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- 51 I Am the Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Medium 我乃天地出马仙 Handsome Fu Fei once lived an ordinary life, but fate had other plans: destined to become a spirit medium, he was forced onto a wondrous journey full of the unknown. Around the same time, strange events began happening one after another: eerie dreams, mysterious symbols appearing out of nowhere, and phenomena that science could not explain... Lost and afraid, Fu Fei met several companions who shared his unusual abilities. Together, they set out to uncover the secrets behind spirit mediums, unawa 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 A Collection of Strange Tales of Immortal Feuds 仙仇诡事集 [Comedy] + [Mild horror] + [Two male leads] + [A different story in each episode] I’m not a professional writer. I’m mainly here to tell stories, so please bear with my writing! Other people form bonds with immortals. I’m different. I made enemies with immortals… When I was thirteen and didn’t know any better, I killed a snake with a hoe. Later, while playing with my friends, I went catching rats in the rice paddies and accidentally caught a weasel worshipping the moon. As luck would have it, I 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 A Road of Feuds and Revenge 出马情仇路 Clinging to attachments traps you in the cycle of rebirth; letting go awakens the self within. Lost in delusion, you don't know who you are. Only upon awakening do you know your true self. This book is based on the author's real experiences. It was written only to retrace the path they once took. The book focuses on questions of human nature and exposes countless problems in the spirit-medium community. Readers who enjoy making moral judgments should think carefully before reading. The book 2.3kReads9.4Score213Shelves
- 54 My Life as a Chuma Xian 我的出马仙儿生涯 In our vast land of China, the snowy black soil of the north is home to a strikingly unusual folk tradition: worshipping the “Immortals.” The Immortals do not appear in person. Instead, they possess their disciples, who are known as “spirit mediums,” serving as intermediaries between humans and spirits… A suspense masterpiece showcasing the very best of Northeast China's spirit-medium culture! 158Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 55 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—Shelves
- 56 The Shaman's Records 萨满出马录 A true-to-life chronicle of spirit-medium practices in Northeast China. It's incredibly authentic, and everything in the book is the truth! Reader review: “Essential reading for anyone in the field!” Every pit the Longfeng Hall has stumbled into and every tear we've shed along the way: each experience can teach you how to read people, avoid traps, and steer clear of needless detours! All the scams and tricks people in the field use are laid bare and explained in full. We tell you everything o 6.5kReads8.9Score513Shelves
- 57 Strange Tales of the Horse-Riding Immortals 出马仙异闻录 The story of a spirit medium’s growth. The first sixty-plus chapters are just a prelude, written to honor the old incense roots of my ancestors. There’s no outline. Whenever I remember something that happened to me, I just write it down. Although most of the stories are based on things that really happened, the details have certainly been fictionalized and exaggerated. Novels about spirit mediums have a drawback: the true stories aren’t entertaining, and the entertaining ones aren’t true. If a s 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 My Years as a Spirit Medium, Part 2 我当出马仙的这些年2 A year after the calamity that struck once every thousand years had finally stabilized, who could have guessed that upheaval was quietly brewing in the shadows? As the order of the Heavenly Dao was reshaped, species that should never have existed began appearing in the human world. When a woman nearing the end of her lifespan came to seek help, a ten-year struggle officially began... An evil aura that devours lifespans, descendants of the blood-sucking zombie Jiang Chen, and eight books of curse 134Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 59 A Family of Spirit Mediums 出马仙世家 A small suggestion from Zhang Xin, the 26th-generation heir of a family of spirit mediums: before opening the door when you get home at night, choose one of these three things to do: “Spit three times behind you,” “Flick the hem of your clothes three times,” or “Tap your heels together three times.” 52Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 60 Managing the Myriad Worlds: I Brought Blue Star Back to Life 万界经营:我复活了蓝星 Rui Ye opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into the body of Alice Tao, an orphan who died of heart disease in the interstellar age. Before she can even recover from the shock, her smart device has changed her name, and the Myriad Worlds Planet Management System drops right into her lap. What? Because of the interstellar chaos, her home planet, Blue Star, has lost its cultural heritage and its people are scattered, so she has to manage and rebuild it, restoring Blue Star to its former 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Tales from the Folkways of Northeast China 东北民间轶事录 [The new book, The Northeast Folk Tales: An Account of Zhong Kui, is now being serialized] [Ensemble cast + folk legends + the customs and character of Northeast China] The land and skies of the Northeast; its folk customs and its people Set in the rural Northeast of the 1990s, this book is adapted from remarkable folk legends and true events widely told across the vast lands of Northeast China. It recounts the hardships protagonist Xu Liang faced in his youth, along with the many legendary expe 3.4kReads8.8Score409Shelves
- 62 Fallen Phoenix 落凤 [Pure feel-good fun! The heroine is a total psycho who'll fight anyone! She never takes a loss!] My sworn sister sent me a message: "We'll never be separated." Then she disappeared. My big brother and I packed our suitcases and went to her hometown, Ancient Phoenix City, to look for her. But I kept feeling as if a pair of eyes were watching me from somewhere unseen. Those eyes, however, didn't belong to the "Golden Dragon" I'd known since childhood... 582Reads8.8Score105Shelves
- 63 A Young Taoist Moonlights as a Spirit Medium, and Every Demon and Ghost Rushes to Offer Him a Smoke 小道兼职出马仙,精妖鬼怪忙递烟 What? The little treasure is facing a life-and-death ordeal at six? How could the old immortals let their beloved little darling come to harm? Protect! Spoil! Help! Oh my... How is this kid getting more and more capable? Now she's protecting the old immortals' little brats instead?! Who cares what kind of monster the Hu family is? If they mess with my old immortals, I'll kill them without a second thought! Hu Xianxian is the prettiest, I'll praise her, praise her, praise her! Liu Xian is the tou 21.3kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
- 64 The King Wen Drum, the King Wu Whip, and the Five-Dragon Flower Staff Summon the Immortal Elder 文王鼓,武王鞭,五龙花杆请老仙 “Cultivate your character deep in the mountains, then emerge from your cave and make your name known across the land.” A year after I began working as a spirit medium, my life took a completely different course. On the sixth day of the sixth month, I took charge of the altar. The old spirits took their seats, but brought a long-buried case to light. An unremarkable woman was haunted by several infant spirits. In the dead of night, the one who said “Hi” to me was actually a paper doll. An old man 1.9kReads8.8Score194Shelves
- 65 The Sinister Way of the Chuma Immortals 诡道出马仙 Twenty-year-old Lu Yuan couldn't find a job after graduating from college, so he returned to his hometown in Northeast China. There, he joined his great-grandfather and grandfather as a spirit medium. As he practiced, he grew both physically and emotionally, gradually learning the many rules of the spirit-medium trade and encountering all kinds of ghosts and bizarre, uncanny events. 198Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Immortal Bones of Fengtian: The Biography of Li Jinglin 奉天仙骨:李景林传 Thunder crashes, the black earth crowns a legend! For a hundred years, the Northeastern mystic sects have produced no young prodigy like him, a master of talismans who can subdue heaven and earth. He slays demons with his sword and protects all living beings with his life! At ten, he took up his brush and drew talismans that summoned thunder from the heavens. At fifteen, he roamed across mountains and rivers, glimpsing the dragon veins at a glance. At twenty, his talisman magic reached the divin 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Qilin Boy Sets Out as a Spirit Medium 麒麟童子出马仙 Looking for book reviews! [First-person + mystery and the supernatural + cultivation + comedy] My new work is here. Everyone is welcome to read it, and I hope you'll enjoy it. The main story: The protagonist, Yang Chongwen, is the reincarnation of a fragment of a Qilin's soul. His unusual constitution combines yin and yang, making him the prize everyone fights over among the wandering cultivators of the Northeast. Later, he sets up a spirit altar and deals with all kinds of supernatural incident 718Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 68 With a Hide Drum and a Spirit Dance, I Summon the Hu and Huang Spirits 拿皮鼓,跳大神,我请胡黄 [The Earliest and Purest Supernatural Tales] [Rituals and Chants for Spirit-Medium Ceremonies] [Anatomizing Fate, Destiny, and Reincarnation] [Ensemble Cast, Reasons to Fight] I'm a spirit medium. More accurately, I'm a little con artist. After Old Crooked-Eye picked me up one night when I was a child, he gave me the name Xiao Ye. But Xiao couldn't be a surname, so I changed my family name to Xiao. From then on, Old Crooked-Eye and I made our living by swindling people. I thought we'd go on like 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Hall of Ten Thousand Immortals: A Rich Kid's Life