Novels like Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang
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- 101 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
- 102 Back When I Was a Folk Mage 我做民间法师的时候 I entered the trade at fourteen and spent six years as a folk ritual master. In the south, this line of work is called “spirit arts.” I watched it go from thriving to decline. This year marks my sixth year, and I’ve finally left the trade behind. This work isn’t as glamorous as it looks. We’re all rats crawling out of the sewers, and the bar for entry keeps getting lower. I’m writing these stories down now as a way to remember those days. 195Reads—Score10414d adds
- 103 The Eerie Girlfriend 诡异女友 Can a loser really not find true love? One day, I suddenly discover that my girlfriend has disappeared. Did she dump me? But I’ve asked so many friends, and none of them have seen her. I can’t stop breaking out in a cold sweat... Was I dumped, or is there something “wrong” with her? 237Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 104 You Want Me to Catch Ghosts? 你让我去抓鬼？ My name is Lin Fan. I'm twenty-two, and I graduated with a college diploma in marketing. While other graduates had job offers in hand and were charging ahead, I graduated straight into a pit of misery. I was two months behind on rent, my pockets were emptier than my face was clean, and my only possession was a beat-up electric scooter that clanked at the slightest touch and looked ready to fall apart at any moment. Five yuan per delivery. I raced around in the wind and sun, but I couldn't plug t 41Reads—Score21514d adds
- 105 Feng Shui Yin-Yang Master 风水阴阳师 "Born under the Emperor Ziwei's fate, with yin-yang eyes from birth." An extraordinary life is his destiny. He inherits his ancestors' feng shui arts. In the world of the mystic arts, yin flourishes while yang declines. A thousand-year plan awaits just one person. 1.2kReads7.1Score11614d adds
- 106 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 290Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 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
- 109 The Gate of Death 死亡之门 Not every game is meant to be played. The moment the gates of desire opened, our entire class set out on a road with no return. The campus belle and my friends began dying one by one, and that was only the beginning. The moment the phone rang, the gates of death opened too. 156Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 110 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
- 111 The Greatest Ghost Taoist in the Mortal Realm 阳间第一鬼道 The coffin is raised, the incense still burns, and the grave is moved. The Taoist was once an evil ghost; wicked arts throw the age into chaos. Paper figures harbor murderous intent; living stones imprison evil spirits. Vengeful ghosts don Taoist robes, and the sinister wind never stops blowing. Ning An was a disciple of the Taoist sect, but his master used him as a pawn, while his master’s wife wanted to eat him and turn him into a vengeful ghost. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Horror Revival: From the Start, I Obtained an SSS-Rank Talent 恐怖复苏：开局获得SSS级天赋 This is a world where horror has returned. The gates of the underworld stand wide open, ghosts roam unchecked, and everyone lives in fear as humanity struggles to survive amid relentless danger. As horror returned, spirit tamers began to appear! By forming contracts with ghosts, they can borrow their power and fight against other ghosts! Chu Feng transmigrated to this world and bound himself to the God-Tier Spirit Tamer System. Completing missions earns him rewards. “Ding! Mission complete. Rewa 1.4kReads5.5Score15014d adds
- 113 The Paper Horse Shop: Messenger Between Yin and Yang 我有一间纸马铺之阴阳使者 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 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
- 115 Something Wicked This Way Comes 撞邪 I'm a truck driver who hauls freight all over the country. There are lots of taboos in the business. For example, if you come across a funeral procession, flash your headlights a few times. When driving through a tunnel, especially one with a square entrance, never whistle or say anything disrespectful. And when staying overnight at an inn, always point the toes of your shoes toward the door... 15Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 116 I Tamed the Paranormal 我把诡异收服了 Born with ghostly eyes, I share a desk with the City Lord of the Underworld. A vengeful female ghost wants me to kiss her, I take in a powerful underworld enforcer, and a princess from a thousand years ago swears an oath with me. Onstage, they sing of sorrow and grief. Beneath the stage, I capture every kind of evil. My name is Zhang Qiang. Watch me run rampant through the Underworld! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Tales of the Supernatural 人间灵异杂谈 Everyone has a colorful past, and what I’m about to tell you happened right here around me. It was strange and mysterious, so listen as I recount it all. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Tomb of the Living 活人墓 The village needed a new road, so they had no choice but to demolish a grave. After that, one strange thing after another began happening in the village... 52Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 119 Peering into Immortality: The Eye That Sees Through Illusions 窥仙：破妄之眼 Gu Xian, a college student, never imagined that his closest roommate would vanish completely from everyone's memories overnight. His classmates don't remember him, he's missing from the photos, and even their social media history has been erased. Gu Xian is the only person in the world who remembers that he ever existed. At that moment, a pale blue-white light blazed in Gu Xian's eyes. He saw another face of the world: the hidden realm of cultivation, concealed beneath ordinary cities and foreve —Reads—Score18214d adds
- 120 Strike It Rich by Opening the Coffin 开棺发财 [Handcrafted from scratch + Traditional supernatural horror + No System + No cultivation + Extremely scary + Based on true experiences] Paper figures carry the coffin, a black dog tosses the grave, and an old man falls in love with a ghost. An opened coffin is carried home, and a beautiful fairy follows through the door. My name is Qin Yang. I was down on my luck and only hoped to make money by opening coffins. I never expected that it would turn out to be such a high-risk profession. (Friends i 1.7kReads—Score13114d adds
- 121 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
- 122 Rule Horror: I'm an NPC, and I'm Going Crazy Again Today 规则怪谈：我NPC，今天也发疯 Others enter Rule Horror scenarios to survive. I got sucked in as an NPC, and the System even forces me to go crazy. If I don’t, I die. Fine, then I’ll go crazy for everyone to see. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Strange Case Files 诡局录 [No System + No Cultivation + No Foolish Protagonist + Traditional Supernatural Horror + Mystery and Suspense] My name is Shang Tian, and I’m a man cursed by an evil spirit. It was a lottery ticket that should never have existed. Its dark, yellow-black background looked soaked in old blood and night; the glaring red lettering wasn’t a set of lucky numbers, but an invitation to hell. When I scratched it off, overjoyed and thinking I’d found a lifeline to a hundred-thousand-yuan jackpot, my finge 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Apocalypse: Tracing the Dragon's Veins 末世：探寻龙头脉 [Thriller and Horror] [Tomb Raiding] [Antique Appraisal] [Supernatural] [Imagination] Wei Qi, who runs an antique shop in the provincial capital, explores a cave in his hometown with two companions. After they encounter something strange, he falls seriously ill. During his illness, he enters another world, receives guidance from an expert, and gains the ability to use feng shui and magic arts. After recovering, his memories return, and he discovers that his father dug up the coffins of his mothe 5Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 125 White Night of Terror: I’m Even More Savage Than the Vengeful Ghosts 白夜惊悚：我比猛鬼更生猛 [Horror and Suspense + Twists and Foreshadowing + Hilarious Stress Relief + Urban Ghost-Hunting + Decisive and Ruthless] Can't afford a house? I hear there's a long-abandoned mansion at 014 Taiping Street! Can't afford a car? They say luxury sports cars have been spotted at the suburban cemetery! Short on connections and cash? Take trillions in underworld banknotes to the ghost market and spend like a king! In this terrifying post-apocalyptic world, I'm the hottest guy beneath the night sky! My —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Horror Landlord: My Thirty-Eight Female Tenants 恐怖房东：我的三十八位女租客 “Zhuge Ming, if you come study at my kindergarten, I’ll give you five hundred a month, and pick you up and drop you off...” said the headmistress. “I brought you lunch, Zhuge Ming. I made it myself...” said the teacher. “Come here. I’ll marry all three of my daughters to you,” said Priest Lin. Zhuge Ming was born with a peach-blossom fate. He had the looks of a woman despite being a man, and from the moment he was born, every woman had just one wish: to marry him. Zhuge Ming was miserable. Who c —Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 127 Ghostly Tales from Fengdu 丰都鬼事 In her previous life, young artist Lin Wan set out alone for the fabled ghost city of Fengdu to search for her missing older