When Destiny Brings the Demon

8.3(13)|2025-08-16|1 seasons, 33 episodes

Drama

Overview

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.

Episodes

Season 1(33)

S1E1 · 2025-08-16 · 37m

An Unbothered Player in the Survival Game

9.7

Immortal Sima Jiao forms a bond with his mysterious new assistant Liao Tingyan. As they grow closer, he tries to find out more about her.

S1E2 · 2025-08-16 · 41m

Struck by an NPC's Fate, but Can't Go AFK

Sima Jiao allows Liao Tingyan to stay with him after learning her true identity, but her strange responses while under a spell add to the intrigue.

S1E3 · 2025-08-16 · 44m

Don't Try to Understand Madness. Lay Low and Live Another Day

Liao Tingyan finds an ally and questions her relationship with Sima Jiao. Meanwhile, Sima Jiao tries to break his seal but suffers harmful consequences.

S1E4 · 2025-08-16 · 44m

The True Meaning Behind "Kill Me" is Way Too Scary

Liao Tingyan grows closer to Sima Jiao after learning of his imprisonment. An Xue plots against Liao Tingyan after overhearing a piece of information.