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*＊✿❀ Love of the divine tree (2025) ❀✿＊*
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*＊✿❀ Love of the divine tree (2025) ❀✿＊*
★Started: Feb 7th and March 9th (The reason it took me so long to watch is because I literally had no time not because the drama itself is boring) ★
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Honestly speaking, it wasn’t the drama I was anticipating but it exceeded my expectations. I add up new dramas every month so it’s natural that I have lots of “plan to watch” dramas and it was one of them. I picked this up after Moonlight mystique as I had nothing to watch afterwards. At first, I was thinking that it’s an overused reincarnation, master and disciple relationship which I wasn’t wrong about, but the way they executed it was different. For example, it’s my first time seeing a character become a master of his own master.
Watching Love of the divine tree made me feel like as if I was in an adventure. Usually, many dramas focus on one problem till the end which makes it boring, but it wasn’t the case in this one. Whilst watching, I thought the main crisis or trouble we have to solve here is Su Yi Shui’s cultivation with ice lotus (emotionless mantra) that was preventing our main couple from being together, along with him being the demon’s child but there was a twist. I love how writer could keep the actual trouble for later. What I mean by that, is that throughout the story, the villain was well hidden even though they clearly gave hints. Wei Jiu and Su Yu were the people I suspected of being the main villain, but they were just a pawn.
I love how there was used the most annoying tropes (master-disciple, love triangle and an evil sister ones) but at the end it still was exciting to watch.
Romance was something I truly appreciated in LOTDT. I start to lose interest once main couple get together and it makes it feel like the storyline is not interesting enough to keep me there, but it was quite different here. They were kind of in love from the start and they had mutual love for each other for the rest of the drama, but I was engaged with story despite that because they were in a forbidden love situation. They had problems to solve before actually having a relationship and I think this is what made us reach out for more and more episodes. The romance was not just about the sweet scenes they gave us but also the way they understood and cared for each, especially the female lead. I love how they are not “all bark and no bite” when it comes to sacrifices, they are quite literally ready to die for each other and they both did die once for each other. (Lmao I can’t help but think of Su yi shui doing 360 to make sure she wasn’t injured). My favorite addition to their romance was how they both fell in love with each other again and again.
To sum it all up, I can say that it is a drama with pretty refreshing storyline with good plot twists. I’m not an investigator when it comes to watching stuff so as far as I know there were 2 plot twists that both surprised me honestly. I also want to talk about the cinematography and special effects and CGI which they spent all their money on to the point where they didn’t have money to advertise it. After all, I think it was worth it. Especially the first ever episode where they used some kind of animated drawing. The CGI’s (dragon, Ling xiao) were so good.
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Characters & my impression
★Mu Qing Ge/ Xue Ran Ran★
Who says you cannot make a character that is cute but also strong and savage? She was the best character in this drama IMO. She was positive, kind, skilled and caring.
At the beginning, I had doubts that she is evil, and I turned out to be right.
When I saw her taking Su Yi Shui as her disciple, I knew from the start that she never wanted to kill him even if he became evil. After the reincarnation, she still stayed as bold and reckless as she was before. She was also the one who was able to keep her relationship with Su Yi Shui, no matter how he treated her because deep down she knew that despite all the harsh words, he was secretly and openly protecting her. Clearing up the miscommunications between them was also done by her. She is a good example of green forest FL. (This girl changed Su Yui Shi really quick, multiple times.). Her character was so well written that when she regained her memories fully, she became someone between Mu Qing Ge and Xue Ran Ran and I love how it’s well explained and the fact that she got to keep both of her characteristics. Voice actor made Mu Qing Ge and Xue Ran Ran sound different but also the same indicating that they are the same person and that was amazing
★Su yi shui★
He was some kind of a complex character but it’s understandable due to his background. Imagine being locked up in a room with a fierce beast for a long time. He was a red flag character at the start because of his childhood trauma. He was the character that had the greatest character development throughout this drama.
After Mu Qing Ge’s death, his character arc started. He repaid her kindness and faced his mistakes. Although he came out as a really cold and aloof character, he was there for Xue Ran Ran all the time. He might not be a good person, but he is the best lover. He didn’t like the things she liked before but eventually he started liking them and opened up just for her.
★Su Yu★
At the beginning, he seems like a character that is just there and doesn’t contribute to the plot, but I of course started suspecting him because there is no way he is just “there”. I was right. Although I have known that he would be somehow an evil character, the plot twist shocked me. His plan was well done. His backstory is really sad. He got betrayed by the person whom he saved. But what I didn’t like about him is that he was selfish. I was actually having 2nd male lead syndrome until I found out that Mu Qing Ge was also part of his plan. I think he understood his mistakes near the end because of Zhou Fei Hua. After all of that, I don’t feel good or bad about his sacrifice but just think that it was worth it. He was in this scheme from the start after all.
