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  1. 51 My Days at the Funeral Parlor 我在白事铺的那些事 As Kind as Ever念惠如初Mystery356k WordsOngoing I'm the owner of a funeral supplies shop. On the surface, the name says it all: I run a funeral business. But my real job is helping the government eliminate every kind of paranormal phenomenon. Ghost kings, great demons, zombies: that's all child's play. There are far too many strange and bizarre phenomena that ordinary people have never even heard of. Let's explore this future full of the unknown together. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 52 Seeking the Way to Immortality 闻道仙真 Who on Earth Is Writing This Book?到底是谁在写书Eastern Fantasy325k WordsOngoing (No female lead, traditional xianxia, a journey of seeking the Dao) Twenty years of diligent cultivation, then a sudden change reveals an old bond. Rosy light shines on the spiritual platform, revealing the Great Dao; the heart follows the crane's shadow, escaping the mortal world. The story begins with a cultivator forming a Golden Core. [Cultivation stages: Rosy Dawn, Spell Refinement, Golden Core, Primordial Spirit (Yin Spirit, Yang Spirit), Pure Yang True Immortal, Celestial Immortal] [Artif 11Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 53 The End of the Daoist Age 道门末法年 Quantum量子Eastern Fantasy219k WordsOngoing The Daoist Sects’ Age of Decline: Secrets of the Three Realms The Immortal Realm has no time to spare for the mortal world. Yin Xi, a reincarnated disciple of the Three Pure Ones, awakens with no memories. He uncovers the secrets of the Daoist legacy, defies fate, and shakes the Three Realms to their core! Feuds, tangled romances, and battles against destiny await! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 54 The Daily Life of a Mystic Cultivator 玄门修士的日常 Hear More, Ask More多闻多问Eastern Fantasy82k WordsOngoing Hard, hard, hard: the mysteries of the Dao. Seeking immortality, divining the future... What does it truly mean to cultivate the Dao? Refining qi through inner alchemy, or cultivating both body and spirit? What is the true gateway to the Dao? The daily life of a mystic cultivator. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 55 Maoshan Celestial Master: Commanding Yin and Yang, Suppressing All Evil 茅山天师：执掌阴阳镇万邪 Ji Mo集莫Eastern Fantasy424k WordsCompleted Lin Chen is the last direct disciple of the Maoshan Sect. After his master's ascension, he descends the mountain and enters the mortal world, carrying the thirty-six orthodox Maoshan techniques and seventy-two arts. He excels at talismans, feng shui, face reading, exorcism, soul refinement, and formation-making. Steady and decisive, cold on the outside but warm within, he upholds Maoshan's ancestral precept to “act on Heaven's behalf, slay demons and vanquish evil,” without being rigid. He punis 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 56 I Have a Scroll of Shangqing Scripture 我有一卷上清书 Ling Yuanfei泠鸢飝Mystery249k WordsOngoing These days, who doesn't have a side hustle? Liu Yuan's side hustle is transmigrating to the Southern Dynasties to become a Daoist priest. No System, no invincible cultivation, and no heavenly destiny backing him. He's just an ordinary man, carrying a damaged copy of the Shangqing Scripture, a few Yun Zhuan talismans that work only sometimes, and a piece of salvaged rebar. Under the name Zhao Chengyang, he ventures into a world unrecorded in county gazetteers, where the dead can speak. Mass grave 11Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 57 The Path of Cultivation Begins with Inheriting a Dilapidated Taoist Temple 修道从继承破道观开始 Talking Bun会说话的包子Urban330k WordsCompleted A young Daoist who has just graduated from a Daoist academy inherits a rundown temple with his master’s help. While cleaning it up, he encounters the teachings of the founding patriarch and begins his path of cultivation. New author, new book. 32Reads6.6Score—14d adds
