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- 51 Half Farmer, Half Taoist 半农半道 A record of life’s fleeting moments, a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! In the Age of Declining Dharma, beneath the White Lotus, the greatest hermits hide in plain sight. The truly gifted master Suan Potian and his young apprentice Liu Yi, with help from Captain Liu of the J Team, travel through all kinds of strange tales. They fish drowned souls from the water, battle spirit mediums, drive out evil, escort ghosts and capture monsters; they read the veins of yin energy, set the ea 335Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 I’m a Villain, Yet I’ve Become the Daoist Sect’s Junior Granduncle 我一个反派，却成了道门小师叔 Three hundred years ago, an era came to an end. Spiritual qi revived, and countless horrors awakened. The whole world fell into turmoil. Immortals, demons, ghosts, and gods from mythology appeared in the mortal realm, creating a terrifying world where humans and supernatural beings coexisted. Liu Changsheng came hurtling down with a bolt of lightning, and... right there, he smashed the Daoist sect's Grand Celestial Master to death. Reporter: Grand Celestial Master Zhengqing, what is your opinion 3.3kReads7.5Score14614d adds
- 53 Returning to the Mountain Village to Farm 重返山村去种田 [Urban] [Farming] [Space] [Stay-at-home Dad] [Mountain Village] [Livestream] In the city, skyscrapers tower above streets lit up with neon; After years of grueling work and hardship, ordinary workers still struggle to make a life in this bustling metropolis. Xiaobao faces obstacle after obstacle at work, and when his beautiful wife vanishes without explanation, she leaves behind their one-year-old daughter, crying for food. Father and daughter are left facing one another in the city, with n 6.1kReads8.5Score63414d adds
- 54 I Scored 750 on the College Entrance Exam and Cut Ties with My Family. Now They Regret It 高考750分断绝关系，全家后悔 Lin Nuo was reborn. In his previous life, he did everything he could to please his family, only to end up covered in wounds. Living his life over, Lin Nuo wants to live for himself. He leaves home and cuts ties with the Lin family. When they heard that Lin Nuo had scored a perfect 750 on the college entrance exam, his whole family regretted it... 713Reads8.1Score32214d adds
- 55 The Young Master 少年高手 The Tribulations of Mortal Life: Officials stake their lives in the halls of power, while merchants scheme for wealth. Farmers head to the fields before dawn, and workers join the rush-hour traffic at four in the morning. Performers onstage bare plenty of skin, while worshippers in temples knock their foreheads raw. They say all this prosperity is just a dream, but chasing it is no easy task. Don’t mock those who pursue fame and fortune in this mortal world: they do so because they live in it. U 1.6kReads—Score12514d adds
- 56 Tales of the Shangqing Sect 上清宗往事 After accidentally stumbling into the Four Fiends Soul-Suppressing Formation, he finds his life ticking down to its end in seven years. He joins the Daoist sect in pursuit of immortality, grows stronger as he encounters zombies, ghosts, demons, and monsters, travels the human world and seeks out hidden realms, slays demons and monsters to prove the Dao, and searches through the Six Paths of Reincarnation for true immortality. Only today does he finally realize who he truly is. 6kReads8.8Score57814d adds
- 57 Divine Daoist: One Legendary Treasure Chest at Level 1! 神级道士：1级1个传说宝箱！ The game merges with Blue Star. Demons and monsters run rampant, and countless races stand side by side. Zhang Taichu changes class to Daoist and awakens the one and only god-tier talent: [Legend's Gift: One legendary treasure chest per level] Through legendary treasure chests, Zhang Taichu can obtain legendary divine weapons, legendary skills, legendary traits, and more... [Purple Firmament Divine Thunder] [Golden Light Incantation] [Martial Dao Heavenly Eye] [Heaven and Earth in One's Palm] [F 79Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 58 The Everlasting Sealing Era 永封纪 [Cultivation] [Transforming the Dao into Immortality] [No System] [Character Growth] A beautiful disciple from Kunlun Ruins descends the mountain to investigate? She encounters a country boy, a heaven-sent prodigy. She raises him herself, never expecting to raise a... