Novels like The Heavenly Master of Zhuyou
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- 1 I'm an Assassin, So I Must Keep Calm 我是杀手要冷静 I'm an assassin. I have to keep my cool. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Night Watchman of Fengdu 酆都守夜人 Do you think we live in a safe world? In truth, the world is not as peaceful as it seems. The money you find on the road might be cursed “life-buying money,” and a pair of blood-red eyes might be watching passersby from a dark corner. But because certain people exist, the balance between yin and yang in this world is maintained. They are the ones who hold up the sky, the lonely night watchmen. I'm Su Cangnan. Let me tell you my story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The God of the Underworld Is My Big Sister. Is It Really So Strange That I Catch Ghosts Barehanded? 冥神是我姐，徒手抓鬼很合理吧 [Paranormal + two female leads + powerful partners] I accidentally awakened an incredibly powerful female ghost, and now she won’t leave me alone! Because of her, I also learned the truth behind my tragic fate. I swear I’ll take back what belongs to me. A wealthy businessman’s newly purchased restaurant is haunted. When other people catch ghosts, they use magical artifacts, talismans, compasses... “Wait while I set up a formation and use my artifact to drive her out...” Me? I marched right up an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Singing in the Tomb 墓室里面的歌声 The Singing in the Tomb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Woman Who Crawled Out of the Dry Well 枯井里爬上来的女人 The Woman Who Climbed Out of the Dry Well —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Strange Tales of the Maze City: Spirit Detective 迷城诡事之灵探 Mysteries of the Haunted City: Spirit Investigator 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Mysterious Resurgence: I'm Not the Ghost King 神秘复苏，我不是诡王 [Mild horror, somewhat Lovecraftian, no System, survival and growth, one female lead, not for the fainthearted] "This story is entirely fictional and does not reflect reality. Now, the mysteries begin to return..." Grandpa died with his eyes open. The day we carried his coffin up the mountain, I didn't dare look back, because the people carrying it... weren't human! A daily dose of occult weirdness: One ring of the bell, and all ghosts flee; one talisman stuck on, and evil spirits call you Dad 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Cauldron Sect Seeks the Dao 鼎派寻道 Over the course of China's five thousand years of history, countless schools of the occult arts have emerged. This book follows Huang Youqing, who through a chance encounter grows from an obscure feng shui practitioner into a master who founds his own school. Drawn into the bureaucracy of the underworld, he begins a step-by-step quest to seek the Way between Heaven and Earth. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Maoshan Outsider 茅山异徒 Maoshan arts proclaim: “Heaven is round, Earth is square; by the nine laws and edicts, as I write, ten thousand ghosts shall hide.” My name is Qin Feng. Ever since I mastered the strange arts of the Ghost Path, I haven't known a moment's peace. Some say I defy Heaven's will, alter fate, and recklessly practice forbidden arts. Others say I reverse yin and yang and turn the heavenly cycle upside down. Yellow-skinned spirits become demons, zombies rise from the dead, evil ghosts possess people, ear 14Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 10 The Hidden Truth: A Nuo Exorcist Hunts a Killer 阴真道：傩师追凶 This book uses suspense as its thread, the search for answers as its backbone, and the pursuit of hidden mysteries as its path. Its standout feature is a wealth of strange tales steeped in folk customs and occult lore. At its heart is a central idea: the lost art of Wu Nuo is the only key to crimes that modern criminal investigation cannot explain. Protagonist: Lu Shi, a young inheritor of Wu Nuo who is trying to fit into modern society. On the surface, he is a laid-back, trouble-averse owner of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Magnificent Purple-Robed Young Heavenly Master 极品紫袍小天师 At midnight, dark clouds gather, lightning flashes and thunder roars. A rift tears open in the sky above China, and countless yaksha and evil spirits draped in Rising Sun flags surge out of it like a flood! The fate of China, forged over thousands of years, hangs by a thread! “Jingyi of the Zhengyi Sect leads all our disciples here to exorcise evil and banish demons!” “The Qingwei Sect is here to protect China!” “All the Daoist sects of Maoshan are here to protect our nation’s fate!” “The Lingba 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 In This Life, I See My Past Life 我于今生观前世 The protagonist encounters his past lives in a dream. Only after unraveling the mystery of his time in the womb does he discover that he is nothing but an empty shell. Once