Novels like Tales from the Folkways of Northeast China
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- 101 The Outer Five Immortals Reveal Their Divine Might 外五仙显神威 [Spirit Mediums] [Supernatural Comedy] [Female Lead] [Slow-Burn Beginning] My name is Cui Ling. Ling as in “all things have a spirit.” I was born with an extraordinary destiny, and at eighteen, I became a spirit medium. With all four pillars and eight supports in place, my journey as a spirit medium began. 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 I Want to Raise an Immortal Disciple 想养个长生徒弟 [Slow-Burn + No System + Traditional Style + Multiple Protagonists + Ensemble Cast + Not Mindless...] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Soul Essence... Discover the later realms for yourself] The path of cultivation is long and arduous. Some are born protagonists, but others aren't. They don't start out that way... Even those everyone in the world considers protagonists may not have been what people imagined when they were young. They may have been far clumsier. Chi 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Old God Dungeon: I Raised the Succubus Queen! 旧神地下城：我养大了魅魔女王！ [Farming + Lordship + Growth + One Female Lead + Invincible + Wild Western Fantasy] Chen Mo transmigrated. The good news: he had landed in an ancient god’s ruins that had been sealed for ten thousand years, and started out with a top-tier dungeon. The bad news: the world had already been destroyed. The outside was crawling with mutated monsters and aberrant old gods, and the dungeon core’s energy was... almost depleted. Just as Chen Mo was about to give up and wait for death, he fished a little 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Tales of Folk Supernatural Encounters 民间灵异故事说 This book takes a fresh approach with its distinctive chapter structure. Each chapter is like a gateway to a mysterious world, leading readers into one gripping, spine-chilling ghost story after another. The stories cover a range of subjects and styles: some are so sinister and terrifying they raise the hairs on your neck; others are packed with suspense that makes your heart race; still others are steeped in an eerie atmosphere that draws you in and refuses to let go. Whether you’re a seasoned 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Great Sage Arrives: Northeast Guardian Immortals Battle Cyber Demons 大圣出马：东北保家仙大战赛博妖 Sun Youcai is an ordinary, unlucky guy from Tielinggou Town in Northeast China. His greatest ambition in life is to grill skewers without burning them and avoid getting ripped off when selling a car. Then something explodes out of the kang bed in his ancestral home, scaring half his soul right out of him! Even stranger, an irritable old pal appears in his head: the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong! “Back in my day, I wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace…” “Brother Monkey, give it a rest! F —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Chronicles of Foxes, Weasels, and the Uncanny 狐黄诡事录 Deep in the old forests of Northeast China lies Foxcry Village, where people tell of the Five Immortal Clans: “Fox, weasel, hedgehog, snake, and rat, the Five Immortals guard every direction.” A massacre a century ago left the five clans devastated. The survivors made a pact with humanity and withdrew into the mountains. But urbanization in the modern age has upset the balance. Foxcry Village is about to be developed as a tourist attraction, putting the immortal clans’ mountain homes on the brin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Woman in the Rental Apartment 阿野探灵日记:出租屋里的女人 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Woman in the Rental Apartment —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Last Bus on Route 73 阿野探灵日记：73路末班车 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Last Bus on Route 73 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Dripping Sound in the Old House 阿野探灵日记：老宅滴水声 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Dripping Sound in the Old House —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Villainess’s Prayer 恶女的祈祷 "Everyone's a villain" "Two unhinged leads" "Explosive wish-fulfillment" "Reborn for revenge" "Both leads are sexually inexperienced" [One-on-one romance: a dazzling, unhinged, reborn black-lotus heroine vs. a gloomy male ghost who plays the pig to eat the tiger] They say the Qiao family has produced three kinds of people: lunatics, liars, and Qiao Wei. They call the last one "the villainess." Her personality is awful, but she really is beautiful. In her previous life, Qiao Wei died a violen 55Reads—Score14714d adds
