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- 101 Daoist Lord of a Dream 黄粱道君 A dream as fleeting as a bowl of yellow millet, turning the false into the real. In this vast realm, great demon gods roam the world, colossal demon overlords wreak havoc, and countless immortals rule over all directions. Feng Heng wakes from a dream to find himself a humble Daoist boy in the Mystic Realm. He longs for the immortal Dao and adores divine maidens. Starting as a Daoist boy, he advances through the ranks of Daoist cultivator, mage, high priest, perfected one, earth master, and heave 798Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 102 Dori's Documents 道瑞资料 DATRE material is one form of information transmitted through the energy of the universe. DATRE material is also very interesting. Seth even takes part, and the exchanges are recorded in a question-and-answer format, making them easier to understand than Seth’s material. In 2009, Aona and Jone, who transmitted DATRE’s messages, mysteriously disappeared. Perhaps they felt they had already transmitted enough. They communicated and answered questions online, but never held any teaching workshops. S 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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 [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
- 104 Fortune-Telling Master Prequel: The Way to Immortality 测字大师前传：有道长生 Immortality is the ultimate pursuit of every human being. In ancient times, our Chinese ancestors observed heaven and earth, sensed the transformations of nature, performed shamanic rites, and communed with ancestral gods in their quest for immortality; In the medieval era, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors cultivated virtue and established customs, created writing, sought harmony with heaven and humanity, gathered herbs and refined elixirs, and cultivated their meridians, acupoints, and in 17Reads—Score514d adds
- 105 The Maoshan Sect Leader 茅山掌教 The Dao is the foundation of the Way; arts are how it is put to use. Hidden soul-binding talismans, a life of poverty and an early death for initiates, the three Maos’ upper, middle, and lower teachings, and secret arts that leave ghosts and gods in awe! The most mysterious final patriarch of Maoshan leads his disciple Zhang Shouyi across the land, exorcising demons, exploring dangerous places in search of treasures, resolving ancient grudges, and roaming both the realms of yin and yang as he li 1.1kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 106 The Daoist Record of Crown Prince Xuanyuan 玄元太子修道录 The Crown Prince Xuanyuan is the Great Emperor Zhenwu. He was once a prince of a kingdom, but his devotion to the Dao led him onto the path of cultivation. Born to the royal house, his heart yearned for the Dao; he left his splendid estate for the mountains and springs. By lamplight, he studied the scrolls and sought the true covenant; amid purple mists, he tended the altar and refined cinnabar and lead. He cast off the trappings of the world and turned toward Wudang, dwelling among the cliffs a 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 A Thousand Years of Qi Mastery 气御千年 During an expedition into the wilderness, special forces soldier Yu Chengfeng accidentally discovers an ancient tomb dating back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The tomb-guarding divine beast, Sanyin Bishui, does not attack him. When Yu Chengfeng opens the stone coffin, he is stunned to find that the Daoist's remains inside bear a striking resemblance to him. The many clues in the tomb all point to one thing: the Daoist from the Northern and Southern Dynasties has a mysterious and deeply 1.1kReads8.9Score16914d adds
- 108 A Commentary on the Daily Sutra 功课经注解 This book provides a detailed, line-by-line explanation of the Taoist classics, including the Morning Scripture, the Noon Scripture (Scripture of the Three Officials), the Evening Scripture, and the Scripture of the Northern Dipper. It fully explains the meaning and function of these scriptures, making it a rare and valuable textbook. 146Reads—Score5214d adds
