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- 51 You Want This Daoist Master in Infinite Terror? 你让道爷我来无限恐怖？ [Unconventional Lord God Space] [Lighthearted] [Gradual Growth] [Horror Movie Instances] [No Harem] [No Female Lead] [Primarily Thunder Magic] Me? I'm a proper old Taoist priest, seventy-two years old! I was all set to enjoy my retirement! Then I got dragged into Infinite Terror... Hah! Sometimes, when people are speechless, they really are speechless. This old Daoist is no exception. Who says Eastern Taoist magic can't deal with Western devils? I'll zap you right in the face with a palm thunder 4.6kReads6.7Score27014d adds
- 52 A Vengeful Ghost Possesses Me, So I Slap It Right Across the Face 厉鬼上身，我上去就是一个耳光 [Urban + supernatural + invincible power fantasy] Demonic energy spreads, and terror descends! Have you ever heard the sound of opera singing from desolate graves in the wilderness... Have you ever seen a woman in red repeatedly jumping from an abandoned building... Have you ever encountered a corpse that had been dead for a long time suddenly opening its eyes... Headless corpses that walk, white-haired old men dragging their intestines as they howl, weasels that love to eat human hearts and l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Peerless Young Celestial Master 极品少年天师 In his twilight years, an old yin-yang master from a family of Taoist practitioners adopted an abandoned baby on the brink of death and named him Yuan Mu, with the courtesy name Zuxuan. From then on, an extraordinary young Celestial Master appeared in the world of mortals. Whatever ghosts and monsters you are, whatever demons and spirits you may be, all of you, stand aside for your young master. If I can't send you on your way, I'll send you into the cycle of reincarnation. Yuan Mu's sayings: Do 460Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 54 A Ghost Scared Itself to Tears in the Mirror 鬼照镜子被自己吓哭 Would you dare chat with a ghost for fifty cents? Would you dare sleep by a grave and beat up a ghost that sticks its head out? Would you dare live in a haunted house and beat up a hanging ghost? I would. A vain female ghost keeps pestering me, so I tell her to take a good look at herself in the mirror. The moment she does, she dies all over again. A ghostly woman tries to claim my life in a haunted house, so I whip out a compass and a Bagua mirror. You blame me for not waiting until your team m 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Horror World: Who Let the Taoist Priest In? 恐怖世界：谁把道士放进来的？ Bad news: I've transmigrated to a horror world, and there are ghosts here! Good news: I seem to be a Taoist priest... As a countdown keeps sounding in his mind, Chen Fan transmigrates to a horror world. Looking at the female ghost dismembered before him, he falls into deep thought. 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Darling? Darling! 亲爱的？亲爱的！ Welcome, everyone, to our Loving Family The blurb can't show off my charm, so just read Chapter One. I'm a new author, and the earlier chapters aren't very good. Please bear with me. I'll try to wrap up the instances quickly and just write romance in the real world instead. I'll be making major revisions to the earlier chapters. Updates will probably come gradually, with around 200,000 words in total. The earlier chapters really aren't good. Start reading from Chapter 60 onward. The earlier part 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Cultivating Buddhism and Taoism, I Befriend the Paranormal 佛道双修我与诡异为伍 No System, no harem, no goody-two-shoes protagonist, and either one or two heroines. Fresh out of college, Chen Xiao scraped by delivering takeout in his spare time. One night, he accidentally crossed paths with something unclean, and from then on, evil spirits clung to him relentlessly. Strange events kept happening, and misfortune followed him everywhere. On the road, he ran into a ragged wandering monk. Unable to turn a blind eye, Chen Xiao gave him a little help. He never imagined that this 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Urban Yin-Yang Master: The Exquisite Yin-Yang Master 都市阴阳师【玲珑阴阳师】 [A boy born with unusual eyes × the lingering soul of an Underworld war god: Action-packed + Supernatural + Ghost Hunting + Urban Fantasy + Yin-Yang Arts] Zhong Chang’an was raised by his grandfather from a young age, and he possesses the extraordinary ability to see both worlds! A mysterious piece of ancient jade awakens Yuan Zhen, the former great general of the Underworld who had been sleeping inside it. Thus begins a fantastical adventure that sets the internet ablaze! Mastering the ancient 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 I Keep My Dormmates Fed by Catching Ghosts 我靠捉鬼养活全宿舍 Do you believe there are ghosts in the world? The truth is, they're everywhere. "Don't look back. Now, slowly count to three. One. It's behind you. Two. It's in your breath. Three... It knows you can see it now. And now it's coming for you!!! