Novels like Crouching Tiger Celestial Master
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- 1 The Extraordinary Way of the Mystic 玄道不凡 (No female lead. Don’t ask. None of my supernatural novels have female leads!) Jiang Bufan studied the Dao with his master from childhood. After an accident revealed that he carried demonic blood, he set out on a journey to discover his origins... 46Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 2 Hong Kong Crime Universe: I Start with Wong Gau and Seven Kyoto as My Lackeys 港综开局：我有王九和七京当小弟 After transmigrating to the Hong Kong underworld, his very first underling is Wang Jiu, who has the Iron Shirt technique. Later, Qijing and the great villains of Hong Kong cinema come one after another to join him. From then on, He Jianguo calls the shots in Hong Kong’s underworld. 3Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 3 After His Family Was Wiped Out, He Became the Last Maoshan Celestial Master 灭门后，他成了最后的茅山天师 Also known as: The Taoist Master Subdues Demons: A Maoshan Disciple [No System + Alternate History + Demon Hunting] On the summer solstice of the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng reign, a force from Miaojiang that commanded demons attacked the Maoshan Sect, seeking to break the seal on the Corpse King. The sect leader fought to the death, and only one young Heavenly Master was lucky enough to escape with his life. Seeking revenge, the young man took up his sword and set out to hunt demons and ba 33Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 4 I’m a Taoist Priest in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐当道士 Seven years spent traveling, three years standing guard. Ten years later, Zhang Ping is keeping the peace at Taiqing Temple by dealing with one group of troublemakers after another. The roof tile in his hand is no ordinary tile. It is the key to the gate of a peerless expert’s residence. Countless people want to get their hands on it. From people of the martial world to those in government. Again and again, Zhang Ping resolves the trouble. The truth draws ever closer, and his senior brother’s wh 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 When an Exorcist Masters Cutting-Edge Technology 当驱魔道士掌握核心科技 Newly graduated Taoist priest Chi Yan meets a gruesome end on his first ghost-hunting mission, but unexpectedly binds himself to a System. Complete missions to earn rewards in cutting-edge technology? Time reversal, automatic damage blocking, all kinds of high-tech equipment... Chi Yan raises an AK-47 with unlimited ammunition. The source of all fear is a lack of firepower! Exorcise ghosts with Taoist magic (✗) Exorcise ghosts with physical force (✓) 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Unleash My Divine Might in Another World 我在异界大显灵威 [Not a Leveling Story] [Not a Mafia-Style Cultivation Story] Take one method from the Dao, and one technique from that method. A temple rascal born in the 2000s transmigrates to another world, only to discover that immortals and demons are real here, and magic is everywhere. This is practically a heaven-sent opportunity! What? The Daoist traditions have been lost? I have magic from another world! This time, your Daoist master is going to show off! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Daoist's Immortal Cultivation 道士的修仙 The Taoist’s Path to Immortality Lin Yu embarks on an adventurous journey to protect the Tianyuan Continent. He endures hardships beyond the borders and in mysterious lands, gaining immense power and treasures. But this draws the covetous attention of evil forces such as the Black Fiend Demon Venerable, and the two sides clash repeatedly, with Lin Yu ultimately victorious. Then the Shadow Empire’s plot comes to light: it seeks to conquer the universe, putting the Tianyuan Continent in danger. Li —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Daoist Master and Me 我和道士师父 Mysticism, cultivation, enlightenment, my Taoist master and me, a wondrous journey, the teachings of the founding patriarchs, the little things involved in serving the patriarchs, and how the patriarchs secretly gave me money 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Severing Yin and Yang from the Start: Slaying Demons in the City 开局断阴阳：我在都市斩妖邪 [Feng Shui arts, mysterious events, life-and-death clashes] Strange incidents plague the bustling city. Armed with exquisite Taoist arts, Xu Huang cuts through the urban fog. But as he digs deeper, he discovers that none of it is coincidence. Yin energy is reviving, and demons and monsters are stirring. A shocking conspiracy that threatens the city's very survival is quietly unfolding! A life-and-death showdown is about to begin! