Novels like With a Spirit at My Waist, I Lure Evil Spirits
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- 1 The Dao Master's Manual 道驭录 Veteran Lu Fei and his junior fellow disciple Liu Bowen, nicknamed Fatty, use Aoshan Taoist arts to exorcise ghosts and ward off evil, taking on a series of supernatural incidents brought about by changing times. If it's not good, come hit me! 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Funeral Specialist: Targeted Just Three Days After Posting 白事先生：发书三天，就被盯上了 (This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental!) The market is sluggish, and funeral shops are no exception. With nothing better to do, I turned the manuscript Guichen Register, written by my grandfather and father together, into a digital edition. I’m addicted to typing, so I decided to write a novel to help make ends meet. But I never expected that just three days after I published it, someone would set their sights on me... 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Yagyu Yelang 柳生夜郎 Liu Shisan was born in the 1990s and learned folk Taoist arts from Grandpa Yun, a member of his family, from a young age. He thought he was simply gifted, but never imagined he would be drawn into the secret of how Liu Bowen of the Ming dynasty severed the dragon veins beneath the land... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Yin-Yang Master of the Wilderness 山野阴阳先生 [Yinshan + Maoshan + Folk legends + Supernatural + No saintly protagonist + No womanizing] My grandfather from Yinshan protects my life, and my brothers from Maoshan protect my body. As a Yin-Yang Master who walks among the dead, all I carry is an umbrella and a copper bell. Deep in the mountains, I encountered an old shapeshifter gnawing on a living person's hand. In southern Xinjiang, a demonic carpet sucked people's lifeblood in the middle of the night. In western Yunnan, a one-legged ghost 53.5kReads6.7Score2.2k14d adds
- 5 Uncle Jiu's World: I Defeat the Zombie King at Six 九叔世界：六岁打爆僵尸王 After transmigrating into a zombie world, I become the only son of the J Clan. I also activate the Celestial Master Shop System. Golden-armored Corpse Kings, second-generation zombies, they all get blown apart with a single punch. 30Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 6 The Great Medium 通灵大法师 A mysterious young man gets dragged into one conspiracy after another when he takes on a ritual job. To stay alive and avoid becoming a pawn, he launches an epic battle to defy fate and change his destiny. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Heir to the Spirit Medium 通灵师传人 Supernatural + ghost marriage + strong female lead power fantasy + horror stories + mystery. There are ghosts in every heart. Have you ever seen anything more terrifying than a ghost? It's not about walking a dark road too often and running into an evil spirit. The deadliest thing isn't knowing that it's a ghost. It's the utterly dark heart hidden beneath that perfect face. Shh... Don't make a sound. She's right behind you. Run. Don't look back. The story is even more terrifying than you ca 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 This Daoist Strikes, He Pulls Up the Roots 贫道出手，斩草必除根 Feng Shui and the Supernatural ☞ Daoist Arts and Witchcraft ☞ If it can be killed, leave no survivors ☞ Ghosts and monsters ☞ No female lead I am Tian Jiu, a Daoist priest nicknamed the Heretic... Ageless and undying, beyond the cycle of reincarnation, I walk beneath the sun, driving out ghosts and subduing demons... Whether you’re a demon, monster, ghost, or fiend, I’ll reduce you to ashes... If I, Tian Jiu, cannot ascend among the immortals, then I’ll protect the mortal world... Countless immo 1.3kReads7.1Score10514d adds
- 9 Lord of the Primordial Dao: From Wandering Taoist to True Immortal of the Mortal World 混元道主：从游方道士到红尘真仙 [Classic xianxia + traditional cultivation + multiverse + tales of the strange + upright values + no heroine + 200,000 words in reserve, readers can jump in with confidence] After transmigrating to a world where Daoist arts manifest in reality, Zhou Qingnan turns away from romance and devotes himself to cultivating the Dao! With a treasured scripture in hand, he gains both cultivation and merit, freely claims techniques and supernatural abilities, and exchanges talismans and magical treasures a 228Reads6.8Score14814d adds
