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- 151 Ghost Bean 鬼豆 History, mysticism, enlightenment, cultivation, qi refinement, and political intrigue. Not for beginners. Gui Dou is neither a ghost nor a bean. He is simply Guiguzi’s son. At sixteen, he left the mountain during the early Warring States period, an age of upheaval that few records describe. This book follows on from Guigu’s Divine Stratagem, telling a historical fantasy of intrigue and turbulent events in the Warring States era, as well as conflicts in the martial world. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Live-Streaming a Borrowed Spell: Please Believe in Science 直播借法，请相信科学 Welcome, viewers, to the livestream! There are no such things as ghosts in this world. It's all just people scaring each other. Today's broadcast is all scripted, with special effects. Please be sensible and trust in science! [Streamer, how about you put down that ruler in your hand before telling us to trust in science?] [Hey, streamer, are you selling that hamster or not?] By the Celestial Master's command, gods and ghosts must keep their distance! Those who refuse will be dealt with on the sp 8.8kReads8.3Score38814d adds
- 153 The Exorcist from a Poor Family 寒门镇邪师 The three-year-old daughter of Lin Yan, a poor woodcarver, grows a fragrant green shoot in her palm, just as three golden lines appear in a crack in a copper lock passed down through his family. Only then does Lin Yan realize that a peddler's prophecy from three years ago has come true. His daughter, Nian'an, is the Chosen One of the Dao Fruit, but this divine gift is also a death sentence. Evil spirits from the outer city knock at the door in the dead of night, while members of the Spirit Infan 15Reads—Score214d adds
- 154 Who Says I'm Invincible? The Body-Tempering Brute Who Fought His Way Out of Earth 谁言无敌？从地球杀出的炼体暴徒 [The title was a mistake. This novel is called: Old Arts Are Extinct? The Body-Tempering Fiend Who Fought His Way Off Earth] [Spiritual qi revival, high-martial world, one female lead, qi-and-blood body tempering, becoming a saint through a divine physique] [Note: This is a plot-driven power fantasy. Enemies who deserve to die will die. If they survive another page, it's only to set up the plot or characters that follow. Thanks for understanding.] Three transcendent civilizations descended upon 67Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 155 The Unlucky Heavenly Master Walks the Mortal World 冤种天师走人间 The Maoshan Celestial Master holds yin and yang in check, slays ghosts, banishes demons, and dispels ill omens. A three-foot peachwood sword, a stick of incense for virtue! My fate is unusual: I court death but never die, so my master took me in as a disciple and taught me the secret arts of Maoshan. After descending the mountain, I met a beautiful older girl I knew as a child, and she led me down a road of no return. A beauty in an ice coffin, a snow-mountain witch, a fox spirit beneath the moo 714Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 156 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
- 157 Xuanyuan’s Great War Against Chiyou 轩辕大战蚩尤 [No System, no harem, no clichés, not a wish-fulfillment story, not for beginners] The legacy of Daoist learning, the turbulent world of mountains and seas, and the ancient struggle for supremacy: this is an epic retelling of the legendary battles between the Chinese ancestors Huangdi, Yandi, and the Great Emperor Chiyou for control of Zhuolu. Based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas and grounded in the Hetu and Luoshu, this novel unravels the origins of yin and yang, the five elements, and th 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Patriarch Praises Me as a Fine Immortal Seedling 祖师夸我好仙苗 Beyond the Thirty-Six Heavens, above the Nine Skies, dwell the immortals. Immortals were once ordinary people too. The only thing that holds ordinary people back is a lack of resolve. My name is Shen Xing. My life has been full of hardship since childhood. I was destined to have no parents, no wife or children, no official position, and no wealth. I was born to be pitied. People said someone like me might end up a beggar one day. But my master said my fate was one in ten thousand. Even if I beca 15.4kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 159 Renjia Town from the Start: A Six-Year-Old Celestial Master 开局任家镇：六岁天师 After transmigrating into Uncle Jiu's world, I gain a heaven-defying System. Born with the bones of a Daoist, blessed with the Six Divine Powers, I take in all the Daoist rhythm of heaven and earth. In the Age of Declining Dharma, I roam the world unhindered. I am the Celestial Master of the Daoist faith. 2.3kReads7.7Score13714d adds
