So, I had just caved to everyone's suggestions and fell into a spiral of obsession as I finished the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi. The plot and characters have a depth that you rarely find in any story, and a conspiracy that unfolds throughout the novel that is so compelling, I literally could not put it down. I am sad that they censored some of the content as there is actually very few chapters with any kind of skinship in the book, but it does not matter because even completely removed, the story is FLAWLESS. I was worried because the book is not told chronologically as it is in the drama, but it was a necessary decision. I mean I have never read a book and then watched an adaptation and felt no ounce of disappointment whatsoever before. It's perfect. The casting is perfect, the acting is perfect, the main characters are perfect (sans some character changes in Wei WuXian but it doesn't matter because Xiao Chen is my LOVE), everything is perfect. Any changes made to the story held value and did not at all take away from my enjoyment of the series. It will rip your heart out and put it back together leaving you wanting more. It was my gateway drug to all other asian dramas, and I have to actively fight the urge to rewatch it on a daily basis because there's so many other stories! Am I sad that the romance is removed for my personal enjoyment? Yes. But if doing that brings MXTX's brilliant writing to more viewers' faces than I wholeheartedly support that decision. GO WATCH IT NOW!!! You will not regret it.