- 10 The Daoheart’s Journey 道心征途 (This novel focuses primarily on horror, the supernatural, and suspense. It isn't mindless, it isn't about cultivating immortality, and the story is tightly connected. The early chapters lay the groundwork, and there are many genuinely frightening scenes. If you don't like it, feel free to say so in the comments!) My master said there are only two principles to being a Taoist priest. First: Never put off revenge until tomorrow. Let it fester in your heart, and it will throw your Daoist mind into 7Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 11 God Suppressor 镇神 A deadly evil curse, a Taoist priest ascending to immortality, and a great calamity on the horizon. The Daoist sect's young patriarch has no choice but to descend the mountain and save the world, only to find a greater conspiracy unfolding one after another. 2.5kReads6.9Score16114d adds
- 12 Uncle Nine: Xiao Zizai, the Demon Buddha, Starts with the Six Treasury Immortal Thief 九叔：魔佛肖自在，开局六库仙贼 Xiao Zizai transmigrates into a perilous zombie world that mashes together all kinds of settings: chaos everywhere, war and turmoil, zombies roaming the land… Fortunately, he binds himself to the God-Tier Daoist Lord System. Starting in the world of The Outcast, he can earn merit points and extra rewards by slaying demons and monsters. The beginner’s gift pack merges him with the template of “Xiao Zizai, the Demonic Buddha from The Outcast”: “I’m not warlike. I’m just a born killer… I’m just a s 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Uncle Nine: The Iconic Moments Sign-In System 九叔：名场面打卡系统 (Uncle Jiu + funeral home + Taoist priests + System + cultivation) Lin An transmigrates to Uncle Jiu's world and becomes his senior disciple. After keeping a low profile for eighteen years, he awakens the Famous Scene Check-In System. Witness a famous scene and earn a reward. Witness Qiu Sheng teasing Wen Cai, and earn a congenital Daoist body, a hundred pounds of lightning-struck wood, and a bottle of Primordial Spirit Pills. Witness “It's so big,” and earn an Amplification Technique. Witness a 101Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 14 Jiangshi: Heaven-Defying Comprehension Leaves the Entire Maoshan Sect Stunned 僵尸：悟性逆天，茅山派全麻了 He transmigrates into a bizarre zombie-movie world, joins the Maoshan Sect, and becomes Uncle Jiu's junior fellow disciple. By a twist of fate, his golden finger is activated. His heaven-defying talent leaves everyone in the Maoshan Sect stunned. Uncle Jiu is dumbfounded: Could he be an immortal reincarnated? After he descends the mountain, a thrilling and perilous life of slaying monsters and vanquishing demons begins... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Zombie Scammers: Celestial Master, You’re a Dad Now 僵尸碰瓷：天师你当爹了 During a nighttime patrol, Celestial Master Ye Tian comes across a female zombie who refuses to leave his home. She declares, without a hint of shame, “I’m pregnant. The baby is yours, so you have to take responsibility.” Ye Tian: “I didn’t do anything!?” 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Jiangshi: Chasing Female Ghosts Until Uncle Nine Loses It 僵尸：追着女鬼跑，九叔麻了 Li Yang transmigrates to a world of zombies, where Daoist Master Qianhe takes him as a disciple, and Lin Zhengying becomes his martial uncle. In a world full of ghosts and monsters, Taoist magic is commonplace, and staying alive is no easy feat. Fortunately, he is bound to a reward System. As long as he earns enough comprehension points from zombies and monsters, he can quickly learn all kinds of cultivation techniques. Zombies? With my Vajra Indestructible Art, blades and bullets can't hurt me. 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Jiangshi: Skills Level Up Without Limit, and Uncle Jiu Is Stunned 僵尸：技能无限升级，九叔人傻了 After transmigrating into a zombie world, he becomes Uncle Jiu's apprentice and is immediately haunted by a female ghost. Luckily, he awakens a Merit Points System. Slay monsters and demons to earn merit points, which can upgrade skills without limit! [Want to learn the art of talismans? I'll max out my merit points, push the art to its limits, and unlock the divine skill, the Celestial Talismans!] [Want to cultivate the Profound Yang Art? I'll go all in with my merit points, transform it to its 76Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 18 Jiangshi: At the Mortuary, Uncle Jiu Admits Defeat 僵尸：人在义庄，九叔直呼教不了 Ren unexpectedly transmigrates to Renjia Town in a zombie world and becomes Uncle Jiu’s disciple. He activates a transmigration golden finger, and his cultivation improves so quickly that he can’t hide his strength. Uncle Jiu: “You can go. There’s nothing left for me to teach you...” 