Aya

I know what you mean. She gives everyone else around her the benefit of the doubt and doesn't fling the script in their faces as some kind of proof. Only Nan Heng is the exception. She blames everything on him without actually checking the facts.

I'm on episode 25 now and based on what you said things are changing for the better after this.

That's an interesting perspective.

The original script has Nan Heng as the villain, but once she enters the script world, things changed.

Nan Heng emerges as the misunderstood hero and his rival turns more and more evil as the story progresses. Maybe that's the whole point. As you mentioned he's Nan Heng's shadow. The more Nan Heng changes into a good guy, the more Chu Gui Hong turns evil.

I'm on episode 23 now and 4 of the supposed "iconic scenes" have happened now and none happened the same way they did in the original script. Why is she fixating on them so much? So much has clearly changed. Most of the characters are not like they were in the original script. I just don't understand why she still holds the original script as some kind of holy text that will happen as she read it, while everything around her is clearly telling her it's different. She needs to catch up and realize this soon.

"If there's no evidence, then we'll fabricate it."

Saying things like that and still pretending to be the good guys.

Chu Gui Hong and his army are becoming more and more unlikable with each episode.

Also, what are the actual bad/evil things that they accuse Nan Heng of doing? They keep shouting about the late Empress, but he was literally a child back then. They say he kills innocent people, but there's no proof of that. It's just ridiculous prejudice supported by that horrible Emperor.

Song Yi Ting treating"Li Shi Liu" the same way Nan Rui was treating her and not even realizing it is actually a little sad. She pretends to be all intelligent and elegant, but in the end she's just a sheltered noble lady. Painting 73 paintings of her crush in 3 days is ... something.

Nan Rui is definitely not Emperor material. The poor thing gets yanked back and forth by everyone around him, he's not particularly intelligent, strong or brave. He's also not cruel and vicious like his father seems to be. Just a regular innocent, easygoing guy that should be left alone to live his life. I hope nothing bad happens to him and I also hope he doesn't turn into a junior version of his father.

Episode 7

That's probably why it's so funny 🤣 All the male leads from dramas I watched just flashed through my mind when he said it. Then I laughed even more when it actually worked on her too.

"There's no woman that won't fall for a man who's handsome, strong, yet miserable. If there is, it just means he's not handsome enough, not strong enough, or hasn't suffered enough." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just finished episode 5 and I'm really enjoying this so far.

That's even more sad.

I was really looking forward to watching this drama and overall I ended up enjoying it.

I will have to admit that while there were many things about this drama that I liked, there were also a few things I didn't.

One of the bigger things that I found lacking was the world building. The reason for that is because it's the foundation on which the story is built and if it's lacking or incomplete, it can easily ruin the whole story. In this drama what bothered me most was the lack of detail in explaining the immortal world. For example, by the end of the drama the whole world is in peril, but no other immortals even appear to help. The Heavenly Emissary constantly harps on the importance of the Infinite Stele, but no one lifts a finger to help protect it. But hey, they are always ready with their punishments. The only other immortals we get to see are the Four Venerables, but they are useless and a complete waste of screen time. Why were they even included? The problem I have with this is that we're never really given an explanation on the structure of the immortal world, it's rules, the hierarchy, ...

Another big problem I had was that I couldn't warm up to a lot of the supporting characters. They just didn't get enough screen time to develop into much more than caricatures. Admittedly, I also never warmed up to Zhang Suan, who did get enough screen time, but remained bland throughout the drama.

If there were a few more episodes these things might have been executed better.

That being said, the saving grace of this drama for me was the main couple. The two main leads had great chemistry and portrayed the characters convincingly. The thing I liked about them the most though was their dynamic. The two are perfect opposites right from their birth. And from the beginning to almost the end we are shown just how different they really are from superficial things to core values. When together they both clash and stubbornly try to prove that they are right. The most beautiful thing is that they are both not wrong. They just see the world from a different perspective. They both value different things and they are both right. Eventually, we are also shown the things they have in common and they both learn to see things from the other's perspective and find a balance, because right from the beginning while they may be perfect opposites, they are also a perfect pair once they find that balance. They are stronger together. That part of the story is executed beautifully.

In relation to the development of the two main characters, I liked the moral and philosophical themes that were explored.

Another thing that I liked was how visually beautiful this drama is. Everything looked stunning.

All in all, I enjoyed this rollercoaster journey.

That makes more sense thanks. So, assuming that he needed spiritual energy for the development of all aspects of an immortal body and he didn't get it, he's very underdeveloped to the point of being weaker than even a mortal child. If he had made it past 10 years, he could have been nourished in the Nine Heavens and would have developed a divine body eventually.

That's an interesting theory. I never really thought about it like that. Thanks.

I suppose based on this drama only, that makes sense.

I understand that she doesn't have access to her power, but it still makes no sense that their child is a regular mortal. Supposedly they are completely different species. So following your explanation that would mean that if a human baby didn't have access to the right nutrition it would be born a monkey. That's what basically happened to Shi An. A fish out of the water is still a fish.

The point I'm trying to make is that he should have had a devine body as well. A weaker one than his parents or other immortal babies, but not at all as weak as a mortal human child, because he's not a mortal child.

Anyway, it is what it is, whether it makes sense or not. I suppose it doesn't take away the impact on the story.

I finally made it to episode 23 and got to see what happened to their son. While fittingly sad (my heart broke for HRY and SA), I still think that it doesn't make sense that just because he didn't get to absorb spiritual energy before birth he was born a regular mortal. He's the son of two powerful devine beings. Even with her power sealed, she still had a devine body. Also, even though her power was sealed it was there, she just couldn't access it. It just doesn't make sense. Poor SA...

I also hope they show why BJS wasn't even keeping an eye on her just in case. Hopefully, he was being punished himself and didn't have the opportunity.

Looks like my mind ran a bit too far with it. Oh well, with only 11 episodes left, I'm assuming I'll be seeing what happened soon enough.

She has finally revealed the real reason for her hatred toward BJS. I can't believe it took 21 episodes. They had a son and she blames BJS for his death. She actually said that he killed their son, but seeing as he had no idea that they had a son and was not in the mortal realm during the ten years that she was, I'm assuming she blames him because he sealed her powers and left. Combined with the earlier revelation that when divine beings conceive, the baby feeds on the mother's divine energy to develop, it would make sense that their baby was underdeveloped because her devine energy and powers were sealed at the time. Obviously, this wouldn't make him as fragile as human babies, but at the same time he wouldn't be as nearly indestructible as his parents. Seeing as HRY based the illusion on her own experiences, it's possible to assume that the evil spirit might have really existed and that the people thought it was HRY, because she was caught using her powers, possibly to save her son or someone else. This would leave her weakened and caught by that cultivator. While she was being punished by heavenly lightning, her son would have rushed to save her. While the lightning couldn't kill her, their son ended up dying. Without her powers, she couldn't save him.

Losing a child surely explains the trauma and absolute hatred she feels, although I'm wouldn't agree it should be directed at BJS. Then again, it's not logical or sensible to begin with, so it's not far fetched that she chose someone to place her blame on. She's clearly still in pain. It's even more obvious given how on two separate occasions she tried to destroy herself along with BJS just to free herself from the pain.

Anyway,I'm curious to see how it went exactly.

Long Yuan is basically a bully. How did BJS end up with a disciple like that? He's the complete opposite. Yes, he's loyal, but are there any other redeeming qualities? Someone needs to put him in his place. Speaking of horrible disciples, there's also Fan Jiao Jiao. BJS needs a better screening system when picking disciples.