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- 1 A True Record of Walking the Mountains 走山实记 [This book is entirely fictional and not recommended. It’s the first book I’ve written, and also the worst. Check out my new book, A Feng Shui Apprentice’s Diary: Everything I Tell You Really Happened] Practical studies of the I Ching + strange tales from Gui Province + feng shui and folk customs + folk stories. Of all the strange things in this world, half are determined by feng shui, and half by the workings of the human heart. The tales passed from mouth to mouth conceal the most authentic si 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Feng Shui Master Jiang Dahong 风水大师蒋大鸿 Introduction to Jiang Dahong, Feng Shui Master In the final years of the Ming and the early years of the Qing, war raged across the land. Jiang Pingjie, a young man from Songjiang whose courtesy name was Dahong, witnessed the Japanese pirates massacre a city and the Qing armies march south. With his family destroyed and his loved ones dead, he unexpectedly inherited half of a bronze compass left by his grandfather. This “Secret Key to Xuan Kong,” engraved with a star chart, held the key to the F 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Feng Shui Master's Guide to the Human Condition 风水师之人间百态 Wei Yuan's name is like the most mysterious star in the night sky of the feng shui world. He is a traveler between the realms of yin and yang. With a compass in hand, he can determine the forces of the world, and his piercing gaze can discern good from evil. Behind the glittering cityscape, Wei Yuan searches for feng shui secrets buried by time. From the luxurious villas of the wealthy, hiding deadly curses, to the tangled grudges and fated tragedies passed down through ordinary families, he ha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Feng Shui Master Sima Tuotuo 风水大师司马头陀 # Synopsis of the Novel Sima Toutuo, Feng Shui Master During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang dynasty, Liu Qian, a monastic steward at Yong'an Temple in Nankang Prefecture, Jiangxi, feeds a white turtle every day. In return, it unexpectedly gives him its azure saliva, opening his "heavenly eye." His right eye can perceive the flow of energy through mountains and distinguish good fortune from disaster. From then on, he takes the name "Sima Toutuo" and uses Feng Shui to help the world. With his heavenl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Feng Shui Master Zeng Congzheng 风水大师曾从政 [The feng shui content starts in Chapter 33. You can skip the earlier chapters.] Young Zeng Congzheng goes into the mountains to gather herbs and unexpectedly finds a fragment of The Green Satchel Classic, left behind by the geomancy master Yang Junsong. It reveals his talent: he identifies a dry well, dispels evil spirits, and repeatedly defeats fake feng shui masters in his village. In the feng shui feud between the Zeng and Shen clans, he drives off his enemies with a bamboo staff and protect —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Feng Shui Master Yixing 风水师一行禅师 The Feng Shui Master, Master Yixing Six-year-old Zhang Sui, later known as Master Yixing, squats beside a melon field and dispels the superstition that “the River God has sent disaster” with a single remark. He points out that the field has a deadly “reverse bow water” feng shui configuration. By reshaping the irrigation channel into an S, he turns misfortune into good fortune. Half a month later, the withered seedlings flourish again, revealing the makings of a feng shui prodigy. But who could 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Feng Shui Master Futu Hong 风水大师浮屠泓 Futu Hong (circa 650–720), whose secular surname is unknown, was from Huangzhou, present-day Huanggang in Hubei. A national preceptor during the reigns of Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong of the Tang dynasty, he was famed for his mastery of geomancy and prophecy. Accounts of his life appear in official histories and anecdotal collections, including the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, and Biographies of Eminent Monks of the Song. Together, they s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Feng Shui Master Fu Botong 风水大师傅伯通 Fu Botong was a jinshi graduate of the Song dynasty who rose to the rank of Grand Master for Court Audiences and Pillar of the State, and was enfeoffed as a Founding Baron. Renowned for his mastery of geomancy, he was once ordered to survey a site for the Southern Song imperial court’s capital. In a memorial, he advised that Hangzhou was suitable only as a temporary seat of government and should not be inhabited for long. His recommendation ultimately helped bring about the Southern Song’s decis —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Feng Shui Master Qing Wu Zi 风水大师青乌子 [Feng Shui, geomantic sacred sites, the art of geomancy, Feng Shui masters, Feng Shui knowledge, taboos and remedies, metaphysics, mystical arts, fortune-telling, divination, geomancy, changing one's fate and fortune, no transmigration, no livestreaming, no heroine] Qing Wuzi, China's first Feng Shui master, wrote The Essential Methods of Imperial Health, A Summary of Physiognomy, and The Great Meaning of the Five Elements. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Master of Feng Shui 风水天师 I was supposed to be stillborn, but my grandfather defied fate to save me. In doing so, he also left me with a fatal calamity... 1.8kReads6.8Score10314d adds
- 11 The Secret of the Twelve Signs 十二相秘 In the chaotic years of the Campaign to Eliminate the Four Olds, the orphaned Chen Qingyan, raised by a lonely old man, meets a Taoist priest fleeing disaster who sees through his past. He learns the secrets of physiognomy and feng shui in The Twelve Forms. For decades, master and apprentice travel the land, using keen eyes to predict fortune and misfortune and feng shui’s mysteries to avert calamities. Amid the tides of a changing age, they roam the martial world and live out a thrilling legend 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Fortune-Teller of Mangshan 邙山相士 The Face Reader of Mangshan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reading Bones on Mangshan 邙山相骨 The Bone Reader of Mangshan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Seeking the Hexagram 寻卦 Why did every member of the family die during a year when their zodiac signs and annual fortunes coincided? What lies behind it all? Following an expert's advice, he returns to his ancestral home to investigate, where he happens upon a beautiful journalist, only to discover that she has her own agenda... Following the clues to Guizhou, he is shocked to learn that people from five families have suffered the same fate. Everyone is keeping an eye on a destiny chart called “Chang'e Flying to the Moo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Purple-Robed Young Celestial Master: Feng Shui, Fortune-Telling, and Taming Yin and Yang 紫袍小天师:风水算命镇阴阳 Lin Yan, a young Celestial Master in purple robes from Longhu Mountain, descends into the mortal world at his master's command to temper his heart. With innate divination, he reads the fortunes and calamities of yin and yang. With the arts of the Celestial Masters, he slays evil spirits throughout the world. When sinister yin energy locks Qingxi Village's fortune, one divination breaks the deadlock and restores the earth's ley lines; When disaster strikes the Gu family in Linjiang City, he break 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Protecting the Dragon with Earth's Veins 地脉护龙 When the ancestral bronze compass passed down in his family starts acting strangely, Wu Yang opens the Eye of the Earth’s Veins and enters the world of mystical Feng Shui. As he uncovers his family’s hidden past, he comes to understand his own responsibilities. He battles evil cultivators, tends the earth’s veins, breaks fiendish formations, and protects the dragon veins, growing stronger all the while as he defends his homeland. The Path of a Mystic Feng Shui Master: Reading Qi → Locating Acupo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Young Feng Shui Master 少年堪舆师 [Urban occultism] [Feng shui master] [Power fantasy] [Qimen Dunjia] Do you believe in the occult?... [The Fan family ancestral rule: No more than three readings a day. Too many readings will shorten your life!] My name is Fan Yu, and I'm an ordinary college student. For generations, my family has passed down the arts of feng shui geomancy and I Ching divination. The skills are passed from father to son, never to daughters, and only one heir is chosen each generation. I used to have no interest a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Nine-Fingered Celestial Master 九指天师 My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Decoding Life's Dilemmas: A Guide to Feng Shui and Destiny 破译众生困局:风水命理指南 This is an “alternative guide to life,” forged from 20 years of hands-on experience. It explores the ancient system of the Book of Changes and destiny, and how it can be applied in the modern city. In a quiet corner of a bustling metropolis stands an inconspicuous teahouse called Wuyu Pavilion. Its owner, Yun Wu, brews excellent tea and has inherited a family tradition: reading fate from the Eight Characters, divining subtle signs with the Six Lines, and using feng shui to adjust the balance of 222Reads—Score10614d adds
