Novels like The Book of Lu Ban
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Book of Lu Ban, best match first.
- 51 Absolutely True Tales of the Supernatural 绝对真实的灵异故事 These are the most authentic supernatural stories on the entire internet! Almost none of them have been embellished, and every one is grounded in evidence. Maybe they aren’t as gripping or terrifying as made-up tales, but their value lies in being real. If you like things that are true, come along with me. Through one real story after another, we’ll explore the mysteries of the universe and the world around us! 7.8kReads6.7Score30514d adds
- 52 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—14d adds
- 53 The Mystic Arts Face Reader 玄门相师 A young master of metaphysics, he knows every secret of heaven's design. In everything, he turns danger into fortune, and in every crisis, he finds a way through. He reads people, ghosts, and fate itself! The ways of humans and ghosts are unfathomable, and heaven's secrets must not be revealed! 8.8kReads8.7Score86714d adds
- 54 Bone Reading and Skin Painting 摸骨画皮 Qin Zhao is one of the finest forensic experts in the field. She made her name through sheer professional ability and is known as an oddball with sky-high IQ and rock-bottom EQ. Thanks to her remarkable skill at reading bones and reconstructing faces, she can restore the appearance of the living from even the most severely decomposed corpses. But during a field assignment, she was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot! For no apparent reason, her soul ended up in the body of Zhaor, a countr 2.4kReads8.2Score36314d adds
- 55 The Number One Yin Messenger 第一阴差 Wandering souls, where will you linger? Three souls, come back at once; seven spirits, return! Lost soul, the gates of heaven open, the gates of earth open. A thousand-mile journey, let the child bring the soul home! The day I was born, strange signs appeared in the heavens. Misfortune plagued me from childhood, and it’s a miracle I survived this long. After I came of age, something happened that shattered everything I thought I knew. My dad told me he was the underworld’s bailiff in Spring City 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Grandma's Yin-Yang Notes 2 奶奶的阴阳笔记2 Mystery and the Supernatural + Copper Coins to Find the Way + Paper Effigies That Hear the Dead + Locust Wood to Bind Souls I work as a temporary hire at the Special Investigations Bureau in the Dragon Kingdom. I’ve seen madmen capable of rewriting fate. That day, a gigantic black hand came crashing down and the air froze. I thought I was as good as dead. But my mother burst out like a streak of red lightning. In the look she gave me over her shoulder, I saw reluctance, concern, and a fierce re 205Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 57 A Complete Guide to the Six Yao and Eight Trigrams 六爻八卦一点通 A Quick Guide to the Six Lines and Eight Trigrams Are you fascinated by the mysterious Eight Trigrams and Six Lines, but find ancient texts obscure and technical terms hard to understand? This book is designed especially for complete beginners. With the goal of making the material easy to learn and understand at a glance, it uses everyday language, abundant examples, and original learning methods to guide you into Six Lines divination with ease. Its 300,000 words of systematic instruction will h 2.3kReads7.2Score57914d adds
- 58 Chinese History You Won’t Want to Put Down 舍不得看完的中国史 In our memories, everything we remember about history ultimately comes down to war. All the rises and falls, coincidences, motives, strategies, economics, and natural disasters came together to set the stage for wars that changed history. Those wars, in turn, condensed all our views, impressions, jokes, and imaginings about the past. Through these accounts, the author traces the course of ancient Chinese history. The History of China You Won’t Want to Put Down chronicles the rise and fall of st 1.7kReads9.5Score40614d adds
- 59 My Years as a Daoist Master 我当方士那些年 With five fingers, he divines the fate of all under heaven; with a single reading, he plots the destiny of dynasties for generations to come. Uncover a mysterious and unfathomable world of Daoist arts. His predictions are always spot-on, and his word is absolute! 2.3kReads8.7Score42114d adds
- 60 The Ruthless Hero of Northern Wei 北魏枭雄 The Jin dynasty’s fortunes crumbled, plunging the Central Plains into chaos. The Five Barbarians vied for control of the heartland, and turmoil engulfed the land. Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital and introduced reforms, blending the customs of the Hu and Han peoples in an effort to usher in lasting peace. Yet the reforms sowed trouble. The nobles grew alienated, undercurrents churned at court, and cracks began to form in the foundations of the state. Since ancient times, prosperity and decline 223.2kReads9.1Score25k14d adds
