Novels like A Sorcerer’s Notes
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- 1 The Rebellious Spirit Pact 逆道灵契 Other cultivation novels are about flying through the sky, burrowing underground, and defying fate. The Wayward Pact is about the Dao among ordinary people. The protagonist, Zhang Jiao, is an ordinary college student. One freezing, bone-chilling night in Dorm 230 sends him stumbling into another world. The people he meets are unforgettable His master, Zhang Tongxian, has the face of a man in his sixties but the voice of someone in his twenties. He waits for Zhang Jiao in the park to play ches —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Lost Relics of the Yin House 阴宅拾遗 My name is Chen Yan, and I'm twenty-five. I'm the seventh-generation heir of the Yang Yun Song feng shui school in the Chen family. I have genuine skills in dragon-seeking, locating auspicious burial sites, suppressing baleful forces, and turning misfortune aside. I'm nothing like those con artists and charlatans you see out in the world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Complete Guide to the Baopuzi 抱扑子全解 He was once the most dazzling young heir in Jiangdong, but he cast aside the fame and fortune within his grasp and retreated deep into the mountains. Ten years later, he presented a book filled with instructions on refining pills to become immortal, drawing talismans to catch ghosts, and finding hidden paradises... The imperial court called his words “heretical nonsense,” but later generations revered him as the “founder of the alchemical path.” 1.2kReads—Score30814d adds
- 4 The Daoist Six-Character Mantra 道家六字真言 I'm quite interested in Taoist teachings, so I wanted to write down my understanding of the Taoist Six True Words. Please forgive me if I've done a poor job or if my views are biased. 312Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Work as a Medium in a Buddhist Supply Shop 我在佛具店当神棍 Ancient scrolls and Tang Buddhist tales speak of a thousand years; the bewilderment of the mortal world is all intertwined. The many affairs of spirit mediums unfold, as they steadfastly guard a corner of the mountains and seas. If we are to dispel the gloom and uphold the righteous path, let us hear the immortals revealed in this very age!, Dragon-Editing Colonel —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 6 A Commentary on the Daily Sutra 功课经注解 This book provides a detailed, line-by-line explanation of the Taoist classics, including the Morning Scripture, the Noon Scripture (Scripture of the Three Officials), the Evening Scripture, and the Scripture of the Northern Dipper. It fully explains the meaning and function of these scriptures, making it a rare and valuable textbook. 143Reads—Score15014d adds
- 7 I Went Down the Mountain for a Feast, Only to Find the Villagers Were Monsters 下山吃席，村民竟然是妖怪 On the surface, he’s a delicate young man who goes into the mountains for a feast. In truth, he’s a Taoist swordsman with extraordinary skills. When demons run amok deep in the mountains, the boy drops his disguise, revealing the rusty sword at his waist. “Who says a scholar can’t slay demons?” What seems to be ghosts harming people turns out to conceal a human conspiracy! In late Tang Shu, one strange case after another unfolds, with the supernatural and the mundane intertwined. Are real demons 306Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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
- 9 A Taoist Priest from the Start: I'm Invincible in the Supernatural World 开局道士，我无敌于灵异 [Fanfiction] + [Taoist priest] + [Transmigration] + [Invincible] + [Light comedy] + [Original] Seven years ago, an old Taoist conned Fang Jin into becoming a Taoist priest on a mountain. Three years ago, his master left to travel the world and never came back. Then, on this very day, Fang Jin received a mysterious phone call that changed his life forever: “Hello, there's a night parade of ghosts here, and a snow corpse protecting the way. Can you handle it?” Fang Jin: “That sounds a little trick —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Cyber Daoist Venerable: Descendant of Longhu Mountain Purges the Myanmar North Killing Fields 赛博道尊：龙虎山遗脉肃清缅北修罗场 Cyber Daoist Venerable: The Descendants of Mount Longhu Clean Up the Burmese Underworld’s Hellscape 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Born with an Evil Bone, the Yin-Calling Girl from the Northeast Is Forced to Become a Medium 天生邪骨，东北招阴女被迫出马 Have you ever eaten the ashes left after burning paper offerings for the dead? Do you love the smell of paper offerings burning? Are you like me, never finding the smoke irritating whenever you catch the smell of burning paper? Instead, I find an indescribable charred fragrance hidden in the burnt paper money, mixed with the earthy smell of soil. Then the night breeze carries it past… Whenever I come across that scent, I can’t help taking a few extra sniffs. In fact, every time I smell it, I fee 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Divination Handbook for the I Ching 周易占卜手册 The Handbook of Zhouyi Divination focuses primarily on the principles of the Changes. It brings together the original text of the Zhouyi, the Tuan commentary, and the Xiang commentary, translating them into plain, accessible language. Whether you practice divination or want to explore the principles of the Changes, this book can serve as an introduction. Diviners can consult its contents to solve their questions. 