- 20 Memoirs of a Feng Shui Master: The Art of Home Feng Shui 风水师回忆录:阳宅风水术 [Practical Feng Shui Novel] [Explaining the Mystical with Science] [Learn About Home Feng Shui, the Four Pillars of Destiny, Face Reading, and More] [Packed with Useful Information] [Lots of Real-World Case Studies] [Includes Feng Shui Tips for 2026!] After graduating from college, I joined my grandfather at Anju Residence, the shop he had opened. I helped him run it and studied Feng Shui, the Four Pillars of Destiny, Six Lines divination, and all kinds of other subjects. I helped all sorts of w 38Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 21 Feng Shui Master Guan Lu 风水大师管辂 Amid the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, a geomancy master who was “ugly in appearance yet versed in the ways of Heaven and Earth” emerged! Guan Lu was born with a “mystic eye” that could read the flow of qi and discern spirits. At eight, he read the stars to predict wind and rain; at twelve, he became a disciple and mastered the Book of Changes. With his skills in “reading the stars to choose a home and divining to dispel misfortune,” he rose from a boy in Pingyuan to become revered by later gene 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Grand Feng Shui Master Yang Yunsong 风水大宗师杨筠松 [Feng Shui + geomancy + 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] From a powerful Imperial Preceptor who could command the wind and rain to an immortal who helped the poor, Yang Yunsong, also known as Yang Jiupin and Yang Yi, and honored by later generations as Master Yang, was a true “rule-breaker” in the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Feng Shui Master Li Chunfeng 风水大师李淳风 [The Greatest Book of Prophecy: The Tui Bei Tu + Feng Shui + Sacred Geomancy Sites + Geomantic Arts + Feng Shui Masters + Feng Shui Knowledge, Taboos, and Remedies + Metaphysics, Esoteric Arts, Fortune-Telling, Divination, and Geomancy to Change Your Fate and Fortune + No Transmigration, No Livestreaming, No Female Lead] At the end of the Sui dynasty, a baby is born in Qizhou. Yuan Tiangang studies the stars that night and writes: "The Purple Star enters his destiny, and he will command three hu 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Feng Shui Master Liao Jinjing 风水大师廖金精 Failed the imperial exams? He turns around and becomes a living feng shui immortal! In the chaotic Five Dynasties era, Liao Yu is a gifted scholar well versed in the Five Classics. But war cuts short his prospects of entering officialdom, and his neighbors mock him as a “bookworm.” Then the half-volume of The Incomplete Green Satchel Scroll left by his dying grandfather lets him glimpse the secrets of Heaven and Earth! When a wealthy family’s grave relocation brings disaster, he spots the “White —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Feng Shui Master Zeng Hebin 风水大师曾鹤宾 [Feng shui + sacred geomancy sites + geomantic arts + feng shui master + feng shui knowledge, taboos, and methods for resolving them + metaphysics, occult arts, fortune-telling, divination, geomancy, changing fate and fortune + no transmigration, no livestreaming, no female lead] Feng Shui Master Zeng Hebin Young Zeng Hebin, a collateral descendant of the Zeng clan in Sanliao Village, carries half of his family’s ancestral Essentials of the Green Satchel and a broken compass. Clan elder Zeng Wan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Book of Changes, the Key to Life 易启人生 After failing his 38th job interview, Li Mo received an old book, the Book of Changes, from an old Taoist beneath a great locust tree in the park. He thought it was junk, until one day he discovered: It wasn't a book about fortune-telling or divination, nor was it a novel, but a system of: 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 The Pinnacle of Prediction: A Genius of Urban Forecasting 预测之巅:都市预测学奇人 The male lead, Li Qi, comes from a reclusive family with generations of expertise in the I Ching. Raised in the tradition from childhood, he immerses himself in classical methods of prediction before taking the initiative to study modern forecasting, achieving a perfect fusion of the traditional and the modern. He grows from an inexperienced successor into a master predictor capable of accurately forecasting stock movements and lottery numbers. Along the way, the story features urban power strug 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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
- 30 A Layer-by-Layer Guide to the Chinese Compass 中国罗盘逐层详解 In China, a wife who “can cook in the kitchen and host guests in the living room” is praised as an ideal spouse. Feng shui masters fall into two camps: practitioners and academics. Those who can talk but not do are simply leading their students astray! More than twenty years ago, the author traveled to Ganzhou, Jiangxi, to study under Li Dingxin, a Chinese feng shui master. After decades in the feng shui profession, the author has taught classes and written books, as well as taken apprentices in 1.6kReads6.7Score49214d adds
