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- 1 The Feng Shui Master of the Green Satchel 青囊风水师 Feng shui and the arts of divination, fate ordained by Heaven, reading bones to tell fortunes, and offering guidance to those who have lost their way. The Qing Nang holds its arts, the ancient books their words. Healing ghosts and treating the living, all in accord with Heaven’s will. Fifteen years ago, Zhang Tianming of Qing Nang Dian Xiang shortened his own life to change the Lin family’s fate, and arranged a marriage for his apprentice. Fifteen years later, Zhang Qian followed his master’s 61Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 2 My Beautiful Aunt Is a Judge of the Underworld 美艳小姨是地府判官 Ever since I was born, I’ve had an uncanny run of good luck. No matter how life-threatening the situation, things always turn out all right for me. I always thought I was simply born lucky, until I was on the verge of death at eighteen and saw my aunt, who had died young and become a magistrate in the underworld. That was when I learned that all my good fortune was the result of my aunt’s quiet efforts! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Maoshan Outsider 茅山异徒 Maoshan arts proclaim: “Heaven is round, Earth is square; by the nine laws and edicts, as I write, ten thousand ghosts shall hide.” My name is Qin Feng. Ever since I mastered the strange arts of the Ghost Path, I haven't known a moment's peace. Some say I defy Heaven's will, alter fate, and recklessly practice forbidden arts. Others say I reverse yin and yang and turn the heavenly cycle upside down. Yellow-skinned spirits become demons, zombies rise from the dead, evil ghosts possess people, ear 14Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 4 The Second Spirit 二神儿 [Supernatural] [Comedy] [Shamanism] When I was nine, my father was killed by a spirit summoned to possess him. As fate would have it, I inherited the mantle of the royal shaman. Sending off wandering spirits, battling the Chang and Mang serpent spirits, facing the mountain god of Shenxian Mountain, and encountering a dragon in the Wusong River… This is the story of the strange events I witnessed during my years as a shaman. 18Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 5 The Yin Tattooist 阴纹师 A tattoo shop that opens at midnight. The designs aren’t tigers, dragons, or leopards, but... 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Mystic Paper Effigy Maker 奇门扎纸匠 Before I was even born, my grandfather had already begun quietly changing my fate, arranging an engagement to someone I had never met. He spared no effort to defy fate and pass down the paper effigy-making craft of the Four Yin Sect, hoping to avoid every calamity brought by the Five Bane and Three Deficiencies. When I was born, strange omens appeared in the sky. Something extraordinary was happening, and it seemed all the disasters were only just beginning. It looked as though everything had be 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Exorcisms and Face Reading, Guaranteed! 直播算命:驱邪看相妥妥的! [System + supernatural + wild imagination] On the first day of his livestream, Du Jie gets a call from a popular female streamer. A feng shui problem? Easy! The cases that follow are much trickier, and each one is more bizarre than the last! A ghost baby? A paper effigy? The strange illness in Xiangyang Village, the Five Elements fortune-borrowing ritual... Are all these bizarre events testing my cultivation? Forget it. I'd better call on the Grandmaster! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Ferry Souls in the Mortal World 我在人间摆渡灵魂 Some people call me Master, others call me a charlatan. Some even respectfully address me as Grandmaster or Celestial Master. But really, I’m just an “ordinary” guide for the dead. Jiang Cheng, an unremarkable funeral master, awakens a mysterious ability after one particular funeral. He can actually see souls, or ghosts!!! (This story has only one supernatural character, the protagonist. It’s more of an everyday-life story with tearjerking moments, not a horror novel.) 50Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Money Over Life: From the Start, I Kidnap a Red-Clad Vengeful Ghost 要钱不要命,开局拐卖红衣厉鬼 Ding! Thank you for contributing to the overhaul of the Underworld. The red-clad vengeful ghost has been accepted by the Underworld's coal mining department. Monthly income: 20,000 yuan. The System will deposit it into the Host's account regularly. The ghost child has been accepted by the Underworld's circus. Monthly income: 5,000 yuan. The System will deposit it into the Host's account regularly. The lecherous ghost has been accepted by the Underworld's obscenity review department. Monthly inco 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Run! She Chases! My Yandere Fox Wife Loves Me to Death 我逃!她追!