Novels like An Unorthodox Taoist in a World of Strange Tales
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- 1 The Long-Lived Otherworldly Immortal: Adding Traits from the Five Ghosts Art 长生异仙：从五鬼诀开始加词条 This is a cultivation world overrun with demons and monsters, where every cultivation method is strange and mysterious. One day, Su Yun transmigrates here and opens his eyes to find himself lying on a demoness’s bed… P.S. The protagonist is ruthless and does whatever he pleases. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. 0Votes512Recs32Fans
- 2 The Demonic Path to Immortality 极道长生魔 If the gods and Buddhas are useless, then I’ll do it myself and demand the heavens answer for their crimes! … This is the story of a person with a terminal illness who steals a soul to be reborn, cultivates the ultimate path, slays Buddhas who stand in his way and gods who oppose him, and seeks eternal life. 0Votes5.2kRecs12.6kFans
- 3 Reborn as an Indian Tycoon 重生印度当财阀 Reborn in India during a bygone era. How does a young man born into the Kshatriya caste grow, step by step, into a tycoon capable of shaping India's development? Shadowy clashes, political maneuvering, enemies turned allies, and business wars: watch this young man plan his every move. There are three things no Indian can escape in life: death, taxes, and the Garuda Group. 0Votes2.9kRecs14.8kFans
- 4 I Have a Blood Immortal Eye 我有一颗血仙瞳 By night, he dreams of ascending to immortality; by day, he devours the living. The immortal is no immortal, and the demon is no demon. Bones lie in heaps, blood fills the seas. Daoists scheme against one another, while beasts sit upon the Dao and claim dominion. “I have a blood-red eye. It had no name, but I forced it to be called ‘Immortal.’” 0Votes4.4kRecs30.4kFans
- 5 I Will Sweep Across This World 我欲横推此世间 The new book, Everlasting Life Through Armor, Starting by Seizing the Protagonist’s Fortune, has been signed. If you’re interested, go check it out. Evil spirits run rampant, the people suffer, and sects and powerful clans carve up the land. In this dark, chaotic age, the supernatural ability in Lu Nan’s mind is his only lifeline. The green hills remain, while the setting sun rises and falls through the ages. Countless years later, when Lu Nan looks back on the past, he finds only enemies l 0Votes20.6kRecs77.8kFans
- 6 Wilderness: Manjushri Bodhisattva 洪荒之文殊菩萨 A novice monk burns incense and chants sutras; pale clouds drift over clear waters. A bitter cold sweeps the seas; sparse blossoms adorn the purple thorn trees. The nine bends of the Yellow River roar, and the calamity of the Investiture of the Gods turns bloody. At this time, Jinchan kills without hesitation, Puxian is consumed by melancholy, Yunxiao is imprisoned in Kunlun, and Yang Jian's three eyes shake the heavens. Wenshu returns from hundreds of millions of years in the future. Taking the 0Votes5.1kRecs32.1kFans
- 7 So You're the Demon God 原来你是魔神 “You’ve completed 100,000 deliveries playing a food courier. Reward: evolution to the limit, a True God’s body.” “You’ve completed 30,000 rides playing a Didi driver. Reward: divine power, the Eye of Heaven.” “You’ve delivered 200,000 parcels playing a courier. Reward: the Primordial Method, the Book of Rules.” Ye Shen transmigrates to a world overrun by demons, where vengeful ghosts are returning and evil gods lurk everywhere. Carrying a book called Three Hundred and Sixty Trades, he takes on t 0Votes15.6kRecs83.4kFans
- 8 Seeking the Dao and Immortality, I Am the Butcher's Knife 求道长生，我为刀俎 (No female lead, dark tone. Don't read if that's not your thing.) The world is a sea of suffering, and all living things sink beneath its waves, struggling to reach the other shore. Yet the sea of suffering has no end. The other shore is like a flower reflected in a mirror, or the moon in water, visible but forever out of reach. By chance, Su Jingyue gains an immortal opportunity. She fights for fortune and seizes opportunities, wishing only to reach the other shore. 0Votes6.8kRecs6.1kFans
- 9 Those Who Steal from Heaven Shall Die 盗天者死 This is a terrible world, where heaven and earth hold the power of life and death over all things. Human lives are born unequal, and cultivators gain a destiny and call themselves Fate Cultivators, reigning unchecked over the age. There is Shen Qing, the great thief who can steal other people's fates. Sect prodigy: “When I was born, dragons and phoenixes appeared in auspicious harmony, and purple qi stretched thirty thousand miles east!” Child of destiny: “When I emerged from obscurity, golden l 0Votes18.6kRecs21.1kFans
