Novels like The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms
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- 151 The Last Taoist Priest 最后一个道士 Heaven, earth, humanity, gods, and ghosts: all five realms have their own masters. The Heavenly Master observes the sea of clouds, commands the sun and moon, and shifts the stars and constellations. The Earth Master reads the terrain, studies the rivers, and searches the mountains for their veins. The Human Master reads faces, divines good and ill fortune, and predicts people's fates. The Divine Master invites the Eight Immortals, calls upon the power of Heaven, and subdues demons and monsters. 237Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 152 The Road Home After Losing My Memories 失忆的归途细雨著 Few people know when they will face death, but everyone knows it is inevitable. We spend vast amounts of time learning things we might need, yet we avoid talking about the life and death we are certain to face. From the day we are born, we can count the days until the college entrance exam and the years until retirement, but we do not know when we will leave this stage and have to reflect on our lives. If there is only one thing in life truly worth investing your energy in, it is the knowledge I 351Reads—Score9214d adds
- 153 The Secret Teachings of Quanzhen 全真密传 The Complete Perfection Dao brings together the Three Teachings, recognizes the mind and sees one’s true nature, and preserves the whole truth. This ancient tradition, passed down for thousands of years, nearly withered away during a period of turmoil… In 1977, the mainland’s college entrance examination, suspended for ten years amid the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, was reinstated. Eighteen-year-old Liu Yong left the mountain at his master’s request to take this momentous exam, hoping to fi 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 I Just Became a Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, and Now I've Encountered a Pen Fairy 刚成龙虎山天师，就遭遇笔仙 [Supernatural] + [Ghost Hunting] + [No Heroine/Single Heroine] + [Don't Read If You Don't Like It] Zhang Xiuyuan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the forty-ninth Celestial Master of Mount Longhu, the birthplace of Daoism! But in this world, Daoism has fallen into decline while Buddhism flourishes! After passing down the position of Celestial Master, his cheap master promptly kicks the bucket. “What? The Celestial Master of Mount Longhu? That little brat?” “Move aside! I want to chal 463Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 155 The Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 When I was ten, my grandfather built a coffin for himself with his own hands... From that moment on, the heavens shattered and all realms fell into chaos. [The 2021 feng shui and fantasy masterpiece!] 604Reads8.1Score12814d adds
- 156 A Useless Five-Element Root? What If I Add the Magic of Journey to the West? 五灵根废材？那加上西游法呢？ [The rating just opened, so a low score is normal] [Mortal protagonist + not a good-for-nothing + decisive and ruthless + sound values + inner alchemy cultivation] Cultivation levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification... One day, young Chen Chunan transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, his five-element spiritual roots made his cultivation painfully slow, leaving him no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment. While telling h 1.9kReads6.9Score12314d adds
- 157 The Nature of Personal Reality 个人实相的本质赛斯书 The Nature of Personal Reality is more than a book about philosophy. It is a powerful guide to action. It makes one thing clear: we do not passively accept reality; we are the ones who create it. The shaping power of belief: Learn how our core beliefs attract corresponding experiences like magnets, shaping our health, relationships, and overall quality of life. The “point of power” is now: Change is possible in every “present moment,” not in some distant past or future. The leading role of consc 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.9kReads8.4Score3.6k14d adds