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Descending Into Myth: From the Start, I Become Laozi's Disciple 降临神话，开局拜师老子 Right after graduating, Gu Xuan became the owner of an antique shop thanks to a mysterious contract. He discovered that the antiques in the shop were no ordinary antiques: each possessed supernatural powers. And the more he ventured into myths and legends, the more different antiques he had to contain. 61.3kReads7.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 11 I'm Done Being a Celestial Master This Poor 这么穷的天师不当也罢 In times of peace and prosperity, Buddhism flourishes across the land while Daoists hide away in remote mountains. In times of chaos, Bodhisattvas turn a blind eye to worldly affairs, while the Old Lord shoulders his sword and saves a world in turmoil. Daoists emerge from seclusion to save the people only when chaos reigns. In prosperous times, they shun worldly gain and retreat to the mountains, pursuing the Great Dao in their hearts, untouched by mundane distractions. This seems to have become 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Changed Classes to Taoist Priest and Attained the Dao Through Earthly Fiend Arts 转职道士，我以地煞术成道 [Taoist Class Advancement] [Skill Tree: Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts] Fu Beishang transmigrated. He had no System, but this world had wish-granters. He inherited his predecessor's genuine last wish and successfully became a Taoist in a world where people could change classes. But he hadn't been happy for long before he ran into the divine messengers who specialize in sending transmigrators home. He'd barely been here a few days before they sent him back to his hometown. When he returned, he di 7.6kReads6.3Score87114d adds
- 13 Dao Ancestor: Beginning as the Three Kingdoms’ Imperial Tutor 道祖：从三国帝师开始 [Keeping a low profile] [Seeking the Dao] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Preaching across the myriad heavens] The Three Kingdoms pacifies the world, the Water Margin sweeps away demons, Journey to the West launches mechs, and Investiture of the Gods gets a new spin... Though the candle burns down and the body fades, the will remains. A spark of spiritual light vanishes, then is born anew. The Dao... does it really exist? Disciples, remember: if one person can’t do it, we gang up on them.. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Solve Major Cases with Taoist Magic 我用道术破大案 Yan Bei was reborn into a parallel world. After ten years of hard work, he finally mastered the ultimate Dao arts. At eighteen, he came down from the mountain determined to become a brilliant detective. After four years of diligent study, he vowed to punish the wicked, help the weak, and pursue criminals across a thousand miles. But he ranked near the bottom in his major, and upon graduating was assigned to the Qingshan Detective Agency in the urban-rural fringe, where he spent his days looking 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Daoist's Path to Ascension 道爷的飞升之路 Enter the Daoist sect, serve the gods. Jiang Yuan, who died of illness in bed in his previous life, unexpectedly arrived in a world of cultivators. Here, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism stand as three great pillars, while heretics and demons run rampant. Humans, ghosts, monsters, and demons alike all strive to cross the heavenly tribulation. After joining the Supreme Dao Sect, Jiang Yuan plunged headfirst into this surging tide. Grind! Grind until you drop! You can't become an immortal if you 117Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 16 Supernatural: I Change into a Taoist Robe, Then Head Straight into the River 灵异：道袍一换，下河就干 When a dead fish bites, turn around and leave; change into a Taoist robe, and get straight to work in the river. Make it safely to shore, and the whole internet praises you; fail to catch a ghost, and the whole village gets a meal. A century-old corpse in a rural reservoir, a generations-old evil bond that uses a corpse to bear a child, a cunning demon in the mirror, ghostly shadows in an abandoned hospital, terror at an amusement park, and the fog-shrouded Mount Hujun… 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Supreme Daoist Scripture: Immortal Realm Arc 无上道经【仙界篇】 [Cultivation + traditional fantasy + invincible protagonist + no System] I came to save my mother. Even if you are Heaven's Way, if you stand in my way, I will kill you all the same. This is the second volume of The Supreme Daoist Canon, the Immortal Realm arc. Su Heng entered a spatial tunnel to reach the Immortal Realm and save his mother. But by a twist of fate, he arrived in a shattered world, one with an incomplete Heaven's Way, and somehow became a Heaven-Slayer. To reach the Immortal Real 1.2kReads6.9Score19914d adds
