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- 1 The Xiangxi Corpse Driver: A Record of Strange Cases in Xiangxi 湘西赶尸人之湘西诡案录 Deep in the mountains of western Hunan, on nights when the corpse-driving bells ring, the living must hold their breath, and the dead open their eyes. Lin Xiaoqi, the last corpse-driving practitioner in western Hunan, has been able to see the ghostly lights along the Yellow Springs Road since childhood. She burned paper money and scattered cinnabar, thinking she would spend the rest of her life running a funeral shop. Then a string of “grinning murder cases” struck the county town: a taxi driver —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Unorthodox Great Dao 旁门大道 There are three thousand paths to the Great Dao, and any one of them can lead to immortality. But one youth takes an unconventional route, using an unorthodox path to rise against the odds and claim a place among the Sages! In the later stages of cultivation, many cultivators gather the power of incense, draw upon the power of merit, or wield grand vows. But the youth blazes a new trail and cultivates the power of resentment. One thought makes a Buddha; one grudge makes a demon. Watch him harnes 19Reads—Score214d adds
- 3 The Patriarch of the Unorthodox Dao 旁门道祖 In his previous life, the protagonist transmigrated to the Celestial Court and became a guard in the Dipper Department. Later, he won the favor of Doumu Yuanjun. After hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation, he finally became the Celestial Court's Yi Wood Immortal Lord. Unable to break through to the Great Luo realm for a long time, he stole the Heavenly Palace's precious treasure, the Cold Cicada Pearl. As a result, celestial soldiers surrounded and hunted him down. They stripped 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Unorthodox Blade 旁门左刀 This book is complete. Updates to Online Game: I Became the NPC of a Beautiful Player are proceeding as usual. Readers are welcome to read and leave their comments! A new book is in preparation and will launch in December. Thanks to all our new and longtime readers for reading. Thank you. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Unorthodox Immortal Fate: Deriving the Dao of Heaven and Earth, Subduing Demons to Attain Immortality 旁门仙缘：乾坤演法，伏魔证长生 [Female supporting characters, no female lead, and the protagonist doesn't pursue a couple pairing] The protagonist's sect inherits a heterodox cultivation method. Once, while accompanying his master to subdue demons, the protagonist is accidentally injured. His Dao foundation is damaged, and the demon within turns on him. Then powerful enemies arrive to seize their temple. Fortunately, the protagonist awakens the wisdom of a past life and obtains a Qian Kun Mirror, which lets him practice spell 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Unorthodox Sky Patrol 左道巡天 “This poor Daoist's surname is Xing, the Xing in punishment, and his given name is Xiangke, a devotee of the unorthodox path who offers incense.” “People say it takes only seven things to destroy humanity.” “Politics without principles, worship without sacrifice, science without humanity, business without morality, knowledge without right and wrong, pleasure without conscience, and wealth without labor.” The person who said this may not be a good person. But anyone who does such things is surely 239Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Maker 阴阳扎纸匠 My grandfather had been a paper effigy maker his whole life. His sudden death turned my whole worldview upside down. After he passed away, four paper figures suddenly appeared in the main hall... 302Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Yin-Yang Paper Effigies 阴阳扎纸人 Searching for immortal arts?! On Mount Kunlun, Jiang Taigong obtained thirty-six minor immortal arts, which helped the Zhou overthrow the Shang and establish a dynasty that lasted eight hundred years. Later, those thirty-six minor immortal arts were lost among the people, giving rise to countless famed scholars and generals. Among them, the Nine Heavens Hidden Dragon Art was the most revered. At his father's behest, Zhu Yiba set out to find the Nine Heavens Hidden Dragon Art, only to become enta 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Yin-Yang Master of Unorthodox Ways 旁门左道阴阳生 [Folklore + Supernatural Mystery + Battles Between Gods and Ghosts] The world is full of mysteries, and gods, ghosts, demons, and fox spirits are no mere superstition. When it comes to the supernatural, don't dismiss it, but don't believe everything either. Ge Qi was born with a caul and has the ability to see both yin and yang. A Yin-Yang practitioner, all he wants is to laze around in his little shop and wait for death. Unfortunately, to demons and ghosts, he's irresistible bait. The real, mod 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Chronicles of the Yin Trade: I'm an Embalmer at a Funeral Home 阴行录：我在殡仪馆当入殓师 Shen Xun is an embalmer with Yin-Yang Eyes. By day, he performs autopsies; by night, he guides the dead to rest. Only when he has “fixed” a corpse can its aggrieved spirit finally close its eyes. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I'm the Director of a Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院当院长 “This world is sick, and I’m the only cure.” The mists descend, and the Old Ones awaken. As indescribable ancient gods peer down from the clouds and mad whispers echo through the streets, all of humanity trembles in terror, praying for the gods’ forgiveness. Everyone except Su Yue. As the director of a private psychiatric hospital on the verge of bankruptcy, he looked at the “lunatics” filling the place and fell into deep thought. That homeless man who kept muttering that “the world is going to 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Strange Tales of Corpse Driving in Western Hunan 湘西赶尸奇闻 On a rainy night deep in the mountains, a master and his apprentice travel with a corpse. When they reach the Miao frontier, the body suddenly comes back to life and flees. They track it to Yinshen Village, only to learn that everything was part of a deadly revenge plot laid by a Miao priest. To protect his apprentice and escape with the corpse, the master destroys his own cultivation and dies in the wilderness. All he leaves behind is Li Caibei, a novice now alone, carrying a dead body on his —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Livestream: The Paper Figure I Made Moved 直播：我扎的纸人动了 Yang Zhe transmigrates into a dilapidated courtyard and obtains the Demon-Slaying System. He figures that rather than risk his life completing the System’s missions, he might as well use its abilities to make money. And so, a haunted house with real ghosts and monsters opens its doors... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Great Zhou Railway Corpse Stitcher 大周轨道缝尸人 In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, spiritual energy was corrupted, and many cultivators became monsters. Gu Shen transmigrated into this world and became a lowly corpse stitcher at the West Street Funeral Parlor. Here, corpses must not be left overnight, and the dead must not open their eyes. He had a scalpel that could cut through illusions and reveal the “threads” behind all things. “Master Wang's body's falling apart? Don't worry, I'll go stitch him back together.” “The De —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Left-Handed Celestial Master 左道天师 Feng Shui arts have existed since ancient times. Liu Xiu once summoned a meteor from the heavens, whose thunderous power wiped out an army of 300,000. Later, Zhuge Liang used the Eight Trigrams Formation to protect his descendants through the many upheavals of modern times. Yet in the world of Feng Shui arts, the Dragon-Tiger School reigns supreme. The arts passed down by smaller schools are all considered unorthodox. Those who master these arts are known as Celestial Masters. Even though smalle 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Yin Eight Sects: I Subdue Ghosts and Gods in the Mortal World 阴八门：我在阳间镇鬼神 Li Piezizi, a scrap collector, raised me for ten years. To repay his kindness and save his life, I was ready to risk my own. But an unexpected incident pulled me into a bizarre and chilling supernatural affair. That was when I discovered that beyond the three hundred and sixty-five recognized trades, there are the Yin Eight Guilds, whose members specialize in dealing with the dead. My name is Li Wujin, and I had no choice but to step into this mire. I never imagined one uncanny event would fo 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Unorthodox Sorcerer, Master of the Left-Handed Path 旁门术士，左道长生 Cultivating both life and nature, refining oneself through cultivation: the Orthodox School. Fortifying life and nature while letting the Great Dao fall by the wayside: the Unorthodox School. Seeking quick gains, flaunting strength, and fighting fiercely: the Left-Hand Path. Harming the world to benefit oneself: the demonic path. 63Reads—Score214d adds
- 18 My Years as a Corpse Porter at the Mass Grave 我在乱葬岗当背尸人的那些年 Zhou Yang died of illness, then woke up as a corpse carrier at a mass grave. When people die, their bodies perish but their spirits remain. Those with deep obsessions often refuse to reincarnate, bringing chaos to the world. Zhou Yang discovered that carrying corpses earned him all kinds of rewards: The Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People, a bronze gong, a locust-wood hairpin, the Green Satchel Book, the Myriad Transformations Mask, the Five-Animal Frolics... Bury the dead, fulfil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Campus Belle Pretends to Be a Ghost, So I Pull Out a Minigun 校花扮鬼，我反手掏出加特林 Su Che transmigrates to a world where the paranormal is resurging and becomes bound to the Hardcore Demon-Slaying System. As long as your body is tough enough and your firepower is fierce enough, there's no ghost you can't kill. In an abandoned school building late at night, facing a vengeful ghost bent on taking his life, Su Che doesn't panic in the slightest. He calmly pulls out his "big guy." "Namo Gatling Bodhisattva, depleted-uranium rounds to purify the six senses, spinning three thousand 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Paper Effigy Maker: My Paper Dolls Are Powerhouses 扎纸匠：我的纸人是大佬 “My name is Hong Chen. I’m a paper effigy maker. I never believed in anything supernatural, but last year, a young man from the countryside named Zhang Dan ordered a white paper effigy from me. I never imagined that it would be the beginning of a nightmare…” 