Novels like Feng Shui Master: I Started by Subduing a Peerlessly Beautiful Corpse
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- 1 A Taoist Priest's Travels 道士巡游记 [The pace is quite slow, and this isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. It’s a supernatural tale with a touch of fantasy, horror mixed with bloodshed, and a little comedy amid the scant romance. Hard to describe, so give it a try. It’s made up of a series of short stories.] The Solar Torch, progenitor of the Demon Clan, lost a fight and was shattered, then reincarnated as a Daoist priest: a priest who isn’t really a priest. This is the story of his search for all the pieces of himself. I am the Solar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Strange Daoist Spirit Official 道诡灵官 No System! A city life of demon hunting and ghost catching, starring a deranged powerhouse of a male lead and two female leads: an arrogant fox spirit and a scheming cat spirit. Strange tales unfold one after another as demons and ghosts stir up trouble in the human world. Persian Zoroastrianism, the Miaojiang gu insects, Tibetan esoteric Buddhism, and the bloody turmoil of the grasslands: one perilous situation after another pushes the group to grow, uncover the truth behind their master's biza —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Yin-Yang Master of Heaven’s Gate: Reborn with Heavenly Powers 天门阴阳师：通天转世 My name is Ge Xiaotian, a yin-yang master raised in a paper effigy shop in Pengcheng. While others make paper offerings for graves, I make paper effigies that can devour every evil under heaven! To find my missing grandfather, I ventured into the Qinling Mountains' divine tomb, faced an ancient terracotta army, and made brothers willing to lay down their lives for each other. But when my cultivation reached the heavens, I finally realized the shocking truth: I am the reincarnation of the Heaven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Yin-Yang Master 阴阳大师， There is a group of people who travel among the common folk, helping them catch ghosts and ward off evil, arrange funerals, locate auspicious burial sites, and read the feng shui. Some among them are good, others evil. The good bring blessings to the people, while the wicked use dark arts to harm them. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I'm an Assassin, So I Must Keep Calm 我是杀手要冷静 I'm an assassin. I have to keep my cool. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Cauldron Sect Seeks the Dao 鼎派寻道 Over the course of China's five thousand years of history, countless schools of the occult arts have emerged. This book follows Huang Youqing, who through a chance encounter grows from an obscure feng shui practitioner into a master who founds his own school. Drawn into the bureaucracy of the underworld, he begins a step-by-step quest to seek the Way between Heaven and Earth. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Night Watchman of Fengdu 酆都守夜人 Do you think we live in a safe world? In truth, the world is not as peaceful as it seems. The money you find on the road might be cursed “life-buying money,” and a pair of blood-red eyes might be watching passersby from a dark corner. But because certain people exist, the balance between yin and yang in this world is maintained. They are the ones who hold up the sky, the lonely night watchmen. I'm Su Cangnan. Let me tell you my story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Black Wukong: I Have a Great Demon Within Me, Yet You Want Me to Punish Evil and Promote Good 黑悟空：身怀大妖你让我惩恶扬善 (Not a Primordial-era novel!) (Not a System novel!) Sun Hao is the last surviving son of the Sun family, and it's his duty to carry on the family line! But just what he's afraid of is exactly what comes to pass. A peerless great demon inexplicably takes up residence in Sun Hao's sea of consciousness and drains his lifespan to break its seal. With only a month left to live, Sun Hao has no choice but to take a dangerous path if he wants to survive. Read feng shui, slay evil spirits, destroy monste 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Divine Seer Who Peers into Heaven 窥天神相 When my parents got married, my grandfather got drunk and caused a scandal, leading to the ruin of our family... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Born a Taoist: From the Start, I Scared Off the Ghost Next Door 天生道士：开局吓跑隔壁女鬼 My name is Lin Yan. I was born with Daoist energy, and my Yin-Yang Eyes were a gift from the womb. Before I was even born, the female ghost next door saw my mother and ran away in terror. The neighbors called me “a walking ghost-banishing talisman,” while my fellow practitioners called me “a bug in the mystical arts.” Only later did I realize these were just appetizers on my path to becoming a Celestial Master. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Daoist Master and Me 我和道士师父 Mysticism, cultivation, enlightenment, my Taoist master and me, a wondrous journey, the teachings of the founding patriarchs, the little things involved in serving the patriarchs, and how the patriarchs secretly gave me money 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Way of the Celestial Master: I Will Slay Every Evil Spirit 天师道：我将斩尽一切邪祟 (Taoist arts + witches + paper effigies + talisman curses + ghost exorcism + spirit summoning + soul guiding + evil spirits + suspense and the supernatural) When it comes to vanquishing demons and evil spirits, the first people who come to mind are Maoshan Taoists. But in fact... the ones truly skilled at catching ghosts and driving out demons are the Celestial Masters! The yin wind rises... vengeful spirits emerge... Orthodox One spells... drive out the ghosts... How will they deal with one biz 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Daoist Enters the Mortal World 道爷入世 Reborn by chance, he gains a System and receives a quest to find his wife. At last, he finds his adorable little wife, only to discover she’s the very woman he least wants to see... Now he sets out to rekindle their relationship and make up for his regrets… 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Bro, Are You Messing with Ghosts? 老弟玩鬼呢 The ancients said that cause and effect always come full circle, and retribution never misses its mark. But to me, that saying is utter bullshit. I've always scoffed at it. If retribution is real, why is there still so much evil in the world, hiding beneath human skin, with hearts as wicked as demons? Some people are born into a life of privilege, while others are born to toil like beasts. Then I went through encounters with jiao dragons, zombies, underworld enforcers, human-skin cocoons, Wutong 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Don’t Mess With Him, This Taoist Is a Little Wild 别惹他，这个道士有点野 Daoist arts + feng shui + folk customs + witchcraft + folk secrets + corpse walking + suspense + the supernatural Have you ever seen a person with no shadow? A corpse that can walk? A living person covered in corpse spots? Paper that cannot be burned? An ancient zither that plays by itself? Someone stepping out of a portrait...? Tang Yao has seen them all, and has spent his entire life dealing with such things. “Conceived in the yin year, month, day, and hour, and born in the yin year, month, da —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Haunted House Notes: A Shadow in the Mirror 凶宅笔记：镜中影 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Mysterious Resurgence: I'm Not the Ghost King 神秘复苏，我不是诡王 [Mild horror, somewhat Lovecraftian, no System, survival and growth, one female lead, not for the fainthearted] "This story is entirely fictional and does not reflect reality. Now, the mysteries begin to return..." Grandpa died with his eyes open. The day we carried his coffin up the mountain, I didn't dare look back, because the people carrying it... weren't human! A daily dose of occult weirdness: One ring of the bell, and all ghosts flee; one talisman stuck on, and evil spirits call you Dad 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Notes of a Yinshan Taoist 阴山道士笔记 I am a descendant of Yinshan, born with the body of a virgin boy. The moment I was born, I was afflicted by the foulness of the dead and nearly died. Later, an old geezer appeared and brought me into the Yinshan sect. 26Reads—Score314d adds
- 19 After the College Entrance Exams, I Became the Internet's Strongest Taoist 高考后，我成了全网最强道士 After graduating from high school, a young man unexpectedly inherits the teachings of the Dao at Mount Longhu. In this age of declining magic, spiritual energy is scarce and cultivation is difficult. But he discovers that livestreaming to help people solve their problems earns him merit, and so he sets out on the path to becoming the most powerful Daoist on the entire internet. 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 Haunted House Purifier 凶宅净化师 [Yin-Yang + Urban + Suspense] The Haunted House Cleansing Agency, a specialized real estate agency that cleans up haunted and murder houses, was founded in Linhai City, the coastal metropolis, by Huang Sheng. Huang Sheng learned from the old Taoist priest Mu Bai of Yiyuan Temple on Zhongnan Mountain. He originally came to Linhai City for graduate school while working part-time as a real estate agent, acting as a bloodsucking sublandlord everyone loved to hate. During the pandemic lockdown, he di 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 In This Life, I See My Past Life 我于今生观前世 The protagonist encounters his past lives in a dream. Only after unraveling the mystery of his time in the womb does he discover that he is nothing but an empty shell. Once his three souls return to his body, three powerful spirits press against his own will. He has no choice but to deal with monsters and outside intruders to strengthen himself, all while withstanding the weight of karma and fighting to stay alive! Whether it's a black dragon stirring up trouble, a corpse-nurturing ground in the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Heaven's Mandate: Yin and Yang 天命阴阳 The Pixiu feeds on wealth from every corner of the world. It swallows all things but never excretes, attracting riches and gathering treasures, taking in but never giving out. On my eighteenth birthday, I met a girl who completely bewitched me. But I never expected that she would actually… 1.5kReads8.4Score19514d adds