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I Use Chinese Taoist Scriptures to Suppress Everything 我靠华夏道藏镇压一切 Zhang Fan transmigrates into a parallel world where spiritual energy has only just begun to revive. Here, strange phenomena run rampant and haunted tombs emerge, but unfortunately... orthodox Chinese Daoist culture has suffered a severe break in its transmission! The elite agents of the National Bureau Nine use a damaged Han-dynasty “Celestial General’s Ruler” as a blunt weapon, swinging it around at random. They practice broken breathing techniques until they suffer cultivation deviation. Faced 3kReads—Score27014d adds
- 14 By the Ancestral Master's Command, Refine the Uncanny into Immortality! 奉祖师令，炼诡成仙！ Demons devour people, false gods demand sacrifices, and the dynasty sucks its subjects dry to the bone! This world is terminally ill! Chen Ren transmigrates into this world, bearing the seal of the Shangqing Tianshu Academy as he walks through this living hell. Slay demons and earn merit! Exterminate monsters and earn merit! Overturn this man-eating world, and the merit will be immeasurable! He issues an edict to summon the Six Ding and Six Jia, guarding him on every side and driving evil away! 1.2kReads7.1Score10814d adds
- 15 Folk Secret Spells 民间秘咒 [This book presents the classical Chinese text alongside its translation, for the appreciation of all fellow enthusiasts.] …The folk secret incantation, also known as “The Thirteen Ancient Moxibustion Incantations,” is said to have been entrusted by Patriarch Chen Tuan to a guardian in his final moments. After escaping danger, the guardian searched for someone to pass it on to, but found no one. The sole surviving copy was later kept by the Jiang family of Donglai. During the compilation of the 235Reads—Score18914d adds
- 16 The Void Dharma Realm 虚空法界，细雨著 The Void Dharma Realm is a remarkable book, arguably the only one of its kind in the world today. It will completely uncover the mystery of memory between lives and change the frequency of human consciousness. Volume One offers a rough introduction to the unknown reality of the void across seventeen chapters. Even this overview is enough to make your brain work. It is recommended that you first read Xiyu’s The Homecoming of the Amnesiac, which will provide some basic concepts. The book introduce 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The True Autobiography of a Taoist Priest 真正的道士自传 (Because this is a true story, it won’t be very long.) (A true story about a real Taoist priest.) (A must-read for anyone who wants to become a Taoist priest.) (I don’t write fantasy, so anyone who’s too deep into it, don’t read this.) A lot of people use “true story” as a pretext to write fantasy, and none of it is believable. Let’s take a look together. This is the story of how a real Taoist priest in the modern world grew up. 256Reads7.4Score11414d adds
- 18 American Horror Story World, My Master Is Shi Jian 美恐世界，家师石坚 After Li Wei becomes a disciple of Shi Jian, the Lightning Law Lord, and learns all manner of Maoshan arts, he turns the tables, breaks the legs of his troublemaking junior brother Shi Shaojian, and accuses his master of failing to raise his son and indulging his crimes. Then Shi Jian personally cleans house, and Li Wei transmigrates again, this time into the body of Villeo, a priest who failed at an exorcism and had his clerical collar taken away. So he decides to abandon the Church and pursue 300Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 19 The Cyber Daoist's Hidden Canon: A Taoist Recovers Stolen Treasures from the Misty Capital by Remote Control 玄网归藏：赛博道士隔空索回雾都万国赃珍 The Mysteries of the Profound Web: A Cyber Daoist Reclaims the Stolen Treasures of Wudu’s International Settlements from Afar 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Don’t Hunt Ghosts, I Save People 我不捉鬼，我只渡人 [Mostly Slice of Life] [No System] [Feng Shui and Face Reading] [Saving People and Ghosts] [Episodic] [Character Growth] [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] Ghosts aren’t scary. The human heart is. This is a world with ghosts, but the coldest place isn’t the underworld. It’s the hearts of people in the living world. The male lead walks between the realms of the living and the dead, making his living through feng shui and face reading, guided by his conscience: killing the ghosts that deserve to die, 1kReads8.0Score14014d adds