- 160 I Did It, Daoist! Three Flowers Gather at the Crown! Huh? 道爷我成了，三花聚顶！嗯？ [Laugh-out-loud comedy] [A goofy, hilarious protagonist] [Mostly lighthearted slice of life] [Invincible] [A cure for the blues] Good news: I’ve got a cultivation System. Bad news: The System transmigrated without me. Good news: I can still contact the System. Bad news: These System missions seem a little off. In the city, Chen Jiamu looks at the mission he’s received: [Go to Mount Wudang and join a sect!] So he takes an overnight train to Mount Wudang. [Host has successfully joined Mount Wudang 360Reads7.8Score10514d adds
- 161 Rule Horror: I’m an Eight-Year-Old Little Heavenly Master, and I’ve Been Chosen 规则怪谈：八岁小天师的我被选中 [Rule Horror] + [National Fate] + [Eerie] + [No heroine] + [Comedy] + [Wish fulfillment] Completed arcs: [Happy Apartment], [Late-Night Convenience Store], [Ghostly Sea Horror], and [Virtual City Horror]. Eight-year-old Lin Xuan is chosen to take part in Rule Horror. As a successor of the Daoist tradition, Lin Xuan discovers that killing the Eerie earns him merit, which he can use to upgrade Daoist techniques. Deity Summoning, Divination, Daoist Thunder Arts, Illusion Techniques… While contestan 6.7kReads8.9Score49814d adds
- 162 The Rogue Heavenly Master 痞子天师 [No System] + [Not brainless] + [No harem] + [Not invincible] Beneath the surface of this world lurks a mysterious force known as the [Xuanmen]. Zhang Daoyi, a young Taoist priest from Niubei Mountain, is sent down the mountain by the Old Celestial Master to gain experience. Along the way, he meets many dependable companions, and together they encounter all kinds of bizarre events. In the end, he gradually uncovers the dark side of this world... #This will be a long story, so read with confiden 1.1kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 163 The Dao God Among Mortals 道神在人间 Since the rise of humanity, the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Paths have stood side by side. The Heavenly Path sets the rules and restrains all living beings; the Earthly Path governs reincarnation and judges right and wrong, good and evil; while the Human Path takes the form of a Dao God, traveling through the mortal world to slay ghosts, monsters, and demons. But sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and demons... What does it mean to cultivate the Dao? It isn't about the de 2.9kReads9.0Score16914d adds
- 164 Born to Pass Down the Martial Arts! 为了传武而生！ Li Hu is reborn in the 1980s and gains the Traditional Martial Arts Cultivation System. Through his own hard work and the System, he gradually achieves success in the world of traditional martial arts, uncovers its potential, and helps it flourish around the globe! 398Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 By the Power of the Law 急急如律令 It all began when I took fifty yuan from a blind fortune-teller. Then, in the middle of the night, a woman's voice suddenly sounded behind me. 1.5kReads8.6Score16014d adds
- 166 At the Taoist Temple: I Got Livestreamed Teaching Animals the Way 道观：给动物讲道的我被直播了 Three years ago, just after graduating from college, Cheng Fan was dragged home by his parents to inherit the family’s dilapidated Taoist temple. The moment he inherited the temple, he activated the strongest Taoist System. Over the next three years, Cheng Fan steadily built up the temple’s business. Alongside a toddler he had picked up two years earlier, he spent each day doing his regular lessons and cultivating. Then one day, a livestreamer showed up. After broadcasting Cheng Fan summoning cl 7.4kReads8.5Score46914d adds
- 167 Practicing Heretical Arts on the Unorthodox Path, I Refine Longevity with the Dao Fruit 人在旁门修邪术，我以道果炼长生 [Classic Xianxia + Xian Hu Style + Unorthodox Cultivation + Taoist Style + Strange Tales Style + Primordial Spirit Cultivation + Ruthless and Decisive + Steady Cultivation] Thanks for asking. I’m in the unorthodox cultivation world, and spiritual energy is running dry. Taoists herd the masses, devour souls to refine qi, and great cultivators treat their disciples like sheep. The land is steeped in blood and filth. Young Jing Yuan is an aspiring cultivator who dreams of flying swords, spirit p 35.5kReads7.7Score3.7k14d adds
