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- 51 The Maoshan Sect Leader 茅山掌教 The Dao is the foundation of the Way; arts are how it is put to use. Hidden soul-binding talismans, a life of poverty and an early death for initiates, the three Maos’ upper, middle, and lower teachings, and secret arts that leave ghosts and gods in awe! The most mysterious final patriarch of Maoshan leads his disciple Zhang Shouyi across the land, exorcising demons, exploring dangerous places in search of treasures, resolving ancient grudges, and roaming both the realms of yin and yang as he li 1.1kReads6.7Score11114d adds
- 52 The Strange World: My Arts Shape Mountains and Rivers 诡异世界：我术开山河 [No Female Lead] [Not a Saint] [Taoist Arts + Supernatural Invasion + Alternate Ancient World + Decisive and Ruthless] Heaven and earth turned upside down. The blood moon rose high, its light slowly fading as darkness covered the land! The supernatural descended, throwing the world into chaos. The masses could no longer endure it, as fear and despair engulfed the entire continent! [Slay the Red-Robed Vengeful Ghost and receive one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Arts: Demon-Slaying!] [Slay the 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Path of Cultivation Begins with Inheriting a Dilapidated Taoist Temple 修道从继承破道观开始 A young Daoist who has just graduated from a Daoist academy inherits a rundown temple with his master’s help. While cleaning it up, he encounters the teachings of the founding patriarch and begins his path of cultivation. New author, new book. 32Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 54 The Last Taoist Priest 最后一个道士 Heaven, earth, humanity, gods, and ghosts: all five realms have their own masters. The Heavenly Master observes the sea of clouds, commands the sun and moon, and shifts the stars and constellations. The Earth Master reads the terrain, studies the rivers, and searches the mountains for their veins. The Human Master reads faces, divines good and ill fortune, and predicts people's fates. The Divine Master invites the Eight Immortals, calls upon the power of Heaven, and subdues demons and monsters. 237Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 55 Urban: From the Start, I Got a Taoist Temple Livestream Room 都市：开局获得道观直播间 From the start, he gets a dilapidated Taoist temple. He also activates a Taoist temple streamer System, and from then on Mu Chen’s life comes with cheat codes. “Ride a Siberian tiger and keep a giant panda as a house cat.” Everyone, believe in science. I’m really not cultivating immortality, I’m just livestreaming, okay?! 158Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 56 Plague Sovereign of Another World 异世瘟皇 [A beginner web-novel writer’s practice piece. Readers who are particular about romance should choose carefully!] Immortals dwell atop lofty mountains, looking down upon the world; the Five Plagues roam the mortal realm, saving all living beings. Watch as an ordinary man who accidentally inherits the legacies of both immortals and gods learns to slack off in another world and live like a couch potato... 715Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 57 The Ghost Valley Corpse Scripture 鬼谷尸经 A corpse the police can't move, and a farewell letter no ordinary person can understand. These two seemingly unrelated things lead to a secret that has driven occult practitioners mad throughout history. The five magical arts of western Hunan, Daoist yin-yang divination, feng shui formations, and the long-lost art of reading the veins of mountains and rivers... Keep reading, and you may find it hard to believe, yet everything fits together perfectly. Remember: Heaven sees all, and fate is p 21Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 58 The Last Maoshan Celestial Master 最后一个茅山天师 They tore down the temples, burned the peachwood swords, packed the Taoist robes away, sealed the talismans in storage, and put the glutinous rice away. It was a scientific triumph, and the Taoist masters’ final age… Ding Chen, the last heir to the Maoshan Taoist lineage, never imagined that he would lose his job the moment he inherited the sect leader’s seal at the age of twenty-one. He could only take a copy of the Book of Celestial Divination and a marriage agreement to Chang’an. 