- 159 The Patriarch of Taoism 道家祖师 As the old saying goes, one person shouldn’t enter a temple, and two people shouldn’t peer into a well. One rainy night, I went into a ruined temple all by myself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 A Taoist Priest in the Mortal World 阳间道士 I was an ordinary person, never knowing that a hundred-yuan bill on the ground would completely change my life. 785Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 161 Seven Roads Across the River, Homeward Bound 渡川七路归人 [Publication-quality assurance, slow-burn + expansive worldbuilding that gets better the more you read + urban fantasy + college student + supernatural + Taoist priest + mild horror + face-slapping + showing off] My name is Lin Du, and I’m a college student. I was born with a weak Water element in my birth chart, and my fate lacked a safe ferry crossing. My mother named me Lin Du, hoping I would help others and myself safely cross life’s waters and enjoy a peaceful life. For half my life, I was 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 My Eyes of Fortune 我的气运之眼 Su Yang is an ordinary college student, unsure of what the future holds. After an accident, he suddenly gains the bizarre ability to glimpse the “fortune” of all things. From then on, the world looks dazzling and strange through his eyes: golden light for wealth, a rosy haze for romance, blue clouds for official success, gray mists for illness and plague, and black flashes for the calamities of death. The fortunes and misfortunes of human life all appear as clouds above people's heads, clear as 312Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 163 Urban Cultivation: I Scattered the Old Man’s Ashes 都市仙修记：老登骨灰被我给扬了 A bundle of belongings, a box of ashes, and one last request: “Just scatter them wherever.” Lin Xi, a courier, never expected this delivery to expose a fraudster’s dark sorcery, or to send an old man’s ashes flying. It was only after he handed a jade pendant to the old man’s daughter that he realized it was a lost secret treasure, one that could guide qi cultivation and had vanished three hundred years ago. Meanwhile, a ghost-raising mystic, a mysterious man in a gray jacket, and the beautiful y 55Reads—Score314d adds
- 164 The Master Comes Down From the Mountain: I Rule the World Unchallenged 高手下山：我以无敌镇世间 [Four million characters, plenty to binge] [Decisive and ruthless] + [Invincible] + [Doesn’t fawn over women] + [Sword cultivator] After Jiang Li is pushed off a towering cliff, he unexpectedly acquires the legacy of a powerful expert. He spends three years cultivating at the bottom of the valley, then emerges and begins his path to invincibility. “If anyone wrongs me, I’ll kill them. If the gods stand in my way, I’ll slay them.” 14.2kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 165 The Immortal Doctor Comes Down the Mountain, and His Seven Senior Sisters Spoil Him Rotten! 仙医下山，七个师姐把我宠上天！ [Invincible power fantasy, fast-paced plot, ruthless and decisive, no saintly protagonist, master descends from the mountains, multiple planes!] An invincible powerhouse takes Lin Hao up the mountain to live in seclusion for six years. When the six years are up, Lin Hao descends the mountain to hunt down the killer who murdered his mother! First Senior Sister: “Just point me in the right direction, and I'll wipe out his entire clan!” Second Senior Sister: “Little Junior Brother, when are you goi 12.2kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 166 I Command the Ghost King and Become the Mastermind Pulling the Strings 我驾驭鬼王，化身幕后执棋者 [Slow-paced + ghost control + satisfying read + invincible protagonist + daily life] This story follows Mo Bai, who accidentally falls into a supernatural realm while out in the suburbs. After meeting a teammate, he successfully gains control of the Ghost King and returns to the real world. He gradually grows stronger through one supernatural incident after another, eventually becoming the mastermind pulling the strings. This is an invincible-protagonist type of novel, so please don't nitpick th 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 You Can Cultivate Immortality While You Lie Flat 躺平也可以修仙 These are my personal insights and experiences in cultivating the Dao and refining qi, woven into a novel that creates a strange and eerie supernatural world through both dreams and reality. If you enjoy supernatural mysteries and immortal cultivation, give it a read. It’s unlike anything else, and the opportunity is rare. When this old man achieves a perfected Golden Core, you’ll all be disciples of my Qingfeng Sect. 651Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 168 The Patriarch Praises Me as a Fine Immortal Seedling 祖师夸我好仙苗 Beyond the Thirty-Six Heavens, above the Nine Skies, dwell the immortals. Immortals were once ordinary people too. The only thing that holds ordinary people back is a lack of resolve. My name is Shen Xing. My life has been full of hardship since childhood. I was destined to have no parents, no wife or children, no official position, and no wealth. I was born