Volume 1

### Publisher

China Friendship Publishing Co. (中国友谊出版公司), Shanghai Culture Publishing House (上海文化出版社)

**Volume 1 (盗墓笔记1)** is the first book in the main novel series Daomu Biji, written by Nanpai Sanshu. The novel is composed of two parts: *Seven Star Lu Palace* (七星鲁王) and *Angry Sea, Hidden Sands* (怒海潜沙).

## Synopsis

Fifty years ago, a group of earth masters (i.e., grave robbers) from Changsha dug up a silk book of the Warring States Period. The fragment records the location of a peculiar tomb of the Warring States Period, but the group of grave robbers encountered a strange incident underground and almost all of them were killed.

Fifty years later, the grandson of one of the grave robbers discovered this secret in his ancestor’s notes. He gathered a group of experienced grave robbers to hunt for treasure, but no one expected there to be so many weird things in this ancient tomb: suspicious seven-star coffins, a green-eyed fox corpse, a seven-headed snake cypress….

Who is the owner of this mysterious tomb, and can they find the real coffin? Why are there so many mysteries in the tomb that cannot be solved? What is the relationship between the strange ship tomb on the seabed, the sacred ten-thousand-year-old tree in the Qinling Mountains, and the snow tomb in the Heavenly Palace in the Clouds located in the lofty mountains? What ancient mysteries are hidden behind them?

## Translations

### English

In 2011, the first part of the volume was published in English under the title, *Cavern of the Blood Zombies*. The second part of the volume was published in English under the title, *Angry Sea, Hidden Sands*. In 2022, the whole volume was translated into English online by Merebear.

### Others

In 2013, the novel was published in Vietnamese under the name *Đạo Mộ Bút Ký.* The novel was also translated into Vietnamese online by Thuynguyetvien. *Volume 1* was published in Thai under the title *บันทึกจอมโจรแห่งสุสาน* and was translated by fans into Russian, Spanish, Burmese, and French online.

### TV Series, Plays, and Animations

The first part of *Volume 1* was adapted into a live-action television series titled, *The Lost Tomb*. The second part of *Volume 1* was similarly adapted into a live-action television series titled, *The Lost Tomb 2*. An animation series based on the first part of *Volume 1* is also expected to be created. Its working English title is *Seven Star Lu Palace*.

There have been two stage plays based on *Volume 1*. The first play, Daomu Biji Stage Play I: Seven Star Lu Palace, is based on part one of the novel and was first performed in 2013. The second play, Daomu Biji Stage Play II: Angry Sea, Hidden Sands, is based on part two of the novel and was first performed in 2014.

### Comics

Numerous comics based on *Volume 1* have been published. In 2009, the first comic book series began to be published and a total of four books were released. In 2011, the volume was adapted again by a different publisher and artists. All ten of the published books are based on *Volume 1*. In the Chinese published versions, the accompanying English title was *Grave Robbery Note*. However, in the online English translation, the title is *Grave Robbers' Chronicles*.

## Chapters

### Part 1: Seven Star Lu Palace (七星鲁王)

* Chapter 1: Blood Corpse (血尸)
* Chapter 2: Fifty Years Later (五十年后)
* Chapter 3: Temple of Seeds (瓜子庙)
* Chapter 4: Corpse Cave (尸洞)
* Chapter 5: Shadow in the Water (水影)
* Chapter 6: Corpse Dumping Ground (积尸地)
* Chapter 7: Hundreds of Heads (一百多个人头)
* Chapter 8: Valley (山谷)
* Chapter 9: Ancient Tomb (古墓)
* Chapter 10: Shadow (影子)
* Chapter 11: Seven Star Room (七星棺)
* Chapter 12: Door (门)
* Chapter 13: 02200059 (02200059)
* Chapter 14: Menyouping (闷油瓶)
* Chapter 15: Fart (屁)
* Chapter 16: Small Hand (小手)
* Chapter 17: Hole (洞)
* Chapter 18: Big Tree (大树)
* Chapter 19: Female Corpse (女尸)
* Chapter 20: Key (钥匙)
* Chapter 21: Green-Eyed Fox Corpse (青眼狐尸)
* Chapter 22: The Eightfold Treasure Box (八重宝函)
* Chapter 23: Inner and Outer Coffins (棺椁)
* Chapter 24: Living Corpse (活尸)
* Chapter 25: Jade Burial Armor (玉俑)
* Chapter 26: Purple Jade Box (紫玉匣子)
* Chapter 27: Lies (谎言)
* Chapter 28: Fire (火)
* Chapter 29: Purple-and-Gold Box (紫金匣)