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Feng Shui Mastermind 风水大掌柜 The day I was born, nine dragons came bearing a coffin, and a hundred ghosts wailed in mourning. I was born under a fated star. My name is Bai Ke, a feng shui master delivered to the mortal world in a coffin borne by nine dragons. I guide souls between yin and yang, and was born with an innate gift for the mysteries of heaven and earth. When you run into anything supernatural, just come to me, Bai Ke. I am the chief feng shui master, and there is no mysterious matter in this world that I cannot 589Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 60 My Identity as a Maoshan Celestial Master Was Exposed While I Was Casting a Spell 施法时，茅山天师的身份被曝光了 Chu Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to a Maoshan Heavenly Master System. He had planned to quietly exorcise demons and subdue evil spirits, but one day, while driving ghosts from a haunted house, a streamer exposes him. He sets up an altar and performs a ritual, unleashing thunder with every move. Peachwood swords smite evil, and all the ghosts scatter. “Holy crap, Maoshan Taoist magic is actually real!” Chu Yang: “You all need to believe in science.” As soon as he finis 80Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 61 A Vengeful Ghost Possesses Me, So I Slap It Right Across the Face 厉鬼上身，我上去就是一个耳光 [Urban + supernatural + invincible power fantasy] Demonic energy spreads, and terror descends! Have you ever heard the sound of opera singing from desolate graves in the wilderness... Have you ever seen a woman in red repeatedly jumping from an abandoned building... Have you ever encountered a corpse that had been dead for a long time suddenly opening its eyes... Headless corpses that walk, white-haired old men dragging their intestines as they howl, weasels that love to eat human hearts and l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 A Golden Core Cultivator's College Life 金丹修士的大学生活 “Heaven is round and Earth is square. By the nine laws, I write this decree: may all ghosts hide and flee.” What manner of demon are you? Come out and accept your punishment! Oh no! How did I manage to provoke her? Master, save me... The wonderful, thrilling college life begins!!! 93Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 63 Tales of Yin and Yang Ghosts 阴阳鬼记 A Yin-Yang notebook lets me travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. A single Yin-Yang petition can make even the Judge of the Underworld yield. I have a Yin-Yang notebook filled with such petitions. My name is Ximen Rong, and my fellow practitioners call me Little Ghost. The ghosts all call me Young Master. This is my notebook, the most powerful weapon my master left me. He said only someone with the strongest spiritual intuition was worthy of reading it. But when I opened the note 15Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 64 Guangfu Little Taoist: You Don't Want to Mess with My Master 广府小道士：我师父你惹不起 Everyone says being an immortal is wonderful! Immortals need food and shelter, too! A young Taoist sets up a stall and strange things keep happening... What? Wine? Meat? Who says Taoists can't eat those? Was there any shortage of fine food and wine at the Peach Banquet? 33Reads—Score114d adds
- 65 Reincarnation Simulator: Ascending to Immortality on the Wheel of Rebirth 轮回模拟器之转轮上成仙 [In-depth Daoist knowledge + a Daoist cultivates immortality + reincarnation simulations + saving the world] I, Cheng Xuan, was an ordinary mortal who had dreamed of becoming an immortal since childhood. By a strange twist of fate, I met an unremarkable old Daoist in the mountains and began my path to immortality. After three years of arduous cultivation, I finally earned my master’s approval. As the thirty-fifth-generation disciple, I was formally accepted into the Lingbao Sect. On the very da 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Master, You Teach Me Taoist Magic, Yet Make Me Woo Your Fiancée 师父：你教我道法却让我泡未婚妻 "Campus Belle + Fortune-Telling + God of War + Corpse-Driving + Female CEO + Divine Doctor + Tomb Raider" A corpse-driving soul exorcist destined to become a great warlord was summoned home from a thousand miles away by his master, who had a special task for him. “Disciple, I’ve found you a wife. Go marry her and bring her home. Give me a whole brood of disciples and descendants, or else... Hmph!” “Yes, Master!” Chen Feng replied, looking crestfallen. “By the way, is she pretty?” Chen Feng sudde 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Supreme Taoist: Peerless Daoist Master 道门太上：绝世道长 Clad in a Daoist robe, I walk among the people, driving out every evil under heaven... Humans, ghosts, demons, monsters, gods, immortals, and strange beings: no matter how many I eliminate, I cannot purge the evil thoughts in my heart. Meet kindness with kindness, meet evil and become a demon. The arts of the Daoist tradition shall be the strongest! (Not an invincible protagonist story. Read with caution. No female lead!) 99Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 68 I'm a Daoist Master, the Strongest Celestial Master Around! 道爷我，可是最强天师啊！ As paranormal phenomena erupt, Chu Fan obtains the most powerful Heavenly Master System. He livestreams himself catching ghosts, and the viewers go wild! "Wow! That Taoist priest is so skilled and handsome!" "Looks like the Taoist sects really do have something going for them." "Hey, hey, why does the priest only kill male ghosts? Why does he gently guide female ghosts to the afterlife?" The evil spirit weeps in despair. "Discrimination! This is blatant discrimination!!!" 402Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 69 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. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Fox Immortal Seeks a Title: I Said You Look Like My Future Wife 狐仙讨封：我说你像我未来的老婆 The white fox who once snuggled under the covers with me came to ask me to grant her a human form. I said: “You look like my future wife: a tempting face and figure, a slender waist, soft breasts, peach-round hips, fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. You're even more beautiful than a nine-tailed fox spirit descended to the mortal world.” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Bound by Neither Yin nor Yang 阴阳无忌 First of all, I’m a Taoist priest. I was born in a small village in Northeast China. After experiencing all kinds of paranormal events there, I set out to find a master and study the way. I later became a third-generation disciple of the Zhengyi school, then joined the mysterious Xiangxi lineage. During my days spent driving out ghosts and exterminating demons, I accidentally discovered that my other half had joined an evil cult that had been passed down for hundreds of years... 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 72 Master of Gods and Ghosts 神鬼相师 University student Jiang Hao unexpectedly inherits his ancestor’s legacy. Feng Shui can change fate, the art of destiny can reveal one’s life, money can be used to divine the future, and the Six Lines can calculate all things under heaven. Prayers and exorcisms, Qimen Dunjia, and all manner of mysteries are contained within the Eightfold Formation of Gods and Ghosts. So what if he is widowed, bereaved, lonely, or destitute? He will defy fate and swear to win the beauty of his dreams! 254Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 73 The Dream of the True Page Tao: A World Made Real from Illusions 真页道之梦化虚界 The supernatural returns, alongside alchemical arts, thunder magic, talismans, the 749 Bureau, and battles between Chinese and foreign practitioners. This is a secret chronicle of cultivation, ghost slaying, demon-smiting, and god-killing. Mysteries are gradually awakening. Where do ghosts, monsters, spirits, and demons come from? Immortals have attained the Dao, but the gods are hard to summon. The world is mired in desire. How can anyone cross over to safety? With the power of the Dream Realm, 229Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 74 A Cultivation Journey That Begins with a Taoist Coming Down the Mountain 道士下山开始的修仙之旅 Lu Chunyang, the founder of the Quanzhen Dao, first passed down the Dao to Liu Haichan. Liu Haichan had a disciple named Zhang Ziyang, the founder of the Southern Quanzhen Sect. Later, he passed down the Dao to Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Northern Quanzhen Sect. Now, he passes it down to the young Daoist Li Changgeng. The immortal path cherishes life, and its boundless mercy saves all. This is the story of the protagonist traveling the world, tempering his heart amid worldly life, doing g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 111Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 76 This Taoist Priest Is the Crown Prince 这个道士是太子 A domineering, unruly crown prince who gave the civil and military officials endless headaches, filled the people with grievances, and made his peers jealous yet helpless was finally sent up the mountain to become a Daoist by imperial decree... That day, officials of every rank cried out, “Long live the wise emperor!” Their voices soared into the clouds... That day, firecrackers thundered and gongs and drums blared throughout Chang'an... On Cranecry Mountain, the deposed crown prince, now a Daoi 1.6kReads5.6Score11814d adds
- 77 The Way of Heaven: Feng Shui Master, I Control the Universe 天道门，风水神师，乾坤由我执掌 The lotus scorched by hellfire is the birthmark on my back. The sins of my past life were too great, and in this life I'm fated to die young. To stay alive, I descend the mountain in search of a way, only to find eighty-one coffins and an underworld wedding waiting for me. A coin hung from a mountain, a cup of water holding the world in check. A demon fetus in a human belly, a woman in a bottle, the witchcraft of Luonan, eight or nine layers of coffins, the underworld's watery halls, a golden co 209Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 78 The Supreme Celestial Master 极品天师 A hilarious Heavenly Master, a Heavenly Master devoted to protecting all that is good, a Heavenly Master free of vulgar interests: Wolong strives to show everyone a Heavenly Master unlike any other. 168Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 79 The Last Celestial Master: The Dragon Burial in the Yellow River 末代天师：黄河葬龙 Lin Feng, an inheritor of Orthodox Unity Taoist traditions, vows to slay every demon and monster in the world, even if it means his Taoist arts will never be needed. His disciple Allen, who came from England, swears to carry his master for another ninety-nine thousand li, proving his devotion and praying that they can be master and disciple again in their next lives. 33Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 80 Heir to Mount Longhu: Zhang the Celestial Master of the Streets 龙虎山传人：市井张天师 He looks like a rough-and-tumble man, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a penchant for snark. He's also an heir to profound Taoist arts. His peachwood sword slays evil spirits, and his Heavenly Master's seal suppresses dark forces. A vivid and engaging supernatural novel. 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Tale of the Peaceful Daoist 太平道人传 … So is the dorm real or fake, fake? My precious baby, hurry up and build it for me, for me. The data cable, right, right, right, wait... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Maoshan Taoist 茅山道士 There are many things in this world that are unknown to most people. Five hundred years ago, hordes of ghosts and monsters roamed near the Kunlun Mountains. They fed on the spiritual qi generated by the Kunlun Dragon Vein and grew powerful enough to wreak havoc on the human world. For reasons unknown, the Nine Hells shattered, leaving the souls of humans and other living beings with nowhere to go after death. They gathered at the Kunlun Mountains, where they absorbed the spiritual qi of heaven a 20Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 83 The Maoshan Celestial Master 茅山天师 Maoshan secret arts, supreme beneath the heavens; a sacred mountain paradise, the orthodox school of Daoism! The Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song bestowed eight treasures upon Maoshan to protect the region, banish demons, uphold the Dao, and bring blessings to the people. Yet the internal power struggles within the Daoist sects, including the Maoshan School, have continued for centuries. This story unfolds through the strange tales of spirits and the supernatural that happen all around me. D 35Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 84 The Great Yin-Yang Edict 太阴阳令 A rural Taoist whom people often overlook can always master other people's secret techniques, from the souls of demon spirits to the deadly strikes of ancient martial arts. He learns them in an instant, and when he uses them, his opponents are done for. In a dark world, he also learns of the thousand-year tragic romance that binds him. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Hundred Wonders Medical Dao Talisman 百妙道医箓 A serious urban cultivation fantasy novel. No transmigration, no wish fulfillment, and plenty of logical consistency. Every character is smart, and there’s both Daoist magic and medicine. You’re all welcome to give it a read! Cultivation takes time, so why the rush? Honestly... I’m a humble Daoist with superb medical skills and profound mastery of the Dao. There’s no need to hurry... “Master Zhao, please save my life!” “I can’t. This humble Daoist doesn’t have a medical license!” “Master Zhao 581Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 86 Heaven's Mandate: Yin and Yang 天命阴阳 The Pixiu feeds on wealth from every corner of the world. It swallows all things but never excretes, attracting riches and gathering treasures, taking in but never giving out. On my eighteenth birthday, I met a girl who completely bewitched me. But I never expected that she would actually… 1.6kReads8.4Score19014d adds
- 87 The Super Little Daoist 超级小道士 Gu Tian, a womanizing young Taoist and master of the Daoist sect, is born with the Five Virtues gathered in his body and clad in a flowing-light armor. Sent into the mortal world by his master to cultivate, he sets off a humorous, hilarious, and wish-fulfillment adventure... 221Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 88 You Said You Were a Fake Taoist Master, So What’s with All Those Thunderbolts? 说好假天师，你满天神雷是咋回事 Buddhism and Taoism have fallen into decline. Ghosts roam the night, and demons and monsters are returning. Lin Feng’s soul transmigrates into this world. He encounters a Ghost King’s wedding procession, and his sign-in System activates. He gets a sign-in at Wuzhuang Temple from the start. Cloaked in primordial chaos energy and protected by celestial righteousness, he wields the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and treads the Eight Trigrams of Yin and Yang! The Seven Arrows Nailhead Curse, and scatte 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 A Nascent Soul Expert Gets Beaten Up on Earth 元婴大佬在地球被吊打 When the false is taken for true, even truth becomes false; where nothing is taken for something, something returns to nothing. A dream of Southern Branch is bound to end in waking; returning home, one finds oneself like the man who came back to find the woodcutter’s axe handle rotted away. Chen Zongping, an ordinary college student, accidentally falls into the world of immortal cultivation. Rescued by an old man who takes him in as a disciple, he begins his journey toward immortality. After cou 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Crouching Tiger Celestial Master 卧虎天师 A Celestial Master from the Age of Decline transmigrates into an age of the uncanny and unexpectedly becomes the Commandant of Justice. When demons and ghosts run rampant and witchcraft brings chaos, Zhang Suxuan grips a thunder-striking knuckle guard in his right hand and