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 From the Start, I Could Form Talismans Out of Thin Air 开局：我便能虚空成符 After transmigrating to Uncle Jiu's world, I got an exchange System. Drawing talismans? I just need to use spiritual energy as my brush and the void as my paper! The divine beast White Tiger? It's nothing but my little kitty! If Heaven is ruthless and treats all things as straw dogs, then if I, Lan Tianhao, am ruthless, even the Heavenly Rank will be beneath me! 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Am a Life-Pawn Broker 我是赊命人 [Life on Credit + Past and Present Lives + Destiny + Growth] Past and present lives, the river of fate, and sealed memories on the verge of awakening. He was born under a fate marked by three misfortunes and seven defeats. But after inheriting the Heavenly Soul of King Wu, a twist of fate led him into the Azure Dragon Sect, where he became a Life-Borrower. Life-Borrowers use soul power to wield Daoist arts. Thanks to this unusual profession and the soul of King Wu, Shen Rufeng possesses extraord 12Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 21 Uncle Nine: Drawing Lots Across the Myriad Worlds, Starting by Destroying Ghosts and Monsters 九叔：抽奖诸天，从消灭鬼怪开始 [Uncle Jiu + end of the spiritual age + charity cemetery + Taoist priest + no point-allocation cultivation] The world has entered the end of the spiritual age, and immortals and gods have gone into hiding! Even a cultivation prodigy seen once in a thousand years cannot glimpse the Immortal Dao. Lin Changshou transmigrates to Uncle Jiu’s world and becomes Uncle Jiu’s senior disciple. After years of diligent cultivation, he suddenly obtains a System. He thinks he’s about to soar to success, but th 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Jiangshi World: Starting by Saving Up Merit! 僵尸世界：从积攒功德开始！ He transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's zombie movie series. From the start, he becomes Uncle Jiu's disciple and sets out on the path of a Celestial Master. Kill people, slay demons, destroy zombies, and earn supreme merit! Here you'll find Master Simu, who can invite gods to possess him! And Master Qianhe, who only fights at the highest level. There's also Ren Tingting, a female NPC from the zombie beginner village. It all begins when Lin Yun obtains the Merit System! 83Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 23 The Little Fool’s Demon-Hunting Chronicles 瓜娃儿捉妖记 [Mystery and Supernatural] + [Folk Customs] + [Legends] + [Strange Tales] This really is a mystery and supernatural novel about catching demons and ghosts. The author begs the officials who review the categories to show mercy and stop changing this book’s category at random. Could you please? During the Xianfeng era, Gua Wa’er is sent to learn magic from Taoist Li at the Wengong Shrine, having incurred a debt of gratitude for changing his father Niu Yuansheng’s fate. He joins the wondrous Yunmen 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干白事儿那些年 The funeral services provider Gouqie runs a one-stop funeral business on a shoestring. Uncle Yang is attacked, bringing the Chenxing List to light. A perfectly ordinary funeral services provider is drawn onto the path of spirit-mediumship. Gouqie has seen every side of the human world, yet is pulled into another supernatural realm. This isn't transmigration. Funeral shops, funeral homes: Gouqie's business keeps growing, and so does the number of enemies! Meng Qin, the Chenxing List, the Qia 768Reads7.6Score10214d adds
- 25 Jiangshi: The Genius Young Taoist Leaves Uncle Jiu Stunned 僵尸：天才小道士，九叔看呆了 After transmigrating into a zombie world, an unremarkable young Daoist accidentally uncovers a shocking secret and is forced into a deadly struggle over a bronze-armored corpse. As he faces off against a geomancy master armed with a terrifying demon ape and his own dark arts, he must prevent a disaster from occurring. 142Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 26 Jiangshi: Talent Plunder, Uncle Jiu Is Green with Envy 僵尸：天赋掠夺，九叔实名羡慕 By a stroke of luck, Lu Shuyuan transmigrates to a bizarre world of zombies. Once he learns what this place is like, Lu Shuyuan breaks into a cold sweat. In his previous life, he was too scared to go to the bathroom alone at night. Here, demons and zombies are everywhere, and the fear alone could kill him. Fortunately, his golden finger arrives just in time, granting him the ability to steal talents. From then on, Renjia Town has another demon-slaying expert besides Uncle Jiu. 2.8kReads6.4Score14514d adds