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 I Am the Leader of the Mystic Sect, and the Founding Master in Two Worlds 玄门都领袖我在两界当祖师 P.S. “Before the spiritual qi revival, you called me a penniless Daoist. I didn’t hold it against you. Now that spiritual qi has revived, tell me, what should you call me?” “~The Supreme Immortal of Purple Pole, the True Man of One Yang, the Great Luo Celestial Immortal of the Most High, the Long-Lived Sage of Purple Pole, the Illustrious and Spiritual Lord Who Governs All Origins, the Jade Void’s Supreme Overseer of the Five Thunders, the Sovereign of the Myriad Longevity Imperial Domain, who P 679Reads7.9Score8214d adds
- 60 Great Qin: I Put You in Charge, and You Took the Throne? 大秦：朕让你监国，你登基了？ He transmigrates as Fusu, the eldest prince of the Great Qin. Just then, the First Emperor sets out on an eastern tour, leaving Fusu to govern in his stead. Three years later, Ying Zheng returns to Xianyang... He looks at the rows of concrete houses, the roads of concrete, and the old folks and children chatting in the fields, and falls silent… What has my son been up to? Ying Zheng reaches the city gate, only to find it decked out with lanterns and decorations… Puzzled, Ying Zheng walks 234Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 61 A Great Drought Hits the Countryside in the 1970s, and My Family Digs Up an Underground River 七零农村大旱，我家挖出地下暗河 After Zhang Jianguo’s father was beaten to death, he grew timid, submissive, and honest. Though kindhearted, he led an incredibly rough life. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to fifty years earlier. This time, he would change his ways. A man who fails to avenge a grudge is no gentleman! Meanwhile, his family dug a cellar and uncovered an underground cavern filled with abundant water and fish! With these supplies, he not only helped his family build a good life, but also avenged his 13kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 62 Everyone Struggles to Survive in the Village, and I Awaken the God of Wealth Talent from the Start 全民村落求生，开局觉醒财神天赋 [All-People Survival Across the Myriad Worlds] [SSS-Rank God of Wealth Talent] [Thousand-Village Contest] [Multiple Heroines] [Decisive but Principled] A fog seals off the forbidden zones. Supplies run dry, while monsters lurk across the land. An almighty being launches a survival trial across the Myriad Worlds, sending great numbers of people from the real world into different dangerous realms. Worlds overrun by zombies, infested with bizarre creatures, divided among pirates, or reduced to cult 936Reads5.5Score10214d adds
- 63 The City of Jewels 珠宝之城 In the area around Shuibei and Tianbei in Shenzhen, Asia’s largest jewelry hub, dazzling gems conceal ruthless business battles. Xu Qingru, a jewelry designer devoted to the craftsmanship of her Chaoshan heritage, takes over her family’s struggling shop, Jade Pavilion, after her father’s death. Facing malicious pressure from industry giant Lin Group, she fights to survive with her unique design talent and unyielding determination. Lin Yaodong, head of Lin Group, is ambitious and determined to mo 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Period: I'm a Post-70s City Cultivator 年代：我是70后都市修仙者 [Historical era, growing personal space, decisive and ruthless, immortal cultivation, strategy] The soul of a modern person from 21st-century Earth transmigrates to the early 1980s in a parallel world. It also brings along a golden finger in the form of a personal space. This golden finger can be upgraded step by step. Once he gathers the nine origins of the world, he can create a real continent of his own. And each time he gathers an origin, the golden finger grants him knowledge of a new skill 3.3kReads8.4Score20214d adds
- 65 The Cultivation System That Helps Me Become an Immortal Emperor 都市之修仙系统助我成就仙帝 In a modern city where spiritual energy is scarce, Xiao Yuchen accidentally activates a cultivation System with his Primordial Saint Body and embarks on the path of cultivation. By taking on various challenge missions, he gains top-tier alchemy, medical, and artifact-refining skills, along with mastery of the highest-level formations. Along his journey, he helps those who deserve kindness, punishes those who deserve scorn, and saves those worthy of respect. In the end, he marries the person he l 4.4kReads8.9Score38614d adds