  8. 58 I Rely on Maoshan Ghost Money to Deliver Souls Across Myriad Worlds 我靠茅山冥币超度万界 Ji Mo集莫Mystery392k WordsCompleted A Daoist Celestial Master who seals away evil spirits and wicked ghosts has just started livestreaming to sell goods when viewers immediately challenge his identity. "Hey, streamer, can you really do this? If you can exorcise ghosts, why are you selling counterfeit ghost money?" I silently pull out a talisman I personally crafted, marked "Ten Billion Universal Underworld Currency." In an instant, the comments go wild. "Holy crap! The red-clad bride clinging to my window just started kowtowing!" 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 59 The Way of Heaven: Feng Shui Master, I Control the Universe 天道门，风水神师，乾坤由我执掌 Half a Carrot半根胡萝卜Mystery803k WordsCompleted The lotus scorched by hellfire is the birthmark on my back. The sins of my past life were too great, and in this life I'm fated to die young. To stay alive, I descend the mountain in search of a way, only to find eighty-one coffins and an underworld wedding waiting for me. A coin hung from a mountain, a cup of water holding the world in check. A demon fetus in a human belly, a woman in a bottle, the witchcraft of Luonan, eight or nine layers of coffins, the underworld's watery halls, a golden co 209Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  10. 60 I Transmigrated Back to Become a Taoist Priest 穿越回去当道士 Xin Yi信弋Eastern Fantasy277k WordsOngoing The most miserable thing in life is taking the blame for someone else. Liang Xingyang was unexpectedly reborn into a world of cultivation. The emperor actually wanted to use him as a scapegoat, so to make it happen, he made the newborn Liang Xingyang a prince. But Liang Xingyang was an anomaly in this world. From the day he was born, he caught the attention of the great figures in the cultivation world, becoming the Dao Ancestor’s grand-disciple. Then, by a stroke of luck, he took over an academ 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 61 I Become a Disciple of Lin Zhengying, the Strongest Heavenly Master 拜师林正英，我最强天师 Little Lin of Guishan桂山小林Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng, a Hanfu fashion blogger, transmigrates into the world of Uncle Jiu’s movies and gets a stat-allocation System! The first thing Lin Feng does is sell the watch he brought with him, then buy half a pig, a fat duck, mountain delicacies, and dried goods, loading everything onto two carts! He hauls it all to the mortuary to ask Uncle Jiu to take him as a disciple! In this Republican-era world, spiritual energy is scarce, demons run rampant, and zombies and ghosts wreak havoc. On top of that 2.6kReads6.9Score20214d adds
  12. 62 The Taoist Heavenly Master Walks the Mortal World 道门天师走人间 Nostalgic Willow in the Lane怀巷忆柳Urban104k WordsCompleted Where there is good, there will be evil, and naturally, wickedness too. Injustice may be forgiven, but evil deeds must never be pardoned. The world is also plagued by demons and monsters. He is the reincarnation of an immortal from the heavens. To fulfill his karmic merit, he descends the mountain and enters the mortal world to exorcise evil and capture ghosts! (An invincible protagonist! The moment he leaves the mountain, he reaches the pinnacle of the mortal world!) 589Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 63 From the Start, I Have the Three Pure Ones’ Blessing. This Daoist Will Surely Become Invincible 开局三清加持，道爷终将无敌 Miao Eats Fish媌吃鱼Eastern Fantasy150k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cultivation + Taoist protagonist + unorthodox methods + decisive and ruthless] The Dao declined three thousand years ago. I have come to usher in a new age. I start with a Three-Treasure Nuo Mask, which lets me transform into a swordsman, a scholar, or a Taoist priest. Three identities, three sets of buffs, and three cheat abilities. But what the heck? The swordsman is the Lord of the Heavens, the scholar is the Heavenly Worthy of Primordial Beginning, and the Taoist priest is 362Reads6.3Score—14d adds
  14. 64 Fate's Blade 刺命 Fulin, Who Loves Green Pea Fried Rice爱吃青豆炒饭的福林Mystery396k WordsOngoing Late at night, at the far end of the ruins east of the city, an unmarked tattoo shop glows with an eerie green light. The shop's owner, Jiang Ye, can see the “fate marks” on everyone through his “Eye of Pattern Sight.” These marks chart the course of a person's fate, determining their fortune and misfortune. Using a special “strange ink,” he seals calamities in the fate marks as tattoos. The price is that the curses transfer to him, and living, crawling patterns are swallowing his skin inch by i —Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 65 Why Is My Group Chat Full of Daoist Patriarchs? 