I made this list while having an intensely Daomu-focused conversation with @kfanacc who is currently reading the English novel (thank you for picking it up!) as she finds the order of Daomu universe very confusing. And I know she isn’t the only one. Almost every part of the novel has its own set of adaptations (manhua, drama, donghua and/or spin-off) and everything is released in such a random fashion. So thought that it would be useful to share the list here too.
(putting a nice dreamy picture of Iron Triangle here because my favourite thing to do these days is pulling people down the abyss with me muahaha)
The Order of Everything Daomu Biji - Lined Up Chronologically
(status as of August 2019)
The list below is more of a brief overview for quick reference. For a very detailed lineup of each and everything in Daomu universe (together with illustrations) as well as some fun fact tidbits, please head to this article strictlybromance.com/which-order-to-read-and-watch-dao-mu-bi-ji/ or follow the link in Source.
• Lao Jiu Men (The Old Nine / Mystic Nine): Novel 2 volumes unfinished - Drama 48 episodes finished - No Manhua
• Lao Jiu Men Side Stories: 4 Movies
• Main Story: Novel 9 parts/8 volumes finished - Drama 52 episodes ongoing - Manhua 152 chapters unfinished - Donghua in the making
To also elaborate a bit more on the drama adaptation of Main Story: There are currently 2 series, namely The Lost Tomb 1 (released 2015, 12 episodes) and The Lost Tomb 2: Wrath of The Sea (released 2019, 40 episodes). So far they have adapted up till the first half of Part 4 out of all 9 parts.
• Zang Hai Hua (Tibetan Sea Flower): Novel 2 volumes unfinished - No Drama - Manhua 91 chapters unfinished
• Sha Hai (Sea of Sands / Tomb of The Sea): Novel 4 volumes unfinished - Drama 55 episodes finished - No Manhua
• Sha Hai Side Stories: 3 Movies
• Shi Nian (10 Years Later): Novel 1 volume finished - No Drama - No Manhua
• Chong Qi Zhi Ji Hai Ting Lei (Reboot: Thunder At The Distant Sea / Reunion: The Sound of The Providence) Novel 4 volumes finished - Drama 72 episodes airing soon - Manhua 41 chapters dropped
• Chong Qi 2 & 3 (Reboot: Part 2 & 3): Novel (?) volumes announced by the author, not yet released
• Others: About 250 chapters (and rising) of different extra stories that spread across multiple timelines, each featuring a distinct protagonist. Among these, many carry an unfinished status. It should be noted that until today, Extra Story is still being released intermittently (as and when the author feels like writing lol). I haven’t read all of them so I won’t be able to fully list out. May update the list one day.
*Ongoing = The work is still being written or created and we may see the end of it. Unfinished = The work is left hanging and we may never see the end oops. (Guess you can tell by now that our dearest author loves leaving his stories hanging...)
**For easy estimation, 1 volume of novel contains about 55 chapters. As of August 2019, the entire novel series stands at around 1400+ chapters.
Regarding the translation status of the novel, only the first 6 volumes of Main Story are confirmed to have English translation. There exists no translation of any other part.
Image is credited to artist ERIK烤地瓜 @ Weibo.
Yeah, I know, I know. I told you Daomu Biji is a deep abyss (and sorta messy because so many things are unfinished, but no one in the fandom complains because we love the author too much).
Fall down here. And don’t think of climbing out. I don’t know a single soul who manages to climb out anyway (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
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