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Bittersweet but satisfying 😊

The old version is 78 episodes with 20mnts duration, while the new version is 38 episodes with 40mnts duration.
There is no difference between the old or new version.

So it's actually just like watching other c-drama series in term of the length of episodes and duration.

It is really worth to watch.

Winter Begonia, Stay with Me, Killer and Healer, all have the same bittersweet/sad ending.

If I'm not mistaken, Iqiyi is not allowed to re-broadcast this series again, and in the ending, it can be watched on viki and viu only.

The most notable series are those two while others only shown in some hints about it.

Ehehehe... 😁

Ahhh... Similar bittersweet ending, right?

LJS : Long time no see
RLZ : It's not long

Welcome to The Spiritual Realm... 👋🏻

How are you doing people?
It's good to know that this series page still maintains a peaceful and helpful comments section.

Let's keep up the good work 😊🌻👏🏻

Reading 20-30 books in a month 😅

You are welcome.
Answeing your questions above :

1. Yes, they kissed and deep intimacy in the novel.

2. Li Dong Yuan can be said to highly admire Ruan Lanzhu.

3. As for the ending, many people think this is just a dream because of the accident and hospital scene after Ling Jiushi restored the game.

I personally consider as a real event that happened inside the game world, not as a dream.

This hair theory is shown in many series, for example in Guardian.

Some people have different interpretation about the ending, depends on how we see it.

Majority people who think that everything is just a dream will consider this as a sad ending series.

Minority people who think that everything is real [happen in the paralel world] will consider this as a bittersweet yet happy ending.

Thank you

It is not spreading rumours about bromance.

Because it is danmei adaptation which was made much milder than what is stated in the novel.

I think the bromance tag is somewhat appropriate.

Brother.... How are you doing? 😁

It was actually a bold act of iqiyi to directly broadcast all 78 episodes since they had got the license before, but then the license was revoked and eventually got banned after the govt got some reports about this series.

Long story short, they finally got the permission to re-broadcast it but only on the international platforms while it is still banned for donestic broadcast and promotions or whatsoever.

The main reason for this ban is because it is danmei adaptation.

Sorry for the late reply.. 😊🌻👌🏼

The family vibe is indeed similar.

Owh... The short sweet gateaway before the storm.

Despite the dull and creepiness, this can be said as my favourite door.

It is banned because it is adapted from danmei that disliked by the govt.

The novel itself has a mild BL content because mainly focus on the journey through the 12 doors.

The series itself was made much milder than the novel in a hope that it can pass the censorship check by the govt.

Unfortunately, It only regained the pass for few days and got banned for the domestic broadcast, even the main casts are not allowed to talk too much about the series and not interact in public domain.

The only good thing is that the crew is allowed to sell the broadcast right internationally so that it can be broadcast in some online platforms.

If I may state my personal opinion, Chinese bromance dramas, whether it is danmei adaptation or not, is much more memorable than any bromance/BL series that made by other countries.

Thank you

Allow me to answer your questions :

1. Each door has different scene and theme, but basically divided into 4 categories : Qinglong, Baihu, Zhuque, Xuanwu [Qinglong is the lowest level]

Each category focuses on different level of difficulties.

So, although the player has gone through 10 doors like Ruan Lanzhu, it doesn't mean that he had gone through all of the door settings.

Just like mentioned at the first door, there were new players that just entered the door for the first time, while some others have entered for the second or third time.

Simply put, player A's first door might be player B's second or third door.

[Ruan Lanzhu explained about the door setting after they left the first door, on the scene when Lanzhu ate a bowl of noodle made by Jiushi.]

2. If you noticed, some players were trying to play safe only to survive alive, they didn't bother to find the key by themselves, just waiting others to find the key and open the door, so they just could walk along leaving the door.

While others really worked hard to find the key to leave the door as soon as possible.


2. Ruan Baijie is the name used by Lanzhu inside the door. [before finally using the Zhu Meng's name]

In the novel was stated that he would disguise himself as a woman, thus the name is Ruan Baijie.

While in the series, they only showed a photo of Lanzhu wearing woman's dress that was owned by Li Dongyuan.
[It's part of the scenes on the 3rd door]

The initial production was showing this crossdressing setting on the series as well, but then it was removed due to censorship