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So it's your everyday super assassin that can take on 50 guys barehanded transmigrates into young master trash in wuxia world. And all the shenanigans ensues with conspiracies, power struggles, fight for the throne etc.

Usual trope, but the main focus of the show that it is a comedy and exaggerated one. Sometimes it works and quite cute, but often it's like a joke repeated three times, which regretfully loses freshness and fun.

It feels like show must have a decent plot, but few episodes are pointless comedy points and all the real stuff cramped in last rushed episodes. That is not saying all fun ... episodes are pointless, like ones with family interactions show more depth to MC, but the pacing is somehow screwed.

CGI is on point and the fights are cool, the facial expressions one of the best points in show and hold up the the comedic feel quite a bit.

It's fine to watch if you don't judge it seriously, want some light fun and are numb to excessive amount of trope.

Taoist, fatty and musclehead walk in to a bar... This joke overall describes what's happening in the donghua.

The premise is fine, in modern setting MC is the only one with supernatural abilities and he uses them in problem-solving through the season. 3d is also up to date, not the greatest, but fluid and smooth enough.

There is no back story to any of the characters or their development yet, but generally first season is basically introduction.

There are some usual cliche like secret of the birth, missing parents, keepsake, random female character without clear relationship, funny fat guy (he is not) and lots of faceslapping.

What's wrong ... with the show is it's randomness, band of chars are dumped from one location to another, introducing so far not essential side characters without clear goal in mind. Like existence of overpowered squirrel, it is a companion and this is the only info you will get.

It seems like creators had many ideas but getting sidetracked only to pause and show awesomeness of the MC. And all of this not in a fun but a confusing way.
Because of this it's hard to sympathize with characters, though each of them have distinguishable traits they are flat and general.

So, all in all if you search quality show this donghua is not for you. If you have spare time you can watch it, not the most mind-numbing work I have ever seen.

I recommend you to read manga, because it's quite nicely done. Because of that my expectations were high and I was rather disappointed in adaptation. Story itself is full with subtle moments that help to gradually build up feeling between characters. Without them you can't understand why they suddenly like each other in ova. While most of the jokes and comedy in manga depends on facial expressions, in adaptation art is more simple and less expressive. My review is mainly warning for fans. For those who are not acquainted with manga, you can treat it like a good commercial.