- 10 Starting as a Tiger-Jiao 从虎蛟开始 After dying in an accident, he arrived in the underworld, only to be mistakenly judged by a ghost official and sent to the Animal Realm in the six paths of reincarnation. Fortunately, he was reborn as a tiger-jiao, wielding a tiger's might and a dragon's power. He became a peerless great demon and transcended the cycle of reincarnation. 0Votes20.7kRecs69.2kFans
- 11 Rule-Breaking Player 违规玩家 New book: I Can Return to the Mysterious Era A transmission error in the Spacetime Paradise left Su Mo stranded in a war-torn world of magic runes. Here there is red-patterned steel, white gunpowder, black mercury, heavenly trains, and magical rune mechanisms refined to perfection. With no more mission time limits, and a body that is partly digitized like a player's, he grows rapidly, step by step, into the ruler of the world. Slaughter on the battlefield to earn points and exchange them for rew 0Votes20.8kRecs117.5kFans
- 12 The Great Zhou Dynasty’s Greatest Imperial Preceptor 大周第一国师 I walk alongside ambition and slaughter until I ascend to the summit of the heavens. … My name is Lu Yun. I am the head of the Great Zhou Bureau of Astronomy. Above the imperial authority, a guest of the immortal sects, and the Grand Preceptor. 0Votes11.4kRecs19.6kFans
- 13 EN Crafting Immortality: Starting by Turning Myself into a Puppet 诡道求仙，从将自己炼成傀儡开始 “Looks like I have no choice but to refine myself into a living puppet.” This is another world of sinister cultivation, where the Great You Dynasty is ruled by bloodthirsty tyrants. The Daoist sects worship Outer Gods, seeking immortality and the path to the celestial through rituals of sacrifice. Demons dwell among the remote mountains; ruined temples and ancient monasteries conceal evil spirits and strange creatures; fox immortals and monstrous cats wander city streets and alleyways. Acros 3Votes41.3kRecs175.8kFans
- 14 Containing the Heavens, Starting with the Devil Fruit Tree 收容诸天从恶魔果树开始 The magical tide returns, the gods come back, and a special soul from another world must decide what to do. With the Soul-Soul Fruit and a corpse, can Whitebeard once again rule the world? With a dragon egg, the Flame-Flame Fruit, and a strange flame, will a one-of-a-kind fire dragon be born? With Gourmet Cells and magical cooking tools, can a new Gourmet Wizard change everyone's understanding of wizards? Anything is possible. 0Votes27.3kRecs82.6kFans
- 15 Attaining the Dao Through Paper Figures 纸人成道 On a pitch-black night, a crowd of figures in garish clothes, their faces distorted and their smiles uncanny, carried a grand sedan chair. With grave soil beneath their feet and demon blood on their bodies, they headed for the lair of spirits and monsters. A folk saying goes: When paper figures carry a sedan chair, ghosts wail and monsters howl. If you see them, stay away. Do not approach. The lost art of paper effigy-making has resurfaced. A reclusive youth controls paper to kill, hunts demons 0Votes27kRecs102.8kFans
- 16 Lord of Glory 荣光之主 By injecting light into darkness, I gained unparalleled power. By feeding on the essence of life, I became an immortal, ageless monster. Draped in sacred vestments, I chant a demonic mass. From human to god, just how much must one lose? How much can one gain? Treading upon the inverted Tree of Life of the Kabbalah and advancing toward the gods, the paladin has gained everything and lost everything, whether intentionally or otherwise. He has tasted the joy of ruling the world and standing invinci 0Votes7.4kRecs16.5kFans
- 17 A Martial World Beginning with a Bandit Stronghold 从山匪开始的武侠 This world is terrifying. Daoist masters can block rivers with a single sword; Buddhist vajra warriors can shake the void with a lion's roar; imperial ancestors who have lived for a thousand years can unleash cataclysms; and demonic powerhouses... After transmigrating here, Zhang Jing relies on his extraordinary appetite for devouring spiritual treasures to climb step by step toward the 5Votes43.8kRecs225.2kFans
- 18 Players’ Lackeys Are Everywhere 玩家走狗满天下 Zuo Chongming was a veteran gamer, a studio boss, a god-tier power-leveling expert, and a ruthless exploiter... Through a stroke of bad luck, he transmigrated into a game world, even returning to the time before its public beta and becoming an NPC. Monsters run amok, evil spirits devour people, and martial artists roam the land... For Zuo Chongming, who has a status panel, all of this is within the bounds of acceptability. But when he thinks of the players, the Fourth Calamity, about to arrive, 0Votes39.5kRecs164.4kFans