his three souls return to his body, three powerful spirits press against his own will. He has no choice but to deal with monsters and outside intruders to strengthen himself, all while withstanding the weight of karma and fighting to stay alive! Whether it's a black dragon stirring up trouble, a corpse-nurturing ground in the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Divine Face Reader in Hemp Robes 麻衣神相 Before my grandfather died, he left me a divination that I must not disobey. Then my fiancée came to break off our engagement. Because of this, I went to the city to investigate, only to discover a tangle of entanglements and endless mysteries. To defy fate and change my destiny, I press forward without looking back. 329Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 14 Strange Tales of the Corpse Retrievers 捞尸诡闻 My grandfather was a corpse retriever. When he died, the waters of the river churned all night. In a single night, every chicken in the village died... 17Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 15 Jiangcheng General Store 江城杂货铺 Rules of the Jiangcheng General Store: 1. The store opens at the hour of the Rat and closes at the hour of the Rabbit. We serve no customers at any other time! 2. Every visitor is a customer. Anyone who enters must follow the store’s rules, or bear the consequences! 3. All transactions must be honest. Payment is due upon delivery. Break the deal, and bear the consequences! 4. No pets allowed! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Marrow-Cleansing Sutra 拍案洗髓经 Mo Fei, known as Old Mo, is an ordinary, sensible man who plays by the rules and lives within his means. A medical checkup report prompts him to change the way he lives, setting him on a journey from which there is no turning back, where all kinds of unbelievable adventures await… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 On My Wedding Day, My Deceased Sister Texted: You Can't Marry This Man 婚礼当天，亡妹发短信：这人不能嫁 On her wedding day, her deceased younger sister texted her: Don't marry this man. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The All-Round Daoist Comes Down the Mountain 全能道士下山 Behind the glittering city, cultivation factions are stirring. Strange signs fill the heavens, and countless beams of light come plunging down… The protagonist, Wang Beichen, has spent thirty years cultivating the Way. At his master’s command, he descends the mountain to travel the world, carrying within him Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian arts, as well as the sword. They say a sword can slay immortals… They say someone once slew a god… They say the heavens have nine levels… They say no one guar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Tales of the Countryside: My Grandma Was a Midwife 乡野怪谈之我的姥姥是稳婆 At the foot of Mount Maqi, midwife Zhang Guilan spent her life delivering babies on nighttime roads. Other midwives delivered human babies. The ones she delivered were ghosts, demons, and wronged spirits from the wilderness. Road-blocking skin-sellers, water ghosts demanding souls, Pixihuzi repaying a debt of gratitude, and Li the Bald-Tailed Dragon making his presence known. She didn't believe in the supernatural when she was young. Only after surviving countless dangers did she understand t 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Don't Read If You're a Coward! One Ghost Story Every Day! 胆小勿进！每天一个鬼故事！ A series of urban ghost stories Every chapter tells a different tale There’s sure to be one you’ll enjoy When the novels you’re following haven’t updated yet Read some urban ghost stories in the meantime 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Forbidden Love with a Demon Wife 妖妻禁忌 He is a soul-reaping emissary who walks between the worlds of yin and yang, the last heir of the Ghost Dao lineage. Bearing the Book of Life and Death and wielding the Judge’s Brush, he can determine reincarnation with a word and decide eternal life with an iron stroke. She is the sovereign of the Fox Clan, blessed with peerless beauty and heavenly talent, and unmatched cultivation. Yet she is willing to defy the whole world just to hold him close. “If we can’t stay together, then this life will 3Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 22 The Way Has Yin and Yang 道有阴阳 [Supernatural + Talismans + Formations + Chinese Metaphysics + Comedy] My name is Xu Lin. Born with yin-yang eyes and extraordinary talent, I was chosen by my master. But when I came down from the mountain, I went straight to work for Meituan, only to stumble upon all sorts of strange things... Wicked Gu sorcery... Corpse fiends that devour people... The ghosts haunting an entire apartment building... Which is more terrifying, ghosts or people? A slow-burn story, with no broken power scaling. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 True Accounts of Spirit Crossing at Midnight 子时渡灵实录 "A spine-chilling memoir of spirit deliverance by Xu Hanko!" I am an inheritor of Taoist arts. This book records the cases I have handled over the years, helping spirits pass on. Chanting incantations, forming hand seals, stepping the astral patterns, and setting up ritual arrays, I have unraveled the obsessions of countless wronged souls. Every detail of every case is etched in my memory, and behind each one lies the full range of life’s suffering: birth, aging, sickness, death, meeting those w 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Heaven-Mandated Ghost Tamer 天命驭鬼人 [Traditional · Supernatural · Suspense] I was born from a corpse, and the day I was born, my parents died because of me. Yin and yang clash, and my fate is marked by the Seven Killings. An orphan's grave, a green-clad sky lantern, Qin Mao shadow puppets, a portrait of a blood-eyed beauty… All the ghosts bow before me. Clad in a yellow robe, I wield wondrous powers. 253Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 25 Grandma's Yin-Yang Eyes 奶奶的阴阳眼 When I was little, I didn’t understand anything. I just thought it was fun. I remember when Second Grandma died, even Second Grandpa, who slept beside her, didn’t know. But Grandma woke Dad up and told him to go pay his respects... 672Reads7.8Score10314d adds
- 26 The Half-Baked Feng Shui Master: I Became a Legend Through Hands-On Ghost Hunting 半吊子风水师：撞鬼后靠实操封神 Lin Jingran, nicknamed Dogshit, is the most hopeless half-baked feng shui master in the old district. He has no real skills and is a coward, getting by on the old notes his grandfather left behind. That is, until his childhood friend kneels before him, crying that the secondhand house he bought is haunted and his wife and son are close to dying. For two thousand yuan, Lin Jingran steels himself and goes over. He steps on wet hair as soon as he walks in, hears a woman crying by his ear, and watch 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reading Qi in the Imperial Court 气观庙堂 Back then, the roads were still dirt tracks, and there were no big trees along the streets. All you could see was a crowd of children running under the blazing sun, kicking up clouds of dust that mingled with their sweat. After that day, my life was never the same. It has been exactly sixteen years since I first encountered the supernatural. I’ve witnessed the genuine spirit-medium traditions of the Northeast and visited shrines worshiped in other parts of the country. I’ve seen the wondrous cor 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Eastern Ghost Emperor Quits His Job 东方鬼帝他撂挑子不干了 The Eastern Ghost Emperor, deputy to the Great Emperor of Fengdu, commands all ghosts and guards the Gates of Hell to keep evil spirits from escaping and protect the human world. The Eastern Ghost Emperor with a good memory: A catastrophe! All the ghosts have escaped! The amnesiac Eastern Ghost Emperor: All the ghosts escaped? I'm escaping too! They say there are two Eastern Ghost Emperors, standing on either side of the Gates of Hell. The one on the left has a solemn face and a mighty bearing, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Yin-Fated Green Coffin 阴命青棺 [Horror novel with a bound System + one heroine + satisfying action + wild imagination] Enter at your own risk When calamity struck, no one in the village was spared. At his grandfather's request, a feng shui master saved me. From then on, I apprenticed myself to him and learned his arts. To save the person I love, I traveled the world, possessed by ghosts, corpses, and evil spirits, killing ghost kings, storming the underworld, and standing firm against the will of Heaven... I changed my fate, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain, Yet My Uncle Master Says to Stay Away from Women 下山无敌，师叔却让我离女人远点 Pei Zhaoye spent twenty years on Burial Star Mountain. His martial aunt was beautiful, and had quite a temper. Before his master went missing, he left him only three things: an old token, a broken sword, and a single instruction. "Go down the mountain." So Pei Zhaoye stepped into the Nine Wastes for the first time. But as soon as he came down the mountain, he realized something was off. A demoness, a saintess, a princess, a princess of the Dragon Clan... They all came looking for him one after a 18Reads—Score414d adds
- 31 Paper Figures Knock at the Door: No Living People Allowed 纸人敲门，活人勿进 The father who came back with a corpse died yesterday. The old man who came to report a death was made of paper. My childhood sweetheart, Fang Ting, kept watch with me. At dawn, she was gone too. Suona horns blared outside. Her father held up her memorial portrait and said she had died at eight o'clock last night. So what was the thing in my bed last night? And now, evil beings from a hundred li in every direction are heading for my home. 7.2kReads7.1Score70714d adds
