This show was on my watchlist for quite a while however I was always skeptical to begin watching due to its length. 50 episodes did sound a lot back then. However all Chinese dramas seem to be in the range of 40-50 and recently I completed watching a 40 episode C-drama - The King’s Avatar which I thoroughly enjoyed and decided to give this a try. I am glad I did! 50 episodes went by in a flash.

This is a fantastic drama adapted from a great source which has almost all entertaining elements you could wish for in a drama - adventure, action, comedy, bromance (bordering on BL), all woven together nicely. Central characters Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji form the crux of the story, however I absolutely loved the support characters and their relationships with the main ones. Special mention to the adorable brother-sister relationship between Wei Wu Xian and Jiang Yan Li.

Things I loved:
- Story (it will immerse you in a fantasy and I lost myself in that place)
- Magical music/background score (this is really important for any fantasy/adventure drama and this one nails it)
- Strong character development (not just central characters but also support ones)
- Great backstory for support characters (some episodes are completely dedicated to showing support character arc which was great to watch)

Things that were missing and I wished were included:
- Romance for the ML (I understand that there were hints for BL and from what I have read that seems to be from the original source but I wish they could have taken some creative liberty with this adaption seeing the chemistry between Wen Qing and Wei Wu Xian)
- Visual FX (The drama began with some action scenes and lets just say the visual FX shown left a lot to be desired. However I understand the costs and technology involved behind creating robust visual FX may not be possible for such a big production)
- Less tragedy for the ML (without spoiling too much I will just say you will know what I mean here after you watch it)

I highly recommended this drama to anyone who wants to leave reality for a while and go along a magical experience that this drama will surely take you through. It's almost perfect and only falls slightly short in some regards.