Novels like The Sealed Gate's Final Sacrifice
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Sealed Gate's Final Sacrifice, best match first.
- 101 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干殡葬的那些年 People light candles, ghosts blow out the lamps. The dead return at midnight, corpses rise in funeral halls, and ancient relics lie buried for thousands of years. In my years working in the funeral business, I’ve encountered plenty of strange and uncanny things. The living walk the roads of the living world, and the dead walk the roads of the underworld. But sometimes, not everyone on the underworld’s roads is a ghost, and not everyone on the living world’s roads is human… 51.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
- 102 The Vengeful Spirit Notebook 凶灵笔记 I've slept in a coffin since I was little. It wasn't until the woman in red appeared that I learned the truth. I was born on Ghost Festival. I don't want to die. 1.3kReads8.7Score246Shelves
- 103 Back to 2008: This World Is All Wrong 重回2008：这个世界不对劲 The day he is laid off at thirty-five, Lin Ye is hit by a car and sent back to June 6, 2008, the night before the college entrance exams. He gains access to the “Future Sight” System, which can predict the next thirty years: the toughest exam questions, the four trillion yuan stimulus, Yanjiao housing prices. The future is in his hands. But he gradually realizes that this world isn't quite like the 2008 he remembers. On a rooftop in the dead of night stands a figure in a long robe. In the sunlig 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 A World Where Only Demons, Me, and Humans Exist 只有恶魔，我，人类存在的世界 Reporter (smiling): “I’m from the Miyagawa University News Department. Minazuki, may I ask you a few questions?” Minazuki: “Of course.” Reporter: “What’s your favorite color, Minazuki?” Minazuki: “I don’t have one.” Reporter: “What’s your favorite subject?” Minazuki: “The end of class.” Reporter: “Are you guided more by feelings or reason?” Minazuki: “Inertia.” Reporter: “What’s your rule for making friends?” Minazuki: “Don’t make friends.” Reporter: “What skill would you most like to master?” M 697Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 After Our Whirlwind Marriage, My Billionaire Husband's Secret Is Exposed 闪婚后，千亿老公掉马了 After Our Flash Marriage, My Billionaire Husband's Cover Is Blown 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 The Ghost Physiognomist in Hemp Robes 麻衣鬼相 Some say it's difficult to understand another person, but to a face reader, understanding someone is easy. Others say you can't judge a person by appearances. I think it depends on who's doing the judging. My grandfather was a famous face reader of ghosts. He could read disaster and fortune, life and death, heaven and earth, and even uncover a person's past lives and future incarnations. When I was little, egged on by a group of friends, I kicked over the mound of an old grave. Luckily, my grand 1.3kReads8.5Score171Shelves
- 107 The Immortal’s Path of a Funeral Garment Shop Owner 寿衣店老板的修仙路 An Accidental Ghost Cultivator Begins His Path to Immortality Luo Ze is an art teacher at an art training school. After 30 years of teaching, he has become a renowned teacher with students all over the place. After a car accident, he unexpectedly transmigrates 20 years into the past, only to find himself possessing the body of a 19-year-old who runs a funeral clothing shop. While providing someone with a complete funeral service, he unexpectedly acquires an ancient bronze mirror of unknown origi 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 A Valiant Woman in Troubled Times: One Lone Blade to Avenge a Sea of Blood 乱世烈女：孤刀报尽血海仇 A Fierce Woman in Troubled Times: One Lone Blade to Avenge a Blood Feud 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 I Moved into Dorm 404 and Uncovered a Deadly Campus Mystery 住进404宿舍，我看破校园凶局 Feng shui, the supernatural, campus life, society: everything you're looking for is here! A story is just a story. Even if someone has experienced something similar in real life, I hope you'll still treat this as just a story! Don't get too caught up in it! Finally, may you, dear reader, stay safe and well! 39Reads—Score104Shelves
- 110 Stealing a Corpse to Borrow a Life 偷尸借命 The year I was born, strange signs appeared in the sky. That day, many people saw hundreds of ragged prisoners in shackles carrying a huge black coffin toward the forbidden ground behind the mountain. Ten years later, a fortune-telling monk came to our village. He said I had been dead for ten years, and that I was borrowing my life from a corpse. He said I wouldn't live much longer. But before I could die, he suddenly dropped dead. The next day, however, his body, already buried, mysteriously ap 7.5kReads7.8Score915Shelves
- 111 Tales of the Purple Robe 紫衫异闻录 “I taught you martial arts. I didn’t teach you how to be decent people.” [Unconventional strong female lead + urban fantasy + martial arts + supernatural + technology + suspense + romance + political intrigue + a richly detailed world] “The essence of traditional Chinese martial arts is being unable to hear a dog bark.” “Does acting cool not cost you anything?” “I’m grateful you thought so highly of my disciples that you injured them. If I didn’t give you a beating in return, I’d look like I had 363Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 The Bride of the Vengeful Ghost 猛鬼新娘 When I was sixteen, I rescued a woman who had been tricked into coming to our village, simply because I wanted to help. I never imagined that my actions would not only get the poor woman killed, but also lead to the deaths of more than a hundred villagers. And so my strange life began. 4.7kReads9.0Score333Shelves
