Novels like The Yin-Yang Master of the Living World
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Yin-Yang Master of the Living World, best match first.
- 1 The Other Shore Flower: 101 Supernatural Tales 彼岸花之101个灵异小故事 Paranormal tales, folk legends, phenomena science cannot explain. The flowers of the other shore bloom, then fade. They bloom for a thousand years and fall for a thousand years; flower and leaf never meet. Every frame holds a longing for family and a yearning to live. I hope you’ll enjoy the short paranormal stories I’ve written. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Midnight Terror 午夜恐怖 Su Qi struggles to survive in a terrifying world, making readers feel the characters' fear and despair as if they were their own. Are you ready for the terrifying feast these characters have in store? Let us step into this endless journey of horror together. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 At Night, Someone Calls Your Name. Don't Look Back 晚上有人喊你不要回头 At night, someone calls out, telling you not to look back, or else… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Year I Traveled the Land Exorcising Ghosts 游方抓鬼那一年 [Ghost Hunting, Taoist Priest, Special Constitution, Horror, Comedy] A wandering Taoist priest descends the mountain to hunt ghosts. He can break ghostly labyrinths, marry a ghost bride, and capture a thousand-year-old jiangshi. Zhang Liuyang and Zhang Huaiyin, senior and junior brothers of the Taoist sect, obey their master's orders and descend the mountain for a year of training, to improve their Taoist skills, cultivate their character, and hunt ghosts and drive out evil spirits. Along the wa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Ghost Pact 鬼约惊魂 Lovers meet before dusk; ghosts meet after the hour of the Dragon. In the middle of the night, my ex-girlfriend asked me to meet her in the grove behind the school. She said her boyfriend wanted to see me... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Grandpa Tells Me Ghost Stories 爷爷给我讲鬼故事 Child, are you really sure you want to hear it? Grandpa doesn't know any other stories. All I know are old tales from ages ago, and I'm afraid they'll scare a little kid like you. I really want to hear them, Grandpa. I'm not scared, so go on... All right, then. How about I tell you one every day from now on? Haha, if you're not scared, then Grandpa will tell you one every day. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Paranormal Musings: My Life as a Yin-Yang Master 灵异闲谈我的阴阳先生生涯 When my mother was pregnant with me, she was haunted by a vicious ghost. Because of that, I was born with Yin-Yang Eyes. My master took me under his wing, and I embarked on the path of a Yin-Yang practitioner. With my master possibly being the head of the villains, and the person I love beyond my reach, what am I supposed to do...? 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Ghost Story Every Day 每日一遍鬼故事 Can't sleep? Come on in. After reading this, you won't want to sleep at all. Listening makes the stories even more immersive. There are all kinds of tales: eerie, supernatural, touching, and more. A new story every day. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Huaiyin Crossing Extra: Ten Years Later, the Evil Spirit Returns, Ferrying the Dead 槐阴渡番外：十年归煞·渡亡人 Huaiyin Crossing: Bonus Story, A Malignant Spirit Returns After Ten Years, Ferryman of the Dead —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Little Yin-Yang Master 阴阳小大人 Other officials look for powerful patrons. Yan Bufan relies on beating up spirits and cursing ghosts to get ahead! Other investigators seek out witnesses and evidence. He simply asks the ghosts, “Hey, how did you die?” When his superior gives him a hard time, he beats up the man’s ancestors until the superior is begging to call him big brother. When a wealthy landowner looks down on him, he makes the man’s property pack itself up and move. Overnight, the landowner is even poorer than he is. Lord —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Ghost Stories My Grandparents Told Me 爷爷奶奶说过的鬼故事 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Seven Seas Tower: Rules of the Strange 七海栖楼规则怪谈 Qihai Qilou Rule Horror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 My Teacher Is a Taoist Priest 我的老师是道士 (No System, no invincibility, a little humor, traditional supernatural horror. Read with confidence, this will definitely not be abandoned!) The students all say their Chinese teacher is gentle and beautiful, but a bit of a scaredy-cat who keeps trembling at thin air. That is, until the campus belle is possessed by a century-old vengeful ghost and the whole school is swept into a sinister mystery. I have no choice but to pull out my peachwood sword and get to work. “Don’t worry, everyone. Teache —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Yin-Born Child 阴生子 The day I was born, my grandfather shut himself away in a mountain cave, while my mother instantly withered into a skeleton! Because I was never meant to be born into this world... 328Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 15 I’m Going to Become a Heavenly Master 我要成为天师 I transmigrate to a world overrun by demons, ghosts, and monsters. I don't go looking for them, but they keep coming after me. All I can do is stay alive and grow stronger. Once I become a Celestial Master, I won't have to fear them anymore, but what comes after that…? [Ghost hunting + zombies + leveling up + System + Mount Longhu + Maoshan + Celestial Master] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Work as a Ghostly Official in the Human World 我在人间做阴差 Zhong Zhengyue, descendant of the warden of the nineteenth level of hell, unexpectedly dies a sudden death. By a stroke of luck, she returns to the world of the living. From then on, Zhong Zhengyue takes up the mission of serving as a netherworld bailiff among the living. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Ailao Mountain: The Ninth Dragon 哀牢山：第九龙 Ailao Mountain: The Ninth Dragon —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Qinling Mysteries: The Death of the Mountain Keeper 秦岭诡事：守山人之死 Strange Tales of the Qinling Mountains: Death of the Mountain Keeper —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Chronicles of the Qinling Mysteries 秦岭诡事录 Chronicles of Strange Tales from the Qinling Mountains —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Huaiyin Crossing: The Cursed Pagoda Tree 槐阴渡·阴槐咒 Huaiyin Crossing: The Cursed Yin Locust Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Tales and Strange Happenings: The Little Granny's Story 话谈奇闻：小奶奶的故事 Tales of Strange Happenings: The Little Granny’s Story —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Twin Gods Walk by Night 双神夜行 Two Gods on a Night Journey —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Night Talks in Guo Village: A Jug of Wine to Bind a Century-Old Corpse 崞村夜谈：一壶酒镇百年尸 Night Talks in Guo Village: A Jug of Wine to Subdue a Centuries-Old Corpse —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Hello, Police? My Baby Can Solve Bizarre Cases 妖妖零吗？我家奶娃能破异案 [Cute Baby] [Mystery] [Ghost Hunting] [Supernatural Revival] [National Fortune] [Livestreaming] [Hilarious Child-Rearing] (The story above is entirely fictional. Please believe in science.) I was responding to a murder scene when I picked up a baby on the way. I thought I’d ended up with a burden, but who knew he’d be the real powerhouse? The ancient book of knowledge, the Bai Ze Illustrated Guide, was actually inside his head! He pointed with a babbling finger. “Daddy, that’s a painted-skin gho 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Late-Night Horror Story Chat 深夜恐怖故事杂谈 Late one night, a woman was walking home when she passed an abandoned old mansion and spotted a figure in a red wedding dress by the window. Curious, she went closer. The figure suddenly turned around, its face as pale as paper, bloody tears streaming down it. It gave her a sinister smile, then reached out with its withered hands to grab her. The woman screamed and fled. After that, she seemed to hear eerie sobbing from the mansion every night, leaving her in constant terror. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After the Ghost-Hunting Expert Reincarnated, She Dazzled Everyone 捉鬼大佬魂穿后，她惊艳了众人 (Soul transmigration + ghost hunting + poor student + growth + powerful comeback + male rivalry + vampires) Lin Jie’er was an ordinary ghost-hunting master. By a twist of fate, her soul ends up in the body of a student at an aristocratic academy several centuries in the future. Can someone tell her why there are still so many ghosts to catch, even after all these centuries? And wait, didn’t the original owner say nobody cared about her or loved her? Then what are all these handsome guys around h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Daily Horror Stories: The Uncanny Invades the Human World 侵入人间每日恐怖故事 [Horror + folk legends + ghost stories + paranormal terror + spine-chilling tales to enjoy with a meal + mysteries + no female lead + short folk horror stories] Read one every day and feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Realm of Evil 邪恶之境 Strange and bizarre things keep happening: absurd dreams, bloodthirsty monsters, and baffling mysteries. The world order is in chaos, but that doesn't stop me from being a true god who can move mountains and overturn seas. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Strange Dao: From the Start, a Vengeful Spirit in the Marshal's Mansion 诡道，开局大帅府里的怨灵 [Supernatural + Suspense + Adventure] Yin soldiers crossing the border? I’ll draw talismans to trap them, borrow the incense offerings of the living, and force them to crawl back on their knees! Vengeful spirits haunting me? I’ll use copper coins to bind their souls and seal them in the earth’s ley lines. Feng shui curses? I’ll redirect the dragon veins and defy fate itself. In the chaotic Republic of China era, warlords carve up the land, yin soldiers march through, and living corpses roam by n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 On the Edge of Death 死亡边缘 His cousin marries a stunningly beautiful woman, but on their wedding day, the bride dies! Then strange things begin happening in the village, and the villagers start dying one after another... 126Reads8.8Score914d adds
