Novels like The Yin Fourth Gate
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Yin Fourth Gate, best match first.
- 51 The Yin-Yang Medium 阴阳女先生 Ever since I was born, the villagers have called me an ill-fated loner. Anyone who stays with me is doomed to bad luck and an early death. My grandmother, a yin-yang medium, defied Heaven to change my fate and keep me alive. Little did she know that this would set me on another road of no return. Cursed, solitary, cold-hearted, and loveless, I am a female yin-yang master. Let me guide you through the yin and yang of this world. 567Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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 594Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 53 I Gave the Immortals a Fake Name 我给仙家报了个假名字 Just rated, so read with confidence [Spirit Mediums + Spirit Cultivation + Secrets of the Immortals + Supernatural Events + Divination Explained + Feng Shui and the Mystical Arts + Suspense + Folk Tales + Modern Paranormal Cases + True Stories] I’ve turned my experiences over the years into a novel. At the age of seven, I jolted awake beneath the gaze of the dead. After a lifetime of ups and downs, I entered the world of spirit mediums and stumbled my way toward becoming a disciple on the path t 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 54 A Long Road to Spirit Mediumship 出马路漫漫 A strip of red cloth, three feet and three inches long; troops from the five directions come, immortals from the five directions arrive. The old hall's people and soldiers will one day emerge from an ancient cave, and their fame will spread across the four seas, passed down through countless households!!! There was a young female disciple in Northeast China, full of youthful vigor. After years of stumbling along, where did her path lead? Was cultivation about following the Dao, or understanding 277Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 55 Command My Body 敕吾身 “Perfect my body, command my body. This body is no ordinary body, but one transformed into the golden body of the Supreme Lord Lao…” (The Edict to My Body, also known as The Xuanpin Academy and The Manifestation of Divine Power, is a prequel to The Xuanpin Teahouse.) I became an apprentice at nine, formally began studying the Dao at eleven, and decided to record my experiences and observations at twenty. This is the story of Feng Cai, a disciple of Master Hu Fawang of the Great Manifestation of 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Born with Yin and Yang: I'm Half an Exorcist 天生阴阳：我是半个出马先生 Li Jinyan: “You want me to catch ghosts and demons, ward off disasters, and solve your problems? Give me a break. I’m only half a spirit medium.” Shen He: “What did you find in the restroom? Don’t tell me it was a condom.” Lin Mumu: “You’re the one missing a screw! Your whole family is missing a screw!” A half-fledged spirit medium, a sleazy gynecologist, and a wooden-headed fool... The bizarre, supernatural, and fantastical misadventures of three brothers begin... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Most Absurd Spirit Medium in History 史上最无厘头的出马仙 A modern urban ghost-hunting novel. Lighthearted and not scary, with a touch of madness, plenty of laughs, and a stress-relieving vibe. Perfect reading for after your mom, teacher, boss, or anyone else has chewed you out. The shameless protagonist doesn’t play by the rules when hunting ghosts. All sorts of outrageous, unexpected antics. 13Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 58 The Heaven-Ordained Evil-Sealing Coffin 天命镇邪棺 [Feng Shui Mysticism + Taoist Priest + Ghost Hunting and Exorcism + Folk Legends + Revenge] When I was ten, the Tang family broke all four of my limbs and threw me into a mass grave to be eaten by wild dogs. But fate would not let me die. I inherited the imperial feng shui arts and celestial official mysteries passed down by the ancient Imperial Astronomical Bureau, and became a feng shui master revered by all. “This time, the Tang family will pay for their blood debt in blood!” 20Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 59 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
- 60 Supernatural: I Bring Home an Old Immortal in Inner Mongolia 灵异：我在内蒙领老仙儿 My name is Li Tianshu. I was originally called Li Chengcai. I was sickly from childhood and plagued by hardship. I was so familiar with the gates of death that even the King of Hell knew my face. My grandparents said I had been cursed just like my great-grandfather, and planned to abandon me in the mountains to be raised by wolves. It was my maternal grandfather who gave me back my humanity and renamed me Li Tianshu, hoping Heaven would forgive me and free me from the curse. From then on, my fat 322Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 61 True Stories of Spirit Mediums in Northern Liaoning 辽北出马仙实录 A true story about a man who cultivated his mind and spirit deep in the mountains, then emerged from an ancient cave to make a name for himself across the land. It follows his transformation from an ordinary college student into a bona fide shamanic disciple, and offers some guidance to fellow cultivators still grappling with this destined path. I hope this lamp of mine will light the way ahead for everyone fate has brought here! A true story about shamans from Northeast China. Any resemblance t 578Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 62 Tales of a Northeast Chinese Spirit Medium 东北出马仙实记 [Fantasy + Supernatural Mystery + Northeastern Chinese Folk Customs + Light Comedy] My name is Hu Xiaohua. On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, a weasel squatted on top of the corn stack in my yard. With a tattered red flower perched on its head, it asked me whether it looked more like a person or a god. I took one look at it and said, “You look like your grandma’s grandson.” Ever since that day, my altar has never known a moment’s peace. My maternal uncle is the altar’s wanderin 1kReads8.5Score10314d adds