- 113 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.1kReads—Score385Shelves
- 114 Please Don’t Be Afraid 请不要害怕 [Subverting Tropes + Infinite Flow + No Female Lead + Mild Horror] “Captain Wang, I clearly buried her, but… but I saw her in the backyard again!” “How did she die?” “It had nothing to do with me. She… she killed herself!” “She… she just didn’t want to be cremated…” “Then… what is that thing in the backyard?” “I… I don’t know.” “Can she see us? Can she hear our voices?” “And is she dangerous?” … “As for ghosts, I have only one piece of advice for everyone…” “If you happen to run into one, pleas 30.3kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 115 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season Two) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去（第二季） Midnight Entry: You Can Only Survive by Clearing the Dungeon (Season 2) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 160Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 14.4kReads9.1Score977Shelves
- 118 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 950Reads7.3Score111Shelves
- 119 A Man-Eating Monster Asked Me to Marry It. Should I Say Yes? 一个吃人的妖怪，它竟然向我求婚了，要不要答应它 A man-eating monster proposed to me. Should I say yes? 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Tang Banner in the Far Reaches 绝域唐旗 The Tang Banner in the Forbidden Lands 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Infinite Haunting Realms: I Can See Through Lies 无限诡域：我能堪破谎言 [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Original Instances]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Ghosts Kill People]+ [Ghosts in Every Real-World Instance] “Ghosts cannot be killed.” “Humans cannot fight ghosts.” “Ghosts each have their own rules for killing.” A mysterious letter. A door that leads to the unknown. When Li Yu opened the door, one eerie instance after another awaited him. This is the [Ghostly Domain], a world of vengeful ghosts! Will you die in confusion, or be reborn from a nightmare? 154.8kReads8.3Score24.8kShelves
- 122 Borrowing Yin Lifespan 借阴寿 Have you ever slept wearing burial clothes? Don’t try it. I did once, and that night... My name is Li Yiliang. I was born with a shortened lifespan, and my birth caused my mother to die in childbirth. But one night when I was eighteen, my mother came back and said she wanted to take me with her... My grandfather told me to sleep in burial clothes, then gave his own life to help me escape that fate. From then on, my life was never free of strange and uncanny things... 4.8kReads8.9Score435Shelves
- 123 My Legitimate Daughter Was Framed for Treason, So I Wiped Out His Entire Clan 嫡女被构陷通敌，我反手诛他九族 The legitimate daughter was framed for treason. I struck back and wiped out his entire clan. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 I Transmigrated into the World of the Taoist Priest of Zombie 穿越僵尸道长世界 I, Li Zhizhou, transmigrated and became a junior disciple under Uncle Jiu. After awakening the Daoist Cultivation System, I carried all of Maoshan to greatness. Grand Martial Uncle Shi Jian, Martial Uncle Qianhe, and Martial Uncle Simu look at me as if they're about to steal me away as their disciple! Complete all kinds of missions, and you can learn supreme Daoist arts. There are also divine-grade pills, top-tier magic artifacts, and the finest talismans. And so, I became the most gifted discip 1.1kReads—Score102Shelves
- 125 I Didn't Kill My Best Friend, But He Did Die Because of Me 我没动手杀挚友，但他确实因我凉透了 I didn't kill my best friend, but he did end up dead because of me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Hongwu's Wrath: A Lowly Clerk Defies Heaven, Three Hundred Households Lose Their Heads 洪武怒：小吏抗天，三百户枭首 Hongwu's Fury: A Petty Official Defies Heaven, Three Hundred Households Beheaded —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 A Fox's Claw Marks Appeared on the Bride's Back on Our Wedding Night 新婚夜，新娘背上现出狐伤 On their wedding night, a fox-shaped wound appears on the bride's back. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 I Followed a Beauty into a Cave, and Ten Years Later I Became a Monster 追美女进山洞，十年后我成了妖怪 I followed a beauty into a mountain cave. Ten years later, I became a monster. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Six Years in the Cold Palace: I Nurtured an Emperor for the Ages with My Life 冷宫六年，我以命养出千古明君 Six Years in the Cold Palace, I Nurtured an Eternal Wise Ruler with My Life 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 The Longqing Murders: A Scholar's Wrongful Conviction, and I Set His Spirit Wife Straight 隆庆奇案：秀才冤狱，我判灵妻归正 The Longqing Mystery: A Scholar's Wrongful Imprisonment, I Rule That His Spirit Wife Be Set Right —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.6kReads8.9Score486Shelves
- 132 It All Starts with a Cozy Game 从一款温馨游戏开始 In 2035, virtual games have become part of everyone's daily life. But one day, a mysterious horror civilization invades the virtual games. As terror engulfs the virtual world, every registered player instantly becomes a lamb to the slaughter, a rat in the street, a slave to be killed at will... The game's NPCs turn into terrifying ghosts. They overturn the master-servant relationship, roam the depths of the virtual world, carve out their own territories, and pen human players up to torment and e 3.8kReads9.0Score348Shelves