- 109 A Collection of Quiet Stories 清静故事集 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Reckless Maoshan Daoist: Might as Well Summon a God and Blow Us Both Up 茅山狂徒：大不了请神跟你爆了 [Animated series now streaming] After being sent flying by a truck on the thirtieth floor, Lu Jian'an transmigrates to a world where the supernatural is returning and binds himself to the First-Generation Celestial Master System! Born with pure Yang Daoist blood, he joins the Maoshan lineage and refuses to buckle under pressure. If someone comes after him, he blows them up! [When facing a vicious hanging ghost, you wield a brick and smash it with your mortal body. Reward: Guan Yu's Divine Warrio 86.9kReads7.7Score8.9k14d adds
- 111 Maoshan Ghostcraft 茅山鬼道 Among China's many Daoist schools, none is more renowned for catching ghosts and subduing demons than the Maoshan Celestial Masters. The title of Ghost-Hunting Celestial Master is known to all. With sword, talismans, incantations, and a Bagua compass, all four treasures brought to bear, even spirits and demons flee. See how a true disciple of Maoshan drives out ghosts and vanquishes demons. Zombies, strange spirits, vengeful ghosts, sorcery, and evil Daoists wreak havoc across the land, only to 1.6kReads—Score15014d adds
- 112 A Story Sparked by a Feng Shui Charlatan 一个风水神棍引发的故事 An ordinary person stumbles by chance onto the path of studying fate and feng shui. After a life of great ups and downs, he finds a master and becomes a master of the Daoist arts. What kinds of opportunities will he encounter as he walks the path of slaying demons and eliminating evil... [In the early chapters, drawing on the author’s personal experience studying feng shui and fate-reading, this book will show you how to choose books and get started.] 462Reads—Score10414d adds
- 113 Apocalypse 1626 天启1626 The Tianqi Explosion: one of the world’s three great unsolved mysteries. Was it a collision of time and space, or the rebirth of demons? A scientific explanation, a supernatural interpretation. One explosion, different transmigrations. Will the male protagonist, armed with modern memories, change history or fulfill it? Three storylines unfold in parallel: court factional strife, Japanese conspiracies, and the conflict between Taoists and demons. Through a fresh perspective, they reveal the tangl 195Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 A Dreamlike Journey Among the Immortals 梦游神仙记 Smash the Three Realms to pieces. Wutian, the Three Pure Ones, and the Jade Emperor are all subordinates. Anyone who objects can fight. The Monkey King carries magical treasures, wields the Xingtian Ruyi Sea-Suppressing Staff, wears a face mask and glasses, and practices by putting himself through torment. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Record of Zhengyi’s True Heart Subduing Demons 正一真心伏魔录 The last heir of the Tianmen True Heart Sect, Yuan Chengjie, makes a living performing rites to guide the dead at a funeral home. Armed with the ancestral True Heart Demon-Subduing Manual, he exorcises evil and guides spirits to the afterlife in the modern city. Amid the bustle of everyday life and mysterious phenomena, he practices the Orthodox Daoist arts that are on the verge of being lost. Every demon he subdues is a step in his cultivation. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 I Broke Folk Taboos, Yet Became the Strongest Taoist Priest 触碰民间禁忌，我却成为最强道士 It all started when I got drunk and took a leak by a roadside grave. After breaking a rural taboo, one strange thing after another began to haunt me. My grandfather was a well-known spirit medium in the countryside of Yu Province, and our family worshipped fox spirits at a shrine. There are no peerless thunder techniques, no golden finger upgrades. Rural graves, ill omens when red and white festivities collide, spirit mediums making their rounds, the troops serving beneath the Mount Tai Goddess: 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Why Seek Enlightenment to Become an Immortal in This World? 人间成仙何需悟道 Lu Feng, eighteen years old. Occupation: food delivery rider. Side gig: beating people up. Hidden identity: the Daoist world's number one accident-prone unofficial disciple. He only meant to take out his anger on his cheating ex-girlfriend, but he hit the wrong person, rescued a beautiful woman, and got himself into a whole lot of trouble. At long last, he found a master. The moment he got his hands on a cultivation manual, his master blew himself up. At long last, he got a girlfriend. After jus 11Reads—Score414d adds