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Taboos of Paper Effigies 扎纸禁忌 My grandfather's family were paper effigy makers. When someone died, people would have them make paper houses, cars, oxen, horses, sedan chairs, and all sorts of things. In short, it was a trade tied to funerals. But one summer when I was a child, something strange happened at my grandfather's house. I saw things I shouldn't have seen, and, worse still, I saw the eerie girl who would haunt me for the rest of my life. After that, I didn't dare go back to my grandfather's house. But I never imagin 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Yin-Yang Corpse Stitcher 阴阳缝尸匠 A corpse-stitcher, also known among the people as a “second-skin tailor.” Legend has it that they can not only carve wood to replace bones, but also stitch corpses back to life. Zhang Peng was born into a family of second-skin tailors. He thought he could live an ordinary life despite his unusual circumstances, but then, one day, he met two people who claimed to be members of an immortal race… 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Supernatural Revival: I Somehow Became a Corpse Stitcher 灵异复苏：我竟成了缝尸匠 [Urban] [A Fresh Take] [Single Female Lead] “Fallen leaves return to their roots, and the dead return home. A proper burial requires all limbs to be intact. When a body is incomplete, it can give rise to a vengeful ghost, doomed to wander in unrest forever.” As the supernatural resurfaces, young doctor Su Han comes across a silver needle by chance and enters a mysterious supernatural realm, where he unexpectedly becomes a corpse stitcher. Nine districts and one capital, transmigrate through secr 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Unorthodox Immortal 旁门左仙 The heavens have nine realms. The upper realm is the realm of immortals, and there are three thousand paths to immortality, each one leading to ascension. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I Cultivate as an Unorthodox True Immortal 我在旁门修真仙 Yao Kai jolted awake. Icy water filled his nose, while the old fiend's mad laughter rang in his ears as it tried to seize his body. Boom! The ancestral bone token on his chest shattered, turning into gray dust that seeped into him. A buzz rang out behind his head! [Ding! Special bloodline detected in Host. Binding the True Chi-Dragon Art!] [Ding! Failed possession attempt detected. The demon soul will be forcibly refined into a guardian spirit!] Old Fiend (roaring in shock): That old fox Xuan Hu 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Corpse Stitcher: Secrets from the Funeral Home 缝尸人：殡仪馆那些不能说的事 My name is Chen San, and I deliver takeout. After I delivered a fried rice order to the wrong address, I became a mortuary makeup artist. Shattered skulls, a girl who jumped to her death, wet footprints appearing out of nowhere... Behind every body lies a story no one knows. And there are things the living cannot see. [Based on a real profession. Not for the faint of heart.] 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 An Unorthodox Path 旁门异途 My name is Han Yu. I was just an apprentice at an apothecary, but after my master was brutally murdered, I had no choice but to enter the martial world. This martial world is far more complicated than it seems. Behind the unorthodox arts banned by the imperial court lies a shocking secret. At least Mao Yao is by my side. I have a special constitution: transparent venomous parasites crawl out of my wounds and heal them on their own. That’s something I can count on as I make my way through the wor 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 28 The Secrets of a Corpse Stitcher and a Maoshan Taoist 缝尸匠和茅山道士不得不说的秘密 For thirty-seven days, red rain blanketed Shanghai. The survivors discovered a bizarre pattern: anyone caught in the rain developed black stitches across their back, as if they were corpses being sewn together one stitch at a time. Li Yang, a physics teacher, was the first stitch She sewed into this world. The last heir of the Maoshan lineage returned with three thousand lives and three thousand years of memories. He said, “She isn't a god. She's just a corpse stitcher.” Three thousand peachw 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Mystic Paper Effigy Maker 奇门扎纸匠 Before I was even born, my grandfather had already begun quietly changing my fate, arranging an engagement to someone I had never met. He spared no effort to defy fate and pass down the paper effigy-making craft of the Four Yin Sect, hoping to avoid every calamity brought by the Five Bane and Three Deficiencies. When I was born, strange omens appeared in the sky. Something extraordinary was happening, and it seemed all the disasters were only just beginning. It looked as though everything had be 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Greatest Heretic 旁门左道第一人 The grand Dao encompasses every path, orthodox or unorthodox. Every technique is a form of cultivation. From taming beasts and refining Gu to mechanisms, calculations, and esoteric arts, watch how Lu Chen becomes the greatest person under heaven. Money, power, and beautiful women: he wants them all. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I Transmigrated into a Heretical Cultivator 我穿越成了旁门左道 Yi Han was the sole heir to the Yi family, Earth's most prestigious tomb-raiding clan in Huaxia. After entering an ancient Western Zhou tomb rumored to house an immortal's remains, he unexpectedly transmigrated to the Tian Nan Continent of the Yuan Yang Realm, becoming a corpse puppet belonging to an ordinary female disciple of the Corpse Yin Sect. Fair-skinned and beautiful, curvy in all the right places, still as a maiden, and moving like... Ever since he got a female master with the mind of a 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Cultivating the Dao Amid the Strange: Starting with Corpse Driving 诡异修道：从赶尸开始 Ye Bai woke up one morning to find himself a corpse-driver. The dead should return to their roots. Those who die far from home must be escorted back to their hometown by a corpse-driver, or trouble may follow. In this chaotic dynasty, wars break out constantly, and there are plenty of corpses. However, Ye Bai discovers that he can earn rewards simply by driving corpses. Corpse-Controlling Arts, the Yellow Skin Drum, divine-mask Nuo opera, paper figures brought to life, the Rebirth Eye, Earthly F 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Became an Immortal Through Unorthodox Ways 旁门左道吾成仙 In his previous life, Xu Chen had cancer. Unable to afford treatment, he could only wait for death. Disheartened, he was duped by an old charlatan into learning a whole set of useless esoteric arts. After struggling for five long years, he left this world with regrets. To his surprise, he was reborn with his memories intact, and every esoteric technique he had learned turned out to be real. In this life, he seeks neither fame nor fortune. With the arts at his fingertips and an unremarkable level 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Deadly Corpse Stitcher 绝命缝尸人 The body, hair, and skin are gifts from one's parents. If any part is missing, one cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation. Let me tell you the story of the trade of stitching corpses... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Grandpa’s Bones Aren’t Even Cold, and Eight Women Have Come to Break Off Their Engagements 爷爷尸骨未寒，八女上门退婚 My name is Qin Shou. My grandfather was Qin the Half-Immortal, renowned across three regions, and spent his life doing good deeds. Before his body had even turned cold and while the incense in the mourning hall still burned, eight luxury cars arrived one after another. Eight stunning fiancées came to the door together, tore up their engagement contracts in front of everyone, and humiliated me without restraint. “You’re not good enough for us!” Every taunt cut to the bone. I inherited my grandfat 3.7kReads6.4Score20114d adds
- 36 Jiangshi World: From the Start, I’m a Paper Effigy Maker 僵尸世界：开局一个扎纸匠 On a deserted street in Changping City stood a shop that made paper offerings. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The night should have been peaceful and quiet, but now the air was thick with the stench of corpses. Every shop on the street was closed, and the nearby residents had gone to bed early. Only that paper-offering shop still had a faint light shining inside. The wreaths at the entrance looked especially unnerving. Inside, row upon row of paper figures and burial clothes were 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My Years Beheading People at the Autumn Execution Grounds 我在秋场斩首这些年 “So transmigrators really do bring calamity to their parents!” Xing Sha looked helplessly at his father, who had already been hung on the wall, then ran a hand over his “ancestral” ghost-head saber. In just a few days, he would be heading off to behead someone. There are ghosts in this world! I'm scared! Paper effigy makers, spirit-line handlers, and one bizarre profession after another make their dazzling debut in the capital of the Spirit Kingdom! 5Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 38 Paper Effigies Carry the Coffin as a Hundred Ghosts Roam the Night 纸人抬棺，百鬼夜行 Jiang Bai was a young man who barely made ends meet with his paper-crafting skills. In this age of concrete and steel, no one believed in these old crafts anymore. Then, on the Ghost Festival, the gates of an underground palace opened and Yin energy flooded the world. The city was dragged into a revel of a hundred ghosts roaming the night. Modern weapons were useless against the ghosts, practitioners were forced back at every turn, and the human world was on the verge of falling. At the brink of 114Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 39 The Last Paper Effigy Shop 最后一间扎纸铺 These days, burning paper offerings by the roadside is banned in cities, so people have switched to flower offerings. The sellers of spirit money have gone out of business, while flower shops have made a proper comeback. To make matters worse, funeral homes have launched an event called “Offer Your Ancestors a Dance.” They play a jaunty tune, and a bunch of dutiful sons and daughters just have to dance around the graves. In this new era, is there any future for a traditional yin-yang master like 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Yellow Immortal Worships the Moon: A Dreamt-Up Suicide Note 黄仙拜月：托梦遗书 [Traditional Supernatural Tales, Told by a Practitioner of the Netherworld Arts] A strange book left behind by my grandfather before he died. It records hundreds of uncanny spells: The Nether Soul Spirit-Communication