我的群里怎么都是道家老祖 May Sixteenth五月一十六Urban259k WordsOngoing Li Xuanqing, a history major, accidentally joined an obscure chat group called “Travelers on the Great Dao.” The group members had rather evocative names, like “Ever Serene,” “Master Baopu,” “Mister Xiyi,” and “Pure Yang Master.” They usually discussed all sorts of arcane topics, and occasionally sent exclusive red envelopes. When Li Xuanqing opened them, he found things like “Meditation Experience Passes,” “Fasting Pills,” and “A Detailed Guide to Palm Thunder.” He always thought they were a bu 433Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  16. 66 The Taoist Master Who Loves to Take It Easy 道门大闲人 Young Master Zhu朱公子Urban2.1M WordsCompleted When Li Miaoyi came down from the mountain to enter the world, he had hoped to travel the mortal realm and live as an idle Daoist. Who could have guessed he had a fiancee he'd never even met, who wanted him to give up his religious life and marry into her family? 1.4kReads—Score10814d adds
  17. 67 The Taoist Priest Comes Down the Mountain: Why Does My Daughter Think I'm a Fraud? 道士下山：我女儿竟然说我是神棍？ Beast Among Flowers花中禽兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Livestream Revelations + Supernatural Suspense + Taoist Descends the Mountain] To save his daughter, Han Sh Que spent ten years cultivating in the mountains. When he returned, he was met with his daughter accusing him on a televised livestream, claiming that her own father had committed heinous acts against her. Yet everyone around them took the side of the monstrous father. What exactly is going on? 2Reads5.2Score—14d adds
  18. 68 My Days as the Family's Inherited Mage 我当家传法师的日子 Little Taoist Martial Arts小道演武Mystery133k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional and set in an imaginary world. Please keep that in mind. I’ve only been in the trade for a few years, but my family has made a living from traditional crafts for generations. I wrote this book simply because I had some free time and wanted to find something to do. Every story is told in the first person. If you’re looking for a power trip, feel free to move along... A new work is here! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support m 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 69 The Immortal Path of Ten Thousand Treasures: It Begins When the Dragon Maiden Abandons Me 万宝仙途，从被龙女抛弃开始 Not a Foodie不是吃货Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [No System + Exotic Treasures + Invincible Cultivation] After transmigrating as a poor scholar, Lin Feng plans to earn an official title and lie flat for the rest of his days. Who would have thought that the carp he casually saved would turn out to be a stunning Dragon Maiden? After borrowing his primordial yang, she cruelly abandons him, leaving behind only a precious pearl and a jade slip. “Immortal and mortal are worlds apart. Our ill-fated relationship is over?” Lin Feng is speechless. What 4.9kReads6.2Score39614d adds
  20. 70 Be Careful, It’s Right Behind You 小心它在后面 Green Bamboo Moss竹苔青Mystery124k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Taoist cultivation + No System + Folk occult arts + The protagonist grows gradually Yuye is utterly stunned. He can understand Black and White Impermanence changing shifts, but why is White Impermanence asking him to call her big sister?! After Yuye is infected by sinister energy, a medium seals an extremely ominous entity inside him. And so begins his journey as a Taoist priest, seeking redemption for himself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 71 Demons Run Amok? I’m a Taoist Priest, This Is My Specialty 妖魔横行？贫道专业对口 Drunken and Carefree神醉逍遥Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Chen You'an opened his eyes and realized he had transmigrated. The good news: he had transmigrated with a System. The bad news: this was an ancient world torn apart by war and filled with starving corpses. There were no immortals or gods, only life-snatching demons, harmful devils, wandering ghosts, man-eating monsters, and hopping zombies. 2.4kReads5.4Score16114d adds