a tiger-inscribed waist token in his left. With a peachwood sword on his back and a Celestial Master’s robe on his shoulders, he exclaims, “Oh yeah, a job just came in!!” 973Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 91 The Daoist in Blue 青衣道人 "A Feel-Good Taoist Power Fantasy + Unstoppable Domination of the City! + No Female Lead" "Building a Taoist Temple Alone + Holding Court in the Golden Triangle of Northern Myanmar + Looking Down on All Under Heaven!" Dressed in blue, with a black sword in hand, he slays gods when gods appear and vanquishes Buddhas when Buddhas come! The Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers and the Seventy-Two Earthly Arts! The Twin-Fish Jade Pendant, mummies, pyramids, lizardmen beneath the earth, A world unlike any othe 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 A Direct Heir of the Daoist Sect, Dragged Off to Get a Marriage License Right After Coming Down the Mountain? 道门嫡系，刚下山就被拉去领证？ The Celestial Master’s arts... They really exist?! After fifteen years of cultivating at a temple, Daoist Chen Ping came down from the mountain. In his Daoist robes, he found himself at a matchmaking setup! “Mom... I’m a Daoist, a direct disciple of the Celestial Master. I can’t get married.” Chen Ping was at a loss. “If you don’t bring someone home today, you’re no son of mine!” He’d only meant to go through the motions, but on the street, a stunning woman in black stockings blocked his way. Sh 681Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Supreme Daoist: Master of the Zombies 道门至尊，僵尸道主 Kindle the Daoist fire in your heart and slaughter every demon and fiend in the world! Chen Changsheng, a disciple of Uncle Jiu of Maoshan, descends the mountain on his master’s orders. He slays ghosts and exterminates demons! After fulfilling his master’s command, he uncovers a shocking secret from eighteen years ago... 21Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 94 Primordial Edict: Grandmaster of the Daoist Order 元始敕令：道门大宗师 Vanguard of the Taoist altar, great general who banishes demons, edict of the Primordial Beginning, all arts subdued and concealed!!! With Taoist arts perfected and the strength of a grandmaster, he commands thunder and lightning, slaying monsters and vanquishing evil!!! This is a world of the Taoist sects, and the realm of the Nine Provinces… 686Reads6.7Score11414d adds
- 95 The Maoshan Sect Master 茅山宗师 The greatest blessed land under heaven, the eighth grotto-heaven, is known as the Orthodox Maoshan Tradition! The Manifest Sect has carried its mandate for a thousand years, while the Esoteric Sect has subdued dragons across ten thousand miles. The thousand-year struggle between the two branches of the Maoshan Sect has become a legendary tale without precedent. Gathering the finest wisdom of the immortal way from the ages and preserving the ancient essence of rare secret arts, the path is simple 1.3kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 96 A Taoist Priest from the Start: I'm Invincible in the Supernatural World 开局道士，我无敌于灵异 [Fanfiction] + [Taoist priest] + [Transmigration] + [Invincible] + [Light comedy] + [Original] Seven years ago, an old Taoist conned Fang Jin into becoming a Taoist priest on a mountain. Three years ago, his master left to travel the world and never came back. Then, on this very day, Fang Jin received a mysterious phone call that changed his life forever: “Hello, there's a night parade of ghosts here, and a snow corpse protecting the way. Can you handle it?” Fang Jin: “That sounds a little trick —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Living with a Fairy Who Descended to Earth 带着仙女下凡同居 There is a room in a side chamber of the main hall of the Taoist temple that Chen Jiugong has never entered. One day, he accidentally wanders inside and discovers a transparent ice coffin. A breathtakingly beautiful woman in exquisite clothing lies motionless within, her eyes closed... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Patriarch of Taoism 道家祖师 As the old saying goes, one person shouldn’t enter a temple, and two people shouldn’t peer into a well. One rainy night, I went into a ruined temple all by myself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The Underworld Longevity Bureau 黄泉长生局 [Mystery + Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Ghost Hunting] They say the Yellow Springs are crawling with ghosts and demons. Once I raise my yellow talisman and form a hand seal, I'll wipe them all out. From three-eyed ghost lice and the Fish Kingdom tomb to the Ten-Thousand-Pearl Snake Woman... Li Que, a little nobody of the Daoist sect, and Fatty get caught up in a vast scheme for immortality. As the saying goes: “In paper shoes, I tread into the Yellow Springs; through the gloom of life and death, I 241Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 100 The Grand Mystic 大玄师 Sun Lei smiles faintly and raises a hand to split open the Yin-Yang Road. “Moved yet?” Demons, ghosts, monsters, and spirits: “Wouldn’t dare. Wouldn’t dare…” 128Reads7.0Score—14d adds