病娇狐妻嗜我如命 [Fox spirit + yandere + 1v1 + tangled love and hate + fate + Daoist arts + supernatural + plainspoken] Before I was born, my grandfather cut off one of a nine-tailed fox’s tails. That was how he offended the Fox Immortal. It began a relentless, unending campaign of revenge. My grandfather died saving me. I swore I’d make the fox demon pay in blood! I kept my strength hidden, devoted myself to studying the Dao, and bided my time as I plotted revenge. But I never imagined that the Fox Immortal I r 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Heir of Coffin Mountain 棺山传人 That day, Bai Liu, the grayish-yellow fox spirit, and the Five Immortals carried my grandfather into the mountains. Keeping the promise I had made at the Fox Immortal Temple, I embarked on an unseen journey between the worlds of yin and yang... 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Yin-Yang Medium 通灵阴阳师 This is a world teeming with ghosts and monsters, where strange and inexplicable events happen every day. After transmigrating, Wang Tian gained the ability to see through things and communicate with spirits and all living beings. He thought he could live a carefree life, but the System nearly drained his lifespan. By an unexpected turn of events, he became a yin-yang master. With little time left to live, Wang Tian had no choice but to exorcise demons and avenge the wronged dead to extend his 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 My True-Life Paranormal Encounters: The Bizarre Things I've Experienced 亲身灵异实录:我经历的邪门事儿 Based on true events, firsthand accounts. Over the course of my life, I’ve encountered far too many bizarre things that science can’t explain. On a stormy night, a nightclub hostess was pinned down by a ghost in her sleep. Something furry crouched on her chest, and a seductive moan like a fox’s cry sounded beside her ear. She began to walk with a sway, her eyes shining like a fox’s, and the men around her started meeting with strange accidents one after another: the boss’s brakes failed in a c 1.1kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 14 The Treasure Hunter with a Lucky Touch 桃运摸宝师 I left home when I was young and stumbled into the world of treasure hunting and spirit-reading. From Kunlun’s Hell to the South Sea Dragon Ruins, the Netherworld Ghostwood, and the Sea of Sand’s hidden nest... I traveled far and wide in search of secret treasures. Just as I thought I could take control of my own fate, Heaven played a cruel joke on me. I tried to escape, but only sank deeper and deeper... 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 She Can Actually Tame Shadows 她竟会豢养影子 “How can a person have no shadow?” “But what if... they really don’t?” “Have you ever seen a person without a shadow?” “Or rather, did they ever really exist?” Can shadows be kept and raised? Call to the shadow for a hundred days, but even the method passed down by the ancestors is useless! Will the vanished coffin ever be seen again... A fox that speaks like a human... They say a Yin body is a rare find, the perfect physique for cultivating Yin techniques, and also... the ideal material for cra 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Yin Master of the Living World 阳间葬阴师 I am Shen Xu, born under an ill-starred fate. On the day I was born, ghosts swarmed around me, and I barely survived my first twelve years. The day before I turned twelve, my grandfather used a living corpse hidden in a coffin to conceal my fate, while a nine-lived black cat upset the balance of yin and yang. He put my coffin on a little cart and sent it to the Xuanqing Temple on Mount Taiqing. From that day on, I set out on an uncanny and unpredictable path through the esoteric arts... 365Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 17 The Evil-Suppressing Man of the Living World 阳间镇邪人 The world is formed from the union of Heaven and Earth. Where there is righteousness, there is evil; where there is yang, there must be yin. This world is full of the strange and the terrifying, and I am part of the strange. My name is Xiao Xie. My grandfather once said that on the day I was born, I tore a vicious asura ghost apart with my bare hands... 1.6kReads7.5Score11114d adds
- 18 The Yellow Stone Method 黄石土法 Huang Shigong, a recluse of the Qin dynasty, was the equal of Guiguzi. He passed the Plain Book to rulers, earning them the world; He passed the Three Strategies of Huang Shigong to advisers, earning them renown; He passed the Taigong Art of War to generals, bringing them victory; He passed the Carved Heavenly Book to craftsmen, giving them a livelihood; He passed Huang Shigong’s Folk Methods to the common people, winning their gratitude. Xu Zhen had worked like an ox and a horse, started a comp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 From the Start, I Married a Ghost Immortal 开局娶鬼仙做老婆 This work is being kept on the list despite its low rating. [Traditional Supernatural Fiction, Metaphysics, Multiple Female Leads, Folk Horror Stories, Half Power Fantasy, Alternate World, Folk Legends] My name is Lin Hao. I haven’t seen my parents since I was seven. The authorities said they were dead. But my grandfather said someone had scattered their three souls and seven spirits. After that, I lived with him in a small county in southern China. Then, after an accident, I somehow performed a 3kReads6.2Score21914d adds