- 63 A Century-Old Spirit Hall: I’m a Spirit Medium for the New Era 百年老堂口之我是新时代出马仙 When a century-old clan hall joins forces with a young man born in the ’90s, he upholds the idea that a new era calls for a new style, using modern methods to make the old immortals famous far and wide! The story features every kind of feng shui secret art, and all the everyday spells can be put into practice. A heaven-chosen spirit medium, a rice-divining witch, a mountain wanderer, folk sorcerers, the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect? I know them all! Before I became a spirit medium, I was meek and ti 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Road of Feuds and Revenge 出马情仇路 Clinging to attachments traps you in the cycle of rebirth; letting go awakens the self within. Lost in delusion, you don't know who you are. Only upon awakening do you know your true self. This book is based on the author's real experiences. It was written only to retrace the path they once took. The book focuses on questions of human nature and exposes countless problems in the spirit-medium community. Readers who enjoy making moral judgments should think carefully before reading. The book 2.3kReads9.4Score21614d adds
- 65 The Spirit Medium's Revelation 出马仙启示录 I’m a shamanic practitioner from Northeast China, also known as a great immortal. These days, so many people get scammed and end up buried in debt, then go mad. It really worries me, though I also think they’re foolish. I’ll share my own experiences and stories from fellow practitioners to talk about Northeast China’s shamanic tradition, and warn people not to get scammed. (For special reasons, I can’t be too direct with ordinary readers, so I’ll express things obliquely.) 6Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 66 The Spirit Medium 出马仙 Have you heard of a weasel possessing someone? Have you heard of a gui taking over someone’s bed? Have you heard of returning infant spirits? How much do you know about the Five Great Clans of Northeast China? Open this book, and I’ll tell you all about the little-known stories of Northeast China’s spirit mediums. 499Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 67 My Years as a Daoist Immortal 我当仙家那些年 Because of something that happened in the past, I formed a bond with the Immortal Families. The Fox Immortal Family: Helps me master spiritual arts and keeps romance coming my way. The Yellow Immortal Family: Helps me seize souls and read the hidden secrets of the world. The White Immortal Family: Helps me heal the sick and save lives with miraculous skill. The Willow Immortal Family: Gives me the protection of a divine dragon and lets me retrieve objects from a thousand miles away. The Gray Imm 20Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 68 Work’s on Pause: The Yellow Immortal Takes Me Graveyard Clubbing 上班暂停，黄大仙带我坟场蹦迪 [Mild horror + comedy + two male leads] After working late one night, I was chased by a murderer into a cemetery, where I accidentally came across a weasel worshiping the moon. I remembered the Great Immortal Huang from my grandmother’s stories. Chen Shu placed his hopes in it. “Great Immortal Huang, you look like a six-foot-tall, eight-pack, rich and powerful, luxury-car-driving, mansion-owning, cheerful, helpful, impossibly handsome guy who does whatever I say.” The weasel’s chance to become a 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Tales from the Folkways of Northeast China 东北民间轶事录 [The new book, The Northeast Folk Tales: An Account of Zhong Kui, is now being serialized] [Ensemble cast + folk legends + the customs and character of Northeast China] The land and skies of the Northeast; its folk customs and its people Set in the rural Northeast of the 1990s, this book is adapted from remarkable folk legends and true events widely told across the vast lands of Northeast China. It recounts the hardships protagonist Xu Liang faced in his youth, along with the many legendary expe 3.4kReads8.8Score40314d adds
- 70 The Northern Horse Immortal Venerable 北马仙尊 [Supernatural]+ [Demons]+ [Immortals and Spirits] In Northeast China, there is a group of extraordinary people. Because of their own origins and family ties, they are chosen by spiritual beings cultivating deep in the mountains. From then on, their fates change, and they are destined to follow an extraordinary path. They often walk between the worlds of yin and yang, resolving people's troubles in exchange for nothing more than an honest fee. The world calls them spirit mediums. Those who serve 1.1kReads7.8Score10114d adds
