The title Love Better than Immortality sums up the heroine's sacrifice for the dream of experiencing true love. Even so, she is quite naive and has some preconceived notions that make her quest for love more difficult than necessary.

What I truly like about this drama is the gradual development of romance between Chun Hua (CH) and Qiu Yue (QY). Here the leads portrayed well in depth characterizations, ranging from lighthearted comedy to emotionally charged scenes. They subtly grew due to their experiences and I was glad to see them enjoy a happy ending.

QY has been very interesting to me as the manipulative anti-hero, who stays true to his values, yet at the end is the only one willing to offer the ultimate sacrifice for love. QY slowly opens up to CH, who shows him care and acceptance, revealing a painful past and his strong wish to grant a place in the martial world for his sect. His way is covert and scheming, marked by shadows and moonlight.

By contrast, Xiao Bai (XB) is the acknowledged hero who walks in the sunlight. He is driven by deeply held beliefs that were instilled by his father. Their sect holds the monopoly on right and wrong, while also having double standards in the stuggle for power within the martial world. I dislike XB's very rigid attitude and that he never really evolved throughout the story.

CH was fixated on XB as love interest for quite some time, and painfully grew out of her naivety. It took a series of tragic events for her to realize that, though XB loves her, he will always sacrifice anything and anyone to what he considers to be the greatest good.

What did not work for me was the often long winded plot, particularly when focused on XB and his entourage's investigations. The dubbing is often problematic as well, but the leads' chemistry far surpassed these issues in my opinion.