Novels like Refining the Void and Uniting with the Dao
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- 101 Demons Run Amok? I’m a Taoist Priest, This Is My Specialty 妖魔横行？贫道专业对口 Chen You'an opened his eyes and realized he had transmigrated. The good news: he had transmigrated with a System. The bad news: this was an ancient world torn apart by war and filled with starving corpses. There were no immortals or gods, only life-snatching demons, harmful devils, wandering ghosts, man-eating monsters, and hopping zombies. 2.4kReads5.4Score164Shelves
- 102 Real-Life Tales of Feng Shui and the Metaphysical Arts 风水玄学之实录杂谈 After eight years, I’m starting a new book. No System, no cultivating immortality. Just a straightforward account of an ordinary person’s everyday experiences with the occult. Impatient readers can start from Chapter Two. Suitable for occult enthusiasts to learn from as they read. Of course, if anything seems familiar, it’s purely a coincidence. These are just casual notes, written on a whim. 16Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 103 I Transmigrated, Only for Mount Wuxing to Crush My Dreams of Wealth 刚穿越，就被五行山砸碎富贵梦 [Journey to the West] [Apprenticed to Sun Wukong] [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Scheming behind the scenes in the later stages] Chen Xuan transmigrates into the era after Wang Mang usurped the Han throne. He plans to use the foresight granted by his nine years of compulsory education to find Liu Xiu and secure a life of wealth and privilege. Then he watches Five Elements Mountain fall from the sky, shattering his dreams. So this isn't history. It's the Journey to the West! Fro 31.6kReads6.9Score2.6kShelves
- 104 Every Word Reveals Prajna 字字见般若 He had studied Buddhism for twenty years, recited countless sutras, paid his respects to many masters, and completed all kinds of religious practices. His mind was calmer than before, but the suffering remained. When a friend came to pour out her troubles, he sat across from her, thought for a long time, and couldn't find anything to say. She had been a university lecturer and run a business. She had made money and lost it. Eventually, she realized that the hardest thing wasn't making or losing 360Reads9.2Score224Shelves
- 105 I Transmigrated into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and Became a Disciple of the Laoshan Taoist from the Start 穿越聊斋之开局拜师崂山道人 In the world of Liaozhai, demons and monsters run rampant. Li Qingxuan, a cancer patient from the twenty-first century, accidentally transmigrates into the world of Liaozhai and gains top-tier cultivation talent. From the start, he becomes a disciple of a Daoist master from Mount Lao, learning immortal arts and slaying demons. Step by step, he uses his mortal body to refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit to return to the void, and refine the void to unite with the Dao, ult 765Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 106 Cultivation Made Me Stupid 修仙修傻了 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 244Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Exploring the Mysteries of Matter 探索物质之谜 This book explores new ways to unravel the mysteries of the universe's matter, approaching questions of dark matter, dark energy, the nature of time and space, the principles of motion, quantum phenomena, and more from an entirely fresh perspective. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 A Divination Handbook for the I Ching 周易占卜手册 The Handbook of Zhouyi Divination focuses primarily on the principles of the Changes. It brings together the original text of the Zhouyi, the Tuan commentary, and the Xiang commentary, translating them into plain, accessible language. Whether you practice divination or want to explore the principles of the Changes, this book can serve as an introduction. Diviners can consult its contents to solve their questions. 109Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 The Hilarious Illustrated Guide to the Tao Te Ching 道德经爆笑讲解版 The Dao De Jing, Explained in Hilarious Fashion 76Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Part-Time Celestial Master: The Nation Calls on Me to Hunt Evil Spirits 兼职天师，国家请我出山抓诡 "I had only just transmigrated, and before I could learn much of the Daoist arts, the old Taoist priest had already gone to heaven on a crane." "I'd barely learned the basics before they dragged me down the mountain to hunt ghosts for the state!" "And every ghost I catch turns out to be a female ghost. What's going on?" The mortal world is a mess of temptations, disrupting this poor Daoist's quiet cultivation! 1.5kReads—Score100Shelves