- 71 After Becoming a Spirit Medium, the Nation Asked Me to Be Its Outside Expert 成了出马仙后，国家请我当外援 No CP This book has been renamed: After Becoming a Spirit Medium, the State Asked Me to Be an Outside Consultant Chen An'an, an online writer, impulsively went camping at a botanical garden. She unexpectedly came across a weasel undergoing a tribulation. It tried to borrow her luck to escape the lightning tribulation, nearly getting her struck by lightning. At the critical moment, a huge black rat appeared and kicked the weasel away from its borrowed good fortune. Then it spoke in a human voice: 21.5kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
- 72 The Outer Five Immortals Reveal Their Divine Might 外五仙显神威 [Spirit Mediums] [Supernatural Comedy] [Female Lead] [Slow-Burn Beginning] My name is Cui Ling. Ling as in “all things have a spirit.” I was born with an extraordinary destiny, and at eighteen, I became a spirit medium. With all four pillars and eight supports in place, my journey as a spirit medium began. 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Heir to the Maoshan Legacy 茅山传承人 I was born of a ghost. My mother died as soon as I was born, and no one knew who my father was. An old Taoist priest came to my home on the day I was born. When I was six, he took me up into the mountains to learn Taoist magic. 243Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 74 I Met a Northeastern Immortal in Hebei 在河北遇到东北仙 Because of his unusual fate, Zhang Yang kept running into all kinds of strange things before he turned eighteen. As a child, he helped his mother work in the fields. Whenever she set him down by the ridge, a white shadow would circle around him. On his way home from evening study at primary school, he once ran into an acquaintance who had died earlier that afternoon. When he was twelve, he made a bunch of wild guesses while telling someone's fortune, and every single one came true. Thinking he m 73Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 75 As a Spirit Medium’s Disciple, My Wild Immortals Are a Bit Too Powerful 身为出马弟子，我的野仙有点强 The path of a spirit medium is one you should never take. Too many karmic debts cling to you, and it is hard to break free. I stepped onto that path, witnessed countless ups and downs, saw every kind of eerie marvel, savored the shifting tides of human nature, and thirsted for the wickedness of evil spirits. I fell into that strange world, and I am no longer human, nor ghost... 303Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Wicked Fate Geomancer 邪命地理师 [Mystery + Supernatural + Comedy + Not a Power Fantasy + Urban + National Fate] The Dragon Veins are gone from the world. The nation's fate now depends entirely on geomancers! Also known as The Geomancer of an Ill-Fated Destiny A friendly warning: This story is almost too realistic… I'm a geomancer. Some people call us feng shui masters, but that's not the whole story. I don't know much, but in my line of work, it's all about cause and effect, and the tides of fortune! In your eyes, a nati 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 I Take the Fox Immortal to the Underworld 我带狐仙闯地府 Zhao Xiaosi had no idea that after his grandfather died, he would be dragged to the underworld, where the King of Hell would give him a treasure. Nor did he expect to be swept for no reason into the conflicts of the underworld’s Asura realm. With no other choice, Zhao Xiaosi returned to the mortal world to seek help from various immortals dwelling in the mountains. He joined them in putting an end to the underworld’s fighting, bringing along fox spirits, snake spirits, weasel spirits, and all th 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The Immortal Hall Beyond the Pass: A Yin-Yang Master Guards Changbai Mountain 关外仙堂：阴阳先生守长白 Have you ever witnessed a weasel asking to be granted a title? What causes people to get trapped in a ghostly maze while walking mountain trails, or suffer from strange ailments that leave them feeling awful but can’t be diagnosed at a hospital? Trained in ancient shamanic arts, versed in the theories of yin-yang masters, and accompanied by an immortal serpent cultivating beneath the streams of Changbai Mountain, become a spirit medium who roams the White Mountains. The rules of Northeast China’ 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Flowers Bloom from Withered Bones 枯骨生花 This story is also known as The Spirit Medium’s Diary. Little Hu Rong holds incense in her hands, born to take her place in the main hall. Though it was shortly after five on a June morning, the moment she was born, darkness swallowed everything. At seven, she made a mistake that cost the life of a Willow Immortal. Like oil catching fire, it set off a disaster that had been building for years. At eighteen, she fell ill, and a fortune-teller declared: “You were born to make your living as a spiri 71Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 80 I Run a Spirit Hall in Henan 我在河南领堂口 I cultivated my character deep in the mountains, then emerged from an ancient cave to make my name across the land. Who says the Hu and Huang spirits never cross the Shanhai Pass? That rule is long gone. When I was in college, the spirits enshrined in my family's ancestral hall sought out my mother. But illness kept her from becoming a spirit