This drama did deliver. It is indeed EPIC. I have seen many historical dramas, but I have to admit this one tops them all. It is very well made and high quality, the plot is very strategic but believable and the suspense is intense since you watch one ongoing plot all the time (there is just a straight cut at the ending of each episodes, kind of when you just turn off your movie in the middle of it). The martial arts are great and (for Chinese standards) not so much over the top. The actors are insanely good. If I had anything to critisize, then it would be that I hoped for an itsy bitsy more romance going on (just a tiny bit, too much would have destroyed the mood of this drama), at least at the end. And the ending itself could have been shown more. It is a final ending, you know what happens, but still, I would have hoped to see it actually happening (but this is just my preference). This drama is in its own league when it comes to historical dramas and you would be insane to miss it if you like this genre.