- 118 Seth's Crash Course Handbook 赛斯速成宝典 The Seth Material was dictated and recorded by Jane Roberts (1929-1984) beginning in 1963. Over a period of 20 years and 8 months, it amounted to 30 books, totaling about 6.9 million Chinese characters, and was divided into four parts: Early Sessions, Class Sessions, Private Sessions, and Public Sessions. Its content explores the nature of the human mind and covers fields including psychology, parapsychology, medicine, and physics. It is a cornerstone of the New Age movement and is regarded by W 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Second-Generation Scion’s Cultivation Diary 二世祖修仙记 Jiang Wujin, the number-one spoiled heir of the Lanfang Realm, is the young sect leader of the Great Dao Celestial Sect. His parents were truly in love, and he was an accident. They ascended to immortality, leaving him behind in the dangerous Lanfang Realm. Fortunately, his allowance is enough to live on. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Record of Laozi’s Westward Journey and the Passing of the Lamp 老君西行传灯录 In ancient China, at the end of the Zhou dynasty, royal authority was waning, the lords were at war with one another, and the realm had fallen into chaos. At this time, a wise man quietly appeared: the founder of Daoism, the Supreme Lord Lao. Seeing the turmoil in the world, Lao decided to travel west and spread the Dao, hoping to ease humanity’s suffering and strife. Along the way, Lao rode a green ox, crossing towering mountains and enduring countless hardships and dangers. At Hangu Pass, he 66Reads—Score1614d adds
- 121 I Am a Taoist 我是一个道士 I'm a freak who combines the traits of a ghost, a virgin boy, and a star of ill fortune, and I also possess yin-yang eyes. I join a cursed Daoist sect. Watch as I struggle to make my way along the path of cultivation while bearing this curse. 155Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 122 The True Autobiography of a Taoist Priest 真正的道士自传 (Because this is a true story, it won’t be very long.) (A true story about a real Taoist priest.) (A must-read for anyone who wants to become a Taoist priest.) (I don’t write fantasy, so anyone who’s too deep into it, don’t read this.) A lot of people use “true story” as a pretext to write fantasy, and none of it is believable. Let’s take a look together. This is the story of how a real Taoist priest in the modern world grew up. 256Reads7.4Score11414d adds
- 123 The Nature of Spirituality: The Seth Books 灵性的本质赛斯书 The Nature of Spirituality is more than just a book: it is a key to unlocking the multidimensional self. Where exactly are the boundaries of consciousness? Behind dreams, desire, and creativity, might there be deeper codes of life? Seth guides us in exploring the Psyche, the spiritual essence at the core of our existence. It is an adventure of consciousness that reveals: How the mind truly works: Transcend the limits of space and time and explore the multidimensional realities of consciousness. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Northern Emperor Descends to the Mortal Realm: Suppressing Evil on the Ghost Festival from the Start 北帝临凡：开局中元节镇邪 On the blood moon of the Ghost Festival, heaven and earth are sealed off, and all manner of evil awakens. The path between immortals and mortals is severed, and the human world becomes a living hell. A fragment of the Imperial Divinity descends from the Ziwei Star, taking human form. Wielding the laws of the Big Dipper and commanding thunder and deadly force, he summons and commands ghosts and gods, and confers titles upon mountains and rivers. He walks the mortal world with ease, purging the l 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Maoshan Sect Master 茅山宗师 The greatest blessed land under heaven, the eighth grotto-heaven, is known as the Orthodox Maoshan Tradition! The Manifest Sect has carried its mandate for a thousand years, while the Esoteric Sect has subdued dragons across ten thousand miles. The thousand-year struggle between the two branches of the Maoshan Sect has become a legendary tale without precedent. Gathering the finest wisdom of the immortal way from the ages and preserving the ancient essence of rare secret arts, the path is simple 1.3kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 126 Making the False Real: The Path to Transcendence 炼假成真：超凡之途 The first time Cheng opened his eyes as a little child, he saw a world that was both familiar and strange. He raised a hand to shield his eyes from the light. "I've transmigrated..." At the orphanage, young Cheng sat alone on the grass, far from the noisy group of children. He closed his eyes, meditated, and entered a state of stillness. "Can one cultivate in this world? Infants are brimming with innate qi. If cultivation is possible, perhaps I can sense something?" On the grass, young Cheng per 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Spiritual Qi Revival: Cultivating Through Merit Is the Meta 灵气复苏：功德修仙才是版本答案 [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
