I felt that they are quite different. I personally think the romance is sprinkled throughout MDZS too and so you can see how different people's opinions are, I definitely prefer MDZS (TU). I am not biased because of the live adaptation. I'd read the book before TU came out. I always preferred MDZS and probably always will. I love WangXian's love story better. Try to read/watch both and decide for yourself.
Iconic. The writing, cgi and the extras are all terrible but the two male leads' acting is magic. This drama was a hit because Bai Yu and Zhu Yilong are one of the most talented actors I've seen. Especially Zhu Yilong who is the king of micro expressions. Also, this drama did a lot for the cause for C-BL dramas, so have respect, peeps. This drama crawled so the others can walk and later run.
With regards to the Immortality's release date, I think I could understand if they might move it a bit further…
Yeah, The Untamed was the real game changer. I mean Guardian was the first big hit and great example of starting to test the censorship's limits but The Untamed is the golden standard for perfect adaptation and chemistry. Everything that comes after TU has to live up to it (which WoH does well) and it is a huge task but can be done.