- 32 Opening the Sparrow Gate 开雀门 While my mother was carrying me, I was sitting upright in her womb. The doctors all said the birth would be difficult, but my grandmother traded my life to a spirit messenger. My Xuanwu even went so far as to strip off his skin and bones for me! My relatives sought out one master after another to protect me, but sadly, they all said the good fortune I was born with was nowhere near enough to keep me alive. If I wanted to survive, I had no choice but to embark on the path of cultivation. From Sha 34Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 33 Mountain Patrolman: I Suppress Evil with a Dragon's Sinew Only Three Inches Long 巡山人：我以三寸龙筋镇邪异 Warrior King Luo Laowai returns to his old home in the forests of Northeast China. By a stroke of luck, guided by the Gray Immortal, he obtains a three-inch dragon tendon. An old soldier with an old rifle takes on the forces of nature, ghosts, demons, and monsters. Fox, Yellow, White, Willow, and Gray Immortals gather as divine warriors at his gate. The Three Realms have always existed among humankind, and true immortals walk beside ordinary people... 12.6kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 34 The Feng Shui Mastermind 风水大掌柜 The day I was born, nine dragons came bearing a coffin, and a hundred ghosts wailed in mourning. I was born under a fated star. My name is Bai Ke, a feng shui master delivered to the mortal world in a coffin borne by nine dragons. I guide souls between yin and yang, and was born with an innate gift for the mysteries of heaven and earth. When you run into anything supernatural, just come to me, Bai Ke. I am the chief feng shui master, and there is no mysterious matter in this world that I cannot 594Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 35 Delivering Evil: Clad in King Yama's Robe, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts with One Hand 送邪：我身披阎王衣，只手镇百鬼 [Mystic arts and feng shui, folk-horror, first-person narration, a cocky protagonist, ruthless and decisive, no saintly nonsense. Also known as: Delivering Evil: The King of Hell Is on the Move, Keep Your Distance if You’re Alive!] My mother tried to kill me by throwing me into a mass grave, hoping I’d be devoured by a hundred ghosts. What she didn’t know was that I survived and was raised by a horde of evil spirits. They skinned ten thousand people and sewed the skins into a King of Hell’s robe 9.9kReads7.3Score69514d adds
- 36 The Secret Records of Yin and Yang 阴阳秘录 Mountain spirits summon immortals; water spirits summon dragons. Do immortals really exist in this world? I don't know, but I do know that dragons are real. From the day the roar of machinery rang out across Miaoling Valley, everything began to slide toward an unknowable abyss. And from that abyss, a pair of eyes watched those involved, their gaze carrying an emotion impossible to decipher... 188Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 37 Cultivating Buddhism and Taoism, I Befriend the Paranormal 佛道双修我与诡异为伍 No System, no harem, no goody-two-shoes protagonist, and either one or two heroines. Fresh out of college, Chen Xiao scraped by delivering takeout in his spare time. One night, he accidentally crossed paths with something unclean, and from then on, evil spirits clung to him relentlessly. Strange events kept happening, and misfortune followed him everywhere. On the road, he ran into a ragged wandering monk. Unable to turn a blind eye, Chen Xiao gave him a little help. He never imagined that this 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Gluttonous Taoist Nun 饕餮道姑 Wuwang is an “ordinary” female Daoist. While her fellow cultivators banish demons with talismans and peachwood swords, she wields an iron spatula. To earn merit and prolong the life of her gravely wounded master, she ventures into a world overrun by evil spirits, while adding to her Guide to Appraising Ghosts: pan-fried two-timing scoundrels, crisp and fragrant; stir-fried shrews, bursting with satisfying resentment; steamed wicked children, so tender they melt in your mouth; boiled abusers, sof 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Notebook of Ghost Stories 鬼故事手札 A Notebook of Ghost Stories 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Maoshan Heavenly Master 茅山天师 My grandmother’s death indirectly set me on a path completely unlike that of ordinary people. From then on, my fate began to change. The farther I traveled along this road, the more strange things I experienced: underworld messengers, the Eight-Gate Corpse Fiend, the Spirit Rock Ghost Realm, the Kunlun Demon Droughtfiend, and more. Then I suddenly realized that all these events seemed to point toward a conspiracy, one powerful enough to turn the world upside down... 1.6kReads7.5Score10714d adds