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Tales of Feng Shui 说说风水那些事 A Few Words About Feng Shui 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Secondhand Goods I Collect Come with Ghosts 我收的旧货里住着鬼 [Urban supernatural horror · Hunting ghosts and growing stronger · Folklore and strange tales · Golden finger stat upgrades · No System] Also known as: Don't Go Out at Night People know how terrifying ghosts are, but ghosts know how poisonous human hearts can be. Jiang Ye is an ordinary man who was just fired from his job. All he can do is ride a beat-up motorcycle and listen to people who burn paper money tell ghost stories. Then, beneath the cabinet in his rented room, he found a scroll of Sou 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 You Want Me to Catch Ghosts? 你让我去抓鬼？ My name is Lin Fan. I'm twenty-two, and I graduated with a college diploma in marketing. While other graduates had job offers in hand and were charging ahead, I graduated straight into a pit of misery. I was two months behind on rent, my pockets were emptier than my face was clean, and my only possession was a beat-up electric scooter that clanked at the slightest touch and looked ready to fall apart at any moment. Five yuan per delivery. I raced around in the wind and sun, but I couldn't plug t 37Reads—Score114d adds
- 63 Yin-Yang Celestial Master: I Stole Your Magic Artifacts, and Now a Hundred Ghosts Roam the Night 阴阳天师：偷我法器，百鬼夜行了 [Celestial Master + invincible + folk-customs mystery + paper effigy maker + supernatural revival + dimensional superiority + comedic face-slapping + wild imagination + System] Wei Ping’an transmigrates into a parallel world where spiritual qi revival is underway, becoming the last Celestial Master of Maoshan’s Yin-Yang paper effigy lineage. He watches over a shabby funeral shop called Three Pure Ones Funeral Services. He had planned to earn merit with the Great Dao Manifestation System and unlo 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 I Got a Bad Review for a Delivery, and Now I’m Reincarnating as a Dog 外卖给差评，竟让我投胎做狗 Su Fan gave a bad review to a food delivery order and woke up to find himself mysteriously transformed into a dog. Luckily, the reclusive Taoist priest Shen Nian took him in. From then on, Su Fan was forced onto the path of vanquishing demons and subduing evil. Vengeful ghosts haunt the streets, an ancient mansion seethes with yin energy, and zombies roam a deserted village. Countless sinister dangers lurk in the corners of the city. Armed with talismans and a sword, Shen Nian joins forces with 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Feng Shui Master: I Started by Subduing a Peerlessly Beautiful Corpse 风水天师：从收服绝美女尸开始 Supernatural mysteries + feng shui + Taoist arts + corpse seamsters + corpse salvagers + Gu sorcery + Nanyang black magic + folk occult arts + paper effigies A peerlessly beautiful female corpse, a seven-tailed white fox, a living corpse, an inn between yin and yang, a red bellyband, a haunted house, the slaying of an evil god, a drowned ghost, a hanged ghost, a headless ghost, embroidered shoes “Within three months, you must complete five tasks involving the dead, or you’ll be doomed beyond red 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 A Horror Game? I'm So Scared! 惊悚游戏？我好怕怕啊！ [Comedy + horror game + System + invincible protagonist + escape rooms. Not scary, not scary, NOT scary!] Horror games descend upon Earth, randomly selecting players to take part. With the help of his System, Lin Fangzhou has become invincible in this world, and finally enters the game. Determined to prove his intelligence, Lin Fangzhou embarks on a journey of deduction and puzzle-solving. However, the bosses in the horror games keep interrupting him. To keep them from disrupting his deductions, 657Reads7.0Score10014d adds
- 67 Reborn, I Became a Legendary Heavenly Master 重生后，我成为一代天师 After being reborn, he has no choice but to return to the secular world as a Taoist priest. He rises to prominence, but just as he devotes himself to seeking the Tao and longs to become a true Taoist, one strange incident after another begins to occur. The three thousand temptations of the mortal world disrupt his cultivation. 986Reads6.0Score10314d adds
- 68 I Use Feng Shui and Fortune-Telling to Set People Up, and Even the Matchmaking God Is Impressed 我风水神算搞婚介，月老直呼内行 Times have changed. Who still relies on smooth talk to play matchmaker? “I can read your fortune in love and find the perfect partner for you. Construction-site rebar can replace the red thread of fate. Even the Matchmaker God would call me a pro.” “The Great Wall wards off evil spirits. Even a disfigured woman can marry in style.” “This seventy-year-old gentleman is still going strong. Even his second wife can be as charming as…” “Madam, I’m sure you don’t want your husband worrying. How about 280Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 69 The Haunting Broadcast 诡异广播 This is my first novel, and my writing still needs work. I’ve put a lot of thought into the plot, and I definitely won’t use AI. Read it if you like, and thank you! Updates will be irregular. I’m Little Black Umbrella. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Heavenly Master of a Haunted World 诡世天师 Lin Jiu, an ordinary young man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates to the twelfth year of the Republic of China, his soul inhabiting the body of a young Taoist priest who shares his name and has just been claimed by a vengeful ghost. As the last heir of the Maoshan Sect, he inherits his master’s legacy and final words: “The Taoist tradition must not die out, and the human world must not fall.” There is no System, no shortcut, only a timeworn copy of the Sacred Register of Shangqing a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 From the Start, a Thousand-Year-Old Fox Demon: The Maoshan Heavenly Master Breaks His Vows! 开局千年妖狐，茅山天师破戒了！ Ye Xiaoqi, the last heir of the Northern Sect of the Maoshan Order, enters the mortal world at his master's command to cultivate. Armed with superb Daoist arts, he roams the city, slaying monsters and vanquishing demons in this legendary tale. Soon after arriving in the city, he meets Su Wanqing, a trainee police officer, during a case involving a vengeful female ghost. They become partners and solve one strange case after another. When investigating a job involving a celebrity tormented by an e 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Last Ghost Hunter 最后一个捉鬼师 I was cursed by evil spirits as a child. My fate turned yin, attracting a hundred ghosts. To keep me alive, my father came up with a plan... 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Paper Horse Shop: Messenger Between Yin and Yang 我有一间纸马铺之阴阳使者 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Something Wicked This Way Comes 撞邪 I'm a truck driver who hauls freight all over the country. There are lots of taboos in the business. For example, if you come across a funeral procession, flash your headlights a few times. When driving through a tunnel, especially one with a square entrance, never whistle or say anything disrespectful. And when staying overnight at an inn, always point the toes of your shoes toward the door... 15Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 75 I Tamed the Paranormal 我把诡异收服了 Born with ghostly eyes, I share a desk with the City Lord of the Underworld. A vengeful female ghost wants me to kiss her, I take in a powerful underworld enforcer, and a princess from a thousand years ago swears an oath with me. Onstage, they sing of sorrow and grief. Beneath the stage, I capture every kind of evil. My name is Zhang Qiang. Watch me run rampant through the Underworld! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 What's the Point of Reincarnation? I Want to Be a Vengeful Ghost 投胎算什么，我要做厉鬼 What's Reincarnation? I Want to Become a Vengeful Ghost —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Hong Kong Films: Ghost-Slaying Critical Hits, Wielding the Buddha’s Palm from the Start 港片：杀鬼暴击，我开局如来神掌 [Ruthless and decisive]+ [A grand crossover of Hong Kong films]+ [Get stronger by slaying ghosts] Chen Hui transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in the 1990s and is forced to work in a haunted house to make ends meet. He activates the [Ghost-Slaying Critical Hit System] and earns a hundredfold critical hit reward: the Tathagata Palm! From then on, the ghost world of Hong Kong Island goes up in flames: Chu Renmei: His Buddha-light counters my water ghost body! Uncle Ying: Young friend, could you teac 3.4kReads6.2Score23614d adds
- 78 Apartment 14: A Tale of Terror 惊悚14号公寓 I was promoted to security team leader at a new residential complex. I couldn't tell whether the people around me were human or ghosts: the beautiful woman in white who flags down cars at midnight, Old Zhang clutching an urn, the elderly man with a face as pale as a ghost's, and a colleague who vanished years ago only to turn up again... What? The eighteenth floor of Building 14 is off-limits? Then I'll just have to see whether this eighteenth floor is the eighteenth level of hell or... the huma 742Reads—Score10014d adds
- 79 The Scientist Miss Won’t Fall in Love with the Taoist Mr. 科学家小姐不会爱上道士先生 [Romance + Comedy + Mystery + Fantasy + Sci-Fi] (Not a wish-fulfillment story) After leaving the mountain, Su He, a Taoist priest, becomes obsessed with the female character Li from the game Legendary Showdown. One day, while taking on a mission with a senior, Su He meets a beautiful silver-haired girl with red eyes, only to discover that her name is Su Li! A fledgling Taoist priest and a lonely materialist scientist cross paths by fate. Su He falls in love with Su Li at first sight, and she is 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Rule Horror: Abyss Metro 规则怪谈：深渊地铁 [Rules-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + Suspenseful Mysteries + Deduction and Puzzles + Character Growth] The ticket gate spat out a blood-red ticket. It read: Welcome aboard the Abyss Metro. This train is bound for Level 18. That was