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May our love last every lifetime
When destiny brings the demon 2025 (16.08.2025-01.09.2025)
Review
When destiny brings the demon appears to be a classic transmigration drama but there are several reasons that it stands out from the rest. At first, this drama was not my priority because I had many other plans like “Legend on the female general” and “Shadow love”. Surprisingly, I only watched this one because it was the only story that could captivate me. Just like that it moved to my top priority drama.
The drama is about a girl who is a regular office worker. The fate is unpredictable and she transmigrates into a fantasy land filled with immortals just before a car crash. While she is learning new things about the world surrounding her, she comes across the Grandmaster, Sima Jiao who has been in seclusion for 500 years. In reality, Sima Jiao is a victim of 8 palace heads, who sealed him away to use his blood for cultivation. Everyone hopes to kill him or use him. In the time where everyone wants to harm him, why is she an exception? These questions make him wonder about her ulterior motives. Female lead, Liao Ting Yan on the other hand has no wish to kill anyone and just sees transmigration as an opportunity to go on “vacation” or a chance to slack off, “salted fish” in terms of Chinese.
The story is introduced with amazing CGI. It actually reflects something you would call a fantasy. Just like the main character, you feel like you have also fallen into this strange world. The plot is very balanced both romance and angst wise. Witty dialogues, although don’t last long, leave a memorable impression. I remember each comedic scene by heart.
The drama is divided into 3 eras: Immortal realm, demon realm and mortal realm. There the main characters go through different obstacles but one thing remains the same, they will fall in love with each other over and over again!
Not to say other eras were bad (They were all amazing), but among them all, immortal realm is easily the best. Angst, romance, comedy and discovery of soul bond. All together happens there and perhaps this completes it as the best episodes of the drama. Besides that, we get to see Ting Yan helping her Master Sima Jiao. However, at a times I wonder who the true master is because Jiao Jiao let’s her slack off often times. I need to also talk about truth spells, it is not for getting the truth out of people but to hear Ting Yan’s unpredictable thoughts. This scene is especially my fav:
- Look at them all. Each one would be a figure to be feared outside. But look at them now. How pathetic. What are your thoughts on this? *Truth spell*
- Your waist is so slim.
- What?
- I think you must have been locked away too long and starved into this shape
- You are not wrong. The pain I have endured will be repaid.
Another favorite scene of Ting Yan’s unpredictable thoughts:
- So you don’t want to come with me?
- It’s not that I don’t want to.
*Truth spell*
- Why don’t you want to?
- I’m afraid I might see dead people.
- A person from the Demon Domain is afraid of dead bodies?
Little does he know that she is from modern world.
The amount of truth spells used is quite a lot but Ting Yan pulls the UNO reverse card on him.
Honestly speaking, I’m glad that he has a truth spell. He is a very wary of his surroundings and suspects everyone. Not only that, the spell also adds a comedic sense so why not?
And the soul bond? They already mention it within the drama that it is the most intimate bond and I could not agree more. It is beautiful.
The second arc happens after all the angst and during that time Ting Yan loses her memories unfortunately and sees the villain as her father. Yet something inside her believes that it is all fake. Although, she doesn’t restore her memories even after trusting him, she knows that he only wishes the best for her and simply melts my heart:
- But I have lost all of my memories. Surely you have ways to help me recover them, don’t you? So why haven’t you done it? Wouldn’t that get you what you want much faster?
- True. But you deserve to move at your own pace.
- What if I can never recover my memories?
- It doesn’t matter. We have plenty of time. We can start anew.
The second arc is just not a memory loss but also a plan of their beautiful wedding.
- What is there to celebrate?
- How about a marriage between an immortal and a demon?
- Are you proposing to me?
- If you think of it that way, I cannot deny it.
Unfortunately, Sima Jiao’s life wasn’t meant to last long and Ting Yan’s life was in danger. Sima Jiao gave up his life to her.
He had a chance to live, but did she choose to save him at the cost of suffering the pain of spirit fire?
Yes, she did.
In this arc, Ting Yan had a character improvement especially after gaining power.
Then the story moves on the mortal realm arc where Sima Jiao is a crown prince without any of his memories. And now it was her turn to revive his memories. This arc could have had the best ending but on their wedding day Ting Yan gives up her life. To eliminate all the evil for him, just so he could live carefree without any worry just like how he protected her in the past.
She wakes up in the hospital room, confused whether all of it was a dream or a reality. Nevertheless, her job doesn’t wait but the person she was assigned to meet is Sima Jiao?
- I found you again.
- Do you know me?
- Of course I do
They say those lines with the brightest smile ever
This is meant to say that, in all lifetimes they will find each other once again and their heart belong to one another in every life.
