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- 1 The Taoist Girl: Something’s Wrong with My School 道门少女：我的学校不对劲 When I was six, I gazed up at the stars. The clouds of colored light were in the south, the dark moon in the north, and I drew qi into my body. My grandfather was so terrified that he grabbed my hand and ran for thousands of miles. On the first day of school, the Taoist arts class didn’t teach civics. Chinese class taught talismanic script. The homeroom teacher was scarier than a Taoist priest. At school, a mysterious powerhouse shows up every day to save the world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Spirit Mediums Beyond the Pass: Making a New World in the Internet Age 关内出马：互联网时代闯出新天地 The Hu and Huang spirits never cross Shanhai Pass, but I'm a spirit medium for the new era, and I'm going to venture out! So I crossed Shanhai Pass, stepped into the world of the internet, and entered a world unlike any other... A brave spirit medium fears no hardship! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reopening the Dojo for Her | I Offer Immortal Blood to Save the World 为她重开堂口|我以仙血祭苍生 I’ll Reopen the Lodge for Her | I Offer Immortal Blood to the Common Folk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Autobiography of a Northeastern Spirit Medium 东北出马仙自传 A strip of red cloth, three chi and three cun long. The elders and immortals of the old shrine ride with us. One day, we’ll emerge from the mountains and make our name known across the land, passed down by countless families! A young Northeastern man devoted to the occult will open the door to its mysteries for you, and introduce you to the secret traditions of the Ma family and esoteric Buddhism. What? How did you know I belong to the Dragon-Phoenix Shrine? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Tales of the Supernatural in the City 都市灵异传 “The living must not wander into the mass grave, and the dead must not disturb Mr. Chen.” This old saying has been passed down in Chenjia Town for decades. Chen Hui is Mr. Chen’s grandson, but he scoffs at his grandfather’s arts of yin and yang and wants nothing more than to be an ordinary college student. That is, until zombies attack the village at night. Forced to take up a peachwood sword and open the ancient book titled The Dao, he wields the family’s ancestral divine weapon, the Heaven-and 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Realm’s Boundaries 域界之方圆 The path of cultivation has always defied heaven itself. As for the strange, unknown things encountered by spirit mediums, which science and the naked eye cannot explain, how can they be dismissed in just a few words? I’ve been reading the signs through incense for nine years. Along the way, I’ve tasted every kind of joy and sorrow, experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature, and seen plenty of scheming and rivalry. I’ve read so many stories that I’ve come to disagree with some of them, 33Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 7 The Taoist Corpse Slayer 道门斩尸人 When I was eighteen, everyone in my village died. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, and some people said I had a yin fate. I didn’t believe in ghosts either, until strange events began happening to me. Corpse drivers, paper figures makers, corpse retrievers, curse casters, gu masters, and all kinds of zombies, vengeful ghosts, mountain spirits, and monsters. By chance, I learned various Taoist arts, and together with many friends, set out to uncover why Jiangjia Village 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Catch Ghosts with Cheats 我靠开挂捉鬼 The day I was born, strange signs appeared in the village. The fortune-teller said my birth chart was entirely yin, and that I was different from ordinary people. So, starting when I was four, I could always see things that other people couldn’t. A female ghost possessing Grandpa Li, a mysterious man in black, a water ghost reeking from head to toe, a weasel pretending to be a spirit... My ordinary life became dangerous and thrilling... 105Reads8.0Score13214d adds
- 9 The God of the Underworld Is My Big Sister. Is It Really So Strange That I Catch Ghosts Barehanded? 冥神是我姐，徒手抓鬼很合理吧 [Paranormal + two female leads + powerful partners] I accidentally awakened an incredibly powerful female ghost, and now she won’t leave me alone! Because of her, I also learned the truth behind my tragic fate. I swear I’ll take back what belongs to me. A wealthy businessman’s newly purchased restaurant is haunted. When other people catch ghosts, they use magical artifacts, talismans, compasses... “Wait while I set up a formation and use my artifact to drive her out...” Me? I marched right up an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Call You Dad, Do You Dare Answer? 我叫你爹，你敢答应吗！ [Two powerful leads, neither saintly nor self-sacrificing + Spirit-medium cultivation + No female lead + Suspense and the supernatural + Two male leads + A series of cases investigating the uncanny] As a child, Ni Die thought the words written in bold, flowing calligraphy above his family's spirit altar were incredibly badass: A body full of resentment becomes immortal might, Even underworld bailiffs dare not give chase. With the command seal, I can summon a thousand ghost soldiers, When the Kin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 An Endless Cosmic Journey: From Earth to the Abyss of the Universe 星途无尽：从地球到宇宙深渊 From the start, he has an ancient alien chip, awakens the ability to sense the universe, and pilots the Startrail from Earth! He searches the Moon for primitive life, proving for the first time that extraterrestrial life exists. The whole world is in an uproar! He digs up ancient ruins on Mars, unlocks interstellar jump technology, and flies straight out of the solar system! He establishes relations with the carbon-based civilization of Proxima Centauri, ushering humanity into the age of interst 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Run a Yin-Yang Inn in Dali 我在大理开阴阳客栈 Li Yanjie, a former Ma Xian practitioner, opens an inn in Dali, hoping only for some peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the inn sits on the boundary between yin and yang, making it a magnet for all manner of sinister happenings: a female tenant determined to face her destined calamity, knocking sounds from a mirror sealed inside the wall, and corpse-soaked jade haunted by the ghost market... It isn’t until police detective Shen Qingge arrives with clues to a series of murders that everything starts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Day I Became an Immortal 成仙日 [Chinese Horror] + [Chinese-Style Apocalypse] + [Religious Sects] + [Daoist Studies] + [High-Quality, Handcrafted] + [No Filler, Every Plot Thread Resolved] ﹂ Question: If it were truly possible to become an immortal in this world, and you knew how, what would you do? Answer: Become immortal! ﹂ The survey ended, and two sets of numbers appeared on the screen. "Number who chose immortality: 7,869,751,235" "Number who didn't want immortality: 83,588" Lin Ye put away his phone and looked toward —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Strange Tales of Spirit Mediums 出马仙异闻 In the lands of the Northeast, amid the dark forests, mysterious tales of spirit mediums have been passed down since ancient times. The five great spirit clans, the Hu, Huang, Chang, Mang, and Bei, have cultivated for thousands of years, choosing humans to serve as their mediums. Through mortal bodies, they walk the world, exorcising evil, upholding justice, and accumulating merit to become immortals. Those chosen by the spirits, known as spirit disciples, bear a fated burden. They move between —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The World Above the Well 井上人间 My name is Chen Xiaoman. I run a joss stick and candle shop called "A Single Lamp" in Suzhou's old town. My grandfather, Ninth Master Chen, was a well-known guardian of the wells around here. Three years ago, on Tomb-Sweeping Day, he sat in his wicker chair and passed away as if he'd simply nodded off. Before he left, he taught me just one sentence: "The incense is about to go out." Then, late one night, my childhood friend's cousin rode the last subway to the end of the line and got trapped at —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Spirit Medium’s Hall 出马堂口 In recent years, people have looked down on the northeastern tradition of spirit-mediumship. But it’s not just spirit-mediums: every line of work has both good and bad practitioners. There are so many fraudsters that even people who need help now hesitate to consult anyone. These days, it’s become common for someone to finish a reading and tell you that you have a whole host of problems to deal with. If you don’t pay to have them fixed, it weighs on your mind; if you do, you’re afraid you’ve fal 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Yin-Yang Makeup Master 阴阳点妆匠 A family upheaval changed my worldview, and I became a makeup artisan. From then on, human calamities and ghosts swirled around me. What was the truth? What was genuine affection? It was as if a veil of mist always kept me from seeing clearly. A makeup artisan... The tombs she tends belong to families that did good deeds and whose descendants will enjoy lasting blessings. The faces she adorns are those of people whose humanity still awaits reincarnation. The word “artisan” carries a profound mea 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 18 The Spirit Medium: The Old Immortal Wants Me to Be a Taoist Priest 出马仙：老仙让我当道士 At first, the Old Immortal taught me about the Four Pillars of Destiny in my dreams. Three years later, I set up an altar and began spirit-medium work, becoming a disciple of the spirit mediums. Then, for reasons beyond anyone’s control, the Old Immortal had me enter the Daoist path and study under a master! This book doesn’t have many fantastical tales. It’s made up of the true stories I experienced during my five years in the profession, along with plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! It will 464Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Northeast Spirit Medium's Hall 东北出马堂口 The Zhang family’s spirit-medium clan in Northeast China, from the works of Northern Little Master. A reader of qi can determine life and death through qi, and distinguish yin from yang through the eyes. The old clan’s people and its spiritual encampment, five armies marching forward. When the sun breaks through, fame follows; when the immortals descend, the incense burns bright. A lineage passed down through two branches and three generations, with more than a decade of professional experience. 24Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 20 This Chuma Immortal Is Too Vicious 这个出马仙太凶狠了 My father had never once imagined, even as an adult, that he would have a child. Then one day, I came into the world and shattered that age-old belief for good. The thing is, I was born frail and sickly. It was only thanks to Chang Er Ye taking possession of me that I survived in this world. This is my extraordinary tale of spirit-medium tricks and supernatural dealings... 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 My Life as a Spirit Medium 我当出马仙的那些事 What do people imagine a spirit medium does? Reads incense, or dances and sings? Tells you to run up the mountain and bind your acupoints? Or summons a whole army? The spirit mediums here are different from those in the Northeast! He doesn't need any spirit tablets or ancestral kings. He's an enforcer of the Underworld! He was reincarnated for the sake of one person alone. His previous life spent thousands of years laying plans, only for everything to come to nothing! 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Grandma Is a Spirit Medium 我的奶奶是个出马仙 Ever since I can remember, I would mysteriously fall ill. The adults would put me in a little room at my grandmother’s house. The walls were covered with yellow paper charms, and the table was lined with incense burners. I had no idea what any of it was, but in that room, I felt as if many people were keeping me company, and the pain would ease. It wasn’t until I grew up that I learned my grandmother was a spirit medium from Northeast China. I’ve collected some of her experiences and brought the 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Grandmaster's Little Darling 祖师爷的小宝贝儿 ★ True stories of real paranormal events! ★ The trials and tribulations of more than a decade spent seeking the Dao as a spirit medium! ★ Tales of battling through every obstacle to fight evil mediums and wicked immortals! I’m sharing my own experiences and what I’ve learned, hoping to help those who are meant to find this book! I agonized over writing this, since I’ve never written anything before and I’m no great scholar. So I lit incense and asked my patriarch for guidance. He told me not to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Spirit Medium’s Incense Child: A Record of Supernatural Sensations 出马香童：仙缘体感录 During the long, grueling years of opening the spiritual apertures, a swollen brow, ringing ears, and energy coursing through the body become everyday occurrences. Each kind of immortal visitor brings its own distinct sensations: when a White Immortal arrives, a gentle warmth spreads through the body, and they excel at warding off calamity and curing illness. When a Qingfeng Ghost Immortal comes calling, an icy chill seeps into the bones, and an inexplicable sadness rises in the heart, making yo 1.4kReads6.8Score10314d adds
- 25 I Was Forced to Take the Spirit-Channeling Seat Too 我也被迫出堂了 The protagonist, Zhang Muchen, lives in a small county in northern China. His childhood is plagued by one disaster after another. His story isn’t exactly bizarre, but it is full of twists and hardships. After passing through trials of love, wealth, and life itself, he is eventually forced to open a spirit altar and read fortunes. He thought things would go smoothly from then on, but instead he faced one ordeal after another... This book is based on the author’s personal experiences. All names ha 494Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 26 Little Taoist of the Yin Gate: I Get by and Send Vengeful Ghosts on Their Way 阴门小道士，我靠摸鱼渡厉鬼 My name is Lin Shi'an. While others slay ghosts and demons to chase fame and fortune, I joined the Yin Sect just to coast through life in peace. Haunted by vengeful ghosts or targeted by sinister spirits? I stay calm and perform half-hearted exorcisms. I may look lazy and idle, but my mastery of Yin arts is divine. Every vicious spirit in the world has to obey me. Everyone calls me a good-for-nothing, never realizing that I use my laid-back ways to subdue every spirit under heaven. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Somebody Save the Ghosts! This Taoist Is Way Too Twisted! 救鬼啊！这个道士太变态！ A Daoist priest with a fox wife: the more they cultivate, the more powerful they become. “Hey, little zombie, come here! Big brother’s got something amazing to show you!” “A fox spirit? Stay right there and don’t move. I’ll go find a sack!” “A ghost bride? You dare challenge me? I’m going to take her clothes off...” Ghost Bride: “Isn’t anyone going to do something? A Daoist priest is stripping a ghost in broad daylight!” Rented Ghost: “Call the police! I want to report a crime! Is there no just 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 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