- 23 Zeng Wenchuan, Feng Shui Master 风水大师曾文辿 Zeng Wenchuan was one of the four great masters of the Jiangxi school of feng shui and the foremost disciple of Yang Junsong, the grandmaster of feng shui. Together, they founded the legendary village of Sanliao in Xingguo, Jiangxi, the first village of Chinese feng shui, whose history spans a thousand years. After failing the imperial examinations, Zeng Wenchuan encounters Yang Junsong, a court feng shui master being hunted by the imperial court, in a ruined temple. A mysterious fragment of the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Folk Tales of Feng Shui and the Supernatural 民间风水怪谈 Curse Arts + Maoshan Arts + Qimen Dunjia + Plum Blossom Numerology + Folk Arcane Arts + Gu Techniques Feng shui affects everyone’s health, fortune, romance, family, and career. Want great fortune and riches? Want to become the richest person around? Want your children and grandchildren gathered around you? Want to become famous overnight? Want a beautiful companion by your side? If so, open to the first page and keep reading… 17.2kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 25 I Was Born Without a Breath, and the One Who Saved Me Was a Nine-Tailed Fox 出生断气，救我的竟是九尾狐 [Traditional Supernatural Horror + Urban Legends + Ghost Stories] I had no breath when I was born. I should have been a stillborn baby. Just as my family fell into despair, a woman in white opened the door and saved my life... The one who rescued me wasn’t an enlightened master, but a nine-tailed fox who had lived for over a thousand years. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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 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 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Charismatic Feng Shui Master 风骚风水师 Huang Daxian, an outcast from the Three Pure Ones Temple, and his disciple Wei An live in seclusion at Xiaoyao Temple. They spend their days using the Book of Strange Gates and Hidden Armor to tell fortunes and read people's fate. One day, while practicing the Great Ultimate Golden Flower Teaching, Wei An suffers a cultivation deviation. In a dream, he becomes the Unforgiven Tower Lord, leading his followers in a final battle against the righteous path, only to suffer a crushing defeat. Wei An 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Forbidden Love with a Demon Wife 妖妻禁忌 He is a soul-reaping emissary who walks between the worlds of yin and yang, the last heir of the Ghost Dao lineage. Bearing the Book of Life and Death and wielding the Judge’s Brush, he can determine reincarnation with a word and decide eternal life with an iron stroke. She is the sovereign of the Fox Clan, blessed with peerless beauty and heavenly talent, and unmatched cultivation. Yet she is willing to defy the whole world just to hold him close. “If we can’t stay together, then this life will 4Reads6.9Score114d adds
- 29 Ghosts While Night Fishing: I Become a Modern-Day Celestial Master! 夜钓遇鬼，我成当代天师！ [The rating has only just appeared. It'll go up later.] Red strings and glutinous rice still remain, recalling Daoist Lin of old. Hundreds of years ago, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, and the human world was in turmoil. After the new nation was founded, the human world and the monsters and evil spirits made a pact lasting a hundred years. For a hundred years, spirits and monsters could not take form, and evil spirits could not harm people. From then on, the human world enjoyed peace. Peo 75.5kReads6.3Score9.2k14d adds
- 30 Feng Shui Master Liu Jiangdong 风水大师刘江东 The thrilling, overpowered comeback story of Feng Shui master Lai Buyi! He was once the Imperial Preceptor, but a treacherous minister framed him, and he was shackled and exiled to Lingnan. But he had real skills to back him up! Right after setting out, he casually broke the local bully’s “barren grave site.” A withered tree instantly sprouted, humiliating the villain and stunning everyone! And so began a string of satisfying victories: the Crown Prince’s curse? Broken! The Jin kingdom’s evil f 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I Came from the Taoist Sect, Call Me the Dao Lord 我从道门来请叫我道君 [Supernatural] [Modern] [Daoist priest] [Ghost hunting] [Demon slaying] Zhang Qingyuan was born with yin-yang eyes. To keep him safe and healthy, his parents sent him up a mountain to become a Daoist priest. After