- 111 Learn Astral Projection in 30 Days 30天学会灵魂出体 This book aims to bring the study and practice of out-of-body experiences out of research laboratories and concealed esoteric circles and into the living rooms and bedrooms of people around the world, because that is where they belong. This book offers a simple, effective method anyone can use to learn how to leave their body consciously. It also teaches you how to get the most out of your out-of-body journeys. Out-of-body experiences (OOBEs) are not only intensely stimulating and spiritually en 256Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 I Was a True Immortal, Yet I Never Knew 我本真仙不自知 The Five Aggregates and Four Kinds of Form Revealed in the Pure Nature The form of self, the form of others, the form of sentient beings and those who live through their allotted years, My own experience, others' experience, the experience of sentient beings across time and space, My thoughts, others' thoughts, the countless thoughts of sentient beings, My attachments, others' attachments, the myriad attachments of sentient beings, My transformations, others' transformations, the transformations 339Reads—Score117Shelves
- 113 Master Ni's Heavenly Principles 天纪倪师 I'm studying Master Ni's book Tian Ji, and I'll post updates here as my understanding of it develops. I'll keep learning and updating, covering the harmony of Heaven, Earth, and humanity, along with imagery and numerology. I'll explain it in plain language, using recent cases and feedback to deepen understanding, speed up learning, and build experience. 810Reads8.0Score197Shelves
- 114 The True Autobiography of a Taoist Priest 真正的道士自传 (Because this is a true story, it won’t be very long.) (A true story about a real Taoist priest.) (A must-read for anyone who wants to become a Taoist priest.) (I don’t write fantasy, so anyone who’s too deep into it, don’t read this.) A lot of people use “true story” as a pretext to write fantasy, and none of it is believable. Let’s take a look together. This is the story of how a real Taoist priest in the modern world grew up. 257Reads7.4Score114Shelves
- 115 I Transmigrated to Another World and Became an Empress 穿越异世成女帝 An interstellar agent masters an unmatched technique, then dies protecting a princess on a journey. His consciousness transmigrates across distant eras, and he is reborn as the emperor’s beloved daughter. Years later, she inherits the throne and becomes an empress!… 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 A Useless Five-Element Root? What If I Add the Magic of Journey to the West? 五灵根废材？那加上西游法呢？ [The rating just opened, so a low score is normal] [Mortal protagonist + not a good-for-nothing + decisive and ruthless + sound values + inner alchemy cultivation] Cultivation levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification... One day, young Chen Chunan transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, his five-element spiritual roots made his cultivation painfully slow, leaving him no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment. While telling h 1.9kReads6.9Score126Shelves
- 117 Prison Memoirs 监狱回忆录 This is a true account of what happened to me a few years ago. I was a junior college student who went to prison after getting into a fight. In the span of a single thought, I went from student to convict. This is the story of how I grew step by step in prison. Since I was expelled from school after being imprisoned, I never graduated from junior college. I only have a high school education, so please bear with me if my writing is rough. 7.3kReads8.4Score1kShelves
- 118 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!!!" 427Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 119 A Part-Time Celestial Master Gets Arrested, and They Ask Me How to Kill Demons? 兼职天师被抓，问我妖魔怎么杀？ [Dragon-Tiger Celestial Master + demons and strange tales + invincible in the modern age + wish fulfillment] On Blue Star, Ye Qingxuan enjoys a carefree college life, while occasionally moonlighting as a Celestial Master on Mount Longhu. One day, while he was sitting in class as usual, a large group of fully armed police officers suddenly stormed into the room. “Are you Ye Qingxuan? This is urgent. We need you to come with us!” At the police station, the SWAT team captain laid the files on the t 1.5kReads7.2Score106Shelves
- 120 The Great Scripture of the Mystic Truth 玄真大道经 Li Xuanxin was abandoned at birth on Mount Zhongnan, but fortunately, the reclusive Daoist master Qingxu took him in. He thought he could devote himself to cultivation in peace, far from worldly affairs. But then the funeral bells of Yongjia rang. The Five Barbarians’ cavalry trampled across the Central Plains, Luoyang fell, and bones lay exposed in the wilderness. Before ascending, his master left him a prophecy: “Heaven and Earth are sealed, and the laws are incomplete. To seek the Great Way, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Pingfan Hongliu’s New Novel: The Prequel to Zifan 平凡洪流的新书紫凡前传 Zifan: The Three-Part Feng Shui and Earth Veins Saga In the twenty-eighth year of the Zhiyuan era, a purple aura descended upon Lanxi, Wuzhou, and the orphan Zifan was born with a heavenly destiny. As a child, he helped overcome a locust plague and learned to read the earth's veins. As a young man, he traveled far to study, glimpsing the mysteries of the Great Way in the Book of Changes and the Tao Te Ching, while also uncovering secrets about his long-lost elder sister in the imperial palace. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 The Way of Not Knowing 不知，道 [Alternate history + martial arts world + political intrigue + extraordinary people and arts + mystery] The pursuit of the Dao is not about seeking immortality. The bustling mortal world is full of the Dao; the only question is, what is the Dao? There are countless great paths in this world, yet most people are trapped by fame and status, enslaved by external things. They act only when circumstances permit, and in the end never attain freedom. The Dao is not found in temples or scriptures, but i 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 A Tranquil Heart 此心湛然 At seven, he heard the words “The mind itself is principle” and was deeply moved. At forty, he met Wang Yangming and became his sworn friend at first sight. He resigned from the post of Minister three times in his life, was still lecturing at ninety-five, and founded dozens of academies. Together with Wang Yangming, he was known as one half of the pair “Wang and Zhan.” This novella tells the story of Zhan Ruoshui, a great Confucian scholar from Lingnan, and his lifelong journey of learning and c 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 The Dao De Jing for Cultivators 修仙版道德经 The protagonist happens upon a copy of the Dao De Jing rewritten for cultivators. From then on, he embarks on the path of cultivation. It does not depend on how diligently you practice, nor on how much you read, but on insight and spiritual understanding, and even more on whether you have the destined connection with the immortals. Though it is called attaining the Dao, in truth nothing is gained. To transform all living beings is called attaining the Dao. Those who understand it may pass on the 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain, Gaining the Power of Taotie from the Start 道士下山，开局获得饕餮之力 Transmigration + System + Classic of Mountains and Seas + Invincible + No Cultivation Realms Li Shanhai's soul travels to the Tianxuan Continent, where he becomes a young Daoist priest and gains the Classic of Mountains and Seas System. From then on, in a world overrun by demons and monsters, while everyone else practices martial arts, he uses cheats. You say you know the Heart-Sucking Technique? I have the Power of Taotie. Let's see who's better at sucking! You call yourself the Blazing Ancesto 598Reads8.2Score109Shelves
- 126 Contemplation on Returning to the Source 妄尽还源观 A book that reveals the truth about the universe and life. This is a book that helps you know yourself, attain insight into yourself, realize your true nature, and awaken. It can help all those with the right karmic connections. The Path to Awakening and Growth The seven-year-old Dragon Girl became a Buddha in an instant, realizing her true mind upon hearing the true Dharma. She cast aside the thousand-year-old dragon pearl at once, and her greed and attachments vanished in an instant. With her 2.8kReads8.6Score338Shelves
- 127 Qi Cultivation Art 练气决 The Qi Cultivation Method is a cultivation manual that guides beginners into the mysterious world of qi refinement. Starting with the most basic search for a sense of qi, it gradually delves deeper, explaining in detail the many secrets and techniques involved in qi cultivation. In this book, readers follow carefully designed steps to shut out the noise of the outside world and calm both body and mind. Through specific postures, breathing techniques, and concentration exercises, they learn to s 620Reads7.0Score129Shelves
- 128 The Spiritworld Chronicles: A Guide to Enlightenment in the Mortal Realm 灵天记之人间悟道指南 Ling Tian Ji, whose full title is "Peerless Secret Words: Ling Tian Ji", is also known by another name: A Guide to Understanding the Dao in the Human World. Its full title is "A Guide to Understanding the Dao and Becoming an Immortal in the Human World". Both names refer to the same book, a very special one. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Fortune-Telling Master Prequel: The Way to Immortality 测字大师前传：有道长生 Immortality is the ultimate pursuit of every human being. In ancient times, our Chinese ancestors observed heaven and earth, sensed the transformations of nature, performed shamanic rites, and communed with ancestral gods in their quest for immortality; In the medieval era, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors cultivated virtue and established customs, created writing, sought harmony with heaven and humanity, gathered herbs and refined elixirs, and cultivated their meridians, acupoints, and in 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 The Age of Declining Dharma: I Fought My Way from the White Mountains and Black Waters to Ascension 末法时代：我从白山黑水杀到飞升 In an age when spiritual energy has run dry and the era of cultivation is ending, I became the last cultivator in the world. My parents were stained with blood in Songhe Town, and my sister’s fate was unknown. At thirteen, I fled into the deepest part of Baishan, carrying a damaged Daoist scripture passed down through my family. 