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When Destiny Brings the Demon

Original title: Xian yu
  • TV Series
  • 2025
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
756
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When Destiny Brings the Demon (2025)
MandarinCostume DramaDramaFantasyRomance

A self-proclaimed "slacker" immortal master meets a mortal who changes his outlook on life. As they grow closer, their romance unfolds across three different realms, leading them to fight fo... Read allA self-proclaimed "slacker" immortal master meets a mortal who changes his outlook on life. As they grow closer, their romance unfolds across three different realms, leading them to fight for both their love and universal peace.A self-proclaimed "slacker" immortal master meets a mortal who changes his outlook on life. As they grow closer, their romance unfolds across three different realms, leading them to fight for both their love and universal peace.

  • Creator
    • Hua Fu
  • Stars
    • Arthur Chen
    • Yinglu Wang
    • Hehuizi Zheng
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    756
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Hua Fu
    • Stars
      • Arthur Chen
      • Yinglu Wang
      • Hehuizi Zheng
    • 22User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Arthur Chen
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    • Sima Jiao
    • 2025
    Yinglu Wang
    • Liao Tingyan
    • 2025
    Hehuizi Zheng
    Hehuizi Zheng
    • 2025
    Han Gao
    • Hei Nianjiu
    • 2025
    Li Zeng
    • 2025
    Yuheng Wu
    Yuheng Wu
    • 2025
    Jianfeng Bao
    • 2025
    Haibing Huang
    Haibing Huang
    • 2025
    Yiting Wang
      • 2025
      Peixin Qi
      • 2025
      Xinze Li
      • 2025
      Yashu Ma
      Yashu Ma
      • 2025
      Zhonghua He
      • 2025
      Shunran Zhao
      • 2025
      Mengmeng Liu
      Mengmeng Liu
      • 2025
      Yajia Wang
      • 2025
      Bohao Chen
      • 2025
      Isabella Li
      • An Xue
      • 2025
      • Creator
        • Hua Fu
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      Costume Drama
      Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
      Drama
      Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      Fantasy
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      Romance

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      • Trivia
        Adapted from the novel "Xiang Shi Zu Xian Shang Xian Yu" (Offering Salted Fish To Master) by Fu Hua, serialized on Jinjiang Literature City.

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      Details

      • Release date
        • August 16, 2025 (China)
      • Country of origin
        • China
      • Official sites
        • Official Streaming at Youku
        • Official Streaming at Youku TV
      • Languages
        • Mandarin
        • Chinese
      • Also known as
        • 獻魚
      • Filming locations
        • Hengdian, Dongyang, Zhejiang Province, China(Hengdian World Studios)
      • Production companies
        • Bentu Films
        • YinheKuyu Media
        • Youku
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        • 45m
      • Color
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