The Taoist Priest Says He’s an Atheist
Alternative Title: 道長說他是無神論者
Author: 折紙鳶
Status: Completed
Chapter: 148 chapter
Added: 2024-12-22
Updated: 2024-12-22
Category:ComedyFor FemaleModernMysterySlice of LifeUrban Fantasy
Ning Helan doesn’t believe in ghosts or gods, but under his grandfather’s coercion, he ends up taking on ghost-hunting and demon-slaying commissions during his free time from college.
A client claims that ever since visiting an abandoned temple in the northern city, they’ve been feeling unwell—everything hurts: their face, chest, and waist. They insist they’re haunted. Ning Helan casually pulls a malicious ghost off the client’s back and beats it senseless with Dialectics of Nature by Marx.
Client: “Taoist priest, do ghosts really exist?”
Ning Helan: “There are no ghosts in this world.”
The client, trembling as they look at the ghost he’s holding: “If the Taoist priest says there are no ghosts… then there aren’t any.”
Another client tearfully insists that they are a “lone star of misfortune,” cursed to clash horoscopes with their husbands, having already "killed" three. Ning Helan casually notes her and her ex-husbands’ birthdates and, when the client isn’t looking, kicks the lingering ghost on her back straight to the underworld.
Client: “Taoist priest, do you believe in lone star curses? Am I cursed by the gods?”
Ning Helan: “I’m an atheist.”
He hands her a book on materialism and advises her to stop overthinking, while reminding her to keep an eye on her household’s butler.
Days later, the butler is arrested—it turns out he had been secretly in love with the client for years and poisoned her previous husbands out of jealousy.
The client, holding the book, falls into deep thought: “So this book had such hidden meaning…”
A family complains of bad feng shui, claiming that everyone in the household experiences hallucinations at the same time every week, from the oldest to the youngest. Ning Helan investigates, checks their leftovers, and waves away mischievous mushroom spirits lurking in the house.
Ning Helan: “The feng shui is fine. Study architecture more, and always cook your mushrooms thoroughly. Stop thinking about all this superstitious nonsense.”
The family watches the mushroom spirits scurry away and silently sheds tears.
Reading Notes:
No romantic pairing, dual male protagonists, episodic plot, focused on character growth. PS: Ning the Taoist Priest is the strongest character in the story.
All supernatural elements serve the plot; no harmful beliefs are promoted. The story advocates for science and resists superstition.
Heavy creative liberties are taken. Some mild horror/thriller elements may be present.
Updates were typically released at midnight, with random red envelopes in paid chapter comments.
Upcoming Work:
Bringing the Classic of Mountains and Seas to the Apocalypse: A no-romance male protagonist story set in the apocalypse, featuring a gentle, cunning lead and fluffy ancient mythical beasts.
Tags: Modern AU, Urban Fantasy, Growth, Taoism, Lighthearted, Redemption
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Chapters
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 I died as soon as I arrived? (2024-12-22)
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Death and Undeath (2024-12-22)
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Go to see the Taoist priest (2024-12-22)
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Taoist Priest He Can’t See (2024-12-22)
Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (I) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Part 2) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Part 3) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Part 4) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (V) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (VI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Part 7) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (VIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Part 9) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Ten) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (XI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (XII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Thirteen) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (XIV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (XV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (XVI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Seventeen) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (XVIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (XIX) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Strange Sounds on the Balcony (Twenty) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-one)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-two)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-three)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-four)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-five)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-six)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-seven)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Strange sound on the balcony (Twenty-eight)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Dream (I) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Dream (Part 2) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Dream (Part 3) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Dream (IV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Dream (V) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Dream (VI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Demonic Centipede (I) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Demonic Centipede (Part 2) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Demonic Centipede (Part 3) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Demonic Centipede (IV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Demonic Centipede (V) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Deceased Wife (I) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Deceased Wife (Part 2) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Deceased Wife (Part 3) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Deceased Wife (Part 4) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Deceased Wife (V) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Deceased Wife (VI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Deceased Wife (VII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Deceased Wife (VIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Deceased Wife (IX) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Hidden Note (I) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Hidden Note (Part 2)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Hidden Note (Part 3) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Hidden Note (Part 4) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Hidden Note (V) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Hidden Note (VI)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Hidden Note (VII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Hidden Note (VIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Hidden Note (Part 9) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Hidden Note (Ten) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Hidden Note (XI)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Hidden Note (XII)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Hidden Note (Thirteen)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Hidden Note (XIV)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Hidden Note (Fifteen)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Hidden Note (Sixteen)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Hidden Note (Seventeen)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Hidden Note (XVIII)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Hidden Note (XIX)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Hidden Note (Twenty)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Hidden Note (Twenty-one)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Hidden Note (Twenty-two)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 75 Chapter 75 Hidden Note (Twenty-three)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Hidden Note (Twenty-Four)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Hidden Note (Twenty-Five)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Hidden Note (Twenty-six)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 79 Chapter 79 Family (I) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Family (Part 2) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Family (Part 3) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Family (Part 4) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Family (V) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Family (VI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Family (VII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 86 Chapter 86 Family (VIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Family (IX) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Family (Ten) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 89 Chapter 89 Family (XI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Family (XII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Family (Thirteen) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 92 Chapter 92 Family (XIV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 93 Chapter 93 Family (XV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 94 Chapter 94 Family (XVI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Family (Seventeen) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 96 Chapter 96 Family (XVIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Family (XIX) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 98 Chapter 98 Family (Twenty) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 99 Chapter 99 Family (Twenty-one) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Family (Twenty-two)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 101 Chapter 101 Family (Twenty-three) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 102 Chapter 102 Family (Twenty-three) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 103 Chapter 103 Family (Twenty-four) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 104 Chapter 104 Family (Twenty-Five) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 105 Chapter 105 Family (Twenty-six)... (2024-12-22)
Chapter 106 Chapter 106 Family (Twenty-Seven) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 107 Chapter 107 Family (Twenty-eight) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 108 Chapter 108 Family (Twenty-nine) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 109 Chapter 109 Family (Thirty) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 110 Chapter 110 Search (I) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 111 Chapter 111 Search (Part 2) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 112 Chapter 112 Search (Part 3) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Search (IV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 114 Chapter 114 Search (V) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 115 Chapter 115 Search (VI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 116 Chapter 116 Search (VII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 117 Chapter 117 Search (VIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 118 Chapter 118 Search (IX) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 119 Chapter 119 Search (X) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 120 Chapter 120 Search (XI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 121 Chapter 121 Search (XII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 122 Chapter 122 Search (13) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 123 Chapter 123 Search (XIV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 124 Chapter 124 Search (XV) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 125 Chapter 125 Search (XVI) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 126 Chapter 126 Looking (Seventeen) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 127 Chapter 127 Search (XVIII) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 128 Chapter 128 Search (XIX) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 129 Chapter 129 Search (Twenty) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 130 Chapter 130 Search (Twenty-one) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 131 Chapter 131 Search (Twenty-two) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 132 Chapter 132 Search (Twenty-three) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 133 Chapter 133 Search (Twenty-four) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 134 Chapter 134 Search (Twenty-Five) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 135 Chapter 135 Search (Twenty-six) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 136 Chapter 136 Search (Twenty-Seven) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 137 Chapter 137 Search (Twenty-Eight) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 138 Chapter 138 Search (Twenty-nine) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 139 Chapter 139 Search (Thirty) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 140 Chapter 140 Search (Thirty-one) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 141 Chapter 141 Search (Thirty-two) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 142 Chapter 142 Looking (Thirty-three) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 143 Chapter 143 Search (Thirty-Four) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 144 Chapter 144 Looking (Thirty-five) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 145 Chapter 145 Search (Thirty-Six) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 146 Chapter 146 Search (Thirty-Seven) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 147 Chapter 147 Search (Thirty-Eight) (2024-12-22)
Chapter 148 Chapter 148 Search (Conclusion... (2024-12-22)