evil, they left out much of the back story. Second, while the donghua did a decent job showcasing/debating the moral ambiguity between just vs. Overall not super important, but his use of it for justice/righteousness highlights the moral ambiguity theme and ties into the second point. Since these two were extremely evil weapons, they influenced his mind, but because he cultivated the Buddhist technique, the effects were mitigated unless he had emotional swings. Because he was sentimental, he ended up keeping the Blood-sucking pearl which later got blood refined with the soul-devouring staff to form his weapon. I had 3 main complaints about this adaptation: the explanation regarding Xiao Fan's weapon, the removed world building strengthening the theme of moral ambiguity, and Lu Xueqi's presentation/buildup.įirst, with regards to Xiao Fan's weapon, they never really explained in detail its influence on him. Now as an adaptation(may contain spoilers as I compare novel to donghua):Īs an adaptation, I felt that it was well-done, though not exactly perfect. If you do start to watch this, I suggest you at least watch it to the end. It is a story where you have to pay attention to subtleties as well. The character interactions, mannerisms etc, matter just as much as much of the narration.

Another person said that 'the devil is in the details', to which I agree. However, this donghua is much deeper than what you see on the surface. The action is a bit hit or miss though, most of the 1v1 scenes are great, the camera angles are just perfect, the choreography is smooth and on-point, but some of the group fights are really bad, feel slow and have a weak impact. The plot is reasonable paced and the character models are good. The themes of this story revolves around justice/righteousness vs evil and moral ambiguity, brought to life through Xiao Fan's life story. This story could be considered Xiao Fan's journey or life story. Then he learns that the world is not as morally black & white as he once thought, as he interacts with a variety of different people.

Xiao Fan, a stubborn and unyielding to a fault individual, is raised with black & white values regarding justice/righteousness vs evil, until he starts to wander the world. The survivors (Xiao Fan and another) is taken to QingYun sect as orphans and thus raised as cultivators. Xiao Fan after learning the Buddhist technique is knocked out and wakes up to find his village massacred.

He will teach the Buddhist cultivation technique to Xiao Fan and have him join the QingYun Sect so that he can unlock the secrets the monk has been pursuing (cultivation techniques are the most guarded secrets of this world). Now on his death bed, he comes up with a crazy idea to fulfill his lifelong dream. assailant to retreat, he is seriously injured and forced to take the 'three day guaranteed death pill' this pill restores his strength temporarily but he is now guaranteed to die in 3 days. Xiao Fan, who was asked to send him food, witnesses the fight and is knocked out. One day, an old monk passes by the village and is attacked by an unknown assailant. Xiao Fan was an ordinary child living in a village close to the leader of the just(or righteous) sects: QingYun Sect. General plot summary: The story follows Xiao Fan, an ordinary villager child turned cultivator, due to events in his childhood. This donghua is an adaptation of a popular web novel that I have read, so I will review this as an individual work and as an adaptation.

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