- 27 The Corpse Coffin's Ghostly Fragrance 尸棺鬼香 [The corpse sits in the coffin, the ghost eats incense] [Fate from a past life, continued in this one] A Maoshan Taoist’s path to raising ghosts... After his grandmother dies unexpectedly, Shen Lin happens upon the notes his grandfather left behind. From then on, he begins a ghost-hunting life in which he narrowly escapes death time and time again... 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Uncle Nine: Maxed-Out Talent! Fiercer Than a Purple-Robed Celestial Master 九叔：天赋拉满！比紫袍天师还猛 Lin Nan transmigrates into the world of Mr. Vampire. Uncle Jiu takes him in as a child, and he grows up at the funeral parlor as Uncle Jiu's eldest disciple. He diligently studies and trains from a young age. Then, on the night he turns eighteen, he is invited to Huangshan Village to deal with the vengeful ghost Chu Renmei. His System activates, granting him a System that gives him a talent for comprehension. As long as he sends vengeful ghosts and monsters to the next world, slays demons, exorc 522Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Yin and Yang: The Book of Life and Death 阴阳：生死簿 Lin Zhao spent ten years as an outer disciple Taoist at Longhu Mountain and learned only one spell: the Soul Summoning Art. > Until one night, the voice of Heaven rang out in his mind: “Ten zhang ahead, a wronged spirit seeks help.” > Following the voice, he found an old woman clutching a black cat and sobbing that her son had gone missing. > He formed a hand seal to investigate and discovered that the cat's eyes reflected the scene of her son's death: the neighbor butcher's hideous face. > When —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Jiangshi: I'm Uncle Jiu's Disciple, and I Prove the Dao by Tricking My Master 僵尸：我，九叔弟子，靠坑师证道 [Uncle Jiu + Taoist Priest + Growth + Transmigration + Mash-Up + Cultivation + Sneaky Schemer] In Uncle Jiu’s world, warlords battle for control while demons and monsters run rampant. Lu Bei, who transmigrated here, was saved by Uncle Jiu and taken on as his disciple. But this wicked disciple awakened the supernatural ability [Cheat Your Master to Prove the Dao]. Whenever Uncle Jiu kills a powerful enemy Lu Bei has provoked, both master and disciple receive rewards. Ten years later... Lu Bei: “H 578Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 31 Fortune-Telling and Feng Shui by Day, Ghost-Hunting as a Part-Time Reaper by Night 看相算命测风水，兼职阴差要捉鬼 [Fortune-telling, face-reading, and feng shui | Ghost hunting, exorcism, and mastery of the yin and yang] The story is one thing, the principles behind it another. Young readers may not understand, so please go easy on me. Thank you. Han Dongzhi was born with the fate of the Five Defects and Three Shortcomings, and anyone who came into contact with him was doomed to bad luck. His parents died after he was born, and he grew up relying on the villagers' sporadic handouts. After finally working har 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain: I Sell My Temple and Become a Young Master 道士下山：卖掉道观做少爷 “I am Wang Shiye, a Taoist!” “King of the Taoists, you say? What an arrogant introduction!” His master was dead, and his sect's fortunes had run out. Wang Shiye sold the temple and took the Four-Eared Temple's ritual implements down the mountain. He may not be the King of the Taoists, but this young Taoist in his early twenties, though no good at magical duels, could tell fortunes and read the flow of qi and divine trigrams like no one else. He could even use divination like GPS. Unfortunately, 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Exorcism Records: The Supreme Judge of Yin and Yang 镇鬼实录：阴阳第一执宰人 [Traditional supernatural horror + ghost hunting + no romance] The city is full of tricks. I want to go back to the countryside. After losing his job, Jiang Bai returns to his rural hometown, only to find that a wicked spirit has begun tearing out people’s hearts. More and more villagers are being killed, and the whole village is helpless. Ignoring his late grandfather’s prohibition, he inherits his grandfather’s legacy and enters the world of the mystic arts. In a once-quiet town, accidents kee 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Collected Records of the Way 行道集录 I am a descendant of Taigong. The gods need not stand aside. Following his ancestors' teachings, Lü Bugu practices the Dao, destroys demons and evil, and uses his mortal body as a hammer to temper his Daoist heart and refine his arts. The Great Dao is not found in famous mountains and ancient temples. The mortal world tempers the heart, and the Great Dao is never walked alone. 40Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 35 Maoshan Ghost-Suppressing Records 茅山镇鬼录 The gates of the underworld shatter, and ten thousand ghosts emerge! Enchanting ghosts steal souls, birth ghosts claim lives, zombies devour people, painted-skin demons steal faces, and water ghosts drag people under... The mortal world has become a living hell. Everyone fears ghosts and monsters. Only the Maoshan priests take up talismans and tread the Big Dipper steps! Talismans subdue the dead, swords cut down vengeful ghosts, incantations slay a hundred evils, and dark spirits are sealed awa 5.7kReads8.4Score48014d adds
- 36 Maoshan Taoist Arts 茅山术 “Master, why does everyone say that after the founding of the country, animals aren’t allowed to become spirits?” “Because it’s the law. Whatever is spoken becomes law. After the country was founded, no animals, plants, or anything else was allowed to become a spirit!!!” “Then why have we still run into so many demons and monsters?” “Because those were all from before the country was founded. Afterward, there are only ghosts. So you have to live your whole life carefully and keep a low profile. 3.5kReads7.4Score46514d adds
- 37 The Ruyi Teahouse 如意茶馆 In a lively old town stands a century-old teahouse where residents and passing travelers come to rest. Who could have guessed the true meaning of the words “as you wish”? As you wish, as he wishes, or... as it wishes! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Jiangshi: My Exorcism Skills Are Maxed Out, and Uncle Jiu Exposes Me 僵尸：驱魔技能满级，被九叔曝光 Han Feng transmigrated into a chaotic era of Republican China overrun by zombies. To stay alive, he became Uncle Jiu’s disciple, the youngest member of the Maoshan Sect. A year later, he unexpectedly awakened a divine Yin Fiend System. Once the System absorbed enough Yin Fiend energy, it could keep producing all kinds of good things: spells, skills, System coins, and more. Qiusheng: “Good grief, is this really Junior Brother Han Feng, who used to struggle just to kill a chicken?” Wencai: “Ever s 428Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Uncle Nine: To Earn Merit, I'm Going All In! 九叔：为了赚功德，我豁出去了！ [Zombies + Uncle Jiu + comedy + scheming protagonist + flirting] Li Chongyang, a delivery guy, suffered a severe blow to the head. When he woke up, he had somehow transmigrated into the world of a zombie movie series. In this chaotic warlord era, the dangers included not only human disasters but also zombies and all manner of monsters and demons! Having transmigrated into such a dangerous world, Li Chongyang could only weep in despair! Just as he was gripped by endless fear, helplessness, terror 629Reads5.6Score10314d adds
- 40 Part-Time Underworld Constable: A Taoist Priest Investigates Murders in the City 阴差兼职：贫道在都市查凶 A lazy, penny-pinching, down-and-out Taoist is forced to work off his debts as a part-time underworld officer! A reclusive old man dies mysteriously, ghostly passengers haunt the midnight subway, and vengeful spirits from cold cases return. The entire city turns out to be a giant formation for a fiend to refine evil spirits! Police captain: There are no ghosts or gods in this world! → I take it all back! Master Chen, save me! Black Impermanence: Slacking off costs you underworld merit; shirking 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Taoist Priest in the Mortal World 阳间道士 I was an ordinary person, never knowing that a hundred-yuan bill on the ground would completely change my life. 785Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 42 Seven Roads Across the River, Homeward Bound 渡川七路归人 [Publication-quality assurance, slow-burn + expansive worldbuilding that gets better the more you read + urban fantasy + college student + supernatural + Taoist priest + mild horror + face-slapping + showing off] My name is Lin Du, and I’m a college student. I was born with a weak Water element in my birth chart, and my fate lacked a safe ferry crossing. My mother named me Lin Du, hoping I would help others and myself safely cross life’s waters and enjoy a peaceful life. For half my life, I was 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Netherworld Emperor: It All Begins with a Blood Coffin! 