Novels like They Call Me the Great Master
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- 1 Tales from the Paper Effigy Shop 纸扎店怪谈 Every industry has a reason to exist. Life-for-life magic, wealth-attracting spells, zombies, blood corpses... My name is An Yi, and I run a paper effigy shop. At first, I simply offered a complete funeral service. But then I went through a series of events that will turn your worldview upside down. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Yin-Yang Road: The Gates of Hell Open for Me 阴阳路，鬼门为我而开 From the moment I was born, I was different. My ancestors' ghost-headed saber guarded our home; my mother was the daughter of the King of Hell; my father was a son granted by the Dragon King; my little sister was a ghost infant; my grandfather was the headmaster of the Celestial Masters; my master was a mysterious expert from the Daoist sect; and my grandmother was descended from paper effigy makers. From this day on, I, Chen Jiu, am entering the world. The living, stand aside! The underworld wi 363Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 3 Horror Revival: I Marry the Female Ghost Emperor from the Start 恐怖复苏：开局和女鬼帝成亲 [Transmigration + comedy + System] The supernatural is back, and ghosts roam the night. They say female ghosts often lure men to their deaths, so what’s it like to marry a ghost empress from the very start? My name is Roger. There’s a female ghost empress one meter in front of me, eyeing me hungrily. Please tell me how to escape her clutches... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Strange Tales from Japan 日本异闻录 Japan is a country with a long history, deeply influenced by Chinese civilization. Tales of the supernatural have circulated in Japan for almost as long as the country itself has existed. Japan has a great many kinds of yokai, most of which originated in China. But through their own rigorous reinvention, Japanese yokai eventually surpassed their predecessors. In modern Japan, this has given rise to a consumer culture centered on yokai, with books, comics, films, TV dramas, and games appearing on 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Run! My Family Aren't Human 快跑，我的家人不是人 [No System] [Not a saint] [Infinite Flow] [mild horror] Just like any other evening after study hall, I opened the front door! The lights were off. My parents were lurking in the dark, waiting to devour my flesh. A guillotine blade hung over my head, held by my younger sister. My older brother had prepared a pot of fresh soup to go with his wine! Run! Run for your life! My family aren’t human! Your goal is to survive in this twisted world of humanity. 280Reads5.5Score114Shelves
- 6 Strange Tales from Thailand 泰国异闻录 Thailand, known in ancient times as Siam, is an ancient land steeped in mystery. Nangua and Yue Bing travel to distant Thailand to complete their studies. Before they can enjoy their wonderful life abroad, they are drawn into a series of inexplicable events: a witch whose body is covered in beautiful human skin aboard an airplane, a snake spirit flickering in and out of sight in the student dormitory, a remote primeval forest rarely visited by travelers, and a two-headed snake god in an ancient 12Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 7 Buried with a Hundred Ghosts 百鬼葬天胎 My name is Wang Xiaoqi. Everyone in the village calls me Ghost Baby because I was lifted out of a coffin on the Ghost Festival, July 15, 1997. Grandpa says that means a hundred ghosts sent me into the world, and a catastrophe is sure to follow... 357Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 8 I’m a Taoist Zombie 贫道是僵尸 A blood moon hung overhead, and the night was shrouded in mist. It was a strange night. I met a Taoist priest, and I met a zombie. The priest was old; the zombie was beautiful. Later… I can’t remember… I only vaguely recall that the priest died. I was bitten by the zombie, whose white robes were as pure as snow… From then on, I became both a Taoist priest and a zombie. A zombie who sought to vanquish demons and evil, yet was shunned by the living… 55Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 9 The Day I Was Born, Ghosts Guarded My Cradle 我出生当天，百鬼护胎 My name is Wang Yin. The villagers call me Ghost Baby because I was born from a corpse. They say I was protected in the womb by a hundred ghosts... 156Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 This World Feels So Unreal 这个世界太不真实了 Also known as The Most Miserable Male Lead in History Two black-and-white doors, a strange journey across different times and worlds, and a terrifying conspiracy hidden behind it all. Will he save the world or destroy it? Wang Chunan, an utterly ordinary college sophomore, unexpectedly acquired two black-and-white doors capable of transporting him to other worlds during a baffling shooting incident. Through them, he glimpsed strange realms beyond the present world. Gradually, he seemed to become 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Sun Wuji of the Northeastern Immortal Sect 东北仙门孙无极 The Northeast Ma Xian series: Sun Wuji, a disciple of the Immortal Sect, is born to face a tribulation and is the chosen one. He endures trial after trial, forging a path to invincibility and reaching the supreme pinnacle of the Immortal Sect. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Tales of a Northeast Chinese Spirit Medium 东北出马仙实记 [Fantasy + Supernatural Mystery + Northeastern Chinese Folk Customs + Light Comedy] My name is Hu Xiaohua. On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, a weasel squatted on top of the corn stack in my yard. With a tattered red flower perched on its head, it asked me whether it looked more like a person or a god. I took one look at it and said, “You look like your grandma’s grandson.” Ever since that day, my altar has never known a moment’s peace. My maternal uncle is the altar’s wanderin 1kReads8.5Score103Shelves
- 13 The Heavenly Master Descends the Mountain: Others Read Faces, I Read Fate 天师下山：别人看相，我窥天命 The Netherworld infant Xiang Ling is born, delivered by underworld officials, with Black and White Impermanence guarding the gates and the Ten Great Nether Marshals patrolling the streets! The feng shui Xiang family suffers a devastating calamity and nearly faces extinction! Xiang Ling survives against all odds, finds shelter on Longhu Mountain, and becomes an heir to the Celestial Masters. Twenty years later, having mastered the mystic arts, Xiang Ling descends from Longhu Mountain to break evi 141Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 14 Ghost: This Vital Energy Packs a Punch 鬼：这真气有力气 Awakening in the middle of the night, Qiu Zhen discovered that he was sharing a bed with a blood-faced ghost, while his roommates had already been slaughtered. In desperation, he threw a punch and shattered the vengeful spirit. This is written in third person. The tags can't be changed after the contract is signed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Keeper of Fate 守命人 Five years ago, my brother became addicted to gambling and racked up 700,000 yuan in debt. To pay it off, he went to Xiangxi’s Corpse-Hiding Cave to carry corpses and gamble with his life. 844Reads7.2Score149Shelves
- 16 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. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Nine Out of Ten Divinations Are Wrong 【十卦九不准】 [No heroine, not a power fantasy, no tired tropes. A sequel to The Nether Road, also known as Strange Tales of the Spirit Road.] Read people's fortunes when you meet them; divine the dead's paths when you encounter ghosts. Use yarrow stalks to cast hexagrams, and pluck gold to change fate. Walk among the corpses without fear, and never lose your way in the underworld. The practitioners of yin and yang arts investigate strange cases, while ancient mystic traditions probe the hearts of humankind. 533Reads8.7Score107Shelves
- 18 Late-Night Convenience Store: What Are You Doing, Customer? 深夜便利店：客官你干嘛 Lin Mo thought the worst thing about working the night shift as a cashier at Nan Cheng Huimin Convenience Store was having a teammate go 0–8 in ranked, until he met the old woman in floral pajamas. She clutched a chipped enamel mug and bought only two bags of frozen dumplings and a packet of QQ candy. Her coins were caked with dirt, and she insisted he “cook the dumplings.” Then a hoarse voice called in an identical order, laughing so hard Lin Mo could feel his upper gums go cold. The creepiest 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Maker 阴阳纸扎匠 The paper effigies my grandfather made could subdue spirits and drive away evil energy. He passed this craft down to me alone. Back in his day, my grandfather was a renowned master in the world of feng shui. I thought I could carry on his legend, but I was set up as soon as I struck out on my own. It turns out there’s another me in this world! (No System, no mindless protagonist, no stale tropes, no cultivation.) 422Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 20 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... 274Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 21 Luring Ghosts 招诡 A lot of the time, there are secrets and things hidden inside you that even you don't know about. For instance, what happens after you fall asleep... 350Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 22 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, 432Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 23 Master of Exorcism 镇邪先生 These days, there aren't many people with real skills left. I've been in this line of work for more than ten years, dealing with the dead every day. Carrying corpses, painting faces, stitching skin, keeping watch, probing the water, digging graves, performing rites, guiding spirits, and sealing coffins. My grandfather told me I could retire at thirty. But I cast a fortune for myself, and learned that I only have thirty years to live. With what little time I have left, I'll tell you all about my 20Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 24 The Last Corpse Driver 最后一个赶尸人 The dead march on; the living must keep their distance. If they don't, disaster is sure to follow! I'm a corpse driver, and this is my story! 731Reads8.0Score101Shelves
- 25 One Stick of Incense to Worship the Gods, an Outlaw Exorcist: Zhang Wulang! 一香祀神法外狂徒，端公张五郎！ This book is a work of fiction. The rituals, incantations, and water-based magic performed by Duangongs are invented for the story. Do not imitate them. What you read here is a story, not a craft. Cherish life and trust in science. Read the final chapter, and you will see with your own eyes what lies at the end of tearing down altars and temples. I transmigrated to the late Qing dynasty and became an outlaw. In other words, a man beyond the reach of the law. My skills came from ancient times, b 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Yin-Yang Ghost Arts Master 阴阳鬼术师 Some bargains are too tempting to take; accepting them might cost you your life. After Old Wang downstairs died, people around me kept inexplicably trying to give me money, and these offers of money were often followed by death. To stay alive, I had no choice but to learn the secret arts Old Wang left behind, stepping into a mysterious underworld... 502Reads7.9Score102Shelves
- 27 Borrowing a Path Through the Yin Coffin 阴棺借道 In our area, strange tales of “the white coffin that carries people off” and “the rolling corpse bridge” have been passed down for generations. The elders say that a water ghost claims its victims at the rolling corpse bridge, while the white coffin that carries people off is even more eerie and sinister… 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 My Wife Is Actually a Zombie 我的老婆竟是僵尸 The legends speak of eight kinds of Jiangshi: Purple Jiangshi: slow-moving, wreathed in purple energy. White Jiangshi: entirely white, afraid of light and fire. Green Jiangshi: unafraid of livestock, but afraid of sunlight. Hairy Jiangshi: covered in hair, unafraid of sunlight. Flying Jiangshi: skilled in magic, able to fly through the sky and burrow underground. Wandering Corpse: travels between the worlds of yin and yang, gathering the resentment of heaven and earth. Buried Corpse: imperishabl 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Patroller of the Living World 阳间巡逻人 Stories of spirit babies have circulated in the countryside of Sichuan and Chongqing for generations. When a baby dies, its lingering resentment can turn it into a ghost. Spirit babies were most common during the height of the one-child policy. As a child, I fed crows, which left me with an unusually strong aura of yin. Spirit babies often mistook me for one of their own, so someone later raised a ghost to protect me. On top of that, I have to work for the Underworld Bureau just to stay alive. 506Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 30 Supernatural: Starting Work at the Funeral Home 灵异：从殡仪馆上班开始 A person who received nine years of compulsory education finds themself caught up in a series of utterly bizarre events because of a job posting and a job... The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Read the story and see for yourself. 640Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Master Coffin 棺爷 My godfather died under mysterious circumstances. His body was cut into more than two thousand pieces. After the burial, Eighth Master took me on as his disciple! I inherited the Coffin Master's legacy! 351Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 32 Northeast Spirit Medium: My Years as the King of Tragedy 东北出马之我当悲王那些年 (Traditional supernatural fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, no cultivation, parallel storylines for a man and a woman. Don't try the spells in this book; this story is entirely fictional!) After dying on the street while trying to help someone, Zhang Daoxuan became a lonely ghost. He thought his only hope was to find a substitute and then reincarnate in the underworld. But through a twist of fate, he became a shamanic spirit medium. With my left hand, I push open the yin-yang gate; with my 217Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 33 After My Face Was Stolen, I Drew the Six Realms of Living Beings 我的脸被夺走后我画出六道众生相 My face was stolen. It wasn’t disfigured. It wasn’t disguised. My face was literally gone. To stay alive, I had no choice but to paint one new face after another onto my own. Human, ghost, demon, beast, god, immortal. Every face I painted gave me a new ability. As I tried to reclaim my original face, I gradually discovered that this world was far more complicated than it seemed. 96Reads—Score126Shelves
- 34 The Walking Corpse Files 走尸档案 I knew a group of people like this, and accidentally became one of them. They knew ancient secret arts for finding people through corpse refinement. With a person's birth date and time and an item belonging to someone who had gone missing, they used divination, the Eight Gates and Hidden Armor, and the arts of ghosts and spirits to make nowhere safe for the missing, whether living or dead! 658Reads8.1Score103Shelves
- 35 A Young Northeastern Spirit Medium 东北出马小先生 Gao Yunfei, the protagonist, was born in Changchun, Jilin, in Northeast China. He graduated from Jilin Institute of Physical Education with a degree in traditional ethnic sports. After college, he taught martial arts and mixed martial arts at a boxing gym. Then, by a twist of fate, he took up his family's ancestral incense tradition and became a spirit medium. Able to communicate with spirits, he moves between the realms of yin and yang, becoming a medium from Northeast China who helps people av 163Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Corpse Veins 尸脉 [No exaggeration, no System, a heartwarming story with a bit of a slow start.] Just a series of exciting adventures and a touching father-daughter bond. I live by one saying: “As a Maoshan disciple, if you see someone die and do nothing, Heaven will strike you down.” 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Soul-Suppressing Stele 镇魂碑 Telling the eeriest stories and exposing the most unfathomable human hearts! The final installment in the Evil-Quelling Trilogy! (The first two, Evil-Quelling Notes and Thousand Corpse Town, are both complete.) After the first thirty thousand words, there will be three updates every day! No delays, guaranteed! Thank you all for continuing to support Lao Zhang! 687Reads7.8Score101Shelves
- 38 Yellow Springs Inn 黄泉客栈 One day, a construction crew was blasting a path through a mountain when the explosives engineer suddenly felt an ominous premonition. The mountain collapsed, splitting open to reveal a seal buried for thousands of years deep within its heart. A towering crystal pillar, strange runes, and the seal’s sudden explosion blurred everyone’s vision. When they came to, they no longer knew where they were... Thus began a tale buried for thousands of years! 35Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 39 Sewing Yin Corpses, Suppressing Ghostly Calamities 缝阴尸，镇鬼祸 [Six Lines and Eight Trigrams, Soul Banners and Sacrificial Rites] Humans have three souls and seven spirits; ghosts have obsessions from the Nine Hells and the karmic flames of the Five Aggregates. But ever since I was born, I have been missing my [Earth Soul]. I’ve dealt with corpses since I was little. Other children played with colorful building blocks, fluffy stuffed animals, and little tin cars that could run. My toys were one battered corpse after another. Qimen Dunjia, puppetry that mani 823Reads6.7Score101Shelves
- 40 The Record of a Spirit Medium's Disciple 出马弟子进行录 A very real, purely personal account of life as a spirit medium! I’m a real spirit-medium disciple myself! This book has no fantasy elements or cultivation-power fantasies, just true experiences and information! I hope you’ll enjoy it! wlt52121 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop 黄泉典当行 The Underworld Pawnshop has existed since time immemorial, with a long and storied history. It can travel between the worlds of the living and the dead, reaching the far shores of the Yellow Springs to trade with ghosts and gods. It stands somewhere in the modern city. Find the Underworld Pawnshop, and any wish can be granted, but