- 21 The Dream of the True Page Tao: A World Made Real from Illusions 真页道之梦化虚界 The supernatural returns, alongside alchemical arts, thunder magic, talismans, the 749 Bureau, and battles between Chinese and foreign practitioners. This is a secret chronicle of cultivation, ghost slaying, demon-smiting, and god-killing. Mysteries are gradually awakening. Where do ghosts, monsters, spirits, and demons come from? Immortals have attained the Dao, but the gods are hard to summon. The world is mired in desire. How can anyone cross over to safety? With the power of the Dream Realm, 227Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 22 A Complete Guide to the Six Yao and Eight Trigrams 六爻八卦一点通 A Quick Guide to the Six Lines and Eight Trigrams Are you fascinated by the mysterious Eight Trigrams and Six Lines, but find ancient texts obscure and technical terms hard to understand? This book is designed especially for complete beginners. With the goal of making the material easy to learn and understand at a glance, it uses everyday language, abundant examples, and original learning methods to guide you into Six Lines divination with ease. Its 300,000 words of systematic instruction will h 2.3kReads7.2Score57914d adds
- 23 A Farewell Letter Reveals the Deep Love Shared by Two Taoist Priests 一纸绝笔信，道尽两位道士的半生情深 A final letter reveals the deep bond shared by two Taoist priests over half a lifetime 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Road Home After Losing My Memories 失忆的归途细雨著 Few people know when they will face death, but everyone knows it is inevitable. We spend vast amounts of time learning things we might need, yet we avoid talking about the life and death we are certain to face. From the day we are born, we can count the days until the college entrance exam and the years until retirement, but we do not know when we will leave this stage and have to reflect on our lives. If there is only one thing in life truly worth investing your energy in, it is the knowledge I 351Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Ghosts Haunt Japan's Yasukuni Shrine, So I Go Live and Torture Them All in Public 倭国神厕闹鬼，我反手开直播当众折磨万鬼 Ghosts Haunt the Japanese Yasukuni Shrine, So I Start a Livestream and Torture Them in Front of Everyone 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 26 A Japanese Delegation Visits China to Save Face, So I Cross the Sea Alone to Crush Japan's National Fortune Array 倭国组团访华装体面，我孤身跨海踏平东瀛国运大阵 A delegation from Japan comes to China to put on airs, while I cross the sea alone to crush the national fortune formation of the Eastern Isles 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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. 3.4kReads7.4Score45414d adds
- 28 Other Taoists Draw Talismans to Exorcise Ghosts. He Slaps a Router on Them to Cure Internet Addiction, Leaving the Whole Internet Stunned 别的道士画符驱鬼，他贴路由器治网瘾，全网看傻了 Other Taoist priests draw talismans to drive out ghosts. He sticks a router on people to cure their internet addiction, leaving the whole internet dumbfounded 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Forty-Eight Taoist Spells and Techniques 道家咒术四十八法 In Taoism, spellcasting is a form of ritual magic that invokes deities through incantations or curses ghosts and demons. It is believed to establish communication with the Celestial Emperor and command spirits, driving away evil, averting calamities, and turning misfortune into good fortune. 2.3kReads6.6Score61914d adds
- 30 Half Farmer, Half Taoist 半农半道 A record of life’s fleeting moments, a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! In the Age of Declining Dharma, beneath the White Lotus, the greatest hermits hide in plain sight. The truly gifted master Suan Potian and his young apprentice Liu Yi, with help from Captain Liu of the J Team, travel through all kinds of strange tales. They fish drowned souls from the water, battle spirit mediums, drive out evil, escort ghosts and capture monsters; they read the veins of yin energy, set the ea 335Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I Became Shi Jian's Disciple: While Others Cultivate the Dao, I Cultivate Immortality 拜师石坚，别人修道我修仙 (Taoist cultivation + reborn transmigration + System + fantasy monsters and ghosts + no female lead + not a goody-goody) Li Shengyi is reborn and transmigrates to the Republican era. He becomes the direct disciple of Shi Jian, the Maoshan Sect’s senior disciple and the Lightning Dharma King. With magic in his left hand and the System at his fingertips, he cultivates immortality while others practice Taoism. He travels across famous mountains and rivers, upholds the justice he believes in, and fi 1.8kReads8.0Score10414d adds