sister, Lin Zhixia. Naively, she trusted the seemingly kind innkeeper and local gentry, unaware that she had stepped into a carefully laid trap. Coveted for her yin constitution, she was ultimately sacrificed in an old mansion behind Fengdu's famous mountain by the so-called “good Samaritans” to a traitor in the underworld who had disguised himself as Black Impermanence. H 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Tales of the Strange: King of Destruction 怪谈：破坏之王 The bane of everyone’s existence in the urban legend game is back. Whether you’re a monster or a demon beast, you’d better stay far away. Otherwise, everything’s going to go to pieces. I’m Hao Yun. The monsters all hate me, and I’m so sad... [Mystery + Imaginative Premises + Original Scenarios + Comedy + No Female Lead + Cunning Twists] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Break the Seal 开封印 [Horror and the Supernatural + Traditional Fantasy] After reading for more than a decade, I still have one question: do cultivators truly exist in this world? If they do, what were they doing during the century of humiliation our Chinese nation endured? Did they really just stand by and watch the land of Jiuzhou engulfed in war, with its people plunged into misery? The first few chapters may not be very good, so I recommend skipping ahead and reading the later chapters. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life? 给爷爷上坟，把爷爷气出来了？ [Supernatural + comedy + fantasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!] “Grandpa, help me earn enough to buy a house, and I’ll send you a whole hall of maids. Grandpa, bless me so I can buy a BMW, and I’ll make your home even more luxurious. Grandpa, bring me good fortune, and I promise you’ll have plenty of gold ingots to spend. Grandpa, bless me so I win the jackpot, and I’ll set off a hundred thousand firecrackers for you!” “Good grandson, 407Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 131 The Ominous Coffin 凶棺 It all started with a coffin that floated up from the river... I thought it was a fortune dropped from the sky, but it turned out to be a disaster. After I pried open the coffin, I began to feel that something unclean had followed me home. My daughter grew stranger by the day. She was only three, yet she had already started developing! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Welcome to the Nightmare Livestream!!! 欢迎来到噩梦直播间！！！ My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Strange Feng Shui Affairs 风水异事 My grandfather is a feng shui master. While he was away, a woman came looking for him. After I greeted her, I saw purple-black veins of blood on her face, writhing on their own… 1.7kReads8.8Score52014d adds
- 134 From the Start: My Extreme Yin Sacred Body Awakens, Shocking Everyone 开局：极阴圣体启动，震惊所有人 [Plot twists + one heroine + suspense and horror + decisive killing + brotherhood] My name is Jiang Daotian. I was born on Ghost Festival, and I’ve been frail and sickly since childhood. When I was five, I became seriously ill, and major hospitals issued notices that I was in critical condition. My parents had plenty of connections and sought out many Taoist priests and immortal masters. But after looking at my birth details and fate, every one of them furrowed their brows and reached the same c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 An Unmarked Lonely Grave 无名孤坟 My grandfather buried my mother by our front door. Every night after that, a woman would stand outside our house... 1.2kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 136 Thirty Years of Strange Tales from the Northeast 东北异事三十年 Forty years ago, the old man ventured into Ghost Mountain at night and negotiated with the ghosts, winning Dongshan Village forty years of peace. Forty years later, a lone grave has thrown the whole village into chaos. A tragedy from forty years ago has claimed nearly a hundred innocent lives! What started it all? Why has a corpse's white hair turned black, and what is the red-clad female ghost trying to point to when she appears at midnight? 169Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 137 Two-Thirty in the Morning 凌晨两点半 I never thought a game could change me into someone I didn't even recognize anymore… 89Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 138 The Pact of the Ancient Book 古书之契 It all began when Lin Zhiyu picked up a strange book. Then he met the equally strange Yu Zhiyan, who seemed to have a secret connection to the book. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Maoshan Occultist: Tales of the Underworld and Evil 茅山诡术师：幽冥话邪 Maoshan's arcane arts have returned to the world, as demons and evil spirits run rampant. What bloody storm will rise this time? In this cruel world, with its tumultuous lives, who will pay for each and every blood debt? Behind the layers of eerie schemes, who is righteous, and who is evil? I, Fang Gui, have a strange past. By chance, I was drawn into a spiritual calamity. How can I break free of this trap? How can I defy fate and change my destiny? Gather spirits, exterminate evil, and dispel c 362Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 140 The Final Celestial Master in the Age of Declining Magic 末法时代，最后一位天师 The Maoshan Sect Leader, impeached and driven down the mountain; a wet-behind-the-ears young upstart; a frost-cold ghost bride; an evil cultivation sect that stops at nothing; a master of Gu poison from Miaojiang; and the Shen family, Asia's richest. The Daoist sects of the realm are in turmoil. Watch as Ye Chen takes up his sword and roams the world! 13.2kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 141 The Child's Haunting 童诡 Mystery | Horror | Hidden Chen Shuyang was overjoyed to move in with his girlfriend, Bai Lu. But as they spent day after day together, he gradually discovered her many strange quirks, from bizarre tastes in food to abnormal behavior. Little by little, he uncovered the terrifying secret she was hiding. 443Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 142 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. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 He Hid in a Book and Ate My Secrets 他藏在书里，吃掉了我的秘密 He was hiding in a book, eating my secrets. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 At Twenty, My Sister Sent Me a Photo of a Coffin: Don’t Worry, You’re Next 二十岁，姐姐寄来棺材照：别急，很快就轮到你了 At twenty, a photo of a coffin arrived from my sister: “Don't worry, you'll be next soon.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Sea Treasures 1 海藏1 In Shanghai, where the strong prey on the weak, the city is like a blood-soaked underworld: those who command vast fortunes can hit rock bottom overnight. Brilliant secret arts and ingenious mechanisms set the stage for battles of wit and nerve. During Shanghai’s isolated-island era, the world has been swallowed up by World War II. Horrific acts have become commonplace, and the city is riddled with haunted houses and plagued by strange events. When Chen Li arrives in Shanghai to seek his fortune 2.9kReads9.2Score19614d adds
- 146 I Drove the Subway for Ten Years Before Learning It Only Carries People Who Don’t Exist 我开了十年地铁，才知它专拉不存在的人 I drove the subway for ten years before learning it carried people who didn't exist. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Dead Cultivate Immortality, Feasting on the Heavens 死人修仙，以天为宴 This is an eerie cultivation novel inspired by the culture of Han dynasty burials. Mystery, the supernatural, cultivation, and Chinese-style cosmic horror. People in the Han dynasty did not believe death was the end. They saw it as the beginning of cultivation. This belief gave rise to cultural ideas such as “treating the dead as though they were alive” and “living through death.” It also led to distinctive burial customs. The well-known “jade burial suit” and the grand tomb layout called “yello 388Reads8.7Score12314d adds
- 148 A Collection of Short Supernatural Stories 灵异故事短篇集 A series of three-person adventures beginning with Chapter 1245. Each chapter is a standalone story, blending folk customs, urban legends, horror, suspense, and comedy. The six protagonists each have distinct personalities, taking you between terrifying thrills and lighthearted fun. Hope you enjoy! 160Reads—Score1014d adds
- 149 The Uncanny Cinema: I Can't Even Die, So What Do I Have to Fear? 诡异影院：我都死不了，还怕什么 Wu Xu entered the Curtain Prison World expecting to tread carefully, as if walking on thin ice. He was terrified he might lose his life at any moment. But then, suddenly, he discovered that he was, damn it, actually immortal! And he could even devour the abilities of the uncanny. Friend: Wait, why are you so hard to kill? Colleague: Brother Xu, are you free tonight? No one's home, and I'd like to ask you how to survive in the Curtain Prison. Actress: Wu Xu, where are you? I want to give you my p 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Ghost-Hunting Yin-Yang Master 捉鬼阴阳师 On the day I was born, the clear sky suddenly filled with lightning and thunder. A bolt struck a tree in our yard, and everyone in the village decided my birth was an ill omen. They all kept their distance. One villager accidentally offended me, and that night he mysteriously hanged himself. The body could only be taken down if someone knelt before me. On the day of his funeral, his brother died a violent death and the coffin fell to the ground. That was how the whole story began… 214Reads8.8Score10014d adds
