I’m a Beginner with Wuxia/Xanxia (looking for recommendations)

If you want to watch a great wuxia drama, I recommend The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983), but it's not similar to the dramas that you mentioned (I think you only mentioned xianxia dramas, but this one is wuxia).

Here are some xianxia/xuanhuan you haven't mentioned. I don't think there will be anything quite like Love Between Fairy & Devil (I loved it too) but you can try these out. 😊

Ashes of Love

Ancient Love Poetry

No Boundary (two parts)

The Blue Whisper (two parts)

The Great Ruler

Legend of Fu Yao

The Legends

Here are some wuxia dramas:

Who Rules the World

Legend of Fei

Word of Honor

The Untamed

 jillmg:

I was thinking of trying Ancient Love Poetry, The legends or Blue Whisper next, do you recommend any over the others? 

Ahh, I have only watched Ancient Love Poetry out of those 3. I liked it enough, the quality is amazing. I'm kinda picky on lead characterization and for me, the ML character wasn't my cup of tea. The actor (Xu Kai) is fine but meh. The story is good though. 😊

Ashes of Love   
Eternal Love of Dream   
Ever Night    (+season2)
Legend of Fu Yao   
Love and Redemption    

i see many recommendations above that I agree with.

For Wuxia

• The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017) -  Drama experts will probably say the older versions are better etc but this one is more than good enough for us newbies (visually easier on the eyes than the older versions). Available on iQIYI.
• The Long Ballad (2021) - Beautifully directed (I still remember specific frames and plenty of well-choreographed fight scenes).  Features the lovely Dilraba Dilmurat and Leo Wu in northern grasslands splendor. It's based on a well-written manhua that I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat. The only problematic thing for me is the script. Whenever it insists on diverging from the original material to create unnecessary plot twists, the characters lose their essence (especially when compared to the manhua). Still worth the watch (just need to ignore/roll your eyes on some parts).  Available on Viki.
• Who Rules the World (2022) - Partial wuxia, partial light politics. Excellent production values. The script is written without any loopholes that I can remember. But... I felt myself losing interest somewhere in the middle. I think it's because there's barely any surprises/tension in the script to hold my interest by then. I did finish it and I know a lot of people love this. Available on Netflix.

For Xianxia

• Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms (2017) aka Eternal Love - Lol. You dropped it right at the story's turning point! The novel (and the movie starring Yang Yang and Crystal Liu) actually starts from her jumping off the platform, so the story was originally meant to piece together the "mystery" of who this person (Ye Hua) is who comes to disrupt Bai Qian's "peace" in her fox den. I like both versions. The movie: for Yang Yang and the CGI. The drama: for the lovely camera work, phenomenal acting, and the length which allows the story to be fully fleshed out). It's beloved by fans for a reason. I urge you to pick up from where you left off and give it another try :) Available on Netflix and Viki (but Viki's subs are better).
• Ever Night (2018) - This is a  xianxia that's still set in the land of the mortals. The plot and story is compelling. The locations are breathtaking. This brought Chen Feiyu (the ML) to superstar fame and you can understand why. He looks good and has plenty of charisma. The only catch: most of the young actors (including Chen Feiyu) have cringey moments of acting. Plus the director spent too much time spent on villains' diatribes.  Available on Viki, WeTV and YouTube (depending on your location).

Trifecta dramas (excellently written, produced and acted—but not focused on romance)

• Nirvana in Fire (2015) - The drama that's on top of nearly everyone's non-romance c-drama list. The first 2 episodes drop all the characters at once and you need to figure out who's who BUT if by the time episodes 4 and 5 roll in and you're hooked, I think you're hooked all the way. This is a universally-acclaimed masterpiece. Available on Viki, WeTV and YouTube.
• Novoland: Eagle Flag (2018) - A barely-mentioned drama that deserves way more love and accolades than it receives currently. It's a medieval fantasy that's based on intricate world-building and worth every bit of praise. Available on Viki.

Happy watching!

PS: I have not yet watched The Wolf (2020) but it's theme is forbidden love and probably has lots of angst. I'm planning to watch it in the future but I can't vouch for it for now.

@Jiyuu

The Wolf is one of the Chinese drama that got me invested emotionally the most, thanks to Li Quin and Wang Dalu incredible acting.  The story is heartbreaking but imo, beautiful. 

Welcome to the wuxia/xianxia world! Here are some of my recommendations:

Wuxia

• Who Rules the World  - good plot, strong ML and FL tho it did drop off towards the end due to rush editing.... But this was due to China's new rules regarding episode limitations so the crew had to cut off many scenes to reduce the drama to 40 episodes
• Joy of Life - I've not watched this but I've heard many good reviews about it
• The Blood of Youth - Despite it's low-budget, the drama stayed true to the novel and dongman adaptation. The CG (and many scenes) literally replicates the dongman!It's a good story about friendship

Xianxia

• Immortal Samsara (2 parts) - it's so sad but it's so good T_T
• The Starry Love - Not your typical xianxia I love how there are so many comedic elements and the cliche "I will spend 3 life times with you" is potrayed in a slightly different manner