- 111 My Girlfriend Was Kept by a Rich Man, So I Became an Emperor in the Cultivation World 女友被包养，我去修真世界当皇帝 Li Yan, an ordinary college student, was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend was being kept by her boss. But through a strange twist of fate, he was transmigrated by antimatter to a cultivation world. "Huh? Why did I transmigrate into a newborn baby's body?" (I'm a new writer, so please be kind.) 480Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The King Wen Drum, the King Wu Whip, and the Five-Dragon Flower Staff Summon the Immortal Elder 文王鼓，武王鞭，五龙花杆请老仙 “Cultivate your character deep in the mountains, then emerge from your cave and make your name known across the land.” A year after I began working as a spirit medium, my life took a completely different course. On the sixth day of the sixth month, I took charge of the altar. The old spirits took their seats, but brought a long-buried case to light. An unremarkable woman was haunted by several infant spirits. In the dead of night, the one who said “Hi” to me was actually a paper doll. An old man 1.9kReads8.8Score20014d adds
- 113 Others Perform Exorcisms, I Take the Stage: I'm Here to Do Things Differently 别人出马我出道，主打一个不一样 (Tales of the Immortals) (Story Sharing) (Popular Science) (Autobiography) I used to be a thoroughgoing atheist. I believed only in what I could see and scoffed at talk of gods and ghosts. Then I started experiencing sleep paralysis again and again, and even the immortals came knocking. That was when I learned that sometimes people only disbelieve because they haven't been pushed to the brink. To survive, I had no choice but to embark on the path of serving the immortals. But the deeper I got in 506Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 114 Love's Tribulations Between Immortals and Mortals: A Matchmaker Disciple's Firsthand Tales of Karma and Romance 仙凡情劫：出马弟子亲历的因果姻缘 Love and Tribulation Between Immortals and Mortals: The Karma and Romance Personally Witnessed by a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Northern Horse Notes 北马笔记 The Five Immortals of the Northeast are chiefly the Hu, Huang, Chang, Mang, and Hui. After cultivating their powers and attaining the Dao, they descend the mountains to take disciples, borrowing their bodies to do good deeds among humans and earn their way to ascension. This story is told in the first person. 414Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 116 Northeastern Tales: The Shaman’s Heir 东北往事之萨满传人 Heaven’s secrets are revealed, calamity cannot be escaped, fate is set, and fortune follows its course. Some things can’t be said out loud, but I can’t keep them to myself. Today, I’ll take a chance and tell you about the many things in this world that defy explanation, yet truly exist… 659Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Strange Tales of the Horse-Riding Immortals 出马仙异闻录 The story of a spirit medium’s growth. The first sixty-plus chapters are just a prelude, written to honor the old incense roots of my ancestors. There’s no outline. Whenever I remember something that happened to me, I just write it down. Although most of the stories are based on things that really happened, the details have certainly been fictionalized and exaggerated. Novels about spirit mediums have a drawback: the true stories aren’t entertaining, and the entertaining ones aren’t true. If a s 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 A Family of Spirit Mediums 出马仙世家 A small suggestion from Zhang Xin, the 26th-generation heir of a family of spirit mediums: before opening the door when you get home at night, choose one of these three things to do: “Spit three times behind you,” “Flick the hem of your clothes three times,” or “Tap your heels together three times.” 60Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 119 Horse-Riding Immortal: My Years as a Spirit Medium 出马仙：我当大仙的那几年 Since ancient times, the line between the southern Maoist tradition and the northern Ma family tradition of spirit mediums has been drawn at Shanhai Pass. The spirit mediums inherited the legacy of the ancient shamanic religion and worship fox, yellow weasel, long, and python spirits, the wild immortals. Names like Third Grandpa Hu, Third Grandma Huang, Chang Xiaopao, Huang Xiaohua, and Mang Tianlong, the immortals of the northeastern spirit shrines, may exist only in legend. Wang Mofeng has a s 362Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Tales of the Strange in China 中国异闻录 At night in this city, we aren’t the only ones in control... 190Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The First Half of a Ma Xian's Life 出马仙的前半生 Not one true disciple of the Spirit Medium tradition willingly chooses this path. They all endure hardship after hardship and are driven by desperation to take up the calling and serve as a vessel for the spirits. Next, come with me as we explore the first half of the life of a middle-aged girl. (This book is based on real events. Since it’s a novel, it naturally includes a few obviously fake special effects and fictional scenes. Please read responsibly, and don’t imitate anything in the book.) 2.7kReads7.5Score17014d adds