- 19 The Mountains Call 群山呼唤 In ancient times, the flames of civilization had yet to grow strong; On the barren plains of Modaleng, the demons of the deep void spread their tentacles unchecked; The nature spirits huddled together, preserving their meager strength in the shadows. I came from beyond the veil, bearing the torch of civilization; Waves of ignorance and folly followed close behind, as the stinking, decaying starry sky opened its eyes; I will break the shackles of flesh and blood, and pierce the limits of the mind 0Votes34.9kRecs51.6kFans
- 20 From the Start, I Was Married into the Abyss 开局赘入深渊 Bai Shan accidentally became a live-in son-in-law. Luckily, he had the talent of ["Equal Exchange"]. As long as he met a cultivation method's minimum requirements, he could skip the entire training process and attain "great perfection" instantly. [The Tiger's Roar Through the Night] Requirement 1: The complete text of [The Tiger's Roar Through the Night] Requirement 2: 600 jin of meat, 200 jin of tiger-bone wine, 3 drops of Everlasting Grief Grass sap, and 1 fruit of the Heartburning Scarlet 0Votes63.1kRecs330.1kFans
- 21 The World of Demons and Ghosts: I Can Cultivate by Spending Lifespan 妖诡世界：我能氪命修行 Monsters and demons roam unchecked, bringing chaos to the world. Year after year, natural disasters leave the people destitute. Warlords carve up the land and wage war against one another. For ordinary people to cultivate, they must draw demon blood into their bodies and transform into monsters themselves. Du Kang transmigrates into this chaotic age and discovers he can cultivate by spending his lifespan... [Serpent Mother Technique]: Hatch a serpent demon’s egg and raise the little snakes with 0Votes26.6kRecs143kFans
- 22 My Taoist Magic Comes from a World of Myths and Strange Tales 我的道法来自神话志怪世界 The Five Turbidities descend upon the world, and demons run rampant. Holding a copy of Strange Tales Illustrated, Song Lin transmigrates into the body of a young acolyte at a remote, unorthodox Daoist temple on the frontier. He sees that the ancient evil miasma of the Six Heavens still lingers in this world, where shamans and ghostly arts run wild. Demons and monsters claim official titles, the Three and Five have lost their order, and the worlds of humans and ghosts have become jumbled together 0Votes61.6kRecs345kFans
- 23 EN Breaking the Human Limit 从打破人体极限开始 “Flesh and blood alone: how can one become king?” “To rule over all beings, first devour the Buddhas, dragons, and elephants!” It all begins when Wu Dao breaks through the limits of the human body. 0Votes30.1kRecs207.2kFans
- 24 Embracing the Moon 抱月 I ride the flying immortal on a carefree flight, and embrace the bright moon for all eternity. 0Votes57.7kRecs190kFans
- 25 A Few Things That Happened in the Instance Dungeon 副本里的二三事 Raise your head to peer into the depths of the void; bend down to gather the river of stars. Golden light blooms atop the ninth heaven, while eight hundred miles of purple clouds bow in worship. It all began after Wu Mingkong had kept a low profile for eighteen years, when she picked up a kitchen knife, brought along her dog, and hacked the first dungeon boss to death... 2Votes35.6kRecs135.2kFans
- 26 The Mysterious Ruler 神秘支配者 The Divine Comedy, On the Origin of Species, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the theory of relativity… Masterpieces born from the history of human civilization possess wondrous, unfathomable powers in another world! The power of the Seven Deadly Sins, biological evolution, mastery of every art… Simply read the secret texts from beginning to end, and you can gain all kinds of powers! The only thing troubling the people of this other world is how hard they find it to read Earth’s writing. Then a lib 0Votes70.3kRecs138.8kFans
- 27 The Great Saint of the Northern Yin 北阴大圣 The apocalypse arrives, and the myriad worlds fall into ruin! An accident during an outing brings Zhou Jia to this world, trapped in the Nine Netherworlds, sooner than expected. Now he must struggle to survive. 0Votes150.9kRecs343.5kFans
- 28 This Director Is Very Reliable 这个导演很靠谱 Filming a television or film production is an enormously expensive and mentally exhausting undertaking. Making a movie is difficult, and making a good movie is harder still. With all sorts of messy unspoken rules filling your mind every day, how are you supposed to make a good film? : Shen Changlin V group: 685421440… 0Votes203.6kRecs258.3kFans