- 66 Years of Rivers and Mountains on Wheels 车轮上的山河岁月 Years of Rivers and Mountains on Wheels —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 What, You Used Ghost Money to Restart the Mythic Age? 什么，你用冥币重启了神话 [Slow-burn start, fiery later on] [Golden finger] [Invincible protagonist] [Supernatural Revival] [One heroine] Everyone says money makes the world go round. Zhang Xuanling believed that wholeheartedly when he was delivering takeout. Then one day, ghosts and gods suddenly appeared before him, and he could no longer believe it. But when he learned the truth about how he had restarted mythology with ghost money, he believed again: money can make ghosts work for you, and it can even reach the gods! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Strange Cultivator in the City 都市修仙奇人 After the protagonist gets bashed in the head, a stroke of luck leads him to open up a mysterious world. There, he finds a spirit spring, spirit herbs, dense spiritual energy, and a thirty-to-one time multiplier, along with powerful cultivation techniques, all kinds of martial arts, talisman-making, alchemy, astrological divination, beast taming, and the art of formations. With such an incredible stroke of fortune, the protagonist's life goes into overdrive. You know what I know, and I even know 13.2kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 69 I Have a Transmigration Pearl 我有一颗穿越珠 [Two worlds + lighthearted + wish fulfillment] After graduating, Xu Fei settled into a carefree life at home. A meteor shower gave him access to a fantasy world. It was filled with powerful cultivators. Martial artists tempered their bodies, toppled mountains, split seas, and shattered the heavens, using raw strength to overcome every technique. Divine cultivators refined their souls and wielded formations, talismans, and mysterious arts, their powers unfathomable and their methods reaching the 6.9kReads8.1Score70014d adds
- 70 A Proper Daoist Priest: Ladies, Please Behave 正经道爷，女居士请自重 [Modern city, feng shui, physiognomy, Taoist priests, multiple heroines] Zhou Fan is a street fortune-teller who gets a beast-patterned seal to recognize him as its master. From then on, he masters the Dao and can use its arts, but all he wants is to make money honestly. “Dear sis, I swear to Heaven I won't fool around. If I do, may I be struck by lightning.” “Oh no, lightning's coming! I'm done for...” “Right! I almost forgot. I can withstand lightning.” 25.5kReads8.4Score3.3k14d adds
- 71 My Heavenly Father and Me 我和我的天父 A masterpiece about faith, spirituality, revelation, and wisdom. It can help guide you toward wisdom and happiness. If you haven't seriously reflected on the nature of faith, I recommend reading Chapters 21, 22, and 23 first: Being Reborn into God's Kingdom, The Unity of Heaven and Humanity, and Entering the Kingdom of Heaven. Then, when you read the other chapters, it will be much easier to engage with and understand these unfamiliar and marvelous treasures of thought. Thank you for stopping by 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Little Daoist in Blue 青衣小道长 This is my first work. It’s a book inspired by stories I heard from older generations when I was young, which I adapted and made up, as well as things I’ve written based on my own life. The child at the beginning is real, my own son. This book is also a way of expressing my hopes for him. I hope he does better and better, and can walk just like other people, go to school, grow up, get married, have children, and live the life he wants. That’s why I’m writing this as a mix of fantasy, supernatura 194Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 A Celestial Master Takes a Job at the Crematorium, Who Would Dare Fake Their Own Death? 天师入职火葬场，这谁敢诈尸啊？ Zhang Jiusheng is reborn in a parallel world as the only direct disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. He thought he had it made and could live off incense offerings until he died. Who could have guessed that Taoism in this world had fallen into decline over the centuries? Now it's so poor, it can't even afford a bowl of pork trotter rice! He'll have to take on some side jobs! Just then, a group of government officials showed up at the mountain. The National Crematorium is hiring! 1.3kReads7.4Score23614d adds