- 31 Feng Shui Master Liao Bing 风水大师廖炳 Liao Bing was from Sanliao Village in Xingguo County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi. A descendant of Liao Jinjing, founding ancestor of the Liao clan in Sanliao and inheritor of Yang Jiupin’s geomantic arts, he grew up immersed in his family’s rich feng shui tradition. He often followed his elders into the mountains to study the terrain and observe the water. Even as a child, he encountered the compass and fragments of The Green Satchel Classic, developing an instinctive affinity for feng shui. As a teenager 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 An Introduction to Bazi 八字入门 Anyone learning a skill needs a solid foundation, and Bazi fate analysis is no exception. Its fundamentals consist of two parts: basic concepts and foundational knowledge. Any introductory Bazi course should cover both. How long does it usually take to get started with Bazi? If you can study diligently for an hour every day, you can reach an introductory level in three months. Yet over the years, I’ve met many enthusiasts and found that most never get past the basics. Some have studied on their 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Feng Shui Master Lai Buyi 风水大师赖布衣 Lai Wenjun passed the imperial examinations at the age of nine and rose to the rank of Imperial Preceptor. But after exposing Qin Hui’s plot to sever the dragon vein and usurp the throne, he was stripped of his position and exiled, reduced to a commoner begging in the streets. Then Heaven bestowed upon him an awakened Celestial Star Feng Shui Compass, while a fragment of the Green Crow Classic entered his soul. With a bowl of clear water, he could identify a venomous dragon; with three copper co 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 Feng Shui Master Liu Bowen 风水大师刘伯温 When Yuan soldiers massacre his village, eighteen-year-old Liu Bowen escapes with his family's ancestral compass in his arms. His father's dying words still ring in his ears: "Protect the surviving pages of the Qingwu Classic, and break the Yuan court's Dragon Vein Severing Curse!" On the run, he comes upon a mountain village plagued by the deadly "White Tiger Carrying a Corpse" formation. Five people have died in three days, and a fraudulent Feng Shui master has set up a formation that instead 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The True Account of a Feng Shui Master 一个玄门风水师的真实记录 Lin Yan comes from a family steeped in metaphysics, whose home holds a vast collection of ancient texts on feng shui, fate reading, physiognomy, exorcism, and more. Growing up surrounded by these traditions, he reads every book in the family collection and watches his grandfather and father analyze situations, adjust feng shui, and deal with evil spirits. Through quiet observation and practice, he gradually masters all kinds of metaphysical techniques. As an adult, he officially ventures out int 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My HR Career Makes No Sense 我的HR生涯不科学 [A practical novel about feng shui and Chinese fortune-telling] Chen Guan never imagined that the profound teachings of Wang Yangming’s doctrine of the unity of knowledge and action concealed mystical techniques for communicating with heaven and earth. Feng shui, geomancy, fate-reading, and physiognomy all become weapons in his hands. Beneath the calm surface of campus life, undercurrents surge: a lost “Imprint of Mental Strength,” a secret water-control plan spanning the Ming and Qing dynasties 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Feng Shui Master Zeng Bangmin 风水大师曾邦旻 During the Jiajing reign, in Sanliao Village, Jiangxi, a “sacred Feng Shui site” personally chosen by Yang Yunsong, a young man named Zeng Bangmin began to make a name for himself. At fifteen, he brought out his ancestral compass and helped Old Li survey a plot of land for a home. In front of everyone, he refuted the old Feng Shui master Liu Laosan’s fallacy that “the White Tiger protects the home.” Citing The Green Satchel Classic, he exposed the hidden water hazard to the west and used concret 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Seeking the Truth of Dragon Veins: Zhang Xiong's Feng Shui Records, Part Two 龙脉寻真:张雄阴阳宅风水实录二 Zhang Xiong (protagonist) · Born in a rural village in Chaoshan, Guangdong, in 1959 · Personality: hardworking and practical, meticulous, and respectful of teachers · Special talent: sensitive to terrain and its energy, with a “feel for the land” A real-life account of modern feng shui that answers your questions and shows you how to make changes yourself. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Feng Shui for the Home 住宅风水 Residential Feng Shui is a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of feng shui culture. The book begins by tracing feng shui's origins and development, then gradually explains its basic concepts and principles, helping readers understand the vital role of yin and yang and the Five Elements in feng shui, as well as how to use a feng shui compass. In the field of architecture, it explores feng shui layouts for different spaces, including shops, offices, factories, hotels, and shopping malls. It al 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A New Look at the Four Pillars: Character as the Brush, Fate as the Scroll 八字新解:性格为笔,命运为卷 This book is not a simple retelling of traditional Bazi fortune-telling. Instead, it offers a fresh perspective on the intricate connection between Bazi and life. Bazi is far more than a technique for predicting the future. At its heart, it is a treasury of wisdom imbued with profound insights into life. In this book, we will explore in depth the subtle yet remarkable connection between the time of birth and the course of one's fortunes, examining how personality gradually takes shape on this fo 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 On the Day I Was Born, Grandpa Seized the Heavenly Dao's Fortune for Me 出生那天,爷爷为我夺取天道气运 My name is Lin Lan. The night I was born, a hundred ghosts gathered in the village, and the Five Ghost Emperors assembled, all for that sliver of Heavenly Dao fortune my grandfather had seized for me. It was the night of the full moon on the fifteenth, but the moonlight seemed completely sealed behind dark clouds, not a ray getting through. And so my story began... 431Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Feng Shui Renegade 风水逆行者 Everyone says feng shui is superstition, that birth charts are a scam, and that face reading is pure nonsense. But I'm going to use the most down-to-earth real-world examples to prove to you that they're genuine sciences! This book has no legendary tales, no mystical embellishments, and no golden finger. It offers only patterns you can find all around you, and logic you can see and touch. If you're curious about the truth behind it all and want to understand the underlying logic of feng shui, op 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After Marrying Into a Tycoon Family, I Win at Feng Shui 嫁入豪门后,我靠风水躺赢了 [Alternate-era setting + devoted couple + metaphysics + marriage contract + mind-reading] Su Qinghuan is reborn. She had no intention of getting involved with the Jiang family again, but Second Young Master Jiang offers her a hundred million to enter a fake marriage with him. A hundred million! Who would turn down such a windfall? So, armed with her feng shui and metaphysical skills, she marries into the richest family in the country in someone else’s place. Nearsighted? Check whether the L —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Ninefold Trigram Master 九转卦师 Three copper coins can divine the fate of the world, and one destiny book can rewrite heaven and earth. Others pay with money; I pay with my life. Get it wrong once, and the King of Hell claims me. Get it right once, and Heaven claims my enemies!!!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Feng Shui Master's Search for Dragon Veins and Auspicious Sites 风水师之寻龙点穴 Feng shui and yin-yang can affect anything from an individual's fortune to the fate of all people, and even the rise and fall of the nation... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Strange Feng Shui Case in Luoyang 洛阳风水奇案 A Strange Feng Shui Case in Luoyang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Su Fengy's First Book 苏风y的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Fate and Feng Shui 命运风水 This man has the face of someone who'll marry twice. Whatever you do, don't marry him. The man the girl's father was talking about was Zhao Yunfei. The first time Zhao Yunfei built a house, he knew nothing about feng shui. By a twist of fate, he chose the most ominous lot and built a new house without a kitchen. Every aspect of its layout was unlucky. After moving into the home he'd built, he found that there was less and less laughter, and more and more tears. A few years later, the family... 289Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Urban Feng Shui Master's Romantic Luck 都市风水师的桃花运 Four wealthy beauties approached Lu Jingchen with the studious air of students seeking advice on feng shui. In truth, each of them was trapped in a feng shui formation, and they were searching everywhere for a true master who could help them escape their predicament. 151Reads6.5Score10014d adds

















