- 32 I Told You to Take the Imperial Exam, Not Become an Ancestor of the Dao! 让你考科举，没让你考成道祖啊！ The prefectural exam tests aspiring Daoist novices, the provincial exam qualifies talisman disciples, the metropolitan exam assesses ritual masters, and the palace exam decides who will lead the Daoist alliance… Xie Wugou transmigrates, only to open his eyes to a nightmare from the start: a gravely ill father, a frail mother, and a broken self. He hopes to change his fate through the imperial examinations, only to discover that this world has no feudal dynasty, only a “Daoist Immortal Court”! He 9.5kReads7.8Score1k14d adds
- 33 The Mad Little Daoist 癫狂小道长 At the very start of Volume Two, "The Secret Realm of Guixu" On his first day in the mortal realm, the Heavenly Venerable was kidnapped by the System. [Ding! Bound to the Ten Thousand Demons World-Suppressing Pagoda. Mission: Unmask the true identity of the "Great Emperor Zhenwu."] The Heavenly Venerable sneered. "I am Heaven itself. Who dares kidnap me?" That was until he spotted his grinning secretary, Fei Yang, hiding an identical System jade slip in his sleeve. The Holy Mother gave a co 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Creepy and Terrifying? Nonsense! This Is My Merit! 诡异恐怖？胡说！此乃贫道功德！ [Brutal Physical Slaughter] [Thunder Magic] [Summoning the Gods] [Do Whatever You Want] [Daoist] [No Female Lead] The Listening Thunder Temple does not worship Celestial Master Zhang or the Three Mao Patriarchs. Instead, it worships the Heavenly Worthy of Universal Transformation of the Nine Heavens and Responding to the Thunder, the principal deity of the Thunder Department. As a result, the Daoists of Listening Thunder Temple are known for their bad tempers. Don't believe in the Dao? Believe w 3.6kReads8.4Score20814d adds
- 35 What, You Used Ghost Money to Restart the Mythic Age? 什么，你用冥币重启了神话 [Slow-burn start, fiery later on] [Golden finger] [Invincible protagonist] [Supernatural Revival] [One heroine] Everyone says money makes the world go round. Zhang Xuanling believed that wholeheartedly when he was delivering takeout. Then one day, ghosts and gods suddenly appeared before him, and he could no longer believe it. But when he learned the truth about how he had restarted mythology with ghost money, he believed again: money can make ghosts work for you, and it can even reach the gods! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reincarnation Simulator: Ascending to Immortality on the Wheel of Rebirth 轮回模拟器之转轮上成仙 [In-depth Daoist knowledge + a Daoist cultivates immortality + reincarnation simulations + saving the world] I, Cheng Xuan, was an ordinary mortal who had dreamed of becoming an immortal since childhood. By a strange twist of fate, I met an unremarkable old Daoist in the mountains and began my path to immortality. After three years of arduous cultivation, I finally earned my master’s approval. As the thirty-fifth-generation disciple, I was formally accepted into the Lingbao Sect. On the very da 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Cangshan Ashes: The Dao-Demon Chronicle 苍山烬，道魔启世录 [Steady updates, and it will never be abandoned!] “Master, weren't we here to catch ghosts?” “Today is inauspicious. We shouldn't make a move!” “Master, you just can't beat them, can you?” “Don't talk nonsense. Demons and ghosts have their place in life.” “Disciple, don't go around exorcising demons and slaying monsters at the drop of a hat.” “Cultivating the Dao means cultivating the heart. We should be kind.” “Remember, all things under heaven have life, and life comes first. If we run into so 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Prison Memoirs 监狱回忆录 This is a true account of what happened to me a few years ago. I was a junior college student who went to prison after getting into a fight. In the span of a single thought, I went from student to convict. This is the story of how I grew step by step in prison. Since I was expelled from school after being imprisoned, I never graduated from junior college. I only have a high school education, so please bear with me if my writing is rough. 7.3kReads8.4Score1k14d adds
- 39 Qi Refining: From Beginner to Golden Core 练气：入门到结丹 In the beginning, the universe was a formless, chaotic void, without clarity or murkiness, yin or yang. Only the “Primordial Breath” existed. Silent and still, it responded when stirred. It had no visible form or discernible shape, yet it was the source of heaven, earth, and all things. Thus the opening of Liezi: The Book of Tianrui says: “That which has form is born from that which has no form. From what, then, could heaven and earth have arisen? It is said that there was the Great Change, the 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After Passing the Civil Service Exam, a Mage Tricked Me into Catching Ghosts 考编上岸后，我被法师骗去抓鬼 [Supernatural powers + spirit mediums + divination + disciple of a bodhisattva + ghost hunting] This entire novel is told through my personal experiences. I’ve simply recorded all the supernatural events I’ve experienced, witnessed, and encountered over the years. Readers can decide for themselves whether they’re true or not. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Great Scripture of the Mystic Truth 玄真大道经 Li Xuanxin was abandoned at birth on Mount Zhongnan, but fortunately, the reclusive Daoist master Qingxu took him in. He thought he could devote himself to cultivation in peace, far from worldly affairs. But then the funeral bells of Yongjia rang. The Five Barbarians’ cavalry trampled across the Central Plains, Luoyang fell, and bones lay exposed in the wilderness. Before ascending, his master left him a prophecy: “Heaven and Earth are sealed, and the laws are incomplete. To seek the Great Way, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Republic-Era Book of Mysteries 民国诡秘录 Sometimes, the one who takes your life isn’t a person at all, but an evil spirit or demon. And the one controlling those spirits from behind the scenes might well be human... In the chaotic Republican era, foreign powers encircled the nation, eager to invade China, while warlords fought among themselves at home, leaving the land in ruins. On the other side of the jianghu, evil spirits rose everywhere and ghosts ran rampant, while mysterious foreign religions invaded as well. After waking from a 773Reads—Score10514d adds
- 43 Qi Cultivation Art 练气决 The Qi Cultivation Method is a cultivation manual that guides beginners into the mysterious world of qi refinement. Starting with the most basic search for a sense of qi, it gradually delves deeper, explaining in detail the many secrets and techniques involved in qi cultivation. In this book, readers follow carefully designed steps to shut out the noise of the outside world and calm both body and mind. Through specific postures, breathing techniques, and concentration exercises, they learn to s 620Reads7.0Score12914d adds
- 44 The Age of Declining Dharma: I Fought My Way from the White Mountains and Black Waters to Ascension 末法时代：我从白山黑水杀到飞升 In an age when spiritual energy has run dry and the era of cultivation is ending, I became the last cultivator in the world. My parents were stained with blood in Songhe Town, and my sister’s fate was unknown. At thirteen, I fled into the deepest part of Baishan, carrying a damaged Daoist scripture passed down through my family. 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Record of Wen Shi’s Attainment of the Dao 文始证道录 The Record of Attaining the Dao through the Way of Wen Shi uses the shifting stars as its guide to tell the story of Yin Xi. After natural and human-made disasters strike Hangu Pass, he follows the stars’ guidance and leads the people in rebuilding their homes. From the Ji star bringing warmth and erasing the scars of an earthquake, to the Shen star shining brightly as the new city walls are built; from the Dipper’s handle pointing west to herald a bountiful harvest, to the Zhen star gleaming a 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 313Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 47 Proving the Dao in Peach Blossom Ravine 证道桃花涧 In the final years of the Tang Dynasty, warlords carved up the land and regimes in the Central Plains rose and fell in rapid succession. The Khitans eyed the Central Plains hungrily, demons ran rampant, and the people suffered. Gui Yuannan headed south in search of love, stumbled into an immortal’s destiny, entered the Dao, and cultivated the wondrous methods of the Shangqing tradition. After completing her training, she descended the mountain 17Reads—Score214d adds
- 48 The Daoist Record of Crown Prince Xuanyuan 玄元太子修道录 The Crown Prince Xuanyuan is the Great Emperor Zhenwu. He was once a prince of a kingdom, but his devotion to the Dao led him onto the path of cultivation. Born to the royal house, his heart yearned for the Dao; he left his splendid estate for the mountains and springs. By lamplight, he studied the scrolls and sought the true covenant; amid purple mists, he tended the altar and refined cinnabar and lead. He cast off the trappings of the world and turned toward Wudang, dwelling among the cliffs a 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Record of Laozi’s Westward Journey and the Passing of the Lamp 老君西行传灯录 In ancient China, at the end of the Zhou dynasty, royal authority was waning, the lords were at war with one another, and the realm had fallen into chaos. At this time, a wise man quietly appeared: the founder of Daoism, the Supreme Lord Lao. Seeing the turmoil in the world, Lao decided to travel west and spread the Dao, hoping to ease humanity’s suffering and strife. Along the way, Lao rode a green ox, crossing towering mountains and enduring countless hardships and dangers. At Hangu Pass, he 66Reads—Score1614d adds
- 50 A Complete Guide to the Four Pillars of Destiny 八字大全讲解 Do you believe in fate? In just eight words, this book captures its true meaning. It's especially suitable for beginners, and can also be used as a reference. I hope you study hard and never stop learning. 331Reads7.5Score10214d adds