- 29 Cultivating Yin and Yang Beyond the Six Paths 六道之外修阴阳 Do you think forgetting is easy? It isn’t. For some people, it is an unattainable wish and a disaster no one else can understand... There is an indescribable being, neither demon, god, nor ghost. He does not know how to describe himself. He wears a human shell, yet is not human... He must live alone for an extraordinarily long time, so long that even fate cannot make plans for him. His ageless body bears an endless weight of heart-rending grief. His life is utterly meaningless, even cruel: every 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Records of the Nuo Ruins and Spirit Guardians 傩墟镇灵录 Not a power fantasy. No System, sign-in, rebirth, or cheat abilities. In Nuo Ruins Town, a nursery rhyme foretells death, the barrier is about to fall, and the supernatural devour the human world by feeding on people’s obsessions. Wang Jian is the town’s last Nuo opera performer. He has no talent or cheat abilities, only a hundred taboos he has memorized by rote and half a Nuo mask left behind by his grandfather. When his grandfather sacrifices himself and the townspeople are consumed by fear, t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Echoes Beyond the Rules 规则之上的回响 In one sentence: When the whole world is “formatted” by a game of the gods, I'm the only one who can see the bugs in its rules. They treat me like an ant, never realizing that I'm the one hiding behind the code, smiling as I press “Delete.” · Key attractions: A battle of wits combining “infinite-flow” with “rules-based horror”; an unconventional NPC's rise to power; vividly visualized live streams from the instances; patriotic feeling and a passionate ensemble cast. The protagonist, Shen Yan, us —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Island Reincarnation: A Cage of Lies 孤岛轮回：谎言囚笼 Island of Reincarnation: A Cage of Lies —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Treasure Keeper of Yin Mountain 阴山憋宝人 Treasure Keepers of Yin Mountain 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Century-Old Spirit Hall: I’m a Spirit Medium for the New Era 百年老堂口之我是新时代出马仙 When a century-old clan hall joins forces with a young man born in the ’90s, he upholds the idea that a new era calls for a new style, using modern methods to make the old immortals famous far and wide! The story features every kind of feng shui secret art, and all the everyday spells can be put into practice. A heaven-chosen spirit medium, a rice-divining witch, a mountain wanderer, folk sorcerers, the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect? I know them all! Before I became a spirit medium, I was meek and ti 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Guardian of Qin Shi Huang's Tomb 秦陵守墓人 A college student driven by financial hardship unexpectedly steps into the world of night shifts at a funeral home. From then on, he begins a legendary life out in the world, carrying the bloodline of the Qin Mausoleum's guardians. 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Outer Five Immortals Reveal Their Divine Might 外五仙显神威 [Spirit Mediums] [Supernatural Comedy] [Female Lead] [Slow-Burn Beginning] My name is Cui Ling. Ling as in “all things have a spirit.” I was born with an extraordinary destiny, and at eighteen, I became a spirit medium. With all four pillars and eight supports in place, my journey as a spirit medium began. 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 After Getting Engaged to a Fox Spirit, the Dragon King Followed Me Down to the Mortal Realm 和狐夫订婚后，龙王大人追下凡了 [An inherently wicked heroine and an unconventional female lead] [A battlefield of men competing for her, obsessive and unstable love, one woman and multiple men, past lives and present] [The aloof male lead is dragged down from his pedestal] [The second male lead seems gentle and tolerant, but is obsessive and unstable inside, and later resorts to taking her by force] In 2013, just after I started college, I filmed a true dragon appearing. After I posted the video online, my life was turned ups —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Legend of the Horse Immortals of Jinan 济南马仙传记 (Original title: Strange Tales from Jinan) An obscure nobody has set out on a path whose destination no one knows. No one knows how far he can go, either. So he’ll just keep going for as long as he can. 45Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 39 The Irreverent Old Immortal of the Northeast 东北老仙儿不正经 The Northeast’s Irreverent Spirit Medium In 1983, a roar rang out across the black soil of Northeast China, loud enough to knock the icicles off the eaves. Li Tiezhu was the famous village idiot of Kaoshan Village: useless at everything, but first at the dinner table. He thought he’d spend his life in a drafty mud hut, eating his fill and waiting to die. But then the ancestral spirit altar his grandmother had left behind suddenly forced him into service. The Weasel Immortal was a blabbermouth 9kReads7.9Score54214d adds