★Mu Ran Wu★
Here comes our FL’s sisters who claims that she doesn’t like her sister but insists on using her identity. She was right about fate being unfair to her, but she blamed her sister for it and that is where I don’t support her. I think her sister has done so many things just to keep them alive when they were kids. She was ungrateful. After all of her evildoings and being reborn with her sister’s power, she could have just let her go but of course her obsession with Su Yu made her to become an obstacle in Xue Ran Ran’s way again. She told Su Yu that he has to accept the fact that someone doesn’t like them and that they should cherish people around them. She doesn’t follow her own rules. I mean she now had the power that she has always wanted but she gained nothing from 2 lifetimes and made stupid mistakes. Despite the switch up of the roles, she was one who was still left out because she didn’t have character arc at all unlike most of the evil characters out there. At the ending it wasn’t clear how she ended up, but one thing I can hope is that the part of her life that wasn’t shown is the time where she gets a character development and revives her bond with Mu Qing Ge
★Wei Jui★
Funny side character! He is a character that wants to act like a villain but just a kind person deep down. He was an interesting character and the funniest third wheel. But his love life was a mess. Someone teach Wei Jui how to confess properly. He always said the exact opposite of the words he meant to say. Still, he was a decent character and I’m assuming that he confessed or apologized to Tu Jiu Yuan at the end. I was hoping to see more of them since Tu Jiu Yuan was pregnant but still glad to see those side characters survive.
★Other side characters★
Zeng Yi, Qiu Xi Er, Bai Bai Shan, Yan Liang Yu also played their part really well. Zeng Yi was a good disciple and a good friend to Su Yi Shui and the way he couldn’t say anything when he wanted to scold him every time was funny.
Qiu Xi er and Yan Lian Yu were another little side couple to keep it interesting. I like the Qiu Xi er’s ability to smell emotions. I think it added a little touch to the drama.
Bai Bai Shan taking Su Yi Shui’s position was kind of unexpected in the end, but I think he was worthy of it despite not being in the plot too much. He still proved his loyalty throughout the drama.
★Ending★
I'm just relieved that this drama got happy ending because first of all, they deserved it and second of not all the cdramas with similar genre get a happy ending. It ended perfectly without any side characters dying except for Su Yu. Our main couple finally get married, and we can also see them with their children. Just a little happy family. The ending could have been improved but it is good on its own. They could add the endings for characters like Mu Ran Wu, Wei Jui and Tu Jiu Yuan. Overall I can consider as a must watch 10 out of 10 drama
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*＊✿❀ Love of the divine tree (2025) ❀✿＊*
★Started: Feb 7th and March 9th (The reason it took me so long to watch is because I literally had no time not because the drama itself is boring) ★
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Honestly speaking, it wasn’t the drama I was anticipating but it exceeded my expectations. I add up new dramas every month so it’s natural that I have lots of “plan to watch” dramas and it was one of them. I picked this up after Moonlight mystique as I had nothing to watch afterwards. At first, I was thinking that it’s an overused reincarnation, master and disciple relationship which I wasn’t wrong about, but the way they executed it was different. For example, it’s my first time seeing a character become a master of his own master.
Watching Love of the divine tree made me feel like as if I was in an adventure. Usually, many dramas focus on one problem till the end which makes it boring, but it wasn’t the case in this one. Whilst watching, I thought the main crisis or trouble we have to solve here is Su Yi Shui’s cultivation with ice lotus (emotionless mantra) that was preventing our main couple from being together, along with him being the demon’s child but there was a twist. I love how writer could keep the actual trouble for later. What I mean by that, is that throughout the story, the villain was well hidden even though they clearly gave hints. Wei Jiu and Su Yu were the people I suspected of being the main villain, but they were just a pawn.
I love how there was used the most annoying tropes (master-disciple, love triangle and an evil sister ones) but at the end it still was exciting to watch.
Romance was something I truly appreciated in LOTDT. I start to lose interest once main couple get together and it makes it feel like the storyline is not interesting enough to keep me there, but it was quite different here. They were kind of in love from the start and they had mutual love for each other for the rest of the drama, but I was engaged with story despite that because they were in a forbidden love situation. They had problems to solve before actually having a relationship and I think this is what made us reach out for more and more episodes. The romance was not just about the sweet scenes they gave us but also the way they understood and cared for each, especially the female lead. I love how they are not “all bark and no bite” when it comes to sacrifices, they are quite literally ready to die for each other and they both did die once for each other. (Lmao I can’t help but think of Su yi shui doing 360 to make sure she wasn’t injured). My favorite addition to their romance was how they both fell in love with each other again and again.
To sum it all up, I can say that it is a drama with pretty refreshing storyline with good plot twists. I’m not an investigator when it comes to watching stuff so as far as I know there were 2 plot twists that both surprised me honestly. I also want to talk about the cinematography and special effects and CGI which they spent all their money on to the point where they didn’t have money to advertise it. After all, I think it was worth it. Especially the first ever episode where they used some kind of animated drawing. The CGI’s (dragon, Ling xiao) were so good.