- 18 The Daoist Patriarch 道家祖师 In the Eastern Region, immortal sects and demonic orders vie for supremacy, wielding wondrous arts. In the Southern Borderlands, shamans rule, and their strange sorcery and curses defy belief. In the Northern Sea, the Dragon Palace reigns supreme, while the demon clans hold sway with their powerful bodies. The Western Lands are an unknowable place, shrouded in mystery. This world had no Daoism, but Yang Xuan said there should be, and so Daoism came to be. Here are the One Breath Transforming int 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Way of the Celestial Master: I Will Slay Every Evil Spirit 天师道：我将斩尽一切邪祟 (Taoist arts + witches + paper effigies + talisman curses + ghost exorcism + spirit summoning + soul guiding + evil spirits + suspense and the supernatural) When it comes to vanquishing demons and evil spirits, the first people who come to mind are Maoshan Taoists. But in fact... the ones truly skilled at catching ghosts and driving out demons are the Celestial Masters! The yin wind rises... vengeful spirits emerge... Orthodox One spells... drive out the ghosts... How will they deal with one biz 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Went to America to Preach, and the People Elected Me President 人在米国传教，被民众推选当总统 (System novel + no harem + face-slapping) After transmigrating to a parallel world, I travel thousands of miles to the United States to preach. What's wrong with raising a zombie while I'm here preaching? What's wrong with knowing a tiny bit of lightning magic? Evil spirits and vampires are all trash, and none of them pose the slightest challenge. Even the great demons have to bow and say good morning. What? You want me to become the President of the United States? Isn't that a bit much? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Born with an Immortal Spirit Body: I Somehow Became a Celestial Master of the Daoist Sect 天生仙灵体：我竟修炼成道门天师 Zhang Lin was once a poor young man. After picking up a treasured ring, he gained magical powers. Following his master, Daoist Qingfeng, he went on to subdue demons and exorcise evil, eventually becoming a great Celestial Master. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Seven Disciples of the Daoist Sect 道门七子 Do you believe that other spaces and dimensions exist beyond the world we know? Do you believe that among the people we encounter every day, there may be extraordinary individuals with extraordinary skills, unknown to the rest of us? Here, we tell stories about people and events in this world that ordinary people never hear about. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Two Thousand Years of Daoist Cultivation 修道两千年 Retired soldier Zhou Zhen accidentally stumbled upon a Taoist temple from the Han dynasty. After obtaining a secret manual, he began cultivating immortality, driving out ghosts, capturing demons, and exploring tombs. When he discovered that he was the reincarnation of a Taoist priest from the Han dynasty two thousand years ago, what would he do next...? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Chinese Taoism, 1937 中华道门1937 A new novel is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain: I Slay Every Evil with Changshan Magic 天师下山：我以阊山术法尽诛邪 “The world is in turmoil, overrun by demons and monsters. I wield the Lushan Dao, and can slay specters and evil spirits.” So spoke the Daoist priest as he shouldered his sword and descended the mountain. “Why go down the mountain?” “To vanquish demons and subdue evil.” “And why vanquish demons?” “So I can answer to the Dao in my heart!” 45Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 26 Worries of the Mystic Sect 玄门忧道 Twenty years ago, someone stole my fortune. To save me, Grandpa sent me to Mount Longhu. Twenty years later, a young Daoist descended the mountain. My mother in the mortal world had died, and I stepped between yin and yang to find her… 1.5kReads6.7Score11814d adds