- 61 The Daoist Descends the Mountain: The Revival of Eerie Energy 道爷下山之诡气复苏 The uncanny returns, throwing yin and yang out of balance. Ghosts and monsters roam by night, slaughtering people until the human world becomes a living hell. Everyone lives in constant fear. Only I emerge from a mountain Taoist temple. I cultivate the Great Way of Yin and Yang, wield the art of slaying the uncanny, and shatter all illusions and evil spirits. Evil spirits wreaking havoc? I will suppress them with Taoist arts. The uncanny tide spreading? I will cut it down with a single sword. De 9.6kReads8.3Score68114d adds
- 62 Transmigrating as Liu Yizhen: Joining Liu Yu’s Northern Expedition 穿越刘义真：从跟随刘裕北伐开始 [Historical Transmigration] + [Political Intrigue] + [Farming] + [Good Governance] + [Expansion] Liu Yu, founder of the Song dynasty, rose from humble beginnings. He destroyed Southern Yan, put down Lu Xun, and swallowed Later Qin, his ambition as boundless as a tiger's. He had already won eight tenths of the realm! At the time, the Song army was elite, its banners blotting out the sun. It could march north at any moment, unite China, and restore the glory of the Han. But! His achievements arous 103.8kReads8.7Score11.1k14d adds
- 63 Folk Tales of the Mountain Wilds 民间山野怪谈 A lifetime spent roaming the martial world, telling tales of ghosts and strange happenings from the countryside. Stories of spirits and monsters in the wilderness have always been a staple of people's conversations over tea, and folk tales about mountain ghosts and gods come in every variety. There is a kind of extraordinary man who can help people choose burial sites and homes, divine life and death, reveal the secrets of fate, dispel evil spirits, travel to the underworld, save lives, and ward 1.1kReads8.9Score15114d adds
- 64 The First-Eye Feng Shui Master 第一天眼风水师 This is not your typical feng shui story. If that bothers you, please move along. Inside you’ll find the most terrifying human demons and ghosts, horrifying infant spirits, bewitching female ghosts, thousand-year-old flood dragons, and even a ghastly face that will make your heart race... There are no tired formulas here, so be patient. The further you read, the better it gets… The story begins on the day I was born. On the day of my birth, every last one of the chickens and ducks my family k 17.7kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
- 65 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, 227Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 66 Folktales of the Northeast: The Household Guardian Immortal 民间故事之东北保家仙 In folk tradition in Northeast China, people believe in household guardian spirits. Those who worship them receive blessings, and my job is to help people invite these spirits into their homes… 339Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 67 The Immortal World's Top-Tier Star Reborn as the Real Heiress 仙界顶流穿成真千金后 [Top-Tier Star of Metaphysics in the Immortal Realm + Livestream Face-Slapping of Scumbags + Putting Green Tea and White Lotus Types in Their Place + Slight Everyone's Favorite + Exorcising Ghosts and Leveling Up Through Cultivation] Su Qintang, the top-tier star of ghost hunting in the immortal realm and a Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos, was envied by someone and suddenly reborn as the despised real daughter of a modern wealthy family. On the night of the birthday banquet, facing the fak 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Legends of the Strange in Beiling 北岭怪谈 Legend has it that deep in the Greater Khingan Range lies a tomb for the living. Every year, people venture into the remote, treacherous mountains under the pretext of digging for ginseng: knife fighters from Hebei, bandits from the Northeast, treasure seekers from Shanxi... But I know they all have just one goal: the Immortal Tai Sui. 1.5kReads8.0Score19314d adds
- 69 From the Start, I Take Yang Guifei by Force, Then Bring Peace to the Tang Dynasty 开局强纳杨贵妃，还给大唐太平年 No System. Real court intrigue. Meticulously researched. Faced with the three-way struggle between Li Longji, Li Heng, and Li Chu, and a value system already beginning to collapse, how will Li Tan, after transmigrating, restore the glory of the Tang Dynasty, step by step? In real history, no one was an NPC. Everyone chose the option that served their own interests best. A genuinely satisfying story told with historical realism. The Xuanwu Gate succession tradition has found its most outstanding 78.9kReads8.2Score10.2k14d adds
- 70 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺匠 My family has dealt with the dead for generations. Following in my father’s footsteps, I became a coffin bearer. Before carrying a coffin, I always offer the deceased five incense sticks. When offering incense to the living, three long sticks and two short ones are taboo. When offering incense to the dead, three short sticks and two long ones are taboo. That day, I carried a coffin, and the dead pregnant woman inside gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! [Shh, keep quiet! We’re settin 2.8kReads8.3Score18414d adds