- 168 Infinite Realms: The Legendary Big Slap 无限之大比兜传奇 [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Infinite Heavens]+ [Martial Arts and High Martial Cultivation]+ [Kidney Harvesting in Northern Myanmar from the Start]+ [Mr. Vampire]+ [Republic-Era Martial World]+ [The Return of the Condor Heroes]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]... My motto in life is to fear neither people nor problems. When in doubt, charge in headfirst. What? You say I should lie low while cultivating immortality? Not a chance. Why the hell would I lie low? If you're going to cultivate immortality timidly 2.9kReads6.9Score20414d adds
- 169 Kunlun Gatekeeper: Ten Thousand Ghosts at My Back 昆仑守门人：我背后有万鬼 There's a long-standing rumor about the Capital Museum: though it's crowded with visitors by day, the palace is thick with yin energy after midnight. Palace maids carrying lanterns, eunuchs bearing sedan chairs, and guards in yellow robes stroll openly through its halls. For a hundred years, three generations of the Chen family have guarded the Capital Museum, suppressing evil spirits and the Three Fiends and Five Afflictions, and keeping the palace secure on all eight sides so peace can reign. 5.4kReads8.9Score43614d adds
- 170 My Master Says I'm Born to Deal with the Dead 师傅说我天生吃阴饭 Born with yin-yang eyes, I always walk down the middle of the road! A quick hand gesture and a single divination, and even the big shots follow me around! What? Money? Hold it right there. I’m not telling your fortune. 814Reads8.9Score11014d adds
- 171 Maoshan Disciple 茅山弟子 Maoshan has divine arts to exterminate evil, gathering ill omens from both the yin and yang worlds. Where is the Seven-Star Dragon Spring now? Ye Shaoyang, the hero of those days, is nowhere to be seen! 1.8kReads8.2Score23814d adds
- 172 Fortune-Telling Livestream: Master, Is Your Mouth a Controlled Weapon? 直播算命，道长你嘴是管制刀具吧 [Meme humor + feel-good power fantasy + lighthearted comedy + fortune-telling livestream] (The rating just came in, so it may be inaccurate. It should rise later. Don't worry, it's safe to read.) Lin Yang transmigrates to a world where nobody believes in Taoism, only to find himself turned into a Taoist priest. Once he earns enough faith, he can receive all kinds of System rewards, and livestreaming is also a quick way to gain followers. So he starts a livestream, but the content gets increasing 147.4kReads8.3Score11.1k14d adds
- 173 I Just Became a Tang Dynasty Celestial Master, Then Discovered This Was Journey to the West 刚成大唐天师，发现是西游 He transmigrates into Journey to the West and becomes Li Chunfeng, a strategist under the Tang emperor. A child prodigy and Taoist, he knows that when the two empresses rule together, Wu Zetian will suppress Taoism and promote Buddhism. Determined to honor his master's wishes, Li Chunfeng offers counsel to Li Shimin. Using his knowledge of the future, he gradually becomes the greatest founding contributor to the Tang dynasty and takes the foremost place in the Lingyan Pavilion. In the thirteenth 5.4kReads8.8Score31614d adds
- 174 National Arts and Immortality: My Body Can Evolve Without End 国术长生：我的身体能无限进化 [Modern cultivation + traditional martial arts + everyday urban life + attribute cheat] [Slow-paced, not a power fantasy, focused on daily life. Later chapters include health tips. Read with caution.] A low-ranking doctor working at a hospital suddenly falls gravely ill. After examinations confirm he has cancer, he loses all hope and resolutely quits his job, planning to return home and spend what little time he has left with his parents. Who could have guessed that when God closes one door, he 7kReads8.0Score59714d adds
- 175 Showbiz: I Play Villains, and They Tell Me to Tone It Down 娱乐：演反派，他们叫我收敛一点 (Anyone interested in adapting this into a short drama can search for From Extra to Movie Star.) Su Han, a background actor working in Hengdian, activates the Villainous Movie Star System. He simulates the villain Feng Yuxiu from the film The Wrath of Vajra. After simulating Feng Yuxiu for three months in the System, he has mastered every aspect of the character's circumstances and feelings, and even acquired his martial arts skills. Before the audition, Director: “Aren't you that hopeless extra 5.2kReads7.9Score36014d adds
