The series Checkmate is like a season 2 of this one. The two male leads are the same and have the same roles.

Both stories are fantasy tales about ancient deities who lost interest in the mundane stuff until they met "the right ones", who woke their interest in life. Both splurge in special effects and CGI and have top actors and actresses telling the stories. The Legend of Shen Li is better telling the story and keeping the audience engaged, though. Since both are fantasy genre, we watch them with loose imagination and simply enjoy them.