What Is The Reading Order For Tales Of Immortal Series?

2026-07-17 06:50:43
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Ruby
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Favorite read: The Immortal's Diary
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Okay, trying to figure out the reading order for the 'Tales of Immortal' series (I'm assuming you mean the 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality' universe) is a classic fandom headache. The main series is 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality', and you should absolutely start there. It's the core story of Han Li's journey.

After that, things get branchy. There are prequels like 'The Records of the Human Realm' which delves into the backstory of some characters, but honestly, I read it after the main story and it felt like fun bonus lore rather than essential. The sequel, 'The Immortal Realm Arc', follows Han Li into the higher realms, but the translation was a mess for a while—some chapters were out of order on aggregator sites, which confused everyone. My advice? Stick to the main novel first, get the complete arc of his rise from mortal, then hunt down the side stories if you're still hungry for more.

I'd skip the various 'Tales of...' titled fan compilations or side story collections until you're deep in; they often spoil major plot points from the main narrative.
2026-07-20 13:47:35
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Jonah
Jonah
Favorite read: The Last Immortal
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Honestly, I think the obsession with a perfect 'order' is overblown for these xianxia series. Just read 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality' from chapter one. That's the story. Everything else—'The Records of the Human Realm', 'The Great Immortal Arc'—are either prequels written later or sequels that feel tonally different. You won't miss crucial plot by ignoring them initially.

I tried reading 'The Records of the Human Realm' first because I heard it was a prequel, and it was a slog without the context of the main novel. The magic of the series is Han Li's methodical, cautious climb; starting anywhere else dilutes that. The sequel arcs are a separate beast, often with uneven translation quality. Read the core 2,400+ chapters, then decide if you want more of that world. Most of the 'Tales of' stuff is extra.
2026-07-22 10:19:48
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Kai
Kai
Favorite read: Blood for the Immortals
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Start with 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality'. It's the foundational text. The so-called 'Tales of Immortal' series usually refers to this core novel and its direct offshoots.

After finishing it, you can move to 'The Immortal Realm Arc' for the continuation, though the pacing shifts. The various 'Records' titled prequels are better treated as standalone lore dives for after you're already invested. Don't overcomplicate it; the main novel's length ensures you'll know if you want more by the end.
2026-07-23 20:00:33
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4 Answers2026-07-17 12:37:46
I'll be real, this one's tricky and depends entirely on how you're trying to digest 'Tales of Immortal'. The game itself is a cultivation sandbox, not a linear novel with chapters 1, 2, 3. So 'reading order' is more about the community content. For the in-game lore, there's no official novel. You'd be piecing together codex entries and character dialogues, which you uncover as you play. Honestly, that's part of the charm – stumbling on a new fragment of worldbuilding after a major breakthrough. The best 'story' order, for me, was watching people's playthroughs on YouTube that were edited like a narrative. Someone would focus on a specific character's journey from Qi Condensation all the way to… well, however far they got. That gave it a proper beginning, middle, and end, using the game's systems as plot points. The 'chapters' are really the major cultivation realms you ascend through.
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