- 128 Maoshan Taoist Arts: The Way of Heaven 茅山道法之天道 In The Maoshan Daoist Arts: The Heavenly Way, Li Yunfei becomes a Maoshan disciple by a stroke of luck and embarks on a journey to vanquish demons and exorcise evil. Demons, devils, and ghosts across the Three Realms all tremble at the sound of his name... 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 I Use Chinese Taoist Scriptures to Suppress Everything 我靠华夏道藏镇压一切 Zhang Fan transmigrates into a parallel world where spiritual energy has only just begun to revive. Here, strange phenomena run rampant and haunted tombs emerge, but unfortunately... orthodox Chinese Daoist culture has suffered a severe break in its transmission! The elite agents of the National Bureau Nine use a damaged Han-dynasty “Celestial General’s Ruler” as a blunt weapon, swinging it around at random. They practice broken breathing techniques until they suffer cultivation deviation. Faced 3kReads—Score27014d adds
- 130 The Daoist Sect's Underworld Office 道门阴司 [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
- 131 Demons Run Amok? I’m a Taoist Priest, This Is My Specialty 妖魔横行？贫道专业对口 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
- 132 Murky Currents: Tales of Finance 浊流：金融往事 This is a financial exposé rooted in reality. It lays bare the brutal truth behind loan-broker schemes, shell-company loan fraud, and debt-driven ruin. It exposes human greed and wishful thinking, and captures the helplessness and fragility of ordinary people swept along by the tides of the times. The murky waters churn, financial traps abound. A moment of glory ends in dust. Every path that looks like a shortcut comes with a hidden price. Every unchecked greed will eventually end in total col 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Li Yuncheng's Sixth Sense 李昀城的第六感 After injuring his finger, Li Xiang (Li Yuncheng), a boy from K City, unexpectedly awakens to a supernatural ability that lets him easily sense other people’s emotions. Over his three years of middle school, he witnesses the bond between Luo Tong and his mother, homeroom teacher Zhuang Manxuan; the romantic entanglements between Pang Fulu and several girls; the melancholy, artistic air of Fu Shao, a Chinese-Japanese mixed-race student; Hou Mingxuan’s absurd antics; and the deep childhood bond be 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Legend of Tiantai's Spirit Ruins 福地·天台灵墟风水传奇 A Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Legend of the Tiantai Spiritual Ruins 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Blessed Land: A Feng Shui Tale of Xiandu Mountain, Where Immortal Charm Gathers at Dinghu Lake 福地·仙都山风水故事——仙都凝玄韵鼎湖蕴真仙 A Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Tale of Xiandu Mountain: Xiandu’s Mysterious Charm, Dinghu’s True Immortals 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Light of the Heart Shines Golden: Li Shouyi's Awakening to the Golden Light Mantra 心光映金——李守一悟金光咒 The Golden Light Reflected in the Heart: Li Shouyi Comprehends the Golden Light Mantra 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Legend of Jia Wen of Langya: Seeking the Dao at Mount Meng, the Crane Returns to the Cloudy Depths 琅琊贾文传奇故事：蒙山问道，鹤归云深 The Legendary Tale of Jia Wen of Langya: Seeking the Dao at Mount Meng, the Crane Returns to the Cloudy Depths —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Feng Shui Insights Beneath the Pyramids: Establishing a Formation Through Action, Merging with the Light Through Inaction 金字塔下的风水道悟：有为立局，无为合光 Feng Shui Insights Beneath the Pyramids: Creating a Formation Through Action, Merging with the Light Through Inaction 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 A Feng Shui Tale of the Sacred Tree's Revelation: The Art of Soaring Between Action and Inaction at Sanxingdui 神树启道的风水故事：三星堆的有为无为飞天诀 A Feng Shui Tale of the Sacred Tree’s Revelation: The Sanxingdui Flying Technique of Action and Inaction —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Seeking the Dao at Zhongnan: Refining Righteousness from the