- 27 Jiangshi: Fiery Golden Eyes from the Start, Scaring Uncle Jiu Out of His Wits 僵尸：开局火眼金睛，九叔吓傻了 From the start, Lu Fu transmigrates into a vast zombie world, and is instantly left dumbfounded! When other people transmigrate, don’t they usually end up in an era of spiritual decline, with the imperial court paying homage to the new Republic? So why is this world crawling with demons and monsters, ghosts everywhere, and even immortals and Buddhas still around? Weren’t we promised that spiritual energy had dried up? This doesn’t look like it! Fortunately, Lu Fu activates the Mythical Collectio 636Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 28 The Charlatan Descends the Mountain: From the Start, I Became a Celestial Master 神棍下山：开局成天师 A young Taoist priest comes down the mountain, already at the peak from the start! He roams the city, stomping demons underfoot and tearing zombies apart with his bare hands. His ghost servant becomes a Ghost Emperor who rules over a vast territory. His dear friend, Nuba, becomes the queen of the corpse world... And as for his beloved confidantes... Who should he choose? 431Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 29 The True Immortal Path of Mount Shu 蜀山真仙道 A Different Shu Mountain. Jing Xiao finds himself in a different version of the Shu Mountain world, yet carries memories from somewhere else. See what kind of thrilling xianxia adventures await Jing Xiao in this unfamiliar world of Shu Mountain. 32Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 30 Transmigrating to the Strange Affairs Office as a Taoist Priest 穿越到异世镇抚司做道士 He transmigrated to another world and became a Daoist priest. He cultivates qi instead of immortality? Exorcising demons and vanquishing fiends is one thing, but now the priest has to solve cases too? The world is such a mess, and Lü Ergou just wants to be a security guard. This time, though, he’s guarding something rather grand: a bright and peaceful world, a realm free of corruption, and peace for all under heaven... 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Livestream: Is It Really So Strange for a Taoist Priest Like Me to Know Magic? 直播：我一个道士会道术很合理吧 [Livestreaming + System + Pets + Urban Fantasy + Supernatural Invasion = ?] Chen Chuan transmigrates to a world on the brink of a supernatural invasion, becoming a Taoist priest with a temple from the start and binding himself to a live-streaming System for saving the world. To prepare for the crisis that may be coming, Chen Chuan begins his daily livestreams. “Daoist, why can your husky do kung fu?” “Daoist, you say you can’t use magic, so what’s that ball of lightning in your palm?” “Daoist, y 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Fu Qingzhu’s Guide to Men’s Health in Plain Language 傅青主男科白话文 Fu Shan, courtesy name Qingzhu, was a remarkable figure of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Renowned for his resistance to the Qing and his mastery of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, he was also a physician who devoted himself to helping others. Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology and Men’s Health represents the essence of his medical knowledge. The book focuses on common ailments such as kidney deficiency, nocturnal emissions, and hernias. It distills clinical experience into plain explanations, 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Outcast: Merging with Chiyou, I Become the Lord of All Weapons! 一人：融合蚩尤，我，万兵之主！ Zhao Xinghe transmigrates into the world of The Outcast and gets a sign-in System. From the start, he receives a beginner’s gift pack containing the God of War, Lord of All Weapons, and Chi You templates. With a godlike body and incredible physical strength, he can take down a kid with one palm strike. As Lord of All Weapons, he commands every blade and weapon under heaven... Zhang Lingyu: What?! He shattered my Golden Light Mantra with one slap? Jia Zhengliang: Why do my twelve Flying Knives of 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Long Road to Immortality 凡人漫漫修仙路 [A grounded tale of an ordinary man: no formulaic plot, so it may not suit readers who like conventional tropes. Not a brainless power fantasy, with intelligent heroes and villains alike. No transmigration, no System, no overpowered golden finger, and no reincarnated great expert. Just the winding path of an ordinary mortal cultivating immortality.] Liang Cheng is an