the first time Cheng Chi learned that the subway he crammed onto every day could take him to hell. Every station brought new rules. The rules could change, deceive, and contradict one another. Some died in the glass reflections on the Mirror Platform. Some walked 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Uncle Nine: You Asked Me to Make a Movie, but I Really Can Slay Demons 九叔：让你拍戏，你真会斩妖除魔 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Jiu successfully bound himself to a Daoist Arts System. Just as he had mastered his cultivation and was preparing to slay demons and vanquish evil, he suddenly discovered that this world had no ghosts or monsters! Years of arduous cultivation, only to look back and find that this world has no demons? At that moment, Lin Jiu completely lost it. With all the cultivation he had, he could only set up as a fortune-teller by the bridge. But what era was th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 A Deity Borrowed Me for Two Days 神仙借我当两天 When “what if” and “should” take human form, the heavens and earth change color. I’m both a Buddhist monk and a Taoist priest, and I take sleaziness and loserhood to the extreme. In this modern city, how am I supposed to protect everyone? Exorcising ghosts at an ice rink, a ghostly monk in a temple, spirit mediums in the Northeast, fighting zombies and battling evil spirits. But the most terrifying thing of all is the human heart! Here, you’ll see anything you can imagine, anything you long for 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Ten Ghostly Slaughters 诡十戮 [Traditional Folk Customs + Urban Legends + Eastern Fantasy + Mystery and Deduction + Fatalism + Supernatural + Light Horror] Every time a cursed funerary artifact appears in the world, it brings with it a bloody conspiracy of flesh and blood. —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 84 Tales of the Strange: King of Destruction 怪谈：破坏之王 The bane of everyone’s existence in the urban legend game is back. Whether you’re a monster or a demon beast, you’d better stay far away. Otherwise, everything’s going to go to pieces. I’m Hao Yun. The monsters all hate me, and I’m so sad... [Mystery + Imaginative Premises + Original Scenarios + Comedy + No Female Lead + Cunning Twists] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 New Tales from the Strange Studio 新聊斋奇谈 The author has collected strange tales of ghosts and monsters from elderly people around them and various folk sources. The stories are fresh, with surprising twists, and have the feel of a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Not for the faint of heart! 11Reads—Score514d adds
- 86 One Stick of Incense to Worship the Gods, an Outlaw Exorcist: Zhang Wulang! 一香祀神法外狂徒，端公张五郎！ This book is a work of fiction. The rituals, incantations, and water-based magic performed by Duangongs are invented for the story. Do not imitate them. What you read here is a story, not a craft. Cherish life and trust in science. Read the final chapter, and you will see with your own eyes what lies at the end of tearing down altars and temples. I transmigrated to the late Qing dynasty and became an outlaw. In other words, a man beyond the reach of the law. My skills came from ancient times, b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 A Hundred-Year-Old Villager’s Tales of Ghosts and the Supernatural 农村百岁老人口述鬼怪奇谈 I grew up in the countryside, and whenever I had free time, I liked listening to centenarians in the village tell strange tales of ghosts and other uncanny events from days gone by. I have collected, recorded, and adapted these folk stories. There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story. Not for the faint of heart!!! 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 I Have a Ghostly Wife 我有鬼娇妻 [Mystery] [Comedy] Have you ever experienced something like this? I mean, asking for a wife at the bottom of a dry well! I live in a small village in the mountains, cut off from the outside world. No outsiders have visited in hundreds of years. Maybe it's because of a curse, but no baby girls have ever been born in our village. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Ninefold Mystic Seal: Demon-Slaying Massacre 九玄封魔戮 A thousand years of Taoist tradition, now at its final breath in an age when magic has waned. When Lin Jiuxuan, the last heir of the Tianshu Temple, enters Jiangcheng University as an auditor, all he wants is a few quiet days. Then a pair of bamboo chopsticks from the cafeteria pins down an earthbound spirit, ancient jade at the neck of the cool, aloof goddess of the archaeology department begins to glow, and the Demon-Sealing Talisman dormant in his palm grows searing hot. Only then does he rea 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, I Stream Myself Becoming a God in America 算命太准，我在美利坚直播封神 Fortune-telling + livestreaming + cultural outreach + spreading the faith + no female lead + mysticism Zhang Qiudao transmigrates and becomes a street charlatan in New York, pretending to have