medium, so the whole spirit retinue eventually came to me. After enduring countless hardships, I was forced onto the path of a spirit medium. A true accoun 449Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 81 My Years as a Spirit Medium, Part 2 我当出马仙的这些年2 A year after the calamity that struck once every thousand years had finally stabilized, who could have guessed that upheaval was quietly brewing in the shadows? As the order of the Heavenly Dao was reshaped, species that should never have existed began appearing in the human world. When a woman nearing the end of her lifespan came to seek help, a ten-year struggle officially began... An evil aura that devours lifespans, descendants of the blood-sucking zombie Jiang Chen, and eight books of curse 126Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 82 The Last Horse-Riding Shaman 最后一个出马仙 A drought demon descends, throwing the mystic arts into chaos. Rumor has it that whoever obtains the Golden Pearl of Nüba can break through to the Celestial Rank and command the world. Before long, turmoil erupts. The five great schools of mystic arts descend on Yulin Village in search of Nüba. Five renowned, revered “hypocrites” from that era end up driving my grandmother to her death. To avenge her, I become the last shaman in the world! 121Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 83 The First Half of a Ma Xian's Life 出马仙的前半生 Not one true disciple of the Spirit Medium tradition willingly chooses this path. They all endure hardship after hardship and are driven by desperation to take up the calling and serve as a vessel for the spirits. Next, come with me as we explore the first half of the life of a middle-aged girl. (This book is based on real events. Since it’s a novel, it naturally includes a few obviously fake special effects and fictional scenes. Please read responsibly, and don’t imitate anything in the book.) 2.7kReads7.5Score17014d adds
- 84 After Discovering a Fox Immortal: It Was Like a Novel Come to Life 发现有狐仙后：好似小说照进现实 Author: Hu Mumu. The protagonist is a woman named Hu Mumu who has a fox spirit with her. Her husband, Qi Feng, is a disciple of Taoism, and his father is a powerful cultivator. The story is based on my personal experiences. I have never summoned spirits or established an altar. The fox spirit sister has been by my side, protecting me, for over twenty years. Ever since I learned about her, strange, fantastical things have begun happening around me. The strange events I’ve experienced since my hus 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Spirit Medium's Road: My Adventures with the Old Immortal 出马仙，我跟老仙的江湖路 A disciple of the spirit mediums of Ghost Street, in his tenth year practicing the art. His greatest wish at first was to become the biggest local thug. He never expected to become a spirit medium, and only after taking it up did he discover that people in this line of work are worse than gangsters. What kind of person you are determines what kind of spirit you get, and the spirits follow their hosts. Zhao Zhengyang’s spirit companions are all like slick socialites in leather shoes. Then he runs 3.4kReads8.2Score39214d adds
- 86 A Century of the Supernatural 百年灵异 This is a truly unusual book, recording the supernatural events that took place in a village over the course of a century. These events are unlike traditional tales of ghosts, fox spirits, demons, and immortals. There is none of the vulgar promotion of superstition or idealism found in popular culture. Instead, the book is filled with the world's strangeness and unknowns, leaving readers baffled. After the shock and terror, you can't help but question and imagine what lies beyond, and find yours 8Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 87 Northern Horse Notes 北马笔记 The Five Immortals of the Northeast are chiefly the Hu, Huang, Chang, Mang, and Hui. After cultivating their powers and attaining the Dao, they descend the mountains to take disciples, borrowing their bodies to do good deeds among humans and earn their way to ascension. This story is told in the first person. 414Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 88 Love's Tribulations Between Immortals and Mortals: A Matchmaker Disciple's Firsthand Tales of Karma and Romance 仙凡情劫：出马弟子亲历的因果姻缘 Love and Tribulation Between Immortals and Mortals: The Karma and Romance Personally Witnessed by a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The King Wen Drum, the King Wu Whip, and the Five-Dragon Flower Staff Summon the Immortal Elder 文王鼓，武王鞭，五龙花杆请老仙 “Cultivate your character deep in the mountains, then emerge from your cave and make your name known across the land.” A year after I began working as a spirit medium, my life took a completely different course. On the sixth day of the sixth month, I took charge of the altar. The old spirits took their seats, but brought a long-buried case to light. An unremarkable woman was haunted by several infant spirits. In the dead of night, the one who said “Hi” to me was actually a paper doll. An old man 1.9kReads8.8Score20014d adds
- 90 Northeastern China Paranormal: She Has Yin-Yang Eyes 东北灵异：她有一双阴阳眼 Born with yin-yang eyes, he can see things invisible to ordinary people. As a result, his friends shun him and his classmates bully him. His ability grows stronger as he gets older, taking him from a lowly wage worker to an employee at a funeral home, where he helps all sorts of spirits fulfill their final wishes! 8.6kReads7.7Score63814d adds