- 31 The Half-Baked Feng Shui Master: I Became a Legend Through Hands-On Ghost Hunting 半吊子风水师：撞鬼后靠实操封神 Lin Jingran, nicknamed Dogshit, is the most hopeless half-baked feng shui master in the old district. He has no real skills and is a coward, getting by on the old notes his grandfather left behind. That is, until his childhood friend kneels before him, crying that the secondhand house he bought is haunted and his wife and son are close to dying. For two thousand yuan, Lin Jingran steels himself and goes over. He steps on wet hair as soon as he walks in, hears a woman crying by his ear, and watch 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 South of Chang'an Lies a Haunted Mountain 长安之南有诡山 Since ancient times, the Qinling Mountains have been the dragon veins of China, where spiritual energy gathers. This has also made them a meeting place between the realms of yin and yang, and between humans, demons, and ghosts. After the Tang dynasty was founded, the “Mountain Wardens Office” was established to govern strange affairs in the mountains. But as time passed, some ancient “beings” began to awaken... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss 上古神兽之幽冥归墟 The Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss is an epic that weaves together ancient legends, classic detective mysteries, suspense and horror, and the philosophy of life and death. At its heart is the image of the “Return to the Abyss”: all waters flow into one, neither increasing nor diminishing. It is a metaphor for how all human memories will ultimately converge in the same ocean. In this world, every love, every sacrifice, and every choice becomes part of eternity. As Shen Con —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Urban Mountain Guides: The Mystery of the Wu Clan 都市赶山人之巫族谜团 After a hundred years cut off from the world, Guan Zhaoming is forced to descend from the mountains when his master passes away. But China has changed beyond recognition in the century since he left. The mystery of his own bloodline, a string of serial murders, a woman found dead in a refrigerator, a mummified corpse in an apartment... A series of vicious crimes targeting Chinese women, shikigami from Japan, a crisis threatening China's dragon veins! These bizarre cases all conceal a shocking co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 My Days as the Family's Inherited Mage 我当家传法师的日子 This story is entirely fictional and set in an imaginary world. Please keep that in mind. I’ve only been in the trade for a few years, but my family has made a living from traditional crafts for generations. I wrote this book simply because I had some free time and wanted to find something to do. Every story is told in the first person. If you’re looking for a power trip, feel free to move along... A new work is here! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support m 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Sequel to Wukong: Breaking Through Realms to Seek the Dao for Eighty Thousand Miles 悟空后传：破界问道八万里 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 37 The Lop Nur Code 罗布泊密码 Following a series of clues, an archaeological expedition sets out to investigate. Along the way, the team faces one terrifying predicament after another, using their knowledge, intelligence, and Feng Shui techniques to overcome each one. They uncover many long-hidden secrets as the mystery of Lop Nur slowly begins to unravel. 100Reads—Score10014d adds
- 38 Listening to Strange Tales at Night 夜听诡事 Whenever you're bored in your spare time, you can open my book and let it take you into a different world. This book is made up of a collection of short tales of horror, the supernatural, and ghosts and monsters. They will show you the warmth and coldness of the world, and reveal the selfishness and greed of human nature. Perhaps you'll find yourself in the stories and feel what the characters feel. As you read, set aside the weariness of body and mind for a while and immerse yourself completely 613Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 39 A Stranger's Path Through the Ghost World 鬼途陌路 Modern setting + horror + suspense + supernatural + strong female lead Hu Ying is a funeral makeup artist who just wants to earn a little money and lie flat. Who would have thought that after an accident, she’d be forced onto a one-way road where she’d have to live among ghosts? From then on, she uncovers conspiracies and fights evil cults, and somehow ends up at the very peak of life... 