to be pitied. People said someone like me might end up a beggar one day. But my master said my fate was one in ten thousand. Even if I beca 15.8kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 169 I Made a Career of Arguing, Then Accidentally Became a Martial Arts Grandmaster 我专业抬杠一不小心成了武道宗师 Lin Bei works the front desk at Changfeng Martial Arts Hall. His monthly salary is zero, and his main job is to talk people who come to challenge the school into storming off in tears. Three years into the spiritual qi revival, everyone in Luocheng knows one rule: Never talk to that kid at Changfeng Martial Arts Hall. Once he starts talking, even seasoned fighters at the peak of the Dark Force stage can be argued into a disruption of their inner breath. Unfortunately, trash talk can't protect 2Reads—Score13814d adds
- 170 The Republic-Era Book of Mysteries 民国诡秘录 Sometimes, the one who takes your life isn’t a person at all, but an evil spirit or demon. And the one controlling those spirits from behind the scenes might well be human... In the chaotic Republican era, foreign powers encircled the nation, eager to invade China, while warlords fought among themselves at home, leaving the land in ruins. On the other side of the jianghu, evil spirits rose everywhere and ghosts ran rampant, while mysterious foreign religions invaded as well. After waking from a 699Reads—Score10514d adds
- 171 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
- 172 The Portable Cosmos Pot 随身乾坤壶 Long Fei, codename Dragon Fang, belongs to the Dragon Squad, Huaxia's strongest special forces unit. During a mission, he was unfortunately ambushed by the enemy. Reborn as a boy in the shantytowns of Shanghai during a famine, he was lucky enough to gain control of the Qiankun Pot. For his family to live better lives, and to defend against unknown enemies, he must... 4.1kReads8.0Score43414d adds
- 173 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score69014d adds
- 175 Reborn as an Ordinary Cultivator 重生之俗人修真 After drifting aimlessly through his thirties, Chen Hao is reborn in 1998. In his previous life, he achieved nothing and faded into the crowd, constantly scrambling to make ends meet and trapped by money. He was nothing but an ordinary, worldly man! In this life, the ordinary Chen Hao starts a business while cultivating immortality, using his advantage of knowing what lies ahead to build a financial empire. Through cultivation, he discovers an astonishing world he never knew existed in his previ 313Reads8.2Score6114d adds
- 176 A Journey Through Uncle Jiu’s World 九叔世界畅游记 A soul from a later age suddenly finds itself in a zombie-film world plagued by warlords and crawling with demons and ghosts. Watch as he travels across mountains and rivers in this world and makes his way to the top of the world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Supreme Daoist: Endless Slaughter 道门太上：无尽杀戮 Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The arts of the Daoist sect shall be supreme! All the great paths under Heaven come from the Supreme One. The Supreme One has but one lineage: the Li family! (No female lead, no harem, no System, and not a story where the protagonist is completely invincible.) 8.5kReads9.3Score59114d adds
- 178 Tales of the Taoist Sect 道门往事 Cha Wenbin holds the ancestral seal of the Maoshan sect and is the last heir to the position of sect leader in the Orthodox Way. He saves people caught between yin and yang, but brings disaster upon himself and suffers Heaven’s punishment. With a chivalrous heart and a mastery of Taoist arts, he rescues the living from the cracks between worlds and guides the dead through the endless hellish roads! Who are the ancient Di people clad in fish scales, the mysterious king brought back to life, and t 24.2kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds
- 179 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 698Reads8.5Score13514d adds
- 180 A Daoist Descends the Mountain to Work in a Noodle Shop 道士下山，面馆打杂 [A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain + Passionate + Has Brothers + Urban Training + Witty + Wish Fulfillment + Ghost Hunting + Zombie Slaying + Organized Group + Cracking Down on Cultivator Crime + Horror] A hostess at a leisure center is sucking people's blood essence. Get rid of her! People keep jumping into the river? A water ghost is harming people. You still want to help it pass on? It harmed people, so get rid of it! A shoddily built tower is haunted... Huh! The ghost lady has earned mer 5.2kReads9.4Score55214d adds