- 122 Earth Immortal Corpse 地仙尸 [Single Heroine + In-Depth, Technical Guide to Stitching Corpses + Real Funeral Photos and Professional Knowledge + Northeast Chinese Shamanism + Shamanic Chants] Blood stains white robes, and souls yearn to scatter. A sinister, ghostly aura fills the gates. Rotting flesh flies as cold light flashes; stark white bones reveal broken remains. On a moonless, windy night, corpses lie strewn about. Needle and thread stitch shattered bodies together. When the mangled remains are sewn, where will they 22Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 123 Master of Mystic Arrays 玄门阵师 [Modern city + mystery + fantasy] At eighteen, I was kicked down the mountain by my old master. From then on, there was no turning back. To make a living, I read feng shui, break evil curses, catch ghosts, raise ghosts, and set up formations. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Founding Ancestor of the Northeast Ma Clan 东北马家开山鼻祖 Legend has it that in the desolate days of Northeast China, bandits ran rampant, and people lived in constant fear. In that harsh, heartbreaking era, no one cared whether others lived or died, and no one spared a thought for the families caught in the chaos. At last, it all came to an end at the hands of a young man from the shamanic clan, who broke the grip of that savage, evil age. No one knew who he was. All they knew was that his actions brought shame upon his people and disgraced his family —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 This Sword Asks the Way to Immortality 此剑问长生 Lin Chen transmigrated into the cultivation world and became a good-for-nothing at the third level of Qi Refining, someone everyone could bully. With his dantian damaged and an inner sect disciple’s sword sending him flying, the whole sect was waiting to see him expelled. At the critical moment, he awakened a sign-in System. Sign in at Sword Cliff and obtain the [Clear Sword Heart] talent, tripling his comprehension of the sword! Sign in at Saintess Peak and become the Qingyun Sect saintess’s pe 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Path Between the Living and the Dead 生人鬼途 [Horror] + [Escape] + [Investigation] + [Pursuit of the Killer] It turns out I was born with a pure yin fate. No wonder Grandpa never read my fortune. With the whole village on the verge of being swallowed by vengeful ghosts, my brothers and I embark on a desperate journey to flee to the city... But once we arrive, we discover things are nowhere near as simple as we imagined. Danger lurks at every turn, and a thick fog of mystery surrounds us. Who should we turn to for help? And what beliefs can 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 What Was, What Is, and a Final Smile as the Broken Prisoner Dies 曾如何，现如何，终一笑殒残囚 Other people transmigrate: a domineering hero from the start, free to do as he pleases. They transmigrate: brothers separated, their escort agency slaughtered, and dragged into a war between two nations just as they find their footing. The day the three Zhang Ru brothers transmigrated into the game, they thought they could use modern knowledge to crush everything in their path. Instead, they discovered that blades in this world were faster than they'd imagined, blood ran hotter, and human hearts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Reborn as a Pitiful Girl, I Farm in My Pocket Dimension and Plot to Rule the World from the Start 穿成小可怜，开局空间种田谋天下 Mo Xuanyi, a powerful figure from the apocalypse with spatial and lightning abilities, inexplicably transmigrated after his death into the least noticeable illegitimate son of a marquis's household. On the surface, he is the poorest student at the Imperial College, mocked by his classmates as a freeloader from the Mo family. In secret, he is the uncrowned king of the capital's underworld, and a single word from him can decide the fate of countless canal workers. All he wanted was to quietly make 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Reborn, I Married My Archrival for an Alliance 重生后，我靠联姻嫁给了死对头 In my past life, my sincere love brought me a plot that wiped out my entire family. Reborn on the eve of an arranged marriage, I tore up my engagement to the man I had loved and went straight to knock on the door of my former "enemy," the one who had hated me to the bone in my past life, yet buried me with his own hands. 7Reads—Score10214d adds