ordinary, poor boy from a small mountain village. With no miraculous stroke of luck or extraordinary talent, he relies on hard wor 6Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 35 The Yin-Yang Makeup Master 阴阳点妆匠 A family upheaval changed my worldview, and I became a makeup artisan. From then on, human calamities and ghosts swirled around me. What was the truth? What was genuine affection? It was as if a veil of mist always kept me from seeing clearly. A makeup artisan... The tombs she tends belong to families that did good deeds and whose descendants will enjoy lasting blessings. The faces she adorns are those of people whose humanity still awaits reincarnation. The word “artisan” carries a profound mea 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 36 The Magnificent Purple-Robed Young Heavenly Master 极品紫袍小天师 At midnight, dark clouds gather, lightning flashes and thunder roars. A rift tears open in the sky above China, and countless yaksha and evil spirits draped in Rising Sun flags surge out of it like a flood! The fate of China, forged over thousands of years, hangs by a thread! “Jingyi of the Zhengyi Sect leads all our disciples here to exorcise evil and banish demons!” “The Qingwei Sect is here to protect China!” “All the Daoist sects of Maoshan are here to protect our nation’s fate!” “The Lingba 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Your Daoist Master Has Arrived: Tempering the Heart in the Mortal World 道爷我来了，红尘炼心 Lin Dong, an orthodox heir of the Daoist sects, comes down from the mountain and immediately becomes a legend! He sets up a fortune-telling stall on the street. When a thug provokes him and declares that he’ll draw blood within ten steps, the sign crashes onto the thug’s head the very next second, and the prophecy comes true. The whole night market is stunned! He only wanted to make a quiet living, but gets dragged into a world of urban shadows instead: A corpse hidden in a factory’s cold stora 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 38 After the College Entrance Exams, I Became the Internet's Strongest Taoist 高考后，我成了全网最强道士 After graduating from high school, a young man unexpectedly inherits the teachings of the Dao at Mount Longhu. In this age of declining magic, spiritual energy is scarce and cultivation is difficult. But he discovers that livestreaming to help people solve their problems earns him merit, and so he sets out on the path to becoming the most powerful Daoist on the entire internet. 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 39 This Daoist Master Is the Strongest Celestial Master, You Know! 道爷我啊！可是最强天师哦！ After the supernatural outbreak, Chu Fan obtained the Strongest Celestial Master System. With the Daoist sect in decline, he went down the mountain to gain experience and accumulate merit. But when he returned from his travels, he discovered that his family’s thousand-year-old Daoist temple had been taken over and turned into a Buddhist temple. Visitors had to buy tickets, and those bastards had even replaced the Hall of the Thunder God with Buddhist statues. Chu Fan was furious! He pointed his 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Reading Qi in the Imperial Court 气观庙堂 Back then, the roads were still dirt tracks, and there were no big trees along the streets. All you could see was a crowd of children running under the blazing sun, kicking up clouds of dust that mingled with their sweat. After that day, my life was never the same. It has been exactly sixteen years since I first encountered the supernatural. I’ve witnessed the genuine spirit-medium traditions of the Northeast and visited shrines worshiped in other parts of the country. I’ve seen the wondrous cor 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Disciple of the Supreme One, Listed Among the Immortals, Ascending to the Highest Purity 我太上门下，名录仙籍，荣登太清 [Mystic Arts + Cultivation + Fake System + Alternate Modern City + No Female Lead] A sudden turn of events transformed Chen An’s once-peaceful life beyond recognition. What secrets lie behind the many baffling mysteries? Why do countless skeletons form a towering platform of qi, with mournful wails echoing from it? Why does an elusive shadow lurk beneath the great rivers of the Northeast China Plain? What secrets lie beneath the surface of life in the harsh frontier regions? What complex struggl 24Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 42 The Young Celestial Master of the Daoist Sect 