot. When I was little, my father left me in the village and went away to make a living. My mother passed away, leaving only my grandfather to take care of me. When I was twelve, my grandfather said he was going away for a while. He was gone for three years, then came back holding a token. After that night, I saw a group of weasels sitting outside my house, bowing to me. 341Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Midnight Paranormal Short Stories 午夜灵异小故事 Midnight Tales of the Supernatural 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Let Me Tell You a Little Story, It's Not Scary at All (Six-Volume Set) 我讲个小故事，一点儿都不吓人（全六册） Fear should remain hidden in the subconscious and fade away without a trace, yet it always leaves clues in everyday life. In an alley where the sunset has slipped out of sight, in a corner turned away from the neon lights, an elegant lady sits outside a café, casting ill-intentioned sidelong glances at passersby. These signs show that when people find themselves in darkness beyond the reach of sunlight, fear swells in an instant like a shadow and closes in around them. Come, step into my stories —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 56 Notes from a Spirit Medium 出马仙随记 This is a true account of a spirit medium’s experiences. I have summoned spirits to possess me so worshippers could speak with the dead across the divide between yin and yang; I have also handled difficult cases of people tormented by ghosts, unable to find peace day or night; Immortals sending warnings in dreams, strange changes in the incense at the altar, evil spirits coming to trouble people… There are no exaggerated supernatural battles or made-up wish-fulfillment thrills. Every incident is 19Reads—Score314d adds
- 57 A Northeastern Journey to Immortality 东北修仙记 This is a story about a group of Northeast Chinese spirits banding together to keep one another warm. Modern-day Qiao Zheng arrives in the Xuantong era and joins Hu Santaiye and the other spirits in driving out evil and fighting the Japanese. There's passion and humor, family squabbles and utter chaos, as this band of spirits carve out a place for themselves on the black soil. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Spirit Medium's Revelation 出马仙启示录 I’m a shamanic practitioner from Northeast China, also known as a great immortal. These days, so many people get scammed and end up buried in debt, then go mad. It really worries me, though I also think they’re foolish. I’ll share my own experiences and stories from fellow practitioners to talk about Northeast China’s shamanic tradition, and warn people not to get scammed. (For special reasons, I can’t be too direct with ordinary readers, so I’ll express things obliquely.) 6Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 59 The Northern Horse Immortal Venerable 北马仙尊 [Supernatural]+ [Demons]+ [Immortals and Spirits] In Northeast China, there is a group of extraordinary people. Because of their own origins and family ties, they are chosen by spiritual beings cultivating deep in the mountains. From then on, their fates change, and they are destined to follow an extraordinary path. They often walk between the worlds of yin and yang, resolving people's troubles in exchange for nothing more than an honest fee. The world calls them spirit mediums. Those who serve 1.1kReads7.8Score10114d adds
- 60 Northeast Spirit Medium: My Years as the King of Tragedy 东北出马之我当悲王那些年 (Traditional supernatural fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, no cultivation, parallel storylines for a man and a woman. Don't try the spells in this book; this story is entirely fictional!) After dying on the street while trying to help someone, Zhang Daoxuan became a lonely ghost. He thought his only hope was to find a substitute and then reincarnate in the underworld. But through a twist of fate, he became a shamanic spirit medium. With my left hand, I push open the yin-yang gate; with my 242Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 61 A Northeast Chinese Spirit Medium 东北一出马仙 Pangu split heaven and earth, dividing yin from yang. Nuwa’s great deeds shook the eight directions. Kuafu chased the sun and transformed the world of men. Gonggong, enraged, rammed into Mount Buzhou. Fuxi devised the Eight Trigrams. Shennong tasted every herb and flower. The Yan Emperor struck stone to make fire. The war god Xingtian brandished his weapons. The Yellow Emperor battled Chiyou, who fell in death. The gods knew of Jingwei, who filled the sea. Houyi drew his divine bow and shot down 4.5kReads8.8Score17714d adds