- 130 The Long Night of the Dharma's Decline: My Lamp Can Refine All Night Qi 末法长夜：我的灯能炼天下夜炁 For three thousand years after the Dragon closed its eyes, the sun never rose again. Spiritual energy dried up, and the path to immortality was severed. The immortal sects monopolized the spiritual veins, while rogue cultivators did not even know what kind of energy they should cultivate. Mortals had no spiritual apertures, doomed to live their whole lives as ants. And Xie Zhao guarded the last lamp in the world. [Within three feet of the lamp, night demons are kept at bay!] [Where the lamp shin 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Qilin Boy Sets Out as a Spirit Medium 麒麟童子出马仙 Looking for book reviews! [First-person + mystery and the supernatural + cultivation + comedy] My new work is here. Everyone is welcome to read it, and I hope you'll enjoy it. The main story: The protagonist, Yang Chongwen, is the reincarnation of a fragment of a Qilin's soul. His unusual constitution combines yin and yang, making him the prize everyone fights over among the wandering cultivators of the Northeast. Later, he sets up a spirit altar and deals with all kinds of supernatural incident 718Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Folktales of the Northeast: The Household Guardian Immortal 民间故事之东北保家仙 In folk tradition in Northeast China, people believe in household guardian spirits. Those who worship them receive blessings, and my job is to help people invite these spirits into their homes… 339Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 133 Northeastern China Paranormal: She Has Yin-Yang Eyes 东北灵异：她有一双阴阳眼 Born with yin-yang eyes, he can see things invisible to ordinary people. As a result, his friends shun him and his classmates bully him. His ability grows stronger as he gets older, taking him from a lowly wage worker to an employee at a funeral home, where he helps all sorts of spirits fulfill their final wishes! 8.6kReads7.7Score63814d adds
- 134 Tales of a Little Spirit Medium 出马仙之小小传 Everyone wants to get their spiritual powers quickly, but no one knows how hard the trials are to endure. If you haven't experienced anything strange, if you haven't suffered through the kind of misery that's hard to explain, why would the immortals choose you? 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 A Century-Old Spirit Hall: I’m a Spirit Medium for the New Era 百年老堂口之我是新时代出马仙 When a century-old clan hall joins forces with a young man born in the ’90s, he upholds the idea that a new era calls for a new style, using modern methods to make the old immortals famous far and wide! The story features every kind of feng shui secret art, and all the everyday spells can be put into practice. A heaven-chosen spirit medium, a rice-divining witch, a mountain wanderer, folk sorcerers, the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect? I know them all! Before I became a spirit medium, I was meek and ti 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Immortal Hall Beyond the Pass: A Yin-Yang Master Guards Changbai Mountain 关外仙堂：阴阳先生守长白 Have you ever witnessed a weasel asking to be granted a title? What causes people to get trapped in a ghostly maze while walking mountain trails, or suffer from strange ailments that leave them feeling awful but can’t be diagnosed at a hospital? Trained in ancient shamanic arts, versed in the theories of yin-yang masters, and accompanied by an immortal serpent cultivating beneath the streams of Changbai Mountain, become a spirit medium who roams the White Mountains. The rules of Northeast China’ 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Horse-Riding Immortal: I Am a Ghost Officer of the Underworld 出马仙：我乃阴司鬼差 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Yin-Yang Medium 阴阳女先生 Ever since I was born, the villagers have called me an ill-fated loner. Anyone who stays with me is doomed to bad luck and an early death. My grandmother, a yin-yang medium, defied Heaven to change my fate and keep me alive. Little did she know that this would set me on another road of no return. Cursed, solitary, cold-hearted, and loveless, I am a female yin-yang master. Let me guide you through the yin and yang of this world. 567Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 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
- 140 A Long Road to Spirit Mediumship 出马路漫漫 A strip of red cloth, three feet and three inches long; troops from the five directions come, immortals from the five directions arrive. The old hall's people and soldiers will one day emerge from an ancient cave, and their fame will spread across the four seas, passed down through countless households!!! There was a young female disciple in Northeast China, full of youthful vigor. After years of stumbling along, where did her path lead? Was cultivation about following the Dao, or understanding 277Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 141 A Kiss Against Raven Feathers 吻向鸦羽 [Female Reaper * White Moonlight, Mutual Healing, Fated Tension and Push-and-Pull] She clamped down hard on the hand trying to lift her mask. “Don’t want me to see?” He let out a low laugh, his voice full of amusement. “Or is it that you know me, miss, and are afraid I’ll recognize you?” - He slowly wound the black lace ribbon around her, once, twice, then tied it at the back of her head. “Is this okay? Can we do it now?” - His fingertips wandered slowly across her back. The cool medicine and th 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Fighting Girl: Violet Academy 格斗少女【紫罗兰高校】 She once stood at a height everyone admired, with a nearly perfect appearance. But