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It gets a lot better.

Kind of a bummer this drama ended up only with an overall 8.4 rating. I thought the overall story was pretty unique and yang yang’s acting was superb. Not to mention the beautiful way it was shot on location. It deserves a 9 imo.

I’m so excited for this drama. Nobody fights as well as Cheng Yi. He was superb in the Lotus Notebook. My only beef was that he engaged in so few fights there so super excited for this one. It looks like the drama has the same martial art expert and director.

I agree … I wanted to like it but it felt heavy and I dropped it after a few episodes.

I haven’t started watching this yet … will wait until they add more episodes. Is this similar to immortal ascension?

Loved the movie overall. Had to skip the scenes with SLC. She was so forced as a character I didn’t find her engaging or interesting.

He’s magnetic in that role. I highly recommend it.

I agree. I thought Lotfg was his weakest role. His best best by far was my journey to you.

Unrelated but I loved your review of the drama — didn’t quite catch some of the nuances of HL’s character and motivation so I really appreciated your observations. In general, I really enjoy and appreciate your insightful reviews of many of the Chinese dramas.

Ah I see. Hopefully we get season 😍.

Loved the drama. Except for the part where Han Li goes to the capital and gets distracted by the blood cultivators which I thought was disconnected from the main story line. Otherwise beautiful development of characters — many are so rich and multifaceted — and reflections on life in general. I know many reviewers complained about the lack of romance but I found it refreshing and much more grounded in real life where you end up meeting all kinds of people before settling for the one.

So worth it! He’s not the typical SML character.

So good! Enjoy!

Haha! Indeed. AndI’d argue better chemistry with the female lead but it might be too soon to tell after just one episode.

Just watched the first episode. Indeed he looks great. A much more natural look and far less makeup suits him.

He stole the show in my opinion in MJTY. There’s also a new movie that just came out with him on IQYI Shadow Love where he’s the ML.

Cheng Lei makes a great general in this drama but I didn’t think this role was as demanding and nuanced as the one he played in MJTY and even his guest role in FoF. Still a big fan of his but this goes to show that SML roles are often more interesting and memorable than ML ones in many Chinese dramas.