Love of the Divine Tree

"The Unfeeling Mantra" A perfect master-disciple love story

Waaaa!!! Wow just waaaw!!!!

I have discovered this drama before,but only watched it now,and now I am asking why? Why only now? I want to finish it but I don't want it to end. It's been so long that I became crazy like this again,I drank another poison.

To say that this drama is best is an understatement,I defined it as "perfect"
From the breathtaking sceneries to the great portrayals.
From the profound techniques to the amazing use of magic.
From the beautiful costumes to the handsome and beautiful faces.


The leading man,indeed, led this drama with full of angst,anger,love and charisma. I love all his roles,from villain to hero. From disciple to master. From cold-blooded to an in love man.I fell in love with all his expressions,whether he was showing love or disgust.I love everything about him. The gorgeous face,the unique style,the strong stance,damn,I found a new wallpaper for my phone.

The story weaved beautifully. The magic,the props I repeat, it was perfect. Even the villain here had a beautiful love story to tell,sovereign Wei was a funny villain.

This c-drama was top-tier in delivering sarcasm and comedic dialogue. It was also awesome in showing drama shots and perfect in brewing romance.

Love the fact that he was practicing the unfeeling mantra to make his soul whole again and yet his feelings for his master grew even stronger,his unfeeling mantra was destroyed,because he was not allowed to fall in love but he did the opposite.

If you want to fall in love but want to hold it back,but couldn't control it and still keep on falling in love. Then,this is the perfect drama for you.

The face card of Master Su Yishui is to die for.I will be proud to be his disciple.

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It's one of the best drama I've watched in a long time

Going to be long but I made an account to review this drama. Bear with me.

ML: Deng Wei- Su Yi Shui; His acting in Miss the Dragon was what captivated me. I wished for him to do another movie as the ML. This is like Christmas came early for me. The way he act is so refreshing. Even when he's arrogant, mean or annoyed it's so refreshing to see. He doesn't look like a jerk, but more like a HERO lol. Very charming and that side profile is to die for. The way he walk, move, subtle movement when he's annoyed, jealous, happy and hurt is so relatable. His stoic look is such a signature and only Deng Wei can make such character likeable. His badass side when he's fighting the valiant is so powerful and command such great screen presence. The way he cares for the FL and how strong and smart he is.

The scene when he sealed the Spirit Spring and the tears rolled down his face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ohhh I felt that!!!!!!!!!!!

FL: Julia Xiang- MuQingGe: It took me a while to like her character, due to how flirty she was. At first it came off as unprofessional but I had to remind myself this is a drama. It slowly grew on me and to see the two character's personality later when she became XuRanRan it became apparent why the personality was require to see compare/contrast. The voice acting can be borderline too cute- but again, I had to remind myself she is only 18 years old. But she slowly became more mature as the drama progress. Her acting was refreshing....only thing wish was that her crying/emotional scene matches Su Yi Shui. In some scene, SYS would be crying, tears running down his face and she looks a little stoic, or smiling and doesn't match the energy. BUT: it could just be a me problem, because at this point, I am so invested in their love lol. The drinking got to be a bit much for me too...but I am not Chinese so IDK if wine/liquor symbolized something I wasn't aware of. I wish they did a scene where ML and FL went and got that whine that MQG hid when she wrote her last msg to SYS her first lifetime...

Side character: Each characters played their part and wasn't overly annoying. Each was refreshing and served a purpose. Except for all those disciplines that MQG took her first life time... I didn't see the need for it lol. My favorite was Zeng Yi: Cao YuCHen. His acting matched and was so nice to see his interaction with Su Yi Shui. Their little fights and argument had be fan-girling. The way Zeng Yi points his finger to SYS is hilarious" ne ne ne"

Wish the story for Qiu Xi Er and Gao Cang was more developed as well. They had a vision of them getting married but we didn't get to see that at the end. It would be nice to see them wed with DW and XRR.

Wei Jiu and Tu Jiu Yuan: Wish they concluded their love and child more towards the end. It felt a bit rushed. There was potential for a cute love story between the two villain, but fell short. But for what it was, I enjoyed their story as well. The scene where Wei Jiu threw away the blanket had me LMAO.

Chen Xin Hai- Su Yu and Zhang Wei Na- Mu Ran Wu: Su Yu's also acted nicely. Looks like a prince. However, his story development wasn't strong. It got a little lost for me. The sacrifice he did at the end was well served.

Mu Ran Wu: she played her character well too. She had to be there to keep the story between the FL going.

Ye Xin/Dun Tian: The story development wasn't as strong. I felt the reason for him to do all that was a bit weak...to travel to another realm to spend time with his wife and daughters because of regret??? Seems a bit weak for an immortal. The actor who played Dun Tian was also too " good looking, kind looking" to play the bad guy at the end. I wish the character who played Prince Ping was kept as Dun Tian. He looks more evil or even old Kai Yuan lol.

CON: Some audio sounds a little off. Maybe because of the dubbing and mic. It wasn't too bothersome but enough to notice. The story line around the prince/emperor/majesty was lacking. After MQG died, this story line almost went unnoticed. The half sister, she was non-existence until the very end. I thought she had died. All the CGI got to be so much towards the end. Maybe because of how beautiful it was in the beginning, the end got dark and it was so messy. I was at this time so exhausted lol.
I wish..... someone would have fainted and fell on the ground with the ML or FL catching each other lol. But the fainting was so soft, just falling on the shoulder lol. I wanted a long, embracing hug but we didn't get that ...