  22. 72 I Guarded Against Demons for a Hundred Years, and Now I’m Invincible Under Heaven! 镇守妖魔百年，我已举世无敌！ Milk Tea Without Pearls奶茶没珍珠Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a xianxia world overrun by demons, with poor aptitude, Zhang Zhiwei can only become the guardian of a demon well? Luckily, he awakens a God-Tier Choice System and is bound from the start to the template of the God-Tier Old Celestial Master, with maxed-out comprehension!! Cultivation has never been about fighting and killing... Faced with countless choices, Zhang Zhiwei is ready for anything. Wait, with the Old Celestial Master's talent, why not cultivate into a mortal-wor 154Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  23. 73 I Thrived After Stumbling into Another World 误入异界后我风生水起 Yuan Ning Jun渊宁君Eastern Fantasy590k WordsOngoing Shang Jue is a modern-day corporate drone. The peak moment of his life was when a belch from Black Impermanence scared his soul right out of his body. “What? You’re sending me to the Eighteenth Level of Hell?” “The underworld is terrifying when it plays favorites!” So he punched the Judge, kicked the ghost guards aside, and barged into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Who could have guessed there’d be a real schemer in the Six Paths? He kicked Shang Jue straight into a spatial rift, and Shang Jue 14Reads—Score114d adds
  24. 74 By the Ancestral Master's Command, Refine the Uncanny into Immortality! 奉祖师令，炼诡成仙！ Mister Quan Ling泉翎先生Eastern Fantasy390k WordsOngoing Demons devour people, false gods demand sacrifices, and the dynasty sucks its subjects dry to the bone! This world is terminally ill! Chen Ren transmigrates into this world, bearing the seal of the Shangqing Tianshu Academy as he walks through this living hell. Slay demons and earn merit! Exterminate monsters and earn merit! Overturn this man-eating world, and the merit will be immeasurable! He issues an edict to summon the Six Ding and Six Jia, guarding him on every side and driving evil away! 1.2kReads7.1Score10814d adds
  25. 75 As a Village Chief, It's Only Natural That I Know the Eight Extraordinary Skills 作为一名村长，我会八奇技很合理 Three-Foot Deity三尺神Urban555k WordsOngoing [Farming + officialdom + folk customs and the supernatural + comedy. A bit of a slow burn, so don't read if that's not your thing!] The eighteen villagers' groups of Forkroad Village are all on my shoulders! You don't get to speak for "the people"! The whole village has 1,233 households. A population of 6,536. They need food, medical care, education... I, Qi Delong, am the one ultimately responsible! In the 322nd year of the East Saint Empire, the empire was in its twilight years. Demons ran 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  26. 76 Ye Fashan: Defending the Tang Dynasty with Daoism and Crushing Western Heresies 叶法善：以道镇唐，力挫西域异教 Daoist Friend Xuan Tong玄同道友Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + No System + Tang Dynasty + Immortal Cultivation + Ancient History + Fantasy + Xianxia + Xuanhuan] A modern history graduate student unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Ye Fashan, a Taoist priest in the early Tang Dynasty. Carrying the memories of two lifetimes, he must inherit the talismanic arts and divine abilities of this legendary figure from Taoist history, while viewing an era of coexisting Buddhist and Taoist traditions and the undercurrents of foreign religions 8Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  27. 77 Nascent Soul Ancestor: Ruling the Otherworld 元婴老祖，异界纵横 Dragon Battle in the Wilds龙战余野Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing The story of a Nascent Soul cultivator who brings the Heavenly Dao Jade with him as he transmigrates to a continent of magic and conquers the world! In short, our protagonist is a veteran who left the military in 2025. By chance, he brings his ancestral jade pendant, the Heavenly Dao Jade, with him as he transmigrates to a world of cultivation. After someone betrays him just as he is breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, he ends up in a continent of magic, where he combines technology and 1.2kReads7.5Score10214d adds
  28. 78 The Mysterious Sect's Arcane Talisman 玄门诡箓 Tong Xuan通玄Mystery162k WordsOngoing I'm a Daoist, and I'm writing down some of my experiences. I've encountered all kinds of arcane matters, driven out evil spirits and subdued baleful forces. I've learned folk practices through Daoism, and Daoism through folk practices. Now I'm sharing my stories with everyone. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 79 The Little Martial Uncle Is Slacking Off Again Today 今天的小师叔也在摸鱼 Super Alloy Salted Fish超合金咸鱼Eastern Fantasy166k WordsOngoing “Little Martial Uncle, Master and the others all say you’re an immortal banished to the mortal world and reborn. Is it true?” “Don’t believe rumors or spread them.” “But in the stories you tell, the geniuses from other sects are always born amid strange omens, with flowers raining from the sky or golden lotuses springing from the earth. Little Martial Uncle, were there any signs when you were born?” “There sure were!” “What were they? Purple clouds stretching three thousand miles east, or one ha 7Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  30. 