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When Destiny Brings the Demon - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Arthur Chen

    Arthur Chen

    Sima Jiao / Wei Jiao

  • Wang Yinglu

    Wang Yinglu

    Liao Tingyan / Shi Yan / Zou Yan

  • Wang Yiting

    Wang Yiting

    Ye Ruling / Hongluo

  • Gao Han

    Gao Han

    Hei Nianju

  • Wu Yuheng

    Wu Yuheng

    Fengqi

  • Wang Yajia

    Wang Yajia

    Bi'an

  • Zhao Shunran

    Zhao Shunran

    Mingli

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.

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