PRO: The soundtrack was beautiful. The chemistry between the ML and FL was phenomenal. Deng Wei, I felt was the shining light in this drama. His acting was beautiful, regardless of what character and timeline he played. The emotions was felt. The comedy and small talk was also hilarious. Its a good mix of comedy and seriousness. I enjoyed the explanation and each scene had it's purpose. The flash back was nice and not lengthy. The connection between each lifetime was simple and easy to make sense of. I am glad nobody travel through time and space lol. 18 years, was easy to follow.

The ending was so sweet!!! I could use a little more scene :D But it was very sweet to see that after everything, they had the chance to just live and be normal, with their children and a home.

Will watch again for Deng Wei!!!!!

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overall solid watch, could've def been better, but I recommend!

PRODUCTION (8/10)
costumes were so pretty oooo but they did my least fav choppy slomo directing method :/

STORY (9/10)
they dragged out SYS's memory loss arc wayyy to long. also personally I would've loved to see more devil SYS cuz he was so handsome heheheh. SY felt a little sidelined and irrelevant after a while, so I would've loved some more involvement. I loved SYS tho, he's so angsty, coughing up blood every episode lmaooo. He rlly needed a heart transplant... SYS treated XRR so badly tho like bro just express your feelings ffs... usually I don't like cutsy FL but I couldn't help but root for XRR cuz she was believable--strong yet weak. the ending tied everything together pretty well!

ACTING (8/10)
not outstanding but was pretty decent. Chen Xinhai's acting was better than I thought, he def pulled off the gravitas of the character! Deng Wei overall was just mid, not outstanding but he def had some standout moments. Julia Xiang, considering her age, was pretty good tho! she pulled off MQG and XRR and made them both feel believable.

VISUAL FX (9/10)
CGI was better than Moonlight Mystique, but a little worse than Fangs of Fortune. still, probs one of the best CGI I've seen in a cdrama imo

OST (7/10)
just mid, nothing that stood out tbh

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This is an EPIC..

I enjoyed this show, this year xianxia's are best so far, I like the story development CGI was stunning took lot of efforts maybe.ML su yishui as Master, he looks so calm but in angry mode he is beast, he has best expressions .
I love deng wei from XIAOLIN character. He is stunning in this series.
I found one like ,they were in dragon island only fish left to eat that too dragon helped them I wonder how they got plates 🤭,kinda funny 😄.
I wonder why they potrait weiju as villian and shows him as friendly, let the villian be the villian i don't like when he turns into laughable and writter forgot about pregnancy of one character..
as a xianxia lover this drama doesn't break my heart and I didn't cry for single episode, bcz xianxia made me cry for hours . Anyway this is HAPPY ENDING,worth the watch.(Sorry english is not my first language)

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No geral, gosto do trabalho do diretor Yin Tao, ele é bastante cuidadoso, principalmente, na edição final das cenas que vão para o drama e não costuma perder o ritmo durante o drama (sem longos períodos de enrolação e nem correria no final). Nesse drama não foi diferente, boa condução, boas cenas (aproveitou bem o elenco), boa cinematografia, uso de efeitos visualmente agradáveis, figurinos e músicas adequados ao enredo. Senti falta, no capítulo final, de algumas pequenas cenas com as personagens Wei Jiu e Tu Jiu Yuan mostrando como ficou o relacionamento deles depois que ela retornou ao lado dele e, também, o detalhe da criança, se ela ficou três anos escondida no monte oeste, a criança ainda não tinha nascido ou foi esquecimento?
O roteiro é interessante, o romance dos protagonistas tem bons momentos, as atuações são boas (algumas um pouco mecânicas, mas bem aceitáveis). Muitos personagens gostáveis e, até os vilões têm um lado lastimável.

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From bad boy to predestined evil child to remorseful yet selfish good guy

Do you guys also feel like you've lived half of a lifetime after finishing a Xianxia? There's always so much happening over such a long time that I hardly remember certain details from the beginning when I reach the last quarter. I definitely felt that way with this one.

So, here are my thoughts about this gem~

The synopsis sounded quite good and when I started this one I just hoped that it wouldn't disappoint me. I was worried, because the introduction of the FL felt weird. Weird as in "not likeable". But thank god, it didn't turn out like that at all. She was actually likeable, even more so her reincarnation, while I liked the ML right from the beginning. Esp. his hair, lol. Man, I was overwhelmed when it turned white the first time (I'm getting weak over white hair these days... they manage to make it look amazing in these newer Xianxias).

But for real, I enjoyed the character's development alot. Starting from bad boy to predestined evil child to remorseful yet selfish good guy. The actor performed that transition quite impressively, and every time a turning point occured, I got goosebumps because he delivered so well.

As for the main actress, it's funny... or let's say astonishing how well she managed to display two somewhat different characters despite having the same facial expressions. As I already said I liked the reincarnated disciple version even more than the master's one. And I totally enjoyed the reversed roles between ML and FL.

Though this one got 40 episodes, I got fully rewarded with lots of sweet and fun and exciting interactions between the main couple, lots of adventures they experience, lots of lovely sceneries, impressive fighting scenes, stunning CGI, beautiful costumes and interesting (though quite long) side stories of the supporting cast. I was especially impressed with the Crown Prince's story and development. Having just watched the actor in "Feud", he now demonstrated such a complex character and showed even more what he's capable of than in "Feud". I wouldn't mind seeing him as a ML in another Xianxia.

I'm also glad that they didn't make the sects' elders as annoying as I've seen it in other shows.

The music seems to be the only "complaint" if I would even call it that. It was so so, nothing you would call long lasting.

Nevertheless I can highly recommend this Xianxia to anyone who looks for something with many episodes, a bunch of likeable characters, long-lasting character development, a fun couple, really good acting and well made cinematography.

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