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Midnight in the Countryside 午夜乡村 My parents' job transfers sent me to live and study at my grandmother's house. Before bed, she warned me not to go and look, no matter what sounds I heard. From then on, one strange event after another came crashing into my life. Then, one day, my grandmother suddenly told me the secret about who I really was... 550Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 41 Before the Strange Things Begin 在一切诡异之前 [Supernatural resurgence + horror + no System + semi-infinite survival + no saintly protagonist + not dark + no female lead] When ghosts invaded reality, a group of survivors gained the protection of the “Rules.” They became employees of the “Rules,” and to keep enjoying their protection, they had to complete tasks. But the power of the “Rules” was limited... I didn't really care about any of that. I didn't want to bother figuring out what was the cause and what was the effect. So what if this w 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Exorcist’s Journal: Catching Ghosts and Delivering Takeout on the Side 驱魔日记：抓鬼时顺便送一下外卖 Told through diary entries and firsthand accounts, this story follows the daily life of an exorcist and reveals a world of ghosts and monsters that is both real and full of illusions. Whether you come from a powerful clan or joined along the way, no one can escape the realities of life: self-interest is the root that gives rise to everything… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Tales of Strange Corpses 诡尸怪谈 Do you know where the bodies used for dissection in medical schools come from? Strange things keep happening at medical schools, and people die for no apparent reason. Before long, rumors give rise to all kinds of taboos. Out of ignorance, my roommates died one after another. And I’m the only one who knows what lies at the root of it all... 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Pushed into the Snake Pit, I Became the Dragon Lord’s Bride 被推进蛇窟，我却成了龙君的新娘 My name is Zhou Yao, and I’m a woman. Before I was even born, people said I was cursed and destined to bring misfortune, all because one of my ancestors once misspoke and caused a river dragon to die. 80Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 45 Love on Route 11 情迷11路 While other people are born with jade in their mouths, I was born with a stone in mine. After my first love dumped me, the little stone around my neck went missing too, and I became a walking jinx. Dogs chased me whenever I went out, I got rear-ended on my bike, and even my chances at love disappeared. I became an unwanted old maid, so I gritted my teeth, stamped my foot, and went to the city to work as a bus driver. By a twist of fate, though, I ended up driving the number 11 night route. And t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Seven-Star Rebirth: The Zombie Doll 七星转生：僵尸娃娃 (No female lead, no transmigration, no System, no stupidity, no invincibility, no characters losing their wits. Read at your own discretion.) Protagonist: Shen Xuan, a human on the side of the [Lingfeng Pavilion] faction. Supporting characters: spirits from all realms, on the side of the [Divine Contract Collection] faction. Here you'll find the twelve ancient Zodiac beasts, as well as seven kinds of contracts to collect. Here you'll find iron chains and a red coffin sealed for centuries, as wel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Years I Spent as the Village Guardian 我当守村人的那些年 Jing Shaoxuan, an atheist college student working as a village official, begins with a strange incident at a cemetery by the village entrance. Step by step, he becomes the guardian of a village in Xia Country. From ghost marriages to three little demons murdering their classmates, from the Five Immortals of the Northeast to the Cat-Faced Granny... Armed with the Dragon-Tiger Taoist Arts, which he stumbled upon by chance, and a bloodline legacy that gradually awakens, Jing Shaoxuan travels back a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Reborn from the Start in a Funeral Hall, I Became a Pallbearer 开局重生在灵堂，我成了送丧人 When I was reborn as a rogue Taoist priest performing a ritual in a funeral hall, the family’s wails nearly burst my eardrums. A bright red coffin stood in the center of the room. Thick blood seeped from beneath its lid, though no one else noticed. I was the only one who caught the stinging, rusty smell. The rogue priest’s memories flooded my mind: this wasn't a peaceful death in old age. This was the vengeful spirit of a pregnant woman who had died a violent death. “Reverend, it’s time. Nail th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I'm a Little Spirit Medium 我是小神婆 [Mysticism + supernatural + crime-solving + powerful protagonist + resolving mysteries + hidden origins + folk customs] I'm an abandoned baby, picked up from a trash can by my shaman grandmother. Growing up under her influence, I always wanted to become an even more powerful shaman than she was. Because of my unusual fate, strange and bizarre things, sometimes terrifyingly uncanny, are always happening around me... What happened to the female ghost who fell in love with someone else's body? Did 1Reads—Score—14d adds