- 176 I Became a Warlord in Republican-Era China After Studying Under Uncle Jiu 拜师九叔之我在民国当军阀 Transmigration + the Age of Declining Dharma + no System + warlords + Taoist cultivation See how an ordinary fan of zombie movies transmigrates to Republican-era China, a land ruled by warlords and crawling with demons. He puts his nine years of compulsory education and the social savvy he picked up through more than a decade of struggling at the bottom of society to use, becomes a disciple of Uncle Jiu, seeks opportunities in zombie movies, and cultivates the Immortal Dao in an age when spiritu 5.7kReads8.4Score30114d adds
- 177 I Use the Golden Bell Shield to Crush Internal Martial Arts 我以金钟罩横推内家拳 If you transmigrate to a parallel-timeline Republic of China and are given a manual for the Golden Bell Shield, would you dare to train in it? Huang Fan would. While others practice martial arts for their health, he trains to get himself killed, seeking out places steeped in killing intent, like execution grounds, battlefields, and mass graves. That's because he has discovered that his body is anything but normal. Judo, boxing, kendo: no matter what kind of expert he faces, he asks just one thin 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain 天师下山 Back in my day, I had mastered my own school of celestial arts. One punch made the high-ranking martial artists at the nursing home north of the village tremble. One kick sent the young prodigies at the kindergarten south of the village bawling. And when I stood at the mass grave east of the village, not one of those hundreds of Ghost Kings or Ghost Emperors dared even breathe. 13.7kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 179 Live Martial Arts Training: Is This Streamer for Real? 直播练武：这个主播居然玩真的？ Terminally ill, with no hope of recovery. By a twist of fate, Ling Fan binds himself to the Martial Arts Revival System and takes on the mission of bringing martial arts back to prominence! “Can you withstand this punch, backed by twenty years of practice?” One punch, and a tree trunk explodes! Yet traditional martial arts have lost people's trust, and the criticism never stops. “Traditional martial arts are all garbage!” “Other than looking cool, can this stuff actually hurt anyone?” “What good 1.6kReads8.6Score10014d adds
- 180 Have You Gone Mad? The Eunuch Says He'll Restore the Qing Dynasty 疯了吧，老太监说他要复兴大清 I was fed up with all those cookie-cutter stories about Systems, stat-based power-ups, and immortal cultivation, so I thought I'd try writing one myself. My personal take on Systems is that they're bait cast by higher-dimensional powers into lower dimensions to harvest the universe's origin energy. I guess I was too young and naive. Readers these days might not go for that, but I couldn't bring myself to write a story where the protagonist just keeps clicking through upgrades with a System. I'll 167Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 181 Daughter of Jingwu 精武之女 [Republican era + traditional martial arts + wuxia + gangs + foreign powers + resistance against Japan + legendary heroines] In an era when China is battered by turmoil, various factions and foreign powers wreak havoc on Chinese soil. Jingwu hero Chen Zhen dies in front of the Jingwu School after being driven to his death by foreign powers while resisting their aggression. Twenty years later, his daughter Chen Piaoyan and Shen Wanqing, the daughter of a gang leader, join forces to resist the inv 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Entering the Legends, Starting with a Fist Manual 走进传说从拳法秘籍开始 Liu An picked up a White Ape Boxing manual from a street stall, thinking it would be something new to try. He never expected it to open the door to an entirely different world... From martial arts to the Dao, transcend the ordinary world! Break free of your shackles and step into legend! [This book has no System. It focuses quite a bit on cultivation and immortality, but that won't get in the way of the plot.] This book is entirely fictional. Please don't take it seriously. Thank you! 10.7kReads8.5Score95514d adds