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Common Knowledge of Ancient Chinese Culture 中国古代文化常识 Step into one book and understand thousands of years! Lift the veil on ancient culture. This concise introduction to the fundamentals of ancient Chinese culture was compiled under the direction of Professor Wang Li, together with a host of experts. In the more than fifty years since its first publication, it has undergone four major revisions. Even today, it remains one of the most important and comprehensive basic reference works for anyone seeking to understand the face of ancient Chinese cult —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 132 Qi Refining: From Beginner to Golden Core 练气：入门到结丹 In the beginning, the universe was a formless, chaotic void, without clarity or murkiness, yin or yang. Only the “Primordial Breath” existed. Silent and still, it responded when stirred. It had no visible form or discernible shape, yet it was the source of heaven, earth, and all things. Thus the opening of Liezi: The Book of Tianrui says: “That which has form is born from that which has no form. From what, then, could heaven and earth have arisen? It is said that there was the Great Change, the 153Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 At Fifty, I Understood Fate: Reflections of an Ordinary Person 五十知天命：一普通人的心悟实录 Chen Yuan is an ordinary college graduate. Using himself as a test subject, he continually reflects and seeks proof in the course of his everyday life, exploring the journey toward uncovering the ultimate formulas of the universe and human existence. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The White-Haired Swordsman: The 749 Bureau's Secret Chronicle of the Nine Provinces 白发执剑人749局秘藏九州录 Synopsis "With white hair as my offering, I wield my sword to protect five thousand years of Chinese civilization!" In 2023, Xu Kun, a genius from Qingbei, is forced to awaken. He is the last heir to the bloodline of the Yellow Emperor. His hair turns white strand by strand, and in his hand is a broken fragment of the Xuanyuan Sword, capable of slaying gods and demons. Secret files from Bureau 749 record: A curse left by Xu Fu has surfaced beneath the Yellow River in Zhengzhou. Cutting off th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 The Daoist Record of Crown Prince Xuanyuan 玄元太子修道录 The Crown Prince Xuanyuan is the Great Emperor Zhenwu. He was once a prince of a kingdom, but his devotion to the Dao led him onto the path of cultivation. Born to the royal house, his heart yearned for the Dao; he left his splendid estate for the mountains and springs. By lamplight, he studied the scrolls and sought the true covenant; amid purple mists, he tended the altar and refined cinnabar and lead. He cast off the trappings of the world and turned toward Wudang, dwelling among the cliffs a 135Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 The City's Supreme Wizard Immortal 都市极品巫仙 [Four Pillars of Destiny + Feng Shui + I Ching + Family Witchcraft + Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism] Qian Yi was born with a perfectly Yang Four Pillars chart, with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches identical in his year, month, day, and hour pillars. A one-in-ten-thousand rarity. He bears the mission of carrying on an ancient tradition of witchcraft, and must find a girl with a perfectly Yin chart whose four pillars are all identical so he can find a partner. Only by joining Yin and Y 480Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 137 Cangshan Ashes: The Dao-Demon Chronicle 苍山烬，道魔启世录 [Steady updates, and it will never be abandoned!] “Master, weren't we here to catch ghosts?” “Today is inauspicious. We shouldn't make a move!” “Master, you just can't beat them, can you?” “Don't talk nonsense. Demons and ghosts have their place in life.” “Disciple, don't go around exorcising demons and slaying monsters at the drop of a hat.” “Cultivating the Dao means cultivating the heart. We should be kind.” “Remember, all things under heaven have life, and life comes first. If we run into so 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 The Light You Strive to Become Will One Day Illuminate the Road Ahead 努力成就自己的光终会照亮前行路 The light you work hard to create will one day illuminate the road ahead. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 The Heavenly Book of Changing Fate 改运天书 The character is based on the fifth great figure of the Northeast Renaissance, Old Xu, the "knowledge mixer". Special thanks to: Wang Shengdong of Northeast Sushantang Zhang Xiaotian of Northeast Xuande Hall Zhang Wumeng, the fourth great master of the Northeast Renaissance Ouchi's secret talk A book review is the best introduction. Book lover [Chuxin Yijiu Ha]: This masterpiece is a must-recommend! The author has a wealth of knowledge, humorous language, and is proficient in everything from fen 1kReads8.5Score234Shelves
- 140 1,000 Questions on Ancient Chinese Culture 中国古代常识1000问 Drawing from the vast ocean of Chinese culture, 1,000 Questions About Ancient Chinese Customs carefully selects a thousand fascinating gems to explain basic knowledge of ancient China in a question-and-answer format. Its wealth of information and beautiful illustrations will make learning a delight as readers enter a world of knowledge. 1.3kReads9.0Score441Shelves