道门小天师 On the year of his master's eightieth birthday, his master arranged a funeral for himself. Everyone in the city came... 101Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 43 My Years of Catching Demons 我捉妖那些年 “Jinqu of Jinling is a blessed sanctuary for cultivating the truth, a sacred realm where one may become divine. Paper effigies guarding temples, corpses and ghosts possessing the living, using a grandmaster’s name as a pretext to suppress ghosts and drive out evil spirits: during my years hunting demons, I witnessed the true secret arts of Taoism, passed down only to a select few! The rise and fall, secrets, and scandals of Taoist sects such as the Maoshan Sect, the Zhengyi Sect, the Shenxiao Se 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 You Tried to Scam a Taoist Disciple? I'll Hit You With a Thunderbolt 诈骗道门弟子？我反手一套天雷 The day Chen Xiao mastered the Dao, his junior sister was kidnapped by scammers from Northern Myanmar? Chen Xiao was furious. “You dare scam a disciple of my Daoist sect? Believe me, I'll hit Northern Myanmar with a full volley of thunder techniques and wipe it off the map!” Scammer from Northern Myanmar: “Cultivation? Thunder techniques? What era is this? Still superstitious? Who are you trying to scare? Send them all off to have their kidneys harvested!” Chen Xiao immediately unleashed his div 1Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 45 The Haunted House Sleep Tester 凶宅试睡师 Houses where murders or suicides have occurred are known as haunted houses. Any property in a prime location that is being sold at an unusually low price has seen some kind of major accident. To put buyers’ minds at ease, the owners spend a fortune hiring the industry’s top sleep testers to debunk rumors about the haunted houses and resolve the sinister, uncanny events within them. Lin Fei, a poor nobody, stumbles into the sleep-testing business and uncovers the secrets behind one haunted house 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Taoist Priest Comes Down the Mountain: Why Does My Daughter Think I'm a Fraud? 道士下山：我女儿竟然说我是神棍？ [Livestream Revelations + Supernatural Suspense + Taoist Descends the Mountain] To save his daughter, Han Sh Que spent ten years cultivating in the mountains. When he returned, he was met with his daughter accusing him on a televised livestream, claiming that her own father had committed heinous acts against her. Yet everyone around them took the side of the monstrous father. What exactly is going on? 2Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 47 Folk Sorcery 乡野诡术 My fate is ruled by the Seven Killings star, and I was born with a short life. Before adulthood, I face a calamity every year. The eighteenth year is the most perilous, known as the Life-and-Death Tribulation. My grandfather took seventeen calamities for me, but he died before my Life-and-Death Tribulation arrived. Before he breathed his last, he took away seventeen paper figures. They are my karmic retribution... 143Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 48 I Can No Longer Hide My Celestial Master's Identity 我的天师身份藏不住了 Zhang Xuan Qingxuzi, the current Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, sealed away his cultivation and memories to pass through the “Mortal Tribulation,” leaving only his instincts, Daoist awareness, and unyielding pride. With an admission letter from East Sea University in hand, he descended the mountain. His flowing Daoist robes got him stuck in the revolving door at a scenic spot, unable to go in or out. Tourists raised their phones to snap pictures. “That priest is really dedicated to his cos 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Uncle Nine: Put on the Mask, and I Become a God 九叔：戴上面具，我即神明 After dying in the world of The Outcast, Wang Yi transmigrates once again, this time to Uncle Jiu's world. What's more, he can still cultivate the Divine Persona Mask he learned about in his previous life. He joins a theatrical troupe and begins gathering the audience's faith, slaying demons and vanquishing evil all the way. Reverend Qianhe: “Is that… a congenital Dao body? I can't believe I've found one here!” Reverend Simu: “Is this even human? It looks like the Great Sage himself has come!” U 2.6kReads6.6Score20414d adds
- 50 The Corpse Soul's Lost Spirit 尸魂落魄 I bought a human-body mannequin on Taobao. The seller had clearly gone to a lot of trouble, because what arrived was a living corpse... 35Reads—Score—14d adds