80 I Opened a Taoist Temple in the City, and Uncle Nine Calls Me His Grand-Grandmaster 我在都市开道观，九叔喊我师叔祖 Winter Gardenia Wanxi冬栀菀汐Mystery220k WordsOngoing Modern society is technologically advanced, but in the shadows of its bustling cities, demons, ghosts, and people with extraordinary abilities move among us. Feng shui, fate, Daoist arts, and other esoteric practices are real, though ordinary people dismiss them as superstition and legend. In the hidden corners of this world, ancient cultivation sects and mysterious underworld powers vie in secret, maintaining a delicate balance. Chen Yang is an ordinary online novelist who enjoys researching su 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 81 Spiritual Qi Revival: I'm Already an Immortal, and You're Only Just Building Your Foundation? 灵气复苏：我都成仙了你才筑基？ Z and JiangZ与姜Urban336k WordsCompleted [Taoist + sword cultivator + thunder arts + Mazu + the nation protects its own + one heroine] In 2025, 3I/ATLAS approached Earth, triggering a full-scale spiritual qi revival. Shichen, a Taoist priest from Mount Sanqing, was invited to livestream lessons in cultivation techniques for the whole nation. But his utterly unserious nature soon made the nation itself start acting just as absurdly. Reporter: “Is Perfected Lord Shichen officially part of China's military?” Shuai: “He's an enthusiast of 37Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 82 Where the Wind Blows, There Is the Way 道在风吹过的地方 Life Is Like the Dao浮生若道Urban159k WordsOngoing A Taoist cultivator spends a lifetime accumulating not magical power, but “wishes”: concern for all living beings, a steadfast devotion to justice, and a promise to protect. When the body dies and the Tao vanishes, the flesh returns to dust, but those wishes do not fade. They become an invisible force, continuing to protect this land and the people who live on it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 83 Mystic Feng Shui Master: Breaking the Deadlock and Seeking the Dragon 玄门相师，破局寻龙 Fulin, Who Loves Green Pea Fried Rice爱吃青豆炒饭的福林Urban314k WordsCompleted Lin Yan spent eighteen years as an orphan, believing he was destined to live an ordinary life as a college student. That changed on his twentieth birthday, when his ancestral jade pendant shattered and the lost art of the Qing Nang Dragon-Seeking Classic flooded his mind. When he opened his eyes, he saw another world: His roommate had dark energy swirling around his brow, a sign that disaster would strike within three days; A campus building was overflowing with baleful energy, concealing a Yin- 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 84 The Taoist Master Comes Down the Mountain 道爷下山咯 I Am a Fiend我叫妖孽Mystery129k WordsOngoing [Slow-paced + Master Returns from the Mountain + Ghost Hunting + No Harem + No Cultivation] This is a long story, so take your time reading. Zhang Qingfeng was born a man who stirred up both worlds. Raised by Maoshan, he became the youngest Celestial Master of the present day. It was as if the wheels of fate had begun to turn. His senior apprentice brother suddenly left the mountain and betrayed the sect, while his senior apprentice sister vanished mysteriously. Zhang Qingfeng was ordered to go —Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 85 A Maoshan Daoist Acolyte from the Start: Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Disaster on the Path to Eternal Life 开局茅山道童，趋吉避凶证道永生 Crispy Sesame Brittle芝巧脆Eastern Fantasy471k WordsOngoing [Foresee Fortune and Avoid Misfortune + Level-Up Progression + Genius Protagonist + Cautious Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Smart Characters] Lin Qi woke up to find he had transmigrated into a sacred cultivation sect, becoming a lowly Daoist attendant with a terrible constitution who was constantly at risk of being expelled from the mountain. The sect’s prodigies treated him like dirt, while scions of prestigious clans looked down on him like a dog. Fortunately, he awakened the [Fortune a —Reads—Score5.1k14d adds