- 62 Those Years I Served as a Spirit Medium 顶香出马的那些年 I was born at midnight on July 16. A white fox and a black snake blocked the door when I was born. My second aunt, a shaman, read my fate: I was never meant to be born, but was a little ghost who escaped from the Underworld. I was born with an evil bone, possessed yin-yang eyes, had all seven apertures open, and was fated to have my life claimed by the King of Hell. To survive, I eventually chose to become a shaman. After experiencing many paranormal events, I encountered an evil organization ca 150Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 63 The Little Fairy of Showbiz 娱乐圈的小神仙 A Little Spirit Medium Takes on the Entertainment Industry Written work by Director Chen Peng Notable directing credits include Similar Love, A Round Trip to Love, I Won’t Be Bullied by Girls, and Twelve Palaces of Heavenly Secrets. In real-life projects, I’ve worked with artists such as Cai Xukun, Zhang Ruoyun, Zhong Chuxi, Xu Song, Zhou Keyu, and Yan Zidong, among others... Born with an unusual fate, I began an unbelievable first half of my life: going to school, reading people’s fortunes, 77Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 64 My Strange Spirit-Medium Life 我的诡异出马人生 I'm Xiao Ming. I live in an ordinary family in Northeast China, where my parents run a business. I'm introverted, and because I'm overweight, my classmates mock and ostracize me at school. “Look at that fatso. What a freak!” “He's a loser.” Their words made me feel inferior and depressed. At home, Mom was gentle but controlling. After Dad got involved with Buddhist teachings, he was always lecturing us, and his temper was unpredictable. Their love left me feeling suffocated. I have a special sen 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Tales from the Folkways of Northeast China 东北民间轶事录 [The new book, The Northeast Folk Tales: An Account of Zhong Kui, is now being serialized] [Ensemble cast + folk legends + the customs and character of Northeast China] The land and skies of the Northeast; its folk customs and its people Set in the rural Northeast of the 1990s, this book is adapted from remarkable folk legends and true events widely told across the vast lands of Northeast China. It recounts the hardships protagonist Xu Liang faced in his youth, along with the many legendary expe 3.4kReads8.8Score40914d adds
- 66 A Long Road to Spirit Mediumship 出马路漫漫 A strip of red cloth, three feet and three inches long; troops from the five directions come, immortals from the five directions arrive. The old hall's people and soldiers will one day emerge from an ancient cave, and their fame will spread across the four seas, passed down through countless households!!! There was a young female disciple in Northeast China, full of youthful vigor. After years of stumbling along, where did her path lead? Was cultivation about following the Dao, or understanding 277Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 67 The Most Absurd Spirit Medium in History 史上最无厘头的出马仙 A modern urban ghost-hunting novel. Lighthearted and not scary, with a touch of madness, plenty of laughs, and a stress-relieving vibe. Perfect reading for after your mom, teacher, boss, or anyone else has chewed you out. The shameless protagonist doesn’t play by the rules when hunting ghosts. All sorts of outrageous, unexpected antics. 13Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 68 The Years I Spent as a Spirit Medium 我当出马仙的那些年 Eighteen years ago, a weasel brought me two eggs. Eighteen years later, after my grandmother passed away, I officially became a spirit-medium disciple, venturing into the mortal world with an entire retinue of spirits. 437Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 69 I Take the Fox Immortal to the Underworld 我带狐仙闯地府 Zhao Xiaosi had no idea that after his grandfather died, he would be dragged to the underworld, where the King of Hell would give him a treasure. Nor did he expect to be swept for no reason into the conflicts of the underworld’s Asura realm. With no other choice, Zhao Xiaosi returned to the mortal world to seek help from various immortals dwelling in the mountains. He joined them in putting an end to the underworld’s fighting, bringing along fox spirits, snake spirits, weasel spirits, and all th 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Great Sage Arrives: Northeast Guardian Immortals Battle Cyber Demons 大圣出马：东北保家仙大战赛博妖 Sun Youcai is an ordinary, unlucky guy from Tielinggou Town in Northeast China. His greatest ambition in life is to grill skewers without burning them and avoid getting ripped off when selling a car. Then something explodes out of the kang bed in his ancestral home, scaring half his soul right out of him! Even stranger, an irritable old pal appears in his head: the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong! “Back in my day, I wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace…” “Brother Monkey, give it a rest! F —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Chronicles of Foxes, Weasels, and the Uncanny 狐黄诡事录 Deep in the old forests of Northeast China lies Foxcry Village, where people tell of the Five Immortal Clans: “Fox, weasel, hedgehog, snake, and rat, the Five Immortals guard every direction.” A massacre a century ago left the five clans devastated. The survivors made a pact with humanity and withdrew into the mountains. But urbanization in the modern age has upset the balance. Foxcry Village is about to be developed as a tourist attraction, putting the immortal clans’ mountain homes on the brin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Horse-Riding Immortal: Revelation 2 出马仙启示录2 I am a spirit-medium myself. This novel is written in a loosely narrative style, and my writing isn't particularly polished, but I only write about the most authentic experiences I've had as a spirit-medium. I won't dress things up with empty talk; I'll stick to the facts and share what I've learned over the past few years. This line of work is so chaotic now, and many people have been taken for a ride until their families fell apart. I wrote this book to help aspiring spirit-medium apprentices —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 My Immortal House’s Male Pet 我的仙家男宠 A celestial bond spanning three hundred years, and a redemption that reverses the balance of yin and yang. Yuyao, a high school senior, has been tormented since childhood by strange dreams: a ruined celestial shrine, five imprisoned immortals, and a silver-armored general who always protects her in moments of danger. She thought they were just stress-induced hallucinations. But after her grandmother dies, she inherits a notebook and a key, and learns that she is a fated “spirit medium,” destine 5Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 74 Fallen Phoenix 落凤 [Pure feel-good fun! The heroine is a total psycho who'll fight anyone! She never takes a loss!] My sworn sister sent me a message: "We'll never be separated." Then she disappeared. My big brother and I packed our suitcases and went to her hometown, Ancient Phoenix City, to look for her. But I kept feeling as if a pair of eyes were watching me from somewhere unseen. Those eyes, however, didn't belong to the "Golden Dragon" I'd known since childhood... 558Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 75 The Last Horse-Riding Shaman 最后一个出马仙 A drought demon descends, throwing the mystic arts into chaos. Rumor has it that whoever obtains the Golden Pearl of Nüba can break through to the Celestial Rank and command the world. Before long, turmoil erupts. The five great schools of mystic arts descend on Yulin Village in search of Nüba. Five renowned, revered “hypocrites” from that era end up driving my grandmother to her death. To avenge her, I become the last shaman in the world! 115Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 76 Notes of a Spirit Medium: I Set KPIs for My Spirit Hall 出马仙笔记我制定堂仙考核KPI [Humorous] [Supernatural] [Spirit Medium] [No System] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel] [Treasure Hunt] [Growth] [Defying Fate] I died after falling for a beauty’s trap, but then I came back to life. I even got to experience a trip to the underworld. What’s it like down there? Look, there’s a young lady standing by a pink doorway up ahead, dressed in something so revealing it looks ready to burst. She’s waving at me. “Hey, handsome, wanna come have some fun?” But I’m a model young man. “Go have fun 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 A Young Northeastern Spirit Medium 东北出马小先生 Gao Yunfei, the protagonist, was born in Changchun, Jilin, in Northeast China. He graduated from Jilin Institute of Physical Education with a degree in traditional ethnic sports. After college, he taught martial arts and mixed martial arts at a boxing gym. Then, by a twist of fate, he took up his family's ancestral incense tradition and became a spirit medium. Able to communicate with spirits, he moves between the realms of yin and yang, becoming a medium from Northeast China who helps people av 152Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 I Am the Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Medium 我乃天地出马仙 Handsome Fu Fei once lived an ordinary life, but fate had other plans: destined to become a spirit medium, he was forced onto a wondrous journey full of the unknown. Around the same time, strange events began happening one after another: eerie dreams, mysterious symbols appearing out of nowhere, and phenomena that science could not explain... Lost and afraid, Fu Fei met several companions who shared his unusual abilities. Together, they set out to uncover the secrets behind spirit mediums, unawa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 A Collection of Strange Tales of Immortal Feuds 仙仇诡事集 [Comedy] + [Mild horror] + [Two male leads] + [A different story in each episode] I’m not a professional writer. I’m mainly here to tell stories, so please bear with my writing! Other people form bonds with immortals. I’m different. I made enemies with immortals… When I was