- 133 Clear Words Hidden in Reed Leaves, Carried on the Wind for Twenty Years 芦叶藏清词，风吹二十年 Pure Words Hidden in Reed Leaves, Carried by the Wind for Twenty Years 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Ink and Tang Style: The Biography of Xue Tao 笺染唐风：薛涛传 Ink on Silk, Tang-Era Style: The Story of Xue Tao 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 A Carefree Fairy Descends to Earth and Takes the Internet Giants by Storm 逍遥仙女下凡，卷爆互联网大厂 A carefree fairy descends to earth and takes the internet giants by storm 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 The Underworld Bureau of the Yellow Springs 黄泉阴司 When I was a kid, I went to the back hill of the village to play and pick up human bones. There I stumbled upon a ghost opera and nearly lost my life. Luckily, a green snake saved me, but the snake also began a strange, shadowy romance. Ghost operas, spirit summoning, yellow-skin spirits' yin graves, peachwood seals against evil: the bizarre folk customs of southern Guizhou and chilling, uncanny tales of the worlds of yin and yang are coming your way. Warning: Not for the faint of heart!!! 5.8kReads8.4Score577Shelves
- 137 Coffin Shop No. 44 44号棺材铺 Everyone knows what a coffin shop is, but would you dare enter one where someone has died? Ever since I took over a coffin shop, strange things have been happening all around me. Only then did I realize that the people who come to buy coffins aren't necessarily alive… 2.3kReads8.0Score267Shelves
- 138 Burning the Manuscript at Qingzhi Cove: The Southern Song Poetess Refuses to Cross Over 焚稿青芝坞：南宋才女不肯渡 Burning the Drafts at Qingzhi Dock: The Southern Song Talented Lady Refuses to Cross the River —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 2.6kReads—Score245Shelves
- 140 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season One) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第一季) Enter at midnight. Clear the instance to survive (Season One) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 I Was a Detective in the Republic of China 我在民国当侦探 [Republican-era investigations + Anthology stories + Male leads + Strong leads + Folk customs] Gao Ren has been having an awful run of luck lately. He accidentally offended a rich young master and nearly got thrown in jail! Luckily, while making his escape, he ran into a gullible little Taoist priest. The little priest wasn’t just good-looking, he was also willing to be Gao Ren’s money tree! He could perform rituals and solve baffling cold cases, too! Gao Ren stuck close to the little priest, se 242Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 142 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 101Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 143 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 18.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 144 Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scrounging Meals 逍遥仙：下凡后，我靠蹭饭飞升了 Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scoring Free Meals 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 Horrifying! The Haunted House That Claims Lives 惊悚！索命凶宅 After moving into a haunted house, I discovered the secret behind a murder. I'm a suspense writer. After moving into my new home, I discovered it was a murder house! I stumbled upon some hidden clues that seemed to point to rumors of a murder from years ago! At night, beneath the bright moonlight, I stared in shock at a horribly disfigured face! A woman's rotting corpse was hanging from a tree outside the window! A little boy in a black-and-white photograph, a dried corpse sealed inside a wall, 6.1kReads9.1Score424Shelves
- 146 Apartment 18 18号公寓 Lin Shen has no idea why he’s in an unfamiliar apartment building. Outside, nothing but endless thick fog surrounds it. The building doesn’t appear on any map, and no one has ever heard of it. Inside are countless rooms. The place is eerily quiet most of the time, though strange sounds can occasionally be heard. The management office, with no one in sight, continues to operate normally day after day. Lin Shen wants to escape and return to his ordinary, boring life. But there is only one way out. 4.4kReads8.4Score617Shelves
- 147 Pines and Cypresses at Xiling Betray Our Promised Time 西陵松柏负佳期 Pines and cypresses of Xiling, missing the promised day 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Unluckiest Young Master in the Great Song Dynasty 大宋第一倒霉少爷 The Song Dynasty's Unluckiest Young Master 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 3: The Grudge of the Wronged 访灵笔录3：冤亲赋 [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strong Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Ghost-Hunting] "Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear." "An evil spirit lives inside my body. I don't know when it will devour me." A naked woman's corpse is discovered in an underground parking garage, her chest stuffed with weeds and her organs missing. A string of murders throws the entire city into panic! Quan Ning accidentally gets caught up in this bizarre case. As clues gradually 40Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 150 I Became Fahai and Discovered Bai Suzhen Was My Ex-Girlfriend 穿成法海，发现白素贞是我前女友 I Transmigrated as Fahai and Discovered That Bai Suzhen Was My Ex-Girlfriend 11Reads—Score—Shelves
