Correct me if I'm wrong but the quality of iQIYI dramas is now becoming a serious concern to me and probably a number of others. It's come to my observation that nearly ninety percent of the dramas released by iQIYI aren't on par with its competitors in WeTv and Youku who by the way usually release hits. You don't have to look so far, the most recent banger from Youku has been Immortal Samsara, falling into your smile, Ashes of love and Love and redemption, WeTv on the other hand also airs Ancient Love Poetry, Love like the galaxy whilst iQIYI releases My heart which was a flop, thousand years for you which faired quite well but I still thought the graphic and filming area were a bit off. And that's the other thing, for some reason most dramas that air on iQIYI are filmed in not so fitting environments. I definitely not saying iQIYI drams are poor but it's to my concern that they release competitive dramas so seldom, yet their competitors are doing it more often. I really liked Dance of the sky empire, The great ruler, no boundary which were actually aired on iQIYI.

But enough of that, let's discuss the currently airing drama that we've all longed for, for almost an entire year. I was hyped up for this drama and I’ve got to put this out there that it didn't disappoint. If at all you are watching this as one of your first dramas, then this should be a good and worthwhile drama. The cast was lit, I really loved it. Having Chen Yu Qi as your support actress is a bit ballsy and it faired decently. Vin Zhang (male lead) did well, and we shouldn't be criticising him so much as he has taken on an entire new role of being quite talkative and naughty, he actually did well. And of course, not to go unappreciated was the female lead, Xu Lu who was absolutely brilliant. The rest of the cast played their roles fittingly well, the antagonists were fantastic.
The story was a magnificently written and of course it's the stereotypical ordinary guy goes to an academy and cultivates to surpass the rest -ish, which I by the way love and can never get enough of. However, despite the fact that the story was brilliant, I noticed that it was being rushed. Much had happened in the first few episodes that I thought the drama was nearing the end. Much is exposed in the first few episodes which I personally thought could have been held for later. The romance between the male lead and female lead could've have been delayed at least to the sixth episode but it is what it is, and the current episodes have so far impressed. Lu Li's senior is the perfect antagonist, she does well in all her films, I actually like her performances. We just have to keep watching to see how the drama fairs going forward. It's definitely a worthwhile drama, that unquestionable unless you have your personal agendas against the actors but except that, the drama is, I wouldn't say among the best but it's hovering between C-B ratings category. And please try to be realistic when rating this drama though, I usually see unrealistic ratings given to the drama as if the people rating have no knowledge about Chinese Dramas, so please don't rate if you know little about the subject. Thank you.