- 74 Period: A Beijing Shopkeeper in 1943 年代：1943京城杂货商 Invincible + tons of supplies + ruthless and merciless + patriotic spirit + personal space This is a story that blends multiple eras, beginning in 1943. It tells the story of Wang Yusheng, the young master of the Wang family, and his general store in the capital. The story features resistance against the Japanese, espionage, patriotism, human relationships, and the harsh realities of life. In short, this is the story of Wang Yusheng’s own experiences. The story is tentatively set to in 9.5kReads8.0Score41914d adds
- 75 The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain: I Sell My Temple and Become a Young Master 道士下山：卖掉道观做少爷 “I am Wang Shiye, a Taoist!” “King of the Taoists, you say? What an arrogant introduction!” His master was dead, and his sect's fortunes had run out. Wang Shiye sold the temple and took the Four-Eared Temple's ritual implements down the mountain. He may not be the King of the Taoists, but this young Taoist in his early twenties, though no good at magical duels, could tell fortunes and read the flow of qi and divine trigrams like no one else. He could even use divination like GPS. Unfortunately, 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Hunting in the 1970s on Ailao Mountain 哀牢山之70年代赶山狩猎 Two unfamiliar souls transmigrate to an unfamiliar era. A mysterious legacy of mountain hunting. Thrilling hunts. Fierce pets. Mighty mounts. Exciting treasure hunts, and the cultures and traditions of many ethnic minorities. Follow this warmhearted couple as they take you into a different era. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 A Glimmer of Light in Jing’an 静安微光 A Shanghai love story that takes two people from workplace rivals to soulmates. “Do it right, or don’t do it at all.” With one remark, Cheng Wei, a senior executive parachuted into the company, dismissed three months of Xu Muqing’s hard work and reignited the long-dormant fighting spirit she had kept hidden at work. When a housing crisis forces these workplace rivals to share an old house in Jing’an Temple, they clash by day but catch glimpses of each other’s hidden sides during chance encounter 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 After My Divorce, I Embarked on the Path to Immortality 离婚后我开启了仙途 A real man can't go a single day without power, and a true man can't go a single day without money. When you have neither power nor money, people will nitpick you no matter how good you are, and look down on you no matter how well you treat them... 2.8kReads8.2Score17014d adds
- 79 A Cultivator in Modern Society 现代社会的修仙道士 “Taoist priest, can you do magic?” “Magic? People believe in science these days, young man. You should believe in science.” With that, the Taoist in his robe leaps off a cliff and flies away on his sword, leaving the hiker who had camped in the wilderness staring in stunned disbelief. 14.5kReads8.5Score60714d adds
- 80 I Draw Talismans in Midair to Slay a Hundred Ghosts: I Am a Maoshan Celestial Master 凌空画符灭百鬼，我是茅山天师 [An immensely satisfying story+lots of perks+a lecherous, roguish young Maoshan Celestial Master wipes out a hundred ghosts+multiple heroines+ghosts run rampant] I am the seventy-second generation Seal-Bearing Celestial Master of Maoshan. I command thunder, fire, water, ice, and wood talismans, and understand the mysteries of heaven and earth. After twelve years of cultivation, I can gather spiritual energy into ink with a single finger, form spells in thin air, and wipe out a hundred ghosts wit 50Reads6.1Score10514d adds
- 81 The Dao God Among Mortals 道神在人间 Since the rise of humanity, the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Paths have stood side by side. The Heavenly Path sets the rules and restrains all living beings; the Earthly Path governs reincarnation and judges right and wrong, good and evil; while the Human Path takes the form of a Dao God, traveling through the mortal world to slay ghosts, monsters, and demons. But sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and demons... What does it mean to cultivate the Dao? It isn't about the de 2.9kReads9.0Score16914d adds