- 20 Strange Tales from the Countryside 农村里的奇异怪谈 [Traditional supernatural horror + third-person narration + one female lead + no immortal cultivation] In a strange, gloomy bamboo forest, evil forces claim people’s lives. A university graduate has just returned to his village when he becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre events. In the end, he takes a master and learns the Dao. Is the mysterious woman good or evil? What other strange events will the protagonist encounter? Find out in the book. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Chronicles of Strange Events 异事簿 When I was eight, I accidentally drowned. The village's mad Taoist came to my house and told my parents to give me a grand seven-day funeral with gongs and drums. After seven days, I would return to life. During the funeral, lightning flashed every day and the rain poured without stopping. Everyone in the village said it was a bad omen. On the seventh day, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the sky. The mad Taoist returned to my house, told me to take the moon in the sky as my godmother, and 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Is It Too Much for a Fortune Teller Like Me to Know a Little Yin-Yang Magic? 我一个算命的会点阴阳术不过分吧 [Maoshan Arts + Ghost Hunting + Face Reading + Powerful Connections + Walking Between the Yin and Yang Worlds + Team] Zhao Yang's grandfather made him study three books from a young age: the Zhouyi, the Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, and a third book with no cover, whose contents were handwritten. After his grandfather passed away, Zhao Yang inherited his mantle. But now that cremation was the norm, all he could do was read people's feng shui, barely earning enough to get by. Just as he was thinking 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 290Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 24 Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Maker 阴阳纸扎匠 The paper effigies my grandfather made could subdue spirits and drive away evil energy. He passed this craft down to me alone. Back in his day, my grandfather was a renowned master in the world of feng shui. I thought I could carry on his legend, but I was set up as soon as I struck out on my own. It turns out there’s another me in this world! (No System, no mindless protagonist, no stale tropes, no cultivation.) 422Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 25 My Yin-Yang Teahouse 我有一间阴阳茶馆 When the dead come knocking, my work begins. Behind every death lies a story. I will tell these untold stories, one by one... My name is Xia Xingchen. I can see ghosts. I help the souls who come seeking the light embark on their final journey. As I help them find redemption, I am also searching for the truth... 31Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 26 A Ghost Hunter in the Underworld, Earning Billions in Hell Money 地府打工人捉鬼赚亿点点冥币 [Chinese-style horror + underworld constables + folk ghost stories + mystery investigations + the supernatural + comedy + wild imagination + no romance] First major arc: A rookie ghost constable slowly learns the ropes of catching ghosts through a series of cases. Second major arc: The supernatural world levels up, with rivals competing and growing stronger through cultivation. Third major arc: At the China-Myanmar border, he goes undercover deep behind enemy lines. What secrets are being kept t 939Reads—Score11014d adds
- 27 Born the Ghost King, I Subdue Ten Thousand Evil Spirits 鬼王命,镇万煞 I was born destined for wealth, good fortune, and a long life, but someone stole my fate, and I nearly died when a horde of ghosts surrounded me. The villains who swapped our fates never imagined that they would be the ones to lead me back to the Ghost King’s destiny... [Horror, talismans, feng shui, curses, folk customs] Ghosts demand lives on a rainy night; a painted-skin demon returns; a devil’s sacrifice; a snake woman in a mountain village; a cursed guesthouse; blood crows snatch souls; a m 9.8kReads8.9Score63514d adds
- 28 Haunted Academy: Exorcisms Begin in the Classroom 囚灵学怨:镇邪从上课开始 Infinite-Flow + Horror + Mind-Bending Puzzles + Ruthless + Rule-Deciphering After an accident, Qin Feng ends up in a place called the Spirit-Prison Academy. He was supposed to go there to suppress evil spirits, but first he has to attend class. Chinese, math, PE, and more. The lessons seem simple, but they're fraught with unknown dangers. They have to uncover the hidden rules here to have any hope of surviving. A poor performance comes at the cost of your life! Ding, ding, ding, ding! I hear the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Live-Streaming from the Underworld: From the Start, I’m Furiously Talking Back to the King of Hell 我在地府开直播:开局怒怼阎王爷 [Livestreaming + System + Gods and Ghosts + Into Science + Into History] He dies from the start, only to discover his soul was mistakenly taken. He immediately awakens a livestreaming System. He mouths off to the King of Hell, teaches Granny Meng how to make soup, fishes in the River of Forgetfulness, opens a restaurant on the Road to the Underworld, sells cigarettes and liquor in Fengdu City, and searches for loved ones at the Terrace of Looking Homeward... For the sake of his livestream and me 16Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 30 The God in the Cage 笼中之神 This is a requiem for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of reality and illusion. When the prison of consciousness is exposed, will you choose to sink into a sweet lie, or awaken to a cruel truth and be destroyed? The answer was already decided from the very start of the search. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I Have a Ghostly Wife 我有鬼娇妻 [Mystery] [Comedy] Have you ever experienced something like this? I mean, asking for a wife at the bottom of a dry well! I live in a small village in the mountains, cut off from the outside world. No outsiders have visited in hundreds of years. Maybe it's because of a curse, but no baby girls have ever been born in our village. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Pleasant Goat Tattoo from the Start: I Scared a Million Evil Spirits to Tears 开局纹身喜羊羊,我吓哭了百万凶灵 Encountered a ghost? Don't panic. First, send a barrage comment to celebrate. In a world where the paranormal has returned, Yi Xuan activates the Reverse-Trope Paranormal Livestream System. From then on, the world gains a peerless master whose brain seems seriously ill and whose mental state is far from normal. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Yin-Yang Geomancer’s Legacy 阴阳地师传 At ten years old, I slew a white serpent and subdued a hundred ghosts. The generals of the underworld called me “little brother.” Using feng shui, the art of Qimen, and Taoist magic, I solved one strange murder case after another! It all began with the corpse of a man in a cornfield! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Food Delivery for Ghosts: Leave Me a Bad Review and I'll Hammer You to Tears! 给鬼送外卖:敢给差评锤哭你! [Supernatural + Hilarious + Great Villain + Wild Imagination] In an age when the bizarre ran rampant, Shen Lang had just gotten out of prison when he unexpectedly awakened the Great Villain Role-Playing System, which was supposed to help him adjust to his new life. Middle-Aged Pervert Ghost: “Is there no law anymore? I didn’t give the hotpot place a good review, and he’s going to beat me into a vengeful ghost hotpot?” Schoolgirl Sadako: “Waaah, I didn’t give him a good review, so he ripped out m 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 Notes from a Haunted House 凶宅笔录 A haunted house is a house where someone once met a violent death. Legend has it that people who die this way haven't yet reached the end of their natural lifespan, so they die with deep resentment. Anyone who moves in will suffer, at best, a life of misery, and at worst, a broken family and ruin. By a twist of fate, I became a dealer in haunted houses. They kept appearing, and one crisis followed another. Behind every haunted house lay a terrifying, secret story... By the time I wanted to turn 10.4kReads8.8Score22114d adds
- 36 King of Feng Shui: I Roam the World with a Sealed Divine Dragon 风水之王之我与封印神龙闯天下 The day I was born, my father died. A fortune-teller said I was born under an unlucky star and would bring death to my parents! No! I decide my own fate, not Heaven! Watch me defy fate alongside the dragon spirit living inside me! See how Lin Qingfeng rises from an orphan girl to become a renowned feng shui master! 476Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Exorcist: From the Start, I Encounter the Great Black Buddha Mother 除魔人:开局遇到大黑佛母 Original title: Exorcist: Starting Out by Encountering the Great Black Buddha Mother [Supernatural] + [System] + [Narrow Escapes] + [Film, Animation, Books, and TV] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Not a Power Fantasy] + [Thriller] + [Horror] The male lead, born under an ill-fated destiny, faces a life-and-death calamity but is unexpectedly chosen by the System. He transmigrates through various parallel worlds to carry out missions to exorcise demons and uphold justice. When you transmigrate and encount 169Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 38 The Daoheart’s Journey 道心征途 (This novel focuses primarily on horror, the supernatural, and suspense. It isn't mindless, it isn't about cultivating immortality, and the story is tightly connected. The early chapters lay the groundwork, and there are many genuinely frightening scenes. If you don't like it, feel free to say so in the comments!) My master said there are only two principles to being a Taoist priest. First: Never put off revenge until tomorrow. Let it fester in your heart, and it will throw your Daoist mind into 7Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 39 The Underworld Longevity Bureau 黄泉长生局 [Mystery + Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Ghost Hunting] They say the Yellow Springs are crawling with ghosts and demons. Once I raise my yellow talisman and form a hand seal, I'll wipe them all out. From three-eyed ghost lice and the Fish Kingdom tomb to the Ten-Thousand-Pearl Snake Woman... Li Que, a little nobody of the Daoist sect, and Fatty get caught up in a vast scheme for immortality. As the saying goes: “In paper shoes, I tread into the Yellow Springs; through the gloom of life and death, I 224Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 40 Yellow Springs Medical Hall 黄泉医馆 On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, ghosts roam at night and the living must keep away. Yet on Linjiang Road, an unremarkable clinic stands with all four doors wide open, inviting every kind of visitor. Above the eaves hangs a gilded plaque bearing four large characters: “Yellow Springs Clinic.” 531Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 41 The Celestial Master's Record of Subduing Demons in the City 张天师都市伏妖录 During the Southern Song dynasty, the Ziwei Star is disgraced in the wake of the Jingkang Incident. Demons run rampant across the human world, and the Jade Emperor orders the immortals to descend and exterminate them. The immortals descend, capture every demon under heaven, and seal them inside the Demon-Refining Pot. Centuries later, in the twenty-first century, construction work brings the pot back to light. By a twist of fate, the seal is broken, and the demons escape once more. As demons a 197Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 42 My Ghostly Roommate 我的阴室友 [Paranormal mystery] [Updates daily, though not on a fixed schedule] [Thanks for your support ❤️] Over the summer after my college entrance exams, I kept having the same dream about my college dorm and roommates. Then I dragged my suitcase into Room 304 and saw those familiar yet unfamiliar faces, along with an empty bed. I was stunned. They were Yaoyao and Xinxin, the girls in the photo from my dream. Was the empty bed Qingqing’s? She hadn’t shown up for months after the school year began, so w 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Strange Feng Shui Affairs 风水异事 My grandfather is a feng shui master. While he was away, a woman came looking for him. After I greeted her, I saw purple-black veins of blood on her face, writhing on their own… 1.7kReads8.8Score52014d adds
- 44 The Comically Awkward Taoist 神囧道士 I have a master who claims to be an unofficial eighth-generation disciple of Maoshan, but I've never seen him perform a single Daoist art. I always thought he was a fraud, until the day we took on a ritual to guide the dead for a wealthy family... 684Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 45 Horror Livestream: The Whole Nation Watches Me Catch Ghosts Live 恐怖直播:全民看我在线捉鬼 Chen Feng transmigrates to a parallel world plagued by strange phenomena, where all manner of demons and ghosts have appeared. Everyone has entered an age of horror livestream challenges. After being bound to a System, Chen Feng easily becomes the first person to win nine consecutive challenges! “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have killed a thousand-year-old zombie. Reward: one powerful virility pill!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have killed a painted-skin long-tongued ghost. Reward: one 62Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 46 The Seventh Night After Death 头七 My grandfather said that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to haunt. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost plays. I went to play with them, never imagining that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam right behind me. 22Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 47 The Spirit-Sealing Corpse Shroud 镇灵尸衣 On the day I was born, ghosts surrounded our home. I only survived because a master gave his life to save me. Only later did I learn the truth: I was born on a yin year, yin month, and yin day, making me a Yin Child. My master said that anyone born under all three yin signs would have a life full of misfortune and spend their days wandering from place to place. 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Unrivaled Heavenly Master 天师无双 The nine stars align, and good and evil are turned upside down. A great war between the Underworld and the Nether Capital is imminent. The Corpse Clan is rising, the Heavenly Ghosts seek to invade, the Heavenly Demons circle overhead, and great monsters descend. The Demon Buddha Sect, the Corpse Immortal Cult, and the Immortal Alliance are all stirring. Ghosts roam by day, demons hide among humanity, little ghosts are hard to deal with, corpse-driving and zombie-exorcising arts abound, the Five 29Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 49 Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳行者 The ultimate truths of heaven and earth are two: death and parting, and the way between yin and yang. I protect the living in the world of light, driving out evil and subduing demons until every specter is vanquished. I guide the dead across the Yellow Springs, and set foot upon the Bridge of Helplessness without hesitation. A traveler between the realms of yin and yang, I bear the balance of life and death on my shoulders. Have you ever seen an old sheep knock at your door, or a paper figure sp 268Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 50 Supernatural: The Monk Who Gets Stronger by Exorcising Ghosts 灵异:贫僧渡鬼就变强 The supernatural world is resurging. A hundred ghosts roam by night, while demons and monsters run rampant. Black Corpse King: “After a thousand years of cultivation, I have become a thousand-year-old corpse, immortal and indestructible... Monk, let’s talk this over! Put away that forty-meter sword, it’s terrifying!” A handsome young monk dressed in white presses his palms together and smiles. “Amitabha!” “Buddhists cherish compassion!” “Benefactor, stop struggling. Let this humble monk gui 296Reads6.8Score—14d adds

















































