Novels like Born of the Mystic Dao
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- 51 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
- 52 Tales of the Supernatural in the City 都市灵异传 “The living must not wander into the mass grave, and the dead must not disturb Mr. Chen.” This old saying has been passed down in Chenjia Town for decades. Chen Hui is Mr. Chen’s grandson, but he scoffs at his grandfather’s arts of yin and yang and wants nothing more than to be an ordinary college student. That is, until zombies attack the village at night. Forced to take up a peachwood sword and open the ancient book titled The Dao, he wields the family’s ancestral divine weapon, the Heaven-and 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Coffin Shop on West Street 西街棺材铺 The world is vast, and full of wonders. Chinese culture is profound and rich. How many of those bizarre, spine-chilling tales have you heard? In a small town in Guizhou, there is a coffin shop known as the West Street Coffin Shop. Its owner is a young man who couldn't even get into college. But how much do you know about this coffin-shop owner who couldn't even get into college? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Ruins Return 归墟来兮 My name is An Yongning. From the day I was born, a demon spirit possessed my body. I wouldn’t drink milk, only blood. The next day, the underworld’s bailiffs came to arrest me on orders, but the founding patriarch of the Daoist faith appointed me as its representative in the mortal world, saving my life. In the end, though, I still brought harm to those around me: some were injured, others died. By the time it was over, I was the only one left in my family... At nine, to escape the Three Calamit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Is It Too Much for a Fortune Teller Like Me to Know a Little Yin-Yang Magic? 我一个算命的会点阴阳术不过分吧 [Maoshan Arts + Ghost Hunting + Face Reading + Powerful Connections + Walking Between the Yin and Yang Worlds + Team] Zhao Yang's grandfather made him study three books from a young age: the Zhouyi, the Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, and a third book with no cover, whose contents were handwritten. After his grandfather passed away, Zhao Yang inherited his mantle. But now that cremation was the norm, all he could do was read people's feng shui, barely earning enough to get by. Just as he was thinking 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 Unlicensed Celestial Master: Selling Talismans at a Street Stall from the Start 无证天师，开局地摊卖符箓 (Supernatural thrills and comedy early on, wish fulfillment, then Primordial Chaos later) The world is overrun with strange phenomena. After transmigrating here, Zhang Chen unexpectedly gains a Celestial Master System. He thought he was finally on his way to the top, but it turned out Celestial Masters in this world had to pass exams. Full of confidence, Zhang Chen went to take the test, only to fail at the very first hurdle: the written exam. With no other choice, he set up a street stall, but 40Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 58 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
- 59 Debts of the Dead 死人债 Born of vengeful spirits, bound by the debts of the dead! When a hundred ghosts roam, they chain the souls of the departed! Bearing the debts of the dead, I enter the cycle of reincarnation, blessed from birth with the ability to foresee death... 314Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 60 The Talisman Sword That Subdues Demons 符剑镇妖邪 Zhang Qing'an was born amid the chaos of the late Qing dynasty. His fate was incomplete from birth, and he was not expected to live past twelve. Yet he was also the pawn of that person, and his fate was intertwined with the Temple of Heaven and Earth. Daoist Xu, the twelfth generation Daoist of the Temple of Heaven and Earth, paid an enormous price to defy heaven, change Zhang Qing'an's fate, and complete his destiny. Zhang Qing'an forged a new path, entering the Dao through talisman swords and 325Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Haunted House Salesman 凶宅推销员 My name is Wang Hao, and I work at a real estate agency that only opens late at night. The boss is beautiful, but she's rarely around. My coworker is a creepy Taoist who drags me out every night at 2:30 to spy on the apartment across the street. There's also a little girl with purple hair who keeps throwing pink slippers at me. My job is to inspect haunted houses, because I can see those "things." I only wanted to save up enough to put my younger sister through school. That was until a thousa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 There Were No Immortals in This World, Until Too Many People Feared Death 世上本无仙，怕死的多了也就有了 Everyone else seeks immortality with their lives, but I think cultivating immortality is less appealing than dipping ingredients in hot pot. Eternal life? Just an obsession of a bunch of lunatics. Why seek immortality? It'd be more realistic to just ask not to go bald. This is a colossal lie: immortals don't exist. They're all just frauds pretending to have supernatural powers! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Fate-Reading Feng Shui Master 天命风水师 Have you ever seen people repeatedly drown in the same place...? Have you ever seen a huge commercial complex turn into a haunted building with no businesses left inside...? Have you ever seen an old person burning paper offerings at a crossroads late at night...? Have you ever seen a billionaire become a beggar overnight...? Have you ever seen a family of three killed in a collision at the same crossroads...? Is it coincidence, or a setup? Or... is this simply your fate? Past and present li 30Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 64 My Days at the Funeral Parlor 我在白事铺的那些事 I'm the owner of a funeral supplies shop. On the surface, the name says it all: I run a funeral business. But my real job is helping the government eliminate every kind of paranormal phenomenon. Ghost kings, great demons, zombies: that's all child's play. There are far too many strange and bizarre phenomena that ordinary people have never even heard of. Let's explore this future full of the unknown together. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 A Ghost-Exorcising Taoist, With Funeral Rites on the Side 驱鬼道士，顺便兼职法事 [A charlatan by day, a real ghost hunter by night!] My name is Chen Cheng. By day, I make a living as a funeral host, leading mourners through funerals and memorial rites. By night, I'm a real Taoist exorcist. I was perfectly happy hunting ghosts and earning a little money until my master suddenly showed up to sell me on the Super Taoist Tournament. I joined the variety show The Super Taoist Tournament for its five-million-yuan grand prize, broadcasting my scientific take on superstition to the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Reborn in Another World as a Fortune-Teller, Now I'm Invincible 重生异世当神棍，无敌了 Rebirth with supernatural powers + paranormal thrills Qiu Zeyu had gone to the renowned Immortal Mountain to pray for wealth. As luck would have it, the God of Wealth answered his prayer: on his way down the mountain that very day, he tripped and took a spectacular tumble, conveniently crashing into the stone lion in front of the Seven Star Altar. That triggered his supernatural ability to see things from other dimensions. He also gained an exceptionally beautiful and powerful master, who besto —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Last Disciple of the Daoist Sect 最后一个道门弟子 When I was born, all the ghosts bowed to the ancestral shrine. My family was burdened by a curse that weighed heavily on me. Then, when I was sixteen, my grandfather died under mysterious circumstances, and my uncle vanished without a trace. It all began with that curse... 517Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 68 Heaven's Mandate: Yin and Yang 天命阴阳 The Pixiu feeds on wealth from every corner of the world. It swallows all things but never excretes, attracting riches and gathering treasures, taking in but never giving out. On my eighteenth birthday, I met a girl who completely bewitched me. But I never expected that she would actually… 1.5kReads8.4Score19514d adds
- 69 Records of Yin-Yang Mysteries 阴阳异闻录 The newly dead have their brows painted and faces made up; those long dead have their skin painted and bones carved. The people around you may not be human, and the stories you've heard for years may be more than just stories. 447Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 70 A Vengeful Ghost Possesses Me, So I Slap It Right Across the Face 厉鬼上身，我上去就是一个耳光 [Urban + supernatural + invincible power fantasy] Demonic energy spreads, and terror descends! Have you ever heard the sound of opera singing from desolate graves in the wilderness... Have you ever seen a woman in red repeatedly jumping from an abandoned building... Have you ever encountered a corpse that had been dead for a long time suddenly opening its eyes... Headless corpses that walk, white-haired old men dragging their intestines as they howl, weasels that love to eat human hearts and l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 I Have a Fox Immortal Wife 我有一个狐仙老婆 As the old saying goes, when a fox comes asking for your hand, it’s either deeply in love or out to harm you. When Gu Ning was five, a white fox with magical powers tricked him into a wedding ceremony, making him take the heavenly tribulation in her place. To stay alive, Gu Ning opens a café that only operates after midnight and caters exclusively to wandering spirits... 2Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 72 Guangfu Little Taoist: You Don't Want to Mess with My Master 广府小道士：我师父你惹不起 Everyone says being an immortal is wonderful! Immortals need food and shelter, too! A young Taoist sets up a stall and strange things keep happening... What? Wine? Meat? Who says Taoists can't eat those? Was there any shortage of fine food and wine at the Peach Banquet? 33Reads—Score114d adds
- 73 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 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 I Became a Heavenly Master of the Dao 我成了道门天师 My name is Li Changqing. When my mother gave birth to me, ghosts roamed the night, and a wandering Daoist saved my life. He said my fate was far too harsh, bringing calamity to my closest relatives. My parents might not die peacefully… and I still had three disasters to survive. My only chance of survival was to join the Daoist sect. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Fox Immortal Seeks a Title: I Said You Look Like My Future Wife 狐仙讨封：我说你像我未来的老婆 The white fox who once snuggled under the covers with me came to ask me to grant her a human form. I said: “You look like my future wife: a tempting face and figure, a slender waist, soft breasts, peach-round hips, fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. You're even more beautiful than a nine-tailed fox spirit descended to the mortal world.” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Little Taoist of Nanshan 南山小道士 A torrential storm washed away his stall, and his protective charm burst into flames. Lin Yan was haunted by the evil spirit that had plagued him as a child! A staunch materialist, Lin Yan is forced into the world of the occult. He becomes a disciple of an old Taoist priest from Nanshan, learning talisman magic, exploring haunted houses, and dispelling waterborne curses, only to be unexpectedly caught up in rivalries among Taoist sects. As the evil spirits of the Taiping Sect stir up trouble, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Maoshan Heavenly Master Takes on the City 茅山天师勇闯都市 Unrealistic, but no saintly protagonist, no characters acting stupidly, a slow pace, no harem, multiple female leads. He uses talismans to catch ghosts, deals with the underworld, and uses Taoist arts to subdue demons. Zhang Qingfeng, a Maoshan Heavenly Master, descends the mountain after mastering his art, only to discover that his family’s vendetta is entangled with the underworld. Heaven’s way protects him as he distinguishes the loyal from the treacherous. The nine-tailed celestial fox retur —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 God Suppressor 镇神 A deadly evil curse, a Taoist priest ascending to immortality, and a great calamity on the horizon. The Daoist sect's young patriarch has no choice but to descend the mountain and save the world, only to find a greater conspiracy unfolding one after another. 2.5kReads6.9Score16114d adds
- 79 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 125Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 80 The Unremarkable Little Taoist 平平无奇小道士 Half a bowl of clear water reflects the universe; a single spirit talisman commands ghosts and gods. Reborn in a supernatural world, he studies magic and Taoist teachings under an old Taoist priest. He saves all living beings, slays evil and subdues demons, cleansing the world until not a blemish remains. 74Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 81 Walking Between Yin and Yang: Haunted 行走阴阳：撞邪 My mother was born under the rare fate of a nine-life yin woman, cursed with solitude. A fortune-teller said that women with this fate were destined to bring misfortune to their husbands, children, and parents. I survived only because my mother gave her life for mine. The night I was born, crows called out to summon souls, wild cats wailed like mourners, and a hundred ghosts fought over me... 260Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 82 The Coffin Maker 棺匠 I'm a coffin keeper. I entered this line of work after joining my master at the age of nine. At first, I didn't believe there were ghosts in this world. Then, after a series of strange encounters, I gradually discovered the other side of the world... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 My True-Life Paranormal Encounters: The Bizarre Things I've Experienced 亲身灵异实录：我经历的邪门事儿 Based on true events, firsthand accounts. Over the course of my life, I’ve encountered far too many bizarre things that science can’t explain. On a stormy night, a nightclub hostess was pinned down by a ghost in her sleep. Something furry crouched on her chest, and a seductive moan like a fox’s cry sounded beside her ear. She began to walk with a sway, her eyes shining like a fox’s, and the men around her started meeting with strange accidents one after another: the boss’s brakes failed in a c 1.1kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 84 First-Rank Spirit Official 一品灵官 What’s it like to “catch ghosts with physical force”? The day my grandfather died, a dark wind blotted out the sky and earth as the gates of the underworld swung wide open. The Ten Yin Marshals arrived, escorted by a million Yin soldiers. But I fell ill, burning with fever for three days and nights. After I recovered, I was sorting through my grandfather’s belongings when I stumbled upon a redwood box. Inside was a book called the “Ledger of the Impermanent” and a black command token. The fro 44Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 85 The Rogue Little Taoist 无赖小道士 A young Taoist priest comes down from the mountains. He can subdue demons, tell fortunes, and read feng shui. Making his way in the City of Flowers, he lives life as he pleases... 538Reads6.8Score10414d adds
- 86 Heavenly Master of a Haunted World 诡世天师 Lin Jiu, an ordinary young man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates to the twelfth year of the Republic of China, his soul inhabiting the body of a young Taoist priest who shares his name and has just been claimed by a vengeful ghost. As the last heir of the Maoshan Sect, he inherits his master’s legacy and final words: “The Taoist tradition must not die out, and the human world must not fall.” There is no System, no shortcut, only a timeworn copy of the Sacred Register of Shangqing a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Who Says This Evil Path Is Bad? It's Absolutely Wonderful! 谁说这邪魔歪道坏？这可太棒了！ [Folklore and the supernatural + decisive and ruthless + dark and scheming + one heroine] The gates of hell swing wide, plunging the human world into chaos. Cultivators conceal their deeds from Heaven. They eat from the underworld, yet drink the blood of the living. Warring factions of occult practitioners battle one another, while officials and outlaws clash and unorthodox sects wait to profit. Ghosts and gods run rampant, monsters wreak havoc, and even the wicked can ascend to Heaven. Ghost-an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 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