Sun, Moon, Mountains, and Rivers 终南问道风水故事——日月山河炼浩然 A Feng Shui Tale of Seeking the Dao at Mount Zhongnan: Refining Righteousness with the Sun, Moon, Mountains, and Rivers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Mysterious Shadows of Kunlun: Dual Cultivation and Enlightenment at the Dragon's Source 昆仑玄影：双修悟道遇龙源 Mysterious Shadows of Kunlun: A Dual Cultivation Journey to the Dragon’s Source 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 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 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Tales of the Dragon and Tiger Mystic Heroes 龙虎玄侠传 In the Age of Declining Dharma, spiritual qi revives. Evil spirits wreak havoc, and dragons and tigers descend from the heavens. With the Nine Heavens Divine Pill reappearing in the world, orthodox and unorthodox factions alike prepare for battle. The arts of the occult, talismans, soul-binding, poison and witchcraft clash in a contest of skill. Ye Chen and Xiao Jun, two disciples of the Zhengyi Heavenly Masters, are summoned by Heaven's will to exterminate demons and defend the Dao. Bound by th 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Taoist Priest's Pact with Three Thousand Ghost Brides 道士与后宫三千女鬼的约定 This Daoist Master doesn't care for fighting and killing. I've had just one hobby all my life: collecting all kinds of beautiful female demons and ghosts from around the world. 133Reads—Score1214d adds
- 145 Southern Mao, Northern Ma 南茅北马 With one sweep of my staff, I’ll wipe out every demon under heaven! I take life and death in stride, and if you won’t submit, I’ll fight! I’ll prove my Dao through killing, endless yet never extinguished! Yang Wujin is a man with no past life, only this one! The day he was born, the Azure Dragon offered a sacrifice, and a hundred ghosts were put to rout! 147Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 146 The Last Heir to the Daoist Arts 最后的道法传人 [Urban High Martial Arts + Supernatural Powers + Traditional Taoist Arts + Cool Campus Beauty + Subverting Expectations] Supernatural abilities awaken, and the Age of Declining Dharma arrives. Taoist arts have long since become a legend. I, Su Changqing, am the last heir of Ziyang Temple. I carry the innate qi passed on to me by my master, and I am also... the last Taoist priest in the world. When my classmates awaken their powers, I quietly draw talismans. When espers run amok, I secretly set u 1.3kReads6.1Score14014d adds
- 147 The Fox Immortal Seeks a Title: I Said You Look Like My Future Wife 狐仙讨封：我说你像我未来的老婆 The white fox who once snuggled under the covers with me came to ask me to grant her a human form. I said: “You look like my future wife: a tempting face and figure, a slender waist, soft breasts, peach-round hips, fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. You're even more beautiful than a nine-tailed fox spirit descended to the mortal world.” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 My Talent Takes Root in a High-Martial World 我在高武世界天赋加身 The entire Blue Star is actually just a beginner’s village!!! The naive Yang Gao thought he had arrived in a world where he could cultivate martial arts. Sadly, that wasn’t the case! The myriad races of the Abyssal Realm merged into a bloody battlefield, and Blue Star was on the verge of falling into it! Yang Gao arrived, bearing an ability granted by his talent. The young men and women slowly grew up, their love entwining, but even that could not withstand the catastrophe that brought the sky c 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Uncle Nine: My Techniques Can Cultivate Automatically 九叔：我的功法能自动修炼 Lin Xuan transmigrated into the world of Mr. Vampire, where he accidentally discovered that his cultivation techniques could come alive! The incomplete Great Cavern Scripture of Shangqing evolved without limit, gathering the Five Elements, embracing yin and yang, and refining all the energies of heaven and earth for cultivation... Maoshan talisman arts transformed into the Celestial Register, letting him draw talismans out of thin air and conjure spirit talismans at will. A river of talismans sh 52Reads8.1Score13014d adds
- 150 Black Mountain Temple 黑山道观 Li Rui transmigrated to a strange world. Evil spirits were everywhere, and demons devoured people. He had assumed that was just how this world was. But after picking up a fox demon, he discovered that maybe not all monsters were like that... 89Reads6.7Score—14d adds
