Haveninmuse

It's so good, but romance is a afterthought. Watch it for the FL character Chu Qiao. She's very awesome, and goes through a lot in her life journey.

After you're done you'll be stuck here like the rest of us

"Listen well, I need to tell you something. I think I've taken a liking to you."
"Got it."

"Don't worry, I won't let you fall in the water."
"I'm not that scared of water."
"Where did this sudden wave come from?"

"The fate between them is to miss each other."
"In the mortal world, human destiny is three parts created by nature and seven parts chosen by man ; you cannot blame it all on fate. "

"Ah Li, I have lived for so long, tens of thousands of years. But what I am most grateful for, is having met you."
"But if you hadn't met me, you wouldn't have received divine punishment."
"I received the punishment not because I met you, but because I lost you."

"Ah Li, is this the light you dreamed of?"
"No, you have to go find that light with me."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You will find that light in the future."
"You know what I mean. The light I am looking for is Xing Zhi basking under the sunlight. Where can I find another Xing Zhi?"

“I’m no longer as formidable as I used to be, do you despise me?”
"Of course not. From the very beginning, I had fallen in love with a weak mortal. Now, we have just gone back to our starting point."

"Ah Li, will you marry me? I will give you a wedding blessed by a hundred thousand immortals."
“Alright, but do it quickly, otherwise when my stomach gets bigger, it won’t look good in wedding attire.”

"I can handle this."
"I know, but today you don't need to do it yourself. I will help you."

The only two dramas super faithful to novel that I can find has been: Lost You Forever, and The Legend of Shen Li. Both very excellent dramas, and happy for fans of novels.

He likes her throughout, but she does not know she likes him until the very end of the drama.

He didnt know who she was, he was surprised when he found out from the brothers Chirong/Qiyan. He thought Lord Bicang would be a man, thats the extent he knew from the marriage thing.

Ahh so far I haven't seen about the costumes, just that some actors were requested by ZLY herself, from her past work. If I see any, I'll let you know. Most are edits to compare scenes, like the obvious lantern/water saving, LGX carrying ZLY, the braised meat being her favorite, and the forehead touching.
Originally they were going to do XZ/SL standing together at the fire seal, and changed it to forehead touching, reminiscent of PA's last scene.

Comparing between PA/TLOSL? I saw a ton of fan edits, do you want some links?

The pearl is also her demon/half monster core; her mom took it out from the baby and gave her own demon core to hide the fact of SL's true identity. So giving it back to her, her fire powers are much stronger, and she was able to reborn from "death" and truly be a full phoenix herself, instead of just a half fire demon immortal.

The storyline around the pearl itself is that stuff about her identity, why her master is overprotective in the beginning worried that XZ might kill her, and why all the bad guys want her pearl/core, and later her body, for the fire seal.

i saw a lot of these on youtube, also ones analyzing LGX/ZLY behaviour. Some of them edit them to suit their theories and go so far left field that I have to suspend my belief and purge my youtube algorithm now. haha

You did great!!

Video 2 is even more unbelievable:
The earth deities are blessed with the powers of the Ancient Gods (making them holier), so SL should not be receiving the bows from these deities (after she saves them), as it's believed this will "shorten her lifespan" (Unclear, as I'm not religious or knowledgable of chinese mythology), hence why XZ immediately teleports over to take over the credit and receive the thanks.
It's compared to when she receives a welcome from her realm and XZ doesn't try to stand out/receive any blessings, hence he's not got a personality to steal the limelight.

Yea, I'm gonna have to say this video tried too hard. It's done for comedic effect, and also XZ self is a jokster and when he first went to her realm, he was restraining his personality so he wouldn't have shown enjoyment anyway. He truthfully is a bit arrogant, being who he is and revered for his whole life. lol

Honesty the video maker's trying too hard, but here:
1. Mo fang's identity: After XZ first clears miasma, the shadow of MF is unclear/different, suggesting duel identity (my thoughts: i'm not convinced lol)
2. SL buys two bottles of wine during her trip in the mortal realm, suggesting she already knew XZ is following her. (This is correct, said in the novel)
3. A life she yearned for: Scenes where SL sees a wedding/old couple/thinks of life with XY = everything she wanted
4. The river between them during the fireworks festival represents Natural Law, keeping them apart, yet they still manage to meet after difficulties (seeing the wrong person at the bridge). foreshadows their relationship
5. XY's ears turning red & MF's ears turning red = both guys like SL (duh, but also just the actors tendency)
6. FR gets nervous sweats wanting to protect SL when SL punishes those deities for trying to poison her (My thoughts: no, its the actor and the heat they're filming in)
7. SL gets a neck injury from the way XZ carries her the first time, and after that he supports her neck every time when he carries SL
8. SL appears naked when changing from her true form, hence why she needs XY's clothes each time (Yes, duh)
9. SL not backing away from the huge fireball even if it might be obvious she would die if it hits her is a huge testament to her warrior like heroic personality.
10. SL immediately falling off the roof after XZ arrives is a testament to how much she knew she is safe with him, that XZ is able and strong enough to protect her, so she can let loose.