- 183 Rule Horror: A Maoshan Descendant Requests Deployment 规则怪谈：茅山后裔申请出战 [National destiny + deduction + livestream + Maoshan] An unspeakable force descended upon Blue Star. Li Xian, from Earth, was selected to represent the Great Xia Kingdom in a supernatural horror game. His first challenge was a morgue. [You are responsible for the night shift at a morgue. Your coworker, Xiao Wang, loves sharing good things with his friends. Please don’t turn down his generosity.] [Make your rounds through the morgue once every hour and keep it clean, or the guests will get angry. 800Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 184 Urban: I'm Super Vicious After I Die! 都市：我死后超凶哒！ After being brutally murdered, Lin Tian discovers that he has become a zombie and gained the art of controlling corpses, allowing him to command every zombie. Suck blood to grow stronger: the blood of mages, celestial masters, demon kings... Immortals become his servants, gods his slaves. The Corpse King has returned. A million zombies submit, welcoming the Zombie King!!! King Yama: “Bro, I’m a ghost. I have no blood. Don’t suck it, don’t!” A thousand-year-old fox spirit: “Zombie King, this litt 1.7kReads7.5Score18414d adds
- 185 I, the Kunlun Sword Immortal, Was Unexpectedly Exposed on the Variety Show 我，昆仑剑仙，意外被向往曝光了 Season Six of Back to the Field began with a spectacular premiere in the Kunlun Mountains, but accidentally revealed the reclusive Sword Immortal Zhuo Yun! Across endless ages, he had personally witnessed countless dynasties rise and fall, and left behind countless legends. At the very center of the underground mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, accidentally exposed by an earthquake, Zhuo Yun’s terracotta warrior statue was seated right beside the coffin of the First Emperor himself! The ruins of Atlan 718Reads7.5Score10014d adds
- 186 After My Divorce, I Embarked on the Path to Immortality 离婚后我开启了仙途 A real man can't go a single day without power, and a true man can't go a single day without money. When you have neither power nor money, people will nitpick you no matter how good you are, and look down on you no matter how well you treat them... 2.8kReads8.2Score17014d adds
- 187 Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 There are many things in this world that you and I have never encountered. Just because we've never encountered them doesn't mean they don't exist. Legends are often more than mere legends. And traditions must have an unknown reason for becoming traditions. 632Reads9.0Score11414d adds
- 188 I Chose Twenty Years of Humiliation, and Gained an Immortal Spirit Root 选择二十年河东，获得仙灵根 [Lighthearted + no angst + (fake) live-in son-in-law] Xu Nian transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the illegitimate son turned away by a powerful family in Great Yan. He lives with his mother in a remote mountain village. On his twentieth birthday, his wealthy biological father sends people to find him, disrupting Xu Nian and his mother’s peaceful village life. The family even wants Xu Nian to honor an old agreement on their behalf and become a live-in son-in-law! Under the laws of Great 56.2kReads7.2Score4.7k14d adds
- 189 Starting Cultivation in the Hong Kong Underworld 港综开始修行 Li Moxie transmigrated into a Hong Kong crime-film universe and obtained the [God-Tier Cultivation System]. In the early stages, he’ll practice Taoist magic in the [Mr. Vampire series]. The main setting is a Hong Kong crime-film universe, combining several worlds, including [Young and Dangerous], [The Exorcist Police], [A Lonely Cottage], and [Happy Ghost]. Later on, he may transmigrate to other dimensions. If you enjoy it, please follow and subscribe! 29.8kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds
- 190 The Struggles of a Taoist Priest 一个道士的奋斗 [Rookie climbs the ranks + No System + Not a power fantasy + Slow burn] Fan Shengman graduated from Longhu Mountain Taoist Academy with a four-year bachelor's degree. Legend has it that once a Taoist priest receives a celestial register, his name is entered into Heaven's official records and he is appointed an immortal official. By upholding justice, slaying demons, and building merit in the mortal world, he can keep rising through the ranks, eventually earning a place among the immortals. As a 1.8kReads8.9Score13414d adds
- 191 Uncle Nine: My Saber Skills Are Better Than My Swordsmanship 九叔：我的刀法比剑强 [No heroine] + [decisive and ruthless] + [character growth] Wen Hua’s soul transmigrates into Uncle Nine’s world, where he is reborn as a baby. Who could have guessed that he would encounter a supernatural incident as soon as he arrived? Fortunately, Uncle Nine saves him at the last moment. He and another baby are adopted by Uncle Nine and named Xu Wenhua and Xu Wencai. The moment Uncle Nine takes Wen Hua in as a disciple, Wen Hua awakens a Match-Three game golden finger. From then on, Wen Hua s 5.1kReads8.8Score29414d adds