- 82 Building a Super Family, Starting with Seclusion in the Mountains 建立超级家族，从隐居山林开始 (Golden finger + invincible protagonist + behind-the-scenes scheming + seclusion + multiple heroines + spatial storage + hoarding supplies + villain protagonist + building a faction + pursuing immortality on his own + Republic of China era.) A new novel from a five-star author. The plot is guaranteed to deliver, so read with confidence. The protagonist transmigrates to the parallel-world Blue Star and gains a golden finger that lets him collect taxes from the entire world. But his original body 2.5kReads8.7Score15214d adds
- 83 Reborn in 2015: Setting Out Again on the Road to Fortune 重生2015财富之路再出发 Zhu Mosi, who lived a lonely and impoverished life, is reborn in 2015. With only a little knowledge of the stock market, he goes from an ordinary oil-field worker to financial freedom, making up for every regret and embarking on a new life rich in both wealth and happiness. 16Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 84 The Ghost-Hunting Qingfeng Lodge 捉鬼清风居 “Clear Breeze Hall” is a shop specializing in exorcising demons and driving away ghosts. A strange couplet hangs by the door: First line: If you’re free of disaster and trouble, don’t come in. Second line: If you’ve got ghosts or demons, come on in. The shop’s owner is a 21-year-old young man named Zhang Qingfeng, the thirty-ninth-generation heir of the Zixiao Sect. Some say the owner is obsessed with money and cares about nothing else. Others say he’s a living bodhisattva who came into the worl 6kReads8.8Score49014d adds
- 85 After Returning from Cultivation: I Made a Fortune Growing Spirit Plants 修仙回来后：我靠种灵植发家致富 In the early stages, he takes over a mountain, farms, and builds infrastructure. In the middle and later stages, spiritual energy returns and he cultivates immortality. Mount Fuyun becomes a supplier of spiritual energy! [No Romance + Farming + Modern Cultivation + Ensemble Cast + Satisfying Power Fantasy] After a thousand years of immortal cultivation, Xu Xinghuan returns with a spirit spring, only to discover that her younger sister has been struggling in the entertainment industry while carin 5.5kReads8.8Score57014d adds
- 86 School by Day, Cultivating Immortality in My Dreams by Night 白天上学，夜梦修仙 A strange dream split Chen Ze’s life in two. One half was an ordinary modern school life, The other, a vast world of fantasy cultivation. Sleep = transmigration. Dreaming = cultivation. Waking up = getting stronger. He thought it was all just a dream, Not knowing it was an extraordinary opportunity connecting two worlds. He cultivated both yin and yang, and lived between two worlds, His identities as an ordinary person and a cultivator overlapped in him at a dizzying pace. The school beauty fell 1.5kReads6.6Score18714d adds
- 87 Carefree Farmer of the Countryside 逍遥山野农夫 [Mature Beauty + Mountain Foraging + Mushroom Farming + Rural Daily Life] Three mountains, one river, and a few acres of farmland. The farmer's spring water tastes a little sweet. There's land to plant and till, plus a stretch of woodland where you can pick mushrooms. Every mother-in-law loves a son-in-law like this. 14.6kReads9.1Score89814d adds
- 88 A Rainbow Above the Clouds 云端之上的彩虹 Rainbows Above the Clouds —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 A Long Song of Firelight at the Alley’s End 巷口的烟火长歌 A Long Song of Life at the Alley's End —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 After a Disastrous Tribulation, I Went into Seclusion at a Mortal's Temple 渡劫惨败，我隐居凡间道观 The tribulation lightning burns away the immortal body. Carrying the power of eight hundred years of alchemical fire and formations, the remnant soul falls into a Taoist temple on Blue Star! Just then, spiritual qi revival sweeps across the globe. Japanese ninjas, Western European vampires, the Holy See, and supernatural power users from overseas all covet the spirit veins of the Dragon Kingdom, sowing chaos throughout the world. The protagonist has no System and relies on no Heavenly Dao. He ta 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 A True Daoist Master: I’ve Lived from the Tang Dynasty to the Modern Age 道门真君，我从唐朝活到现代 [A Slow Start] [System] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Genius] [His Soul Travels to the Past] [Causal Loop] [The Rating Just Came Out, It’ll Rise Later] In the real world, Jiang Chen is an unaffiliated night watchman with Bureau 749. In his dreams, he becomes a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty. By day, he is a model citizen who punishes evil and promotes good. At night, he dreams of returning to the Tang Dynasty, where he becomes a favored guest of Emperor Xuanzong and the leading figure of the Daoist 54.5kReads7.1Score4.3k14d adds
