Haveninmuse

A rewatch is great, now that you can appreciate Xingyun after knowing Xingzhi.

Heh I was rewatching my favorite parts and I really liked his face after she pushed it away, so I had to change it. Once I get somewhere else, I might change it again. Feel free to admire!! I also admire, thats why I'm a wandering ghost in this MDL page.

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!!