### Part 2: Angry Sea, Hidden Sands (怒海潜沙)

* Chapter 30: Snake Brow Copper Fish (蛇眉铜鱼)
* Chapter 31: Double-Layered Tomb Wall (双层墓墙)
* Chapter 32: The Great Storm (大风暴)
* Chapter 33: Sea Ghost (海鬼)
* Chapter 34: Old Photo (老照片)
* Chapter 35: Hainan (海南)
* Chapter 36: Woman (女人)
* Chapter 37: Weather Change (变天了)
* Chapter 38: Ghost Ship (鬼船)
* Chapter 39: Withered Hands (枯手)
* Chapter 40: Deck (甲板)
* Chapter 41: Uncle Three’s Lies (三叔的谎言)
* Chapter 42: Sea Monkey (海猴子)
* Chapter 43: Yongxing Island (永兴岛)
* Chapter 44: Pangzi (胖子)
* Chapter 45: Meeting (开会)
* Chapter 46: Hair (头发)
* Chapter 47: Lots of Hair (大量头发)
* Chapter 48: Large Porcelain Jar (大瓷罐)
* Chapter 49: Stone Corridor (甬道)
* Chapter 50: Arrows (箭)
* Chapter 51: Start to Solve the Mystery (第一次解迷)
* Chapter 52: Continue to Solve the Mystery (继续解迷)
* Chapter 53: Opening the Coffin (开棺)
* Chapter 54: One Person (一个人)
* Chapter 55: Porcelain Paintings (瓷画)
* Chapter 56: Untitled (无题)
* Chapter 57: Untitled Continued (继续无题)
* Chapter 58: Stone Tablet (石碑)
* Chapter 59: Bottom of the Pool (池底)
* Chapter 60: Twenty Years Ago (二十年前)
* Chapter 61: Qimen Dunjia (奇门遁甲)
* Chapter 62: Gate of Life (生门)
* Chapter 63: Chain (连环)
* Chapter 64: Bloody Inscription (血字)
* Chapter 65: Escape the Trap (脱困)
* Chapter 66: Grave Robbers’ Tunnel (盗洞)
* Chapter 67: Forbidden Woman (禁婆)
* Chapter 68: Melee (混战)
* Chapter 69: Hole in the Wall (墙洞)
* Chapter 70: Coral Tree (珊瑚树)
* Chapter 71: Dilemma (困境)
* Chapter 72: Bomb (炸弹)
* Chapter 73: Flaking (脱皮)
* Chapter 74: Escape (脱出)
* Chapter 75: Conclusion (总结)

## External Links

* Kindle Version of Cavern of the Blood Zombies
* Kindle Version of Volume 1 (Chinese)
* English translation of Volume 1 on Merebear's WordPress
* Vietnamese translation of Volume 1 on Thuynguyetvien's WordPress
* Russian translation of Volume 1 on VK
* Burmese translation of Volume 1 on LittleMoon38's Wattpad
* Burmese translation of Volume 1 on hinnthawethadar's Wattpad
* Spanish translation of Volume 1 Part 1 on Wattpad
* Spanish translation of Volume 1 Part 2 on Wattpad
* French translation of Volume 1 on Chireads
* Volume 1 on Baidu
* Volume 1 on Daomubiji.org

## References

1. ↑ Merebear's Summary of Volume 1
2. ↑ Volume 1
3. ↑ Đạo mộ bút ký on Wikipedia
4. ↑ [1]Vietnamese translation of Volume 1 on Thuynguyetvien's WordPress
5. ↑ Daomubiji on VK.com
6. ↑ @ebloveswuxie, *La tumba perdida #1 Traducción Español • Daomu Biji*, Wattpad (2021), https://www.wattpad.com/story/256857260-la-tumba-perdida-1-traducci%C3%B3n-espa%C3%B1ol-%E2%80%A2-daomu-biji; @ebloveswuxie, *La tumba Perdida #2 Traducción Español • Daomu Biji*, Wattpad (2021), https://www.wattpad.com/story/257119317-la-tumba-perdida-2-traducci%C3%B3n-espa%C3%B1ol-%E2%80%A2-daomu-biji.
7. ↑ LittleMoon38, *盗墓笔记 (Daomu biji) Volume 1,2,3*, Wattpad (2020),https://www.wattpad.com/story/237368605-%E7%9B%97%E5%A2%93%E7%AC%94%E8%AE%B0-daomu-biji-volume-1-2-3; hinnthawethadar, *ဂူဖောက်သူတို့ဒဏ္ဍာရီ 盗墓笔记 (mm trans) volume 1 & 2 &3,* Wattpad (2023).
8. ↑ French translation on Chireads
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 English translations are based on Merebear's translation