The show uses a lot from spiritual concepts originated from China. The plot is very vague and not well expressed. It's hard to understand why Nie Li lacks soul power as its not even described properly. That's mostly due to poor world building and my lack of knowledge about Taoism. Also, notice how Nie Li is a genius and has only begun to be noticed now.
The Art is pretty mediocre as they have used 3D animation. I tried reading the Manhua and the character sketches were way better. However, its not too bad after around 5 episodes. By the end of the series, I could hardly notice the flaw in animation.
The OSTs were actually pretty nice. They have used Guzheng a lot, which I think has a beautiful vibe to it. Well, I am not so used to Chinese language in general so subtitles were my only way to understand stuff.
The characters were actually good. They are pleasant, except for that unnecessary pain in the butt Shen Yue. Funny thing is how there's too much 'laughing' in the show and you won't understand what the joke is about.
Despite all the flaws, I was hooked to the series. Eventually that is what matters. Also, I'm expecting a lot of development in second season. Grateful to this anime, because now I'll probably start watching chinese adaptations too.