- 71 After Prison, I Became the King of Feng Shui 出狱后，我成了风水之王 [One Female Lead + Plenty of Flirting + Mysterious Master + Empress of Zhao + Beautiful Gymnast + Policewoman + Beautiful Designer + Scheming Ex-Wife + Nine Chrysanthemum Sect + Battle over the Investiture of the Gods + Patriotic Hero] Five years ago, Yang Shaoyang went to prison to take the blame for his brother-in-law, who had been driving drunk. Five years later, Yang Shaoyang was released. But his scheming wife and brother-in-law not only failed to come greet him, they cruelly mocked 2kReads7.3Score15014d adds
- 72 The Dragon-Locking Well and the Snake Immortal in the Painting 锁龙井，画蛇仙 My name is Su Luoqing. I was born in the ancient village of Dragon Guardians, where our people have guarded a well for generations. Legend says an evil dragon that has cultivated for thousands of years is sealed beneath it. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, a special ritual must be performed to appease the dragon. On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, rain poured for a whole month, nearly submerging Dragon Guardians Village. Then, dur 559Reads8.8Score11414d adds
- 73 Learning Traditional Chinese Medicine from Grandpa 跟着爷爷学中医 This novel follows Chen Yanzhi and Lin Wei as they practice medicine at the venerable Chinese medicine clinic Baorentang, painting a picture of traditional Chinese medicine passed down through generations and the warmth of everyday human kindness. From the winter solstice, when cold pathogens penetrate the bones, to the summer heat and dampness that trouble the spleen; from the damp-heat fevers of Jingzhe to the dry-lung coughs of Qingming, they learn under their grandfather's guidance to unders 51Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 74 A Guide to Zi Wei Dou Shu 紫微斗数说明书 This book was created to explain Zi Wei Dou Shu in plain language and help us understand it better. Zi Wei Dou Shu is not actually that mysterious. By studying a wealth of real-world case studies, we can better understand and apply it, helping us learn more about our birth dates and plan our lives. The book will also share some methods for improving one’s fortune for your consideration. It also covers practical learning experiences in Chinese medicine’s image-number therapy, Yangzhai feng shui, 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Years I Spent Curing People's Poverty 我给人治穷病那些年 Not one thing here is true. I made it all up. I don’t understand economics or psychology. I don’t understand anything. I imagine that I’m an economic consultant who has met far too many people trapped in difficult circumstances, and knows that there is always a reason people remain poor for so long. Wealth and status have never been predestined, nor are they simply a matter of luck. More often, people find themselves constrained at every turn and unable to escape poverty because of mistaken perc 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Not a Daoist Priest, but a Mage 不是道士是法师 Beat the drum and swing the whip. With a shiver, I emerge from the mountains. I open my mouth and speak like a human: I'm the half-mad Li Xiaoxian! Ever since I was born, bad luck has followed me everywhere. I've nearly died time and again. To fight against the fate laid out for me, I believed in the Lord, recited Buddhist scriptures, and even worked at a wholesale market. But Heaven played a cruel joke on me. Misfortune kept piling up until I became completely dazed and unhinged. Desperate to g 396Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 77 Major Paranormal Events in China 中国民间灵异大事件 Major Chinese Folk Supernatural Cases is based on real supernatural incidents. Its contents are terrifying, mysterious, eerie, and suspenseful, with no more scientifically reasonable explanation to this day! Each chapter of this book tells a supernatural fantasy tale, with bizarre, chilling, and gripping plots. We hope readers will tune in and enjoy! 301Reads7.2Score22714d adds
- 78 The Divine Feng Shui Master 神级风水师 Houses are divided into yin and yang: yin dwellings gather the qi of the dead, while yang dwellings foster prosperity. This is the art of feng shui. A scion of a feng shui family accidentally inherits a Celestial Master’s legacy, mastering the yin-yang arts and feng shui techniques of past and present. He can discern qi and communicate with the yin and yang realms, pass on the secrets of feng shui, understand how to dispel evil and invite prosperity, and collect precious magical artifacts. Thus 773Reads8.2Score12614d adds
- 79 Carrying the Dragon Coffin 抬龙棺 The First Emperor's coffin was called the Dragon Coffin. By rights, everyone who carried the Dragon Coffin should have been buried alive with him. But my ancestor somehow escaped. Was the elixir of immortality really just a legend? And where did Xu Fu go after sailing east? My ancestor was the only person who knew the secret of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum... 3kReads8.5Score30514d adds
- 80 Divine Art of Reading the Heavens 窥天神测 Words spring from the heart, and writing gives the heart form. The characters a person writes are intricately connected to their fortunes, misfortunes, and fate. Thus, the art of fortune-telling through written characters came into being. My journey down this path began when I accidentally fell into my grandmother's coffin, only to discover a young woman inside, her clothes in disarray… 985Reads8.8Score10614d adds
