-The Main protagonist also uses a book as a guide to help him in his new world.
-The Main protagonist also transmigrated to another world.
-The ML and FL is also inseparable. One would die for the other.
-The Main characters form a group to rival their enemies.
-Both have a Separation arc for the group. But once they reunite, nothing can tear them apart.
-Fantasy. LGIEF has demons/cultivators. TLOW has soul beasts/soul masters.
-LGIEF and TLOW has a novel. But TLOW comes from the Dong Hua.
-Both are two of the best live adaptations ever in C-Ent.

-" Leaves you wanting to punch your tv/computer/laptop/cellphone/tablet screen everytime the Villain(s) show up
-" has Thought Provoking, Amazing and Unique Plot that always increases the attention of the viewers
-" Best Casts Period. ALP also gives us a very Phenomenal Acting from All Casts
especially from both Leads!
-" has a Female Lead and Male Lead that has an Out of this world Fearlessness, Beauty, Elegance, Power, Boldness, Stubbornness and Love for each other.
-Both has Three Exquisite Arcs with their own Bewildering Conflicts
-" has Beautiful, Heartbreaking, and Sacrificial Love from both Leads
but IMO the Male Lead in ALP may make you cry more, like what happened to me and the other fellow lovers of "Ancient Love Poetry" !


Here is a very good critique comment that will persuade you even more to watch!
from Erednust :
The ending is perfect. 11/10

The xianxia trend took off thanks to Eternal Love that virtually did almost everything right as it redefined the genre and established a set of standards to follow or challenge to create great works. Eventually, Ashes of Love came along and more or less could be said to have rivaled EL. ELoD set out to surpass EL and some people think that it did. Both L&R and L&D took a rather non-traditional but still interesting enough approach to the xianxia genre, albeit I think they fell short a couple of steps to EL/AoL.

Now....now we have Ancient Love Poetry, a god-sent work which, I believe, has raised the set of standards to a new, higher level, making it the best xianxia to date. I hope this competitive trend continues for a long time. Just imagining a new xianxia drama that could be on par or even surpasses APL makes me feeling enthralled.

Both dramas ascertain and pinpoint women's independence and brings a different perspective. They both bring to the people the reality, that women can also notice finer details to see what is really going on underneath.
In terms of personality, Shanggu/Houchi is similar to Duanmu Cui, the female lead in "No Boundary"
wherein they know what they want, chases after it, and is always sincere while pursuing it~
The “it” can also be “someone”!!
^-^ <3