supernatural powers. The problem is, in his previous life he was the thirty-eighth-generation Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, and every bit of his mystical knowledge was real! When a gang comes after him, he turns the tables with a Blood Fiend Curse, saddling them with a streak of terrible luck. Once 225Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 91 I Am a Feng Shui Master 我是一名风水先生 My grandfather's dying words were: “Beware the city without shadows. When you see the truth, the world will ‘recognize’ you too.” Poisonous tumors buried beneath mansions, living souls refined in skyscrapers... There are no ghosts in this world, only rules that have been rewritten. My name is Chen Yanqing. I diagnose the land and the houses. Watch as I wield my compass like a blade and carve a path to life through countless deadly feng shui formations! 1.3kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 92 Multiple Fears 多重恐惧 An invitation to a party brings together nine writers, each with a very different style. At the party, the novelist who invited them traps everyone inside and demands that each guest tell a story. With no other choice, they comply. One story after another unfolds at the party: will they reveal the clash of human nature or unleash ghostly terrors? Everything will come to light here. "This is my debut work. I hope you'll show it plenty of support." 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 A Curious Record of Getting By 奇妙糊口录 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow-paced, slice of life, horror, urban cultivation, a harem of spirits and demons, and chuuni comedy] Skyscrapers conceal mysteries of yin and yang, while deep forests hide monsters and demons. He learned secret Daoist arts passed down through his family, but he isn't chasing the path to ascension. He just wants to live a peaceful life. Eerie screams in the middle of the night, spirits lying in wait under cover of darkness, and evil cultivators with sinister inte 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 熊口逃生 Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 917Reads—Score2714d adds
- 95 Changing Fate with Yin Lifespan: The Yin-Born Child Raised on Milk by a Fox Immortal 阴寿改命：狐仙喂奶养大的阴生子 The day I was born, all the ghosts wailed through the night, the locust trees withered, and the setting sun refused to sink! The heavens showed strange signs at my birth, yet I was born without a single day of allotted life! To steal years for me, Grandpa found me a stunning, sickly-obsessive fox immortal wife to nurse me! She even likes to bite me whenever she gets the chance! My parents used a Three-Corpse Coffin to steal years for me. After they died, they left me a shop, and the very first 32Reads—Score314d adds
- 96 Grandpa Started the Trouble, Three Generations Must Pay 爷爷闯下的祸，三代来还 The trouble Grandpa caused will take three generations to repay. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Ancestor Worship in Lingnan: Great-Grandpa, Great-Grandma, We've Come to Visit You 岭南拜山祭祖：太公太婆我们来看你们了 Ancestor Worship in Lingnan: Great-Grandpa, Great-Grandma, We’ve Come to Visit You 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 A Cultivation Journey That Begins with a Taoist Coming Down the Mountain 道士下山开始的修仙之旅 Lu Chunyang, the founder of the Quanzhen Dao, first passed down the Dao to Liu Haichan. Liu Haichan had a disciple named Zhang Ziyang, the founder of the Southern Quanzhen Sect. Later, he passed down the Dao to Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Northern Quanzhen Sect. Now, he passes it down to the young Daoist Li Changgeng. The immortal path cherishes life, and its boundless mercy saves all. This is the story of the protagonist traveling the world, tempering his heart amid worldly life, doing g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Maoshan Cultivation Secrets 茅山修真决 [Overpowered protagonist + bonds with multiple heroines + urban cultivation + tragic ending + supernatural mysteries + a world of Daoist arts + hidden mastermind + passing the torch] Bearing the blood of an ancient Qilin, Leng Ye is the last, aloof celestial master of the Tianheng Sect. At twenty, he descends the mountain to enter the mortal world, wielding thunder in a mortal body, making his words reality, drawing talismans in midair, and vanquishing every demon and evil spirit in the world. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Daoist, What Kind of Immortal Are You Trying to Become? 道爷，你修的哪门子仙？ [The new book, “I Awakened a God-Tier Talent from the Start, But I'm a Calamity,” is ready to binge] [Tales of ghosts and gods] [No female lead] [Otherworldly cultivation arts] [Decisive and ruthless] [Doesn't buckle under pressure] I'm Zhao Huai'an, a young Daoist. I've transmigrated for eighteen years, made countless powerful connections, and mastered all sorts of underhanded techniques. You ask how shady I am? What kind of Daoist gouges out his own eyeballs in a fight? What kind of decent per 1.2kReads8.0Score12514d adds