after entering the world of martial arts, enduring collision after collision and struggle after struggle, she came to understand that true strength isn't about maintaining a flawless exterior. It's about daring to shatter the perfect version of yourself. From breaking through her limits, to finding her convictions, to accepting defeat with grace. This is a young woman's growth in the ring, and her entire journey f 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Drinking Fox Milk Made Me Speak in Tongues 喝狐乳，开口邪 The male lead's life is falling apart from the start, and he was born with the Immortal Bones of No-Fault. His father died young of illness, and his mother was murdered. + A Northeastern village tale of the Five Immortals and the supernatural + Puppet traitors during the turbulent Republican era + No female lead, just one great story after another, each chapter building on the last 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Portable Space: I Slacked Off in the Cultivation World and Ascended 随身空间：我在修仙界摸鱼飞升了 [Portable space, everyday cultivation, no romance, alchemy, golden finger, lone-wolf heroine] I can't change the title! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! If the title caught your eye and you're interested, feel free to read a few chapters. Thank you! P.S. This is the story of an utterly ordinary heroine embarking on an utterly ordinary path to immortality! This is a fairly traditional cultivation novel, mainly about the heroine's everyday cultivation and stumbling upon opportunities. There's not much romanti 359Reads6.1Score10914d adds
- 145 Yu Mochen 雨默尘 What does someone who manages the world do every day? “Obviously, bring someone over and take a good look at their story. And while we're at it, fix any errors in the laws.” What does it feel like to look back on your own experiences? “...It's awkward... But our story is wonderful.” After seven years apart, Xiao Yu finally found his sister, Chen Mo. But the truth wasn't quite so simple... A mysterious organization, criminal forces, decades of feuds, and laws riddled with errors. “Mo Mo, even if 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 The Rift in the Source 本源之隙 Title: The Rift in the Source Synopsis: Lin Xiaoman has always felt that her imagination runs wild. When she reads supernatural stories, she pictures sharp-eared shadows lurking in cold alleyways. When she hears strange noises, she guesses that cultivators are practicing in secret, only to turn around and mock herself for overthinking. Then, one autumn night, she stumbles upon a plot by creatures from the Shadow Realm and is swept into a cross-dimensional hunt. At the brink of death, a burst of 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Born with Yin and Yang: I'm Half an Exorcist 天生阴阳：我是半个出马先生 Li Jinyan: “You want me to catch ghosts and demons, ward off disasters, and solve your problems? Give me a break. I’m only half a spirit medium.” Shen He: “What did you find in the restroom? Don’t tell me it was a condom.” Lin Mumu: “You’re the one missing a screw! Your whole family is missing a screw!” A half-fledged spirit medium, a sleazy gynecologist, and a wooden-headed fool... The bizarre, supernatural, and fantastical misadventures of three brothers begin... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Most Absurd Spirit Medium in History 史上最无厘头的出马仙 A modern urban ghost-hunting novel. Lighthearted and not scary, with a touch of madness, plenty of laughs, and a stress-relieving vibe. Perfect reading for after your mom, teacher, boss, or anyone else has chewed you out. The shameless protagonist doesn’t play by the rules when hunting ghosts. All sorts of outrageous, unexpected antics. 13Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 149 From the Start, I Was Fixing Beautiful Women's Computers and Got Bound to the Heavenly Secrets System 开局给美女修电脑，绑定天机系统 [Modern-Day System] [All-Round Male Lead] [Satisfying Face-Slapping] [Making Money and Turning His Life Around] [Multiple Heroines] [All Talk, Steady Hands, Broke Student vs. Sharp-Tongued, Mocking System] With his father dead, his mother on dialysis, and his younger sister in high school, Chen Wangshu, a broke student at Jiang University, can only keep his family afloat by repairing computers, soldering motherboards, and unclogging pipes. After a fall from a high-rise, he binds himself to the [ 402Reads—Score21314d adds
- 150 A Road of Feuds and Revenge 出马情仇路 Clinging to attachments traps you in the cycle of rebirth; letting go awakens the self within. Lost in delusion, you don't know who you are. Only upon awakening do you know your true self. This book is based on the author's real experiences. It was written only to retrace the path they once took. The book focuses on questions of human nature and exposes countless problems in the spirit-medium community. Readers who enjoy making moral judgments should think carefully before reading. The book 2.3kReads9.4Score21614d adds
