I think I have found the best Chinese drama that I have fully loved and appreciated. I am not someone who watches a bunch of historical or fantasy dramas but this one came sailing through in my favourites' list.

I have seen widely different opinions regarding this drama and I am on the extreme spectrum of LOVE for the drama. I know the story isn't perfect but it's pretty damn close because the best parts outweighed all flaws. Plus, it was super entertaining so I couldn't help but give it a full 10. This drama was sheer perfection when it comes to the romance and the beautiful leads. It's been ages since a drama affected me this much.

Our heroine starts off as ditzy and naive, and remains (frustratingly) so for majority of the drama. But her initial dense version was super cute. I was super skeptical about the male lead Xu Feng because it was hard for me to buy his crush on Jin Mi. I honestly was not very interested till the first 4-5 episodes when it started to make more sense.

The things Xu Feng did for Jin Mi initially seemed like no big deal but as the story went on and his actions started making sense - OH MY HEART. My heart kept on breaking for the entire duration of the drama. I think the 'Unfeeling' Jin Mi was drawn out longer than necessary but it gave way to loads of angst which was my favourite. Their mortal realm romance was nothing short of epic. The ending of their mortal realm had me so emotional.
I will give a lot of credit to the actor who played Xu Feng because he did a great job. I thought it would be run of the mill cheesy drama, but the actors made all the difference. The actress who played Jin Mi was also quite good. She was freaking adorable the entire time and when it came to the emotional part, I think she did it well. Plus they make a beautiful pair. :D

There were a lot of interesting side characters also. The evil mother and 2nd female lead were predictable as hell, until they weren't. One particular evil deed of theirs was a game changer and was something I couldn't have guessed.

I think I know the theme of C-dramas now where the leads always keep dying and coming back to life. I would prevent certain cliches if I could but I've come to accept that this is the formula these dramas work with. In short nothing much can be done about it except get over it.

I think I have seen a lot of comparison with Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms for this drama, but they are honestly so different. Like I said, the formula remains the same but looking back, I didn't feel anything like this while watching TMOPB compared to the feels I had with this one. It was all round perfect!! Some struggles towards the end got resolved too quickly for my taste and I wish the Demon Realm plot was longer. But it was highly enjoyable and will stay as the one of the most memorable dramas for me.