only at an equal price. You can pawn anything you own: organs, years of your life, ancestral treasures, even your soul. In exchange, you can get whatever you desire: m 127Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 42 The Eerie Amusement Park 渗人乐园 A mysterious game, terrifying trials, and a journey between reality and the game that brings you face-to-face with the truth of the world. Confront strange phenomena, break down the boundaries between good and evil, and experience the two sides of human nature. Is Eden Park truly a paradise for humanity, or a breeding ground for darkness...? Welcome to the Creepy Park. 24Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 43 Those Years I Served as a Spirit Medium 顶香出马的那些年 I was born at midnight on July 16. A white fox and a black snake blocked the door when I was born. My second aunt, a shaman, read my fate: I was never meant to be born, but was a little ghost who escaped from the Underworld. I was born with an evil bone, possessed yin-yang eyes, had all seven apertures open, and was fated to have my life claimed by the King of Hell. To survive, I eventually chose to become a shaman. After experiencing many paranormal events, I encountered an evil organization ca 153Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 44 Tales from the Folkways of Northeast China 东北民间轶事录 [The new book, The Northeast Folk Tales: An Account of Zhong Kui, is now being serialized] [Ensemble cast + folk legends + the customs and character of Northeast China] The land and skies of the Northeast; its folk customs and its people Set in the rural Northeast of the 1990s, this book is adapted from remarkable folk legends and true events widely told across the vast lands of Northeast China. It recounts the hardships protagonist Xu Liang faced in his youth, along with the many legendary expe 3.4kReads8.8Score409Shelves
- 45 Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳行者 The ultimate truths of heaven and earth are two: death and parting, and the way between yin and yang. I protect the living in the world of light, driving out evil and subduing demons until every specter is vanquished. I guide the dead across the Yellow Springs, and set foot upon the Bridge of Helplessness without hesitation. A traveler between the realms of yin and yang, I bear the balance of life and death on my shoulders. Have you ever seen an old sheep knock at your door, or a paper figure sp 279Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 46 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—Shelves
- 47 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺匠 My family has dealt with the dead for generations. Following in my father’s footsteps, I became a coffin bearer. Before carrying a coffin, I always offer the deceased five incense sticks. When offering incense to the living, three long sticks and two short ones are taboo. When offering incense to the dead, three short sticks and two long ones are taboo. That day, I carried a coffin, and the dead pregnant woman inside gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! [Shh, keep quiet! We’re settin 2.9kReads8.3Score194Shelves
- 48 The Deadly Yin-Yang Master 绝命阴阳师 I was born extraordinary. To stop me from being born, Heaven and Earth battled across the void. Half the masters of the feng shui world perished, dying with resentment in the northwest. In the end, only my father could restrain the Nine Dragons Taiji Diagram on my body by giving up his practice. To change my fate, my father arranged several betrothals for me within the feng shui world. Who knew this would only mark the beginning of calamity for the feng shui world... 448Reads8.5Score101Shelves
- 49 The Ten Deadly Sins 4 十宗罪4 This book is adapted from real cases. The place names and names of the people involved have been changed. It introduces ten terrifying murders that took place close to home, each a bizarre major case that the media once carefully suppressed and the authorities refused to discuss. These include the Body-Part Snowman, the Ghost of the Rainy Night, the Dungeon Prisoner, the Human-Skin Scarecrow, and the Perverted Sex Fiend... as well as the horrifying, internet-shaking dismemberment case of Diao Ai 192Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 50 The Southeast Asian Medium 东南亚通灵先生 Under duress, I embedded a woman's corpse inside a Buddha statue in a temple. After I was framed, Master Dad taught me Southeast Asian spirit-medium arts. From that day on, the world I saw was no longer inhabited by the living alone... 3.6kReads8.4Score427Shelves