thirteen and didn’t know any better, I killed a snake with a hoe. Later, while playing with my friends, I went catching rats in the rice paddies and accidentally caught a weasel worshipping the moon. As luck would have it, I 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Northern School Yin-Yang Master 北派阴阳先生 When I was nineteen, my grandfather suddenly passed away. But on the night he died, seven ghosts carried his corpse, and even the Yellow Immortal, who had attained human form, bowed in worship before his coffin! Just before his body was cremated, however, his enemies came to settle the score. They wounded the Yellow Immortal and stole his corpse with a giant serpent formed from the corpse energy underground... Though his body was stolen, my grandfather had made preparations. He left me a seventy 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Can You Believe It? I Married a Demoness 你敢相信？我娶了个妖精 I must be going crazy! In my dreams, I can see good and bad fortune and tell whether someone will live or die. My aunt, who is only 1.3 meters tall and weighs over 150 kilos, gets run over by a car 800 times before my eyes. Her head rolls right up to me, yet she just stands there cackling coldly. Even stranger, I see my aunt and my cousin die one after another right in front of me. When I try to use this ability to save my family, I discover that I’m the next one to die. My dead relatives come t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Book of a Hundred Immortals: My Backer Is the Top Immortal in the Realm 百仙谱：我的靠山是仙界榜首 [Female-lead growth + First work about a cultivator] The Horse-Welcoming Immortal (A Biographical Collection of Shamanic Figures) · Supernatural and Folk Events “My own mother sent me off to be sacrificed. That vicious woman really went too far!” “He was the last drop of honey in my parched heart.” “As long as I can be with my godfather, I don’t care where we go.” “I crave the warmth of my godfather. He promised me forever…” “All the sweetness of the past has become a bone-scraping blade, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Tales of Old Sichuan University 川大旧事 In 1999, I was lucky enough to get into Sichuan University as the last-ranked student. Over the next few years, I went through the strangest period of my life. Even now, thinking back on it still sends a shiver down my spine... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 My Life as a Chuma Xian 我的出马仙儿生涯 In our vast land of China, the snowy black soil of the north is home to a strikingly unusual folk tradition: worshipping the “Immortals.” The Immortals do not appear in person. Instead, they possess their disciples, who are known as “spirit mediums,” serving as intermediaries between humans and spirits… A suspense masterpiece showcasing the very best of Northeast China's spirit-medium culture! 174Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 85 Love's Tribulations Between Immortals and Mortals: A Matchmaker Disciple's Firsthand Tales of Karma and Romance 仙凡情劫：出马弟子亲历的因果姻缘 Love and Tribulation Between Immortals and Mortals: The Karma and Romance Personally Witnessed by a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Flowers Bloom from Withered Bones 枯骨生花 This story is also known as The Spirit Medium’s Diary. Little Hu Rong holds incense in her hands, born to take her place in the main hall. Though it was shortly after five on a June morning, the moment she was born, darkness swallowed everything. At seven, she made a mistake that cost the life of a Willow Immortal. Like oil catching fire, it set off a disaster that had been building for years. At eighteen, she fell ill, and a fortune-teller declared: “You were born to make your living as a spiri 73Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 87 Even Evil Spirits Offer Me Cigarettes: I’m a Northeast Chinese Shaman 邪祟见我都递烟，我是东北出马仙 [Supernatural] + [Comedy] + [Ghost Hunting] + [No Female Lead] + [Folk Taboos] + [Not Invincible] + [No Cultivation] No specialist knowledge required; a collection of standalone stories. To support the temperamental Willow Immortal he worships at home, the spirit medium Zhao Dashun has scrubbed people’s backs at a bathhouse and set up a stall on an overpass. After capturing the Cat-Faced Granny, Zhao Dashun makes a name for himself in a single battle and sets out on the straight and narrow path 7.3kReads8.4Score73814d adds