- 92 The Heavenly Road Stretches Far and Wide 天路纵横 From the Roof of the World to the Pearl of the Orient, the epic rise of a Tibetan boy. In Gangba Village, one of the most remote places in Tibet, the shepherd boy Gonpo Tsering never imagined that the government’s Tibet aid program, the “Tibet Class,” would lead him thousands of miles away to Shanghai. Carrying his gravely ill mother’s silver ring and a vow to “change his destiny,” this Tibetan boy, who could not even speak Chinese, set out on his journey through the neon-lit urban jungle. From 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Tales of Chejiang 车江往事 In the 1930s, the Xiang River flows quietly through Chejiang Town in Hengyang, Hunan, nourishing this ancient settlement built along its banks. The people here make their living from river transport, fishing, and farming. Life is simple, yet marked by a quiet resilience and warmth. But as the times change, the winds of modern civilization begin to blow into this secluded town, bringing new hope as well as inevitable conflict. Zhou Zhaowen, a hydrological surveyor from the provincial capital, ar 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 As Dusk Falls, the Stars Sink Into My Arms 暮色沉星入怀来 At Dusk, the Stars Sink into My Embrace 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 95 The 1960s: I Own a Piece of Land 60年代：我有一块地 I transmigrated, and there's ten mu of farmland in my space. But it can't sow or harvest with a single click, so I have to plant and reap everything by hand. It's tiring, but fulfilling, and life has started getting better. It wouldn't be bad to marry a beautiful wife with fair skin, either! The country is struggling, and a huge storm is coming, so I'd better keep a low profile for now. When the time is right, I'll make my move. 334Reads8.3Score8614d adds
- 96 The Black Coffin of the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼黑棺 (Undead monsters, female demons, Western devils, the Qing dynasty, Hong Kong, supernatural horror) Black Coffin in the Red Chamber is a novel filled with suspense, horror, and fantasy. The story begins in 1990, when Dong Bopeng, a young man from Northeast China, heads south to Hong Kong to seek help from his maternal uncle, only to become entangled in the strange events at Hongsheng Village. Xie Si, a heretical sorcerer, uses a black coffin and undead monsters to wreak havoc. After a series of 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Deep Throat 深喉 This book tells the story of reporters Xu Chen and Du Xiaoou as they expose safety hazards in the city’s water supply system and match wits with powerful factions. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Maoshan Demon Catcher 茅山捉妖人 (Supernatural + Urban + Maoshan Taoist Arts + No Self-Sacrificing Saint + No Female Lead) Sanqing disciple Xu Tianyang ventures across the world alone! With the supreme secret arts of Maoshan in one hand, he sweeps across the mortal realm! Slaying ghosts, battling sorcerers, trampling evil gods, and destroying Corpse Kings! Maoshan Taoist arts shake the four corners of the world! Supreme secret arts, unmatched beneath the heavens! 4kReads8.7Score25114d adds
- 99 Sacrificing Myself to the Dao 以身祭道 Offering My Body to the Dao 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 100 The Heavenly Master 一代天师 Forty years ago, a husband and wife ignored their ancestors' warning and died horribly at the entrance to their village. The woman's eyes were gouged out, and her body was hung from the old ginkgo tree in the ancestral hall. A year later, a young man from out of town unearthed a strange clay figure and was plunged into a deadly calamity, only to be saved by an old Daoist. Forty years later, a mysterious letter drew attention back to that village. No one knew that opening it would mean opening th 6.8kReads9.2Score96314d adds