  36. 86 Spiritual Qi Revival: Cultivating Through Merit Is the Meta 灵气复苏：功德修仙才是版本答案 One Slash for Every Big Friend一刀一个大朋友Urban565k WordsOngoing [Merit System + Cultivation + Past and Present Lives + Gradual Personality Change] (The protagonist's personality is never set in stone. The plot involves both his past and present lives, though this may not be very apparent early on. You can think of it as the so-called mystery of the womb.) “My cat always arches its back and hisses at the corner of the wall...” “It's not a haunting. Yin energy is leaking from the earth's spiritual vein.” Lu Zhao pulls out an old-fashioned phone. “Scan to pay 8 8Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  37. 87 I'm a Daoist Who Can Catch Ghosts. What's the Big Deal? 我一个道士，会抓鬼怎么了？ Maple Leaves Long for Autumn's Fall枫叶恋秋落Mystery811k WordsCompleted I'm an unlucky person. By a stroke of fate, I entered the Daoist world. Daoist arts of metaphysics, medicine, divination, physiognomy, and fortune-telling are the orthodox path, meant to help the world and save people while building merit. Yet somehow, I ended up on a crooked path. Tomb raiding? How could you manage without my feng shui and geomancy skills? Ghost hunting? How could you manage without my talismans and incantations? Slaying demons? Wait… You say you're a demon? A fox demon, at tha 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 88 I Told You to Take the Imperial Exam, Not Become an Ancestor of the Dao! 让你考科举，没让你考成道祖啊！ Xie Lang of Old旧时谢郎Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The prefectural exam tests aspiring Daoist novices, the provincial exam qualifies talisman disciples, the metropolitan exam assesses ritual masters, and the palace exam decides who will lead the Daoist alliance… Xie Wugou transmigrates, only to open his eyes to a nightmare from the start: a gravely ill father, a frail mother, and a broken self. He hopes to change his fate through the imperial examinations, only to discover that this world has no feudal dynasty, only a “Daoist Immortal Court”! He 9.8kReads7.8Score1.1k14d adds
  39. 89 Maoshan Cultivation Secrets 茅山修真决 Feng Yuhou封雨候Urban643k WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist + bonds with multiple heroines + urban cultivation + tragic ending + supernatural mysteries + a world of Daoist arts + hidden mastermind + passing the torch] Bearing the blood of an ancient Qilin, Leng Ye is the last, aloof celestial master of the Tianheng Sect. At twenty, he descends the mountain to enter the mortal world, wielding thunder in a mortal body, making his words reality, drawing talismans in midair, and vanquishing every demon and evil spirit in the world. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 90 What, You Used Ghost Money to Restart the Mythic Age? 什么，你用冥币重启了神话 A Mere Mortal's Worries凡人滴烦Urban315k WordsCompleted [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
  41. 91 The Taoist of Rural Legends 乡村神话道士 Li Jiangshan, Who Loves Crispy Potato Chips爱吃香脆薯片的李江山Urban252k WordsCompleted Wencai calls down lightning as casually as if it were child's play and treats danger as nothing. Now, as if nothing had happened, he sets out once more. The Taoist Wencai carries a family heirloom, a leather-bound book densely filled with the names of unclaimed souls. This time, he will lead his fellow disciples in tracking down and bringing 25,000 unclaimed spirits to justice. Wencai calls down lightning as casually as if it were child's play and treats danger as nothing. Now, as if nothing had 13Reads—Score114d adds
  42. 92 The Underworld Express: Midnight Didi 阴间快车：午夜滴滴 Reading Keys by Lamplight挑灯看键Mystery261k WordsOngoing [Urban Life + Ghost Constable + Healing Slice of Life] With a million yuan in family debt, a failed attempt to land a civil-service job, and the weight of a difficult life bearing down on him, Chen Ye buys a used car to drive for Didi. He doesn't realize it's a hearse, and someone reports him almost immediately. From the back seat, the Black and White Impermanence ask: “Want to drive Didi in the underworld?” 14Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  43. 93 The Daoist Sect's Underworld Office 道门阴司 May the Elderly Find Peace老者安之Eastern Fantasy285k WordsCompleted [No System + No Golden Finger + Not a Mindless Power Fantasy + Young Taoist + Slow Burn + Earth God] All beneath heaven belongs to the king. Under the Celestial Court, the Underworld Bureau and the Taoist Office govern side by side, one yin and one yang, complementing each other! The protagonist's soul transmigrates into the body of a young Taoist. Starting as an off-the-books employee of the Underworld Bureau, he rises step by step until he stands equal with heaven and earth. 29Reads—Score414d adds