This is the best ending they could give us since the censorship and I don’t complain because it leaves a little room for imagination. The favorite scenes I wrote above don’t sound touching but when you really see their acting, expressions, you will realize how deep it is.
Characters:
Liao Ting Yan
Definitely a sunshine characters. A Female lead who is very comedic and it is not forced at all. She is such a foodie. Her character is pretty unique to me because she is simply a salted fish. The actress did an impressive job considering it is her first xianxia/costume drama. Her longing expressions will stick with me for a long time.
Sima Jiao
Overpowered character but the plot balances it out. However, the superior power is what makes him the bloodthirsty and cold character. As Ting Yan said “cool king” as he is, he is also a major sacrificer.
“If I don’t let you die, you won’t die”
This man proved his point three times and he would do thousandths of times if needed. He is a very smart character and I noticed it from the start. He always plans ahead. He has suffered a lot, in the past in present yet he was able to contain it all to himself. Concealing his injuries. He appears to be a villainous character who kills for no reason but he had every rights to kill those people. Knowing his backstory, I would join “The dark side” too. The actor who played as Jiao Jiao is the first time I saw him and I’m looking forward to his next show. This should explain it all.
Eight palace heads
The real despicable people. These people are ruthless. They have been using the Sima clan, sealing them away for years, drinking their blood. Lucky for us, the first 10 episodes already contain some of their death which was satisfying but Shi Qianlv deserved much more worse death than just a simple quick death because he started it all, he was the one plotting behind all the time. He never truly cared about people’s sacrifices at all. This pathetic only thought of surviving and getting revenge was just a part of his plan. He was blinded by power.
Love story
I don’t have comment anything about it. It is simply done perfect and I myself watched it for this aspect. Every single interaction, kissing scenes are done to perfection. The way they both had wedding rings and how Sima Jiao learned to use her modern words!!?? Simply sweet!
Plot
Yes, expect a lot of potholes if you observe too much. For me personally, it was enjoyable without skipping a second. It wrapped up beautifully as well. I love xianxia with a good romance and I enjoyed it to the fullest
Costumes, CGI, make up, every single details is awesome
The song? Amazing. Love the fact that they put the same song in their first meeting and during their first meeting in mortal world. Same song different feelings and it was portrayed beautifully. It is my 2nd ever time loving the intro song. Something about this song is beautiful.
Ending- the best outcome for them. There is a little hope that Sima Jiao has his memories and it ends just like and the rest for our imagination. 10/10
Review
When destiny brings the demon appears to be a classic transmigration drama but there are several reasons that it stands out from the rest. At first, this drama was not my priority because I had many other plans like “Legend on the female general” and “Shadow love”. Surprisingly, I only watched this one because it was the only story that could captivate me. Just like that it moved to my top priority drama.
The drama is about a girl who is a regular office worker. The fate is unpredictable and she transmigrates into a fantasy land filled with immortals just before a car crash. While she is learning new things about the world surrounding her, she comes across the Grandmaster, Sima Jiao who has been in seclusion for 500 years. In reality, Sima Jiao is a victim of 8 palace heads, who sealed him away to use his blood for cultivation. Everyone hopes to kill him or use him. In the time where everyone wants to harm him, why is she an exception? These questions make him wonder about her ulterior motives. Female lead, Liao Ting Yan on the other hand has no wish to kill anyone and just sees transmigration as an opportunity to go on “vacation” or a chance to slack off, “salted fish” in terms of Chinese.
The story is introduced with amazing CGI. It actually reflects something you would call a fantasy. Just like the main character, you feel like you have also fallen into this strange world. The plot is very balanced both romance and angst wise. Witty dialogues, although don’t last long, leave a memorable impression. I remember each comedic scene by heart.
The drama is divided into 3 eras: Immortal realm, demon realm and mortal realm. There the main characters go through different obstacles but one thing remains the same, they will fall in love with each other over and over again!
Not to say other eras were bad (They were all amazing), but among them all, immortal realm is easily the best. Angst, romance, comedy and discovery of soul bond. All together happens there and perhaps this completes it as the best episodes of the drama. Besides that, we get to see Ting Yan helping her Master Sima Jiao. However, at a times I wonder who the true master is because Jiao Jiao let’s her slack off often times. I need to also talk about truth spells, it is not for getting the truth out of people but to hear Ting Yan’s unpredictable thoughts. This scene is especially my fav:
- Look at them all. Each one would be a figure to be feared outside. But look at them now. How pathetic. What are your thoughts on this? *Truth spell*
- Your waist is so slim.
- What?
- I think you must have been locked away too long and starved into this shape
- You are not wrong. The pain I have endured will be repaid.
Another favorite scene of Ting Yan’s unpredictable thoughts:
- So you don’t want to come with me?
