RBF

Xuanhuan. Though you could say, with some xianxia elements.

The first episode is available on Youku's YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTWYbs2SpyI

Yique Yinyang caused massive devastation ten years ago. Among other things, he founded an evil cult that kidnapped children and subjected them to grueling trials -- most of them didn’t survive. He also spread a highly addictive drug among jianghu warriors to control them, and supposedly did something to the former emperor that rendered him unfit to rule, ultimately causing a civil war.
While the people of Shenzhou don’t know exactly who Yique Yinyang was or what his ultimate goal might have been (many suspect he simply wanted to become a god), they definitely aren’t eager to see history repeat itself.

The novel's ending is somewhat similar to what we get in the drama before the time-reversal. Most of the characters die (including many who were left alive in the drama), and Tang Lici is left to live alone.

Since you mentioned MLC, here's the fun part: the screenwriters of MLC borrowed quite a few plot elements from the WoF source novel -- like the main villain trying to restore the previous dynasty via a mind-controlling bug conspiracy. So I suspect that the WoF screenwriters had to rework the final arc because of that, removing all the Imperial Palace stuff and changing the purpose of the Nine-Hearted Demon Pill into creating "black tuli" essence instead of spreading an epidemic of mind-control bugs.

It's a bit similar to what we saw right before the time rewind in the drama: Tang Lici survives, but everyone else dies. And not just the ones we actually see die in the show -- it's pretty much everyone, including Pu Zhu, Ah Shui, Fu Zhumei, Shui Duopo, Xue Xianzi...

The novel’s ending is waaay worse -- both in terms of the “happiness” factor and basic plot/character logic. I’m really glad the drama went with a different one.

Well, it only has 5 episodes left (or 6 for regular VIPs), so it will end on thursday/friday anyway.

No episodes today. One episode a day starting from tomorrow.

I actually find it really poignant how Tang Lici’s and Ah Shui’s choices mirror each other. They both end up sacrificing themselves for the people they care about, even though those people will likely never even know about their sacrifice.

Kinda both. Open ending for Tang Lici (he is reborn), HE for the rest of the characters.

In the final scenes, Fu Zhumei is the cook - I suppose, in the same tavern where Ah Shui and Fang Zhou are having a dinner together. We can see him from the back and recognize his voice.

As expected of Tang Lici - the man gotta show off even in rebirth 😹

Quantum (Entertainment). Otter (Studios) - production companies of the drama. "We met again after many twists and turns." - it's their third collaboration (the first being unaired Immortality, the second - Till the End of the Moon).

He was only able to do it after mastering Fang Zhou's technique, which happened only as the heart crystal got destroyed and Fang Zhou's spirit spoke to him.

It's implied that he is reborn as a foxdragon.

It's implied that he is reborn as a foxdragon.

Open ending for the MC - it's implied that he had been reborn. Happy ending for the rest of the characters.

He is the villain, and a very fun one.

It's more of a hopeful one for me, than actually sad - both because Tang Lici managed to stay in control of his fate, and because of the foxdragon thing in the last scene.

Love the ending - logical and earned, and with a good twist in the last episode.