  44. 94 The Celestial Register of Mystical Insight 洞玄天箓 Wu Gu Sheng五羖生Eastern Fantasy350k WordsOngoing [Alternate history] + [No female lead] + [Daoist arts] + [Ghosts and monsters] (The male lead is no overpowered hero. Readers looking for an indulgent power fantasy, proceed with caution.) The Taishang Ganying Pian says: perform three hundred good deeds to become an Earth Immortal; those who seek to become Celestial Immortals must perform one thousand three hundred. To prove his Dao and attain its fruit, Zhang Yuandong travels alone through a chaotic age, slaying demons and vanquishing evil, ear 158Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  45. 95 A Direct Heir of the Daoist Sect, Dragged Off to Get a Marriage License Right After Coming Down the Mountain? 道门嫡系，刚下山就被拉去领证？ No Shore This Way此方无岸Urban445k WordsCompleted The Celestial Master’s arts... They really exist?! After fifteen years of cultivating at a temple, Daoist Chen Ping came down from the mountain. In his Daoist robes, he found himself at a matchmaking setup! “Mom... I’m a Daoist, a direct disciple of the Celestial Master. I can’t get married.” Chen Ping was at a loss. “If you don’t bring someone home today, you’re no son of mine!” He’d only meant to go through the motions, but on the street, a stunning woman in black stockings blocked his way. Sh 681Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 96 The Evil-Suppressing Man of the Living World 阳间镇邪人 Dust in the Distance远方尘埃Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted 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
  47. 97 The Whole World Believes in Gods, but I'm the Only One Who Believes in Taoism 全球信神，只有我信道教无敌 Corn and Pork Rib Soup玉米排骨羹Urban272k WordsOngoing The whole world has been chosen by the gods. Only by serving a god can people gain supernatural powers. In the Sakura Kingdom, there are Shinto shrines dedicated to the Yin-Yang Gods and Amaterasu! In the West, there are the Church and the Necromancers' Guild... Only in the land of Yanhuang are there no traces of Taoism, making it a place where foreign lands compete to spread their faith. Jiang Heng transmigrated! After learning the truth, he rejected the gods of foreign lands and resolved to es 35Reads7.0Score—14d adds
  48. 98 A Curious Record of Getting By 奇妙糊口录 Crossing the Sea in a Bathtub澡盆渡海Urban294k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow-paced, slice of life, horror, urban cultivation, a harem of spirits and demons, and chuuni comedy] Skyscrapers conceal mysteries of yin and yang, while deep forests hide monsters and demons. He learned secret Daoist arts passed down through his family, but he isn't chasing the path to ascension. He just wants to live a peaceful life. Eerie screams in the middle of the night, spirits lying in wait under cover of darkness, and evil cultivators with sinister inte 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 99 Once a Harbinger of Calamity, Now Wielding the Golden Dragon Sword, I Claim the Realm Alone 昔日灾星，今执金龙剑，独揽山河 A Middle-Aged Uncle Born in the Eighties八零后的中年大叔Urban104k WordsOngoing [Genre: Urban Cultivation] + [Theme: Master Returns from the Mountain] + [Theme: The Sovereign Emperor Returns] + [Character Traits: play the pig to eat the tiger + decisive and ruthless] + [Style: rousing wish-fulfillment fiction] Spiritual qi revival: I cultivate both immortal and demonic arts, and split the sky with a single sword! Spiritual qi revival, the rise of all races! Ye Shisan, a good-for-nothing Taoist priest from Guquan Temple, dreams night after night of a world-shaking battle b —Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 100 You Told Me to Guard a Run-Down Temple, So Why Am I Really Cultivating Immortality? 让你守破道观，你咋真修仙了？ I Love Kumquat Lemon Tea爱喝金桔柠檬Urban443k WordsOngoing After graduating from college, Liu Wansen inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. Six months later, pressed by poverty, he prepares to leave the mountain and return to secular life. Just then, he eats the System! Leave the mountain? Not a chance in hell! And so Liu Wansen begins a low-key, ordinary life of cultivation. “Holy crap, he can see ghosts?!” “My God, lotuses are blooming all over the pond in the middle of winter, and you still say you don’t know magic?” Just as everyone thinks he is mere 304.9kReads8.0Score39.8k14d adds

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