- 81 The Exorcist’s Journal 伏魔笔记实录 I was born in a mysterious village in Chaoshan, amid violent storms and the strange disappearance of my family. From childhood, I was different from other people: I could see ghosts that no one else could. This unusual ability left me misunderstood, but it also led me into Grandma's mysterious world. Under her influence, I became fascinated by yin-yang and the Eight Trigrams, feng shui, and the art of destiny. Little by little, I learned that mysterious forces unknown to the world were hidden al 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Upholding Justice in Heaven's Name 替天行道 Yin cannot thrive alone, and yang cannot exist by itself. I grew up in the countryside, left behind by my parents and raised by my grandfather. All his life, Grandpa was either helping widows and orphaned girls or on his way to help them. So, for as long as I can remember, I heard the villagers cursing him behind his back. Then one day, a stranger in a burial shroud asked me a question. A tree without bark but with a soul is bound to die. What happens to a person with skin but no soul? The relat 3kReads8.9Score24714d adds
- 83 The Unorthodox Horse-Riding Immortal 不正经的出马仙 Nine out of ten shamanic practitioners are frauds, and the other one is still cultivating. It’s both lucky and unlucky that I’m a shamanic practitioner who doesn’t cultivate immortality. I only like hanging out with my fox spirit companion, and I absolutely refuse to cultivate. 16kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 84 My Years as a Spirit Medium's Apprentice 我当出马弟子那几年 Hello, everyone. I'm a spirit medium from Shandong. The main reason I'm writing this book is, first, to record my experiences. Whether it becomes popular or not, I want to preserve my memories and my life story! Second, I hope the book will help people understand spirit mediumship. In recent years, certain people with bad intentions have given it a terrible reputation. So I'm writing about my own experiences to help clear its name! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Bearing a Child in Prison, I Am Doted on by My Convict Husband 狱中留子，被流犯夫君宠上天 The animated series and the live-action audiobook on Tomato Listen have launched. Come watch and listen [Double purity + devoted love + no angst + heartwarming. A story of mutual companionship and healing, as a pair rise from exiles to the very top.] After the man she loved was assassinated, Mu Xijin, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household, had planned to spend the rest of her life alone. But one misstep left her at the mercy of her elder sister, who forced her to conceive 16.5kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 86 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 313Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 87 Top-Tier Gynecologist: From the Start, I Discover a Socialite Is Pregnant with Her Foreign Tutor's Child 顶级妇医：开局查出名媛怀外教种 Extreme Contrast + How to Spot a Toxic Woman + Save the Big Shot and Make a Fortune + Connections Among the Powerful Lin Feng was a surgical genius, but was maliciously assigned to obstetrics and gynecology. Although he was an associate chief physician, he was constantly suppressed. On top of that, he was a man, so his clinic was deserted and nobody wanted him to perform surgery. All he could do was suffer through night shifts year after year. That was until he awakened the Cause and Effect Reck 278kReads8.9Score31k14d adds
- 88 The Corpse Coffin's Ghostly Fragrance 尸棺鬼香 [The corpse sits in the coffin, the ghost eats incense] [Fate from a past life, continued in this one] A Maoshan Taoist’s path to raising ghosts... After his grandmother dies unexpectedly, Shen Lin happens upon the notes his grandfather left behind. From then on, he begins a ghost-hunting life in which he narrowly escapes death time and time again... 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Maoshan Taoist Arts: The Way of Heaven 茅山道法之天道 In The Maoshan Daoist Arts: The Heavenly Way, Li Yunfei becomes a Maoshan disciple by a stroke of luck and embarks on a journey to vanquish demons and exorcise evil. Demons, devils, and ghosts across the Three Realms all tremble at the sound of his name... 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Strange Gate Subdues the Eight Wastelands 奇门镇八荒 My name is Yang Yufan. I was born with a pair of yin-yang eyes, and my grandfather taught me the arts of the Qimen. I thought that becoming an inheritor of the Qimen tradition would make me a fortune-teller... But who could have guessed that I’d end up as one of the saints guarding the Eight Wastelands? I’ll tell you the story of what happened in my own words! 10Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 91 Demon's Cry in a Chaotic Age 乱世妖鸣 In an age of war and banditry, the people suffer through hardship, and she is left wandering from place to place. On nights of the full moon, an eerie demon child draws in the moonlight. Lost in hardship, people struggle to survive, while power and wealth leave them adrift. She is the little witch everyone avoids, mischievous yet kind and righteous. As she travels the world, she leaves behind a legend of her own, etched into the passage of time. 58Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 92 Lord of the Spirit Realm: From the Start, Bound to a Horror Short-Drama System 灵境主宰：开局绑定恐怖短剧系统 [Soul Transmigration to the Modern World + Cultivation Expert + Unhinged CEO + Demon-Fallen Buddhist Monk + Horror Short-Drama Instances + Yandere Villain + Love Rival Showdown] Li Xinghua, a Mahayana cultivator, was ambushed by a Buddhist monk who had fallen to the demonic path. Her soul transmigrated to the modern world, where she became a freshman at Huaqing University who had died from staying up too late. Stripped of her cultivation and stranded in an unfamiliar world with scarce spiritual 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Book of Feng Shui and the Mystical Arts 玄学风水录 Adventures in Modern Feng Shui is adapted from the true experiences of Li Chengxuan, a modern feng shui master. It offers the most up-to-date and down-to-earth account of feng shui in the city, reflecting people's contemporary fascination with the subject. Through varied settings and feng shui incidents, it answers people's questions about the practice. It also records practical methods and techniques, letting readers learn more about feng shui through gripping stories. This is truly an account 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Spirit Medium of the Three Realms 三界通灵人 From spirit medium to spiritual cultivator to primordial spirit, I slowly unveil the mystery. Born with an extraordinary destiny, I endured trial after trial. A strip of red cloth, three chi and three cun long; the elders of the clan and the old spirits of the mountain. My grandmother was a famous village shaman, and the Fox, Yellow Weasel, Porcupine, and Python spirits accompanied me, making me a medium between yin and yang. I roam the Three Realms, helping people avert disaster and driving out 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Secret Notes of a Feng Shui Master 风水师秘记 My grandfather left me a handwritten ancient manuscript. When I turned eighteen, a dream of mine shook the entire world of feng shui... Liu Bowen severing dragon veins, feng shui guiding a celestial dragon, paper figures controlling one's fortune, plum-blossom tattoos, the dead seeking justice... Everyone knew Yang Qingtian was a legend, but no one knew that I was him! 3.7kReads8.2Score39614d adds
- 96 She Became an Online Sensation Through Fortune-Telling 她靠算命爆红全网 [Taoist priest + ghost hunting + talisman drawing + face-slapping comeback + feng shui] Reborn on the night of her ghost wedding, Qin Youyou awakens on the spirit bed and discovers that she bears a special fate, drawing the covetous attention of evil Taoists and the hauntings of vengeful ghosts. To protect herself, she clears haunted houses, hunts ghosts, takes in monsters and ghosts as companions, and fights evil gods, gradually regaining her cultivation. At last, the man who has always protect 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Strange Tales from the Bureau: The Final Chapter 民调局异闻录之最终篇章 A strange past, a mysterious department, an eccentric white-haired man, and a fat man who can see through everything: the final chapter in the history of the Folk Affairs Investigation and Research Bureau. 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 98 You Only Live Once, So Freedom Matters Most 人活一世，自在最重要 A little fun, a little funny, a little heartwarming, a little touching, a few tears, and a bit of melodrama She only liked feeling a little tipsy. Then she woke up one morning to find that her husband of three years wanted a divorce. No, no. That absolutely would not do. She never wanted to suffer the pain of being pressured to marry again. Whether a man was around or not didn't matter. Her marital status did. If they didn't divorce, she could just live as a widow. He could have his beloved wiv 17.7kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
- 99 The Coffin Debt 棺债 [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] At midnight, a bronze bell rings, luring seven living corpses into a funeral home that never closes... A black coffin carved with human faces hangs in the morgue. Every seven days, it drags them into the underworld: Sing a death song for ghosts in a hanging-corpse theater, Ferry ninety-nine corpses across the Yellow Springs crossing, Bury your own grave in an evil temple teeming with razor-toothed horrors... When Jiang Hui clutches the n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 A Chronicle of Debut 出道纪事 [No formulaic tropes, no wish fulfillment, no web-novel conventions, traditional supernatural fiction, based on real events. Read with caution if any of this bothers you.] I graduated from high school in 2014 and became a disciple of my master, Li Jingshan. I spent three years studying the Dao and another three learning the arts. Then I spent five years practicing them in the world, occasionally gaining new insights. I enjoy reading novels, but lament that today's books are all baseless fabricat 630Reads8.5Score12314d adds