- 40 Born of a Corpse, I Became a Spirit Medium 尸生子，我成了接阴婆 The day I was born, lightning flashed and thunder roared beneath a sky thick with dark clouds. Ninety-nine divine bolts of lightning struck all around our house. My mother cried out and died on the spot, while I was still trapped inside her womb... My grandmother immediately grabbed a kitchen knife, cut open my mother's belly, and lifted me out. From then on, a string of strange events began to unfold!!! 235Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 Worries of the Mystic Sect 玄门忧道 Twenty years ago, someone stole my fortune. To save me, Grandpa sent me to Mount Longhu. Twenty years later, a young Daoist descended the mountain. My mother in the mortal world had died, and I stepped between yin and yang to find her… 1.5kReads6.7Score11814d adds
- 42 The Recipient After Death 死后收件人 I'm a courier for a residential complex. Since last month, I've been receiving packages addressed to the dead. An empty apartment building, recipients whose accounts were closed long ago, parcels that no one ever claims. The property manager says I'm seeing things. My coworkers say I've been cursed. The police checked every security camera, but say everything looks normal. That is, until I opened the first package for a dead person. Inside was only a note: [You're next.] 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Night Talks in Craftsman's Village 匠村夜话 I humbly invoke the Great Thunder Lord of Dutian! Thunderclaps and lightning shake the void! At my command, countless divine soldiers arise! Demons, monsters, and evil spirits vanish without a trace! The defiant, wicked, and malicious spirits who refuse to submit shall be swept away by the Five Thunders! Traditional Taoist magic and Lu Ban sorcery face off against the evil Meishan Wuchang soldiers! After five hundred years of grudges, how will it all be settled in the modern age? 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Even the Buddha Cannot Escape 佛陀难逃 On the first day after I was discharged from the military, my mom called and told me not to come home. But I saw her standing behind the second-floor window with my own eyes. The “Mom” on the phone and the “her” behind the window were not the same person at all. “Even the Buddha Can't Escape”: The consequences of karma that even the Buddha cannot shield you from eventually fall on the living. As I become more deeply involved with Emergency Response Bureau 331, the truth about the world begins to 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Your Diary 你的日记本 You suddenly come across a diary. The handwriting is clearly yours, yet you can't remember writing any of it. Curious, you decide to open it and take a look. Maybe it would be better to read it tonight. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 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
- 47 Northeastern Spirit Medium: The Yellow Weasel Mourns the Dead 东北出马仙：黄仙哭丧 My dad beat a weasel to death. That night, outside our house, ghosts wailed and countless yellow weasels mourned... A three-foot red sash draped over the body, four beams and eight pillars forming a ladder to heaven. Three great roads meet in the center; nine sticks of incense honor the immortals and gods. The sky grows dark, chaos reigns in every direction. Whenever an age falls into turmoil, demons and evil spirits emerge, wearing human faces and worming their way into the halls of power. Some 156Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 48 Reading Qi in the Imperial Court 气观庙堂 Back then, the roads were still dirt tracks, and there were no big trees along the streets. All you could see was a crowd of children running under the blazing sun, kicking up clouds of dust that mingled with their sweat. After that day, my life was never the same. It has been exactly sixteen years since I first encountered the supernatural. I’ve witnessed the genuine spirit-medium traditions of the Northeast and visited shrines worshiped in other parts of the country. I’ve seen the wondrous cor 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Founding Ancestor of the Northeast Ma Clan 东北马家开山鼻祖 Legend has it that in the desolate days of Northeast China, bandits ran rampant, and people lived in constant fear. In that harsh, heartbreaking era, no one cared whether others lived or died, and no one spared a thought for the families caught in the chaos. At last, it all came to an end at the hands of a young man from the shamanic clan, who broke the grip of that savage, evil age. No one knew who he was. All they knew was that his actions brought shame upon his people and disgraced his family —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 This Is the Age of Ghosts 这是鬼的时代 I'm a complete newcomer, so please be kind! This is a special shop in a special world. And this special shop has a special owner. This is the story of the owner's life in a very special line of work. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