graduating from university, he returned to the temple and inherited his master's affairs. He thought demons and ghosts had become exceedingly rare in this day and age, leaving him with no chance to put his skills to use. Then a chance encounter showed him a different world. Demons were 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 32 Maoshan Occultist: Tales of the Underworld and Evil 茅山诡术师：幽冥话邪 Maoshan's arcane arts have returned to the world, as demons and evil spirits run rampant. What bloody storm will rise this time? In this cruel world, with its tumultuous lives, who will pay for each and every blood debt? Behind the layers of eerie schemes, who is righteous, and who is evil? I, Fang Gui, have a strange past. By chance, I was drawn into a spiritual calamity. How can I break free of this trap? How can I defy fate and change my destiny? Gather spirits, exterminate evil, and dispel c 362Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 33 I Am a Feng Shui Master 我是一名风水先生 My grandfather's dying words were: “Beware the city without shadows. When you see the truth, the world will ‘recognize’ you too.” Poisonous tumors buried beneath mansions, living souls refined in skyscrapers... There are no ghosts in this world, only rules that have been rewritten. My name is Chen Yanqing. I diagnose the land and the houses. Watch as I wield my compass like a blade and carve a path to life through countless deadly feng shui formations! 1.3kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 34 Strange Tales of the Corpse Retrievers 捞尸诡闻 My grandfather was a corpse retriever. When he died, the waters of the river churned all night. In a single night, every chicken in the village died... 17Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 35 A Northeastern Taoist in the City 东北道士在都市 This book contains some Taoist cultural elements. It is entirely fictional, so please do not imitate it. Zhao Tiesheng is a young Taoist priest raised in the Qingxin Temple deep in the Changbai Mountains. Born with the “Yin-Yang Path” fate, he can see ghosts by nature. His eight characters are extremely yin, yet contain a trace of pure yang, making him a once-in-a-century anomaly. When he turned eighteen, his master ran off, leaving him three thousand yuan, an old Taoist robe, and a parting in 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 There Were No Immortals in This World, Until Too Many People Feared Death 世上本无仙，怕死的多了也就有了 Everyone else seeks immortality with their lives, but I think cultivating immortality is less appealing than dipping ingredients in hot pot. Eternal life? Just an obsession of a bunch of lunatics. Why seek immortality? It'd be more realistic to just ask not to go bald. This is a colossal lie: immortals don't exist. They're all just frauds pretending to have supernatural powers! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Notes of a Yin-Yang Master: Northeast China Paranormal Tales 阴阳先生笔记：东北灵异录 This story is entirely fictional. All place names in it refer to cities with the same names in a parallel world. Also, please do not imitate any folk customs or practices described in the story. Zhao Gandang is a bona fide Northeastern Chinese man: he can handle trouble out in the world and cook at home. He has yin-yang eyes, knows feng shui, can draw talismans, and summon gods. Of course, summoning the gods too often shortens your life, and using the yin-yang eyes too much gives you a headache. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Taoist Descends the Mountain: Signing In at the Funeral Home to Judge Yin Spirits 道士下山：我在殡仪馆签到审阴灵 [Fantasy Supernatural Mystery]+ [Funeral Home]+ [Comedy]+ [Subversion of Tropes] My name is Su Jiu. When I was ten, my master packed up and ran off, leaving behind nothing but a notebook that completely baffled me. I look lively and well, but my true soul has long since vanished. Even I can’t tell whether I count as a living person or a little ghost wandering the mortal world. I went down the mountain to look for my master and picked up Chen Liu along the way. The two of us ended up at Old Man’s 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Feng Shui Mastermind 风水大掌柜 The day I was born, nine dragons came bearing a coffin, and a hundred ghosts wailed in mourning. I was born under a fated star. My name is Bai Ke, a feng shui master delivered to the mortal world in a coffin borne by nine dragons. I guide souls between yin and yang, and was born with an innate gift for the mysteries of heaven and earth. When you run into anything supernatural, just come to me, Bai Ke. I am the chief feng shui master, and there is no mysterious matter in this world that I cannot 594Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 40 The Secret Records of Yin and Yang 阴阳秘录 Mountain spirits summon immortals; water spirits summon dragons. Do immortals really exist in this world? I don't know, but I do know that dragons are real. From the day the roar of machinery rang out across Miaoling Valley, everything began to slide toward an unknowable abyss. And from that abyss, a pair of eyes watched those involved, their gaze carrying an emotion impossible to decipher... 187Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 41 A Taoist Priest’s Guide to Exorcising Evil in the City 道士之都市驱邪 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Max-Level Taoist: From the Start, Everyone Mistakes Me for a Scammer 满级道士，开局就被当成诈骗犯 After transmigrating, Zhang Ye acquires the “Heaven-Stealing Manual,” which lets him know the past and see the future. Then one day, the police show up at his door, saying someone has reported him as a fraud! To prove he really has the skills to back up his claims, Zhang Ye uses the “Heaven-Stealing Manual” to help the police capture several wanted Class A fugitives. Police: “How is Comrade Zhang Ye a fraud? He’s clearly every criminal’s worst nightmare!” Public: “Master Zhang, tell my fortune, 27Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 43 I Pretended to Be a Mystic, but the System Made Me a True God 装神棍的我，靠系统真成了大神 My name is Su Xuanqing. I come from a family versed in the occult. My ancestors were once famous feng shui masters. But by my generation, the true teachings were all lost. All I had left were a few incomplete books and a handful of half-learned formulas, so I could only pose as a fortune-teller on the overpass to scrape by. When I was cornered by city inspectors and had nowhere to run, I unexpectedly bound myself to the Fortune-Teller-to-Godhood System. Everyone else thinks I'm still making thin 20Reads—Score114d adds
- 44 Feng Shui Master Liao Wenzheng, China’s Only Feng Shui Top Scholar 风水大师廖文政中国唯一风水状元 [Feng Shui + sacred geomantic sites + geomantic arts + Feng Shui masters + Feng Shui taboos and how to overcome them + metaphysics, mystical arts, fortune-telling, divination, geomancy, changing your fate and fortune + no transmigration, no livestreaming, no female lead] During the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, the imperial tombs at Tianshou Mountain were nearing completion, and Emperor Jiajing issued an edict calling for the realm’s finest geomancy masters. Liao Wenzheng, a Feng Shui heir 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Urban Yin-Yang Master: The Exquisite Yin-Yang Master 都市阴阳师【玲珑阴阳师】 [A boy born with unusual eyes × the lingering soul of an Underworld war god: Action-packed + Supernatural + Ghost Hunting + Urban Fantasy + Yin-Yang Arts] Zhong Chang’an was raised by his grandfather from a young age, and he possesses the extraordinary ability to see both worlds! A mysterious piece of ancient jade awakens Yuan Zhen, the former great general of the Underworld who had been sleeping inside it. Thus begins a fantastical adventure that sets the internet ablaze! Mastering the ancient 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Daoist Exorcist: One Body, Two Souls, a Daoist and a Curse Master 道降师：道士和降头师一体双魂 Banish evil spirits, avenge the wronged, solve century-old mysteries, and explore ancient ruins thousands of years old. One righteous, one wicked: Daoist secret arts and cursecraft coexist in a single body. Lu Xiaoxi studied for five years in the Lingbao School of Mount Gezao. After his master passed away, he was expelled from the sect and attacked by its leader. By a twist of fate, Yang Gongyu of the Curse Sect, whose attempt at body liberation had failed, tried to possess him. The possession f 123Reads—Score11814d adds
- 47 I Became a Heavenly Master of the Dao 我成了道门天师 My name is Li Changqing. When my mother gave birth to me, ghosts roamed the night, and a wandering Daoist saved my life. He said my fate was far too harsh, bringing calamity to my closest relatives. My parents might not die peacefully… and I still had three disasters to survive. My only chance of survival was to join the Daoist sect. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Taoist of Rural Legends 乡村神话道士 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
- 49 Pendulum: The Super Taoist Works at a Convenience Store 灵摆：超级道长在便利店打工 After the Sacrifice to the Lord of Mount Tai, the Netherworld King Chacha searches everywhere for Zhao Li, Xia Dongqing, and Wang Xiaoya... A young Taoist priest named Zhang Zhongyang is ordered by his master to go study Chinese at Jiangzhou University. But he is so exceptionally skilled that he gets a perfect score on his final exams and unexpectedly lands a job at Convenience Store No. 444. There, he opens his third eye and takes over from Zhao Li as the new spirit guide. From then on, ancient 254Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Ghost's Knocking Was Too Loud, So the Neighbors Beat It Up! 鬼敲门太吵，招来邻居暴打！ Can fate be changed? I don’t know, because my Chen family believes only in ourselves. I am Heaven, I am fate! Because I can calculate the Mandate of Heaven! 61Reads—Score—14d adds