- 91 Folk Taboos: I Cultivate Merit in the Mortal World 民间禁忌：我在人间修功德 Everyone knows the barber, but few realize that the earliest barbers were actually executioners, and strange adepts who mastered esoteric arts. They walk between life and death, needing only a barber's razor to read the secrets of Heaven and travel between yin and yang. They shave the living, and they shave the dead. Even today, folk wisdom warns: never offend the barbers who roam the land with their poles and packs. 168Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 92 My Life as a Chuma Xian 我的出马仙儿生涯 In our vast land of China, the snowy black soil of the north is home to a strikingly unusual folk tradition: worshipping the “Immortals.” The Immortals do not appear in person. Instead, they possess their disciples, who are known as “spirit mediums,” serving as intermediaries between humans and spirits… A suspense masterpiece showcasing the very best of Northeast China's spirit-medium culture! 164Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 93 The Daoist in Blue 青衣道士 The Heavenly Dog devours the moon, the sky turns blood-red, and the Ghost Gate opens for the first time in a thousand years. A chaotic age begins. Can humans and ghosts coexist peacefully? Can the world remain safe? A young man emerges from the mountains, carrying on the most mysterious branch of the Divine Land's Daoist tradition. Burdened with a heavy responsibility, he enters this chaotic age and stirs the very fabric of the world... 2.8kReads—Score26914d adds
- 94 Speak No Words of the Three Corpses 三尸勿语 When someone dies far from home and a practitioner uses magic to make the corpse rise, it is called corpse-driving. People have three hun and seven po souls; corpses have three corpse spirits and nine worms. To drive a corpse that died unjustly, one must first subdue the spirits of its three corpses. When the dead pass by, the living must keep away! 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Midnight Tales of the Strange 午夜怪谈录 A collection of a hundred folk tales of the supernatural, with one self-contained story per chapter. Every tale strikes at the heart of Chinese-style horror. Welcome to Midnight Tales. A word of warning: if you read late at night, be sure to lock your doors. Each chapter is a new story, told entirely in the first person. 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Yin-Yang Ruoxie 阴阳若邪 On the day Xie Ruoxie was born, the family home was surrounded by countless poisonous insects. His mother took it as a bad omen and abandoned him at birth. Fortunately, his grandparents raised him. He only wanted to get into college and repay their kindness, so why are the things happening to him getting stranger and stranger? And who am I, really? Why can I command poisonous insects and drive away ten thousand ghosts? (This story is adapted from real events.) 19Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 97 The Perfumer of the Tongyou Fragrance Shop 通幽香铺的调香师 First comes the incense marrow, second the incense skin, third the incense flesh and fourth the incense soul… Fifth, greed; sixth, wrath; seventh, delusion; eighth, gratitude… Ninth, burning away… the anguish of reincarnation… The tenth incense… is the void she wrenched from her own soul… My name is Shen Heng, and I run an incense shop on an old street in Yingkou. I sell incense by day and ferry souls by night. Nine kinds of incense, exchanged for nine kinds of obsession. Greed, anger, delusion 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 A Practical Guide to Spirit Mediumship 出马仙实务手札 Dongshan, a former journalist, stumbles by chance into the fantastical world of Northeast China's chuma xian spirit mediums. Is it fate playing a trick, or destiny bringing things together? With an objective pen, he records strange and uncanny events as they really happen. Guaranteed to be true, this is a practical guide to understanding a parallel world. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Strange Tales of the Divine Firmament 神霄诡事 In today’s martial world, the biggest sect is sparing no effort to search far and wide for a precious ancient book of secret techniques. At last, they find the hometown of the protagonist, Zhao Shiba: a quiet, peaceful little village. Faced with the enemy’s threat, Zhao Shiba steps forward without hesitation, determined to protect every villager. But fate has other plans: in the midst of the battle, he accidentally kills eighteen innocent villagers from his own village... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Man and Ghost Devour the Heavens 人鬼吞天 (No System, no heroine, and the whole world is utterly deranged.) Everyone has a grandpa. Mine is a ghost who wants to eat my flesh. I'm not the one who's crazy. The world is. Transmigrators are everywhere in this world. They all share one name: human-ghosts. And I'm the best-hidden human-ghost of them all. With a little tiger who went mad after being dismembered, I fought my way through this hellish world. The Year Ghosts who want to eat me will all end up as souls beneath my blade. When everyt 8Reads—Score—14d adds