- 29 A Paradise of Infinite Dimensions 无尽维度的乐园 Traveling through the heavens, roaming across myriad worlds, the paradise of infinite dimensions. Yin Changsheng has no real objection to the Dimension Paradise that forcibly hired him as a Dimension Apostle, but he strongly objects to being sent to kill the Great Sage Ventilating Monkey King before he’s even finished probation... 8Votes42.7kRecs192.5kFans
- 30 Qingyun Immortal 庆云仙 In a vast world where the sky is round and the earth square, Birds carry cloud cities on their backs as they roam the Great Wilderness, While humanity struggles to survive among the countless savage beasts on the ground. The path to immortality begins with a bird, Rising into the white clouds above, to sit as an immortal of the Great Wilderness! 2Votes73kRecs128kFans
- 31 Starting as the Black Mountain Ancestor 从黑山老祖开始 At the end of a dynasty, demons run rampant across the land. In a world that is almost, but not quite, the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Su Chen awakens from the darkness and discovers that he has become the Old Ancestor of Black Mountain. 0Votes40.9kRecs142.5kFans
- 32 EN Immortal Abode, Eternal Life 仙府长生 I am the master of my own fate! I am the commander of my own heart! After stumbling into the world of cultivation, Liu Yu spent decades clawing his way forward. He resolved to pursue immortality by any means necessary, swearing that he would be the master of his own destiny. P.S. Decisive and ruthless, sharp-minded, and careful every step of the way. Absolutely no saintly do-gooder behavior. The protagonist has already reached the Deity Transformation stage, so fellow cultivators can read with c 5Votes16.2MRecs705.6kFans
- 33 EN One Man Attains the Dao 一人得道 Chen Cuo arrived in the Chen dynasty of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and became a member of the imperial clan. He had thought he would follow the course of history, but unexpectedly, the whole style suddenly went awry. “With qi refinement and cultivation, along with incense offerings and merit, it seems we have no choice but to seek immortality and attain the Dao first.” This is precisely: Beside the willow shade, beneath the pine shadows, straighten your spine and cast aside all worldly 0Votes225.8kRecs265.7kFans
- 34 EN The Mechanical Alchemist 机械炼金术士 In the gloomy underground city lie countless ancient ruins and treasures. The uncanny, mutations, cursed objects... The abyss, underground caverns, Old Gods, mythical races... Mechanics, enchanted implants, colossal cities and black towers... A wild assortment of alchemy, a drop of steampunk, two spoonfuls of arcane supernatural mystery: together, they make a dazzling fantasy world. I am a puppet alchemist. Everything I see is a puppet. One man is an entire army! 2Votes306.5kRecs993.9kFans
- 35 Conquering Mountains and Rivers for Ninety Thousand Miles 横推山河九万里 Would that I could raise a mighty fist to the sky and sweep across mountains and rivers for ninety thousand miles. A young man with an unusual background, and an “utterly ordinary” attribute panel. This is the story of a martial path that shakes the world and fists that subdue mountains and rivers! 0Votes85.3kRecs213.4kFans
- 36 EN The Road to Immortality Begins as a Hunter 长生从猎户开始 Li Yuan transmigrated into a martial-arts world where demons and ghosts lay in wait, becoming an ordinary hunter. Struggling simply to survive, he only discovered that his golden finger had finally arrived after he gained a wife. The stars shift, the seas transform into mulberry fields, mountains and rivers change, but I remain unchanged. 0Votes86.6kRecs746.3kFans
- 37 Sowing the Seeds of the Heart Demon Dao 心魔种道 Fellow cultivators, masters, Taoist priests, nuns, fairies, demon lords, and sect leaders, welcome to my world. Enjoy the supreme delight and boundless pleasure of traveling through the myriad realms. (Wry smile.) 0Votes161.3kRecs152.5kFans
- 38 This Doctor Is Dangerous 这个医生很危险 The highest calling of a doctor is to heal this sick world! 0Votes153.7kRecs380.6kFans
- 39 This Sandbox Game is Unreliable 这个沙盒游戏不靠谱 As a sandbox game player who loves peace and enjoys farming, Chen Xiyi insists he isn’t the kind of Fourth Calamity who brings chaos to the world. He prefers to win over his enemies with truth and justice. “Let’s talk this out. Put away that weapon of mass destruction first. We can work anything out.” These were the last words of a certain red-name NPC. 0Votes59.1kRecs272.5kFans
- 40 The Mythic Furnace 神话烘炉 The Heavenly Lotus blooms, its petals the hub between two worlds, yet the Daoist heart is placed within a jade pot. In the snap of a finger, three thousand kalpas of cultivation, and when the Heavenly Balance is complete, a furnace is brewed. This is a story of a long, long journey to immortality! 0Votes86.1kRecs101.9kFans
