

When Destiny Brings the Demon
2025-08-16 · 45 min / episode · ★ 8.3
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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- Creators
- Fu Hua
- Production companies
- Yinhekuyu Media, 奔兔影业, Youku
- Countries
- China
- Status
- Ended
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Arthur ChenSima Jiao / Wei Jiao
Wang YingluLiao Tingyan / Shi Yan / Zou Yan
Wang YitingYe Ruling / Hongluo
Gao HanHei Nianju
Wu YuhengFengqi
Wang YajiaBi'an
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