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Daomu Biji (The Lost Tomb / Grave Robbers’ Chronicles) Novel English Summary – Masterpost

As of 2020, the official English translation of Daomu Biji novel is still incomplete (only the first 6 books have been released). In addition, as the title is not well-known outside of China, the English paperbacks seem to be not easily obtainable for fans living in certain countries. With that understanding in mind, I’ve decided to create summaries of all the books in English.

These summaries are created & translated based on the actual raw content, my memory of the novel and resources that I gather from the internet. I hope they will help international fans have an easier understanding of the main events that take place in each book. Also, get ready to be surprised at how much the book differs from the drama adaptation (。•̀ᴗ-)✧.

If you are entirely new to the novel and somehow land yourself on this page, you may want to check out these important links to get started! ^^

Quick introduction to Daomu Biji

Which order to read & watch everything Daomu Biji

Daomu Biji’s OTP: PingXie

Needless to say, major spoilers should be expected in all the summaries. Other than that, enjoy!

Main Story
[Daomu Biji]

Book 1. The Seven-Star Palace Of Lu Shang Wang
Book 2. Sands Hidden In The Raging Sea
Book 3. Qinling’s Sacred Tree
Book 4. Heavenly Palace On The Clouds
Book 5. Ghost Kingdom Of The Snakes (Part 1)
Book 5. Ghost Kingdom Of The Snakes (Part 2)
Book 6. Homecoming
Book 7. Ancient Mansion Down Under
Book 8. Deadly Mansion, Mystic Cave
Book 9. The Grand Finale (Part 1)
Book 9. The Grand Finale (Part 2)

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Tibetan Sea Flower
[Zang Hai Hua]

Book 1
Book 2

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Sand Sea
[Sha Hai]

Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4

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Ten Years Later
[Shi Nian]

(to be updated)

All About Daomu Biji's PingXie Pairing - Part 1: Excerpts from Main Story
Daomu Biji Novel - Book 1 Summary

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  • hello sis, I want to ask if I can translate the story of Daomu Seed into Indonesian and if it is made into a book, is it allowed, thank you.

  • Hi. Just want to thank you for your summaries, they are super helpful and very condensed + concise.

    • Hi Fiona,
      Thank you for visiting the blog and checking out these summaries. I'm glad they've been useful. ^_^

      • Hi Jaz,
        I apologise that this reply came rather late, but I just want to let you know that the links for Book 3 and Tibetan Sea Flower Book 1 have been updated. Thanks so much for flagging the issue!

  • I just want to leave an encourage message here. I want to thank you for creating this blog. I became hooked up to The Lost Tomb series after watching the first one (The Lost Tomb). I have watched “almost” all of them and always keep wanting more. I discovered the series was an adaptation from Daomi Biji novel and I really wanted to buy the books and read them. Abu ideas where I can purchase the books that are already translated?
    Thank you for your hard work and dedication. I’m bookmarking this blog ❤️

  • Hi , I'm really sorry to message here I'm just new in this fandom also I'm mira from Philippines i really love the story i love how they value their friendship even each of them are misterious to each other still . but after finishing watching ULTIMATE NOTE i feel hanging theirs a lot of questions left in my mind like others here . I want explain my side but im not good in english 🥺can i ask witch season i watch after i finish ultimate note I'm really confused i already back read but theirs a lot of episodes suggested i don't know which i start please i really want to continue watching until the next air of ultimate not wired🥺
    Thank you❤

    • Hi Mhira gumaga,
      Please don't be sorry at all. It's me who has to thank you for visiting the site.

      As one always says, if you're in this The Lost Tomb (the big universe which Ultimate Note is a part of) abyss and feel confused, you're actually doing it right. Almost everyone here feels confused at one point xD

      For the right order to watch the different dramas, actually Ultimate Note isn't the first one in line. If you scroll through the second section on this post of mine https://strictlybromance.com/which-order-to-read-and-watch-dao-mu-bi-ji/, you will be able to see a rough order of how to watch the dramas ^^ Basically you may consider this order:

      • The Lost Tomb (2015)
      • The Lost Tomb 2: Wrath of The Sea (2019)
      • The Lost Tomb 2: Heavenly Palace On The Clouds (2021)
      • Ultimate Note

      Now all the above 4 dramas belong to what we'd call The Lost Tomb Main Story series. Following those 4 dramas, you may want to check out the following:

      • Mystic Nine (2016 - this one is technically a prequel, but you can watch it either before or after The Lost Tomb Main Story series, it is fine).
      • Sand Sea (2018 - this one takes place about 8-9 years after the end of Main Story series)
      • Reunion: The Sound of The Providence (2021 - this one takes place 12 years after the end of Main Story series)

      A lot more dramas are still being planned and will be produced at one point in the future. It may take some time to get familiar with the whole universe since the plot is really gigantic... But in any case, I hope this reply of mine is useful! ^^ Have fun watching!

  • Thank you for the translations! I got hooked after watching Ultimate note also and then started watching sea sand and sound of providence and also your translated copies because I still have so many questions lol.

    What’s behind the bronze gate? I still can’t seemed to find the answer!

    Also is Daomubiji completed or is the author planning to continue writing sequels to sound of providence?

    Thank you for your hard work.

    • Hi Callie,
      I'm so sorry for the late reply, I was away from the website for a while.
      It's okay to have a lot of questions about the series. It's very very normal in fact.

      Now on your first question: What is behind the Bronze Gate? That is exactly the biggest mystery of Daomu Biji that no one has an answer for T_T After 16 years of writing, the author still hasn't revealed this secret, so I guess we can only wait.