- 41 Seeking Immortal Fate 莫求仙缘 Immortality is not something you can beg for. That is how Mo Qiu got his name. 0Votes217kRecs330.4kFans
- 42 The Immortal Register 仙箓 From a young age, I was a scholar of the Dao, and I loved xianxia above all else. I love spirits and monsters, evil entities, demon boys, beautiful women, alchemy, talismans, spirit pets, Daoist soldiers, goddesses who visit in night dreams, and white bone skeletons. I also willingly offer myself to demons, plant demons in my Dao heart, and spend half my life wandering, seeking only the Great Freedom. The story of a young Daoist who refines qi in pursuit of eternal life. 1Votes237.1kRecs593.2kFans
- 43 Is Something Wrong with Your Lordship? 你这领主有问题吧 The world is destroyed, the apocalypse arrives, and a new era begins. Everyone is granted the right to survive as a Lord. Territories, heroes, troops, treasures, and resources: the server formed from countless continents is now fully open. Qin Muye looks at his panel, which makes him seem like an expendable extra, and his territory with its damaged suffix. He can hardly keep from crying. No divine talent, no hidden hints, and no absurdly powerful class. “In that case, I'll just have to find anot 2Votes87.5kRecs476.7kFans
- 44 EN 10,000 Ways to Eliminate Players 一万种清除玩家的方法 The world I transmigrated to was crawling with players, making survival difficult enough as it was. But the System had latched onto me, turning me into the most conspicuous NPC of them all... The natives couldn’t stand me, and the players saw me as a thorn in their side. To enjoy a good life in this other world and avoid being bullied by players, I had no choice but to do everything I could to turn my own hardships into everyone else’s, keep every gain for myself, and grow stronger until I becam 2Votes190.9kRecs372.9kFans
- 45 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with Butchering Pigs 从杀猪开始修仙 As the saying goes, “Just because the butcher is dead doesn't mean you have to go without pork.” From then on, watch him turn the world upside down and roam unchecked across the land... Here, swordsmen raise their voices beneath the cold western wind along ancient roads, Here, scholars sit for the imperial exams amid deserted villages and ruined temples, Here, demons run rampant in desolate mountains and vast marshes, Here, 1Votes191.5kRecs295.5kFans
- 46 EN In the Divine Realm, I Became a Humanoid Anomaly 人在神国，刚成人间收容物 I came from the mortal world to the Divine Kingdom, then fell from the Divine Kingdom back to the mortal world. Wherever the light of my lantern reaches, all supernatural things are contained. Who am I? I am the black-eyed outsider whom the people of the Divine Kingdom shun and fear. I am the reality warper whom the people of the mortal world fear and depend on. I am the Keeper of the Lamp. I am ████. (Lovecraftian horror + Lord of the Mysteries, no System.) [Warning: With your SAN below 70, rea 4Votes78.2kRecs387.1kFans
- 47 EN My Past Life Simulator 我的前世模拟器 A cash-on-delivery package sent He Zhao down a path he had never imagined. “To all my past lives, I thank your ancestors for eighteen generations!” New book: My Ultimate Modifier. 0Votes100.5kRecs541.6kFans
- 48 EN Crown of Souls 灵魂冠冕 His soul arrived naked in this world, beginning with a werewolf bloodline and setting out to crown it. P.S. P.S. 2: If you want more to read, check out the author's other books. 0Votes165.4kRecs157.3kFans
- 49 The Pinnacle of the Heavens 诸天顶峰 The Flying Dagger of Li: First destroy Shaolin, then crush Wudang. Let our demon cult reign supreme over the martial world. The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: The sword rises from Emei, the blade cleaves Kunlun. Claim the throne in the Forbidden City and unite the martial world. The Bad Kids: Pacify the Five Dynasties and sweep away the Ten Kingdoms. Through an age-spanning calamity, shatter the void. Pili: Cataclysm strikes the Divine Land, and the Nine Dragons return to Heaven! Tell me, beneath all th 0Votes78.4kRecs121.6kFans
- 50 Deconstructing the Uncanny 解构诡异 During the transmigration, I fused with a computer, which evolved into a supercomputer. Sounds pretty good, but this is a world of the paranormal, hello! A walking supercomputer, with processing power so immense that it can use the butterfly effect to influence people who seem completely unrelated. It can even reliably calculate and predict the future. Does that count as knowing fate? I use science to explain the mysterious. There's nothing in this world whose truth can't be calculated. And if t 0Votes124.9kRecs530.8kFans