as a Spirit Medium 万仙堂:富二代的出马生活 [Second-generation shamanic heir + copper-industry heir + incredibly powerful guardian spirits + face-slapping satisfaction + real-life supernatural events] (P.S. Set in real locations in Shuangyashan. No saintly heroine, no frustrating setbacks, face-slapping from the start, and high-octane action all the way through!) Your girlfriend publicly looks down on you and demands 388,000 yuan in bride price? I let out a cold laugh and drove off in the BMW M4 I'd bought for her. “Go marry your mother, 89Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 70 The Last Horse-Riding Shaman 最后一个出马仙 A drought demon descends, throwing the mystic arts into chaos. Rumor has it that whoever obtains the Golden Pearl of Nüba can break through to the Celestial Rank and command the world. Before long, turmoil erupts. The five great schools of mystic arts descend on Yulin Village in search of Nüba. Five renowned, revered “hypocrites” from that era end up driving my grandmother to her death. To avenge her, I become the last shaman in the world! 123Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 71 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—Shelves
- 72 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—Shelves
- 73 The Yin-Yang Medium 阴阳女先生 Ever since I was born, the villagers have called me an ill-fated loner. Anyone who stays with me is doomed to bad luck and an early death. My grandmother, a yin-yang medium, defied Heaven to change my fate and keep me alive. Little did she know that this would set me on another road of no return. Cursed, solitary, cold-hearted, and loveless, I am a female yin-yang master. Let me guide you through the yin and yang of this world. 574Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Guanyang’s Diary: Going on Assignments in Beijing 观阳日记之在京出马 A true-to-life, healing novel for those interested in the occult and supernatural abilities, and who feel a spiritual affinity with the immortals. Learn how to open your heart's inner sight and stop falling for scams. Set in Beijing, this is adapted from the real diary of a law graduate and music director who had worked with a top-tier star and created a breakout hit, only to suddenly learn that she was the reincarnation of a celestial deity and become a spirit medium. It explains what spirit me 58Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 75 Northern Horse Notes 北马笔记 The Five Immortals of the Northeast are chiefly the Hu, Huang, Chang, Mang, and Hui. After cultivating their powers and attaining the Dao, they descend the mountains to take disciples, borrowing their bodies to do good deeds among humans and earn their way to ascension. This story is told in the first person. 418Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 76 The Spirit Medium's Road: My Adventures with the Old Immortal 出马仙,我跟老仙的江湖路 A disciple of the spirit mediums of Ghost Street, in his tenth year practicing the art. His greatest wish at first was to become the biggest local thug. He never expected to become a spirit medium, and only after taking it up did he discover that people in this line of work are worse than gangsters. What kind of person you are determines what kind of spirit you get, and the spirits follow their hosts. Zhao Zhengyang’s spirit companions are all like slick socialites in leather shoes. Then he runs 3.4kReads8.2Score392Shelves
- 77 Tales of a Little Spirit Medium 出马仙之小小传 Everyone wants to get their spiritual powers quickly, but no one knows how hard the trials are to endure. If you haven't experienced anything strange, if you haven't suffered through the kind of misery that's hard to explain, why would the immortals choose you? 184Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 The Spirit Medium of the Three Realms 三界通灵人 From spirit medium to spiritual cultivator to primordial spirit, I slowly unveil the mystery. Born with an extraordinary destiny, I endured trial after trial. A strip of red cloth, three chi and three cun long; the elders of the clan and the old spirits of the mountain. My grandmother was a famous village shaman, and the Fox, Yellow Weasel, Porcupine, and Python spirits accompanied me, making me a medium between yin and yang. I roam the Three Realms, helping people avert disaster and driving out 292Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 A Spirit Medium’s True Story, in Their Own Words 一个出马仙自述真实经历 An exorcist born in the 1980s shares his true story in plain language, without a single invented or exaggerated detail. I also hope to help those who are lost on this path and destined to walk it, so they can avoid taking unnecessary detours. 342Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 80 The Northeast Ma Family 东北“马”家 Do you know what a spirit horse is? Do you know what a spirit hall is? Do you know who the guardian spirits of the Northeast are? Do you know the Four Beams and Eight Pillars? Do you know the Qingfeng spirits? Whether you do or not, this book will lead you through a strange doorway and introduce you to the world of spirit mediums in Northeast China. For the first twenty-five years of my life, I thought I was just an utterly ordinary speck of dust in this little county town. I never imagined that 51Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 81 The Engineer's Strange Case Files 工程诡录 Please note: This story has no harem, no brainless characters, no overpowered cheat, and uses science instead of mysticism. If that's not your thing, please don't read. A staunch atheist with a PhD in control engineering is unexpectedly sent as a technical consultant to a new factory plagued by strange incidents. One bizarre equipment failure follows another, yet every scientific method he knows proves useless. With only three days left to finish the project, Dr. Qi decides to use scientific ins 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 82 My Days as a Disciple of the Spirit Mediums 我当出马弟子的时光 A true account of spirit-medium practices, giving you an authentic look at every little detail! Every story and every person in this book is based on real events! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 I Was Scammed Into Buying a Haunted House from the Start, So I Invited a Fox Immortal to Subdue All Evil 开局被骗买凶宅,我请狐仙镇百邪 From the Start, I Was Tricked into Buying a Haunted House, So I Summoned a Fox Immortal to Suppress Every Evil Spirit 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The Spirit Medium: My Days with the Immortals 出马仙:与仙家那些日子 (Slow-paced + light humor) A disciple of the Ma Xian tradition takes you into the mysterious world of Northeast China’s spirit mediums. Just an ordinary person, yet bound by an unbreakable connection to the spirits. Everyday mishaps that make you laugh and cry, thrilling battles of magic, and tender protection. See how an ordinary person and the spirits weave a legend together. 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
- 85 The Ultimate Maoshan Exorcist 极品出马仙 My name is Li Shan. I have carried the burden of fate since the day I was born. On my eighteenth birthday, I established a spirit altar, where five hundred immortal beings, each with extraordinary powers, took their places. Some protect me, some watch over the altar, some sweep it clean, and others ride out on spirit horses. These beings chose me for my all-yin birth chart, and for my status as a virgin boy in my previous life. A ghost wearing human skin, a cursed infant, endless resentment: in 536Reads7.3Score100Shelves
- 86 The Apocalypse's First Spirit Medium 末世第一出马仙 This is the story of Qingcheng, a disciple of a shamanic tradition entrusted with the mission of saving the world. On the land of Northeast China, as the Age of Declining Dharma descends, Qingcheng grows stronger, cultivates their powers, and gathers spirit companions. In the end, they establish the foremost spiritual lodge, turn the tide, and save both the world and the Age of Declining Dharma. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Folktales of the Northeast: The Household Guardian Immortal 民间故事之东北保家仙 In folk tradition in Northeast China, people believe in household guardian spirits. Those who worship them receive blessings, and my job is to help people invite these spirits into their homes… 341Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 88 The Yellow Weasel Asked Me to Grant It a Title, So I Wore the Old Immortal as a Scarf 黄狼讨封,我把老仙当围脖系上了 [Traditional supernatural] + [No System] + [Drunkard] + [Comedy] “Kid, do I look like a human or a god to you?” “Uh... well... you look like a fur scarf to me! Hand it over!” “Yow!” A drunkard who read only half a web novel before daring to open a spirit altar; A weasel who cultivated powers by blindly practicing on its own and loves to brag; A wild fox that trains hard to attain enlightenment, but has to sneak down the mountain every so often to steal a chicken and whet its appetite; And a 1.6kReads8.7Score120Shelves
- 89 Supernatural: I Bring Home an Old Immortal in Inner Mongolia 灵异:我在内蒙领老仙儿 My name is Li Tianshu. I was originally called Li Chengcai. I was sickly from childhood and plagued by hardship. I was so familiar with the gates of death that even the King of Hell knew my face. My grandparents said I had been cursed just like my great-grandfather, and planned to abandon me in the mountains to be raised by wolves. It was my maternal grandfather who gave me back my humanity and renamed me Li Tianshu, hoping Heaven would forgive me and free me from the curse. From then on, my fat 336Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 90 Morgue Mysteries: Lord Huang Santai’s Manhunt Order 太平间异闻:黄三太爷的追凶令 No one believes that an immortal fox lives in the hospital morgue, much less that this immortal is the meddlesome “Third Master Huang.” But ever since I took over the bizarre case of a “corpse moving by itself,” I keep seeing a flash of yellow beside the autopsy table. I even caught the reflection of a weasel in the dead person's pupils. As a disciple who can communicate with the immortals, I know this case is part of Third Master Huang's scheme, and a hunt for the culprit that crosses the bound —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 I Cultivate the True Five Thunder Method and Crush the Evil Ghosts of the Spirit Realm 我修五雷正法,力压鬼界恶鬼 Xu Fan was born different. His natural Yin-Yang Eyes could suppress every evil spirit and demon. After Old Xu died, Xu Fan inherited the family’s ancestral spirit hall and became a shamanic medium. He battles Japanese invaders and evil spirits! Beats up the island nation’s Yin-Yang masters! Bullies the shikigami You Chizi! And marries a thousand-year-old White Snake Immortal! 609Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 92 Memoirs of a Spirit-Medium Taoist 出马道士回忆录 First establish a spirit-medium altar, then head to Bayu to study the ritual arts. A Qingwei disciple, holding the rank of Dujiao, with a white crane in his cave. A book of real experiences, true stories, and popular science! Everything in this book comes from my own real experiences and true stories! This book only covers things that really happened. It contains no fantasy or cultivation tales! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Confessions of a Spirit Medium, Part Two 一个出马仙自述经历第二部 This book is the official sequel to "The True Story of a Spirit Medium's Experiences". The entire work is fictional, so please don't take it as a reason to believe in superstition! As a sequel, this book recounts several strange experiences from a spirit medium's cultivation. The tale of my soul entering the body of the spirit tablet king at my own altar is just one of its central plotlines. I was a spirit medium in the human world, setting up altars, investigating cases, and helping clients. I 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Horse-Riding Immortal: I Am a Ghost Officer of the Underworld 出马仙:我乃阴司鬼差 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Hall of the Living: A Spirit Medium's Extraordinary Experiences 堂口人间:一个出马仙的神奇经历 A chip is sent from the future to 1970. Recipient: Wang Cuifang, a woman in her early twenties, recently divorced and from a rural village in Northeast China. She has no idea what’s going on: suddenly, something extra is in her mind. She can investigate, defend herself, and attack. With her eyes closed, she can “see” what’s happening across the surrounding villages, and when danger strikes, her body retaliates automatically. But the System’s supernatural abilities must remain secret. She needs a 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Northeastern Immortals: My Tangled Encounters with Spirit Mediums 东北仙家:出马仙与我纠缠的那些 Let me take you into the world of the Chuma immortals. This isn't a power fantasy, just an account told at an unhurried pace of a Chuma immortal's experiences... In the black soil of Northeast China, the depths of the old forests hold many unknown mysteries. People say every mountain has its mountain god, every cave its master, and every willow bank its immortal; pythons can become spirits. On this land, protected by both gods and the wild, there is a kind of person known as a “Chuma immortal”.. 2.4kReads8.6Score135Shelves
- 97 Love's Tribulations Between Immortals and Mortals: A Matchmaker Disciple's Firsthand Tales of Karma and Romance 仙凡情劫:出马弟子亲历的因果姻缘 Love and Tribulation Between Immortals and Mortals: The Karma and Romance Personally Witnessed by a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Tales of the Immortals of the Black Soil 黑土地仙家录 On the black soil of Kaoshantun in Northeast China, young Li Gousheng grows up with his grandfather. By chance, he gets caught up in strange affairs involving the Huang Immortal, the Fox Immortal, and other spirit beings. From helping a neighbor resolve a grudge with the Huang Immortal to clearing the names of wronged souls, from facing snake plagues and zombies to matching wits with practitioners of dark arts, Gousheng gradually grows, under his grandfather's guidance and with the spirit beings 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Northeastern Tales: The Shaman’s Heir 东北往事之萨满传人 Heaven’s secrets are revealed, calamity cannot be escaped, fate is set, and fortune follows its course. Some things can’t be said out loud, but I can’t keep them to myself. Today, I’ll take a chance and tell you about the many things in this world that defy explanation, yet truly exist… 782Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Summoning the Immortals 招仙 A successor to the Corpse-Measuring tradition, the Ma Immortals return! The Ma family’s disciples can divine fortune and misfortune and ward off evil. Wave the spirit-summoning banner, and the immortals will gather; lower the Immortal-Suppressing Seal, and every demon will be destroyed! I died for three days, then came back to life. From that moment on, I experienced a series of untold stories... 747Reads8.7Score100Shelves

















