- 181 A Walking Taboo of the Heavenly Dao 人间行走的天道禁忌 He was born on the night of the Ghost Festival, with a naturally extreme yin constitution, a rarity once in a thousand years. At his birth, a hundred ghosts fought over his soul, and heaven and earth changed color. The sky split open. Nine bolts of purple lightning soared like dragons, piercing the heavens and tearing through the long night, shaking the underworld. In that moment, the heavens stirred and all living things trembled. This child was destined to be extraordinary. 1.3kReads—Score12914d adds
- 182 Tales of the Supernatural: Ghost-Hunting Venerable 怪谈之捉鬼天尊 Eight severed-head mountains form a Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, imprisoning Song An’s first eight incarnations. To ensure that Song An can grow up safely in his ninth life, a mysterious eminent monk comes to the mortal world. Unfortunately, this time Song An is born on the night of the Ghost Festival, and is also a child of extreme yin, with all eight characters of his birth chart belonging to yin. Even stranger, nine days and nine nights of blood rain fall before Song An’s birth. For —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Heir to the Five Arts 五术传人 All the arts of divination under heaven fall into five branches. They are: Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Divination, and Physiognomy. More specifically, they include magic, talismans and incantations, the Four Pillars of Destiny, Zi Wei Dou Shu, Qi Men Dun Jia, feng shui based on the principles of qi, face reading, bone reading, and more... Our Wei clan is the guiding principle behind all five arts. The five arts encompass everything and seize the workings of Heaven. Thus, only those blessed with 1.8kReads8.3Score21014d adds
- 184 When a Taoist Meets a Top-Tier Star Goddess 当道士遇见顶流女神 The collective consensus of a group can form a force field. The dimension-fusion journey of Baoyang, a temple-guarding Daoist who discovers a loophole in the world, and the star Yang Mi. One female lead, no formulaic tropes, and airtight logic. 1.9kReads—Score10114d adds
- 185 Refining the Void and Uniting with the Dao 炼虚合道 (No cultivation for anyone under 16. Self-study is not recommended for anyone with an IQ below 120. Remember this.) Jiang Haitian was once an alchemist’s disciple who refined pills for the Ancestral Dragon. Not long after he began his studies, disaster struck. Fortunately, his yin spirit survived, and after more than two thousand years, he was reincarnated to resume his cultivation. In the modern city, he pursues the ultimate realm of refining the void and merging with the Dao, welcoming the fut 2.1kReads8.7Score38414d adds
- 186 Thirty Years on Maoshan 茅山三十年 ♥ Don’t let the rating fool you, my book is top-notch! A feel-good story about a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to catch ghosts and drive out evil. No romance, no saintly do-gooder. Traveling far and wide to vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. No padding, no rambling, no romance. 9.3kReads8.8Score75714d adds
- 187 Strange Tales from the Start? But I’m Yang Jian! 开局聊斋？但我是杨戬啊 [No System + Chinese-Style Horror + Time-Limited Transformation + Yang Jian + Extreme Contrast and Thrills] After transmigrating into the demon-infested world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Yang Jian runs straight into a century-old Painted-Skin Ghost that specializes in tearing out human hearts. There is nowhere to run! No System chiming in. No old master living in a ring. His only trump card is the Holy Erlang True Lord sleeping inside him, whose name sounds just like his own: Yang Ji 6.5kReads8.2Score64714d adds
- 188 I'm the Daoist World's Peak, So Being a Little Stronger Is Only Natural 我道门天花板，强亿点很合理啊 [Urban fantasy + Taoist arts + Chinese-style horror + no female lead + invincible powerhouse] A child cries on a rainy night, and he attains the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. For eight hundred years, he alone has guarded the mortal realm. No ghosts or monsters dare take him lightly. Yu Wuye attained the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. On Zhenyang Mountain stands Zhenyang Hall, and beneath it lies Zhenyang Pass. Zhenyang Pass is where the underworld and the mortal realm meet. 1.6kReads7.4Score10314d adds
- 189 The Yin-Yang Sect Leader 阴阳掌门人 Corpse retrievers have three rules about bodies they must never retrieve. For the sake of a hundred thousand yuan, my father and I broke all three. As we were pulling a woman's corpse from the water, she suddenly opened her eyes. From then on, she wouldn't leave me alone… 7.7kReads8.6Score76014d adds