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Characters & my impression
★Mu Qing Ge/ Xue Ran Ran★
Who says you cannot make a character that is cute but also strong and savage? She was the best character in this drama IMO. She was positive, kind, skilled and caring.
At the beginning, I had doubts that she is evil, and I turned out to be right.
When I saw her taking Su Yi Shui as her disciple, I knew from the start that she never wanted to kill him even if he became evil. After the reincarnation, she still stayed as bold and reckless as she was before. She was also the one who was able to keep her relationship with Su Yi Shui, no matter how he treated her because deep down she knew that despite all the harsh words, he was secretly and openly protecting her. Clearing up the miscommunications between them was also done by her. She is a good example of green forest FL. (This girl changed Su Yui Shi really quick, multiple times.). Her character was so well written that when she regained her memories fully, she became someone between Mu Qing Ge and Xue Ran Ran and I love how it’s well explained and the fact that she got to keep both of her characteristics. Voice actor made Mu Qing Ge and Xue Ran Ran sound different but also the same indicating that they are the same person and that was amazing
★Su yi shui★
He was some kind of a complex character but it’s understandable due to his background. Imagine being locked up in a room with a fierce beast for a long time. He was a red flag character at the start because of his childhood trauma. He was the character that had the greatest character development throughout this drama.
After Mu Qing Ge’s death, his character arc started. He repaid her kindness and faced his mistakes. Although he came out as a really cold and aloof character, he was there for Xue Ran Ran all the time. He might not be a good person, but he is the best lover. He didn’t like the things she liked before but eventually he started liking them and opened up just for her.
★Su Yu★
At the beginning, he seems like a character that is just there and doesn’t contribute to the plot, but I of course started suspecting him because there is no way he is just “there”. I was right. Although I have known that he would be somehow an evil character, the plot twist shocked me. His plan was well done. His backstory is really sad. He got betrayed by the person whom he saved. But what I didn’t like about him is that he was selfish. I was actually having 2nd male lead syndrome until I found out that Mu Qing Ge was also part of his plan. I think he understood his mistakes near the end because of Zhou Fei Hua. After all of that, I don’t feel good or bad about his sacrifice but just think that it was worth it. He was in this scheme from the start after all.
★Mu Ran Wu★
Here comes our FL’s sisters who claims that she doesn’t like her sister but insists on using her identity. She was right about fate being unfair to her, but she blamed her sister for it and that is where I don’t support her. I think her sister has done so many things just to keep them alive when they were kids. She was ungrateful. After all of her evildoings and being reborn with her sister’s power, she could have just let her go but of course her obsession with Su Yu made her to become an obstacle in Xue Ran Ran’s way again. She told Su Yu that he has to accept the fact that someone doesn’t like them and that they should cherish people around them. She doesn’t follow her own rules. I mean she now had the power that she has always wanted but she gained nothing from 2 lifetimes and made stupid mistakes. Despite the switch up of the roles, she was one who was still left out because she didn’t have character arc at all unlike most of the evil characters out there. At the ending it wasn’t clear how she ended up, but one thing I can hope is that the part of her life that wasn’t shown is the time where she gets a character development and revives her bond with Mu Qing Ge
★Wei Jui★
Funny side character! He is a character that wants to act like a villain but just a kind person deep down. He was an interesting character and the funniest third wheel. But his love life was a mess. Someone teach Wei Jui how to confess properly. He always said the exact opposite of the words he meant to say. Still, he was a decent character and I’m assuming that he confessed or apologized to Tu Jiu Yuan at the end. I was hoping to see more of them since Tu Jiu Yuan was pregnant but still glad to see those side characters survive.
★Other side characters★
Zeng Yi, Qiu Xi Er, Bai Bai Shan, Yan Liang Yu also played their part really well. Zeng Yi was a good disciple and a good friend to Su Yi Shui and the way he couldn’t say anything when he wanted to scold him every time was funny.
Qiu Xi er and Yan Lian Yu were another little side couple to keep it interesting. I like the Qiu Xi er’s ability to smell emotions. I think it added a little touch to the drama.
Bai Bai Shan taking Su Yi Shui’s position was kind of unexpected in the end, but I think he was worthy of it despite not being in the plot too much. He still proved his loyalty throughout the drama.
★Ending★
I'm just relieved that this drama got happy ending because first of all, they deserved it and second of not all the cdramas with similar genre get a happy ending. It ended perfectly without any side characters dying except for Su Yu. Our main couple finally get married, and we can also see them with their children. Just a little happy family. The ending could have been improved but it is good on its own. They could add the endings for characters like Mu Ran Wu, Wei Jui and Tu Jiu Yuan. Overall I can consider as a must watch 10 out of 10 drama
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