- It’s not that I don’t want to.
*Truth spell*
- Why don’t you want to?
- I’m afraid I might see dead people.
- A person from the Demon Domain is afraid of dead bodies?
Little does he know that she is from modern world.
The amount of truth spells used is quite a lot but Ting Yan pulls the UNO reverse card on him.
Honestly speaking, I’m glad that he has a truth spell. He is a very wary of his surroundings and suspects everyone. Not only that, the spell also adds a comedic sense so why not?
And the soul bond? They already mention it within the drama that it is the most intimate bond and I could not agree more. It is beautiful.
The second arc happens after all the angst and during that time Ting Yan loses her memories unfortunately and sees the villain as her father. Yet something inside her believes that it is all fake. Although, she doesn’t restore her memories even after trusting him, she knows that he only wishes the best for her and simply melts my heart:
- But I have lost all of my memories. Surely you have ways to help me recover them, don’t you? So why haven’t you done it? Wouldn’t that get you what you want much faster?
- True. But you deserve to move at your own pace.
- What if I can never recover my memories?
- It doesn’t matter. We have plenty of time. We can start anew.
The second arc is just not a memory loss but also a plan of their beautiful wedding.
- What is there to celebrate?
- How about a marriage between an immortal and a demon?
- Are you proposing to me?
- If you think of it that way, I cannot deny it.
Unfortunately, Sima Jiao’s life wasn’t meant to last long and Ting Yan’s life was in danger. Sima Jiao gave up his life to her.
He had a chance to live, but did she choose to save him at the cost of suffering the pain of spirit fire?
Yes, she did.
In this arc, Ting Yan had a character improvement especially after gaining power.
Then the story moves on the mortal realm arc where Sima Jiao is a crown prince without any of his memories. And now it was her turn to revive his memories. This arc could have had the best ending but on their wedding day Ting Yan gives up her life. To eliminate all the evil for him, just so he could live carefree without any worry just like how he protected her in the past.
She wakes up in the hospital room, confused whether all of it was a dream or a reality. Nevertheless, her job doesn’t wait but the person she was assigned to meet is Sima Jiao?
- I found you again.
- Do you know me?
- Of course I do
They say those lines with the brightest smile ever
This is meant to say that, in all lifetimes they will find each other once again and their heart belong to one another in every life.
This is the best ending they could give us since the censorship and I don’t complain because it leaves a little room for imagination. The favorite scenes I wrote above don’t sound touching but when you really see their acting, expressions, you will realize how deep it is.
Characters:
Liao Ting Yan
Definitely a sunshine characters. A Female lead who is very comedic and it is not forced at all. She is such a foodie. Her character is pretty unique to me because she is simply a salted fish. The actress did an impressive job considering it is her first xianxia/costume drama. Her longing expressions will stick with me for a long time.
Sima Jiao
Overpowered character but the plot balances it out. However, the superior power is what makes him the bloodthirsty and cold character. As Ting Yan said “cool king” as he is, he is also a major sacrificer.
“If I don’t let you die, you won’t die”
This man proved his point three times and he would do thousandths of times if needed. He is a very smart character and I noticed it from the start. He always plans ahead. He has suffered a lot, in the past in present yet he was able to contain it all to himself. Concealing his injuries. He appears to be a villainous character who kills for no reason but he had every rights to kill those people. Knowing his backstory, I would join “The dark side” too. The actor who played as Jiao Jiao is the first time I saw him and I’m looking forward to his next show. This should explain it all.
Eight palace heads
The real despicable people. These people are ruthless. They have been using the Sima clan, sealing them away for years, drinking their blood. Lucky for us, the first 10 episodes already contain some of their death which was satisfying but Shi Qianlv deserved much more worse death than just a simple quick death because he started it all, he was the one plotting behind all the time. He never truly cared about people’s sacrifices at all. This pathetic only thought of surviving and getting revenge was just a part of his plan. He was blinded by power.
Love story
I don’t have comment anything about it. It is simply done perfect and I myself watched it for this aspect. Every single interaction, kissing scenes are done to perfection. The way they both had wedding rings and how Sima Jiao learned to use her modern words!!?? Simply sweet!
Plot
Yes, expect a lot of potholes if you observe too much. For me personally, it was enjoyable without skipping a second. It wrapped up beautifully as well. I love xianxia with a good romance and I enjoyed it to the fullest
Costumes, CGI, make up, every single details is awesome
The song? Amazing. Love the fact that they put the same song in their first meeting and during their first meeting in mortal world. Same song different feelings and it was portrayed beautifully. It is my 2nd ever time loving the intro song. Something about this song is beautiful.
Ending- the best outcome for them. There is a little hope that Sima Jiao has his memories and it ends just like and the rest for our imagination. 10/10
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