Serene

Actually, as I watched the ending, it sure looked like they left some things open for a sequel. I'm sure Zang Hai and Xiang Antu have plenty more to get up to with the seal still in existance, a new emperor, zhuang zhixing promoted. I'm happy to watch him solve more puzzles. It's the kind of thing Xiao Zhan can leave for a while and come back to if they write a good script for it. There were many dimensions to this one, revenge was the dominant theme but not the only one.

I'll have to watch it again to see what you're talking about but more than one character experiences hearing loss so maybe connected to that. Additionally, when traumatic things are happening some senses are suppressed while others might be enhanced. Perhaps the film makers are trying to convey something through the use of silence. It's probably supposed to be unsettling. I believe art is also working if it makes you uncomfortable. Sadly, a lot of people seem to confuse art with the "choose your own adventure" genre. I prefer to treat these films and series like someone's creation put out there for me to experience. Sometimes it does give me good feelings but to constantly seek out only those sensations seems a bit like... um, you know, self pleasuring? ...trying to avoid the M word :-)
I'm sorry the responses you received became aggressive. I'm old and relatively new to C-entertainment. I watched The Untamed in March last year and was hooked. Then I started discovering the fandom... It was discouraging to say the least. I hope you're not, in fact, here to stir up trouble. But I always enjoy sincere discussion about the work.

I'm currently watching it on Netflix (US) and there are 40 episodes of about 45 min each.