- 192 Cancer Sweeps the World, but I Shatter the Galaxy with Martial Arts 全球癌变，我以国术碎星河 [Interstellar in the Early Story + Reimagined Primordial World Later]+ [No System. If You Don't Like It, Don't Read] Original title: [Global Cancerization: I Shatter the Star River with Martial Arts] We are always gazing up at the starry river, but have never wondered what might lie beyond it. One grain of sand contains a world. Could the universe we live in be nothing more than the body of a mighty being? At the end of science, is there really theology? 13.9kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 193 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Outcast: The Strongest Spirit Medium in the Northeast 一人之下：东北最强出马仙 [Also known as: The Outcast: I’m the Beloved Darling of the Northeast Spirit Immortals! The Outcast: The Northeast’s Strongest Spirit Medium!] [The Outcast, shameless schemer, sly operator, ruthless, System, no female lead] Guanshan accidentally transmigrates into the world of The Outcast. He becomes the youngest grandson of Guan Shihua. Born with a divine meridian, he can invite gods to possess him, making him immune to the Spirit Summoning and Commanding technique, one of the Eight Extraor 13.9kReads8.4Score91814d adds
- 195 Special Forces: Combining Traditional Martial Arts to Become the Ultimate Kung Fu Warrior 特种兵：融合国术，成为最强功夫兵王 Lin Xiao accidentally transmigrates into the world of special forces, carrying the strongest traditional martial arts System with him. Every time he levels up, his body is enhanced and he gains a new martial art, which becomes one of his innate abilities. These arts determine both victory and defeat, life and death. Hidden Weapon Mastery: This skill lets you know the properties of everything around you and turn any object into a deadly weapon. Killing is a skill, and no object is off-limits. Use 2.9kReads7.9Score23114d adds
- 196 Livestreaming Traditional Martial Arts, the Police Want Me to Register 直播国术，警察要我备案 [Wellness + traditional martial arts + modern immortality] The first tens of thousands of words are light and breezy, and a little mindless. After that, the story focuses more on traditional martial arts and wellness, with carefully researched details. There’s no female lead and no saintly hero. If you’re into traditional martial arts and combat techniques, give it a try. It also includes little wellness tips that any adult will understand. Li Changsheng is reborn. He still has the same name, bu 14.3kReads8.9Score91114d adds
- 197 The Record of Laozi’s Westward Journey and the Passing of the Lamp 老君西行传灯录 In ancient China, at the end of the Zhou dynasty, royal authority was waning, the lords were at war with one another, and the realm had fallen into chaos. At this time, a wise man quietly appeared: the founder of Daoism, the Supreme Lord Lao. Seeing the turmoil in the world, Lao decided to travel west and spread the Dao, hoping to ease humanity’s suffering and strife. Along the way, Lao rode a green ox, crossing towering mountains and enduring countless hardships and dangers. At Hangu Pass, he 66Reads—Score1614d adds
- 198 A Cultivator in Modern Society 现代社会的修仙道士 “Taoist priest, can you do magic?” “Magic? People believe in science these days, young man. You should believe in science.” With that, the Taoist in his robe leaps off a cliff and flies away on his sword, leaving the hiker who had camped in the wilderness staring in stunned disbelief. 14.5kReads8.5Score61214d adds
- 199 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 844Reads6.5Score10414d adds
- 200 The Young Taoist Priest of the Celestial Masters' Mansion 天师府小道士 A little Taoist who could never catch a ghost returned to secular life. On his wedding day, not one of his fellow disciples showed up, but every ghost in the city gathered above the wedding venue. They wanted to shield the little fellow, who was always softhearted, endlessly chatty and eventually married a little fox, from a tribulation lightning strike. But that day, the sky was clear and cloudless, and nothing happened. 10.2kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