幽冥大帝：从血棺开始！ Mystery and the supernatural + horror + mind-bending deduction + wild imagination + Sichuan-Chongqing flavor After a flood, a blood-red coffin drifts down the river into our village... A strange song, eerie bloody handprints, a headless corpse, and somehow, I become the Great Emperor of the Netherworld... An accident reveals the secret of the Nine Fiends Blood Coffin and a grand scheme laid by the Great Emperor of the Netherworld. It all begins with the blood coffin, and everything will ultimate 728Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Unlucky Heavenly Master Walks the Mortal World 冤种天师走人间 The Maoshan Celestial Master holds yin and yang in check, slays ghosts, banishes demons, and dispels ill omens. A three-foot peachwood sword, a stick of incense for virtue! My fate is unusual: I court death but never die, so my master took me in as a disciple and taught me the secret arts of Maoshan. After descending the mountain, I met a beautiful older girl I knew as a child, and she led me down a road of no return. A beauty in an ice coffin, a snow-mountain witch, a fox spirit beneath the moo 714Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 45 Tales of the Supernatural in Xiangnan 湘南鬼事录 My family is truly from southern Hunan, with ancestral expertise in feng shui and geomancy, spirit-summoning and calming, demon-subduing and exorcism, funeral music, and rites to guide the dead onward. Let me begin with my great-grandfather’s generation. My great-grandfather and his brother were born in the early Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty. By the late Guangxu and Xuantong eras, they had raised five cousins in all, including my grandfather. They all knew our family’s inherited arts. My gran 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Maoshan Taoist Arts: The Way of Heaven 茅山道法之天道 In The Maoshan Daoist Arts: The Heavenly Way, Li Yunfei becomes a Maoshan disciple by a stroke of luck and embarks on a journey to vanquish demons and exorcise evil. Demons, devils, and ghosts across the Three Realms all tremble at the sound of his name... 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Tomb Raider Who Keeps Time 盗墓守时人 “Guardians of Time and the Memory of Civilization”, All ancient tombs and ruins are actually defensive fortifications built by Chinese civilization to withstand periodic “spatiotemporal cataclysms.” The struggle between tomb raiders and tomb guardians is, in truth, a battle over the memory of civilization. 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Snowfall: A Record of Strange Tales from China 惊雪：中华异事录 This isn't a traditional ghost-hunting horror novel. It blends Taoist arts, high martial arts, mysteries, and more. I'm writing it for myself, OvO [Ghost Hunting, Taoist Arts, Mysteries, Martial Arts, Ensemble Cast] * The eldest disciple of the head of the Shangqing sect of the Zhengyi school, exceptional in martial arts and profound in Taoist arts... * A master of the Swallow Sect, known in the martial world as Li San the Swallow... * A Nationalist spy, clever and calculating, cold as ice... Du 244Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 49 Maoshan Ghost-Banishing Celestial Master 茅山捉鬼天师 [Taoist Master] + [Ghost Hunting] + [Supernatural Mystery and Suspense] Light a lamp and tell ghost stories; observe the taboos of yin and yang. The inscrutable secret arts of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Maoshan traditions; the uncanny spirit-possession tablets; and mysterious taboos that inspire dread. The only Maoshan sect leader in history to vanish under mysterious circumstances seizes the secrets of heaven and earth and travels between the realms of the living and the dead. Let him reveal 3.2kReads6.5Score20514d adds
- 50 Nether Pill 冥丸 [Rule-based horror + fateful mind games + Red Plum Opera Troupe + unmarked waystation] The opera stage's sugar debt, the morning mist scented with locust blossoms, the cold jade, and a line from an opera that was never finished. I took a night watch job with the Red Plum Opera Troupe, only to discover that its members had been dead for thirty years. Every rule in the script exacts a life when broken. This book is a prequel to Records of the Ten Days of Yin Guests. All the foreshadowing for the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