      On your second question: Is Daomu Biji completed? Technically, no. At this very moment, the author is still writing a lot of extras, depicting Iron Triangle's (the 3 main characters Wu Xie, Men You Ping and Pangzi) life in 'retirement'. Saying so, he also recently completed a sort-of sequel for The Sound of Providence, it's called 万山极夜 (you may find all his latest writings here: https://wemp.app/accounts/52993374-9fb5-4bde-9828-8b501dfbe281). Who knows? Maybe one day this sequel will get a drama adaptation too!

      I hope this helps! ^^

      • You are a legend Michelle! Thanks heaps for the link on 万山极夜. I used google translate to read the sypnosis. Its quite funny. Our Wuxie turned into a farmer, Xioge into a cashier and Pangzi now a chef. Too funny. I finished it in 2 days :)) You'd mentioned there are extra chapters about their life in retirement - do you have the links for it please? Have you read it yourself? I hope he keeps writing and keep our characters alive forever :)

        • Hi Callie, any chapter that he writes where the title says 雨村笔记 (translated as "Rain Village Diary") is about their life in retirement haha.

          Basically, after everything is all over, the three of them retreat to this place called Rain Village and live there as three ultra-free, technically-jobless guys who just laze around, do gardening, cook and make lame jokes =)) There isn't really any significant plot for this "Rain Village Diary", mainly just there daily life records. Nan Pai San Shu has written a few different parts on this Rain Village Diary, you can check out below:

          Part 1, chapter 1: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dSAw-Lx1-WDJIslBroo9AA

          Part 2, chapter 1: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UM3yqeTUEgioUG7e1Otl4A

          I hope this helps. Have fun! ^_^

          • Michelle, I am confused about something. I am reading the links your sent me (the rain village diary - through google translate) but I also found another link with translated copies of rain village by Merebear translation. But the content of Rain Village here is different to the one you sent me. The one in Merebear is a story of the Iron Triangle building a farm house in Rain Village. The links you sent me starts with the farmhouse is already built. Did I miss something? Most importantly, I almost finished reading everything you sent me HAHAHa. Is Xu Lei writing more of Yucun - or that's the end of it? I am falling so in love with the story, its not funny.

          • Hey Callie,

            I'm so sorry for the late reply T.T Rain Village has multiple parts actually, and the links that I sent you in the previous comment is just the latest part that was written in 2021 ^^

            I think the first mention of Rain Village appeared back in 2016 or 2017, with multiple short stories that happen in this town. I can't dig everything up because they're buried super deep in Nan Pai San Shu's Weixin account, and they're seriously just... all over the place (இ﹏இ`。). I managed to find some short stories that take place in Rain Village on different sites, perhaps you could give them a try?

            The "Mid Autumn Festival Short Story" is super hilarious by the way xD Wu Xie is quite literally married off to the Zhang family, like, for real (ノ>▽<。)ノ

            I hope this helps!

  • I'm new to this fandom. Thank you for this summary. 🥺❤️❤️❤️
    I started watching Ultimate Note, actually my only target to watch is Ultimate Note but after watching the series the ending left me hanging. So many questions left unanswered. So i search the story and i found out that it has many season and ultimate note is season 3. So i watch The Mystic Nine and now I'm currently watching Explore with the note. I still have many questions in my mind, i hope after watching all the series i get the answer. I will definitely read the novel after watching all the series. I just have one questions what series is the continuation of Ultimate Note? Still not aired right?
    Thank you again.

    • Hi Judy,

      Congratulations on getting pulled into a gigantic, bottomless, you-won't-get-out-any-time-soon abyss haha. Please embrace yourself, it's gonna be confusing down here :P

      Warnings aside, here's a warm welcome to the fandom ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭* ̀ˋ

      Ultimate Note ends right before the last book of Main Story (The Grand Finale), and as of now, that book hasn't yet been adapted. Is there any plan to adapt it already, you may ask? That remains unanswered at the moment, to be honest. I'm sure it will be adapted one day, but as to when/what year they will adapt it isn't known currently. So let's stay tuned together ^^

      I hope this helps. And if you're embarking on reading the books one day, here's wishing you a great time reading! <3

      • Thank you for welcoming me 😭🥺 I don't really have a Friend to share my excitement about Daomu Biji since they are not interested because it has many season haha 🤣. That's why i came here to your blog and you are the first one to welcome me in this fandom 😭 I'm glad that i came to your blog. Thank you so much ❤️

        • Hey Judy, no worries at all! Daomu Biji franchise is still rather new in international markets, so we're not big at the moment, but we're definitely alive! ^_^ There's a small community of us on Tumblr and Twitter.

          Also, I believe there's an active Discord going on where you should be able to hang around with other fans. Perhaps you would like to check it out? The link is here: https://discord.gg/WaQnj6nPKR (I found it on the Daomu Biji Wiki haha)

          I hope this helps somewhat. Enjoy your time here ♡

          • Hi! 🥺
            I'm back again. I'm now reading the novel. I just realized I'm too fast haha 🤭 my comment here is just 1 month ago. I'm now on Sequel Tibean Sea Flower. I still have a long way to go before i finished all the Sequel, Prequel, Extras and Side Story. I don't have any questions, i just want to inform you beacuse you are the first one who welcomed me with open arms . Thank you again 🤗❤️

          • Judy you are so sweet ♥ Thank you for letting me know.

            Yes you're such a fast reader indeed! Just one month and you've already finished the whole Main Story? 〣( ºΔº )〣 (it took me 3 months!) I reckon that you must've had quite a fun time reading Daomu Biji then ^_^ glad to know this has been a novel you enjoyed.

            If you want to chat about Daomu Biji any time, or honestly, to chat about any Chinese novels/dramas (bromance/thriller/BL are the genres that I've quite a bit of knowledge in), you're always welcome to look for me on Tumblr or Twitter :D

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