- 89 The Great Yin-Yang Edict 太阴阳令 A rural Taoist whom people often overlook can always master other people's secret techniques, from the souls of demon spirits to the deadly strikes of ancient martial arts. He learns them in an instant, and when he uses them, his opponents are done for. In a dark world, he also learns of the thousand-year tragic romance that binds him. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Part-Time Ghost Officer: You Ask If I Can Catch Ghosts? 兼职鬼差，你问我会不会捉鬼 Zhong Ze is so hopelessly unmotivated that his ancestor Zhong Kui storms up from the underworld and gives him a thorough beating. Then he teaches him cultivation techniques and gives him magical treasures, making Zhong Ze a part-time underworld ghost constable. In the mortal realm, Zhong Ze catches ghosts, banishes evil, and upholds justice on Heaven's behalf. Later, he is even invited to become an exorcist police officer. With an official post in both the mortal and spirit worlds, he thrives in 1Reads6.2Score314d adds
- 91 The Celestial Master's Book of Strange Tales 天师诡事录 Twenty years ago, a female ghost from a thousand-year-old tomb came to claim a bride. My grandfather gave his life to protect me from the calamity! Twenty years later, fate led me to rob the tomb of that very female ghost. 198Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 92 The Third Yin Messenger 第三阴差 He is neither a Taoist priest nor a mage, yet with a raised hand he can banish ghosts, and with a breath he can destroy demons. Heaven may be first, and earth second, but he is the third Yin messenger walking among mortals: Qin Wuming! 1.7kReads7.6Score16614d adds
- 93 A Direct Heir of the Daoist Sect, Dragged Off to Get a Marriage License Right After Coming Down the Mountain? 道门嫡系，刚下山就被拉去领证？ The Celestial Master’s arts... They really exist?! After fifteen years of cultivating at a temple, Daoist Chen Ping came down from the mountain. In his Daoist robes, he found himself at a matchmaking setup! “Mom... I’m a Daoist, a direct disciple of the Celestial Master. I can’t get married.” Chen Ping was at a loss. “If you don’t bring someone home today, you’re no son of mine!” He’d only meant to go through the motions, but on the street, a stunning woman in black stockings blocked his way. Sh 689Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The End of the Daoist Age 道门末法年 The Daoist Sects’ Age of Decline: Secrets of the Three Realms The Immortal Realm has no time to spare for the mortal world. Yin Xi, a reincarnated disciple of the Three Pure Ones, awakens with no memories. He uncovers the secrets of the Daoist legacy, defies fate, and shakes the Three Realms to their core! Feuds, tangled romances, and battles against destiny await! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 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
- 96 I Am a Heavenly Master of the Taoist Sect: From the Start, I Capture and Enfeoff Demons 我，道门天师，开局收妖敕封 [Celestial Master + nearly invincible from the start + little girls + supernatural revival] The supernatural returns, and demons run rampant. Vengeful ghosts wreak havoc, and evil gods invade. Lin Qingyang transmigrated and was reborn in the body of a mighty Celestial Master in this world overrun by the supernatural. With power that reached the heavens from the start, already at his peak from day one, how could he face this unfamiliar world? Of course… He'd descend the mountain to exorcise demon 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder, I Married the Ghost Judge 穿成炮灰后我嫁给了鬼判官 After transmigrating into a cannon-fodder character, I married the Ghost Judge 28Reads—Score114d adds
- 98 After the School Hunk Bullied Me, I Made Him Livestream His Apology to the Whole School 被校草霸凌后，我让他全校直播赎罪 After the school heartthrob bullied me, I made him livestream his repentance to the whole school 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The White-Haired Celestial Master 白发天师 Synopsis: [Southern Mao and Northern Ma + fox spirits and ghosts + Feng Shui mysteries + invincible protagonist] Wang Qiankun is a disciple of Southern Mao and an heir to the Northern Ma tradition. With an immortal air and flowing white hair, he holds the sun and moon in his hands and treads upon the Seven Stars. He is the chosen one of a Feng Shui formation known as Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl. Born with an immortal body and soul, he naturally attracts yin energy, and strange phenomena con 290Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 100 Haunted Academy: Exorcisms Begin in the Classroom 囚灵学怨：镇邪从上课开始 Infinite-Flow + Horror + Mind-Bending Puzzles + Ruthless + Rule-Deciphering After an accident, Qin Feng ends up in a place called the Spirit-Prison Academy. He was supposed to go there to suppress evil spirits, but first he has to attend class. Chinese, math, PE, and more. The lessons seem simple, but they're fraught with unknown dangers. They have to uncover the hidden rules here to have any hope of surviving. A poor performance comes at the cost of your life! Ding, ding, ding, ding! I hear the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