- 41 The Otherworldly Netherworld 异站冥途 A bus bound for reincarnation, visible only to those on the brink of death. Every stop beyond the platforms brings an unknown crisis. At the Netherworld bus stop, queue up and board; the living get off, the dead stay behind. To find his long-lost girlfriend, Zhao Jichuan unhesitatingly boarded the bus. In an ocean of blood and tears, in a world of pain and fear, betrayal was commonplace and screams were nothing unusual. Just as he was about to despair, he thought he saw a ray of light... 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Pendulum: The Super Taoist Works at a Convenience Store 灵摆：超级道长在便利店打工 After the Sacrifice to the Lord of Mount Tai, the Netherworld King Chacha searches everywhere for Zhao Li, Xia Dongqing, and Wang Xiaoya... A young Taoist priest named Zhang Zhongyang is ordered by his master to go study Chinese at Jiangzhou University. But he is so exceptionally skilled that he gets a perfect score on his final exams and unexpectedly lands a job at Convenience Store No. 444. There, he opens his third eye and takes over from Zhao Li as the new spirit guide. From then on, ancient 254Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Haunting Broadcast 诡异广播 This is my first novel, and my writing still needs work. I’ve put a lot of thought into the plot, and I definitely won’t use AI. Read it if you like, and thank you! Updates will be irregular. I’m Little Black Umbrella. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 When I Was Born, I Had a Phoenix Crown on My Head and a Green Dragon Around My Waist 我出生时，头顶凤冠，青龙缠腰 My mother was born with a yin fate and was known as the Ghost Mother. She also had another, deeply mysterious identity, one that struck fear into both the spirit and human worlds. Later, my mother gave birth to me. On the day I was born, I wore a phoenix crown, and a green dragon coiled around my waist. The Five Immortals willingly became my babysitters… Yet Master Chen the Third, a feng shui expert, declared that this girl was destined to bring disaster! 5Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 45 I Came from the Taoist Sect, Call Me the Dao Lord 我从道门来请叫我道君 [Supernatural] [Modern] [Daoist priest] [Ghost hunting] [Demon slaying] Zhang Qingyuan was born with yin-yang eyes. To keep him safe and healthy, his parents sent him up a mountain to become a Daoist priest. After graduating from university, he returned to the temple and inherited his master's affairs. He thought demons and ghosts had become exceedingly rare in this day and age, leaving him with no chance to put his skills to use. Then a chance encounter showed him a different world. Demons were 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 46 Chronicles of Strange Events 异事簿 When I was eight, I accidentally drowned. The village's mad Taoist came to my house and told my parents to give me a grand seven-day funeral with gongs and drums. After seven days, I would return to life. During the funeral, lightning flashed every day and the rain poured without stopping. Everyone in the village said it was a bad omen. On the seventh day, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the sky. The mad Taoist returned to my house, told me to take the moon in the sky as my godmother, and 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Feng Shui Master by Fate: Commanding Yin and Yang with the Five Thunder Palm 天命风水师：五雷掌阴阳 [Supernatural Ghost-Hunting | Feng Shui and Taoist Arts | Five-Thunder Righteous Technique | Hardcore Talisman Drawing | The Protagonist Won't Take Things Lying Down] The Lin family was once the world's foremost feng shui clan, able to alter fate and determine fortune, with kings and nobles vying for its favor. As the years passed, the family dwindled. Lin Tiancheng, the last heir of the Lin family, learned the clan's secrets from his grandfather at the age of six. Evil spirits emerge and strang 2kReads—Score12714d adds
- 48 The Grand Mystic 大玄师 Sun Lei smiles faintly and raises a hand to split open the Yin-Yang Road. “Moved yet?” Demons, ghosts, monsters, and spirits: “Wouldn’t dare. Wouldn’t dare…” 132Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 49 The Amazing Little Taoist 极品小道士 A Celestial Master descends from the mountains and sweeps through the city. Demons and monsters, beauties destined to wither, and three thousand mystical arts: none can withstand a single thought of mine! 321Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 50 Rule Horror: Abyss Metro 规则怪谈：深渊地铁 [Rules-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + Suspenseful Mysteries + Deduction and Puzzles + Character Growth] The ticket gate spat out a blood-red ticket. It read: Welcome aboard the Abyss Metro. This train is bound for Level 18. That was the first time Cheng Chi learned that the subway he crammed onto every day could take him to hell. Every station brought new rules. The rules could change, deceive, and contradict one another. Some died in the glass reflections on the Mirror Platform. Some walked 6Reads—Score—14d adds
