When Destiny Brings The Demon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 konw 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.

Series details

• Title: When Destiny Brings The Demon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2025-08-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-09-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Youku
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 44 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72132
• TVDB ID: 443499

Cast and credited roles

• Arthur Chen — Sima Jiao
• Wang Ying Lu — Liao Tingyan
• Wang Yi Ting — Ye Hongling / Hong Luo
• Gao Han — Hei Nianjiu
• Wu Yu Heng — Feng Qi
• Wang Ya Jie — Bi An

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-08-16; final listed air date 2025-09-01; episode order: 33.

Source and licence

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