- 141 I Became Shi Jian's Disciple: While Others Cultivate the Dao, I Cultivate Immortality 拜师石坚，别人修道我修仙 (Taoist cultivation + reborn transmigration + System + fantasy monsters and ghosts + no female lead + not a goody-goody) Li Shengyi is reborn and transmigrates to the Republican era. He becomes the direct disciple of Shi Jian, the Maoshan Sect’s senior disciple and the Lightning Dharma King. With magic in his left hand and the System at his fingertips, he cultivates immortality while others practice Taoism. He travels across famous mountains and rivers, upholds the justice he believes in, and fi 1.8kReads8.0Score104Shelves
- 142 The Record of Wen Shi’s Attainment of the Dao 文始证道录 The Record of Attaining the Dao through the Way of Wen Shi uses the shifting stars as its guide to tell the story of Yin Xi. After natural and human-made disasters strike Hangu Pass, he follows the stars’ guidance and leads the people in rebuilding their homes. From the Ji star bringing warmth and erasing the scars of an earthquake, to the Shen star shining brightly as the new city walls are built; from the Dipper’s handle pointing west to herald a bountiful harvest, to the Zhen star gleaming a 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 The Secret Teachings of Quanzhen 全真密传 The Complete Perfection Dao brings together the Three Teachings, recognizes the mind and sees one’s true nature, and preserves the whole truth. This ancient tradition, passed down for thousands of years, nearly withered away during a period of turmoil… In 1977, the mainland’s college entrance examination, suspended for ten years amid the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, was reinstated. Eighteen-year-old Liu Yong left the mountain at his master’s request to take this momentous exam, hoping to fi 126Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Harnessing Momentum: The Secrets of Martial Arts 借势：武术之秘 Recommended by Ma Boyong on Weibo! With a stirring tale of love and loyalty to family and country, this book vividly reveals the authentic principles of martial arts. It is a rare work that unites martial arts theory and practice with the spirit of wuxia, making it a welcome surprise for the martial arts world. The book is divided into two parts: “Gazing at the Mountain” and “Peering at the Moon.” “Gazing at the Mountain” tells a story set in 1930s Shanghai. Yu Sheng, an heir to the Yuanquan st 627Reads9.5Score140Shelves
- 145 Martial Arts? This Daoist Doesn’t Know Any. I Only Know Magic! 武术？贫道不会，我只会法术！ Zhang Xuan is reborn in a parallel world, only to discover that the original owner of this body was the Heavenly Master of the Celestial Masters’ Mansion. After binding to a Cultivation System, he can earn rewards by completing daily tasks. He figured he could just take it easy and coast along, but an image posted online suddenly made him famous, and his peaceful days were over. Not long after, zombies attacked the Celestial Masters’ Mansion again. Zhang Xuan was furious: How dare they bully a H 1.2kReads7.5Score—Shelves
- 146 Questions and Answers from the Spirit Realm 灵界问答录 I have nearly ten thousand years of memories from my past lives, so my understanding of the Spirit Realm is fairly comprehensive. In my spare time, I write about the things I’ve encountered in those past lives: mythology, aliens, reincarnation, the heavenly eye, cultivation, liberation, destiny, changing one’s fate, the laws of the universe, the discriminating mind, karma, the Heavenly Dao, and more. Ask me anything, and I’ll answer whatever I can. 323Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 147 A Global History 全球通史 Writing a world history that is interesting, easy to read and understand, and not hundreds of thousands of words long is no easy task. Yet in A Short History of the World, H. G. Wells brilliantly accomplished what seemed impossible. This book traces human civilization from its beginnings through the Second World War, clearly presenting the rise and fall of great powers such as ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Britain, the United States, and France. The wealth of knowledge and breadth 2.5kReads8.8Score785Shelves
- 148 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—Shelves
- 149 The Art of Reading Qi 望气术 Introduction to The Art of Qi Reading This book delves into the mysterious art of qi reading. Qi reading involves interpreting people's fortunes and predicting good or bad luck by observing the colors, shapes, and changes of clouds and qi fields. It can be used to assess the auspiciousness of a home or burial site. Golden yellow signifies great fortune, prosperity, and success; purple is also auspicious, signaling academic honors and an official career. Practicing qi reading requires a foundati 1.7kReads—Score605Shelves
- 150 Reborn as a Daoist Priest 重生归来当道士 [Not horror] [Pure imagination] The protagonist, Chen Ming, dies in an accident. As he steps onto the Bridge of Helplessness, on the verge of reincarnation, the bridge suddenly collapses. As Chen Ming falls from the bridge, he accidentally grabs hold of a flower of the other shore and returns with it to his infancy. After being reborn, he can see things ordinary people cannot, and is destined to remain entangled with them. There is an old woman who refuses to reincarnate because she hid gold 4.1kReads7.9Score236Shelves