Art, the Scissors Ghost-Sending Method, the Treasure Mirror Circle of Light Technique, the Broom Evil-Breaking Method… These spells may seem rather “homely.” But they brought me all kinds of terrifying experiences: An eerie spirit in a rented apartment, a lost child by the roadside 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Corpse Burner 烧尸人 Liu Gen is a designer who complains about life every day. By chance, he gets a job as a cremator, only to discover that the work involves more than simply burning the dead. They aren't demons who burn corpses, but Buddhas who deliver souls. Behind each seemingly eerie incident lies a heartwarming story. Most ghosts are good. People, on the other hand, aren't necessarily good. Want to know what goes on behind the scenes at a crematorium? Come on in and read on. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Eerie Cultivation: Chant My Name! Worship My Form! 诡异修仙：颂吾名！拜吾形！ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Spent Thirty Years Exhuming Graves and Collecting Bones in Dajing 我在大京开坟捡骨三十年 [The Path of Evil Cultivation: Grave Robbing → Bone-Reading Manual → Corpse-Raising Record → Reverse Cultivation of the Righteous Way → Corpse-Refining Cauldron → Updating…] Lin Sha wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to the chaotic Great Jing Dynasty, where he is a humble bone collector among a clan that migrated south. Carrying the Bone-Reading Manual with him, he discovers that every set of bones he collects earns him a random reward. And so, in this chaotic age crawling with demons an 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 44 EN Sewing Corpses: The Rise of a Shaolin Master 综武：开局缝尸，收获少林金钟罩 Only those burdened by the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies can become corpse seamsters. Wen Qingkong was born with a pure Yang Four Pillars fate, and everyone close to him died from childhood onward. Disillusioned, he perished alongside a drug lord, only to be reborn in a world of combined martial arts as a corpse seamster with the same name. Every corpse he sews lets him witness the deceased's life flashing before their eyes and inherit their martial arts and skills. He sews the corpse of a S 528Reads8.2Score11114d adds
- 45 The Grave-Nailing Craftsman 钉坟匠 A centenarian’s body must not be buried carelessly. My master hanged himself at his own front door because he mishandled one such burial. To let him rest in peace, I performed an Earth Immortal burial again, only to discover that my dead master was watching me... 235Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 46 After Graduation, I Became a Corpse Retriever, and Zhou Jie Exposed Me 毕业后当捞尸人，被周姐曝光了 With graduation just around the corner, Lin Yu's girlfriend breaks up with him over the harsh realities of life. Just then, Lin Yu activates the Corpse Retriever System and prepares to start recovering bodies. Some expert: No boat can sail on the River of the Dead. Some authority: No one can identify the corpses in the River of the Dead. Some veteran corpse retriever: Anyone who retrieves corpses from the River of the Dead dies within a year. Yet Lin Yu rows his little boat along the River o 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸匠 Paper effigy crafting is a business of the yin world. Of the many trades, the seventh refers to making paper effigies. My master said our line of paper effigy makers suffers from the Five Banes and Three Deficiencies, and is steeped in bad luck. We can forget about marrying and having children. If a female ghost starts haunting us, that's practically a blessing from our ancestors! “So that's why you told me to marry a paper effigy?” I looked at the paper figure lying beside me and felt a chill r 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Paper Effigy Maker 扎纸人 My grandfather was a renowned paper effigy maker, a trade associated with the yin world. I never imagined there could be so many mysterious and unfathomable secrets hidden in it... 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 In the Tang Dynasty's Evil-Suppressing Bureau, Sewing Corpses Makes Me Stronger 人在大唐镇邪司，缝尸就变强 He transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau and became a corpse seamster. Su Huaiyin stared at the body before him, shattered into eighteen pieces, and fell into deep thought. Who could be so cruel? Has corpse sewing become this cutthroat too? Luckily, his System activated: sewing corpses made him stronger. “Ding! Congratulations on stitching up a corpse. Reward: Pure Yang Limitless Art!” “Ding! Obtained the Five Thunders Orthodox Art!” “Ding! Obtained a Dragon-Tiger Pill!” “ 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 50 The Shroud Tailor Shop: I Can Bridge the Worlds of the Living and the Dead, Past and Present 缝尸寿衣店：我能连通古今阴阳 The day Zhang Ye's body temperature dropped to thirty-four degrees, he fainted while selling blood at an unlicensed clinic. In his pocket, he found a business card that had appeared from nowhere: [Zhang's Funeral Clothes Shop · Tailor Zhang]. Written in blood were the words: Report for work within three days. Anyone who shows up late is no longer human. He pushed open the door. The owner was dead, and ninety-nine funeral robes hung on the walls. Each one had been made from a failure. He was forc —Reads—Score—14d adds