- 190 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 23.1kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
- 191 The Tale of Uncle Gu of the Daoist Sect 道门谷叔传 This is not a light, fast-paced read designed to cater to readers looking for quick entertainment. If you prefer shallow, padded stories, you may be disappointed. But trust me: if you can patiently read the first twenty chapters and still find them dull, feel free to speak your mind and offer criticism in the reviews. Let this book be our promise. I’ll await your verdict. The story takes you to a corner of the outskirts of the capital, where you’ll follow Uncle Gu’s footsteps and push open the 68Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 192 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
- 193 Prison Memoirs 监狱回忆录 This is a true account of what happened to me a few years ago. I was a junior college student who went to prison after getting into a fight. In the span of a single thought, I went from student to convict. This is the story of how I grew step by step in prison. Since I was expelled from school after being imprisoned, I never graduated from junior college. I only have a high school education, so please bear with me if my writing is rough. 6.8kReads8.5Score93014d adds
- 194 The Maoshan Occultist 茅山诡术师 My name is Fang Gang. I was stolen the moment I was born. From then on, my life unfolded into an epic tale, as turbulent as it was mysterious. 379Reads8.6Score5814d adds
- 195 Bureau 749: What's Wrong with My Heavy-Handed Policing? 749局：我暴力执法怎么了 [Fictional Setting] [Supernatural with a Fantasy Lean] Chen Nian is nineteen years old. He has a secret. In his previous life, he was a Daoist heir, skilled in exorcising demons and vanquishing evil spirits, with all manner of Daoist arts at his fingertips. Yet he never saw a real ghost before he died. In this life, he waited nineteen years, and finally, he saw one. Others encounter ghosts and lose their souls in terror. He lights up at the sight. Others pray to the gods and buddhas for safety. 14.9kReads—Score1.2k14d adds
- 196 Kunlun Gatekeeper: Ten Thousand Ghosts at My Back 昆仑守门人：我背后有万鬼 There's a long-standing rumor about the Capital Museum: though it's crowded with visitors by day, the palace is thick with yin energy after midnight. Palace maids carrying lanterns, eunuchs bearing sedan chairs, and guards in yellow robes stroll openly through its halls. For a hundred years, three generations of the Chen family have guarded the Capital Museum, suppressing evil spirits and the Three Fiends and Five Afflictions, and keeping the palace secure on all eight sides so peace can reign. 5.4kReads8.9Score43614d adds
- 197 Virtue Dao Lord: Beginning in the Republican Era 功德道君：从民国世界开始 [Eastern cultivation fantasy + Xuanhuan + Traditional cultivation + Myriad Worlds + Tomb Raiding + Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + The Solar Immortal + Jade Dynasty + Lotus Lantern + System + No Heroine] Chen Ziping transmigrates to the Republic of China era and activates the Merit Exchange System. He slays wolf demons, destroys corpse kings, punishes the wicked, and helps the world and its people. He progresses from nurturing the body to nurturing his primordial essence, and from a ritual 1.8kReads6.8Score10014d adds
- 198 I Get Stronger Whenever I Encounter a Ghost 我，遇鬼就变强 [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Thriller + Folk Customs + Comedy + Mind-Blowing Twists] Why was a finger missing from a corpse in a coffin, right before everyone’s eyes? Why were ghostly wails heard in the flower shop at midnight? Why did the figures in the shopping center elevator twist out of shape? The secret beneath the mandrake flowers, the bizarre death of a boy who livestreamed, a maze with no way out... Vengeful spirits are wreaking havoc. There’s no peace to be found! In the 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Charlatan 神棍 A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1kReads8.7Score12214d adds
- 200 This Daoist Only Knows a Little Magic 贫道只会一点小道法 [Urban Fantasy + Cultivation + Lighthearted + One Female Lead + Not Pure Wish Fulfillment + Clash Between Chinese and Foreign Gods + Schemes of Higher-Dimensional Gods] Earth is a bug. Humanity is something that needs to be wiped out. The gods from beyond the stars descend in force, intent on carving up Huaxia and even destroying the Blue Star. Just as their arrogance reaches its peak, A blade of cold light tears through the clouds. No figure appears, only the chilling edge of a three-pointed, d 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
