In my personal rating system of "loved," "liked," "meh," and "nah," this rates a "liked" with potential to rewatch. I'm reviewing both seasons in this review since I suspect two seasons was just a way of getting around the forty-episode cap?

This was neither the best xianxia nor the worst xianxia I've ever watched (it that is even the genre we can put it in). I have actually never watched a drama with Dilraba as the FL and I thought she did fine (though when she was dying, instead of looking tired and ill, she just looked a bit stoned, but that's a minor complaint). I neither love nor hate Allen Ren, but I thought he did well in this one--and his wig designer did a nice job of finding him a flattering look (AND best of all, there were not two long dangly bits of hair on either side of his face that I spent the entire drama wanting to snip off! [I'm talking about you, Novoland: Pearl Eclipse!]). I felt that both actors were playing characters they were used to playing and were good at playing--nothing challenging for them, but that did not make it a bad drama.

As the title of this review implies, the dying and coming back to life did get repetitive. I seriously said out loud "Oh you've got to be kidding me!" when they showed the SML in his father's wheelchair with basically the same injuries at the end. Poor guy, he loses his girl and his mobility--his death when he fell of the cliff made way more sense. This is basically the world of the gods and immortals, so surely you can play around with some more plot devices than resurrection? I mean, there's not a lot of restriction on reality. And if this was a xianxia--where were the rest of the gods? Why was the Heavenly Realm just a kid and three older men?

The "I'm going to sacrifice myself for the sake of the world [and not tell my partner about it]" also got a bit old. I feel like a lack of communication can sometimes just be lazy plot/script writing (on the other hand, events in my own life have led me to sympathize a bit more with people who do not wish to tell the truth so as not to hurt someone else...).

I also appreciated that Dilraba's character never gave up her desire for independence and freedom. Even when ML was playing the dominant, possessive lover, she never gave in and always tried to escape no matter what--even though she loved him and understood why he was doing what he was doing. Whenever he told her she was his, she replied that she was her own, not his--which I love b/c that machismo BS in dramas makes me mad and I love that the character refused to put up with it.

I liked the scenery, costumes, and music. Sometimes, I felt the songs were overused, but as it must cost a lot to get a couple of fresh songs written solely for a drama, I can imagine them wanting to wear them out a little. :)

If you like xianxia, the main actors, and/or a drama that won't make your brain work too hard while at the same time not boring you to death, this drama is worth the time.