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When Destiny Brings the Demon

2025 · 1 season

A light, romantic fantasy escape with a brooding immortal and a refreshingly unambitious heroine, easy to sink into.

Created by
Fu Hua
Genres
Drama
Overview
Modern-day office drone Zou Yan accidentally stumbles into the world of cultivation and wakes up as Liao Tingyan, a disciple of the Qinggutian Sect. She's soon selected to serve the reclusive Grandmaster Sima Jiao, a powerful cultivator who's been secretly sealed inside a mountain for 500 years. Twisted by isolation and rage, he's cold, hot-tempered, and bent on revenge. Liao Tingyan doesn't know that "her" original identity is a demonic assassin. But to his surprise, she shows no ill will, no ambition, and no desire at all. Her nature fascinates him. Thus begins an unlikely romance between a villainous immortal and a healing-type "slacker," a connection that defies fate and spans lifetimes.
How it feels
Romantic, whimsical, dark and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, identity, isolation, redemption
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Fu Hua
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism2
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Fu Hua
Written by
Lu Jin
Starring
Arthur Chen, Wang Yinglu, Wang Yiting, Gao Han, Wu Yuheng, Wang Yajia, Zhao Shunran, Wen Zhengrong
Music
Dong Dongdong
Cinematography
Li Xuetao
Length
1 seasons, 33 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Youku
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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