- 88 The Spirit Medium 出马仙 Have you heard of a weasel possessing someone? Have you heard of a gui taking over someone’s bed? Have you heard of returning infant spirits? How much do you know about the Five Great Clans of Northeast China? Open this book, and I’ll tell you all about the little-known stories of Northeast China’s spirit mediums. 501Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 89 Northern Horse Notes 北马笔记 The Five Immortals of the Northeast are chiefly the Hu, Huang, Chang, Mang, and Hui. After cultivating their powers and attaining the Dao, they descend the mountains to take disciples, borrowing their bodies to do good deeds among humans and earn their way to ascension. This story is told in the first person. 415Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 90 Horse-Riding Immortal: I Am a Ghost Officer of the Underworld 出马仙：我乃阴司鬼差 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Northern Horse Notes: The Incense Bearer 北马笔记之顶香人 Know your past life, see the future, Pinch two fingers and know all things. The four pillars and eight posts are all in place, and the altar master is here to oversee it. The King Wen drum sounds, and the immortals line up to descend from the mountains. Take up the incense bowl, lift the incense burner: once you accept the calling, it is for life. 3.7kReads8.6Score14314d adds
- 92 The Yin-Yang Medium 阴阳女先生 Ever since I was born, the villagers have called me an ill-fated loner. Anyone who stays with me is doomed to bad luck and an early death. My grandmother, a yin-yang medium, defied Heaven to change my fate and keep me alive. Little did she know that this would set me on another road of no return. Cursed, solitary, cold-hearted, and loveless, I am a female yin-yang master. Let me guide you through the yin and yang of this world. 553Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Drinking Fox Milk Made Me Speak in Tongues 喝狐乳，开口邪 The male lead's life is falling apart from the start, and he was born with the Immortal Bones of No-Fault. His father died young of illness, and his mother was murdered. + A Northeastern village tale of the Five Immortals and the supernatural + Puppet traitors during the turbulent Republican era + No female lead, just one great story after another, each chapter building on the last 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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
- 95 The Deadly Feng Shui Master 绝命风水师 Ever since I was little, my grandfather told me that I was born with the Sheep Blade star at my side, fated to suffer the Three Punishments and Calamities, and destined for many trials and dangers. When I was sixteen, my grandfather took the deadly curse upon himself to shield me. Those marked for death have no path to Heaven. Even the founding master would refuse to take them in. Now that death has severed me from fate, my life is mine to command, not Heaven's. I wield the universe, turn the su 560Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 96 Strange Tales from Northeast China 东北出马怪谈 In Northeast China, tales of spirit mediums have been told for generations, but not just anyone can become one. I lay underground for three years to walk this path. This is a story of dying and being reborn. 12Reads6.6Score214d adds
- 97 Chang Xian, Save Me! I’m Being Drained Dry! 常仙救我！要被吸干了！ At eight years old, he was chosen by Chang Xian. After fourteen years of abstinence, he established his own spirit-medium altar. From a child born with spiritual gifts to a big shot in the supernatural world, Li Chujiu's origins gradually come to light behind all his dazzling success. He seems to be caught up in a thousand-year-old secret about surviving a tribulation, and even his birth appears to be part of a conspiracy... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Grandmaster's Little Darling 祖师爷的小宝贝儿 ★ True stories of real paranormal events! ★ The trials and tribulations of more than a decade spent seeking the Dao as a spirit medium! ★ Tales of battling through every obstacle to fight evil mediums and wicked immortals! I’m sharing my own experiences and what I’ve learned, hoping to help those who are meant to find this book! I agonized over writing this, since I’ve never written anything before and I’m no great scholar. So I lit incense and asked my patriarch for guidance. He told me not to 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Supernatural: I Bring Home an Old Immortal in Inner Mongolia 灵异：我在内蒙领老仙儿 My name is Li Tianshu. I was originally called Li Chengcai. I was sickly from childhood and plagued by hardship. I was so familiar with the gates of death that even the King of Hell knew my face. My grandparents said I had been cursed just like my great-grandfather, and planned to abandon me in the mountains to be raised by wolves. It was my maternal grandfather who gave me back my humanity and renamed me Li Tianshu, hoping Heaven would forgive me and free me from the curse. From then on, my fat 326Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 100 Northeastern Tales: The Shaman’s Heir 东北往事之萨满传人 Heaven’s secrets are revealed, calamity cannot be escaped, fate is set, and fortune follows its course. Some things can’t be said out loud, but I can’t keep them to myself. Today, I’ll take a chance and tell you about the many things in this world that defy explanation, yet truly exist… 539Reads—Score—14d adds
