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Yeah. He was pushed to a point of no return

Since many immortals always depict a strong connection between cultivation and real form, if either one is damaged, then one will have to recultivate from scratch. Cultivation needs to be obtained and continuously maintained for the power to remain or even become stronger. This scene forsake the basis of cultivation. That’s why I said it’s just like trying to save her character by bringing love and protection to fill in this hole. But since xianxia is a fantasy, anything can happen 🤣

Guys, those trailers and spoilers are really making us hold our breaths and exhale in relief like total fools 🤣 Very good way of promoting the drama, since we will definitely anticipate the next episodes to see what’s gonna happen 🤣

That makes me wonder, when will he say this is the third time you drug me like the one he said in the trailer? Those trailers are making us hold our breath and then exhaling in relief like fools 🤣

Yeah, I agree! In this drama we really cannot pinpoint who is wrong because they all have their own reasons. RH and XF were just manipulated. But Yunzhong is definitely shady.

Yeah, this episode her character did show her integrity. I am glad that the poisoning didn’t happen, so I guess we better just enjoy the real show than trying to find spoilers. So many of it are untrue 🤣 Maybe it’s their way to garner views since CLJ is so popular now.

Hmmm.. but where did this super power comes from when her real form is literally still destroyed? And her cultivation is pretty much almost non-existent? Since there are 2 figures standing behind her, I’m guessing they’re trying to make it like the parents love and protection is the one that awakens her power, which is just a typical xianxia way to save a character.

This insight to the relationship between the 2 MLs are on point. I can totally feel their relationship building gradually, not some rushed love crap. The complexity of their background is what makes it endearing. I don’t know how it is with the novel, but I get a strong feeling that the drama focuses a lot on DFQC’s journey from abyss to enlightenment. From a cold hearted person who have no emotions at all to someone who can love so deeply and is willing to sacrifice for the person he loves. I’d say the core of the story is about healing. XLH taught him how to be humane again.

Is there a link to the spoiler? Because some spoilers are not accurate. They tell a bit of truth but made up the rest. I’ve seen several of them.

Oh, and I never said I expected her powers to match DFQC. With hellfire, even the whole SYT is not a match for him. Without the curse, a healer like her will probably melt away like those Haishi ninjas. In a way, if XLH is able to protect herself from harm, that is enough. Even if she is so powerful with her healing, she would still be a damsel in distress if she needs other people to keep saving her every time she’s in danger. So what I wish to see is her maturity, wisdom and strength to develop.

Yes, I know XLH and DFQC have different powers. But the point I’m trying to bring when I said XLH needs to fine tune her powers is, whatever ability she has, she has to cultivate it properly for it to flourish. Which is why I mentioned about DFQC’s hellfire. It doesn’t magically come to him. He worked real hard for it. Does being born with great powers exempt you from cultivating? No. The way to obtain and maintain that power is to continuously cultivate. It’s the basis of all immortals. They can still lose these cultivations and die. They can use it up. They can give away these cultivations like RH did to CH at the price of becoming weaker. Now to compare, XY body is not medicine like Yan Dan in IS. If she just has powers to heal, then cultivation is definitely needed. Yan Dan on the other hand, wouldn’t need to cultivate at all. She could heal by giving away pieces of her body.
And due to damaged roots, it is impossible for XLH to retain XY powers. It made sense why XLH is weak. To destroy your real form is the same as destroying your cultivation. You need to start cultivating from scratch again. But then in the next episode we will see that XLH suddenly displayed great powers to protect DFQC when he was poisoned. I just find it weird that she magically can unleash such great powers when her real form is still destroyed. For it to come back so easily is hardly convincing. Unless they have a really solid explanation about it, it’s just a way to save her character. Xianxia is a fantasy genre, so I know anything is possible but sometimes they just need to make some sense.

And I believe she will go into battle as well. She isn’t one to watch her people fight alone, wouldn’t you agree? And I think she might even want to kill RH because that evil dude killed her entire clan.

It’s not wrong for her to save JL, but I’m sure there are many ways to save her. Giving the bracelet is one, taking off the hairpin is another. She did the former and almost did the latter too, so it’s not to say she’s hopeless. But for her to challenge the butterfly lady is a form of recklessness. She knew she wouldn’t beat the enemy just with her powers alone and yet she decided to play hero. I was like Girl, run away right now! Or take off your pin so your man can save you. But she just decided to say come right at me. It was truly a facepalm moment. Actually the time she gave away the bracelet I was already facepalming. This kind of naive bravery is so overused in a lot of xianxia FLs. It’s cute and entertaining at first but soon becomes frustrating to watch. I’m not looking for a total badass FL because we all need handsome prince charming to save the day. Who doesn’t enjoy watching DFQC flexing his powers? It’s mindblowing. Best lord devil ever.

About her powers as Xiyun. She was still a young child when she was sealed by her parents, how powerful can she be? So later if they make her wake up as an adult who magically knows how to use her powers fully at all times like how DFQC manipulates hellfire, it’s nonsensical. DFQC went through a lot of hardships to learn hellfire. If she suddenly becomes strong just because of her identity as a goddess, then I’m sorry this character is doomed. Nobody was born powerful without any sorts of training and hardships. And so far she have yet to go through any hardships whatsoever to fine tune her powers. The only real thing she will go through is the battle against RH and his crew. But even then, I believe CH and DFCQ will protect her at all cost.

On a side note, CLJ reminds me a lot about Ancient Love Poetry. The FL was also a weak person who was always protected by the ML until the end. Bai Jue sacrificed so much for Shang Gu. The only difference is her character development is similar to BFJ. In XLH’s context, her naivety and innocence suit the plot, but her character as of now lacks a lot/develops slower compared to other FLs. I’m not saying having a gentle and peace loving FL is bad, it’s actually a good change. I haven’t seen a drama with such gentle FL before. But still, I wouldn’t glorify her character too much.

For a drama that started off so strongly, I only hope they could maintain the high tide. I believe people will remember this drama because of DFQC’s phenomenal presence, not because of the FL. It’s almost like from start to finish, the drama talked about DFQC’s journey from abyss to enlightenment and the FL is just there to help him redeem himself.

Yeah, I guess there are a lot of hints that have been put here and there that kind of define who she is. But I just find the overall naivety and timidness a bit dull and stereotyped. If I should compare, I would say the character growth of Bai Feng Jiu from Eternal Love is outstanding. I could totally see a different aura at the end of the drama. She used to be like XLH, all playful and innocent, only focusing on love and all she thinks about is Dong Hua. Exactly like XLH always thinking of CH. The difference between them is BFJ experienced first hand what sufferings were, having her heart broken many times by DH, went through a lot on her own and many times have to defend herself from harm. She became so much stronger and wiser at the end. But with XLH, first she was already protected by Siming when she ‘accidentally’ destroyed her roots (to prevent her identity from being exposed) and next she was already under DFQC’s protection since the start of the drama, so she never have to truly truly face anything dangerous that could possibly kill her because DFQC will be the one taking her place. Like if the trials and tribulation for them to be together is true, it is still DFQC who shoulders it all. Which is why I feel all these hints about her efforts were puny compared to the grand gestures from DFQC. I also feel the more I rewatch the drama, the more her character is overshadowed by DFQC’s because the vibe DFQC gives out in this drama is so strong and powerful, and that kind of made whatever XLH did for her part seemed insignificant. It almost seemed like this story is all about DFQC if you get what I mean. But I think the writers are pretty good in turning the tide, DFQC will lose hellfire soon. Which is probably their way of giving more screen time for XLH to grow and prove herself as a character. The next half of the drama hopefully should be the time for her to shine. I just feel with only 11 episodes left she wouldn’t have enough time. I know this drama is supposed to be on a lighter side and not as serious as Eternal Love, and focuses mostly on their love story and not much about character growth. Also maybe due to the slower pace of Eternal Love, BFJ gets enough time to prove herself and it really showed.

About DFQC being reckless and killing people. I think labelling him reckless is also unfair because he literally is not in the right mind. He had his emotions removed forcefully to learn hellfire and hence wouldn’t think it wrong. He’s like someone with mental illness. But XLH is a sane person. She knew the bracelet was to protect her, but she consciously and willingly gave it away to JL just because of friendship sake. I would say it’s reckless if you know that you could lose your life by doing so. She was only lucky to be alive because the heart curse was still there and JL gave her the hairpin that would still allow DFQC to sense her fear if she took it off. No wonder DFQC was really angry at her at that time because she really could have died.

Yeah, CY is so perfect as YY. Just like WHD as DFQC. I also skipped a lot of the mortal arc, but now I’m back on it again at 39. Gosh they’re hurting each other 😭

Totally! IS angst is just so overwhelming. Thank God CLJ is on a lighter note

Unexpectedly better than IS, which was my most anticipated drama. But this one beats it!

Anybody thinks Zhang Chen Xiao aka Xun Feng looks so good in real life? I like him already, such an eye candy! Lol

Hahaha.. evil 2nd FL reminds me of Ying Deng in IS

I actually have no problem with how she is most of the time, but am worried that XLH’s overall character will be messed up at the end of the drama. She is supposedly a goddess and leader of her tribe. Her clan is said to rose to power on their own ability. By downplaying her character to become such a klutz doesn’t sit right if she is to inherit such an important role if you know what I mean. Especially if they’re going to play with amnesia and make her wake up with a completely different identity and responsibility. And if they simply make her regain her memory to retrieve back her old character and make ends tie, it’s like saving her face and her character will be totally ruined. With only 11 episodes left and a lot of things still yet to happen, I hope they can make it good for XLH.

I know saying these might be too early, which is why I also said I hope as the drama progresses she will get a chance to prove that she can grow. There are a lot of holes in her character as of now, but I agree with you, her overall character is good and entertaining to watch, but if it goes on I’m afraid it becomes tiring.
I’m just saying, that for one character to develop so much and the other to just stay the same, it’s a bit unbalanced. There is just much more ways in which she can grow too.